Raccoon Creek State Park
Raccoongaine IX (Mini-Rogaine)
25 March 2018
It
was quite a cold day at Raccoon Creek, temperatures in the low 40s at
best. There was no rain; however, there were still sections of
snow in the forest, some places up to 4 inches deep. This year
again there was excellent cooperation for the participants with respect
to parking. Thanks to all the competitors for making an effort at
carpooling.
The
registration limit was reached very early this year (January 4).
We had 27 3-hour teams and 60 6-hour teams registered; however, five
3-hour team did not show up and four 6-hour teams did not show up -
most of the no-shows were unexplained. The format was the same as
in previous Raccoongaines: 50 controls with values of 10, 20, 30, 40,
and 50 (10 controls of each value for a total of 1500 possible points).
The penalty for lateness was 10 points per minute. Four mystery
controls were not shown on the map (in this case controls 111, 112, 113
and 114) and four other controls (the mother controls, in this case
105, 133, 106, and 128, respectively) had maps to show where the
mystery controls were. After arriving at a mother control, competitors
could choose to go to the mystery control or not; all mystery controls
were 20-point controls.
Comments about the races:
This
year again, Shin Shimizu found the most controls (17) on the 3-hour
course. However, Shin was surpassed on points by the QOC
team of Lewis and Sacajawea who finished with 460 points after finding
14 controls. On the 6-hour course, the teams of Topo the Mountain
from WPOC and Richard Lee Sparks from SMOC tied for the most controls
(32). However, their scores were much different; Topo the
Mountain ran away with the overall top score of 1010 while Sparks came
back more than 23 minutes late. The second highest overall score
was also from WPOC - tanZ Navigation with 870 points.
This year's map covered the same area as last year's map.
Because this area contains more than 1000 acres more than in
Raccoongaines prior to 2017, overall scores were similar to last year's
and not as high as prior to 2017.
Only
nine teams found half or more of the
controls on the 6-hour. Shin Shimizu's 17 controls on the 3-hour
was more than twenty 6-hour
teams found. The average score for the 3-hour, including
penalties,
was 185 with a median of 180; the average for the 6-hour, including
penalties, was 524 with a median of 590.
The 3-hour numbers are about the same as last year; the 6-hour
numbers are about 30 points better than last year. Of the most
distant controls, 147 and 150 in the north and 149
and 148 in the east, only 147 was reached by two 3-hour teams.
The 6-hour teams either reached the northmost controls (147 and
150) or the eastmost controls (148 and 149); no team reached more than
two of the most distant controls.
No
surprise, the most visited control was 101, with 63 visits; visits to
102, 103, 105 and 111 were close behind. The least visited
control was a surprise, at least to me; it was 107 with only 5 visits.
I expected 108 or 143 to be the least visited - 108 didn't seem
worth the detour and 143 was a long way from any other control.
Second least visited was a tie between 108, 112 and 137.
I guess a 50 point value on 143 made it too enticing to pass up.
For the mystery controls, there was another surprise regarding
114, as 6 teams that visited the mother control (128) chose not to go
to 114, even though it was barely 30 m away.
A
lot of people helped to make Raccoongaine IX possible. Thanks to
Alexis Rzewski for designing the courses. Thanks to Dave Battista for
vetting the courses. Thanks to Joe Logan, Jerry Agin and Ryan Knecht
for controlling parking. Thanks to Sherry Shank, Kevin and Sydney
Fisher and
Laurie Opila for dealing with waivers and packets. Thanks
to Laurie Opila, Christee and John Homan, Giuseppina Mecchia and
Joe
Logan for preparing food. Thanks to Mark Puda for helping with the
finish. Thanks to Joe Logan for putting out the water
stops. And thanks to Jen Livingston, Sydney Fisher Alexis Rzewski for
helping pick
up control flags. And thanks to everyone who helped clean up Rec
Hall when we were finished: Yaki Barak, Mark Puda, Alexis
Rzewski, Joe Logan, Jen Livingston, Laurie Opila and perhaps others
that I forgot.
A big thanks to our sponsors: Dick's Sporting Goods for the gift
certificates and discount coupons; Zanfel for their poison ivy
treatments and information; and NuGo for the power bars.
Below are the results by category for Raccoongaine IX.
Here is a link to results showing all classes of 3-hour and 6-hour combined
Here is a link to the splits
And here is a link to the photos that Alexis took
Here is a link to a table showing the number of teams to visit each control
The following items were FOUND at Rec Hall or in the woods:
one watch, one hiking pole (claimed), one small base-plate compass, one
black hat (claimed), and one small black glove. Let me know if you think
any of these items might be yours. jlwolfe at atlanticbb dot net
There are several teams that left the event before the awards were
given out. I will be mailing the awards to these teams in the
next few days.
Keep your eyes open for the "Future of Raccoongaine" survey that I will be sending by April 15.
