As of Spring 2023, EMPO is enabling SIAC, or AIR+ timing, at its meets! More details here
Spring 2023 Schedule
May 13 – Peebles Island (Grant Staats – gstaats099@gmail.com)
Results
May 20 – Washington Park (Marty Hawkes-Teeter – hawkesteeter@gmail.com)
Results
June 3 – Margaret-Burke WMA (Phil Hawkes-Teeter –philht@outlook.com)
June 24 – Camp Wakpominee (Gabor Bobok – gabor.bobok@gmail.com)
July 8 – Cole Hill State Forest (Laszlo Kolyvek – lkolyvek@comcast.net)
See Marshall Miller’s report of his experience at a recent Mountain Bike-O camp in Denmark here!
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Meet Procedures
EMPO holds regular club meets in the Albany area during the spring and fall. These are augmented by a summer sprint series in local parks along with ski orienteering events a little further afield during the winter months.
Club meets are open to members and non-members alike. Usually 3 or 4 courses are offered, ranging from beginner to advanced. You may try a course by yourself, with a partner or with a larger group. You can walk leisurely around the course or run a competitive navigational race. A map of your chosen course is included in the registration fee, and you get to keep it after you finish to review later. You will also need a compass and an electronic timing stick to record your time, both of which can be rented on site. The Registration and Start window for EMPO events is usually 2 hours (check course notes for exact times)
and there is generally a 2-3 hour time limit per course, after which controls are picked up. All participants are requested to return to the start/finish area before leaving the venue, even if you don’t complete your course, for safety purposes. Click here for more details about meet procedures.