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Summer Junior Training in HarrimanNadya Popova and Galina Rokhinson will be offering a summer O training for kids ages 8 to 13. This will be for any level of orienteering. The kids will stay in tents at ETA Camp in Harriman State Park, NY from August 8 to 14 with Nadya, Galina and other helpers. There are plans for hiking, soccer, crafts, chess, campfires and other activities. We hope to also have swimming if we can hire a lifeguard. The price for the week will be in the range of $250 to $300 including food, sleeping,instruction, and activities. The cost has been offset by a grant from USOF. To reserve a place for your child and receive further information, send his/her name, age, orienteering experience, email, parent's name and mailing address to nadezhdappv at yahoo.com as soon as possible. The training will be limited to the first 15 kids who sign up. Posted by betsy Monday, June 30, 2008 (12:52:44) 
Primal Quest Expedition Race 2008The hardest expedition race of the world Primal Quest, one of the longest and probably the hardest expedition race of the world will be held from June 23 till July 2 at Big Sky/Gallatin National Forest in southwestern Montana, just north of Yellowstone National Park. Several HVO members participate in different teams: Jeremy Colgan (Brunton, #18), Pat Gallagher (Quixote #15), Sara Percy (GCAR #25) and Tracey Robertson (Shasta/Core Concepts #16). Daniel Schaublin works for one of the top teams (DARTnuun #42), providing support and navigation coaching & strategy. The race will cover 500 miles and 30,000 m of climb at an altitude of 5,000 to 12,000 feet, traveling on foot, by mountain bike, kayak, inflatables and riverboard/white water swimming, mountain climbing and descending plus a rogaine/orienteering section. Expected winning time is 5 - 6 days, with the fast teams constantly traveling with one or two hour sleep per 24 hours. You can follow the race by visiting the leaderboard on the PQ web site. It shows the GPS position of each team plus a write up about the race. Posted by Daniel Monday, June 16, 2008 (21:00:00)
Local meet at TEOC & Moneyhole - May 18, 2008Weather: sunny, then cloudy, finishing with light rain to rain! Course setters: Bob Bullions, Betsy Hawes Meet Director: George Hawes Helpers: Craig Weber, Ed Hicks Participants: about 112 Starts: 50 Bob set Orange, Brown, Green, Red, and Blue Courses which received compliments on all levels. The Blue course went up on top of Moneyhole Mountain. The Orange took participants straight out into the woods in areas without trails. White was very short to give those who wanted a chance to also try the yellow. Many families and organized groups participated on these levels. The White and Yellow were adaptations of the courses designed last year by Kirsten Hendricks. For results, click here. Posted by Daniel Monday, May 19, 2008 (01:41:18)
Rockhouse Mtn, Harriman SP -- April 26, 2008Lake Welch / Rockhouse Mtn Local HVO Event April 25, 2008 Participants: 70 Starts: 58 Weather: Sunny and warm, light breeze Course setter: Bernard Breton Meet Director: George Hawes Volunteers: Craig Weber, Rich Sweeney, Betsy Hawes, Bill Borowitz, Paul Regan A wonderful day at Lake Welch in Harriman State Park on the WOC Rockhouse map! Bernie’s courses were appreciated by all who ran. The barberry was thick in places but the vegetation boundries drawn about 15 years ago were still useable loacating position. A group of beginners from North Rockland JROTC were out on White and then on Yellow. Several people learned a lot on Orange and Green as well. The park personel were a great help. A fine O day! For results click here. Posted by Guy Friday, May 02, 2008 (05:04:29)
Billygoat 2008 at Clear Lake - April 13, 2008And the winners are: Will Hawkins and Samantha Saeger! Congratulations to the winners and everyone who took on the challenge of the 30th Billygoat. Overall Results - Results by class - Individual Splits (all results are PDFs) See some Billygoat pictures here Thanks to the Ellen Stibler (MD), Joe Mokszycki (course setter), Paul Bennett (vetter), Paul Regan (registration), Stephen Stibler, Jeff Osborn & Alan Young (e-punching) and all the helpers for the meet. This was a fun and fast race (well, statistics say it was a longer edition, but I guess for once we let the subjective perspective of myself as a runner prevail). The skip decision was tricky, with no obvious solution, so it came down to a strategic decision how to use it to break away from the pack. Posted by Daniel Monday, April 14, 2008 (01:26:13)
