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Fountainhead
April 20, 2008

Meet Director: Dave Hauver
Course Designer: Victor Lin

It rained. It rained hard enough for flood watches to be issued across the DC region; it rained hard enough to cancel an Earth Day Festival on the National Mall. It did not rain hard enough to cancel an orienteering meet.

Despite the weather, about forty brave individuals ventured out into the woods at Fountainhead park, for a total of thirty five starts. They weren't just the hard-core regulars, many of who were already absent due to the USOF Middle Distance and Relay Championships in New York. Instead, our ranks were bolstered by a large group of young girls led by one of their mothers, cub scouts, and some visiting travelers from the UK, Australia, and Norway.

The consensus was that it wasn't actually that bad after you had been in the rain for thirty seconds and realized that you simply weren't going to (and couldn't possibly) get any wetter. It was a warm day, and though the trees were starting to turn green, visibility was still good in the woods. Victor's courses were highly praised, and may perhaps one day be enshrined in legend and myth. If you think this is just hyperbole - well, you should have been there to find out for yourself!

I'd like to thank to all of those who helped out today and offered their assistance - Kris and Graham Beecroft (our e-punch wizards), Victor Lin (the man, the myth, the legend), Dan James, Jon Bertheussen, Amy Moroney, John Baker, James Chaplin, and George Crittenden. I'd also like to specially thank Bill Vienna, who, despite not running a course, came out on a rainy day, volunteered for the entire meet, and still found time to help with control pickup. Thanks again to all for your help - it is definitely appreciated!

MEET RESULTS
Last columns are the number of points for this event.

STREAMER Course


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WHITE Course: 1.7 km, 55 m climb, 10 controls

Agnes, Isabella, Thomas De Leo     QOC   dnf   1
Betsy Berry                              dnf   1  
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YELLOW Course: 2.5 km, 55 m climb, 11 controls

Bjorn Johansson                         27:54  4    
Rudiger Kessel                          27:54  3  
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ORANGE Course: 3.4 km, 90 m climb, 13 controls

Linus Hamilton                     QOC  64:57  9  
Mike Ford                          QOC  79:00  8  
Amy Moroney                        QOC  84:44  7  
Vic Culp                           QOC  95:39  6  
Odessa Lucas                       QOC   dnf   3     
Karna Eklund                             dnf   3     
Rudiger Kessell                          dnf   3   
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BROWN Course: 4.1 km, 90 m climb, 13 controls

John Baker                         QOC  97:16 11   
Ekaterina Izotova                      111:24 10       
Sidney Sachs                       QOC 114:50  9  
James Stamper                      QOC 162:33  8  
Michael & Daniel Bianchett         QOC 164:58  7  
Jim Chaplin                        QOC 174:00  6
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GREEN Course: 4.4 km, 170 m climb, 14 controls

Elliott Hamilton                   QOC  56:15 18     
Tom Nolan                          QOC  60:11 17   
Lucas Eklund                       QOC  63:42 16   
Jon Bertheussen                    QOC  72:25 15   
James Thull                        QOC  90:52 14   
Jeremy Kinsell                     QOC 103:09 13   
John Sawyko                        QOC 105:22 12   
Steve Meacham                          105:34 11       
George Crittenden                  QOC 117:04 10  
Dan James                          QOC   dnf   5
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RED Course: 5.2 km, 180 m climb, 16 controls

Per-Erik Bjoernstadbraaten              59:15 17 
Mihai Sirbu                        QOC  71:29 16 
Tony Garman                        QOC  73:18 15 
Jon Pifer                          QOC  77:26 14 
Gary Smith                         QOC 120:09 11
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BLUE Course: 6.1 km, 235 m climb, 19 controls

David Pruden                       QOC  68:45 21 
Allan Williams                          70:57 20     
Andy Britton                       QOC  72:26 19 
Bjorn Johansson                         75:21 18     
Sam Listwak                        QOC  97:06 15
Francis Hogle                      QOC 104:50 14 
Dagmar Merkova                     QOC 175:37  9 
Chris Norwood                      QOC    mp   7   
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