Where

Nurragingy Reserve – Map - 1:7500, updated in late 2017.  Mainly parkland with lakes, track network, picnic areas. Grippy footwear recommended, most running shoes should be OK, metal studs will be too hard for the roads and paving.

Note that in the event that the causeway within Nurragingy Reserve is closed then access to Lomandra Picnic Area is via Woodstock Avenue which may not open to 9am. If you do come in that way, the point where you enter the park proper is right next to Lomandra picnic area.  If entering from Knox Road/Cross Street, follow signs to the Southern picnic areas, then Lomandra picnic area. There will be no signage to the event within the park, we are trying to emphasise to the council that orienteering within the reserve has a minimal impact on other users.

If coming on foot, or if the causeway is closed then [park and] proceed on foot from (say) Magpie picnic area across the footbridge to Melaleuca picnic area and over that to the  road next to Lomandra and hence the event. Council's map is here: https://www.bigfootorienteers.com/public_files/documents/Map-Nurragingy.pdf

Start times - https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/StartList?eventId=5810&groupB...

Entries

Enter online via Eventor. Very limited entry on day, Sprint numbers capped at 70.

What

The Big Foot Sprints Main Event is run over two courses, approximately 2.7 km each with winning times (M21) of 11-15 minutes each. This year, the style is more "short" than sprint, which will be a flash-back for veteran orienteers and maybe a little odd for the younger generation.

Regular SPORTident will be used.

The second course is where the fun starts and is run as a chasing start. You can expect some closely fought finishes.

A single short course (“Easy”) for juniors, newcomers and people who don’t feel like sprinting is also on offer. That will be about 1.5km long.

When

• Sprint 1 – between 9 am and 10 am. Because of the large number of entries, we have allocated start times for leg 1 of the sprint. If you don't make your start time, we will squeeze you in, but if you can, please start at your start time.
• Sprint 2 – chasing start commences at 10:30 am + first sprint time (i.e. if you took 15 min on sprint 1, your start time would be 10.45am). There is usually some variation in this schedule as we wrangle technical issues.

Anyone requiring a split start on course 2 can start early using a punching start, the chasing starters will start with no punch (technology permitting). If you don't start in the chasing start then youi won't be eligible for prizes/titles.

Easy - start any time between 9 am and 11 am

Assembly

Lomandra Picnic shelter within the reserve..

Parking

Within the reserve, near the picnic shelter. Please drive slowly, this is a great area for kids to play and roam in with a fair degree of safety, lets keep it that way.

Contact

Andy Simpson - 0413 45 1964  or BFS@bigfootorienteers.com

The Time

The Place

The boy

The girl

Jock Davis (BF)

Jo Parr (BF)

Dave Shepherd (RR)

Jo Allison (RR)