Orion #3: Classic Team Sprint – Thurs Feb 26

WRSC invites you to our final Orion racing series event of the season.

Update Wed Feb 25, 11am
The temperatures are looking promising for Thursday night — it looks like we’ll be at or above the temperature cut-off for all age groups.  Stay tuned to confirm temperatures for the Atom & Pee Wee age groups.

Update Sat Feb 22
We’re keeping an eye on the temperature forecast.  The cut-off is -15ºC for Atom & Pee Wee age groups, and -20ºC for everyone else.

 

Schedule
Thurs Feb 26, 2015
registration: race day, 6:15-6:45pm
race start 7:00pm (100m qualifier & race, then 400m, then 900m)
– exact times TBA on race day.  900m qualifier should start around 8:00-8:15pm

Cost:   (cash only, bring exact change)
WRNSC youth program participants         included in program fee
WRNSC members                                    $2 ea.
Non-members                                          $5 ea.

Format:
The team sprint format has two athletes completing alternating laps of a sprint course, with a tag-off exchange between each lap.  Each athlete completes the course 3 times.  This race is classic technique only (no skating).  We will run a mass-start qualifying race beforehand to make the teams.

Categories
100m: atom, beginner pee-wee boys & girls (2003 & younger)
400m: experienced pee-wee, midget, juvenile boys & girls (1999-2004)
900m: open (1998 & older)

Categories and distances subject to change based on registration numbers.