Caledon Navigators

Time to start thinking ahead to the finale of the 2008/09 adventure running season!  The Salomon Dontgetlost.ca adventure runs are popular with Caledon Navigators, who have had some great results.  In this event, teams of three will navigate through the rocky terrain around Milton for 10K or 25K.  The 10K event is suitable for novice to intermediate navigators, or those who are looking for a shorter run.  The 25K event suits intermediate to advanced navigators or those who want a longer run.  Remember that all three of you can navigate – or else you can appoint one person to be your navigator.  Preliminary Details Available Here.

Join local adventure racer extraordinare Leanne Mueller for a fun night of urban adventure for the beginner to advanced navigator. We will have pointers on urban navigating for the beginner before you head out for some fun.  Feel free to test yourself solo or run/walk with a friend or two to find as many checkpoints as you can in the 90 minute time limit. To attend this free evening of adventure you must be a member of the Caledon Navigators.  

Barb & Richard’s place in Palgrave – arrive any time after 6:30 p.m. for a 7 p.m. start.  We’ll start off with an hour of indoor training – maps, legends, symbols, route choice.  Bring your burning questions!  Then we’ll head outdoors for 30-40 minutes of fun night orienteering near the house.  Snowshoes or winter boots will likely be recommended.  Bring a headlamp or flashlight.  Then we’ll gather back indoors for refreshments by the fire before heading home around 9 p.m.  E-mail Barb at barbrich@ca.inter.net by Tues. Feb. 24 if you’re planning to come.  Further information and directions will be provided to confirmed attendees.  Club members only, please.

This is by far the biggest winter navigation event in Ontario, and it’s loads of fun!  Teams of two head out for 3 hrs with a map that shows about 40 checkpoints worth different values.  Your mission is to find as many flags and collect as many points as you can within the 3-hr time limit, then come back to the Horseshoe Valley Chalet for some hot food and socializing.  There is a popular parent-child category for those with kids under age 12 as of Dec. 31.  The regular entry fee is available until this Saturday at midnight, then small late fees apply.  More Information and Registration.
 

Hosted by the Caledon Navigators in Glen Haffy Conservation Area where the Oak Ridges Moraine meets the Niagara Escarpment resulting in spectacular views and unusual geographic formations. Bring your compass, and wear your running shoes, boots or snowshoes and enjoy a morning of hiking through the woods of Caledon. Event start/parking on Coolihan’s Sideroad between Airport Rd and Centerville Creek Rd on the South end of Glen Haffy Conservation Area at the Bruce trail entrance. 9:00am Sign in and waivers, 10:00am Mass start. Registation is now available at http://www.eventsonline.ca/events/thomass_gh/. Please be sure to register before midnight, January 16th to ensure a preprinted map is available for you. There will be limited same day event registration and maps at an additional cost of $5. Race fees are free to all Caledon Navigator Members. Non members - Juniors $7.50, Adults $15, Family $35. Please see the following link for Caledon Navigator memberships http://caledonnavigators.heysport.com/club-membership/ To all Caledon Navigator Members, if you are planning to attend the Caledon Thomass please be sure to update your membership through the link above to ensure a free event. After updating your membership, to avoid Thomass event charges through Events On Line please register by e-mail  to barbrich@ca.inter.net with the mandatory information marked in red with an asterisk on the Events on Line registration form. Typical Thomass format will be used. The length of the run will depend on a participant’s Thomass handicap. This race will feature the Thomass Box which consists of a set of 6 to 8 checkpoints which particpants may visit in any order. Participants may skip checkpoints in the box equal to their handicap. Handicaps are as follows: Females =2,  12 or younger =4,  13-14=3, 15-16=2,  17-19=1,  20-34=0   35-44=1, 45-54=2,  55-64=3,  65 or older=4 SportIdent timing will be used.

When we said "Come Play in the Snow" we really meant it! On Sunday, January 18th, 2009 we held our first orienteering event of the new year at Glen Haffy Conservation Area.  Below are links to the race results and photos taken that day. Thank you to everyone who came out and enjoyed the day with us.

> Race Results – Splits
> Race Results – Finishing Order
> Ontario Orienteering Thomass Standings (hosted at Stars Orienteering)

> braveacts orienteering youngsters
> braveacts cold day, warm cup of soup

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1. New Club Executive for 2009
    President – Christine Wallace
    Vice President – Nick de St. Croix
    Treasurer – Don Coats
    Registrar – Barb Campbell
    Secretary – Leesa Emmerson

2. The Membership fee will continue at $25.00 a year, and will run from    January 2009 to December 31, 2009

3. The Thomas Winter Orienteering Event will be held on January 18, 2009 at Glen Haffey Conservation Area (the Dingle).  Keith and Barb will assist Jeff in setting the course.  Christine will ask Kevin if he would like to be the Race Director, and will confirm later.4. A Snowshoe Race will be held (tentatively) on Sunday, January 11, 2009 with Leanne as Race Director.  Christine and Sarah have volunteered to help.

5. The Mountain Bike Orienteering Race will be held (tentatively) on May 31, 2009 at Mansfield.  Jeff and Keith will set the course, and Barb will be Race Director.  This date will be confirmed once permission is granted from Mansfield and the availability of the map.

6. The Club decided to carry out 4 training/practice nights as follows:
        February 26 – Orienteering Training Night – Barb        
        March 26 – Orienteering Training Night – Angus
        April 22 – Orienteering Training Night – Nick
        May 13 – MTB Training night – Jeff

7. Keith will look into the purchase of OCAD and the licensing availability for the club.

8. Next tentative meeting is scheduled for April 22, 2009.  

PHOTO by Barb CAMPBELL

Caledon Navigators members and long-time competitive adventure cacers (and quite possibly this year’s Adventure Racing Sweetheart Couple of the Year), Pete Cameron and Leanne Mueller joined Sean Roper and Andrew Cameron to form Team Salomon-Suunto and compete in the Coast Raid, a four-day event in the remote Lower North Shore region of Quebec.

Their team raced for 36 hours and three hundred kilometres, earning them second place in the four-person category, finishing only 15 minutes behind California’s Yogaslackers.  In a 36-hour race, 15 minutes is an extremely close race – the time it might take to eat a can of cold soup or fix a chain.

Also racing together in the Coast Raid were another Caledon adventure racing Super-Couple, Barb Campbell and Richard Ehrlich, along with teammates Tim Grant and Kristen Harrison of Toronto.  Racing as Team Tree Huggers they also finished very high and came in fifth place.

Read the entire original article written by Barb Campbell and published in the Caledon Enterprise on October 4th, 2008. (link)

That’s Right!  Just like chocolate and peanut butter formed a long-lasting relationship, mountain biking and orienteering are pairing up for a fantastic new event to be held on Sunday, October 19th, 2008 at the Mansfield Outdoor Centre (directions).

MTB-O is yet another orienteering based cross-sport that is already quite popular in Europe.  Check out these Google results for MTB-O.  Pretty soon someone is going to combine running, mountain biking, canoeing, and orienteering into a single sport and who knows what kind of fanatical uber-athletes that will attract.

We’ll keep you posted as more information is available.