ADVANCE ONLINE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT.
Makes things fast and easy for YOU on event day (no paperwork or payment)
Simplifies processing the results
Helps meet directors know how many maps to print
See who’s attending, maybe plan a carpool
QUICK INFO
Online pre-registration required, no event day registration
Registration deadline: Thursday, March 9, 11:00 pm
Location: Aloha / Farmington area
Courses: Classic, point to point orienteering. Course details below
Times: start anytime between 10 am and 1 pm. Please choose a 30 minute start window during registration. (Note, 3 hour start window instead of our usual 2.)
Event Director: Debby Wenzel
Course setter: Tony Pinkham
Event overview
Through the generosity of CROC members Ken and Debby Wenzel, we are happy to offer the unusual orienteering experience of a meet on rural, privately owned farmland near Aloha-Farmington.
The land is a mix of open fields, rough open with scattered trees, some denser patches of forest, and an occasional labyrinth of trails through some solid walls of blackberries. (Hint - thorn-resistant long pants are highly recommended!)
START WINDOWS
For this event we’re using assigned 30 minute start windows between 10 am and 1 pm. This spreads participants over a three hour period instead of a big rush at the beginning, eases the workload on event volunteers and gives us adequate space for parking.
Please choose your start window during registration. The earlier you register, the better chance you have of a preferred window. If you arrive early for your start window, you may be asked to wait. If you're late, no worries, we’ll allow you to start when we have an opening. It's a guideline, not a firm rule.
NEW TO ORIENTEERING? WELCOME!
Our events are open to both members and non-members. Beginners, families and dogs are welcome.
Have a look at our “New to O?” webpage, which covers just about every question you may have.
At most events, we offer free beginner clinics (they take about 10 minutes) to teach you everything you need to know. These are typically at 11 and 11:30. Choose which one you like during registration.
If you'd like to get reminders about upcoming events, sign up at our newsletter page. (No more than a couple of emails per month, we promise!)
Thanks for coming out and trying something new, we think you'll like it!
TIMES
Beginner clinics: 10:00 am and 11:00 am
Course starts: anytime between 10:00 am and 1:00pm
All courses close: 3:00 pm
(All teams must check out through the course finish area before leaving, even if the team does not finish the course or returns after the course closes.)
COURSES
White / beginner: 1.5 km, 35 meters vertical, 13 controls
Yellow/ beg/int: 2.2 km, 50 meters vertical, 18 controls
Orange / intermediate: 3.3 km, 70 meters vertical, 21 controls
Brown / short advanced: 3.8 km, 85 meters vertical, 24 controls
Green / long advanced: 4.2 km, 100 meters vertical, 27 controls
VOLUNTEERS
All CROC events are put on by volunteers, and the meet director can almost always use some extra hands. Please keep in mind:
No prior experience is needed for many of the tasks
You can help out AND still run your course of choice
Typical ways to assist are: helping with starts and finishes, handing out maps, and picking up control flags after the course closes. Typical shifts are one hour long.
If you'd like to help, you can choose a task and time shift when you register online. Thanks!
REGISTRATION AND OTHER COSTS
Advance online registration is required. There is no event day registration.
Application deadline: Thurs, April 20, 11:00 pm
Results posted, yes or no? If you want your name and results posted on the CROC website, choose “Competitor” when you register. If you don't, choose “Recreational”.
Refund policy: full refund if requested more than 48 hours before the start time of the event. Email us to request a refund and we’ll work it out.
Event Cost
$17 base price - individuals
$22 base price, teams of 2 or more
- Subtract $5 if you’re a member or CROC or other O-club (Join CROC)
- Subtract $5 if you have your own e-punch (Buy your own epunch)
RESULTS
Results are posted to the Events & Results web page a few days after the event.
DIRECTIONS AND MAP TO EVENT
45.4428, -122.9046
Latitude longitude coordinates of the event site. Copy and paste these into a mapping app on your phone or Google maps to get a map and driving directions to this location.