The Community Corporate Cup provides for a wide variety of physical activities, but orienteering is quickly becoming one of the favorites for competitors. Having near perfect weather and a beautiful setting at the Ansonia Nature Center made for a great night last night resulting in 19 teams meandering through the woods in search of 10 hidden landmarks. The teams had 2 hours to finish the course, and 17 finished in the allotted time.
The fastest team to navigate the course and collect all ten stickers was the Perkin Elmer duo of David Scott and Bob Van Egghen. For David, it marked the second straight year that he has been a winner in the event. For Bob, it was an unexpected bonus as he had not planned to compete, but was a last minute replacement for a fellow employee who had to scratch from the event. That's getting to be Bob's thing as he was also a substitute in the Wiffle Ball tournament - and his team won that as well! Bob is turning into this year's Corporate Cup MVP.
All of the competitors enjoyed themselves - even if they found some real challenges along the way. What seemed easy for some was difficult for others. Almost all agreed that marker #9 which was right off one of the clearest paths on the course was the most difficult. Perhaps my markings on the map were misleading (see earlier post on marking the course)!!
We have plenty of pictures and even a video interview with the winners on the website. If you look at the pictures careully, you might even see what looks like the Corporate Cup version of Rosie Ruiz with a car replacing the subway. No cheating was involved here, just an honest effort to get back home after a long, difficult journey into the woods.
Horseshoes is up next on May 30.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment