Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Date: (Sun.) Mar. 7, 2010
Location: Richmond, CA
Event Director: 
- 510.779.8808
Course Setter: Steve Gregg
Type: C; Annual Prologue-Chase two-part sprint, plus White, Yellow, and Orange courses
Related Event Information
Event Announcement WinSplits Results – W/Y/O/P (http://www.obasen.nu/winsplits/online/en/show_event.asp?id=13588) WinSplits Results – Chase (http://www.obasen.nu/winsplits/online/en/show_event.asp?id=13589) RouteGadget – Introduction RouteGadget – This Event (http://baoc.org/gadget/cgi/reitti.cgi?act=map&id=215&kieli=) Control Descriptions
Event Write-Up
By
Goats, goats, goats! The goats that graze at Point Pinole all winter have always been out of the park by mid-February before, so I felt safe scheduling the event in early March this year. Unfortunately, this year the goats did not even arrive at the park until January, and so were still around in full force on the day of the event.
The park ranger has no idea where the goats will be from day to day, and the goat keeper speaks no English. So all I can do is place the controls in the correct location the day before the event, and then hope for the best. Fortunately, I believe that only Penny DeMoss, who ran the Orange course early as a pre-runner, had any contact with the goats, as she reported having to run through a small herd to punch one control. This control was free of goats at 8 AM, surrounded by goats for Penny’s run around 10 AM, but the goats apparently were moved elsewhere shortly after that, as I heard no more reports of any goats on any course for the rest of the day. Saved again! I probably should schedule this event even later in the year in 2011, though, to prevent any future goat issues.
There was a substantial amount of rainfall leading up to the event, but the week before the event was mostly dry, and as a result the terrain was not as sloppy as I had feared. The large amounts of standing water still on the ground did slow times, though. As is becoming the norm at this event, Francois Leonard won both the Prologue and Chase courses handily again, but could only manage a time of 13:20 for the 2.7 km Prologue, as opposed to his time of 12:47 for the 2.9 km course last year. The Chase course ran slower than usual by a similar amount. Behind Francois, Pierre Delforge put together two strong runs to finish second, and newcomer Rebecca Minty from Australia managed to beat out Vladimir Gusiatnikov for third place overall.
I was surprised by the relatively light turnout for the Prologue and Chase courses, and the relatively large turnout for the regular Orange course. In fact, I ran out of Orange maps near the end of the start window, and had to scrounge around for extra maps to accommodate the last couple of Orange starters. Does that mean people are growing tired of the Prologue/Chase format? Do people want to run longer courses on this map again? (The Orange course was 3.4 km this year — longer than usual). If anyone has ideas for a fresh or different way to use this map in the future, please let me know, and I’ll consider a change of format for 2011.
The list of helpers to thank for this event starts with George Minarik and Dennis Wildfogel, who volunteered to vet the courses before the event, and who made several important suggestions for improvement. As usual, Bob Cooley printed all the maps beautifully. Other people who helped out in some capacity either during or after the event were Nancy Lindeman, Jim Fish, Scott Novotny, Evan Custer, Pierre Delforge, Rebecca Minty, Vicki Woolworth, Ruth Kadel, Harold and Penny DeMoss, Greg Ehrensing, James Wilson, Judy Koehler, Rosemary Johnson, Toby Ferguson, and Mark Blair. My apologies to anyone else who stepped in to help and whom I have forgotten about.
Lost and Found
Some items are from previous meets. Let know if you know anything about any of these:
- One Ecco running shoe (left foot), looks about size 12, gray with black and red
- A grey-green stocking cap, brand "Empyre"
- Red nalgene water bottle, 16 oz, "Life is Good"
- A cute, pink polka dot Hello Kitty water bottle
- Gray wool(?) mittens with blue Brooks logo
- North Face beverage holder
- Baseplate compass with a BAOC whistle tied to it
I might take the stuff to Knowland Park on March 21 to hand off to Nancy, but then again I might just throw it away. So if any of this belongs to you, or if you know who it belongs to, let know ASAP.
Results
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Richmond, CA
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Also see control-by-control timing in the WinSplits results for the White, Yellow, Orange, and Sprint Prologue courses (http://www.obasen.nu/winsplits/online/en/show_event.asp?id=13588) and for the Sprint Chase course (http://www.obasen.nu/winsplits/online/en/show_event.asp?id=13589). You can see the event map with the actual routes traveled by participants, and draw your own route for comparison, in RouteGadget (introduction; this event (http://baoc.org/gadget/cgi/reitti.cgi?act=map&id=215)).
