Possum Trot X Meet Notes

(updated Thursday, November 30, 2006)

• 5-minute pre-race briefing at start area at 8:45 a.m. There will be enough time after the briefing to take off your warm-ups.
• Mass start at 9:00 a.m. 5-hour time limit.
• Approximately 14-km course with 1 map exchange. May skip one control per map. Map #1 distance about 6 km; map #2 distance about 8 km.
• Cutoff time: Map exchange will be closed at 12:00 noon. If you have not completed the first map by 12:00 noon, you will not be allowed to continue.
• Safety bearing is NORTH.
• 2 refreshment stops: Stop #1 at map exchange (just south of start). Stop #2 is common to legs 4-5 (map #1), and legs 20-21 and 25-26 on map #2. Gatorade, water, pretzels, and cookies will be available. We will deliver your personal refreshments to the refreshment stops.
• Map scale: 1:10,000, contours 3 meters
• Vegetation is not as thick as mapped. Visibility is good.
• There are some unmapped ruined fences and some unmapped horse trails in open areas.
• Do not damage fences. Most may be crawled under.
• Some paths and streambeds are rocky and difficult to see due to leave covering…watch your footing.
• The two mapped properties are private property. Please respect the other users of the camps. Watch for traffic on the roads.
• Have your control punch card ready for collection at the finish. You will be provided a new set of maps (both loops) at the finish.

Please thank your hard-working volunteers:

Dick Neuburger - Meet Director

Mike Shifman - Course Setter, Finish/Results

Reta Roe - Registration, Vetter

Mary Jones - Vetter, Split times

Nick Hockman - Refreshments, Vetter

Dick Luckerman – Vetter

Nancy Neuburger - Vetter, Hospitality