Local meet Holmes - Results - April 5, 2008The new map at Holmes is a gem of a map and we hope we can expand the map to cover the complete area of the Holmes Presbyterian Camp. Thanks to Ed Hicks & Bob Burg for setting up the meet and to Vadim Masalkov for the neighborly help with the DVOA e-punching system. For the meet write-up and the results of the white and yellow courses, click here. For results of the sprint & orange, brown, green and red courses, click here. Posted by Daniel Sunday, April 06, 2008 (19:30:31)
Lewis Morris Park - Results - March 22, 2008The HVO event of the spring season brought cool temperatures, great fast courses by Nadya Popova and a nice turn out. For a write up and the complete results, click here. Posted by Guy Thursday, March 27, 2008 (03:53:21)
Fool's Rogaine - 3/29/2008 - ResultsSix hour rogaine, total distance 22k, 27 controls, cool weather, fast running and no fools. Great course & map by Alan Young. See the results of the Fool's Rogaine on the Halfway Mountain and Southern Sebago Lake maps in Southern Harriman State Park here. Download the results (PDF) Posted by Daniel Tuesday, April 01, 2008 (06:09:14)
Training on Sunday, June 29, 2008, in Harriman SPSummer training series in Harriman State Park The second Summer training activity will take place on the Surebridge Mountain map. It is being organized by Greg Balter. Date: Sunday, June 29, 2008 Time: 12.00 noon Course: 3.5 km, 15 controls, premarked maps (1:10,000, 5m) Location: 1.1 km walk from the Lake Skannatati parking lot -- about 1 km NE of Kanawauke Circle on Seven Lake Drive, in Harriman State Park, NY. For map showing start location, go here. Posted by Guy Thursday, June 26, 2008 (05:33:33)
Training in Harriman State ParkWork on your orienteering technique now! To find out about the trainings, check at Attackpoint.org under the column Orienteering today. Info will be posted on Thursday or Friday before the training. The trainings are informal and usually are scheduled on Sunday. Organizer is Greg Balter. Maps are preprinted, standard controls are used, no punches. Posted by Daniel Monday, June 16, 2008 (13:34:16)
Training on Sunday, June 15, 2008Summer training series in Harriman State Park The first training will take place on the Surebridge Mountain map. It is organized by Greg Balter. Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008 Time: 12.00 noon Location: Fishermen's Wharf, the parking lot about 1 northeast of Kanawauke Circle on Seven Lake Drive in Harriman State Park, NY> UPDATE: The initial announcement had another meeting point. We changed the assembly area, because the access road (Rte 106) has been closed for some time now. Maps are preprinted, scale 1:10000, contours 5 meters Standard size controls, no punches. Course: 4.8 km, 250 m climb. If there is interest in bringing kids - I will show them basics skills of non-linear objects orienteering (somewhat advanced). You are responsible for your own hydration and food. Controls will be collected after 1:30 PM. Posted by Daniel Friday, June 13, 2008 (19:51:00)
HVO fun event, AGM & picnic on Sunday, June 8, 2008Run, meet and eat After the orienteering event (with an emphasis on fun rather than competition) we hold the HVO annual general meeting (AGM) and the summer picnic at the home of Dave Hodgdon & Lyla Maeder. Their house is located close to the meet site. Location of o-meet: Loantaka Brook Reservation, Lonataka Way, Chatham, NJ Registration: 10 - 11 AM Massstart 11.15 AM Events ends & course closes at 12.30 PM All HVO club members are invited to attend & participate in the AGM. We review the last year and discuss the future developments of the club. The picnic is a chance to join together for some food & socializing. While the AGM is for HVO members, guests may observe it and then enjoy the picnic. Look for details & directions in the HVO calendar. Please let us know if you participate and how many people are in your party, including guests. Send an e-mail to HVOpicnic2008 at hotmail dot com. If you cannot send an e-mail, please leave a message at 973-625-1903. Posted by Daniel Thursday, June 05, 2008 (20:10:26)
