Midwest Outdoor Experience (GearFest)
Eastwood MetroPark - October 5, 2013

Thanks to everyone who helped with the MVOC booth and events at the 2013 Midwest Outdoor Experience - Matt, Sharon, and Ben Bond, Kelly Spurlock, and Pat Shaw.

We moved the Get Out and O! Midwest Orienteering Challenge to an earlier start time this year (12:00) to catch some more competitors, and it worked! We had a great group of people come out to do the competition. There were 12 controls placed throughout the park, 6 of which were on the Try Orienteering course and 6 of which were farther out locations. Most locations were used in our June Super Moon Night-O. The competitors were given 30 minutes to punch as many as they could get to and return before time was up. Each control was worth 1 point and 1 point would be deducted for every 5 minutes you were late returning. The only other rules were that there was no swimming, and no walking on the railroad tracks. 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place won Subway gift cards.

The results of the Score-O competition were:
1. Brian and Kim Peters - They punched 8 controls, losing 2 points with a final time of 36:55

2. Bill Greenwell, OCIN - He punched 6 controls, losing 1 point with a final time of 31:15

3. Wayne HS JROTC Warriors - They punched 6 controls, losing 1 point with a final time of 32:07

4. Girl Scout Troop 30240 Group #1 - They punched 6 controls, losing 2 points with a final time of 35:45

5. Girl Scout Troop 30240 Group #2 - They punched 6 controls, losing 2 points with a final time of 38:50

6. Girl Scout Troop 30240 Group #3 - They punched 6 controls, losing 2 points with a final time of 38:55

7. Patricia Shaw group - They started late and did not hear all of the instructions and thought the event lasted for 1 hour. They punched all 12 controls but came in after an hour was over.

Sharon Bond
Event Director