Bayfront
Date: (Sun.) Jul. 30, 2006
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Event Director: 
- 650.906.9672
Course Setter: Brad Wetmore
Type: C; White, Yellow, Motala (1-3 loops), Fog-O, and Trail-O courses
Related Information
Event Announcement WinSplits (http://www.obasen.nu/winsplits/online/en/default.asp?page=classes&databaseId=6386) RouteGadget (http://baoc.org/wiki/RouteGadget)
Event Write-Up
By Nick Corsano, Event Director
The blistering heat wave of the previous week had dissipated, and nearly ideal conditons greeted about 156 orienteers (and a similar number of Canada geese) who spent the day criss-crossing little Bayfront Park. Brad Wetmore's White, Yellow, and three-loop Motala explored every nook and cranny of the park, while my Trail-O made a serene circuit of the periphery.
On White, Kevin Fehlmann and Heather Zischka finished first by nearly five minutes, and then did the entire three-loop Motala as a second course. Karla Smith and her young daughters Jenna and Rachel finished second. On Yellow, Lisa Knowles had the fastest time at the head of a group of four teams separated by a total of 29 seconds. Alex Solomatnikov took second.
The Motala consisted of three short loops, and allowed competitors to decide at the end of each loop whether to go on or not. The first two loops used a map with all roads and trails removed. Joe Scarborough took first among those who did the one-loop version as their first course. Beth Dixon was the first woman. Among two-loop runners, Dennis Wildfogel ran to a convincing win. Jennifer Kerr was top woman.
The third loop was a "Fog-O". The whole map was gray, except for small patches surrounding the control circles, forcing runners to play by intuition or sense of smell (or maybe bearings and pace counts). Still, that didn't slow down many of the club's top runners very much. Mikkel Conradi finished first, with Mattias Eriksson second and Francois Leonard third. Janet Stein and Phillip Hoare were the top mixed team, just ahead of the first solo female, Margaret Longstreth.
Trail Orienteering is designed to challenge the orienteer's map reading skill and powers of observation, not speed and stamina. With eleven controls (including a final timed control), scores were quite good. Joe Maffei is the champion, with ten correct answers, while nine people scored nine right. In that group, Mattias Eriksson matched his second place in the Motala by solving the timed control in an amazing five seconds. Bob Cooley was almost as quick, taking nine seconds and finishing third.
Volunteer Thanks
Brad and I want to thank all the people whose efforts made for a smooth-running and successful event. Chuck Spalding arranged the permit; Bob Cooley printed the maps; Donna Leaf printed and laminated the cool Trail-O placards; Mark Rice and Jim Waite helped with setup; Jean and Ev Beuerman and Esther Heller handled registration; Bill Straka, Jeff Lanam and Meg Gerstner gave a bunch of beginners clinics; Jeanne Chisholm, Steve McElfresh, Eric Ramberg, Anna Brunzell, Peter Graham and Russell Neilson staffed the start; Meg Gerstner, Matthias Kohler and Alan Houser ran the finish/map exchange stations; Megan Madsen hosted the Trail-O timed control; Trinka Gillis and Jim Fish worked e-punch; Jim Fish and the start/finish crews took down and packed up; Mike Fleishman, Theo Verhoeven and Mattias Eriksson (along with Brad) collected the 86 control bags plus e-punch units, water and cups, stakes, viewing stations and punches. A final thank-you goes to Bayfront head ranger Gary Smith for always being helpful and cooperative, even opening the park gate an hour early for the two of us!