Fool's Rogaine - March 29, 2008AFR: 6 hour rogaine in Southern Harriman SP Meeting at 9 AM, start at 10 AM. Location: Southern Visitor Center on Seven Lakes Drive (1.5 miles north of Sloatsburg, NY) Course setter: Alan Young Two person teams or solo runners. The AFR is organized by Alan Young for NYARA (New York Adventure Racing Association) in the southern part of Harriman State Park, with areas new to most orienteers. Alan produced a new rogaine style map with GPS mapped trails and with rough vegetation included. There are two sections with a return to the TA after each section. This is a great event to warm up for the orienteering season and the upcoming Billygoat! For more information, go to http://nyara.org/nyara_races/eventsdb.php Posted by Daniel Tuesday, March 25, 2008 (15:30:14)
First Event of HVO's Spring 2008 SeasonThe first event of HVO's Spring 2008 season will take place this Saturday (March 22) at Lewis Morris Park, 3 miles west of Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey. For the first time in many years, we will be using the Sunrise Lake area in the northwest corner of the map. Courses White -- 1.95km / 90m / 9c Yellow -- 2.54km / 90m / 9c Orange -- 3.26km / 135m / 10c Brown -- 4.22km / 100m / 13c Green -- 6.03km / 250m / 17c Red -- 6.90km / 300m / 18c Blue -- 8.20km / 360m / 20c As always, instruction for beginners will be available. For the most up to date information about the event, including directions, please go here. For after-O, check out Morristown National Historic Park, the Jockey Hollow unit of which is adjacent to Lewis Morris. Go to http://www.nps.gov/morr/ for more information. Posted by Guy Wednesday, March 19, 2008 (05:36:36)
Billygoat 2008 on April 13, 2008Register online or by mail until March 31, 2008 for the lower entry fee. The Billygoat 2008 is hosted by HVO at the Clear Lake Boy Scout Reservation in Putnam County, NY. This is the 30th edition of the Billygoat. You will find challenging terrain mixed with fast and open woods. Read details on the Billygoat 2008 page. Register online here. Posted by Daniel Monday, March 17, 2008 (16:50:33)
NYARA navigation clinicNavigating by day & at night March 15 & 16, 2008 This clinic is primarily aimed at adventure racers, yet it will provide even seasoned orienteers with pointers how to navigate precisely under the challenging circumstances. Part 1 is a day time training with instruction, part 2 consists of a mountain bike stage and an overnight navigation course. Instruction: Daniel Schaublin Start: 9.00 AM Meeting point: Boat Launch Parking at Sebago Lake, Harriman State Park, Harriman, NY Find more information at: active.com HVO members who would like the complete 24 hour training or parts of it, please contact Daniel Schaublin at piutepro at aol dot com. For details, click here. Posted by Daniel Friday, March 07, 2008 (04:29:13)
Superleague trail run #6Running to wake up the bears Saturday, March 8, 2008 Start time: 10.00 AM Entry fee: $3 Race Director: Alan Young Meeting point: Parking lot at Seven Lake Drive (intersection of AT& 1777 trails on the trail conference map) in Bear Mountain State Park, NY. Directions: Take Palisades Parkway to Exit 19, follow Seven Lake Drive for 0.6 miles southeast to the parking lot on the right. The trail run starts on the back side of Bear Mountain. In the last two winters we have tried to tackle the Torne. Snow or ice stopped us several times. So maybe we make this elusive hill now. If not, we run down Hell Hole, a cool deep gorge leading towards the Hudson River. Each runner receives a black/white map. The important intersections are streamered. Posted by Daniel Wednesday, March 05, 2008 (18:50:43)
Superleague trail run #5Trail Running: It's almost spring. Not. Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 10.00 AM Update 2/22/08 10:20 PM: It looks like good easy powder snow, great to run. So we meet as planned. Trail running just for the fun of it. Come out for some intense training in mud, snow or sunshine. The trail run starts on the back side of Bear Mtn. Most probably we run down Hell Hole, a cool deep gorge leading towards the Hudson River. If the weather allows, we include the Torne. Each runner receives a black/white map. Trail junctions will be marked by the lead pack. Usually there are several groups moving at different speeds. Meeting point: Parking lot at Seven Lake Drive (intersection of AT & 1777 trails) in Bear Mountain State Park, NY. Directions: Take Palisades Parkway to Exit 19, follow Seven Lake Drive for 0.6 miles southeast to the parking lot on the right. Posted by Daniel Tuesday, February 19, 2008 (07:16:51)
