Saturday, March 7 – Mt. van Hoevenburg, Biathlon Building (first complex on your right as you drive in from Rte 73)
First Start: 12:30 pm
Courses: Red, Green, Brown, Orange – Middle Distance race with anticipated finish time of 1 hour.
Sunday, March 8 – The Visitors Interpretive Center (VIC) at Paul Smiths College (1 mile north of junction of Rts 30 & 86, approx. 10 miles north-west of Saranac Lake).
First start – 11:30 am – don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead Saturday night!
Courses: same as Saturday. Long Distance race with anticipated finish time of 1- 1/2 hours.
Age groups: M,F 16 & under; M,F 18 & under; M,F 19+; M,F 40+; M,F 55 +; M,F 70+.
Awards: Gold, silver and bronze awards based on racers’ accumulated points for the season will be awarded in each age class with each of the NYSSRA champs races counting for double points.
Entry Fees & Registration: $30 per race or $50 for both payable by check to Empire Orienteering Club.
Please send checks by the end of February to Janet Findlay, Registrar, 4959 Cascade Road, Lake Placid, New York, 12946. If you make your decision to race after the end of February, please bring your check directly to the race.
To ensure sufficient maps please register as soon as possible by emailing Janet at jfindlay@roadrunner.com. Be sure to indicate which courses you plan to race.
Post-Race Potluck Lunch: There will be food available after the race on Sunday at the VIC. This will be partly potluck and partly provided by race organizers. We welcome your contributions – please contact Chris Frielinghaus (cfrielingh7@gmail.com) or Janet to co-ordinate.
Course Setter’s Notes from David Hunter: The VanHo race on Saturday will be a faster paced event than the ESG’s with much less climb, more controls and shorter legs to ski. It is designed to be more navigational and less a test of ski stamina. Sunday’s event at the VIC will be on a newly updated map. The VIC is a nature preserve truly in the wilds of the Adirondacks and you may find yourself on the watch for a unique wildlife sighting that you can add to the list back at the Lodge after you finish your course!
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