Waterloo Region Nordic Sports Club presents the third and marquee event of our 2014 Orion Series – skate sprints. This race will follow the typical sprint race with individual interval start qualifications, followed by knockout heats. The sprinting will be followed by a three-legged ski race.
Stay tuned to twitter.com/waterloonordic and wrnsc.ca for updates, including changes due to weather.
Schedule: Thurs Feb 13
Advance Registration: preferred for teams by Tues Feb 11 (johnd.clarke@rogers.com)
Race-day Registration: 6:00pm – 6:40pm (inside soccer building)
Qualification: 7:00pm interval start, youngest first
Heats: 7:45pm
Cost:
WRNSC youth program participants included in program fee
WRNSC members $2 ea (cash only, bring exact change)
Non-members $5 ea
Format:
Races will be free technique. Athletes will first compete in the qualifiers, and will then be seeded into mass-start heats.
| Category | Age Dec 31, 2013 | Year of Birth | Distance |
| Atom Girls / Boys | 8- | 2005 & younger | 100 m |
| Pee-wee Girls / Boys | 9-11 | 2002 – 2004 | 400 m |
| Midget Girls / Boys | 12-13 | 2000 – 2001 | 400 m |
| Juvenile Girls / Boys | 14-15 | 1998 – 1999 | 900 m |
| Junior Girls / Boys | 16-17 | 1996 – 1997 | 900 m |
| Open Recreational | 18+ | – 1995 | 900 m |
| Open Women / Men | 18+ | – 1995 | 1300 m |
Please contact Colin Rhodes colin.rhodes@gmail.com to volunteer or for more information.
Look under Events at wrnsc.ca for details on the other two races in the 2014 Orion Series