Join us for a fun mass start race and Tucson Orienteering Club’s 2024 Annual General Meeting.
Location: Case Natural Resource Park, 9851 E Kenyon Dr
Courses: For intermediate and advanced orienteers, a Peg Race, which is a mass start course with some handicapping for intermediate and advanced orienteers. Yellow for novice and beginner orienteers.
In a Peg Race, all participants start at the same time and have the same point-to-point course maps. Some of the controls will have clothespins (a “peg”) attached to the flag. The first participants to reach the control must take a clothespin and proceed to an extra control. In this way, the fastest runners will run the longest course. The winner is the runner who finishes with the most pegs. See an example of a previous Peg Race on Livelox.
The club’s Annual General Meeting will take place after courses close at noon. At the meeting we will elect directors to the board of directors to serve two year terms. More information will be distributed to all members via email in advance of the meeting.
Also! Take a tour of our club’s latest improvement–it’s the grand opening of our new portapotty and privacy tent. While we have been renting portapotties for large events recently, this is expensive and problematic. Expect to see this setup at future events! Learn how to set it up yourself!
Maps: 1:4000 orienteering map of park and desert terrain. Maps will be provided to all participants at the event site.
Schedule:
- 9:00 am Check in opens
- 9:15 am Free beginners’ clinic starts.
- 9:30-10:30 am Start on Yellow
- 9:35 am Free intermediate clinic starts. Topic: route choice
- 10:00 am Peg Race Mass Start
- 11:55 am Courses close
- 12:00 pm Annual General Meeting – open to all club members
Registration: Pre-registration is required in order to keep an eye on crowd size and prepare the right number of maps. See the “Fees” section below for information on coupon codes to use for member and junior pricing. Everyone must register as an individual even if you plan on going as a team. See who has already signed up. Registration closes at noon on Saturday, January 27th. Register here or see who has signed up.
Directions and Parking: Case Natural Resource Park, 9851 E Kenyon Dr. The parking lot is small, please park along neighboring streets, taking care to avoid blocking driveways.
What to Bring:
- Safety whistle is required (whistles can be purchased on site for $1)
- Compass (compass can be rented on site for $1)
- Water (and snacks if desired)
- Watch or phone (so you can finish on time)
E-punch: This event uses e-punching for timing and punch verification. We’ll show you how to use it if you’ve never done it before and we’ll have e-punch sticks for rent ($2) if you do not have your own.
Fees:
- Adults: $8 (member), $12 (non-member)
- Juniors (11-20): $6
- Kids (0-10): free w/adult
Coupon Codes to use at Registration:
- “AZClub” for adult members of TSN (Tucson) or GPHXO (Phoenix)
- “Junior” for juniors 11-20.
- “KID” for children 10 and under (please register even though it’s free—we need a headcount and a waiver for each participant).
Friend-For-Free: Tucson O Club (TSN) members may bring one qualified guest for free to this event. To qualify your guest must never have attended a Tucson Orienteering Club or other OUSA club event before and must accompany you to the event. Fill out a Friend-For-Free entry pass, bring it with you to this event, and have your friend use coupon code “FRIEND” at registration.
Youth Participants: All participants under 18 must provide a waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian. For details see
our Instructions for Minors. These instructions are for anyone who will be bringing a minor child under 18 to an event.
Volunteer to Help at Event: We can always use volunteer help at the event. Don’t worry if you haven’t volunteered before, we can show you. You can volunteer when registering online. Or you can volunteer here, and your message will be forwarded to the meet director.
Safety Information: To ensure that all are safe, everyone, whether finished with the course or not, must check in formally at Start/Finish before courses close and before leaving the event site.