Final Details

This page has been updated as at 14th July to reflect publication of final competition details in the Event Programme.

Event Programme

Full details of the event are available in the event programme, a paper copy of which will be sent out the weekend of 18th July to pre-entered competitors.

You can also download an electronic copy of the full programme here:

Tay 2009 Event Programme (PDF, 2.5MB). (updated 17th July to include World Ranking Event details).

Or, download the specific section(s) of the programme if you don’t want to download the entire document:

General Event Information (PDF, 1MB)
Competitor Information (PDF, 0.6MB)
Days 1-6 Information (PDF, 1.4MB)
Social Event Information (PDF, 0.1MB)
WRE Bulletin (PDF, 0.1MB)

This page provides a summary of some of the essential information you’ll need as a Tay 2009 competitor - but please be reminded that the Event Programme will be your most comprehensive source of information!

Courses and Starts

Course	TD	Classes	ELT	Map Scale (Standard or Large)	Start
1	1	M/W10B	n/a	L	White
2	2	M/W10A, M/W12B	20	L	White
3	3	W12A, W14B	25	L	White
4	3	M12A, M14B	25	L	White
5	1	White	n/a	L	White
6	2	Yellow	n/a	L	White
7	3	Orange	n/a	L	White
8	3	Red	40	L	White
10	4	W14A, W16B	30	L	Green
11	4	M14A, M16B	30	L	Green
12	5	W16A, W18S	45	S	Green
13	5	M16A, M18S	45	S	Green
14	5*	W60L, M55S	50	L	Green
15	5*	M70L, M50S	50	L	Green
16	4	Light Green	30	L	Green
20	5*	W65S, W70S, W75S, W80, W85	n/a	L	Yellow
21	5*	W75L, W55S, W60S, M70S, M75S, M80, M85	50	L	Yellow
22	5*	W70L, W45S, W50S, M65S	50	L	Yellow
24	5*	M75L, W65L, M60S, W21V	50	L	Yellow
25	5*	W20S, W35S, W40S	n/a	S	Yellow
30	5*	W21S, M21V	n/a	S	Blue
31	5*	W55L	50	L	Blue
32	5*	W50L, M65L	50	L	Blue
33	5*	W45L, M45S	50	L	Blue
35	5*	W40L, M40S	50	S	Blue
36	5*	M20S, M35S	n/a	S	Blue
37	5*	W18L, W20L, W35L	50	S	Blue
38	5*	M60L	50	L	Blue
40	5*	M21S	n/a	S	Red
41	5*	M55L	50	L	Red
42	5*	M50L	50	L	Red
43	5*	W21L	n/a	S	Red
44	5*	M18L	50	S	Red
45	5*	M45L	55	L	Red
46	5*	W21E	See note below	S	Red
47	5*	M40L	55	S	Red
48	5*	M20L, M35L	55	S	Red
49	5*	M21L	n/a	S	Red
50	5*	M21E	See note below	S	Red

Elite (M/W) Classes - Expected Winning Times:

Days 1, 6: 60 minutes;
Day 2: 30 minutes;
Day 3: 90 minutes;
Days 4, 5: 45-50 minutes.

Map Scales in the table above are given as Standard (S) or Large (L) where:

Standard = 1:10000 on Days 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (see below for Day 1)
Large = 1:10000 on Days 2, 3, 4 and 6; 1:7500 on Day 5
Day 1: All courses from White and Yellow starts (except Course 25), plus all M/W 45+ courses will use a 1:7500 map. All others, including Course 25, will use 1:10000.
Day 3: M/W21E have a Classic Distance Race on a 1:15000 scale map.

Scoring

For Elite courses, scoring is based on cumulative times over the week - i.e. competitors will need to complete each Day in order to be in contention. Chasing starts based on performance in prior Days will be in place on Day 4 and Day 6 - for full details, see the Event Programme.

For all other classes, points will be given for each day’s result, with points allocated based on finishing position. Thus, the class winner will receive 1 point, second placed competitor will receive 2 points, third placed 3 points, and so on. Competitors’ overall score will be the sum of their best four scores of the week. In the event of a tie between two or more competitors, the lowest score of each competitor will be considered, and the competitor with the lowest score (i.e. highest individual day placing) will win.

Electronic punching

The SportIdent electronic punching system will be used.

Description sheets

All courses will use pictorial description sheets, including junior courses. The International Orienteering Federation provides a downloadable version of the definitive guide to Pictorial Description Symbols (PDF).

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Downloadable Results files
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Tay 2009 Roll of Honour
Day 6 Results now available
Day 5 - Elite update
Day 6 Elite Starts
Day 5 results
Day 4 - Elite classes update
Gold, Silver, Bronze badge values
Day 4 results
Day 4 Elite start list
Day 3 Elite winners
Day 3 results