GHO Training Night

The Wednesday Sept 26 training course is set at Sassafras Woods. Yellow ribbons are in the woods now and the O-flags will be put out early next week.

Directions: Take the highway, QEW or 403 to the Bryant Road exit and head north. Turn left at the North Service Road, first major set of traffic lights above the highway, past the Milestone's. Take the North Service Road west to Waterdown Road and turn right, north. Take Waterdown Road about 200m up the escarpment to the top of a rise after two sharp corners, signal right as you top the rise and pull into the old road section and open area for parking at the start. This area is just opposite Flatt Road, the second road on the left from the intersection. See the map on the right. Coming south on Waterdown Road, turn left opposite Flatt Road. Be careful of traffic here. The start area entrance is blind to cars climbing the escarpment on Waterdown Road.

Registration

Who is Coming

There are 3 training maps with major overlap. Two short courses of 3 and 3.4 km, 1:7,500 and one long course of 5.2 km, 1:10,000. Anyone unable to make the Wednesday night session but interesting in the training exercise email Ian at " isidders at ca dot inter dot net" and he will send you a map. Hopefully I will be there by 5:15 pm, traffic allowing!

GHO Fall Training

Mark your calendar for GHO's fall training nights. Details to follow:

Sept 12 (Mineral Springs NE) - directions: parking by the HCA headquarters on Mineral Springs Rd just west of Sulphur Springs Rd. Follow sign (it is a huge sign) to "works office" where the road turns close to 90 degrees.

Meeting time: 6 p.m., but chances are good somone will be there around 5.30.

A 4 km course of intermediate level has been set with a 5 km and 3 km option. Small orienteering flags will be used. The woods in the Dundas Valley are in great shape and very open. The only undergrowth you may encounter is the odd marsh you may choose to run across. This is an excellent opportunity to get some practice for either/both the Ontario Champs and Raid the Hammer.

Register here.
Who's coming?

Sept 26 - map TBA, most likely Hamilton area.

Oct 10 - map TBA, most likely Burlington area.

OCt 24 - similar to Oct 10

Ontario Champs

The Ontario Champs early registration deadline has been extended to Sunday, Sept. 9.

Details are available on the Stars website.