Sunday PM
Balboa

Final course statistics and notes will be posted/updated soon after vetting is complete Monday, May 20.

A. Balboa Park is a World-Class Sprint Venue, a lovely blend of wildlands, parklands, and different kinds of cities of buildings within it. You'll get to taste it all! Some chunks of it were under construction at the time of mapping, so the course designs avoid those areas.

B. Only Mesa is trickier for the map interpretation, and Balboa's special challenge is the diversity of habitats you'll navigate through. Keeps you on your toes! There's a Special Symbol for Picnic Area that looks like an "up arrow", please go around them if occupied.

C. What is the Chase? For those participating in the Chase, if you finished 45 seconds after the leader of the Mesa College event, you will start precisely 45 seconds after them in the Chase, and have an opportunity to catch them, but they will get a "head start." Participating in the chase starts is encouraged even if you aren't particularly competitive. It's good practice for orienteering when inevitably you come across someone on the same course as you.

D. Logistics: Start is close to the check-in spot, and the Finish is about a 100m walk back.