Apologies for the extreme lateness of this meet report -- evidently the
 original never made it out....
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After a cool and piney August meet in McCall, the CTOC orienteers returned
 to Boise.  Saturday, September 22 dawned hot and sunny, and got hotter and
 sunnier as the day progressed.   Perfect weather solar-powered
 individuals...a bit too warm for the rest.  
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Three courses were set.   The first two (the Easy and Intermediate courses)
 were standard loop courses.  The Easy course was 2.27km, 90m climb, and
 runnable totally on paths.  The Intermediate course was 2.93km, 135m, and
 was more technically challenging than the Easy course.   The Advanced course
 was 5.04km, 315m climb, and competitors had the choice of either using a
 standard map, or a map with all trails removed (which made navigation more
 difficult).
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On the Easy course, Masha Velichko, soloing for the first time (although
 closely shadowed by father Sergey) was narrowly edged out by newcomer
 Desirae Schildhauer.  Adult leg length has its advantages...
<br><br>
No one deigned to try out the Intermediate course, instead the rest of the
 field went for one of the two Advanced courses...
<br><br>
Competition was fast and furious on the two Advanced courses, although some
 questionable control placement made for somewhat random times.  On the
 course with trails, Dave Bergset showed that experience counts for a lot,
 coming in well ahead of relative newcomers Dan Herring and Joell Ramirez
 (who was giving newcomer Doug LaMott a true baptism by fire).
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On the very challenging Advanced course without mapped trails, Sergey
 Velichko and Vladimir Gusiatnikov (who flew up from the Bay Area just to try
 out a Boise course) were neck and neck.  Jeff Black spent more time
 struggling with the questionable control placement, but still managed a very
 respectable time against two national-class orienteers.
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Easy  2.27km   90m climb   6 controls
                                         Time  
--------------------------------------------------
Desirae Schildhauer                      39:05
Masha Velichko                           40:51

Intermediate  2.93km   135m climb   9 controls
                                         Time  
--------------------------------------------------
No Takers


Advanced  5.04km   315m climb   14 controls  Mapped Trails
                                         Time  
--------------------------------------------------
Dave Bergset                              74:52
Dan Herring                               93:31
Joell Ramirez &                          102:31
Doug LaMott


Advanced  5.04km   315m climb   14 controls  No Mapped Trails
                                         Time  
--------------------------------------------------
Sergey Velichko                          50:32
Vladimir Gusiatnikov                     56:41
Jeff Black                               87:06
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<br>
Andy Hill