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Quite a nice day
for exploring
Oakland and Piedmont. Families, U.C. Berkeley students, orienteers from
BAOC and GCO, and adventure racers, and runners from clubs like
Pamakids all mixed it up on the various courses. People ran into each
other here and there even though they were spread out over a large
area. Speaking of a large area, a number of our participants came from
the Sacramento region. We used two maps. BAOC's "Indian Gulch" map,
used by all courses, was first created by Bruce Wolfe in the
late
1970's - he's lived in 4 or 5 houses on the map - and he happened to
participate in the event. Steve Gregg, who also participated, made the
most recent updates to the map. The other map used was terraloco's
"Classic Oakland" map; about half of the 25 km course checkpoints were
placed on it. It's not hard to find places on the street map, but the
variety of routes available made it an interesting challenge.
Thank you to Michelle Doppelt of Oakland Parks and Recreation
for help with
getting the permit at Dimond Park. And to Vicki Woolworth and Steve
Gregg for flyering at BAOC events in February. Thanks to
Vladimir
Gusiatnikov for his help with registration and the remote aid station,
and Lisa Tracy for staffing the near aid station.
Results
- scroll down to see combined results for all
categories of the 5, 10, and 25 km courses
5 km
Family
1. Milo's First
Race - Lori Lewis, Peter Henderson, Milo Henderson 2:36:09
(untimed) Barbara Robben, Katie Fox, Linnea Fox
5 km
Women's Masters
1. The Roamers -
Susan Kaymon, Claire Kaymon, Melissa Davids 1:20:03
2. Judy Koehler 1:47:18
3. Nancy Lindeman 2:02:21
5 km
Men's Masters
1. Harold DeMoss
1:17:24
5 km
Mixed Open
1. Becky Chao,
Chih-Han Lee 2:29:03
5 km Men's Open
1. Chris Buchner
1:11:30
10 km
Family
1. Milk - Emma
Jansson, Mats Jansson, Tristan Sloane 2:37:46
2. The Gray Dahlias - Brent
Kobashi, Mark Chan, Lyen Huang, Rebecca Kim, Sarah Kim 3:51:40 (with
diaper change)
10 km
Mixed Masters
1. Tortoise +
Turtle - Marina Keating, Joe Maffei 1:35:40
2. Moragans 2:02:51
3. The Terrible Twosome 2:29:30
10 km
Women's Masters
1. Penny - Penny
DeMoss 1:29:37
2. Vicki - Vicki Woolworth 1:45:47
3. Jennifer Kerr, Joan Roos, Marsha Jacobs 2:39:45
4. Terri Hunt 2:44:36
10 km
Men's Masters
1. Orienteer
California - Bruce Wolfe 1:09:43
2. Gavin - Gavin Wyatt-Mair 1:28:52
3. Jim Fish 2:39:52
4. Team Origami - Jeff Lanam 2:58:00
10 km
Women's Open
1. Erika Kikuchi
1:51:22
10 km
Men's Open
1. Pamakids -
Anders Ryerson, John Gieng 1:24:15
25 km
Men's Open
1. Jonas Kjall
2:03:25
25 km
Duathlon Mixed Masters
1. Von - David
Von Holder, Cynthia Royer (transition 2:23) 4:19:10
25 km
Duatholon Men's Masters
1. SLG - Steve
Gregg (transition 1:17:24) 2:34:25
5 km +
Bike 12.5 km Duathlon Mixed Open
1. Zoo Crew -
Jamie Maddaloni, Dawna Komorosky, Miguel Rivera, Laura Walpert
(transition 1:49:46) 3:52:40
25 km
Duathlon Men's Open
1. Dennis - Dennis Wilkinson (transition
1:16:00) 2:17:20
2.
Team Tecnu - Kyle Peter, Brian Schmitz (transition 1:20:03) 2:36:30
3. S-express - Sergey Frolov (transition 1:51:00)
3:30:48
5 km
combined
Chris Buchner
1:11:30
Harold DeMoss 1:17:24
The Roamers - Susan Kaymon, Claire
Kaymon, Melissa Davids 1:20:03
Judy Koehler 1:47:18
Nancy Lindeman 2:02:21
Becky Chao, Chih-Han Lee 2:29:03
Milo's
First Race - Lori Lewis, Peter Henderson, Milo Henderson 2:36:09
10 km
combined
Orienteer
California - Bruce Wolfe 1:09:43
Pamakids -
Anders Ryerson, John Gieng 1:24:15
Gavin -
Gavin Wyatt-Mair 1:28:52
Penny - Penny DeMoss 1:29:37
Tortoise + Turtle - Marina Keating, Joe
Maffei 1:35:40
Vicki - Vicki Woolworth 1:45:47
Erika Kikuchi 1:51:22
Moragans 2:02:51
The
Terrible Twosome 2:29:30
Milk - Emma
Jansson, Mats Jansson, Tristan Sloane 2:37:46
Jennifer
Kerr, Joan Roos, Marsha Jacobs 2:39:45
Jim
Fish 2:39:52
Terri
Hunt 2:44:36
Team
Origami - Jeff Lanam 2:58:00
The Gray Dahlias - Brent
Kobashi, Mark Chan, Lyen Huang, Rebecca Kim, Sarah Kim 3:51:40 (with
diaper change)
25 km
combined
Jonas Kjall 2:03:25
Dennis - Dennis Wilkinson
(transition 1:16:00) 2:17:20
SLG - Steve
Gregg (transition 1:17:24) 2:34:25
Team Tecnu - Kyle Peter, Brian Schmitz
(transition 1:20:03) 2:36:30
S-express - Sergey Frolov (transition 1:51:00) 3:30:48
Von - David Von Holder, Cynthia Royer
(transition 2:23) 4:19:10
Original
announcements
Enjoy a
5, 10, or 25 km map adventure trek to find interesting checkpoints!