Pl Name(s) Time
White Course (2.3 km, 30 m climb, 11 controls)
1 Davy Williams (COOL) 24:43
2 Natalie & Sasha Kourjanskaia 42:59
3 Bill Leeman, Carol Butler 56:14
4 Penelope Cox 57:32
5 Robert & Miguel Olson 1:00:38
Yellow/Scout/JROTC Course (2.5 km, 50 m climb, 10 controls)
1 Asa Engquist-Goldstein 21:05
2 Julia Doubson (COOL) 26:50
3 Ray & Kai Rosenbaum 42:49
4 Starla, Vinnie, Nadine Dianda 43:45
5 Angela Hunter 43:50
6 Barbara Robben 45:57
7 Amy Lee 47:38
8 Kate Tennant 49:32
9 Masha Konkov (COOL) 51:48
10 Joe Bako, Susie Ng 53:35
11 Rosemary Johnson 53:45
12 Dennis Mullane 56:15
13 Ryan Nitta 59:16
14 Duane & Linda Beckham 1:01:08
15 Rory Maclean (COOL) 1:01:37
16 May & Howard Lee 1:07:24 (estimated Finish)
17 Rina Skinner, George & Gino
Dianda 1:16:04
18 Ariane Parayre 1:16:52
19 Sara Danielson 1:33:18
20 Joe Danielson 1:33:22
John & Jeff Skinner,
Dante Dianda, David Bocelli DNF
Second Course
Davy Williams (COOL) 42:48
Natalie & Sasha Kourjanskaia 1:09:39
Orange Course (3.4 km, 75 m climb, 12 controls)
1 Penny DeMoss 26:32
2 James Wilson 28:14
3 Bob Fink 30:17
4 Martin Engquist 31:04
5 Gary Kraght 32:55
6 Fyodor Konkov 33:15
7 Paul Polewaczyk 34:51
8 Evan Custer 35:29
9 Laurens Fein 36:00
10 John Wilson 37:22
11 Gavin Williams (COOL) 38:35
12 Johanna Merriss 40:36
13 Emily Bartlett, Hai Sa Soo 43:11
14 Jay Hann 44:16
15 Harold DeMoss 47:46
16 Jeff Lanam 47:53
17 Brian Tennant 53:24
18 Michael Behrens 55:33
19 Paul & Kathy Li 56:47
20 Ben Hallsted (COOL) 58:40
21 David Hallsted 59:16
22 John Marold 1:00:01
23 Alan Houser 1:09:42
24 Jeff Samuels 1:09:54
25 Olga Seredenko 1:11:36
26 Barbara & Steve Hemstrat 1:15:11
27 Don & Jon Gee 1:17:04
28 Scott Novotny 1:19:25
29 Erin & Melody Magers 1:55:32
30 Kevin Walker 1:57:17
31 Linda Grimes, Anna & Craig
Kennedy 1:59:25
32 Shawnda Wilde, Rafael Bolon,
Lani Schreibstein 2:25:35
Kunal Nagpal, Renee Bell,
Tony She DNF
Jean van Hoff DNF
Second Course
Marina Keating 38:11
Dennis Mullane 50:46
Jim Fish 52:40
Jennifer Kerr (GCO) 54:13
Shura Kretchetov 1:10:14
Sprint Prologue Course (2.7 km, 30 m climb, 13 controls)
1 Francois Leonard 13:20
2 Pierre Delforge 13:57
3 Vladimir Gusiatnikov 15:17
4 Rebecca Minty 15:32
5 Deron van Hoff 17:10
6 Mark Prior 17:40
7 Tapio Karras 18:17
7 Matthias Kohler 18:17
9 Toby Ferguson 18:28
10 Russell Neilson 18:35
11 Derek Maclean 18:39
12 Cameron Ferguson 20:06
13 Jonathan Owens 20:32
14 Peter Graham 20:37
15 Pete Olsten 21:07
15 Shura Kretchetov 21:07
17 Dan Greene 23:32
18 Stephanie Maclean 24:26
19 Greg Ehrensing 25:14
20 Vicki Woolworth 25:57
21 Marie-Josee Parayre 26:41
22 Mark Blair 27:38
23 Lauren MacMullan 28:03 (estimated Start)
24 Jackson Sullivan 29:50
25 Marina Keating 30:54
26 Jim Fish 30:57
27 Jason Lorenz 31:37
28 Karina Auramenko 32:28
29 Joe Scarborough 35:37
30 Jennifer Kerr (GCO) 37:46
31 Marsha Jacobs 42:39
32 Judy Koehler 52:20
33 Nancy Lindeman 1:28:04
Sprint Chase Course (2.9 km, 75 m climb, 15 controls)
1 Francois Leonard 16:41
2 Pierre Delforge 17:22
3 Jonathan Owens 18:02
4 Rebecca Minty 18:11
5 Vladimir Gusiatnikov 18:27
6 Toby Ferguson 18:36
7 Tapio Karras 19:28
8 Mark Prior 19:49
9 Matthias Kohler 19:58
10 Deron van Hoff 20:19
11 Derek Maclean 20:33
12 Russell Neilson 20:43
13 Peter Graham 24:37
14 Pete Olsten 24:50
15 Marie-Josee Parayre 26:35
16 Dan Greene 27:16
17 Stephanie Maclean 29:09
18 Mark Blair 29:51
19 Vicki Woolworth 31:26
20 Lauren MacMullan 34:17
21 Jim Fish 35:06
22 Greg Ehrensing 45:55
23 Jennifer Kerr (GCO) 47:36
24 Marsha Jacobs 47:42
25 Jackson Sullivan 50:09
26 Judy Koehler 1:02:08
27 Nancy Lindeman 1:26:14
Jason Lorenz DNF
Karina Auramenko DNF
Sprint Courses – Combined Results
Here are the combined results from the two Sprint courses. All the competitors who ran both the Prologue and the Chase are ranked in the order they crossed the Chase finish line, which was the originally announced method for ranking the finishers.
