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Wrentham State Forest
October 18, 2009
Event directors: Jim Paschetto & Bill Binette
After a prolonged (20-year?) absence from Wrentham State Forest, NEOC returned on a freshly updated map.
Jeff Saeger worked for days to produce the final map, incorporating his mapping work of the summer with mapping
done by Karl Stephens in 2000.
Can we add this event to the competition for "Worst Weather EVER"? As the day progressed, volunteers endured rain,
cold, gusting wind, sleet, and snow -- more than one veteran referred to "perfect hypothermia weather." This extra
challenge kept the number of runners down, and led to a lot of DNFs.
(We had glorious weather the following day for control pick-up.)
We directors were too conservative pre-hanging controls (fearing vandalism), which meant that we were hanging
controls on the morning of the event when we should have been at the registration table. Many thanks to all the
folks who jumped in to get the meet going and keep the wheels turning. Some of you abandoned plans to run, and
even defend your Club Championship, so that others could compete. Some of you worked while we were out hanging,
so we didn't get your names.
Volunteers make meets happen. Thanks to Peter Amram, Jeff Tingle, Ian Finlayson, Faye Doria, and
Andy (Donaldson?) of CSU for working in the wet and cold. Thanks to Jeff Saeger for designing the excellent
advanced courses, and for jumping in to help with the last-minute control hanging. Thanks to Michael Commons for
designing the Yellow and Sprint courses, and for the loan of a Windows PC. (OCAD & SportIdent don't do Mac.)
Thanks to Peter Frykman for training us on the workings of e-punch. Thanks to the Wrentham DPW for allowing us to
park in their field.
Special Thanks to David Binette and Pelle Wahlstrom, who worked selflessly the entire day.
Extra-special Thanks to the estimable Joanne Sankus, who worked all day, and had the foresight
to bring extra tarps, ropes, and a very necessary canopy-hold-down strap.
Congratulations to the 2009 NEOC Club Champions!
F-14 | Isabel Bryant |
F-16 | Meg Parson |
M-16 | Carl Underwood |
M-18 | Ben Parson |
M-20 | Carl Underwood |
F-21+ | Siobhan Fleming |
M-21+ | Dan Westerberg |
M-35+ | Aaron Aaker |
M-40+ | Hans Granden |
F-45+ | Barb Bryant |
M-45+ | David Yee |
M-50+ | Tim Parson |
F-55+ | Faye Doria |
M-60+ | Jim Crawford |
M-65+ | Peter Amram |
M-70+ | Terry Keegan |
WHITE -- 1.6 km -- 11 controls |
Lynx & Morgan | 32:00 | |
Hannah de Groot | 40:00 | |
Amber Fieldgrove | 40:00 | |
Ashley McCan | 40:00 | |
Chris Teng | 42:50 | |
YELLOW -- 2.0 km -- 13 controls |
Isabel Bryant | 77:01 | NEOC |
Gail & Dave Robinson | MP | |
David Bryant & Reid Hammond | DNF | |
Amber Fieldgrove | DNF | |
Isabel Knight | DNF | |
Lynx Mitchell | DNF | |
Jamison Roland | DNF | |
Katherine Shih | DNF | |
ORANGE -- 3.7 km -- 13 controls |
Carl Underwood | 34:10 | NEOC |
Meg Parson | 66:18 | NEOC |
Tinkerbell Chestnut | 111:56 | |
Ashley, Marisa, Matt | DNF | |
John Kernochan | DNF | |
Chelsea Robinson & Natasha Menanso | DNF | |
David Tylinski | DNF | |
BROWN -- 3.2 km -- 11 controls -- [splits] |
Alex Jospe | 55:10 | CSU |
Peter Amram | 73:56 | NEOC |
Jeffrey Tingle | 74:24 | NEOC |
Terry Keegan | 77:40 | NEOC |
Lynette Boos | 92:21 | |
Karl Stephens | 126:52 | NEOC |
Faye Doria | 137:45 | NEOC |
GREEN -- 5.4 km -- 13 controls -- [splits] |
Tim Parson | 61:20 | NEOC |
Ben Parson | 67:30 | NEOC |
Dean Sturtevant | 92:28 | NEOC |
Barb Bryant | 98:19 | NEOC |
Jim Crawford | 98:52 | NEOC |
David Field | 127:21 | NEOC |
Andy McIlvaine | 183:04 | NEOC |
Wendy Johnecheck | MP | |
Chris Sherwood | DNF | |
Calvin Underwood | DNF | |
Mark Webb | DNF | |
RED -- 6.8 km -- 17 controls -- [splits] |
Hans Granden | 65:42 | |
Dancho Hristov | 70:33 | NEOC |
Clem McGrath | 85:20 | |
Carl Underwood | 95:52 | NEOC |
Aaron Aaker | 98:30 | NEOC |
Dan Westerberg | 99:08 | NEOC |
Vadim Afonkin | 104:45 | NEOC |
Mika Latva-Kokko | 112:14 | NEOC |
Siobhan Fleming | 129:15 | NEOC |
David Yee | 130:21 | NEOC |
Jeff Brault | 151:36 | |
Chris Bradford | 161:27 | NEOC |
Will Daniels | MP | |
Mike Sarnawski | MP | |
Jeff Schapiro | MP | |
Andrew Donaldson | DNF | |
Ashley Mossa | DNF | |
Vadim Zharnitsky | DNF | |
Sprint 1 -- 2.0 km -- 13 controls |
Clem McGrath | 21:00 | |
Caroline Fleming | 84:00 | NEOC |
Michael Commons & Robin | DNF | |
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