An excellent turnout of 90 people showed up to go out in 60 starts in sunshine with temps around 70 degrees at the Post Thanksgiving Orienteering Meet held in Pocahontas State Park, just south of Richmond Virginia. The 3 courses offered were Beginner (White), Intermediate (Yellow) and short Advanced (Orange). No one can take credit for the good weather but other things that went well are owed to a host of volunteers. Thanks go to Ellen Stefaniak for advertising the meet in most of the local media, to Kristi Orcutt for getting the permit, and to Ellen, Kristi, and Alec Richardson for putting the maps together. Thanks also to Ellen, Kristi, Alec, and Harlan Williams for greeting all the new people and providing instruction and to Ellen, Kristi, Harlan, Kara Chaconas, Ruth McDorman, and Wendi Lucas for picking up the 27 controls on the 3 courses. Thanks! Without your help, we could not do this! The results:
White
Course Length: 3.5 km
Number of Controls: 11
| Place | Name | Score | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Alec Richardson | 11 | 34:54 |
| 2 | Sam&George Walmsley | 11 | 59:15 |
| 3 | Jay Huggins | 11 | 61:00 |
| 4 | Kim O'keefe& 2 kids | 11 | 71:00 |
| 5 | Tom O'Keefe& 2 Kids | 11 | 72:00 |
| 6 | Jennifer Parham&Dan Thompson | 11 | 77:00 |
| 7 | Bebhinn Lynch&Meg Glasser | 11 | 82:00 |
| 8 | Kara Chaconas&Ruth/Rob/Aimee McDorman | 11 | 87:00 |
| 9 | The Florey Family (4) | 11 | 95:00 |
| 10 | Kamitha/Josiah Seguin | 11 | 95:35 |
| 11 | Kathy Taylor | 11 | 99:00 |
| 12 | Mike Brinkman&Lollie Hoel | 11 | 102:00 |
| 13 | Carla Wilkins& 2 Kids | 11 | 102:10 |
| 14 | John&John Jr. Piller | 11 | 103:00 |
| 15 | Henry Beecroft&Allen Massie | 11 | 103:55 |
| 16 | Timothy/Byron Guju | 11 | 104:45 |
| 17 | Brian Alexander&Dianne Moore&Bob Crossman&Sandra Baker&George Wood | 11 | 107:00 |
| 18 | Nancy Bladhegan | 11 | 108:00 |
| 19 | Audrey Karnes&Peg Myrick | 11 | 109:00 |
| 20 | Duane Brankley | 11 | 112:00 |
| 21 | Julia/Georgia/Julian Briggs | 11 | 115:00 |
| 22 | Rachel Braxton | 11 | 127:00 |
| 23 | Daniel Tapia | 11 | 128:00 |
| 24 | Elle/Ralph/Elsie Layman | 11 | 136:00 |
| 25 | Doug Brooks | 11 | 138:00 |
| 26 | Heather/Granna/Cecilia Curran&Tammy/Sean Daffron | 11 | 141:00 |
| 27 | Peter Bergstrom | 11 | 150:00 |
Yellow
Course Length: 4.5 km
Number of Controls: 10
| Place | Name | Score | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Brent Smith | 10 | 113:00 |
| 2 | Horace Basher&Ted Salas | 10 | 126:00 |
| 3 | Wendi Lucas | 10 | 127:00 |
| 4 | Doug Conner | 10 | 150:00 |
| 5 | Jonathon Taylor | 10 | 159:00 |
| 6 | Jim/Josiah Seguin | 10 | 170:00 |
| 7 | Megan/Meredith/Katy Thompson&Donna/Carli Cheatham | 10 | 204:00 |
| 8 | Stephen Barlow | 10 | 210:00 |
| 9 | Mandy/Carter/Alex Wilson | 10 | 249:00 |
| 10 | Nicole Taylor | 9 | 99:00 |
| 11 | Bambi/Charlie Walmsley | 6 | 90:00 |
Orange
Course Length: 4.7 km
Number of Controls: 10
| Place | Name | Score | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Mark Walmsley | 10 | 48:35 |
| 2 | Martin Farenneld | 10 | 50:00 |
| 3 | Erik Beecroft | 10 | 70:55 |
| 4 | Erminia Farenneld | 10 | 78:00 |
| 5 | Shawn Callahan | 10 | 83:00 |
| 6 | JP Hebral | 10 | 89:11 |
| 7 | Jim Seguin | 10 | 90:24 |
| 8 | Mark Williamson&Lauren Dunn | 10 | 130:00 |
| 9 | Richard Briggs | 9 | 151:00 |
| 10 | Chris Stevens&Krader Schood | 8 | 135:46 |
Abbreviations: DNF = did not finish, MP = mispunch, NC = non-competitive (usually 2nd course or course setter/vetter), OT = overtime (more than 3 hours or returned after course closing time).
