Blue Hills Traverse & "Regular Meet", Milton, MA
November 23, 2014
Traverse Director: Jeff Saeger
"Regular" Director: John Kernochan
Every year I [Jeff Saeger] try to offer something a bit new and different for the Traverse. A new map segment, unique course design, many times just recruiting another course setter will give the course a different feel. This year I was on my own, and short on time as a month of weekends orienteering and partying had left me with less time than usual.
The course design was new this year. Two Butterfly loops were used. The purpose of these is to break up the field so that there is less “following” and more of the competitors are navigating alone. The first butterfly occurred at the second control. Because of the relatively open and flat terrain, especially on the northern loop, many orienteers could be seen going this way and that, with slower runners being passed by the leaders. The second butterfly was more unbalanced, with one loop about 3 Km. and the other only 800 meters. Getting the long loop last could be a bit disheartening!
Although the runners were quite spread apart at the finish, most made it all the way around. The prizes for completing the course this year was a pair of “Blue Hills Traverse” gloves, perfect for the upcoming winter training sessions.
View the (edited & corrected) splits, courtesy of WinSplits:
- Traverse - Fork AC [raw splits file]
- Traverse - Fork AD [raw splits file]
- Traverse - Fork BC [raw splits file]
- Traverse - Fork BD [raw splits file]
- Traverse - all entrants [raw splits file]
- White, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Green [raw splits file]
Note: Problems with #120 on the Traverse, Brown, and Green made a hash of the splits. They were corrected manually. The original (unedited/uncorrected) raw splits file is here.
The Traverse | |||||||||
Name | Time | Butterflies | |||||||
1 | Ethan Childs | 104:08 | BD | ||||||
2 | Ian Smith | 109:26 | AC | ||||||
3 | Alexandra Jospe | 122:45 | BD | ||||||
4 | giovanni berlanda scorza | 126:20 | AD | ||||||
5 | Ernst Linder | 129:56 | BD | ||||||
6 | Ari Ofsevit | 131:39 | BC | ||||||
7 | William Daniels | 135:34 | BD | ||||||
8 | Neil Martin | 135:39 | AD | ||||||
9 | Tim Parson | 138:34 | AC | ||||||
10 | Vadim Afonkin | 141:40 | AD | ||||||
11 | Aaron Aaker | 147:33 | AD | ||||||
12 | Ed Despard | 150:57 | BD | ||||||
13 | katia bertoldi | 153:39 | AC | ||||||
14 | J-J Cote | 165:32 | AD | ||||||
15 | Scott Turner | 177:20 | AC | ||||||
16 | bob lux | 177:21 | AC | ||||||
17 | Phil Bricker | 181:41 | AD | ||||||
18 | John Rogers | 185:51 | AD | ||||||
19 | Jeffrey Schapiro | 188:42 | BD | ||||||
20 | Bryan Williams | 194:07 | AC | ||||||
21 | Peter Daniels | 197:39 | AC | ||||||
22 | Dean Sturtevant | 202:26 | BD | ||||||
23 | Jessica Rykken | 204:36 | AD | ||||||
24 | Andy Mykyta | 214:18 | AC | ||||||
25 | Charlie DeWeese | 216:03 | AD | ||||||
26 | Jim Crawford | 228:42 | AC | ||||||
27 | michael dwyer | 233:50 | BC | ||||||
28 | Kelly Guarino | 240:44 | BC | ||||||
29 | Peter Amram | 247:02 | BC | ||||||
30 | Keith Durand | 270:32 | BC | ||||||
31 | Reid Allen | 270:34 | BC | ||||||
32 | Sam Levitin | 271:14 | BC | ||||||
33 | Dan Regan | 275:15 | BD | ||||||
