2019 Wednesday Evening Training (WET)

Back once again for the 8th year running, Wednesday Evening Training (WET) returns! The WET series is an unofficial weekly Orienteering training event organized and run by volunteers. The events are shorter sprints similar to the Determinator Series meant to improve your orienteering skills! The series runs all summer long, and usually well into September.

The WET schedule is below - if you can commit to organizing an event one week, please email scott.sheldrake@gmail.com (or send a text to 250-884-7669) to reserve a date and location!

Event # and Date Location Organizer  
Wednesday, June 19th 7pm Royal Roads Larry Squire results
Wednesday, June 26th 7pm Layritz Camosun Interurban Leigh results
Wednesday, July 10th 7pm High Rock Park Richard Lay results
Wednesday, July 17th 7pm Beaver Lake Doug results
Wednesday, July 24th 7pm Uplands Park Val Z results
Wednesday, July 31st 6:45pm West Thetis Jade results
Wednesday, Aug 7th 6:30pm Mt. Doug Park Kathleen results
Wednesday, Aug 14th 7pm Francis King Roger results
Wednesday, Aug 21st 7pm Juan de Fuca Jordan + helper
Wednesday, Sep 11th 6:30pm Beaver Lake Ben results
Wednesday, Sep 18th 6pm Beacon Hill Park Ross Burnett results


WET #11 Results - Beacon Hill Park


Name/Ranking Time
1. Ben I 19:00 ish
2. Scott 21:40 ish
3. Avery G 22:55
4. Kerstin B 23:05
5. Arthur Taylor 23:05
6. Jordan Reynolds 25:39
7. Larry Squire 31:07
8. Elise Hoefer 31:10
9. Diana Hocking 49:58
   
People who did not keep time.. and just had fun!
Paul Birney  
Kathleen Birney  
John Downey  
Brett  
Magdalena  


Ross organized a very fun training excercise for the final WET event of the season : a self-timed (honor system) race focused on honing your attack skills. The idea was to focus less on the actual control feature itself (ie Pit, building, cliff etc) and more on the surrounding features leading up to that control (ie - long row of trees, series of cliffs, etc). Using so called "catching features" is a valuable skill in orienteering and can help you stay on track, hit controls with more accuracy and avoid over/under running a control. Thanks to Ross for creating a fun training event at Beacon Hill Park. Because this was a self-timed event, the times are not fully accurate and many people decided to lose the watch and just enjoy the excercise. So congrats to Ben who "probably" won.. :)

Thanks to all who participated in WET this year - we'll be back again next summer for more amazing orienteering training. Be sure to check the regular club website for upcoming public events (http://whyjustrun.ca) or follow us on Facebook - (Victoria Orienteering).

Thanks and see you out there!

-Scott



WET #10 Results - Beaver Lake Park

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Name/Ranking Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 F
1. Andrey 31:04 1:38 2:41 1:48 1:45 1:31 3:59 3:55 1:17 1:58 2:31 2:40 0:59 2:35 1:30 0:17
2. Scott 31:47 1:06 2:55 1:52 2:21 1:45 3:04 2:30 1:08 1:25 2:49 4:02 1:06 4:12 1:11 0:21
3. John 32:29 1:19 3:54 2:23 2:13 2:06 3:10 2:59 1:17 1:39 2:52 1:48 1:25 3:39 1:14 0:31
4. Magdalena 40:34 1:35 3:08 2:19 2:09 2:08 2:50 3:22 1:32 6:01 3:09 2:05 1:45 5:10 2:58 0:23
5. Jordan 43:12 1:37 4:09 2:52 2:34 3:36 3:37 3:46 1:48 2:26 3:36 3:30 1:23 5:51 1:58 0:28
6. Larry 46:23 1:30 4:41 2:34 3:05 2:46 7:16 3:39 2:34 2:15 4:06 2:51 1:35 5:05 1:42 0:44
7. Diana 69:27 2:59 6:05 3:53 3:31 3:38 11:47 5:54 3:06 4:34 5:59 4:28 2:29 5:04   6:00
8. Leigh 54:55 2:15 5:04 3:31 3:27 9:05 6:21 11:39 3:25 4:46 5:22          
9. Paul/Kathl 55:40 2:32 4:55 6:00 5:09 5:00 14:19 6:05 1:56 9:44            
10. Jer/Marc 48:26 3:44           5:39 3:29 5:06 7:00   13:02 4:26 6:00  
11. Virginia 39:24 3:13 5:30 3:57 3:24 4:26   15:06 3:48              
 
