Invitation 10MILA 2008

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1 Invitation 10MILA 2008 The association OrienteringsRingen i Uppland (ORU) welcomes orienteers and spectators to the 63 rd men's relay, 32 nd women's relay, 17 th junior relay, and the first open and precisionorienteering relays. The competition takes place April 2008, with the competition centre at Rosersberg Castle in Sigtuna. Classes and course lengths (including approx. 800 m taped route) OPEN RELAY for veterans, sponsors, company teams, etc. Start Saturday 10:45, fininsh approx. 12:15 Leg Gaffled Difficulty Course length 1 Yes No Yes The courses are relatively straightforward. In this relay, all teams may take part, for instance belonging to associations, companies, or authorities either in Sweden or abroad. Indeed, any groups are welcome to take part in this class. Participants don't have to be members of any orienteering club. JUNIOR-MW16. Start Saturday 13:00, finish approx. 15:00. Leg Gaffled Difficulty Course length 1 Yes No Yes No The team's total age may, during 2008, not be greater than 58 years (counted in whole years). The team must include at least two girls. Women. Start Saturday 15:30, finish approx. 18:45 Leg Gaffled Course length 1 Yes Yes No Yes No PRECISION ORIENTEERING RELAY. Start Saturday 17:00, finish approx. 19:30 Leg Course type Course length Max. time 1 A A E

2 Men, Start Saturday 22:00, finish Sunday approx. 08:45 Leg Gaffled Course length 1 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Starting position The 2008 starting positions correspond to the team's 10MILA placing in 2007, for the 100 best junior teams and the 150 best men's and women's teams. Map The map scale is 1:10000 in all classes, with counter interval 2.5 meters. Offset printed. Maps were drawn in 2001 and 2007, and revised in In the men's relay, leg 4 (long night) and leg 10 will have 1:15000 maps. The Pre-O relay has maps at 1:5000. Terrain description Broken terrain with small height differences, mostly good runnability, although occassionally rocky ground. The longer courses have a number of steep slopes. The whole area is rich in tracks and paths, and interspersed with agricultural land. There are limited areas of bushy and brashed forest. GPS-tracking GPS Tracking will be used during 10MILA 2008, on a number of legs in the women's and men's relays. Which legs it will be will be announced in the competition-pm (final information) and at Equipment for GPS Tracking will be supplied by the organizers. The organizers decide which teams should carry tracking equipment no later than 1 hour before the start of the given leg. Teams which do not agree to carry the equipment for GPS Tracking will be disqualified immediately from the competition. Assembly/Competition centre Rosersberg Casle. Signposted from Norrsundavägen between Upplands-Väsby and Märsta. (The old E4 which runs parallel with the motorway.) Distance from parking to assembly, meters

3 Entry Entries should reach the organizers by 31 March 2008 at the latest, via That applies to team entries, hiring SI-cards, accommodation (floorspace), hiring military tents, and pitches for caravans, tents, and club tents. Entries will only be registered after all payments have reached the organizers. The total amount to pay is shown on at the time of entry. Entry via will be confirmed by , and can be checked in the entry register after the entry has reached the organizers. Late or non-payment will lead to the entry being treated as a late entry. Entry on is expected to open 15 October Late entry Entries and payments arriving after 31 March 2008 and up to 19 April 2008 will be treated as late entries, and lead to 50 percent higher fees. Payments made after 19 April, including at the competition centre on 26 April, lead to 100 percent higher fees. Team entries can be made at the competition centre, at double normal fees. Team composition Individual runners may only compete in one relay team. Combination teams, according to SOFT's competition rules, are allowed. The names of the team members, running order, and numbers of the SI-cards, must be reported via by Wednesday April 23, 20:00. Note that an SI-card may only be used once during the 10mila weekend. At the competition centre we have a service where we match juniors without a team with junior teams needing extra runners. Punching system SportIdent. Own SI-cards may be used. Note that it is not possible to hire SI-cards for parts of a team. Some type 6 SI-cards will be available for hire, subject to availability. Camping and accommodation Sites for caravans and tents are available close to the assembly area; use the area designated. Military tents can be rented, pre-pitched. Pitches for club tents at the competition centre (max. height 3 metres) may be hired. Floorspace may also be rented. Places must be booked and paid for in conjunction with competition entries. Note that payments are based on the number of bookings. It will also be possible to hire larger 'party' tents and additional equipment, at the competition centre. Information on the above will appear at Entry charges (SEK) By By Team, Open Relay Junior team Women's team Men's team PreO team

4 Club tent pitch Military tent, pre-pitched Space for car+caravan, or campervan Space for tent + car with trailer, 10x10m Floorspace (two nights) Bus parking 0 (pre-booked) 600 (comptn. day) SI-cards men's team. (SI-card 5) SI-cards women's team. (SI-card 5) SI-cards junior team. (SI-card 5) SI-cards other teams. (SI-card 5) Hotel accommodation, some rooms will be available. The charge for the parking of cars and pre-arranged buses is included in the entry fee. Payment of fees Payment in Sweden: Account holder Orienteringsringen i Uppland Plusgiro (PG): or Bankgiro (BG): Mark the slip with 10MILA 2008 and the club name. Payments made outside Sweden: IBANcode: SE BIC (SWIFT-adr): NDEASESS Non-payment of fees (all) no start. Changing Hot showers, indoors. You can also take a sauna, for 20 kronor. Competition rules SOFT competition rules 2007 apply. Competition organization Competition Sören Eriksson Länna IF soren.e-son@telia.com chief Course planners Boris RånäsOK @telia.com Andersson Ingrid Sjölander OK Rodhen okrodhen@hotmail.com B-O Törnqvist Sigtuna OK b-oremmen@swipnet.se Gunnar Rånäs OK gunnar.hogberg@posten.se Högberg Information Sven-Erik Sigtuna OK @telia.com Mosén Administration Henrik Boström OK Linné henrik.bostrom@accenture.com Assembly Roland Bäcklin Sigtuna OK roland.backlin@rf.se - 4 -

5 INFO/Press Ulf K. Rask OK Enen Finance Calle Malmberg V/Ö OL Sponsor Hans Karlsson Länna IF Chief, Pre-O Nils Wahlberg Upsala SIF Pre-O, courses N-O Andersson OK Rodhen Håkan Häverödals Lundberg SK Competition controller Owe Fredholm OK Linné n.se Course controller Lars Roos Turebergs IF