CNYO 21st Annual ROGAINE -- Event Results

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 (22:40 EDT) — Mark Dominie
OK. Barb and I have finally gotten out of the woods (We actually made it home Monday evening but we were too tired to send this out then). We took a few hours to nap on Sunday until about 5:30 pm when the wind let up a bit and then we started to tear down base camp. At about 7 pm, the rain also stopped (an hour earlier than I predicted to the Doubting Thomas's with only one more quick shower around 8 pm with some stars trying to peak through by 10 pm) so we went to pick up some of the road controls before sunset. Or more correctly attempted to pick up controls. The only road out of the state forest at that time that wasn't blocked by downed trees was TT 1 heading due south back to CR 24. Once on main roads, road crews had cleared enough trees to get around but cutting through the forest roads was going to have to wait until about noon Monday.

So, now it's time for the "official" awards ceremony that was kinda skipped over Sunday. Below are the final scores & results after going over each card again very carefully in a warmer, drier, more comfortable environment. We're pretty sure most 24-hour competitors that were supposed to receive awards got them thrown in their general direction as they were trying to head for higher ground (we were on the top of a hill!) but in case we missed anyone, 1st place should have received a small metal water bottle, 2nd place received cheaper "China-made special" water bottles, and 3rd place received small sippy cups. The 6- & 12-hour awards were done when weather conditions were a bit more pleasant. Congratulations one and all.

Also, congratulations to Tim Grant, the 2011 winner of the Tri-Fecta Cup. We'll be sending the final standings for that award later this week.

Officially only the punch card with noticeable punch holes (or in some cases slight dimples) count towards your score, not the sign-in board, not your guarantee that you really were there but the control must be missing (sorry Jeremy, #54 is exactly where it's supposed to be and at least 10 other teams found it with no problem), not your intentions of visiting the site but the "scary trees" falling in the woods changed your plans. If no marks are visible on the card we can't assume that you've actually visited a control. If you emphatically believe your total should be different than posted feel free to contact us but as those who know me realize it probably won't do much good. While on the topic of punches, you newbie's (and some not so) when doing future events need to really be sure to squeeze the pin punch together accurately in the intended box to get a good clear imprint through the card. If the person doing the punching is "slight" of build and lacks hand strength then have the other team member do it. One of the toughest things for meet officials is to get reliable quick results while dealing with tired irritable competitors when trying to figure out if what is on the punch card is an attempt to punch or just some wrinkle in the card. OK, enough venting.

Now, a challenge. The participation in this, CNYO's 21st edition of the regular ROGAINE, was a bit low but due to "certain" circumstances we feel was one of the more entertaining and "successful" (no one was crushed, blew away, or actually drowned!). We feel the story is definitely worth sharing but both Barb and myself are just too busy (lazy?) to compile a decent and timely article for Orienteering North America (ONA) (the national Orienteering publication) or other outlets. If there are any creative individuals out there who wish to tell of not only your team's accomplishments but your overall adventures (I know some of you do extensive blogs) please send us your "Adventures with Irene". We'll post these stories on the CNYO web site and if any are particularly entertaining we'll forward them to Donna Flugel for inclusion in a future ONA issue.

As mentioned earlier, we stuck around Monday and picked up just short of half of all of the controls. A couple of you have already sent me messages that you're willing to head out again to help pick up a few controls (we'll contact you shortly with what still needs to be done) later this week. We're planning heading up again Friday and hope to get all done before the holiday so if anyone really wants to get a bit more training in contact me ASAP to arrange what, where, and when.

Thanks to all and hope you all have an event to remember, if not for your prowess than at least for the conditions.

Wednesday, September 2, 2011 (21:47 EDT) — Barb Campbell
Mark and Barb,
Now that I've caught up on my sleep, I wanted to send a big THANK YOU for all your work on last weekend's rogaine. It really is mind boggling how much effort goes into an event of this scale but you guys always do a great job. Jason and I had a terrific time and enjoyed the challenges of the course. Heck, we even enjoyed the rain. (The wind, not so much - but you get what you get!)
You mentioned in your post-race message that you'd be interested in seeing our blog write-ups of the event. Eric Smith wrote me yesterday and asked if I would consider submitting mine to ONA. I'd be happy to do so but I'd want to confirm that you are OK with what I've said. You are also welcome to link it to the CNYO website if you'd like. For publication in ONA, I wouldn't be able to use the "rain" photos in my blog since I took them from major news outlets and don't have the rights to the photographs. (I don't think this is a problem for the CNYO website, however.) If anyone took some rain or wind photos at the event, perhaps they could be submitted to ONA with the article instead. I do have a few pre-race photos of competitors and I think the weather bureau photos of the hurricane are in the public domain, so that might be enough.