Huge thanks to Ben for putting on a great course at Beaver Lake this eve. It was a tight race between Andrey, Scott and John with 90 seconds separating them all. Nice to see Jer and Virginia bringing Marcus out to see the beepy things. Darkness is falling earlier these day, and next week may be the final WET.. don't miss it
-Scott



WET #8 Results - Francis King Park

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Name/Ranking Time C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 F
1. Ben 38:20 2:20 3:54 3:46 3:22 4:37 2:16 4:17 6:44 3:17 3:47
2. Scott 43:10 2:54 4:14 4:19 4:57 6:24 3:09 4:41 6:30 2:29 2:35
3. Andrey (+5) 47:29 3:01 3:45 2:53 3:55 8:08 2:06 5:44 7:44 2:31 2:42
4. Larry (+5) 1:02:11 3:30 6:10 6:22 1:59 7:22 3:51 6:39 12:19 4:28 4:31
5. Jordan +10 1:13:07 3:37 6:07 5:13 1:50 14:58 4:33 6:03 12:46 4:00 4:00
6. Leigh (+5) 1:31:57 8:26 7:54 9:21 3:03 9:57 4:23 11:09 16:05 8:50 7:49
7. Lena (+10) 1:12:31 5:47 8:30 9:39 3:25 13:17 5:02 9:43     17:08
8. Jeff +30 1:26:46 6:04 13:18 24:43             12:41


Roger organized a great training event in which each control had two flags and SI stations, and the correct one was ascertained from reading the control descriptions. The excerise forced you to actually read those control descriptions - who knew they were so helpful? Ben had a clean fast run with no mistakes and took 1st place. Many others had a time penalty for one reason or another. It was a challenging course on an awesome map, thanks to Roger for putting on a top notch event. See you next week at Juan de Fuca!

Scott



WET #7 Results - Mt. Doug Park

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Name/Ranking Time C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 F
1. Andrey 27:08 1:23 2:26 3:18 1:17 2:46 2:23 2:43 1:04 3:49 0:56 2:40 1:16 0:50 0:17
2. Roger 29:36 0:57 2:25 4:01 1:31 3:39 2:07 2:26 1:55 3:21 0:59 3:06 1:46 1:01 0:22
3. Avery G 30:00 1:16 2:46 3:34 1:10 3:10 2:14 4:52 1:16 3:06 1:01 2:52 1:27 0:56 0:20
4. Scott 32:49 1:00 2:43 2:56 1:17 3:00 3:37 3:24 1:37 3:12 4:35 2:47 1:30 0:54 0:17
5. Andrew 37:28 1:13 5:22 3:19 1:40 3:08 2:01 3:10 1:25 4:57 4:49 3:11 1:51 1:02 0:20
6. Larry S 48:40 2:28 4:14 6:16 2:13 4:55 3:25 4:09 2:04 6:14 3:20 5:44 2:31   1:07
7. Jordan R 53:07 1:46 9:11 3:51 2:15 3:49 2:25 3:39 2:05 4:13 8:01 8:12 2:03 1:10 0:27
8. Nat 57:24 2:04 6:08 5:58 2:08 7:21 4:23 5:58 4:14 7:22 3:44 4:34 2:11 0:57 0:22
9. Lena 62:48 3:10 7:03 7:25 2:42 6:18 4:08 5:26 2:06 7:18 3:37 6:45 4:00 2:10 0:40
MP : Ben 32:31 1:37 3:36 3:24 1:22 3:41 2:07 3:50   3:16 1:32 5:07 1:39 0:57 0:23


Kathleen organized a great rip through Mt. Doug - her first time organizing an event! It was a great course, with some good route choice and not overly punishing (Mt. Doug is steep!) :) Andrey had a nice fast run, besting Roger 2nd place by over 2 minutes. See you next week at Francis King!

