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The New England Orienteering Club Proudly Announces
The NEOC
Spring Rock Festival
and 2006 US
Intercollegiate Orienteering Championships
April 8
& 9
Day 1: Short Course Event and Sprint
Relay, Wells State
Park, Sturbridge, MA
Day 2: Classic Distance Event, Mashamoquet
Brook State
Park, Pomfret, CT
Standard USOF age classes
plus individual and team competition in the Varsity and JV classes. The top
three eligible men and women in the Varsity class will be named to
represent the US at the
2006 World University
Orienteering Championships in the Slovak Republic
this summer.
Start
times are now available.
The walk to start on Day 1 is 500 m, all flat (10 min). The walk to start on Day 2 is 700
meters, with some climb at the end (15-20 min). Parking will be near the Finish both days.
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Competition
(see
Course Information below)
Two-day combined-time competition, with a three-person Sprint Relay on
Saturday afternoon (sign up form in pdf format). For
advanced levels, the Short courses on Saturday morning will be
approximately 2/3 normal length and the Classic courses on Sunday will be
1/3 longer. Individual awards
will be given to the top three finishers in each class. Click here to see a list of confirmed entries.
Varsity men and women will
compete on Red and Green Y, respectively. JV men and women will both
compete on Orange. Everyone entered in the Varsity and
JV classes is eligible for individual USOF Championship medals and engraved
plaques.
Varsity and JV teams of 3 to
5 people from the same college can include both men and women. Each Varsity
and JV team will select 3 people to run the Sprint Relay officially. Each team's three best times on the
Short course, three best times on the Classic course, and overall Relay
time will be added together to calculate IC team awards. Trophies will be awarded to
the top three Varsity and JV teams.
Varsity competitors who
belong to the same USOF club and have declared that club to be their
primary club can compete for the traveling Club Championship Cup,
regardless of whether they attend the same school. USMAOC is the current holder of the
cup and CSU won it in 2004.
Club teams must have 3 to 5 students on them and can be the same as
Varsity teams if everyone on a Varsity team also belongs to the same club. Scoring for the Club Championship
will be based only on each team's three best times on the Short course
combined with the team's three best times on the Classic course.
The Sprint Relay is open to
everyone and will be a fundraiser for the 2006 US
World University Orienteering
Championships team. The relay
will be part of the scoring for the Varsity and JV team competition. For everyone else it is intended as
a fun, informal event (and good practice for the Sprint Series). Relay legs will be fast,
partly in the woods, partly in the campground area. All
controls in the three-person relay will be appropriate for orienteers at the Orange
level and above. Legs will be mixed so each team will run all three loops
but not in the same order. A two-person W/Y relay will also be
offered. Orienteers
who graduated from the same college might consider putting together an
alumni team (in keeping with the Intercollegiate theme). Delicious chocolate prizes to the
fastest three teams in the Varsity, JV, College Club, 3-point, 6-point,
9-point, and W/Y categories!
To form 3-point, 6-point,
and 9-point relay teams, use the following numbers:
1 point for ages 17-20 or 35-49;
2 points for ages 15, 16, or 50-59;
3 points for less than age 15 or 60+.
Females of any age get an
additional 2 points. Thus, a 16
year-old female would be a 4-point runner, a 47-year-old male would be a
1-point runner, and a 23-year-old male would be given 0 points. The members of a 3-point relay
team need to have at least 3 points collectively; a 6-point team would need
at least 6 points collectively, etc.
Sprint Relay sign-up form (pdf).
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Day
1
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Wells State Park, Sturbridge, MA. 2005 map with recent updates. Short course AM: 1:7,500, 5 m;
Sprint relay PM: 1:5,000, 5m.
Typical New England glacial
topography, including a mix of hills with large rock features, and
flatter previously farmed areas with stone walls. There is an extensive
trail network. The forest has a mix of runnability
from open pine woods to mixed hardwoods with small underbrush. There are
also several water features and some dense patches of mountain laurel.
