Spring rogaining (05.09)

competition schedule

Time Activity
09:00 Race bib distribution and map distribution
11:00 Start for 6h rogaining
12:00 Start for 4h rogaining
13:00 Start for 2h rogaining, Rogaining walk and Rogaining run
15:00 Cut-off time for 2h rogaining
15:30 Awarding ceremony for 2h rogaining and Rogaining run
16:00 Cut-off time for 4h rogaining
16:30 Awarding ceremony for 4h rogaining
17:00 Cut-off time for 6h rogaining and Rogaining run
17:30 Awarding ceremony for 6h rogaining and lottery

start pack DISTRIBUTION PROCEDURE   

One team member must go to the Registration desk to recieve participant race start pack. Team member must tell the name of the team and sign the start protocol for receiving start pack. Race maps will be distributed together with team start pack. The team start pack will include the race numbers, pins, SI cards (idents), wristbands for attaching the SI card around the hand, as well as various special offers from supporters. For teams that rent compasses, they will be issued together with envelopes.

competition centre

Competition center is located near the parking area of the office building campus "Business Garden Rīga" (address: Vērdiņu iela, Mārupes novads).

The competition will be provided with toilets, storage rooms, dressrooms, registration, map distribution, medical assistance, awarding. Participants will be able to purchase ISOSTAR energy drinks, gels and bars, as well as other things in the race supporters tents. All finishers will receive medals and finish packages.

Driving directions to the event centre: 

TERRITORY 

This spring rogaining event (now postponed to the Indian summer) is part of the rogaining series "Urban legends". It will start and finish at the office building campus "Business Garden Rīga" and show you previously not explorer territories in the history of orienteering in Riga city between calm low raise suburbs on the banks of Mārupīte creek, airplanes landing and taking off at Riga airport and wetlands and lakes in the south.

Choose your distance

Rogaining walk (2h ~5km) is meant for the children who is 12 years old or younger. The format of Rogaining walk is designed to be in teams, which are accompanied by Instructor - a person provided by organizers. If a child is 7 years old or younger, it is mandatory for a parent or guardian to be present and accompany the child.

2h rogaining, 4h rogaining, 6h rogaining competes teams which are formed from 2 to 4 people, where at least one person is at least 18 years old on the day of the race. In case participants are under 18 years old, they must submit a written permission written by their parents or guardians.

Rogaining run is ~ 14-16km long distance – an orienteering route that is not marked and is made for individual participants, who run or walk the distance, while punching all necessary check-points on the way. Checkpoints are indicated on rogaining map that the participants receive on the race day.

Sprint - any team during its race can incorporate and visit 4-6 blue checkpoints on the map in any order in the shortest time possible to win a special title "Pixie of the Creek" in 3 groups (men, women and mixed teams).

NEEDED EQUIPMENT

We recommend you to choose warm, sporty clothes, gloves and comfortable shoes where you can walk around the city and the forest. For each team, the required equipment is a charged mobile phone (organiser's telephone numbers that can be found on the race map). Recommended equipment in the distance for all teams are waterproof marker for writing, that can be used for planning a distance to indicate a team route, a compass with degree graduation, a ruler, a clock, energy food and a drink.

LIVE GPS TRACKING

Live GPS is a great tool where you can in Live follow your team, how they choose their route. After the race you can compare and replay routes and strategies your interested teams have completed.

Riga spring (indian summer) rogaine 2020 Live GPS - http://sportrec.eu/ui/#1f28m1e
Riga summer rogaine 2020 Live GPS - http://sportrec.eu/ui/#1f28m4s
Riga summer rogaine 2020 Live GPS - http://sportrec.eu/ui/#1f28lfs
Riga autumn rogaine 2020 Live GPS - http://sportrec.eu/ui/#1ecoarr

To get your Live GPS, you can register it in registration form or write to rogainings@xrace.lv. Price 5 EUR per team.

MAP

Participants will receive map in the morning of the event day at the registration tent. Maps are waterproof, however each participant is responsible to take care of it during the race (cuts, folds and other damages may affect its waterproofness). Map scale is 1:20 000 or 1cm = 200m in reality.

Nr. Kontrolpunkta atrašanās vieta / Checkpoint location Nr. Kontrolpunkta atrašanās vieta / Checkpoint location
20 Koki nogāzē / Trees on slope 45 Koku rindas R gals / W end of tree row
21 Vidējais koks / Mid tree 46 Drupu DR stūris / SW corner of ruins
22 Koks / Tree 47 Eglīte klajumā / Spruce in open area
23 Vidējās drupas / Mid ruins 48 Kociņš klajumiņā / Small tree in small open area
24 Mazo strautu sateka / Confl. of smaller creeks 49 Grāvja gals / End of ditch
25 Grāvīša ietekas ZR krastā / NW bank of ditch end 50 Ezera ZR gals / NW end of lake
26 Purva D krasts / S bank of swamp 51 3 lieli koki / 3 large trees
27 Mikropaugurs / Knoll 52 A koks / E tree
28 Žogu stūra DA puse / SE side of fences corner 53 ZA ūdens rezervuārs / NE water reservoir
29 Satekas R krasts / W bank of confluence 54 Vaļņa A gals / E end of earthwall
30 Augstākā virsotne / Highest top 55 Jaunaudzes Z stūris / N corner of young forest
31 Meža A ieloks / E fold of forest 56 Jaunaudzītes vidiņā / Middle of young copse
32 Grāvja līkuma ZR krasts / NW bank of ditch bend 57 3 vaļņu krustpunkts / 3 earthwalls crosspoint
33 Ielas R strupceļš / W dead end of street 58 Pussalas gals / Tip of peninsula
34 Grāvju krustojums / Ditch junction 59 Pussaliņas Z gals / N end of small peninsula
35 Strauta ZA krasts / NE bank of creek 60 Šoko brīdis ezera D krastā / Lake S bank
36 Grāvju satekas ZR krasts / NW bank of ditch junct. 61 A krūmu pudura A gals / E end of E scrub
37 Grāvja D krasts / S bank of ditch 62 DA koks pie grāvja / NE tree by ditch
38 Grāvja ZA krasts / NE bank of ditch 63 DR karjeriņš / Small SW quarry
39 A koks grāvja D krastā / E tree on S bank of ditch 64 ZR grāvīša D gals / S end of shallow NW ditch
40 Mikropaugurs / Small knoll 65 Ezera DA gals / SE end of lake
41 Z ieloks / N fold 66 Seklas tranšejas R gals / W end of shallow trench
42 ZA ieplaka / NE depression 67 ZA bedre / NE pit
43 Virsotnes DR mala / SW edge of top 68 Mikropaugurs / Knoll
44 Ielas gals / Street end 69 Purva ZR gals / NW end of swamp
Finišs zem arkas / Finish under arch