By Scott Aster
Over 150 participants came out on Saturday, to tour the most scenic urban National Park in the country. While the rest of the Bay Area roasted in the early summer heat, we enjoyed sunshine, light ocean breezes, and temps in the mid 60's.
Course setter Greg Khanlarov set four courses, which explored not only the less developed upper reaches, but also more technical areas east of the cemetery, with some controls all the way to the easternmost reaches of the Presidio. Starting our course from Ft. Scott allows us to design even the beginner courses to wend their way through the less crowded, more open, western half of the park. The courses were very well received, the finishing times were in the expected range, and we had very few DNFs!
One of the more unusual challenges of orienteering in the Presidio involves avoiding the many out-of-bounds areas, which are usually, though not exclusively, housing tracts. While we can run along sidewalks and streets through most of the housing areas, participants are prohibited from cutting across private lawns, yards, and garden areas. Greg did a good job of designing courses to keep people away from such areas, but some competitors were tempted to cut through such areas anyway. In the future, we need to emphasize to all participants not to enter any such areas, even if the map seems to indicate such a route is viable. Following these rules is part of our agreement with the Presidio, and we don't want to jeopardize our ability to hold events here in the future!
Our events couldn't happen without the help of many club members. Course setter Greg spent many hours planning the courses, hung all the bags the morning of the event, and picked up a fair number at the end of the day. Jay Hann as Western Race Services ran E-punch and results, and his large results screen was a big hit with all the participants.
Mary Fairchild, with her wonderful dog Maddy, Sharon Evans, and Matthias Kohler handled starts throughout the day. The finish was just steps away from the E-punch tent, so no staffing was necessary there. Gary Kraght handled registration single handedly. Brian Cilker and Trevor Pering helped with setup, while Trevor and Jeff Goodwin both gave beginner clinics. Olga Kraght and Gavin Wyatt-Mair helped out with take-down at the end of the day, and finally, Greg Khanlarov, Mark Blair, and Julia Doubsen went out and picked up controls at the end of the day, helping us to clean up and clear out by 3:30 PM.
Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed a day of fun, very scenic, orienteering.
White Course (2.1 km, 55 m climb, 8 controls)
Time
Pl Name Club Time Behind Lost
1 Carlo Giovannetti 58:45 3:31
2 Digby Curtis 1:04:28 +5:43 8:41
3 David Harrison BAOC 1:04:39 +5:54 10:04
4 Pasta Batman 1:06:17 +7:32 15:04
5 Dagan 1:47:23 +48:38 39:05
Winston DNF
Yellow Course (3.0 km, 110 m climb, 10 controls)
Time
Pl Name(s) Club Time Behind Lost
1 Gary Kraght BAOC 35:56 2:20
2 Peter Hsia 40:09 +4:13 8:52
3 Emily Booth (2) 40:55 +4:59 3:24
4 Emily & Joy 44:59 +9:03 7:13
5 We're OK 1:15:05 +39:09 13:09
6 Michael Occiano Fairfield JROTC 1:17:58 +42:02 16:56
7 Razzle Dazzle (2) 1:23:30 +47:34 16:00
8 Monika Pitchford BAOC 1:31:46 +55:50 20:13
9 Danny Noonan 1:41:19 +65:23 21:32
10 Troop 59 Greenbrae 1:41:38 +65:42 23:12
11 Judy Koehler BAOC 2:40:31 +124:35 47:55
Colaci MSP
Brooke Staats DNF
Troop 59 Greenbrae DNF