Scott



WET #6 Results - West Thetis


Name/Ranking Time C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 F
1. Magdalena 28:35                        
2. John D 32:16                        
3. Chris M 32:22                        
4. Larry S 34:32                        
5. Leigh 49:14                        
6. Andrew K ?                        
MP : Brett 21:29                        

A huge thanks to Jade for setting up a course in the ever-daunting forests of West Thetis. Unfortunately the receipt printer died so we have limited results. Batteries have been replaced, so next week we're back on at Mt. Doug! If you were here and want to be added, email me your time!

-Scott



WET #5 Results - Uplands Park Line-O

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Name/Ranking Time C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 F
1. Ben I 23:05 3:25 1:31 2:19 1:30 1:38 1:18 2:20 0:59 1:47 2:35 1:24 1:38 0:41
2. Andrey 23:51 2:05 1:23 2:04 1:33 1:32 1:07 4:30 0:57 1:15 3:36 1:25 1:33 0:51
3. Brett 24:45 1:48 1:48 2:09 1:23 1:20 1:03 4:38 1:00 1:25 3:03 0:49 1:18 3:01
4. Ben Z 61:20 8:13 3:46 6:47 3:37 3:40 3:35 9:02 1:33 3:57 8:46 3:31 2:59 1:54
5. Jordan 71:29 9:04 3:08 4:50 3:31 2:15 1:31 32:54 0:58 2:13 4:35 2:31 2:17 1:42
DNF                            
6. Scott 26:09 2:03 1:28 2:18 1:28 1:33 0:59   8:58 1:11 2:27 1:43 1:14 0:47
7. Magdalena 31:14 3:20 2:59 2:30 1:25 1:58 1:16   7:16 1:58 3:32 2:24 1:40 0:56
8. Doug 35:33 3:12   4:02 2:26 2:18 2:13 7:20 2:13 2:13 4:29 1:55 1:57 1:15
9. Leigh 70:21   7:25 14:56 3:32 3:31 3:10 8:46 9:14 2:04 9:28 2:47 3:29 1:59
10. Lena 62:03 5:11 3:12 4:44 3:30 3:35         30:28 2:45 3:33 1:59
11. Theresa 34:19 3:38 2:32 3:58 2:39 3:08 1:43 5:15 5:34         5:52
12. Kathleen 73:53 9:24 3:11 19:04 2:00 2:16 3:17             34:41

Tonights WET was a special "Line-O" in which the map had no visible controls, but rather a long purple line to follow. Following it correctly would mean stumbling across all 12 controls! This proved to be tricky for many, and an excellent map reading excercise. It was a beautiful evening and the weather was perfect - Ben had a stellar run and edged out Andrey for first place, despite only being fastest on one control - showing the importance of being consistent. Brett almost certainly had first place except for a bobble at the final leg. Jordan gets the award for most determined to find C7 :)

A huge thanks to Val for creating an original event and designing a course that took us through some fun areas and sweeping ocean vistas!