| Raccoongaine IX |
|
| results |
created by Ór |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 15 | 81 Wooters | | 3:04:15 | 150 | 200 | 50 | 0 |
| 22 | 93 Mossy Rock | WPOC | 3:26:08 | -90 | 180 | 270 | 0 |
| 87 Tall and the Small | | DNS | | | | |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 13 | 92 Hartle Girls | | 2:45:16 | 170 | 170 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 Alexis Shank | WPOC | DNS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 5 | 90 Moncho Moncho Man | | 2:51:43 | 290 | 290 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 73 SOLID Gould Family | | 2:54:21 | 220 | 220 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 89 Disoriented | | 2:53:36 | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 74 Faber Flav | | 2:57:23 | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 91 Derek Dawson | | 2:51:57 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 72 Salty Orienteers | | 3:06:38 | 140 | 210 | 70 | 0 |
| 22 | 77 Homan and Pups | WPOC | 3:18:45 | -90 | 100 | 190 | 0 |
| 96 Story | | DNS | | | | |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 4 | 88 K&N | | 2:49:05 | 300 | 300 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 Lee Bash | | DNS | | | | |
| 94 Jeff Jones | | DNS | | | | |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 18 | 82 Mountain Darts | WPOC | 2:30:09 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 9 | 78 Kellogg | | 2:50:44 | 190 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 80 Doddering Gits | | 2:43:44 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 2 | 75 Shin | COO | 2:49:06 | 410 | 410 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 83 Rob Wilkison | DVOA | 2:58:58 | 250 | 250 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 71 Sabich | | 2:51:53 | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 95 Fast Compass | WPOC | 2:58:56 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 3 | 76 Chiori | COO | 3:02:43 | 310 | 340 | 30 | 0 |
| 8 | 70 Sherry Shank | WPOC | 2:55:36 | 210 | 210 | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 1 | 86 Lewis and Sacajawea | QOC | 3:03:00 | 460 | 490 | 30 | 0 |
| 20 | 85 Dawson | | 2:31:43 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 4 | 33 Riley Jane | | 5:40:05 | 810 | 810 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 6 Time Wounds All Heels | SMOC | 5:45:38 | 710 | 710 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 Richard Lee Sparks | SMOC | 6:23:55 | 690 | 930 | 240 | 0 |
| 17 | 31 MK | | 6:01:24 | 660 | 680 | 20 | 0 |
| 17 | 47 Warming House Wanderers | | 5:41:56 | 660 | 660 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 46 Clint Hartle | | 5:58:34 | 650 | 650 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 Black Swamp Boys | | 5:51:49 | 610 | 610 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | 37 Force Majeure | | 5:45:51 | 280 | 280 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | 51 Sean Sims | | 5:06:24 | 230 | 230 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | 20 Son of a Shangle | | 4:57:59 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Surstromming | | DNS | | | | |
| 55 Tabernac | | DNS | | | | |
| 57 Scott Dye | | DNS | | | | |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 21 | 3 Fragile Flowers | SMOC | 5:46:13 | 650 | 650 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 Erin Rycroft | | 5:58:46 | 640 | 640 | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 1 | 15 Topo the Mountain | WPOC | 5:51:14 | 1010 | 1010 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 29 Lost and Found | | 5:41:25 | 660 | 660 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 50 WeMo | | 5:42:33 | 480 | 480 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 42 FSU | | 4:37:22 | 220 | 220 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | 43 Uptown Stogies | | 2:58:21 | 190 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | 54 Amateur Hour | CVOC | 6:29:32 | 80 | 380 | 300 | 0 |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 2 | 14 tanZ Navigation | WPOC | 5:54:12 | 870 | 870 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 25 Thomas Rycroft | | 5:54:10 | 850 | 850 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 18 Spang | WPOC | 5:52:01 | 760 | 760 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 48 Ryan Knecht | WPOC | 5:49:39 | 740 | 740 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 49 Thunder Road | | 5:47:53 | 730 | 730 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 35 Lost OH Rabbit | NEOOC | 5:21:59 | 710 | 710 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 32 Robert Turanchik | NEOOC | 5:53:16 | 700 | 700 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 60 Warren | | 5:40:52 | 680 | 680 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 58 Total Packages | | 5:37:38 | 660 | 660 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 55 Frank and Beans | | 5:53:01 | 590 | 590 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 36 McPotter's Mayhem | | 5:39:23 | 580 | 580 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 4 Swearing at Our Bearing | SMOC | 5:54:15 | 540 | 540 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 53 Over the Hills | | 5:49:51 | 520 | 520 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 2 Mountain Meisters | | 5:45:58 | 500 | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 59 Flazotta | | 5:31:15 | 420 | 420 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 45 John Huffman | WPOC | 5:56:18 | 380 | 380 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 40 Ow It Hurts | | 5:56:11 | 340 | 340 | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 5 | 19 Olga Huber | ROC | 5:54:09 | 780 | 780 | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 21 | 8 BeeRingers | | 5:26:44 | 650 | 650 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 61 Valleys & Boulders & Springs Oh My! | | 5:20:29 | 340 | 340 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | 62 Wandering Gnomes | | 5:31:48 | 250 | 250 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | 10 TopoLoco | | 6:10:54 | 150 | 260 | 110 | 0 |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 8 | 12 Phillip Wadsworth | NEEOC | 5:58:26 | 730 | 730 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 39 Steve Johnson | NEOOC | 5:55:16 | 690 | 690 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 9 Snail Trail | WPOC | 5:58:50 | 680 | 680 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 52 Chuck Borchart | | 5:35:39 | 560 | 560 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 22 Joseph Brown | SMOC | 5:54:22 | 480 | 480 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 16 Jerry Agin | WPOC | 5:40:42 | 450 | 450 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 11 Ohio Solo | NEOOC | 5:55:59 | 390 | 390 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 30 Ralph Lindzon | Stars | 5:53:30 | 380 | 380 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 27 Pops Shangle | | 4:52:52 | 330 | 330 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | 44 Mad Welshman | NEOOC | 4:51:33 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 Eric Bressler | | DNS | | | | |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 27 | 23 Brenda Carlson-Brown | SMOC | 5:45:49 | 600 | 600 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | 28 Moms Shangle | | 5:17:58 | 240 | 240 | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Club | Time | Score | Gross Score | Penalty | Bonus |
|---|
| 21 | 38 Glacial Speed | | 6:00:49 | 650 | 660 | 10 | 0 |
| 37 | 26 GHOSLOW | GHO | 5:48:24 | 430 | 430 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 63 Lyons | BFLO | 5:06:57 | 360 | 360 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | 34 Happy Campers | | 5:39:57 | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 |