Thomass Stars at Huron Natural Area
| Date | Sunday, 8th March, 2009 |
| Location | Huron Natural Area, Kitchener, Ontario |
Results are here, and Ian Sidders has kindly put up some photos here.
Huron Natural Area is a large forested park right in the City of Kitchener.
The SPORTident system will be used for this event. For those who have not purchased one, SPORTident e-cards will be available for sale or rent ($2.50 for the day).
Race Details
| Key Times | 9:30 - 10:20 - Registration and waiver formalities 10:30 - Mass start. Please remember: this day is the start of Daylight Savings Time. You'll miss the start if you forget. |
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| Host Club | Stars Orienteering Club of Waterloo Region http://stars.kw.net | ||||||||
| Maps | Huron Natural Area, Kitchener (2007) Scale - 1:10,000 Contours - 5m Base map courtesy of Gators Orienteering Club. |
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| Contact | stars_orienteering at yahoo dot ca | ||||||||
| Course Setters | Michael Lucente & Peter Dobos | ||||||||
| Format | Typical Thomass format, with some twists. Expected winning time is 50 minutes, with a maximum of 90 minutes. The actual length of this run will depend upon a participant's handicap. | ||||||||
| Registration | Please pre-register with us at least 2 days in advance to ensure
a pre-marked map is reserved for your use.
Please use this page to register (which includes a list of who's coming). | ||||||||
| Instruction / Clinic | Thomass event instructions will be provided before the start. | ||||||||
| Cost |
These are the costs for paying online -- there will be a $3 additional charge for registering at the event.
Stars full members are free. | ||||||||
| Directions | From Highway 401 take exit 275, travel north on Homer Watson Boulevard for approximately 6.5 km, and make a left on Bleams Road. Go about 2 km, then left again (there will be an O-flag here) on Trillium Drive for 0.5 km. Park on the side of the road. See the green arrow on this Google Map. |