34 | Paul Regan | 275:16 | BD | ||||||
35 | Mark Hummel | 285:33 | BC | ||||||
36 | Mike Osborn | 285:37 | BC | ||||||
Justin Maitland | DNF | ||||||||
Leszek Lechowicz | DNF | BD | |||||||
Mika Latva-Kokko | DNF | BD |
White 2.0k | ||||||
Name | Club | Time | ||||
1 | Hallee's Girls (5) | 37:23 | ||||
2 | Shay, Sabrina, Taina, Giselle | 41:28 | ||||
3 | Mori Finlayson | NEOC | 42:02 | |||
4 | Matt Villamaino | 51:59 | ||||
Yellow 2.8k | ||||||
1 | Hank Rauch | 36:54 | ||||
2 | Richard Powers | NEOC | 46:06 | |||
3 | Marty Moran | 60:18 | ||||
4 | Tom Moran | 60:35 | ||||
5 | Naomi Shapiro | NEOC | 66:08 | |||
6 | 7th Grade CDCPS | NEOC | 67:41 | |||
7 | Jaylin Velazquez | 81:50 | ||||
8 | Giselle | 81:53 | ||||
9 | Jennixa | 82:01 | ||||
10 | Taina Rentas | 82:43 | ||||
11 | Greg Lewis | NEOC | 84:39 | |||
12 | James Caplan | 89:04 | ||||
13 | Jim Ramsden (5) | 101:17 | ||||
14 | Jennifer Martin | NEOC | 103:14 | |||
15 | Margaret Kudzotsa | 114:07 | ||||
16 | Pete Rhee | 157:43 | ||||
17 | William Rhee | 157:50 | ||||
Bruce Schweitzer | DNF | |||||
Matt Villamaino | DNF | |||||
Orange 3.6k | ||||||
1 | Andy McIlvaine | NEOC | 64:35 | |||
2 | Aims Coney | NEOC | 72:54 | |||
3 | Steve Morss | NEOC | 87:19 | |||
4 | Alex Hardy | 90:06 | ||||
5 | Zach Casper | 92:07 | ||||
6 | Garrett & Michelle Faucher | NEOC | 100:22 | |||
7 | Tim Booth | NEOC | 100:53 | |||
8 | Jason & Terry | NEOC | 104:49 | |||
9 | Sarah Hughes | NEOC | 114:52 | |||
10 | Aliana Potter | 115:19 | ||||
11 | Jack Potter | 115:26 | ||||
12 | Kyle & Jim McGahan | 117:19 | ||||
13 | Tyler Walkiewicz | 117:43 | ||||
14 | Charlie Potter | 117:56 | ||||
15 | Hank Rauch | 125:43 | ||||
16 | Hop Holmberg | NEOC | 126:13 | |||
17 | Kamal Dasari | 128:25 | ||||
18 | Judy & Bruce Wester | NEOC | 138:48 | |||
19 | Bolton Potter Family (5) | NEOC | 140:22 | |||
20 | Rebecca Ahern | 142:49 | ||||
21 | Jeff Potter | 142:50 | ||||
22 | Grace Potter | 142:54 | ||||
23 | Eliza Potter | 142:58 | ||||
24 | Isabella Walkiewicz | 144:07 | ||||
25 | Pete Beckwith | NEOC | 226:05 | |||
Hadley Potter | DNF | |||||
Diane Menzies | NEOC | DNF | ||||
Scott Casper | DNF | |||||
Christine Lee | NEOC | DNF | ||||
Brown 3.5k | ||||||
1 | Pia K Webb | CSU | 49:24 | |||
2 | John Friedman | NEOC | 58:17 | |||
3 | Patrick McNeal | NEOC | 60:00 | |||
4 | Trisha Underwood | NEOC | 70:39 | |||
5 | Bill Binette | NEOC | 74:17 | |||
6 | Roger Underwood | NEOC | 92:40 | |||
7 | Donn Springer | NEOC | 92:57 | |||
8 | Mark A Webb | CSU | 101:26 | |||
9 | Anne & Emily Wilkinson | NEOC | 135:11 | |||
Kathy McArdle | DNF | |||||
Chris Noon | NEOC | DNF | ||||
Green 5.6k | ||||||
1 | Becky Carlyle | WCOC | 65:29 | |||
2 | Tobias Karlsson | NEOC | 79:00 | |||
3 | Bob Dangel | NEOC | 80:28 | |||
4 | Stephen Richardson | WCOC | 81:02 | |||
5 | Michael Cooper | NEOC | 92:31 | |||
6 | Wendy Johnecheck | NEOC | 104:21 | |||
7 | Mark O'Connell | NEOC | 106:36 | |||
8 | Pelle Wåhlström | NEOC | 108:09 | |||
9 | Nancy Duprey | UNO | 111:52 | |||
10 | Michael Tollefson | NEOC | 113:20 | |||
11 | Richard Powers | NEOC | 117:07 | |||
12 | Karen Yeowell | NEOC | 118:35 | |||
13 | Stephen van Ness | NEOC | 167:24 | |||
James MacVarish (2) | DNF | |||||
Justin Wiley | DNF |