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Fresh! Although, a bit balmy. 66
adventures traveled from places like Texas, Sacramento, and
Scotts Valley to the Belmont Sports Complex. And then their
feet and bicycle wheels traversed the isles of the Lost
Lagoon. Team Digger also featured a 50 lb. pack and pushed a
stroller - talk about extreme training! The venerable
Adventure Turtles team "got the band back together" to
celebrate Nancy's upcoming 70th birthday - this group had
the two visiting Texans. From Berkeley we had two cub scout
packs and San Jose fielded a team from Lynbrook
High School. One student who attends Westminster School
in Connecticut is interested in making a local map and
bringing map sport to his local community. I'm learning
about the stories behind the team names - the
7 Questions Tour team travels the world and tends to
get asked the same seven questions. I wonder if one of
the questions is "What are the seven questions?" And among
the participants, we welcome recent arrivals to the area
from Sweden, Bangers + Mash from San Diego, and the
Whidbey Island Nerds returning from the Seattle
Area.
Thank you all for a fun event! With
all the work put in making the
map, I intend to put on
another Lost Lagoon event next year with a different
start and finish location and a night option. (Or, a
moonlight event with a day option.)
Thanks to our sponsors, the
Racing
with Giants adventure race
team, contact them if you are interested in AR or just
joining them for some fun training - kayaking, mountain
biking, and other adventures. Also thanks to
Zombie
Runner, a cool running store
and cafe in Palo Alto, for the swag bags!
Thank you's:
Registration helpers: Julien Lallemand
and Alex from Racing
With Giants, Vladimir
Gusiatnikov
Aid station: Vladimir Gusiatnikov, Lani Schreibstein
Photography: Lani Schreibstein, Vladimir
Gusiatnikov
Room Setup: Chris from City of Belmontf
Results -
Categorized
5 km Family
1. The Wild Ones 2:18:30
2. Pack 30 Webelos I+II 2:39:00
5 km Masters Women
1. Team Bree: Lara Willing, Margaret
Bierman 1:29:05
2. Silva and Judy: Silva Sheppard, Judy Koehler
1:36:26
5 km Masters Mixed
1. Chelrose 1:30:20 (+1 penalty
minutes)
2. The Adventure Turtles 1:59:46
5 km Open Women
1. Anonymous 0:47:38
5km Open Women Choose Your Own
Adventure
1. Letty Flores 2:23:30
10 km Family
1. Brent & Matt 1:30:00 (+1
penalty minutes)
2. Digger 2:37:55
10 km Junior Men
1. Ronald Yeung: 1:47:29
2. One Man Band: William Kim 2:54:34
10 km Masters Women
1. Penny DeMoss: 1:23:30
2. Wonder Girls: Vicki Woolworth, Kim Granger, Bo Sun,
Chantha Sun 2:16:30
3. Las Bonitas: Joan Roos, Jennifer Kerr 3:11:00
10 km Masters Men
1. Brad Wetmore: 1:24:15 (+1 penalty
minutes)
2. Round & Round: Bob Baylor 1:43:15
3. Team Markowitz: Frank Markowitz 1:50:44
4. Chupacabra: Mark Blair 1:51:46
10 km Open Women
1. Erika Kikuchi: 1:30:20 (+1 penalty
minutes)
10 km Open Mixed
1. Team India 3:08:33
2. Nekketsu HIgh School Orienteering Club 3:23:52
10 km Open Men
1. Pivot: Darren Don 2:33:05 (+1
penalty minutes)
25 km Junior Women Choose Your Own
Adventure
1. LHS 3:54:00
25 km Masters Mixed
1. Whidbey Island Nerds: Heidi
Cusworth, Bill Cusworth 4:00:25
25 km Masters Men
1. Greg Favor: 3:34:40
25 km Open Mixed
1. Bangers + Mash: Lucy Beard, Nigel
Beard 3:57:20 (+1 penalty minutes)
25 km Duathlon Masters
Women
1. 7 Questions Tour: Ilya Pratt, Lori
Lewis 3:15:20
25 km Duathlon Masters
Men
1. Steve: Steve Gregg 2:32:47
2. One Big Guy: Geoffrey Sears 2:48:41
25 km Duathlon Open
Men
1. Dennis: Dennis Wilkinson 1:54:19
(+1 penalty minutes)
Results - Overall
5 km
Anonymous 0:47:38
Team Bree: Lara Willing, Margaret Bierman 1:29:05
Chelrose 1:30:20 (+1 penalty minutes)
Silva and Judy: Silva Sheppard, Judy Koehler 1:36:26
The Adventure Turtles 1:59:46
The Wild Ones 2:18:30
Pack 30 Webelos I+II 2:39:00
10 km
Penny DeMoss: 1:23:30
Brad Wetmore: 1:24:15 (+1 penalty minutes)
Brent & Matt 1:30:00 (+1 penalty minutes)
Erika Kikuchi: 1:30:20 (+1 penalty minutes)
Round & Round: Bob Baylor 1:43:15
Ronald Yeung: 1:47:29
Team Markowitz: Frank Markowitz 1:50:44
Chupacabra: Mark Blair 1:51:46
Wonder Girls: Vicki Woolworth, Kim Granger, Bo Sun, Chantha
Sun 2:16:30
Pivot: Darren Don 2:33:05 (+1 penalty minutes)
Digger 2:37:55
One Man Band: William Kim 2:54:34
Team India 3:08:33
Las Bonitas: Joan Roos, Jennifer Kerr 3:11:00
Nekketsu HIgh School Orienteering Club 3:23:52
25 km Foot
Greg Favor: 3:34:40
Bangers + Mash: Lucy Beard, Nigel Beard 3:57:20 (+1 penalty
minutes)
Whidbey Island Nerds: Heidi Cusworth, Bill Cusworth
4:00:25
25 km Duathlon
Dennis: Dennis Wilkinson 1:54:19 (+1
penalty minutes)
Steve: Steve Gregg 2:32:47
One Big Guy: Geoffrey Sears 2:48:41
7 Questions Tour: Ilya Pratt, Lori Lewis 3:15:20
Original event
information
Event Update posted
August
9.