Middle Course (5.0 km, 160 m climb, 16 controls)
Time
Pl Name(s) Club Time Behind Lost
1 Daniel Šebo BAOC 45:30 2:28
2 Ann Marie Cody BAOC 51:47 +6:17 3:35
3 Derek Maclean BAOC 58:34 +13:04 7:40
4 Amalie Ertmann BAOC 1:00:45 +15:15 5:54
5 Carlo Giacometti BAOC 1:02:20 +16:50 5:26
6 Dennis Wildfogel BAOC 1:03:17 +17:47 7:34
7 Chuck Spalding BAOC 1:05:19 +19:49 7:29
8 Christine Brew BAOC 1:07:59 +22:29 6:49
9 Joe Sophia & Julien 1:08:56 +23:26 3:17
10 Keane Beans 1:10:22 +24:52 5:12
11 Linda Horcickova SOB 1:14:45 +29:15 14:13
12 George Minarik BAOC 1:24:34 +39:04 8:49
13 Johanna Merriss BAOC 1:24:40 +39:10 7:41
14 Matthias Kohler BAOC 1:25:11 +39:41 12:27
15 Stephanie Maclean BAOC 1:25:17 +39:47 14:37
16 Bruiser BAOC 1:25:43 +40:13 27:21
17 Teply-Kunz BAOC 1:26:44 +41:14 7:53
18 Zach Elian 1:27:04 +41:34 16:18
19 Ken Considine 1:28:34 +43:04 13:24
20 Siqing Yi, Xin Peng, Ruxin Yan BAOC 1:32:25 +46:55 8:14
21 Mark Blair BAOC 1:34:03 +48:33 6:57
22 Doug Caviness BAOC 1:41:49 +56:19 19:57
23 Team Ferguson BAOC 1:44:31 +59:01 11:51
24 Luke Gordon 1:44:43 +59:13 12:13
25 Susan Kim BAOC 1:45:09 +59:39 18:53
26 Leslie Minarik BAOC 1:53:34 +68:04 17:32
27 Hilary Hardcastle 1:54:53 +69:23 34:22
28 Smurfees 1:57:31 +72:01 30:50
29 Robert Peters BAOC 1:57:37 +72:07 18:44
30 Jamie Maclean, Ben Randall 2:03:36 +78:06 18:24
31 Steve Beuerman BAOC 2:04:35 +79:05 11:23
32 Rosemary Johnson BAOC 2:08:43 +83:13 15:07
33 Nancy Lindeman BAOC 3:20:29 +154:59 32:29
Turtle Bus BAOC MSP
Brian Cilker BAOC DNF
Greg Favor BAOC DNF
Richard Kos DNF
Long Course (7.9 km, 270 m climb, 21 controls)
Time
Pl Name(s) Club Time Behind Lost
1 Riley Culberg BAOC 1:02:20 0:00
2 Tori Borish BAOC 1:10:59 +8:39 2:15
3 François Léonard BAOC 1:11:24 +9:04 8:17
4 Huon Wilson BAOC 1:13:41 +11:21 3:20
5 Jeff Goodwin BAOC 1:14:14 +11:54 5:36
6 Anastasiya Gordeeva BAOC 1:16:49 +14:29 4:07
7 Tapio Karras BAOC 1:16:53 +14:33 3:12
8 Rex Winterbottom BAOC 1:18:04 +15:44 5:20
9 Wayne Staats BAOC 1:18:51 +16:31 9:41
10 Stephen Harrison BAOC 1:20:48 +18:28 8:27
11 Takashi Sugiyama BAOC 1:23:26 +21:06 4:04
12 Zach Lyons ROC 1:26:17 +23:57 6:40
13 Petr Horcicka SOB 1:27:22 +25:02 4:41
14 Samuel Coradetti BAOC 1:29:06 +26:46 6:58
15 Lori Huberman BAOC 1:31:35 +29:15 4:11
16 Julia Doubson BAOC 1:35:26 +33:06 16:20
17 Natalie Kim BAOC 1:36:21 +34:01 7:04
18 Steve Haas BAOC 1:38:33 +36:13 6:37
19 Galen Maly 1:38:36 +36:16 20:14
20 Gavin Wyatt-Mair BAOC 1:40:31 +38:11 6:30
21 Werner Haag BAOC 1:44:30 +42:10 9:03
22 Joe Tarnow, Jonathan Wagenet BAOC 1:54:07 +51:47 7:37
23 Aviad Fuchs AOC 1:54:35 +52:15 10:12
24 Girts Linde 1:56:19 +53:59 13:20
25 Laurel Larsen BAOC 1:59:40 +57:20 31:18
26 Noah Vin 2:21:31 +79:11 8:57
27 Rob Prestezog BAOC 2:22:02 +79:42 30:36
28 Olga Kraght BAOC 2:26:08 +83:48 12:09
29 Brad & Veronica BAOC 2:26:33 +84:13 12:56
30 Grade AA BAOC 2:29:58 +87:38 41:12
31 Diyang Tang, Leah Alpert BAOC 2:31:38 +89:18 16:37
32 JP Frasca 2:41:40 +99:20 11:09
33 John Radle 2:42:19 +99:59 18:29
Brennan Smith DNF
Fyodor Konkov BAOC DNF
Geoffrey Sears BAOC DNF
Marie-Josée Parayre BAOC DNF
Summer Series Points
The methodology of determining Summer Series points is explained here. In particular, note that group/team entries do not earn points, and 21-year-old male is assumed if we don't have your birth year ("M21" below). (Also keep in mind that BAOC membership is required [by the final event] for the Series cumulative awards [but not to earn points].)