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Directions: Take the Mass Turnpike (I-90) to
Exit #9/Sturbridge or take I-84 E from Hartford. Get off I-84 at Exit #3A and
follow Rt. 20 E for 1.7 miles. Turn L onto Rt. 49 N and go 1 mile. Turn L
at the Wells State Park entrance sign and go
straight for 1 mile until you reach the park.
Note: The lot is small, so
please carpool to the park if possible. You can leave extra cars in the
Wal-Mart plaza on the N side of Rt. 20, approx. 2.5 miles from Wells.
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Day
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Mashamoquet
Brook State Park, Pomfret, CT. 2001 map
with recent updates. Classic distance: 1:10,000, 5 m. The terrain is
mostly fast and relatively open for CT, with a moderate trail network.
The NW part is flatter with fewer features; the SE section is steeper,
rockier and more intricate.
Location: The park entrance is on Rt. 44, 6 miles E of Rt. 198.
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Event Center
YMCA Camp Woodstock, Camp
Road (off Rt. 198), Woodstock Valley, CT,
between the two venues. This is the location for Friday night packet pick up,
relay registration, final Intercollegiate team registration, group lodging,
and the Saturday night dinner. Packets and relay registration will also be
available at Wells
State Park on
Saturday morning.
Camp Woodstock is a beautiful year-round facility on
Black Pond with great food and lots of recreational opportunities. We hope that many orienteers -- especially college students and juniors
-- will choose to stay here for the weekend and make this a real social
occasion.
Directions
from CT and MA: Take I-84 from Hartford or the Mass Turnpike (I-90) to Exit 74 (Union, CT/ Holland, MA). Follow signs for Rt. 171 E. Follow Rt. 171 for 4.6 miles. It will make a couple of sharp turns
and take you through Bigelow Hollow.
When you reach the fork of Rts. 197 and
171, bear left onto Rt. 197 and go 1.8 miles to the intersection of Rts. 197 and 198.
Turn right and go one mile south on Rt. 198. The Camp entrance will be on the
left. Follow signs to the Event Center. Camp Woodstock
is approximately 16 miles SE of Sturbridge.
Directions
from RI: From the
junction of I-295 and US Rt. 44 near Providence,
follow Rt. 44 W for 22 miles.
Turn right onto Rt. 171 W and follow it for 10 miles to the
intersection with Rt. 198. Make
a sharp right turn onto Rt. 198 and follow it north for 2 miles. The Camp entrance will be on your
right. Follow signs to the Event Center. Camp Woodstock is approximately 47
miles from TF Green Airport in Providence/Warwick, RI.
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Air
Travel Info
TF Green Intl
Airport (Providence/Warwick, RI)
is 67 miles from Wells SP (Day 1), 35 miles from Mashamoquet
Brook SP (Day 2) & 47 miles from Camp Woodstock
(Event Center/Group Lodging).
Bradley Intl
Airport (Hartford/Windsor Locks,
CT) is 57 miles from Wells SP, 53 miles from Mashamoquet
Brook SP & 49 miles from Camp
Woodstock.
Logan Intl
Airport (Boston,
MA) is 65 miles from Wells SP, 79 miles
from Mashamoquet Brook SP & 75 miles from Camp Woodstock.
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Lodging
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Group
lodging and breakfast are available at Camp Woodstock.
We have a total of 155 spaces available for Friday and Saturday nights:
73 beds in heated buildings and 82 beds in unheated cabins. Limited additional lodging will be
available for Saturday night only.
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The
Boathouse Lodge (shown in the photo) has space for 44 people. It has a kitchen, living room with
stove, TV/DVD player, two bathrooms, and a deck overlooking the lake. The
unheated cabins have electricity and share a modern bathhouse.
The rates
are $29 per night for bunk and breakfast in heated buildings; $19 per
night for bunk and breakfast in unheated cabins. The full breakfast from
7 to 8 AM each day will include eggs, pancakes, oatmeal, cold cereal,
yogurt, fruit, juice, coffee, and tea. Continental breakfast will be
available before and after that time.