Place	Team	Class	Total
Overall Results
Central New York Orienteering		August 27-28, 2011
ROGAINE XXI		Charles E. Baker State Forest Sherburne, NY
1	Laurentian Rogaine Francis Falardeau & Benoit Turcotte	24-Hour Male	2,667
2	Checkpoint Tree Hugger Barb Campbell & Jason Urckfitz	24-Hour Coed	2,583
3	MBR/Dontgetlost.ca Audrey Kelly & Tim Grant	24-Hour Coed	2,542
4	Nightcrawlers Eric & Mary Smith	24-Hour Master	2,076
5	Thunder Road Brad & Ken Lohiser	24-Hour Male	1,993
6	The Reentrants Gary Maslanka & Frank Boscoe	24-Hour Male	1,943
7	GPS Jeremy Colgan & Debbie Nicholl	24-Hour Coed	1,835
8	Kvasir & Mimer II Pavel Korniliev & Keegan Kelsey	24-Hour Male	1,618
9	Woods Wanderers Anne Schwartz & Stina Bridgeman	24-Hour Female	1,464
10	Vignette Marcy & John Beard	24-Hour Coed	1,463
11	GHO SLO Jim & Sue Waddinton	24-Hour Master	1,230
12	Whateveryouwant Skip & Nicole Rooney	24-Hour Coed	1,160
13	Adventure Pocono Derek Lawrence & Brian Reiss	24-Hour Male	1,067
14	>>U John & Elena Wirzburger	24-Hour Coed	1,048
15	Nerdquist Mike Kipp & Russell Nordquist	24-Hour Male	976
16	Two Guys from Suffern Bernie & Aleck Breton	24-Hour Male	815
17	OMGeez Anna & Elina Breton	24-Hour Junior	815
Place	Team	Class	Total
1	Irene's Achilles Chris Hand & Mike Cullen	12-Hour Male	1,297
2	R2D2 Ben Chagnon & Craig Faller	12-Hour Male	1,051
3	Y-B-Normal Ron Barron & Doug Sevon	12-Hour Master	985
4	The Byrds Daniel Neuhaus & Keg Good	12-Hour Coed	963
5	Turtle and the Hare Sydney & Rich Madden	12-Hour Coed	834
6	Safari Sisters Macy & Tayler Madden	12-Hour Female	683
Place	Team	Class	Total
1	T&T Matti & Matt Torniainen	6-Hour Male	881
2	Office Rangers Allen Quirk & Art Godin	6-Hour Male	586
3	D&E Dorinda Hamilton & Emmanuel Bryant	6-Hour Coed	523
4	Doremus Gene & Rory Doremus & Amamda Murray	6-Hour Coed	332

Place	Team	Class	Total
Results by Class
Central New York Orienteering		August 27-28, 2011
ROGAINE XXI		Charles E. Baker State Forest Sherburne, NY
1	Laurentian Rogaine Francis Falardeau & Benoit Turcotte	24-Hour Male	2,667
2	Thunder Road Brad & Ken Lohiser	24-Hour Male	1,993
3	The Reentrants Gary Maslanka & Frank Boscoe	24-Hour Male	1,943
4	Kvasir & Mimer II Pavel Korniliev & Keegan Kelsey	24-Hour Male	1,618
5	Adventure Pocono Derek Lawrence & Brian Reiss	24-Hour Male	1,067
6	Nerdquist Mike Kipp & Russell Nordquist	24-Hour Male	976
7	Two Guys from Suffern Bernie & Aleck Breton	24-Hour Male	815
Place	Team	Class	Total
1	Checkpoint Tree Hugger Barb Campbell & Jason Urckfitz	24-Hour Coed	2,583
2	MBR/Dontgetlost.ca Audrey Kelly & Tim Grant	24-Hour Coed	2,542
3	GPS Jeremy Colgan & Debbie Nicholl	24-Hour Coed	1,835
4	Vignette Marcy & John Beard	24-Hour Coed	1,463
5	Whateveryouwant Skip & Nicole Rooney	24-Hour Coed	1,160
6	>>U John & Elena Wirzburger	24-Hour Coed	1,048
Place	Team	Class	Total
1	Woods Wanderers Anne Schwartz & Stina Bridgeman	24-Hour Female	1,464
Place	Team	Class	Total
1	Nightcrawlers Eric & Mary Smith	24-Hour Master	2,076
2	GHO SLO Jim & Sue Waddinton	24-Hour Master	1,230
Place	Team	Class	Total
1	OMGeez Anna & Elina Breton	24-Hour Junior	815
Place	Team	Class	Total
1	Irene's Achilles Chris Hand & Mike Cullen	12-Hour Male	1,297
2	R2D2 Ben Chagnon & Craig Faller	12-Hour Male	1,051
Place	Team	Class	Total
1	The Byrds Daniel Neuhaus & Keg Good	12-Hour Coed	963
2	Turtle and the Hare Sydney & Rich Madden	12-Hour Coed	834
Place	Team	Class	Total
1	Safari Sisters Macy & Tayler Madden	12-Hour Female	683
Place	Team	Class	Total
1	Y-B-Normal Ron Barron & Doug Sevon	12-Hour Master	985
Place	Team	Class	Total
1	T&T Matti & Matt Torniainen	6-Hour Male	881
2	Office Rangers Allen Quirk & Art Godin	6-Hour Male	586
Place	Team	Class	Total
1	D&E Dorinda Hamilton & Emmanuel Bryant	6-Hour Coed	523
2	Doremus Gene & Rory Doremus & Amamda Murray	6-Hour Coed	332

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