This year's holiday event is comprised of a Score-O in the morning and a Relay in the afternoon for a single entry fee.
The Score-O course offers 25 checkpoints that can be visited in any order. There will be 8 checkpoints worth 10 points each, 9 checkpoints worth 20 points each and 8 checkpoints worth 30 points each, for a total of 500 points. There is a time limit of 60 minutes and a penalty of 10 points for every minute over time. The optimal total distance to visit all checkpoints is approximately 5.5 km.
A Team Score-O competition will start at 10:00 am. This event is for teams of 3 runners. The 1st runners will start at the same time in a Mass Start at 10:00 am. The 2nd runners will start at the same time in a Mass Start at 10:20 am. The 3rd runners will start at the same time in a Mass Start at 10:40 am. All runners will have a time limit of 60 minutes, regardless of when they start, with a penalty of 10 points for every minute that they are over 60 minutes. The points earned by each of the 3 runners will be simply added together to make a Total Team Score. The highest Total Team Score wins. TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TEAM SCORE-O, ALL RUNNERS MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED ONLINE NO LATER THAN NOON ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3.
The regular Score-O will have a Mass Start at 11:00 am. All runners will have a time limit of 60 minutes, with a penalty of 10 points for every minute that they are over. PLEASE PRE-REGISTER ONLINE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH MAPS.
White and Yellow courses will also be available in the morning. The White course is 1.9 km with 35 m of climb and the Yellow course is 2.1 km with 50 m of climb. Courses open at 11:00 am as usual and beginner instruction will be available at 10:00 am. PLEASE PRE-REGISTER ONLINE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH MAPS.
The Relay event will be held in the afternoon with a Mass Start at 1:00 pm. The Relay event is for teams of 3 runners and there are 3 different relay legs, each approximately 1.3 km in length. Leg A is the easiest, Leg B is a little more difficult than Leg A and Leg C is more difficult than Leg B. Teams will be randomly assigned to one of 6 different combinations which run the legs in different order. Individuals may sign up to run all 3 legs. PLEASE PRE-REGISTER ONLINE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH MAPS.
Relay teams will have a single epunch stick that will be passed from runner to runner. Only the 1st runner will punch the Start box and only the 3rd runner will punch the Finish box. The 1st and 2nd runners will punch a check-in hand-over box when they get finish and the 2nd and 3rd runners will punch a check-out hand-over box as they start.
Please keep in mind, there are NO dogs allowed in the park.
South on I-75 to exit 198, High Falls Rd. Turn left and go 4.7 miles & turn right onto Mt Vernon Church Rd. Entrance is 3.1 miles on left.
Typical fees are shown below. E-chip rental is required if you do not have your own stick.
| Members | $7 |
| Non-members | $10 |
| Additional Maps | $3 |
| E-chip Rental | $3 |
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Charlie & Chun Bleau 404-276-6558