By Rex Winterbottom

They came. They sprinted. They went. And there was no Gymkata (and no potluck) this time due to lack of interested people. But _Gymkata'_s time will come.

Nice people, nice weather, nice day, low-key, pin-punch, barebones, orienteering goodness. Thanks to all the good people for the good vibe.

A few people trained on the Line-O, which had 5 bags on a line. Stay on the line, hit those features, and you should wind up with 5 bags. Good training.

The sprint squeezed most of the available terrain out of the Roberts area—park landscaping, trails, and a nice patch of redwood forest. Many fast runners showed up, and to give you an idea of the navigational challenges, not all the fast runners finished in a tight cluster of times.

For the men's sprinters, James Scarborough edged Finnish track and sprint rock star Morten Bostrom by 3 seconds, and Mikkel Conradi took third. Margaret Longstreth bested Bronwen Caplinger (a junior) on the women's side.

Thanks for the help!

• Maps, OCAD, and Condes work: Bob Cooley
• Registration: Jim Fish
• Starts and Finishes: Penny DeMoss and Ben Legg
• Control pickup: Jari Ikaheimonen, Joe Scarborough, James Scarborough, Ben Legg, Vladimir Gusiatnikov
• Emergency Registration Supplies: Joe Scarborough

Roberts Regional Recreation Area

Oakland, CA
Saturday, March 31, 2007

Sprint Course    (2.4 km, 80 m climb, 15 controls)

  Pl  Name                      Time

   1  James Scarborough         13:33
   2  Morten Bostrom (LYNX)     13:39
   3  Mikkel Conradi            14:18
   4  Jari Ikaheimonen (TUME)   14:50
   5  Ben Legg                  15:21
   6  Vladimir Gusiatnikov      16:17
   7  Russell Neilson           17:08
   8  Tapio Karras              17:52
   9  Peter Graham              18:06
  10  Andrejus Masalkovas       18:11
  11  Steve Gregg               19:04
  12  Manfred Kopisch           20:29
  13  Greg Khanlarov            21:29
  14  Joe Scarborough           22:08
  15  Joe Maffei                26:39
  16  Brian Kirshner            33:40
  17  Jamie Caplinger           34:30  (Junior)
  18  Jason Hogan               35:43
  19  Margaret Longstreth       36:56  (Female)
  20  Jim Fish                  39:02
  21  Bronwen Caplinger         55:20  (Female, junior)