HVO local meet Van Cortland 2/10/2008Score-O at Van Cortland Park, Bronx, NY We had approximately 30 runners for this event. It was a nice sunny morning and not too cold. We managed to get all the controls cleared by 3pm when the snow started which was great. Big thanks have to go out to Ellen Stibler (for meet kit, control description printing and vetting), Jim Mertz (for meet kit removal), Brett Schwartz (for generally helping make the event happen), Julia Leder (for clue sheet creation) and Declan Hennelly (for course setting). There were 29 controls, ranging in point value from 100 down to 30, with an overtime penalty of 40 points deducted for every minute or part of a minute. A special 200 point bonus was offered for finding the course setter's lost compass. Find the results here: Posted by Daniel Monday, February 11, 2008 (20:23:44)
NYARA navigation clinicNavigate well and fast Saturday, February 16, 2008 This clinic is primarily aimed at adventure racers, yet it will provide even seasoned orienteers with pointers how to navigate precisely under the most challenging circumstances with variety of maps. Instruction: Daniel Schaublin Start: 9.00 AM Meeting point: Lobby of the Overlook Lodge at Bear Mountain, NY Find more information at: http://nyara.org/event/nyara_2008_clinic.php or contact Daniel Schaublin at piutepro [at] aol [dot]com Posted by Daniel Monday, February 11, 2008 (18:33:53)
Superleague trail run #4 on Saturday, 2/9/2008Winter Hill Running at Dunderberg Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 10.00 AM We will follow the old incline up to Dunderberg, cross over to Bold Mountain and return on the red and blue trail. Each runner receives a black/white map with the course. The trail run series should encourage training runs in the winter. Usually there are several groups moving at different speeds. Meeting point: Parking lot on Rte. 9W/202, about 5.3 miles north of Stony Point, NY at the trail head of the Ramapo-Dunderberg trail. (Take exit 14 on Palisades Parkway, follow Rte. 98 east, turn left on 9W/202 north. Follow instructions from Stony Point) Posted by Daniel Thursday, February 07, 2008 (02:57:36)
Tenafly Nature Center: Sat 26 Jan 2008Tenafly Nature Center Tenafly NJ Saturday 26 January 2008 Meet director: Paul Regan Course Setter: Markus & Feliz Gloor Volunteers: John Pekarik, Nadia Popova 79 participants (with 50 registrations) Another wonderful orienteering event was held at the Tenafly Nature Center. The ground was free of snow while the marshes & small ponds were frozen (crossable), but the temperature was warm enough to be comfortable while running. The courses were well received with all the controls in the correct locations. For the advanced courses, the control flags were hung rather low. You really had to find the feature before you saw the flag. Hot drinks in the heated Redfield Building allowed for much visiting & socializing during the meet. Thanks to all who came out to enjoy the day with us. For results see here. (Sorry, this post was not visible on the web site due to a technical error. Thanks JC for pointing out the missing article). Posted by PaulR Wednesday, February 06, 2008 (17:24:09)
Northeast Junior Training Camp, April 25-27, 2008The 2008 edition of the annual Northeast Junior Training Camp 6PM Friday, April 25, to 3PM Sunday, April 27 Location: Holmes Presbyterian Camp and Conference Center, Holmes, NY (NNW of Brewster, NY) Cost: $75.00 includes lodging, 5 meals and training maps. For more information about the camp go here. (Go to: Facilities>Year-Round>Nunemaker Center) Reserve by April 19 with Janet Porter, USA Junior Team Leader, by email: djporter2 "at" verizon.net Send payment (check payable to "Janet Porter") to: Janet Porter, 438 Main Street, Red Hill, PA 18076 Posted by Guy Thursday, January 31, 2008 (07:12:10)
