By Peter Graube
Many mothers, given a choice of what to do this past Mother's Day, chose to go orienteering at Joe Grant. Smart women. Whole families came along for the ride, so the turnout was quite good, with well over 100 people attending. The weather was perfect, with low clouds keeping things cool until well into the afternoon.
Rory Maclean (13 years old) made his debut setting the White and Yellow courses, with his father Derek setting the advanced courses. Stephanie Maclean (Rory's mother) worked many tasks, including mentoring Rory, helping set up on the day of the event, and performing the entire Start. Meanwhile Rory's brother Jamie entertained the crowds. It was a pleasure to work with such a capable and dedicated family.
Many others volunteered to help with the event, including Steve Haas (both registration and control pickup), Johanna Merriss (pre-runner), Mark Blair, Theo Verhoeven, Cedric LasFargues, David Harrison, Stephen Harrison, Cornelia Coolen, Fyodor Konkov, Masha Konkov, Julia Doubson, Fillan Swift, Jim Fish, Wes Erck, Rex Winterbottom, Greg Ehrensing, and Werner Haag. Special mention goes to Rosemary Johnson and Jeff Lanam, who went through the usual near-heart-attacks in setting up and running the e-punch system. (It is a pity the Club does not have the resources to create a robust e-punch system.) Many volunteers had to be turned away for lack of available work. Especially gratifying was to see young people pitching in to help the Club, including Masha Konkov, Julia Doubson, Fillan Swift, David Harrison, and Rory Maclean — which speaks well of the continued viability of the Club.
The winners on the White and Yellow courses were decided by less than one minute. Mark Ebert took first on White, followed by Mia Janosik. Julia Doubson won Yellow, with Fillan Swift in second.
The Orange course was won by Rex Winterbottom (who normally runs Blue, but is recovering from recent surgery). Fillan Swift ran Orange as a second course, and came in second.
The competition on Brown and Green was also intense. Charlie DeWeese (visiting from the Western Connecticut Orienteering Club) edged out Dennis Wildfogel by less than a minute on Brown. Marie-Josée Parayre won Green, with Cornelia Coolen finishing second only 72 seconds later.
Tapio Karras won Red, followed by Steve Gregg. The Blue winners were Mikkel Conradi in first, and François Léonard in second.
So — everybody — please fill in your routes on RouteGadget. Years later you will be able to look back and be reminded of the fields of poppies and skittish cows.
Lost and Found
Lost: Garmin GPS Wristwatch — please contact Rex Winterbottom (Regional Event Coordinator — Sierra Nevada), 510-681-6181
Pl Name(s) Time
White Course (2.4 km, 30 m climb, 8 controls)
1 Mark Ebert 28:49
2 Mia Janosik 29:12
3 Ty Gampell 30:03
4 Peter Tupitsyn 31:21
Alexis Janosik DNF
Yellow Course (3.5 km, 90 m climb, 14 controls)
1 Julia Doubson 37:30
2 Fillan Swift 38:09
3 Sarah Petersen 46:02
 4  Daniel Sebo 46:31
5 Katie Petersen 50:26
6 Stefanie Gueorguieva 51:09
7 Aivo Krilovs 52:05
8 Nataliya Merkulova, Ksenia
Tupitsyna 52:17
9 Rassieur/Wang family 58:51
10 Saltzherr family 58:53
11 Masha Konkov 1:01:01
12 Elroy Saltzherr 1:02:30
13 Richard Koch 1:35:25
14 Miki & Emiko 1:42:13
15 Kurt Opsahl 1:45:30
16 Valimaki family 1:48:32
17 Ev & Jean Beuerman 2:08:37
18 Don Mitchell & family 2:13:59
Lauren Graham DNF
Johanna Karras DNF
Anton & Sasha Kourakin DNF
Second Course
Daniel Sebo 46:31
Cecil Conkle 1:02:23
Jim Fish 1:14:30
Ty Gampell 1:20:56
Orange Course (4.1 km, 130 m climb, 15 controls)
1 Rex Winterbottom 38:41
2 Sarah & Katie Petersen 1:06:19
3 David Strong 1:28:45
4 Cecil Conkle 1:30:32
5 Dirk De Mol 2:01:09
6 Monty's 2:02:12
7 The Thrushes 2:17:39 (estimated Finish)
8 Shawn Poston 2:24:52
9 Boinapally family 2:26:13
10 Bradley family 2:51:33
Paul & Kathy Li DNF
Aaron Zaks DNF
Second Course
Fillan Swift 1:02:30
Brown Course (4.0 km, 125 m climb, 12 controls)
1 Charlie DeWeese (WCOC) 44:37
2 Dennis Wildfogel 45:36
3 Steve Haas 56:50
4 Chuck Spalding 57:06
5 David Harrison 59:05
6 Lauren Knight 1:01:47
7 Evan Custer 1:06:18
8 Patty Clemo 1:13:27
9 Irena Stefanova 1:14:31
10 Krists Krilovs 1:14:45
11 Denis Kourakin 1:17:00
12 Janet Petersen 1:22:28
13 Gorshenev family 1:34:13
14 Joan Roos 1:36:42
15 John Marold 1:47:57
16 Jim Fish 1:51:45
17 Rosemary Johnson 2:05:43
18 Terry Gleason 2:06:13
19 Nancy Lindeman 3:12:00
Oleg Shakhnovsky DNF
Richard Opsahl DNF
Green Course (5.0k m, 175 m climb, 11 controls)
1 Marie-Josée Parayre 1:10:13
2 Cornelia Coolen 1:11:25
3 Dan Greene 1:12:57
4 Mark Petersen 1:16:16
5 Bob Cooley 1:17:12
6 Graham Brew 1:22:14
7 Gary Kraght 1:25:06
8 Phillip Hoare 1:25:25
9 Greg Ehrensing 1:29:10
10 Fyodor Konkov 1:30:21
11 Vicki Woolworth 1:30:31
12 Alan Glendinning 1:44:48
13 Mark Blair 1:45:19
14 Jeff Lanam 1:50:06
15 Wes Erck 1:57:40
16 Judy & Tom Cronin 2:28:07
17 Steve Beuerman 2:58:54
Derek Cross DNF
Red Course (5.8 km, 245 m climb, 16 controls)
1 Tapio Karras 1:23:38
2 Steve Gregg 1:26:54
3 Misha Kreslavsky 1:28:07
4 Ralf Burgert 1:28:47
5 Stephen Harrison 1:32:13
6 Matej Sebo 1:37:57
7 Lubomir Sebo 1:41:25
8 Theo Verhoeven 1:41:53
9 Werner Haag 1:42:38
10 Damian Swift 1:58:10
Matthias Kohler DNF
Marina Keating DNF
Blue Course (7.0 km, 300 m climb, 13 controls)
1 Mikkel Conradi 1:10:46
2 François Léonard 1:13:50
3 Greg Khanlarov 1:26:13
4 Andrejus Masalkovas 1:34:18
5 Brendan O'Brien 1:48:32
6 Peter Graham 1:52:12
7 Cedric Lasfargues 1:59:08
8 Deron van Hoff 2:00:14
9 Joe Maffei 2:22:25
Mark Prior DNF
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Club Abbreviations:
WCOC = Western Connecticut Orienteering Club
DNF
= Did not finish (one or more controls
missed)
DNS
= Did not start
DSQ
= Disqualified
MSP
= Mispunched (one or more incorrect
controls)
OVT
= Overtime
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