14th Annual Susquehanna Stumble
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Topic created by furlong47 on Fri Oct 12, 2012 at 11:21 amSusquehanna Valley Orienteering Announces
THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL SUSQUEHANNA STUMBLE
The Susquehanna Stumble is a Billygoat-inspired event with a couple of twists. The competitors run between numbered windows in sequential order, but within each window there are several controls which can be visited in ANY order.
WHERE: Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Laurel Lake area, Cooke, PA. (NOTE: The Long Stumble will also be on the Hammonds Rocks map)
WHEN: Mass start at 11:00, Sunday, November 11, 2012
WHAT: The Long-Stumble event will be ~15 km in length, with commemorative towel for the first 20 finishers and the first 5 female finishers.
The Short-Stumble will be ~9 km with commemorative towels for the first 15 finishers and first 5 female finishers.
The course setter is Brad Whitmore; the meet director is Ben Heyser.
White, yellow, and orange recreational courses will also be available. Starts for the recreational courses will be any time between 11:30 and 1 (no preregistration needed).
COST: $ 22 for the Long-Stumble, $ 15 for the Short-Stumble, normal SVO fees ($5 for members, $ 8 for non members) for recreational courses.
TO REGISTER for the STUMBLE EVENTS SEND E-MAIL TO whitmore@stsci.edu AND TELL HIM WHETHER YOU ARE DOING THE SHORT OR LONG COURSE. Deadline is Nov. 9. You can then pay at the event. Morning-of-event registration is also ok but you may have to draw your own course if we run out, and an additional $ 5 will be added to the fee. No preregistration is needed for recreational courses.
DIRECTIONS: From the north: Take I-81 south to Rt 233. Follow 233 to the park. Follow O-signs. From the east: Take Rt 30 west from Gettysburg to Caledonia. Turn right (north) on Rt 233 and follow to the park. Follow O-signs.
