- Sun - Oct 08, 2017 - Fair Hill - Strawbridge Fields
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Event Director: Julie Keim
Course Setter: Frederick Reed and see choices to Volunteer to help at this event 🙏
Notes: Susquehanna Stumble
ED/CS Notes:
The Susquehanna Stumble is a Billygoat-inspired event with a couple of twists. The competitors run between numbered windows in sequential order, but within each window there are several controls which can be visited in ANY order.The Long-Stumble event is typically ~15 km in length, with commemorative towel for at least the first 20 finishers and the first 5 female finishers. The Short-Stumble is usually ~9 km with commemorative towels for at least the first 15 finishers and first 5 female finishers.The Stumble courses have a mass start at 11 AM with a short briefing just before.White, Yellow, and Orange recreational courses will be available with a normal start window of 10 AM to 1 PM.COST: $ 22 for the Long-Stumble, $ 15 for the Short-Stumble.TO REGISTER: Send an e-mail to furlong47@hotmail.com by October 5th including-Your name (groups welcome - please specify number in each group, their names, and total number of maps you would like)-Whether you would like to do the short or long course-The e-punch number you intend to use or whether you will need one provided. ($40 fee for lost rental punches.)You can then pay at the event. Morning-of-event registration is available for an additional $5 ($27 Long and $20 Short). Recreational courses will be at SVO fees of $5/member, $10/non member and do not need to preregister.Course Setter's Notes:Fair Hill and the adjacent area in Pennsylvania is a special venue relative to the others in the Susquehanna/Delaware area. The dominant feature is the large patchwork of runnable and hilly fields broken up by relatively narrow forest areas. The boundaries between field and forest are often thin but heavy undergrowth that place high importance on the network of trails crossing these boundaries. As a result, courses here are not highly technical but present substantial route choice and physical challenges. The courses reward good route choices that consider distance, runnability and climb. As runners will have different navigational and physical capabilities, the best choices will not be the same for everyone which should encourage independent thinking in the mass start Stumble courses.Undergrowth is often thorny vines making passage difficult and painful. The map is a few years old and while some of the green has expanded, including encroaching on marked trails and open areas, most green mapping remains accurate. Several closed overgrown trails are marked with red x's but should not come into play.There is a significant amount of mapped crossable or broken fence that is old wire animal fencing, particularly along the field edges. As it is often broken down and hard to see, runners should be careful when crossing.The map is divided nearly in half by Big Elk Creek running North to South. Big Elk Creek is marked uncrossable almost the entire length and the Stumble courses are designed to make use of two bridges that cross it. The rest of the courses stay on the near half of the map. There are many smaller streams feeding into Big Elk that are crossed on all courses.Out of bounds private property on the edges of the map should not come into play and are not marked as out of bounds. One area within the map is marked out of bounds but also should not come into play.The Stumble courses are mass start. The Short Stumble is roughly the first half of the Long Stumble but does not involve a map exchange. There are several boxes of 4 controls that can be taken in any order. Long course runners using older SI-8 cards having a capacity of 30 controls should be careful as there are 29 controls.
Map Location:
Previous Results from this Map:
Nov 10, 2019
Dec 03, 2017
Oct 08, 2017
Apr 12, 2015
Courses Information:
Course Distance Climb Ctrls White 2.17km 45.0m 0 Yellow 4.08km 130.0m 0 Orange 5.79km 145.0m 0 Special 14.47km 420.0m 0 Special 7.82km 260.0m 0
Full Schedule (old style)
PDF Schedule
Unless otherwise noted:
- Pre-registration is recommended, discounted, and open until Thursday night, before the event.
- Day-of-registration is available, at $10 for beginners, and $20 for other courses.
All starts are from 10:00am until 1:00pm unless otherwise noted. Follow the text directions and look for Orienteering road signs as you near the park.
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| W | White, beginner level 3km or less |
| Y | Yellow, advanced beginner 2.5 to 4km |
| O | Orange, intermediate 3.5 to 5.5km |
| Br | Brown, Short Advanced 3 to 5km |
| G | Green, Advanced 4.5 - 7km |
| R | Red, Longer Advanced 6 - 10km |
| Bl | Blue, Long Advanced 8 - 14kms |
| Sc | Score-O |
| Sp | Sprint-O |
| Adv | Advanced |
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