Enjoy a romp
through the foothills and hills of Oakland and Piedmont! The secret
staircases, curvy streets, and rolling topography will reward
thoughtful navigators - not only with improved routes, but a nice
intimate knowledge of the historical and charming hill neighborhoods.
All of the
courses - 5, 10, or 25 km - may be done on foot. Only the 25 km course
has a Duathlon option which will begin with the 10
km course on foot followed by the rest on bike after a map exchange.
The courses are
very different from last year's Oakland events!
Event update - Feb. 5:
Actual course lengths, measured by the best routes
I could think of: 6.2 km, 11.4 km, and 25.1 km. All
courses are very hilly. Mostly paved, but some trail sections which can
be slippery, and possibly one steep trail slope, depending on which
route you take. The courses have been
vetted (checked) by Vladimir Gusiatnikov.
Some photos from the course are now available.
Event
Schedule:
9:00 Registration
open
9:45 Registration closes
9:50 Course briefing
10:00 Mass start, all courses
2:00 All courses close
Courses
and Team Categories
Course lengths
are targeted to be 5, 10, and 25 km.
Everybody's on a
team of 1 to 5 people. Sign up ahead of time or at the event
individually; you will register your team the day of the event. So,
teams do not sign up ahead of time, but every individual on the team
who wants a reduced entry price should sign up online ahead of time.
Every team will
be in one of four categories: Junior - all
participants under 18; Masters - average age of
participants is 40 or more; Family - mix of
juniors and non-juniors; everybody else is Open.
There will be
award certificates for the top three teams in each category on each
course.
So how
does this work?
Please be registered
by 9:45 so we can start on time. You can leave non-valuable
items at the registration area, which will be monitored by event
staff. You're also allowed to leave stuff like car keys if
they're put in a sealed "lunch bag" type thing clearly labeled
with your full name.
10 minutes before
the 10:00 mass start there will be a course
briefing with information that will be helpful to you in completing the
course. You'll receive an event "passport" for marking checkpoints.
Then maps will be handed out.
You can get the
checkpoints in any order, and finding the best route or tour to get
them all is an interesting part of the challenge. If you're using a
bike in the duathlon category, the checkpoints will
be divided into multiple sets - some, you will get on foot, and the
others, you are allowed to use your bicycle to find them.
At checkpoints,
you will answer a multiple choice question about a recognizable map
feature, or you will find an orange and white marker and use its
attached hole puncher to mark a punch pattern on your event passport.
To place in the event, you need to correctly mark all checkpoints on
your passport.
There will be
water and snacks available at the start and finish and, for the 10 km
and 25 km participants, at an aid station out on
the course. If this might not be enough for you, consider bringing your
own water and energy snacks to carry with you.
What
will I need?
- Comfortable
clothes for moving around.
- Comfortable
shoes good on trails and pavement.
- Head cover,
and apply sunscreen to exposed skin.
- A pen or
pencil (or two) to mark answers on your Q & A
sheet.
- Biking
gear - 25 km Duathlon participants only:
Helmet and bike lock are mandatory.
Optional
gear:
- Compass: it's
not necessary, but could help you reorient your map if you're
disoriented.
- GPS logger: it
might be fun to record your route, but don't use it to aid your
navigation. That's why you have a map!
- Mobile phone
- Food, energy
snacks, and water, in case you might need to refuel in between aid
stops.
Hazards
- Traffic: major
roads will be crossed. Please observe the rules of pedestrian safety,
and don't read the map while crossing roads.
- Broken
staircases: there are two that are passable but with very poor footing.
Best to avoid these. They are marked with a purple cross-hatch on the
map.
- Trails: Can
be slippery, muddy, and have steep sections. One very short connector
trail in particular that some may use is very steep, and I had
difficulty going down it in my worn-smooth trail running shoes.
Cost and
Registration:
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signup online by February 27
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signup online by March 3
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event
day signup
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Adults,
per person
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5 km =
$10
10 km = $15
25 km = $25
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5 km =
$15
10 km = $20,
25 km = $30
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5 km =
$20,
10 km = $30,
25 km = $40
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Students
and juniors, per person
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5 km =
$5
10 km = $7
25 km = $12
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5 km =
$7
10 km = $10
25 km = $15
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When you signup online, you are not committing to show up or
pay. Online signups help us prepare for the event. We'd rather be
overprepared, and we encourage you to sign up ahead of time if you have
any interest in attending.
Directions:
We are meeting at
the Redwood picnic site at the south end of the park near the north end
of Dimond Ave.
From Interstate
580 coming from San Francisco / Downtown Oakland, take the Fruitvale
Ave. exit, turn left onto Fruitvale Ave., go about two blocks to
Macarthur Ave., turn left, go one block to Dimond Ave., turn right, and
park near the end of the street.
From Interstate
580 coming from Hayward / East Oakland, take the Fruitvale / Coolidge
Ave. exit, then follow the freeway's frontage road that parallels the
freeway until you reach Fruitvale Ave. Turn right onto Fruitvale Ave.,
go about two blocks to Macarthur Ave., turn left, go one block to
Dimond Ave., turn right, and park near the end of the street.
Public
Transit
On Saturdays, the
AC Transit bus lines NL, 57, 11, 62, 20, 21 all stop at Fruitvale Ave.
and Macarthur Ave. All those lines also pickup at BART stations.
Event
Contact: Rex, 5 1 0 - 6 8 1 - 6 1 8 1, rex@terraloco.com
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