Points for This Event
Pl Name Points
1 Riley Culberg 1000
2 Tori Borish 995
3 Tapio Karras 971
4 Francois Leonard 951
5 Takashi Sugiyama 943
6 Anastasiya Gordeeva 921
7 Daniel Sebo 899
7 Stephen Harrison 899
9 Ann Marie Cody 877
10 Steve Haas 866
11 Rex Winterbottom 856
12 Chuck Spalding 852
12 Dennis Wildfogel 852
14 Huon Wilson 847
15 Jeff Goodwin 841
16 Wayne Staats 798
17 Gavin Wyatt-Mair 790
17 Petr Horcicka 790
19 Lori Huberman 774
20 Derek Maclean 772
21 Susan Kim 761
22 Joanna Merriss 760
23 Werner Haag 754
24 Julia Doubson 749
25 Natalie Kim 737
26 Zach Lyons 723
27 Christine Brew 719
28 Sam Coradetti 717
29 Amalie Eartman 649
30 George Minarik 638
31 Carlo Giacometti 633
32 Stephanie Maclean 602
33 Matthias Kohler 580
34 Leslie Minarik 558
35 Mark Blair 540
36 Rosemary Johnson 493
37 Scott Aster 458 Event Director credit
38 Steve Beuerman 385
39 Laurel Larsen 378
40 Nancy Lindeman 371
41 Olga Kraght 358
42 Aviad Fuchs 348
Summer Series Standings
Event abbreviations:
DVC = Diablo Valley College, SFP = San Francisco Presidio, GGP = Golden Gate Park, JMP = Joaquin Miller Park, UCB = U.C. Berkeley, BBP = Bedwell Bayfront Park, cr = Credit for Event Director or Course Setter
Pl Name DVC SFP GGP JMP UCB BBP Total
1 Tori Borish 1000 995 1995
2 Riley Culberg 970 1000 1970
3 Tapio Karras 900 971 1871
4 Takashi Sugiyama 891 943 1834
5 Chuck Spalding 908 852 1760
6 Dennis Wildfogel 891 852 1743
7 Rex Winterbottom 876 856 1732
8 Anastasiya Gordeeva 806 921 1727
9 Daniel Šebo 818 899 1717
10 Steve Haas 707 866 1573
11 Julia Doubson 792 749 1541
12 Wayne Staats 707 798 1505
13 Gavin Wyatt-Mair 682 790 1472
14 Petr Horcicka 651 790 1441
15 Carlo Giacometti 750 633 1383
16 George Minarik 655 638 1293
17 Natalie Kim 540 737 1277
18 Mark Blair 441 540 981
19 François Léonard 0 951 951
20 Scott Aster 458 458cr 916
21 Stephen Harrison 899 899
22 Ann Marie Cody 877 877
23 Huon Wilson 847 847
24 Jeff Goodwin 841 841
25 Marie-Josée Parayre 838 0 838
25 Olga Kraght 480 358 838
27 Graham Brew 818 818
28 Lori Huberman 774 774
29 Derek Maclean 772 772
30 Susan Kim 761 761
31 Joanna Merriss 760 760
32 Eric Rosenzweig 755 755
33 Werner Haag 754 754
34 Deron van Hoff 738 738
35 Zach Lyons 723 723
36 Christine Brew 719 719
37 Bob Cooley 717 717
37 Sam Coradetti 717 717
39 Gary Kraght 678 678
40 Abdullah Mourad 634 634
41 Stephanie Maclean 602 602
42 Dan Greene 589 589
43 Matthias Kohler 580 580
44 Quincy Rosenzweig 578 578
45 Leslie Minarik 0 558 558
46 Carl Williams 556 556
47 Erika Reed 546 546
48 Davy Williams 543 543
49 Zach Elian 529 529
50 Rosemary Johnson 493 493
51 Denis Kourakin 480 480
52 Laura McKeegan 471 471
53 Emmett Howard 447 447
54 Linda Horcickova 432 432 ("M21")
55 Steve Beuerman 385 385
56 Laurel Larsen 378 378
57 Lisa Davis 372 372
58 Nancy Lindeman 371 371
59 Aviad Fuchs 348 348
60 Konkov Fyodor 0 0 0
60 Favor Greg 0 0
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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