HVO local meet on Saturday, 1/26/2008Local meet at Tenafly Nature Center, Tenafly, NJ Four courses, covering all levels of technical difficulty, will be provided. An introduction to orienteering will be available for newcomers. Courses will be pre-printed on the maps. No course copying is required. Registration & course starts will be from 10:00 to noon. All courses will close at 2:30 PM. Hot drinks (coffee, tea, cocoa) and some snacks will be available. If bringing a large group, please contact the event director. This allows us to print enough maps. Event Director: Paul Regan Course setter: Markus & Feli Gloor Location: Tenafly Nature Center, 313 Hudson Avenue, Tenafly, NJ 07670 For course details and directions: go here. Posted by Daniel Thursday, January 24, 2008 (03:29:24)
Tatum Park -- December 9, 2007Tatum Park HVO Local meet Updated March 18, 2008 Event Director: Paul Bennett Course Setter: Bob Rycharski Helpers: Guy Olsen, Ron Mavus Tatum is an easy to run/orienteer-in park, with numerous trails and some dirt roads (for vehicle and bike use). Dormant fields were full of waist to head high weeds (seed bank or slow run?) at the time of the event (December). For those who participated, I hope you enjoyed the run, and for those who missed it, the weather was fine for Dec if one kept moving. Thanks to Paul Bennett for updating a few trails that were re-aligned in 2006, adding two new packed-dirt parking lots, and printing the new corrected Tatum maps. For event notes and results, click here. Posted by Guy Friday, January 18, 2008 (07:29:14)
Superleague trail run #3 on Sunday, 1/27/2008Winter Hill Running near Bear Mountain The trail run starts on the back side of Bear Mtn. The precise route is decided once we see how runnable the trails are, depending on snow and ice. Each runner receives a black/white map. Trail junctions will be marked with flour arrows by the lead pack. The trail run series should encourage training runs in the winter. Usually there are several groups moving at different speeds. Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 10.00 AM (moved from Saturday to Sunday because of the local HVO meet at Tenafly) Meeting point: Parking lot at Seven Lake Drive (intersection of AT & 1777 trails) in Bear Mountain State Park, NY. Directions: Take Palisades Parkway to Exit 19, follow Seven Lake Drive for 0.6 miles southeast to the parking lot on the right. Posted by Daniel Thursday, January 10, 2008 (07:00:35)
3rd Gut Chuck Run 1/1/2008Bear Mountain run with rain, fog & ice A small but water resistant group of New Year's runners walked, ran and flew up and down Bear Mountain. Plenty of variations of trail/road/bushwacking were tried, others got lost while searching the tower on top of the mountain. Subtle equipment choices like having screw shoes and ice bugs made a difference. Style points were given for the best crash in the downhill section while avoiding big pain. The next HVO Superleague Trail run is planned for Saturday, January 12, 2008. Check the calendar and the web site for updates. Results here. Posted by Daniel Wednesday, January 02, 2008 (01:18:27)
January 1, 2008: Wake up and run!3rd Gut Chuck at Bear Mountain Tuesday, January 1, 2008 Start: 11 AM Race director: Alan Young The traditional New Year's run from the Bear Mountain Lodge to the tower on top of Bear Mountain and back (4.6k with 375m of climb, winning time 30 to 40 min. depending on snow, ice or confusing thick fog). Update 1/1/2008 9.00 AM: We run despite the healthy rain storm that is crawling up the coast. For more details, see the Gut Chuck website: http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeraipr/id11.html Posted by Daniel Saturday, December 22, 2007 (09:40:14)
Guy Olsen's Mother passed awayGuy Olsen's mother, Charlotte Olsen, passed away early morning on Wednesday, December 12, 2007. Guy has taken good care of her for a long time. Now we are very sorry to hear about his loss. I would like to express my condolences on behalf of all of us from HVO. I wish him a lot of strength in this difficult time. Star-Ledger obituary here. If you would like to send Guy a card, his mailing address is 17 Gladding Rd. Caldwell, NJ 07006 Posted by Daniel Thursday, December 13, 2007 (07:53:37)
Local meet Pelton Pond/Bushy Ridge 12/2/2007Cool running at Pelton Pond/Bushy Ridge December 2, 2007 Weather: snowy, a little icy, and very cold 40 people, 25 starts Course Setter: Craig “The Weatherman” Weber Meet Director: George Hawes Meet workers: Rich Sweeney, Bob Bullions, Dave Webber, Betsy Hawes Read meet notes and see results here. Posted by betsy Sunday, December 02, 2007 (23:53:54) |
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