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O’Rienteering Meet 2023

March 18, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm

$5.00

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O'Rienteering Meet 2023 MapRun Score-O Adult Entry
Per adult entry in the O'Rienteering Meet 2023 MapRun at Lookout Brewing on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Comes with one 8.5"x11" waterproof Rite-in-the-Rain paper map.
$ 5.00
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OVERVIEW

Join us Saturday, March 18 at Lookout Brewing in Black Mountain for the fifth installment of our annual St. Patrick’s Day series, O’Rienteering Meet 2023.

This is a MapRun event, and is a prelude to our upcoming MapRun Monday Series, beginning in the Spring!

If you’re unfamiliar, a MapRun is just like regular orienteering where you use a paper map and compass, but instead of locating orange white flags at control points, the MapRun6 smartphone app senses your location via GPS and keeps score, routes, and displays results. You’re locating virtual flags, and doing very real orienteering. You can browse past events labeled as MapRun Monday to see what it’s like.

Lookout Brewing Company in the heart of beautiful Black Mountain, NC is home of amazing craft beer in a wide variety of styles. The taproom also features a rotating selection of quality wines, Non-alcoholic beers, Urban Orchard’s cider on draft (when available), Noble Cider/Hard Seltzers and bottles of Ginger’s Revenge Ginger Beer and Shanti Elixirs Jun!

FORMAT

  • 90-minute “scatter” course with a LOT of control points to visit in any order before returning to the Finish.
  • MASS START at 12:00pm
  • Controls can be visited in any order
  • Each control will be worth 20 points
  • Late penalty will be 10 points per minute
  • Highest points total is the winner
  • Controls will be located around Black Mountain at major features like road intersections and public park fixtures

DATE AND TIME

  • Saturday, March 18, 2023
  • Check-in starts at 11:30am
  • Mass start time is 12:00pm (1:30pm is the cutoff for on-time starters)
  • Late starts are OKAY

FEES

  • $5 per person – kids are free
  • Price increases to $10 per person on race day for walk-up registration, when cash will be accepted
  • 8.5″x11″ Rite-in-the-Rain waterproof course maps
  • Payment can be made in advance on this page via CC.

O'Rienteering Map SnippetTHE MAP

  • Scale is 1:10,000 with 40-foot contours (see snippet of general area above)
  • Custom map is mostly OpenStreetMap data with some field checking and drafting – mostly a STREET MAP
  • Map is NOT FIELD CHECKED and private property is NOT MARKED – use your best judgment when making your route choices

THE APP

  • MapRun runs on your Android or iPhone smartphone and is how we track, time, and score this orienteering race.
  • You can download and install MapRun here.
  • You can view an example map with instructions from an event that took place in Tasmania, Australia (where Maprun is REALLY popular)
  • Here is an overview video of MapRun in action.

Waiver of Liability (initials required at registration)

Waiver — In consideration of you accepting this entry, I, the participant, intending to be legally bound and hereby waive or release any and all right and claims for damages or injuries that I may have against the Meet Director, WNC Orienteering Club, Lookout Brewing Company, Northline Navigation LLC, and all of their agents assisting with the activity, sponsors and their representatives and employees for any and all injuries to me or my personal property. This release includes all injuries and/or damages suffered by me before, during, or after the activity. I recognize, intend, and understand that this release is binding on my heirs, executors, administrators, or assignees. I also authorize the use of photographs or videos that include my image for promotional, informational, or other reasons deemed to be in the best interest of the activity. I certify as a material condition to my being permitted to enter this race that I am physically fit and sufficiently trained for the completion of this event and that my physical condition has been verified by a licensed Medical Doctor. By submitting this entry, I acknowledge (or a parent or adult guardian for all children under 18 years) having read and agreed to the above waiver. [YOU MUST INITIAL THE REGISTRATION FORM TO CONFIRM ACCEPTANCE OF THESE CONDITIONS.]

 

Details

Date:
March 18, 2023
Time:
12:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Cost:
$5.00

Organizer

WNC Orienteering Club
Phone
8284241740

Venue

Lookout Brewing
103 S Ridgeway Ave #1
Black Mountain, NC 28711 United States
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Phone
(828) 357-5169
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