Stars Orienteering Club
World Ranking Event
Puslinch Tract
Cambridge, Ontario
Sunday, May 11, 2008


Welcome to the Middle distance World Ranking Event (WRE) of Canada! Thank
you for coming and we hope that you will enjoy the race we have prepared
for you. The course setter is Nick Duca, the controller is Mike Waddington
(GHO), and the IOF event adviser is Vladimir Gusniatnikov (USA).

Puslinch Tract is one of the conservation areas managed by the Grand
River Conservation Authority. It is, at present, designated as a hiking,
birdwatching and mountain biking (depending on the day there may be many
bikers on the trails!!) area. The terrain has some challenging features
not visible from the registration area and a busy trail system. Course
setters notes: the vegetation is in the transition time between open and
bare woods and small trees and shrubs getting green again. White and green
delimitation are more an estimate than exact measure. Marshes/lakes. the
melted snow and recent rains make the marshes seem larger than described
on the map. Also, some depressions might have water in them or be
wet. Please be aware.

The medium distance WRE is a point to point race with individual starts.
There are two courses (1 male - approximately 6.5 km, 1 female -
approximately 4.9 km), and two classes in each course: M/F21, and M/F45
(masters). The masters are running the same course as elites. You have
received a small map of an area where you can warm up and head towards
the start area. Distance to the start (marked with orange ribbons ) is
approximately 1.2 km. Please check your codes as there might be nearby
controls that do not belong to your course!  The map scale is 1:7500
(with IOF approval for a WRE), with 1.5 m contours.  Nick is known for
his talent to design a challenging and thinking course.  Be warned and
have fun.

Please note that on the mens' elite and masters' courses there is a
map exchange. Your bib number will indicate what map to pick up at
the exchange control. If your bib number starts with MA_, at the map
exchange head for the box marked MA2 (a volunteer will hand you the
map). If you bib number starts with MB_, at the map exchange head for
the box marked MB2

Please stay for the refreshments after the race. The Sprint and novice
course will start after the WRE.

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