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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.

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.
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.

Adult$17
Junior (<20)$8
Students$8
Family$35 (max)

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.