Enjoy a 5, 10, or 25 km map
adventure trek to find interesting
checkpoints!
The coastal communities of San Mateo
and Foster City provide an interesting maze of lagoons to
navigate, with a circular street pattern to make the route
planning a bit different. Enjoy the island hopping and bay
viewing.
All of the courses - 5, 10, or 25 km -
may be done on foot. The 10 and 25 km have a section that
may be done on a bike if you sign up yourself or your team
in the Duathlon category.
Event Schedule:
9:00 Registration open
9:40 Registration closes
9:45 Course briefing
10:00 Mass start, all courses
2:00 All courses close
Courses and Team
Categories
The course lengths of 5, 10, and 25 km
are approximate; more exact lengths will be published prior
to the event.
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 9:40 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 - 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: many major roads
will be crossed. Please observe the rules of pedestrian
safety, and don't read the map while crossing
roads.
Cost and Registration:
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signup
online by August
7
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signup
online by August
11
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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:
The event center is the conference
room inside the Belmont Sports Complex. It is located on
Island Parkway in the city of Belmont.
Coming from San Jose on U.S. Highway
101: Take the Ralston Ave. exit. At the end of the off ramp,
there is a traffic light. Continue straight onto Island
Parkway. Make the third left into the Belmont Sports Complex
parking lot, just after crossing the creek.
Coming from San Francisco on U.S. Highway 101: Take the
Ralston Ave. exit. At the end of the off ramp, there is a
traffic light. Turn left, and cross over the freeway. Then,
make your first left onto Island Parkway. Make the third
left into the Belmont Sports Complex parking lot, just after
crossing the creek.
Public Transit:
Take Caltrain
to the Belmont station. It is located on Ralston Ave. Then
walk or bike northeast on Ralston Ave. toward the bay for
about half a mile. After you cross U.S. Highway 101, you
will make a left turn onto Island Parkway. The Belmont
Sports Complex is the third left turn a car could make, just
after crossing the creek.
Event Contact: Rex, 5 1 0 - 6 8
1 - 6 1 8 1, rex@terraloco.com
August 9
Event Update
1. What's it like out
there?
This really feels like the island
life. Hawaii by the bay. Lots of water and the courses get
you to nice vistas. There are many pathways connecting
streets (and leading to hidden parks) and quite a multitude
of flavors of housing tracts - many different themes and
vibes. I thoroughly enjoyed myself setting the
courses.
No hills to speak of, but some of
those bridges will surprise you! And some of the parks have
what I'll call "moguls." There are some busy roads to cross
(not so much for the 5k course) and I would advise
considering that in your route planning. What looks like a
"multilane" road on the map is probably busy to cross for
most of its length. Where those roads cross bridges, there
are often paths that go underneath the bridge of the
multilane roadway, FYI. Sometimes, to cross a bridge, you
have to go underneath it first, then climb a ramp to reach
the pedestrian path which is embedded in the middle of the
bridge!
2. The map
At 1:15000, it almost fills an 11" x
17" sheet of paper, and it's completely custom made -
meaning, I mapped the whole area myself. No USGS, no
OpenStreetMap, no Google, no aerial photo - it's all drawn
with CAD tools. Very detailed. I'm not claiming
perfection, but it's way better than anything out there. You
know where you can go and where you can and can't cross. Of
note: three kinds of olive green - regular olive green means
neighborhoods with uncrossable yards, olive green with
hatching indicates apartment complexes that are crossable,
and olive green with black lines means "private, don't go
there." With this map, everybody gets the whole enchilada -
those on the 5k, just fold it in half, and you're
good!
3. The courses
Nothing's hard to find here,
especially with the very detailed map. Still, you need to
pay attention - because if you do lose contact with the map,
it can be tricky to relocate when you're in streety
neighborhoods. The route choice problems are supreme, thanks
to the weird street layout and large water obstacles. I am
not totally confident I picked the best routes for these
courses, so you might end up with a shorter distance
traveled:
The 5km course - as the crow flies, 5
km, Rex's distance on foot is 7.5 km.
The 10km course - as the crow flies,
10 km, Rex's distance on foot is 13 km.
The 25km course - as the crow flies,
20 km, Rex's distance on foot is 25 km.
4. For duathlon
participants
Duathlon participants will do the 5km
course on foot first, followed by the remaining 10km or 25km
checkpoints on bike. A road bike is best. There are some
very short dirt sections, but most everything is paved.
Please do not bike _through_ parks, and where you deem
appropriate, _dismount_ your bike so as not to annoy
folks.
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