| Meet director: Charlie
Shahbazian
Course Setter: Jeff Porter
Schedule:
| 9:30 a.m. |
Beginners' Clinic |
| 10 a.m. |
Registration and Start |
| 12 p.m. |
Registration closes |
| 1 p.m. |
Courses close |
(Maximum time on course: 60 minutes)
Cost: (per individual or team)
| CAOC members |
$7 |
| non-members |
$10 |
| additional maps |
$3 |
| rental compass |
$1 |
(We suggest a maximum of four people per group.)
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Online
registration is open until noon Wednesday May 13th.
Details:
The Poplar Creek map, located in the western part of the 4,200-acre
Poplar Creek Forest Preserve in Hoffman Estates, features open woods,
gently rolling prairie, its namesake creek, and a variety of trails.
The topography is subtle with a few shallow reentrants, knolls and
depressions. Ruins of old buildings and fences are common in the
south and west sections of the map. At the northern edge of the
map, there is a small nature preserve containing pristine, undisturbed
prairie land, a rarity in Illinois.
This event will be a ONE HOUR SCORE-O. There will be about 30 controls
marked on the map, each with a point value of 1 to 3 points. You
will have 60 minutes to collect as many points as possible. The
harder a control is to get, the more points it will be worth. BRING
A WATCH TO KEEP TRACK OF TIME. You must return within 1 hour --
there is a three point per minute penalty for going
over one hour.
All controls will be pin-punch (no ePunch at this meet).
Two different divisions will be offered: beginner-intermediate
and advanced. The beginner-intermediate division will be on the
north part of the map and is suitable for everyone. The advanced
division will have a longer course with more difficult controls.
In addition, the advanced division will require crossing Gold Road,
and as such is NOT appropriate for children to run by themselves.
Remember: Bring a watch and be prepared to have fun!
Public Transportation:
A great day to use a folding bike! The Metra train arrives in Bartlett
at 9:30 a.m. Jog/bike north on Oak Ave to Hwy 20. Jog left then
right and continue north on Bartlett Road; left on Bode Road; right
on Sutton Road for the last mile into parking lot on west side of
Sutton (6 miles from station) On the return, ask someone to drop
you back at the station.
Directions:
Take the Northwest Tollway (I-90) 19 miles west of O'Hare to Exit
11—Sutton Road-South (Hwy 59); proceed south 1.5 miles to
turn right into parking lot a mile south of expressway. Registration
is at second (western) shelter.
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