Reid Park Cell-O Sprints

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Grab a buddy and test your communication skills, or run to beat your own time at Reid Park! We're offerting two fun courses to be attempted solo or with the help of a partner! Grab a friend and charge your phone, and we'll see you there!

Location, Directions, and Parking: Meet at Ramada 17 at Reid Park, near Country Club and 22nd Street.

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Courses: We're offering two 3.5-4km courses, plus options for explorers. Pick one, pick both, pick a partner and take turns guiding eahother around the map, or choose your own path and see how many controls you find!

​​Maps: 1:4,000-scale maps will be provided to all participants at the event site.

Livelox: If you have a GPS app or watch, you can upload your track to Livelox (Links TBD) after this event so you can see your route and compare it to others. Click +Add Route and follow the instructions.

Schedule:

• 8:00am - Check in begins, first chance to start

• 8:15am - Free beginners’ clinic starts. Please arrive 15 minutes early if you wish to attend.

• 9:00am - Last chance to start.

• 11:00am - Courses close.

Registration: Pre-registration is required in order to keep an eye on crowd size and prepare the right number of maps. See the "Fees" section below for member's and junior's discounts. Everyone must register as an individual even if you plan on going as a team. See who has already signed up. Registration closes at 11pm on Friday, May 1st.

Please note:

Each Cell-phone-O team member should register separately.

Teams will be documented at check-in on the day of the event.

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What to Bring:

• Safety whistle is required (whistles can be purchased on site for $1)

• Compass (compass can be rented on site for $1)

• Water (and snacks if desired)

• Watch or phone (so you can finish on time) - especially if you're doing the Cell-Phone-O!

E-punch: This event uses e-punching for timing and punch verification. We'll show you how to use it if you've never done it before and we'll have e-punch sticks for rent ($2) if you do not have your own.

Fees:

• Adults: $12, or $8 with member discount,

• Juniors (11-20): $6

• Kids (0-10): free w/adult

If you qualify for a discount (AZ club members, kids under 11, and Friend-For-Free), you will be able to apply it during registration. ​

Friend-For-Free: Tucson Orienteering Club (TSN) members may bring one qualified guest for free to this event. To qualify, the guest must (1) never have attended a TSN or other OUSA club event before, (2) pre-register for this event, and (3) accompany the member to the event. To get this one-time free entry, the guest should select "Yes" on the Friend field in the Discount Codes section when they register online and mention the member's name in the "notes for the registrar" section.

Youth Participants: All participants under 18 must provide a waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian. For details see our Instructions for Minors.  These instructions are for anyone who will be bringing a minor child under 18 to an event.

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Volunteer to Help at Event: We can always use volunteer help at the event. Don’t worry if you haven’t volunteered before, we can show you. You can volunteer when registering online. Or you can volunteer here, and your message will be forwarded to the meet director.

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Safety Information: To ensure that all are safe, everyone, whether finished with the course or not, must check in formally at Start/Finish before courses close and before leaving the event site.

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The featured image was provided by Yvonne Poe.