Reach-11/Horse Lover's Park
Sprints, and Motala

North Phoenix
AZ-51/AZ-101 Junction

Saturday, January 25, 2020

[image:O flag] Pre-Registration (Deadline Thu, Jan 23, 11:59 PM)
[image:O flag] Safety Plan

Summary
Time Event(s) Location Directions Google Maps
Sat, Jan 25
9:00 AM -
12:00 PM 		Sprints (Sprints Description) and
Mini-Motala (Motala Description) 		Reach-11 Directions Placemark

Reach-11, Horse Lover's Park

Introduction

We'd like to invite you to join us as we return to our Reach-11 event site. On Saturday, January 25, we're offering three shorter "sprint" courses starting from the parking lot next to Horse Lover's Park at the Reach-11 Recreation Area. While this area does not offer any climbs or descents, there are plenty of navigation challenges in the desert terrain in this park located in North Phoenix. We hope you'll take the time to join us to practice your navigation skills.

Pre-Registration

NOTE 1: Maps for the sprint events are limited. In order to ensure yourself a map, we strongly suggest you preregister for the event(s) you would like to do.

Click [image:O flag] here to pre-register. Deadline: Thu, Jan 23 at 11:59 PM.

Directions to the Reach-11/Horse Lover's Park event site are found [image:O flag] here .

Parental Consent:

Parental Consent Now Required (Click here for more information)

All participants under age 18 are now required to have a signed parental consent form on file with the club. You can complete the form before the event and either scan it and send it to us by e-mail or bring it with you to the event.

Fees

All events at Reach-11 are free.

Schedule:

08:30 AM Check-in/Registration: Sprint Events
Location: [image:O flag] Reach-11/Horse Lover's Park
09:00 AM Sprint Courses Open
12:00 PM Sprint Courses Close. Participants must complete any of the sprint courses by this time. We will start picking up bags at this time.

Details:

Note: All events at Reach-11 are free!

Sprints and Motala

Details of our Sprint events are found here.

Details of our Motala are found here.

Equipment

It is best if participants can provide their own compass. Suggested models include the Suunto A-30 and the Silva 360 Explorer. Other models are acceptable as long as they have a flat baseplate. We will provide compasses for those who do not have their own.

Cost

The sprint courses at Reach-11 are free!

What to bring:

Whistle Participants at orienteering events are required to carry a whistle. Since orienteering involves navigating off-trail, participants can sometimes travel to areas that are rarely visited by other users of the area. The whistle is a safety precaution which allows orienteering participants to signal their presence to others in case of an emergency.
Compass We prefer participants to bring their own compass. This will allow them to learn techniques during the training, then practice the techniques further at home. We will provide compasses to those who are not able to bring their own.
Sun screen. In late January, the sun at 10:00 AM is already high enough to be an issue. Even though we are starting fairly early in the morning, we suggest you apply sunscreen to avoid burning.
Water There will be water at the start/finish . You may also want to bring your own water bottles or a camelback.
Sturdy hiking shoes and
Long pants 		The sprint courses involve hiking off trail, sometimes in areas with thick brush.

Directions

Follow [image:O flag] this link for directions to the Reach-11/Horse Lovers Park event site.
[image:O flag] Reach-11 Safety Plan