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Bring your own sleeping bag,
pillow, & towel. Free use of recreational equipment. Excellent facility for college
teams. See Registration section below for instructions on how to book group
lodging and breakfast.
Other lodging at motels, B
& Bs, and campgrounds in Sturbridge,
MA and CT:
Sturbridge Comfort Inn (closest to Day 1)
Other
Sturbridge motels and B & Bs
Feather
Hill B & B, Pomfret, CT (closest to Day
2)
King's Inn,
Putnam, CT
Best
Value Inn, Danielson, CT
Beaver Pines (RV) Campground, Woodstock,
CT: This campground is 2.8 miles N of Camp Woodstock on Rt. 198. Mention
Orienteering when you call; normally closed until mid April.
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park, Sturbridge, MA
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Registration
Sprint relay
registration will be at the Event Center on Friday night and at Wells State Park
on Saturday morning.
For Short and Classic
events, Saturday dinner, T-shirts, and child care, register
online (preferred) or with the standard USOF
A-meet entry form (pdf).
All Intercollegiate competitors
must register as individuals in either a Varsity or JV class and include
the name of their college or university and their primary USOF club. Also
include, if applicable, team contact information. A summary of the USOF
rules regarding eligibility and teams can be found here (pdf).
The early registration
deadline is March 18. Your registration is not complete until fees and
signed waivers have been received. Online registration will remain open
through March 31, but a late fee of $5 per competition day should be sent
with any payments postmarked after March 18.
Please make all checks
payable to "New England Orienteering
Club" and mail them to the Event Registrar: Jason Tong, 14 Timothy Dr, Andover, MA 01810. You can reach Jason by
telephone at (978) 475-4264 or send
mail to Jason.
Intercollegiate team lists
can be submitted at packet pickup on Friday night or can be sent to the
Registrar by e-mail in advance. Each JV, Varsity and Club team must include
a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 team members. Intercollegiate team
registration will be final on Friday night.
For group lodging and
breakfast reservations at Camp
Woodstock, please
read the Lodging information above and then contact Samantha Saeger by March 25 to make your lodging request.
Send mail to
Samantha or
call her at (617) 276-6298. If
you wish to stay with specific people, please indicate that. Once your arrangements have been
confirmed, please send the Registrar a check payable to "New England
Orienteering Club" and note that it's for Camp Woodstock.
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Child
Care
Preregistration is required with a nonrefundable $10
deposit per day, which covers 2 hours/child. Additional hours will be
charged on site at a rate of $5/hour first child, $2/hour each sibling.
Care will be provided on site during the time the parent(s) are competing.
Please indicate your needs each day as well as the numbers and ages of
children. This can be handled through the online registration process.
Raffles
Check out the WUOC Team raffle at Camp Woodstock over the weekend! Tickets will be sold
on Friday evening in the Program Lodge at Camp Woodstock (6-10 PM), at Wells
State Park on Saturday, and in the Dining Hall at Camp Woodstock on Saturday evening.
The drawing will be held between 7 and 7:30 PM at the dinner.
You do not need to be present to win. Tickets are $2 each, 3 for $5, or 7 for $10.
The items to be raffled off include: a $100 gift card donated by Eastern Mountain Sports,
an O-themed original print donated by A & E Orienteering, 4 O-themed travel mugs donated
by USOF, 4 Nalgene high-tech water bottles (750 ml) donated by the EMS Adventure Racing Team,
a jar of wildflower honey donated by Old Coot Apiaries, 2 pairs of Nike Dri-Fit running tights,
2 Lindt chocolate rabbits, an orienteering M & Ms dispenser (with M & Ms),
an O-design picture frame, a Salomon Fasttrack 200 adventure racing daypack, and several books,
including Orienteering: The Essential Guide to Equipment and Techniques by Ian Bratt.
All proceeds will benefit the 2006 US team to the
World University Orienteering Championships
in August.
Also held this weekend will be the drawing for a beautiful custom-made T-shirt quilt,
which will benefit the 2006 JWOC team. Click
here for a photo and more details about ticket sales.
