Orienteering Results 7-17-99

Score - O University of Central Florida 7/17/1999      
60 Minute Time Limit   Three hour Time Limit  
Name Points Name Points
Paul Hodges 50 Hartnett 90
Arild Orsleie 45 Joe Maliszewski 86
Kate Putnam 41 Dweezil 81
Orcutt 29 Wallis 56
J and B Moraseki 28 Yeadon 51
Dan Moraseki 23 Mathews 35
Baker 23 Johnson 34
Carroll 21 Bev Ousley 34
Richards 20 Furno 30
Borah 20 Sharkey 30
Dave Moraseki 13 Boy Scouts #2 25
Joseph Hodges 13 Lauterer 23
Andreason 0    
Vladimir and Mary 0    
Remember our O-motto: We go Rain or Shine.

The event at UCF campus on 7/17 had a light turnout of about 100 people (Ron Eaglin has the totals somewhere) enjoying the Mid-July rainshowers scattered throughout the course of the event. When it wasn't sprinkling it was sunny and humid - oh, wait, - I guess when it wasn't sprinkling it was simply raining Harder. All those who ventured out without a plastic bag for their maps and control card soon discovered why it's such a good idea.

Poor Ron on the finish table somehow miraculously extracted results from a sodden wad of pulp. I don't think we can guarantee all of the results but Ron seemed fairly confident. If you were not there, you missed the opportunity to visit new and interesting parts of the forest. The UCF map has vast stretches of woods which our never-quite-updated map shows as solid green or some variation of it. Yet, hidden in those forests there really are tracts of interesting and intricate clearings and open woods. We just have to find ways to get to them and map them. We're slowly doing that so at each successive event you see a few new spots. One of the great benefits of using a Non-IOF standard but-nevertheless-five-color map. We can make it up as we go along. And we do. Oddly enough, no one seems to mind the kinky map style. They mind the palmettos. Or is it vice versa? Our peoples legs seem to suffer the worst of it in any case. Wear socks next time, everybody.

The temperature was not too bad for a mid-July day. Our early morning control setting run was about 90% humidity but probably under 90F, (don't laugh, that's pretty nice) as were the late day retrievals. I left (only) two out there for pickup tomorrow. But the mid-day folks would have had a tough run in 90+F if the clouds hadn't moved in. I was a little envious because I chose not to compete, having mapped and reviewed Ron's Score course beforehand.

Speaking of which, Dweezil (Dave Ousley) almost made liars of us after we claimed no-one could visit all controls in the 3 hour time limit - there was another category with a 60 minute time limit. Dave won with I think about 80 of the 100 points in 2 hours' time. My own estimate of an optimum route for all 36 controls would have been 13+ km total. We couldn't imagine anyone except maybe Matt Mahoney (who didn't show) going for 3 hours in the heat. But Dave must have done at least 10km. Some sort of medal is in order. And then there was Mr. Willis, who came out to try O' after nothing more than one Training Day at Tibet Butler, and did so well he held the lead for a short time. Good showing. A White/Yellow sort of course was offered but I don't think any more than 5 or 6 people tried it. Probably because there were not many first timers there. However, we did have lots of veterans, ready to hang around for the summer annual meeting. A record turnout, I think. Must have been about 20. No kidding, that's a record. Those present heard that we have a little money in the bank; enough to do a little more mapping this winter; we have an increased membership, up from last year's dip; we have a record number of attendees at events (180+ lately); and we have the same ole officers again for another year because none of you raised your hand and said Me, Me, Pick me. The meeting went smoothly. Frank kept it moving along but I talked a little and then a little more and pretty soon control retrievers were getting up from their seats (my own daughter leading them) and going into the woods. Sorry for my longwindedness. Much discussion about equipment and the logistics of getting it around to Event Coordinators, but no firm solutions. You'll be pleased to know we appointed a committee to study the problem. Seriously, we either need to develop and disperse several sets of equipment or we need to find a club member or two willing to serve as Mules to cart the stuff around. The committee's job is both to figure out which way is best and to whittle the amount of stuff down to a manageable load, and incidentally to inventory the equipment we have. Please let me know what you have - I've lost track of a few road signs, tent, tarps and tables at the moment.

In the meantime, we all get to continue having fun going to upcoming events. Don't forget the Training Day at Rock Springs Run on August 7 where we will have guided walking tours for intermediates and beginners, a practice Orange course, and an Advanced set of Practice Control Legs, which I will hopefully have a chance to narrate on the move.

Then the Big Fall Season starts with Labor Day Monday at Rock Springs (different area than will be used for Training - so you'll get no advantages from 8/7). Then October 10 at Moss Park, with another Split Oak forest accessible event, and you all should know by now how beautiful those woods are, so don't miss it. Then comes the Class "B" event on the Brand New Little Big Econ Map on November 6. Then the Florida State Championships at Kelly Park, accessing the north end of Wekiwa Springs for the very best terrain FLO has to offer. Don't forget, now.

Check the Web Site for UCF Results, and for a few other new things that we intend to post there. Check the next FLO newsletter (elsewhere in this newsletter) for summaries of the UCF event itself and of the Summer Meeting, with financial report. See you in the woods.

Bob Putnam
Last Updated on 7/19/99
By Ron Eaglin