Sprint Series Excitement

There is one last sprint event, Wednesday on the UMED Sprint map, before the Sprint Series Championship! More to come on that event.

Below are the current standings. Several excellent orienteers still haven’t qualified so this could change before September 6th and the championship at Bartlett.

The plan on the night of the final sprint is to run an Open event (Long and Short for everyone not in the Championship Pursuit) at the beginning of the evening (starts from 4:45 to 5:30pm). The Championship Pursuit (for those who qualify and are within 30 minutes of the sprint series leader) will take place on the Long Course at 6pm. Those who run in the Open event will still be eligible to win their age group category. Details subject to change, so stay tuned for additional information.

The final pursuit course is designed to be spectator friendly. All orienteers will pass close to the
Start/Finish area several times. Bring along some snacks, we’ll be roasting hotdogs at the finish for a tailgating experience.

Want to have some geeky fun? The current leaders in the sprint series all posted their tracks on RouteGadget for last Wednesday’s event. Click the “Results” tab and the Long course. Select the orienteers you want to watch and press play in the lower right-hand corner to relive this event virtually.