A Weekend of Orienteering!

SATURDAY - SPRINT

Saturday, September 28, 2024
Battle Creek Regional Park Recreation Center (WEST side of park)
75 Winthrop St S, St Paul, MN 55119

 

Saturday Event Details

 

Overview

This event is a Sprint event. See our event type page for more information about a Sprint. Learn more about Battle Creek Regional Park here.

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Courses

Sprint Course. See our event type page for more information about a Sprint Course.

• ​Park Sprint, with a mix of trails, open terrain, and forest

• Long (~2.5km) and short (~1.5km) options

• All levels welcome, solo or teams (max 3/team)

 

[Bonus course] – Cell Phone-O for teams. AFTER finishing regular sprint, must start by 2:00.

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Schedule

• Registration/Check-In: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

• Race Start: 12:00 - 2:00 pm

• Course Closure: 3:00 pm*

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*Course closes and ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST RETURN TO THE FINISH BY 3:00 pm. It is important that participants return on time. Have some way to know the time while you are out on the course.

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Start Location

Start location at Battle Creek West near the Rec Center on Winthrop Street (map). Meet at south side of parking lot. Watch for orange and white directional signs.

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Volunteer

Many volunteers are needed! See task descriptions here
When you show up for your volunteer shift, please connect with the other MNOC volunteers so they know you have arrived. Thanks!

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PLEASE SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER HERE

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Race Management

Setter: Phil Stromme

Vetter: Steve Petermann

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SUNDAY - MINNEGOAT, MINI-MINNEGOAT, SCORE-O

Sunday, September 29, 2024
Afton State Park
6959 Peller Ave. S, Hastings, MN 55033

 

Sunday Event Details

 

Overview

This event has three events: a Minnegoat, a Mini-Minnegoat, and a Score-O. See our event type page for more information about a GOAT event. Learn more about Afton State Park here.

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Courses

MinneGoat. See our event type page for more information about a GOAT event.

• ~15+km, ~30 controls, maps 1:10,000

• 2 maps

• Must visit controls in sequential order

• Allowed to skip 2 non-consecutive controls

• Time cutoff – must reach the map exchange under 3 hours. Must return to finish by the course close time

Solo participants only. However, with a mass start and following allowed, you may form informal teams

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Mini-MinneGoat. See our event type page for more information about a Mini-GOAT event.

• ~7km, ~15 controls, map 1:10,000

• 1 map

• Must visit controls in sequential order

• Allowed to skip 1 control

• Time cutoff – must return to finish by the course close time

• Solo participants only. However, with a mass start and following allowed, you may form informal teams

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Score-O. See our event type page for more information about a Score-O event.

• 1.5 hour time limit, up to 30 controls, map 1:7500

• Beginner instruction will be available

• Find as many controls as you wish within the time limit

• Visit controls in any order

• Solo or teams up to 3/team

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Schedule - MinneGoat, Mini-MinneGoat

• Registration/Check-In: 7:45 am

• Pre-Race meeting: 8:40 am

• Race Start: 9:00 am (mass start)

• Course Closure: 2:00 pm

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Schedule - Score-O

• Registration/Check-In: 9:15 am - 10:30 am

• Race Start: 9:15 am - 10:30 am

• Course Closure: 2:00 pm

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*Course closes and ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST RETURN TO THE FINISH BY 2:00 pm. It is important that participants return on time. Have some way to know the time while you are out on the course.

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Start Location

Start location is at the Afton Visitor Center (map). Watch for orange and white directional signs.

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Volunteer

Many volunteers are needed! See task descriptions here

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PLEASE SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER HERE

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Race Management

Setter: Phil Stromme

Vetter: Carly Robison

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General Information for Both Events

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Pricing 

Pre-registered Pricing:*

$11: Adults

$10: Juniors**

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Day-Of Pricing:*

$15: Adults

$13: Juniors**

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*$3 discount for orienteering club members (Your Member Discount Code is located on the membership card that you were emailed after purchasing your annual membership. Use this coupon code when registering to receive $3 off)

**Juniors are 19 years old and under

 

Pre-registration is available up to 48 hours before the meet. You can also register in person at the event.

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GROUP REGISTRATION: At most of our regular events, we allow up to 3 people to participate together on a single registration. To do this, one person should register and select a course. The second and third person then register, but instead of selecting a course, select "Not Competing," and add a note to the registration stating who you will be participating with.

 

Come Clean, Leave Clean

The Minnesota Orienteering Club practices a Come Clean, Leave Clean policy. This helps us maintain a good relationship with the parks we utilize, sets a good example for other users, and limits the transfer and spread of many of the plants that make our venues less enjoyable.

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Race Results

Race results are usually published within 24 hours of the event. View our Race Results page to see the results.

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Questions

If you have questions or comments about this event, please feel free to Contact Us.

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Orienteering Etiquette

Here are a few tips to make orienteering enjoyable for all:

 

• Stand Back: Move at least 5 meters away from check-points after you've punched. Doing so 1) allows other competitors easy access to punch, and 2) doesn't give away the control location to other competitors.

• Seal the Lips: Do not shout to others in the woods. Especially avoid shouting "it's over here!" - that's not fair to others on the course who want to find the control themselves. So if you are in a group, stay within speaking distance.

• Encourage Participation: If you are in a group with less skilled orienteers, let them navigate to every other control in order to practice their skills.

• Don't Follow: Don't follow other orienteers on the course (except when specifically allowed in Minnegoats and other special events). Run your own course and refine your orienteering skills. Besides, they may be running a different course or may be making an error.

• Keep It Clean: The park should be left in better condition than you found it. Be aware of, and cautious not to cause damage in, sensitive areas such as wet spots and steep slopes. Also, artifacts in the woods should be left as you found them, and don't damage trees or plants. And please do your part to pick up trash and leave the park cleaner than you found it.

• Keep It Clean #2: Please avoid profanity and adult topics.  Small children are typically present at almost all MNOC meets. Help us create a fun and family-friendly environment enjoyable for all.

• Share The Trails: Be courteous and respectful to other park users and be sure to yield right-of-way when on trails.  The city and state park departments are kind enough to let us hold events in their parks, so please help in retaining that valuable relationship.

• Be Courteous: Please be nice to our volunteers. Everyone working at a meet is volunteering their time. Volunteers are often trying to do two or more things at once, so be patient.

• Control Retrieval: If you can, please stick around until the event is done to help with control retrieval.  This simply entails going around the park and collecting the check-point flags that were used for the event. We like to have 6-8 volunteers help with this at the end of every event.

• Volunteer: Orienteering events, along with the entire MNOC club, is run by volunteers.  We'd love for your help in running the events, so please sign up to be a volunteer if you have a few hours to spare. We'd greatly appreciate it.