Sprint Relay

​Unofficial Canadian Sprint Relay Club Championship
Updated info regarding kids participating in the relay - see below

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Monday August 1st
Canmore Nordic Centre

The sprint-relay will take place immediately following the individual Sprint race.

SCHEDULE
Registration desk open:  9:00am - 1:00pm
Sprint distance race:        10:00am - first start;   12:30pm - course closing.
Kids race mass start:        12:30pm (approx)
Sprint relay start:              Mass Start at 1:00pm (approx)
Max time allowed:            90 minutes
Course closes:                    2:30pm
Awards:                                2:15pm - (approx, or sooner if possible) we'll give out awards for both the individual Sprint race and the Sprint Relay.
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MAP INFO
Canmore Nordic Centre
ISSOM
Scale: 1:5,000
Contours: 2.5m
New: Remo Madella, 2015 from ISOM map
Updates: 2016: Marion Owen, Don Bayly, Alan Vyse
Elevation: 1,400m (approx)

Note: this map snippet is from the existing ISOM map, not from the new ISSOM version.

TERRAIN
Some steep hillsides with some relatively flat areas. Detailed ski & bike trail network with several man-made features. Forest is generally either quite open or quite slow - not much in-between. All courses require steep climbs and descents.

OFFICIALS
Course planners: Adrian Zissos.
Assistance: Forest Pearson, YOA; Tori Owen, Marion Owen, FWOC
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RELAY FORMAT

• Four runners per team, each runner runs one leg.
• Approx leg lengths / navigational difficulty / expected fastest time (subject to change)
  Leg 1 – 2.5km / medium  / 13 minutes
  Leg 2 – 2.0km / easier       / 12 minutes
  Leg 3 – 3.0km / medium  / 15 minutes
  Leg 4 – 2.5km / medium  / 13 minutes
   
  All legs might have significant climb

 
TEAM COMPOSITION

• You should make teams if possible from your club. Orienteers from far away should make teams from your region, or your country
• Each runner is assigned a score based on their gender and their age (on December 31st 2016).
• The four individual scores are added up to create a team score, which determines the team’s class.

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KIDS - NEW July 28

• ​Originally we organizers had said we didn't want M/W12 to run on this course. However, due to popular demand this is no longer the case... and all kids will be invited to take part in the relay.

• Leg 2 is the easiest course. It is similar in technical difficult to a Sprint "Course 2" - with controls mostly on trails or on obvious features close to trails, and with short-cuts through the forest the best way to get to many controls. 
• Thus Leg 2 may not be suitable for most M12/W12 kids - especially on their own. But on this leg kids can go with a buddy, a sibling, or even a parent (if they can keep up)! To calculate points - use the lower points of the two people that go on Leg2
• For Kids that don't want to go in the relay we'll have a short kids course in the vicinity of the arena available during the Relay. Go to the Kids Zone tent for more information.

CLASSES

• Open Classes
  • 0-3 points, 4-7 points, 8-11 points, 12+ point
  • Award to top team in each category
• Club Championship
  • All teams are eligible (regardless of their ‘score’), so long as they meet the following requirements:
    • All team members from the same club
    • At least two females
    • Woman to run Leg 1 and Leg 4
  • Awards to top three club teams overall, regardless of their team's "score".

Age	Male	Female
Under 15	3	3
15-16	2	2
17-20	1	2
21-34	0	1
35-49	1	3
50-59	2	4
60-69	3	5
70 & over	5	6

 
REGISTERING YOUR TEAM
Fill in the Sprint Relay Registration form and submit to the Registration Desk as early as possible (to allow time for volunteers to transfer data to the timing system) and no later than 2pm on Sunday (this is very late for the volunteers, so please be earlier than that!). Copies of the form will be available at the Registration desk or you can download the registration form here.

LEG CHANGE OVER
The leg change over will be described on-site (that gives us more time to figure it out). Probably the incoming runner will pick up the next runner's map and hand it off.

CATCH-UP MASS START
In order to ensure the event finishes early, we will have a mass start of all remaining runners at about one hour after the mass start. Times will be counted normally, even if you are in the catch up mass start.

NON-RELAY OPTION
For adults who really, absolutely, positively, definitely don’t want to take part in the relay (which would be a tragic decision ;-) we will have a number of extra Leg 1 maps prepared. You will be part of the mass start - to make a big spectacle!

OTHER NOTES
Carrying bear spray is mandatory in this event. Please see the Bear Spray page for more information. 
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Orienteering Canada High Performance Program
The Sprint Relay is a fundraiser for the Canadian High Performance Program. The athletes, coaches, officials, and other volunteers thank you for your support and hope you will enjoy this team race format. The format was introduced at the World Championships a few years ago and has quickly become one of the most exciting and fun races at the World Champs. We hope you enjoy this taste of this increasingly popular race format.