Jan 16 Update 2: Changed Junior Boys / Girls distance again to 3 x 1.6 km.
Jan 16 Update: Updated distances, course maps: http://goo.gl/0DDAZR
Jan 14 Update: The trails are icy, but we have enough snow to race on the upper loops. Bring your old skis!
Waterloo Region Nordic Ski Club presents the first event of our 2014 Orion Series. This event will involve athletes skiing a loop several times, and the final time will be the slower lap plus the difference in time between the slowest and fastest lap. The race will be followed by games.
Stay tuned to twitter.com/waterloonordic and wrnsc.ca for updates, including changes due to weather.
Schedule:
Registration 6:15pm – 6:45pm (inside soccer building)
Race Start 7:00pm interval start, youngest first
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 interval start (one athlete every 15 seconds). Athletes will ski the specified number of loops of the course continuously. Athletes are not permitted to wear a watch. Final score will be slowest lap plus the difference between the slowest lap and the fastest lap.
| Category | Age Dec 31, 2013 | Year of Birth | Distance |
| Atom Girls / Boys | 8- | 2005 & younger | 2 x 300 m |
| Pee-wee Girls / Boys | 9-11 | 2002 – 2004 | 2 x 900 m |
| Midget Girls / Boys | 12-13 | 2000 – 2001 | 2 x 900 m |
| Juvenile Girls / Boys | 14-15 | 1998 – 1999 | 2 x 1.6 km |
| Junior Girls / Boys | 16-17 | 1996 – 1997 | 3 x 1.6 km |
| Junior Women / Men | 18-19 | 1994 – 1995 | 4 x 1.6 km |
| Senior Women / Men | 20-30 | 1983 – 1993 | 4 x 1.6 km |
| Masters Women / Men | 31+ | 1982 and older | 4 x 1.6 km |
Maps:
http://goo.gl/0DDAZR
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