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Event
Staff
Meet Director: Liz Kotowski, send mail, (978)
263-9704
Registrar:
Jason Tong, send mail, (978) 475-4264
Course
Setters: Pete Bundschuh and Nadia Popova (Short), Charlie DeWeese
(Classic),
Tim Parson
(Sprint Relay)
Vetters: Michael Hughes (Short and Sprint
Relay), J-J Cote (Classic)
Map
Coordinator: J-J Cote
Results
Chief: Ed Kotowski
Start Crew
Chiefs: Donn Springer and Kathy McArdle
Finish
Chief: Joanne Sankus
Medical/Safety Chief: Jeff Schapiro, MD
Camp Woodstock Coordinator: Samantha Saeger,
send mail,
(617) 276-6298
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Course Information
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Course
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Short, Day 1
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Classic, Day 2
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Blue
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5.6 k, 175 m, 14 controls
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12.75 k, 480 m, 27 controls
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Red
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4.7 k, 125 m, 17 controls
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8.77 k, 310 m, 19 controls
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Green X
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3.6 k, 105 m, 16 controls
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6.4 k, 220 m, 14 controls
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Green Y
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3.6 k, 105 m, 17 controls
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6.13 k, 185 m, 13 controls
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Brown
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2.8 k, 60 m, 13 controls
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4.79 k, 140 m, 11 controls
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Orange
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2.8 k, 85 m, 12 controls
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4.6 k, 135 m, 11 controls
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Yellow
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1.7 k, 35 m, 10 controls
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3.54 k, 90 m, 11 controls
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White
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1.7 k, 50 m, 9 controls
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2.85 k, 50 m, 13 controls
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3-Person Sprint Relay (legs will be
mixed, Orange level controls)
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Leg A
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1.84 k, 110 m, 9 controls
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Leg B
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1.84 k, 100 m, 11 controls
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Leg C
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2.13 k, 105 m, 9 controls
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2-Person W/Y Relay
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1.43 k, 50 m, 8 controls |
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Yellow |
1.9 k, 80 m, 11 controls |
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Fees
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Short and Classic Events
Before Federation discount of $3.00 / $1.50
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$23/day
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Ages 19+
except Intercollegiate classes
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$20/day
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Varsity
and Junior Varsity classes
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$15/day
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Juniors
ages 18 and under
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Late Fee
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Include
late fee of $5 per competition day for mailed entries or online
registration payments postmarked after March 18; last day to postmark
entries or entry payment is March 31.
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Sprint Relay (Fundraiser
for the WUOC Team)
Register
teams Friday night or Saturday morning on site.
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$15
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For each
3-person relay team
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$10
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For each
2-person W/Y relay team.
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Saturday Night Dinner
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All-you-can-eat
spaghetti dinner at Camp Woodstock with vegetarian sauce, meatballs,
tossed salad, broccoli w/cheese sauce, green beans, rolls, dessert,
PB&J. Open to everyone.
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$9
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For adults
and children ages 11 and up
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$5
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For
children ages 10 and under
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Schedule (Revised March 9)
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Sat, 3/18
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Last day
to postmark registration to avoid late fees
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Sat,3/25
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Deadline
to reserve lodging and breakfast at Camp Woodstock
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Fri, 3/31
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Entry deadline
(postmark entries, payments, and waivers by this date)
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Fri, 4/7
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6 - 10
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Packet
pick up, relay registration, and lodging check in at Camp Woodstock
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Sat, 4/8
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8 am - Noon
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Packet pick up and relay
registration at Wells SP
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9 -
11:30 am
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Short
course competitive starts
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11am -
Noon
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Recreational
starts (W & Y)
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2 pm
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Sprint
relay mass start
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3pm
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Relay
awards
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6 pm
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Spaghetti
dinner at Camp Woodstock
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Sun, 4/9
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8 - 11
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Packet
pickup at Mashamoquet Brook SP
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9 -
11:30 am
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Classic
distance competitive starts
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11 am -
Noon
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Recreational
starts (W & Y)
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2 pm
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Awards
(earlier if results are in)
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