-Scott


WET #4 Results - Beaver Lake Park

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Name/Ranking Time C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 F
1. Andrey 27:31 0:40 1:16 1:10 2:18 3:04 2:13 2:52 1:36 0:53 1:14 1:22 1:24 2:09 2:19 2:38 0:23
2. Andrew 32:07 0:36 1:16 1:40 2:23 3:05 2:57 3:05 1:52 1:33 1:29 1:44 1:14 2:20 2:54 3:34 0:25
3. Scott 35:49 1:16 1:14 1:17 3:20 2:57 2:43 3:10 1:36 1:11 2:54 1:44 2:00 2:25 4:54 2:47 0:21
4. John D 36:22 0:38 1:34 2:53 2:50 5:03 3:30 3:52 2:28 1:08 1:39 1:41 1:14 2:17 2:09 3:02 0:24
5. Larry S 47:03 1:08 2:18 3:27 3:50 4:25 4:23 5:10 3:01 1:53 2:31 1:52 1:50 3:38 3:01 3:51 0:45
6. Jordan R 54:48 1:12 1:58 12:44 3:15 4:07 4:42 3:55 2:17 1:27 2:08 3:43 1:29 4:05 4:19 3:02 0:25
7.Valerie 61:50 1:13 2:29 3:20 4:04 6:06 6:12 5:08 2:33 2:17 2:35 4:26 2:11 6:43 7:24 4:35 0:34
8. Leigh 64:16 1:08 2:38 5:38 3:57 7:05 9:13 5:13 3:43 2:03 2:56 4:28 1:57 4:45 4:09 4:46 0:37
9. Kathleen 71:28 2:56 3:28 8:30 5:19 6:03 7:35 6:56 2:56 1:52 4:11 2:48 2:13 4:31 6:24 5:07 0:39
10. Paul 71:44 2:55 3:34 7:32 6:18 6:07 7:19 7:05 3:06 2:07 2:49 3:55 2:19 4:21 6:11 5:13 0:53
11. Richard 72:07 1:02 2:11 8:43 3:58 5:21 7:18 5:09 2:40 1:35 2:20 8:51 2:41 4:00 10:37 4:58 0:43
Brett/Soph 50:41 0:47 1:47 3:45 3:49 3:31 5:25 10:30 3:25 1:42 6:38 1:42 1:44 2:54     3:02
Hailey 77:06 1:47 2:48 3:06 12:13 4:11 7:59 10:05 5:33 4:08 5:57 8:06 3:33       7:40
Cael 34:55 2:02 4:02 3:49 6:13 8:06 7:26               2:32   0:46
Elise 52:51 1:09 2:17 6:35 6:34 27:59 5:56                   2:21
Thanks to Doug for organizing a fun and challenging rip through lower Beaver Lake Park. Almost all controls were off-trail and more difficult to obtain, pushing the envolope for some newer to Orienteering! Andrey managed first place by a healthy margin well under 30 minutes with the rest of us trickling in after. See you next week at Uplands Park!


-Scott


WET #3 Results - High Rock Park

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Name/Ranking Contour A Contour B
Ben 22:19 17:30
Doug 29:43 27:40
Larry 33:26 32:08
Jordan 55:12 30:04
Leigh 64:14 23:61 (3/8)
Paul 55:35 (6/9) 52:41
Diana 58:15 (6/9)  
Kathleen    
Magdalena and Sophie    

Here are the results from the WET. And it was Wet, particularly setting!

It poured before the start time; so the courses were wet. Maybe that turned off some potential competitors. Those that came were treated to 2 complete courses on a map with ONLY CONTOURS!

All rose to the challenge (including a miss-hang on B4) but Ben zoomed through take both courses.

Hopefully contour skills are honed. This exercise could be repeated later this year or next for those that want some contour sharpening.

