OREAD -- December 1999

The OREAD is the unofficial e-mail newsletter of Orienteer Kansas. There is also an OREAD home page at www.geocities.com/colosseum/field/7306. Both the home page and the e-mail newsletter are edited by Michael Eglinski (meglin@juno.com).

DECEMBER 4 - OK EVENT AT CLINTON LAKE

The event will be on a new map of the Woodridge area of Clinton Lake (west end).

DIRECTIONS: Take I-70 (Kansas Turpike) West to the Lecompton exit. Go South on K-10 to US 40 West. Go 2 miles on US 40 to Douglas Cty Rd 442. Turn left and go towards Stull on DG 442. Go 4.8 miles, and turn left on to DG 1023 South. Go 3.5 miles, turn left onto DG 2. Go 1 mile to E350. Turn left onto E350, to the park entrance and parking.

NOTE Time (Not the usual time for PTOC Saturday meets): Registration will be at 11, beginner instruction at 11:30, and starts will be at noon.

Courses: Raymond Wren will set the courses. There will be advanced, intermediate and beginner courses. The advanced and intermediate courses will be shorter than normal (winning times around 30 minutes).

Eligibility for State Champs Title: All are welcome, but only those who qualify as Kansas Champs eligible can be declared Kansas Champs. To be eligible you must meet either one of the following two criteria: (a) be a member of a Kansas-based O'club (i.e. OK or PTOC) or (b) have lived in Kansas for at least 3 consecutive months some time during the past 25 years.

Information: For further information, contact Mary Jones (before 9 pm) at 816-584-9367 or send e-mail to maprunner@juno.com

DECEMBER 5 -THE POSSUM TROT

The Trot will be at Blue and Gray Park. The long event will be about 15 km with a mass start at 9 a.m. As with previous Trots, Mike Shifman will set the courses -- look for this event to be a tough challenge.

To run the Trot, you need to enter by email or phone by December 1. Contact Dick N. at 913-888-1528 or rneuburger@worldnet.att.net.

In addition to the long event, PTOC will also have normal courses.

More info is availabe at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/RNeuburger/PTrotIII.htm.

DECEMBER 21 - 2nd ANNUAL LATE NIGHT WITH MOOK

Late Night With Mook is an informal OK trail run/jog/walk. The Second Annual Late Night with Mook has been scheduled for Tuesday the 21st day of December, 1999 in Lawrence Kansas at the Kaw River Trail going east of Lawrence. The start will be at 6:30 pm, and will feature a full moon, a lot of fun, and a post-run meal. You are invited. Expect to run a while, rather slowly, along a dark trail. Bring your own light. There will also be a night-hike for the non-runners.

To get to the start from the north side of the Kaw River bridge, head east on Elm Street, or something parallel for almost 2km to North 8th street. Turn south on North 8th and go over the levee onto the gravel road. This road leads shortly to the parking lot when the Late Nighters will congregate.

NEW ORIENTEERING SUITS

We are hoping to put together a new order for OK O' suits. The suits will be in the blue-black-and-white color scheme. We're looking to order suits through Compass Needle (a New Hampshire-based O' suit maker). CN O' suits are made out of supplex nylon rather than the flimsy nylon common of European suits. Look for more info in the next OREAD.

-- Michael Eglinski (meglin@juno.com), December 01, 1999