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08h30m - Abertura do Secretariado
10h00m - 4ª Etapa IV Troféu Orialentejo.
12h30m - Entrega de Prémios na Arena do Evento
15h30m - Estafeta da primavera (equipas de 2 elementos), partida em massa.

Estafeta da Primavera

Equipas de 2 elementos que realizam 2 percursos cada um, como se tratasse de uma equipa de 4 elementos.

O atleta nº 1 parte em massa juntamente com todas as equipas, termina o percurso e parte o atleta nº2 da equipa.

Quando este atleta terminar, volta a partir o atleta nº1 para outro mapa e quando este terminar o percurso parte o atleta nº2 para terminar o percurso da estafeta.

Existem combinatórias diferentes para todas as equipas/atletas, sendo utilizado para isso o sistema de combinatórias FARSTA*.

Breve explicação do sistema Farsta (fonte: http://www.ocin.org/flying_pig/farsta_example.html)

What is a Farsta? Think of a relay. The farsta is a mass- start event.  You do two or more loops.  But, instead of changing runners, the same person does every loops.  During the course of the loops, you will go through some shared controls.  That is, on each loop, you will visit some of the same controls you visited the time before.
But, you will enter them from different controls and leave them for different controls.
    By the time you complete the entire course (all loops), you will have run exactly the same legs as everybody else on your course.  But, you will do the legs in a different order from most other runners.  There can be 8, 16, 32 or even more different combinations!

The best way to understand is to look at the example below.  This course has two loops.  You might start out to control 1A.  About half of your competitors will also be going to 1A.  But the other half will be going to 1B.  So, if you randomly follow someone else, you might end up at the wrong control.
After 1A or 1B, everyone comes back together at control 2.  From there, your next control might be 3C.  Again, about half the competitors will head to 3C and half to 3D.  But, you do not know who will be doing what.  The person who just ran with you to 1A and 2 might now be doing the "D" segment instead of "C".  Follow him or her and all hope is lost!

Not all Farsta courses are this simple.  For example, segment A might have 3 controls while segment B has only one.  Sometimes there are 3 loops instead of 2.  But, generally speaking, we try to keep the lengths of each loop very close to the same.  Within the loop, each pair of segments is usually fairly close to the same length.  Since this is a mass start event, each time you see a competitor, you can guess that they are fairly close to your pace.  So, it is a head to head competition, but the ability to follow is removed by the forking.You get the thrill of head to head competition, but still must do your own navigation.
When the Farsta is used with electronic punching, the computer has been programmed to match your specific map.  It is very important that you pick up the correct map at the map exchange.  If you use the wrong map or just follow another competitor, the computer will catch you!
Why is it called a Farsta?  Farsta is a town in Sweden where this type of event originated.  I believe the Norwegians call it something else, which they claim to have invented.
Farsta or Motala?  A Motala is similar, but once you start a loop, you are doing the same complete loop as other runners who have started the same loop. In a Motala, you generally do not visit the same control in more than one loop.
For a Motala, maps can be prepared in batches.  For a Farsta, each map (or a very small number of identical maps) must be prepared individually.  Motala is also a town in Sweden.  Don't start with the chicken and egg questions.  I'm
not even going to speculate which came first!

Arena

Na zona da arena, em ambas as etapas, a emoção será garantida com a existência de Ponto de Espectadores e Speaker.