Prologue Chase Total Finished
Pl Name Time Plc Time Plc Time Plc Chase at
1 Francois Leonard 13:20 (1) 16:41 (1) 30:01 (1) 1:05:46 PM
2 Pierre Delforge 13:57 (2) 17:22 (2) 31:19 (2) 1:06:27 PM
3 Rebecca Minty 15:32 (4) 18:11 (4) 33:43 (3) 1:07:16 PM
4 Vladimir Gusiatnikov 15:17 (3) 18:27 (5) 33:44 (4) 1:07:32 PM
5 Jonathan Owens 20:32 (13) 18:02 (3) 38:34 (10) 1:09:07 PM
6 Tapio Karras 18:17 (7) 19:28 (7) 37:45 (8) 1:09:33 PM
7 Toby Ferguson 18:28 (9) 18:36 (6) 37:04 (5) 1:09:41 PM
8 Mark Prior 17:40 (6) 19:49 (8) 37:29 (6) 1:09:54 PM
9 Matthias Kohler 18:17 (7) 19:58 (9) 38:15 (9) 1:10:03 PM
10 Deron van Hoff 17:10 (5) 20:19 (10) 37:29 (7) 1:10:25 PM
11 Derek Maclean 18:39 (11) 20:33 (11) 39:12 (11) 1:11:39 PM
12 Russell Neilson 18:35 (10) 20:43 (12) 39:18 (12) 1:11:49 PM
13 Peter Graham 20:37 (14) 24:37 (13) 45:14 (13) 1:16:43 PM
14 Pete Olsten 21:07 (15) 24:50 (14) 45:57 (14) 1:16:56 PM
15 Dan Greene 23:32 (17) 27:16 (16) 50:48 (15) 1:19:22 PM
16 Marie-Josee Parayre 26:41 (21) 26:35 (15) 53:16 (16) 1:19:42 PM
17 Stephanie Maclean 24:26 (18) 29:09 (17) 53:35 (17) 1:21:14 PM
18 Mark Blair 27:38 (22) 29:51 (18) 57:29 (19) 1:22:57 PM
19 Vicki Woolworth 25:57 (20) 31:26 (19) 57:23 (18) 1:24:32 PM
20 Lauren MacMullan 28:03 (23) 34:17 (20) 1:02:20 (20) 1:28:22 PM
21 Jim Fish 30:57 (26) 35:06 (21) 1:06:03 (21) 1:29:13 PM
22 Greg Ehrensing 25:14 (19) 45:55 (22) 1:11:09 (22) 1:39:01 PM
23 Jackson Sullivan 29:50 (24) 50:09 (25) 1:19:59 (23) 1:44:14 PM
Jennifer Kerr (GCO) 37:46 (30) 47:36 (23) 1:25:22 (24) 1:15:12 PM (started early)
Marsha Jacobs 42:39 (31) 47:42 (24) 1:30:21 (25) 1:15:16 PM (started early)
Judy Koehler 52:20 (32) 1:02:08 (26) 1:54:28 (26) 1:31:29 PM (started early)
Nancy Lindeman 1:28:04 (33) 1:26:14 (27) 2:54:18 (27) 2:03:09 PM (started early)
Jason Lorenz 31:37 (27) DNF
Karina Auramenko 32:28 (28) DNF
Cameron Ferguson 20:06 (12) DNS
Shura Kretchetov 21:07 (15) DNS
Marina Keating 30:54 (25) DNS
Joe Scarborough 35:37 (29) DNS
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DNF = Did not finish (missed one or more controls)
DNS = Did not start