-Richard





WET #2 Results - Layritz / Camosun Interurban

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Name/Ranking Time C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 F
1. Andrey 22:10 1:03 2:01 2:56 2:25 1:49 0:53 1:44 2:48 1:29 3:22 1:40
2. Scott 23:05 0:51 2:23 2:24 2:51 2:05 1:05 2:10 2:53 1:35 3:07 1:41
3. Brett 25:51 2:10 2:00 3:30 2:40 2:33 1:11 2:35 2:35 1:19 3:10 2:08
4. John D 28:06 - 3:45 3:18 3:20 2:27 1:34 2:08 3:05 1:46 3:46 1:57
5. Magdalena 29:43 1:09 2:53 4:12 3:06 2:52 1:56 2:32 2:59 1:45 3:57 2:22
6. Doug 33:42 1:37 2:43 5:20 3:11 3:02 1:33 2:36 4:02 1:54 4:45 2:59
7. Avery 34:40 0:57 8:18 4:05 2:55 2:47 1:04 2:47 3:17 2:20 3:49 2:21
8. Larry G 35:41 2:03 3:01 4:25 3:38 3:01 1:33 2:58 3:35 3:56 4:33 2:58
9. Jordan 38:21 1:32 3:52 4:45 4:22 3:15 2:54 3:49 4:35 2:16 4:22 2:39
10. Larry S 40:12 2:03 3:36 4:08 4:45 3:49 2:01 3:25 5:14 2:49 4:58 3:24
11. Richard 43:13 2:08 3:53 4:55 4:58 4:06 1:46 4:15 4:43 3:01 5:34 3:54
12. Elise 53:51 2:04 4:23 9:04 3:45 13:01 1:28 3:41 5:23 2:59 4:21 3:42
13. Val 54:09 2:27 4:53 5:12 5:07 5:28 1:51 4:23 7:51 3:59 6:25 6:33
14. Diana 67:14 2:32 6:14 7:26 7:20 9:26 2:29 5:09 10:07 3:49 8:06 4:36
Thanks to Leigh for organizing a fun rip through Layritz/Camosun Interurban on short notice! It was a tight race for 1st place with Andrey sneaking in 55 second ahead of the competition. This was a classic sprint-O and speed was of utmost importance! We had a great turnout and nice weather, hopefully this trend continues! Next week we have no volunteer, so there may be a 2 week gap until WET#3 - will post updates here.

-Scott


WET #1 Results - Royal Roads Donut O

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Name/Ranking Time C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 F
Roger 39:12 1:22 3:44 2:52 2:33 3:15 2:51 2:51 2:25 1:24 2:36 4:39 1:57 3:55 1:49 0:59
Ben 45:23 1:56 2:58 3:48 2:42 4:12 3:31 3:26 2:32 1:52 3:49 3:52 2:26 4:22 2:55 1:02
Jade C 46:12 3:00 2:57 3:53 2:33 7:23 3:01 4:15 2:27 1:54 2:23 4:32 2:08 4:08 8:29 ?
Scott 47:45 1:12 5:09 3:16 5:32 3:43 2:48 2:29 5:29 1:14 2:33 5:27 1:45 4:25 2:03 0:40
Jordan R 68:10 2:13 5:42 5:32 3:22 4:52 5:37 8:07 3:06 2:26 5:35 7:19 2:33 7:51 2:58 0:57
Marie B 70:56 3:07 6:12 6:26 4:58 8:37 4:39 5:24 3:48 2:55 4:40 4:29 3:31 6:23 4:21 1:26
Doug B 72:36 7:12 5:54 6:38 7:32 7:10 4:19 3:40 3:08 2:57 4:47 8:08 2:10 4:28 3:05 1:28
Leigh B 95:25 2:53 7:25 6:25 4:53 6:59 5:39 9:37 5:27 3:04 10:13 10:22 3:21 11:56 4:07 3:04
DNF: Elise 77:45 7:38 4:16 10:28 5:55 5:43 5:25 9:05 12:45             16:18
DNF: Jeffrey 62:33 9:30 24:33   9:12 4:48 5:50               5:53 0:55
                                 

We had a great start to the WET season - Larry brought back the epic Donut-hole event from last year - in this event the control circles are whited out preventing you from seeing the part of the map surrounding the control location. This forces runners to use other information and skill to find the control. True to form Larry had the missing donut holes back at the start for us to enjoy after. Roger had a blazing fast run and swept the course in 39 minutes with Ben and Uknown 6-7 minutes behind. Thanks to all who came out, and see you next week!

 

-Scott


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