Results
Bayfront Park
Menlo Park, CA
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Pl Name Time
White Course (2.2 km, 57 m climb, 12 controls)
1 Kevin Fehlmann, Heather Zischka 19:01
2 Jenna, Rachel, Karla Smith 23:56
3 Michael & Katy Robinson 26:14
4 Mike & Kathy Wiersch 26:48
5 Nolan, Langley, Mike, & Galen Topper 35:33
6 Sylvie, Patrick, Andrew, & Joanne Gersh 38:09
7 Don Conkling, Rick Schmidt 39:41
8 Liam, Janet, & Ben Goudge 40:10
9 Debra Bleemer, Nora Valdez 42:47
10 Jennifer Le, Vicki Knapp 46:01
11 Julia Doubson 51:40
12 Russell, Jason, Luke, & Connie Green 54:07
13 Hazard family 56:00
14 Tiffany Su 57:46
15 Cub Scouts Pack 97 1:16:20
Yellow Course (2.8 km, 54 m climb, 14 controls)
1 Lisa Knowles 30:22
2 Alex Solomatnikov 30:29
3 Brown adults 30:50
4 Brown kids 30:51
5 Jen Grafe, Kim Trahan, Ed Wirth 35:44
6 Nugent family 37:04
7 Paul Neyman 37:43
8 Linda Pon, Francis Tran, Cara Levin 38:52
9 Naomi Kuwabara, Mariko Soto 39:59
10 Michael Stahl, Heather Davidson 42:28
11 Eglute Martisiute 42:53
12 Scott Moore 43:52
13 Hanh Nguyen, Aubrey Perry, Mark Brosauer 46:05
14 Larry Miller, Dave Bim-Merle 50:01
15 Carl Reisinger 56:12
16 Kevin Walker 56:28
17 Pham, Nguyen, Lim, Hippensteal, Jou 58:28
18 Mark & Casey Cabrales 59:59
19 Jane Narcus, Marty & Josh Katz,
Dave Cypert 1:01:23
20 Debbie Wetmore 1:01:58
21 Dox Doxiadis 1:09:38
22 David Chang 1:10:57
23 Natasha Doubson, Masha Konkov 1:20:07
24 Joey, Sara, Lisa, & Russ Catania 1:24:15
Second Course
Jon Hazard 29:34
Michael & Katy Robinson 38:05
Jenna, Rachel, Karla Smith 40:00
Rick Schmidt, Don Conkling 49:04
Nolan, Langley, Mike, & Galen Topper 1:15:21
Motola Courses
One-Loop Motola (2.9 km, 40 m climb, 10 controls)
1 Joe Scarborough 30:40
2 Beth Dixon 45:56
Second Course
Brandon Nugent 26:28
Brown family 40:02
Scott Moore 55:22
Two-Loop Motola (5.5 km, 94 m climb, 19 controls)
1 Dennis Wildfogel 36:57
2 Jason Hogan 53:19
3 Jennifer Kerr 1:03:50
4 Mark Rice 1:12:20
5 Jeff Lanam 1:20:06
6 Jim Fish 1:22:46
7 Joan Roos 1:41:34
8 Jonathan Seder, Lauren Witcoff 1:57:59
Three-Loop Motola (7.9 km, 144 m climb, 29 controls)
1 Mikkel Conradi 48:33
2 Mattias Eriksson 49:05
3 Francois Leonard 49:58
4 Rex Winterbottom 53:36
5 Peter Graham 53:57
6 Andrejus Masalkovas 54:26
7 Tapio Karras 54:43
8 Mattias Kohler 54:48
9 Scott Porter 1:01:18
10 Kent Ohlund 1:02:45
11 Greg Khanlarov 1:03:29
12 Theo Verhoeven 1:07:39
13 Bob Cooley 1:10:39
14 Manfred Kopisch 1:15:49
15 Mutsumi Sugizaki 1:15:51
16 Bob Strauss 1:20:16
17 Bjorn Widerstrom 1:22:18
18 Thomas Thomas 1:23:09
19 Joe Maffei 1:28:45
20 Paul Sangiorgo 1:34:12
21 Terry Gleason 1:39:29
22 Janet Stein, Phillip Hoare 1:42:40
23 Margaret Longstreth 1:48:29
24 William Straka 1:49:25
25 Alan Houser 1:52:55
26 Marina Keating 1:53:37
27 Cecil Conkle 2:11:05
28 Barbara Straka 2:32:01
29 Paul, Sante, & Yasmine Kotturi 2:42:00
Jason Gresh DNF
Russell Neilson DNF
Jim Waite DNF
Jen Ratay DNF
Second Course
Kevin Fehlmann, Heather Zischka 1:53:07
Fog-O Course (2.4 km, 50 m climb, 9 controls)
1 Tom, Judy, & Zoey Cronin 57:51
Second Course
Beth Dixon DNF
Trail-O Course (3.0 km, 15 m climb, 11 controls)
Controls Timed
Pl Name Correct (sec)
1 Joe Maffei 10 19
2 Mattias Eriksson 9 5
3 Bob Cooley 9 9
4 Jeff Lanam 9 13
5 Bill Straka 9 15
6 Theo Verhoeven 9 21
- Bjorn Wiederstrom 9 21
8 Jennifer Kerr 9 27
9 Anna Brunzell 9 31
10 Cecil Conkle 9 44
11 Mike Fleishman 8 11
12 Jim Fish 8 13
13 Tom Thomas 7 12
14 Judy Koehler 6 24
15 Angela Strauss 5 39
16 Marina Keating 4 17
17 Dick Koehler 2 36
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DNF = Did not finish (missed one or more controls)