2005 Boise Metrogain

Second Boise Metrogain attracted scores of the orienteering fans to the foothills. In spite of sage brush being in full bloom and sneezing at highest, experienced athletes and newcomers blazed through the steep hills of Hull's Gulch, Camelback, and Stewart Gulch to find controls on the courses specially designed for this event. On the beginner course Peggy, Kathryn, and Sue teamed to find all 10 controls and finish under one hour. We hope to see you more at our events! Experienced Jeff Decker showed the beauties of the orienteering sport to Dona, Emma, and Maggie. They solidly finished on the second place. Masha once again showed why she is considered one of the best in the USA by winning the course. On the intermediate (short) course only Dondi and Sage tried to find all controls. No doubt that Sage was distracted by the prairie dogs! On the longest advanced course tough competition unfolded right from the start. Passing through the intermediate controls by the tennis court in Camelback park and at the crossing to the Stewart Gulch area all competitors were within two minutes from each other. Decisive longest leg between controls 2 and 3 at the Stewart Gulch decided the fate of the competition. Jeff finished at the Hillside School first with the perfect time just a minute above the predicted one hour and thirty minutes. Michael finished second within the sight of Jeff. Well done for the first time with real orienteering maps! Lee on the bike edged Doug and Bob for the third place. It was difficult course for the bike challenged competitor as in some places he must carried the bike up the hill and abandoned it to get to the controls down the gullies. And finally Karin finished in two hours and twenty six minutes being the only woman who took on the long course. Congratulation to all!

Many thanks go to Andy Hill for organizing and manning the registration table. Special thanks go to Bill Leahy who pre-run the long course two days before the competition and alerted me to one specific control that needed to be relocated.

See you all at our next meet! Enjoy results, photos, and maps below!

Sergey Velichko

2005 Boise Metrogain Results 
Beginner: 3.0K, 10 controls, 100m climb
Masha Velichko       32:52
Jeff Decker
Dona Goodwin
Emma Gregory
Maggie Gregory       51:10
Peggy Jordan
Kathryn Engle
Sue Edwards          59:40

Intermediate: 7.0K, 13 controls, 240m climb
Dondi Black & Sage   DNF

Advanced: 11.0K, 20 controls, 500m climb
Jeff Black           1:31:09
Michael Bading       1:33:19
Lee Scott            1:50:33 (bike)
Doug LaMott          1:50:54
Bob Leibowitz    
Karin Didisse        2:26:00 (first female)
2005 Boise Metrogain Courses and Routes


LEG LENGTH CONTROLS BEST ROUTES (click)
Adv/Int 1 4.4K 7 []
Beginner 1 1.3K 5 []
Adv 2 3.3K 6 []
Int 2 2.6K 6 []
Beginner 2 1.65K 5 []
Adv 3 3.2K 7 []


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Photos by Sergey


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Photos by Andy


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