A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
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A.22.5.1 Start <strong>for</strong>mats are at the discretion of the organizers. On the second and each of<br />
the subsequent legs a changeover between the runners on each team takes<br />
place by touching, either by way of direct physical contact or using an object<br />
(such as a stick, or a map) within a limited space immediately after the line<br />
where the elapsed time is measured. Competitors waiting <strong>for</strong> the return of<br />
their teammates may be started with a mass start at a time determined by the<br />
event organizers.<br />
A.22.5.2 A mass start shall be used <strong>for</strong> the first leg of the U.S. Relay <strong>Orienteering</strong><br />
Championships.<br />
A.22.5.3 For mass starts the time limit must at minimum be the winning time, plus any<br />
mass start delays the organizers add <strong>for</strong> the legs after the first start. The<br />
organizers will have to announce the time limit be<strong>for</strong>e the start.<br />
A.22.5.4 For a sequential start, the organizers will have to announce the time limit<br />
be<strong>for</strong>e the first start.<br />
A.22.5.5 WINNING TIMES: Maximum 150 minutes <strong>for</strong> each championship category.<br />
Winning times may be less <strong>for</strong> relays with fewer legs or shorter <strong>for</strong>mats.<br />
A.22.5.6 The results are determined using the combined time of the competitors in a<br />
team. For a mass start relay event, if the last leg runners finish together, the<br />
position of the team is determined by the finish order of the last leg runner.<br />
A.22.5.7 Awards will be given to the three fastest club teams in the categories used at<br />
the event.<br />
A.23 Night<br />
A.23.1 Definition<br />
A.23.1.1 A Night competition shall be run entirely in the dark. The first start shall be at<br />
least 15 minutes after the end of civil twilight, and the last at least the time<br />
limit plus 15 minutes be<strong>for</strong>e the beginning of civil twilight.<br />
A.23.1.2 The U.S. Night <strong>Orienteering</strong> Championships shall be a Long <strong>for</strong>mat race.<br />
A.23.1.3 COMPETITON: Night races are individual competitions.<br />
A.23.2 Course/Class structures<br />
A.23.2.1 Night races will have the standard <strong>Orienteering</strong> <strong>USA</strong> course class structure.<br />
A.23.2.2 United States Night <strong>Orienteering</strong> Championships will not be accepted <strong>for</strong><br />
Championship Bid by the board of directors unless they are part of an event<br />
with another sanctioned race.<br />
A.23.3 Technical <strong>Rules</strong>