This event was run as a Scatter O (for those inclined to find all controls) and a Score O (find as many as you can in under an hour) for those still working on their navigation skills. Either way, it was a fun adventure in the awesome trail maze on the west side of the RRU Campus. We had a great start to our series with 12 participants! A very tight race in the Scatter O category, with some results mere seconds apart. Also good to see the participation of our younger orienteers and their family. Thanks to all for coming out to this first event and Anne for bringing the snacks! We hope to see you all at the Uplands Park event coming up next week.

Linda (Event Organizer) & Marie (Event Helper)

Great turn-out despite the afternoon heat. A good run around this wonderful park full of so many trails! One unfortunate misplacement of Control 3 led to a little bit of confusion, but results were able to be adjusted to add in a split time for those who skipped it. A link to split timing results will be added as soon as it comes available. For now, overall placement has been posted. The course proved to be a real nice challenge in finding a an optimized route utilizing some of the lesser used trails. Thanks to Leigh for a great course! See you all next week at UVIC.

This was definitely a fun event for all on the UVIC Campus. The Memory O Format with three master map stations really challenged participants to remember control locations along with trying to find the most optimum and efficient route choices. Definitely an awesome brain exercise in visualization of control locations with a mix of strategy of how much time to spend at the master stations to ensure you did not accidentally miss a control. Top finishing times were really close with some merely seconds apart. Some variations were allowed with use of the Score O format by the Fang Family and Marcus & Jeremy enjoyed the use of their bikes!

Thanks to Theresa for a very interesting and challenging Memory O!