On Nov. 29, "Bay Area Backroads" aired the segment they filmed at the special Nov. 3 meet we held for them at Joaquin Miller. A week later, we held a followup meet to try and take advantage of viewers who might want to try orienteering. Unfortunately, "Bay Area Backroads" did not carry an announcement of the event, so this idea didn't really pan out. (According to the producer, they could not include anything time-sensitive because of reruns.)
We had White and Yellow courses, plus plenty of advanced runners, some returning for another crack at the "Oakland" Motala. Highlights included a Wyatt-Neal rematch. In race 9, it was Neal Barlow ahead of Wyatt Riley by one second. In a rubber match, race 12, Neal won by a whopping 10 seconds. Below are the complete results.
All of the courses of the day were the same as for the Nov. 3 meet, but that did not seem to slow down participation too much. Reruns continued even after times were no longer recorded. The reruns were not only good training, but also interesting as competition though heavily weighted toward pure running rather than orienteerng.
The results list indicates reruns as well as whether cards were turned in. Where no card was used, I would expect the times to be significantly faster, well over a minute, if only due to the time required to punch 13 controls. Michi can claim honors for the top legitimate run but Syd recorded a notable 12:19 rerun, showing he has the speed in the terrain to run with the best in the club. That included a record 3:44 split on loop C, the one with the infamous "Gregg's depression."
Thanks to all the helpers, including James, who announced and ran a complicated start/finish/results operation with the help of Pat Roth, Syd, Trevor, and others. Also Neal for clinics; Michi for results; Steve for bag hanging; Bill and others for bag pickup; Scott, Josh and Debbie Friederichs for registration. I apologize if I have forgotten any names. There were so many.
OVERALL FINISH 1st Time or Rerun Card? Syd Reader 12:19 R Y Neal Barlow 12:47 R n Wyatt Riley 12:57 R n Steve Gregg 13:37 R n Neal Barlow 13:56 R n Wyatt Riley 13:57 R n Michihiro Kamijima 14:14 R Y Steve Gregg 14:31 R n Neal Barlow 15:40 R n Jonas Libell 16:47 R n Michihiro Kamijima 17:27 1 Y Steve Smith 17:31 R n Angelica Riley 17:50 R n Syd Reader 17:55 1 Y Jonas Libell 18:50 1 n Chris Taylor 20:17 1 Y Scott Aster 20:48 R Y Chris Taylor 21:45 R Y Gary Carpenter 22:24 R n Steve Gregg 23:16 R n Gary Carpenter 28:11 1 n Trevor Pering 38:24 1 Y Steve Smith 39:44 1 n Cecile Jimenez 55:37 1 Y Bill Papendick 1:07:58 1 Y Barbara Robben 1:34:35 1 Y Angelica Riley MSP C2 R Y Steve Smith ? R n MATCHUPS, SPLITS, LOOP ORDER Race # 1st/Rerun Order A B C Total 1 Scott Aster R ABC 07:37 05:59 07:12 20:48 2 Syd Reader 1 BCA 06:32 07:05 04:18 17:55 Trevor Pering 1 CAB ? ? 13:17 38:24 Steve Smith 1 CBA 11:44 09:44 18:16 39:44 3 Jonas Libell 1 ACB 06:46 05:24 06:40 18:50 Cecile Jimenez 1 BAC 34:08 12:27 09:02 55:37 4 Michi Kamijima 1 ABC 07:10 05:13 05:04 17:27 Steve Gregg R BCA ? 04:16 ? 23:16 Gary Carpenter 1 CAB 07:37 10:34 10:00 28:11 5 Steve Gregg R BCA 04:06 04:10 06:15 14:31 Steve Smith R CBA 06:10 05:44 05:37 17:31 Gary Carpenter R CAB 09:37 05:39 07:08 22:24 6 Neal Barlow R ABC 06:23 04:25 04:52 15:40 Michi Kamijima R BCA 05:08 03:58 05:08 14:14 Syd Reader R CAB 04:30 04:05 03:44 12:19 7 Chris Taylor 1 CBA 07:47 05:46 06:44 20:17 8 Bill Papendick 1 ACB 12:30 10:28 45:00 1:07:58 9 Chris Taylor R BAC 06:43 08:03 06:59 21:45 10 Barbara Robben 1 BAC 12:34 ? ? 1:34:35 11 Wyatt Riley R BCA 05:13 04:17 04:27 13:57 Neal Barlow R ABC? 04:15 05:30 04:11 13:56 Steve Gregg R ABC 05:05 04:08 04:24 13:37 Angelica Riley R CAB 07:32 06:03 06:03 DQ C2 12 Angelica Riley R ABC 05:52 05:23 06:35 17:50 Neal Barlow R CAB 04:37 03:55 04:15 12:47 Wyatt Riley R BCA 04:43 03:51 04:23 12:57 13 Jonas Libell R ACB 06:00 05:15 05:32 16:47 Steve Smith R CBA ? ? ? ? WHITE 1.77 km, 40 m, controls 1. Tom and Janeen Valeri 50:00 2. Arielle Ikeda 59:58 3. Greg, Melina, Kelsey and Hannah Rinehart 1:04:46 4. Vickie Woolworth, Joanne and Robin Leadbetter, Audrey Davis 1:04:59 5. Jill Hough 1:38:40 6. Tim and Jay Ernst, Jim and Patrick McGuire, W and M Clark, and P. Krone 1:28:25 7. Elizabeth Aferrier ? YELLOW 2.16 km, 115 m 7 controls 1. Cecile Jimenez 40:46 2. Don Gee 48:33 3. Michael Miller 1:33:00