Discussion: orienteering fantasies

You know those press conferences before boxing showdown matchups? I'd like to see those before big orienteering events. And the top competitors can talk some good-natured smack about their opponents... what kinds of things would they say? Absolutely this would have to be staged with many flashing cameras, and a long panel table with the competitors seated.

And then would we both have to take off our shirts and weigh our compasses?

anyone who knows how to use AP already does this

Tasteful. Take off your warmup top and reveal your O-top, that would be the way.

Minna Kaupi.

oops sorry, wrong type of fantasy.

Is the lack of comments in this thread some kind of indicator? Are there few who fantasize about orienteering possibilities??

Here's another one. Trail O. Have a wine and cheese trail o. All the viewing stations are along the outer edge of a hub. You can visit the checkpoints in any order, mingle, turn your card in at your leisure. Hosts walk around with hors d'oeuvres and sips.

Come on peoples what are your orienteering fantasies.

I fantasise about there being thousands of enthusiastic organisers for major carnivals.

People in the street wear orienteering pyjamas. You know, like they wear running shoes, backpacks and baseball caps.

Orienteering in the Teva GoPro Mountain Games.

Any navigation event that appeals to the millennials like Tough Mudder (and that entire genre) or the Color Run (and that entire genre).

National LIDAR coverage (at a resolution determined by eddie)

No volunteer shortages.

Paid event directors.

The magical disappearance of all pajamas.

In what context is that last one Pink_Socks?

Orienteers laughing at my humorous quips.

Sprint o here:

http://www.thehenryford.org/village/map.aspx

It has:

Wright Brother's bike shop and home
Henry Ford's birthplace
Ford's prototype garage
Replica of Edison's Menlo Park
Logan County courthouse (where Lincoln practiced law)
a sweet windmill

among others.

NorAm epic relay.

Dream on tRicky!

I'll admit that I appreciate tRickey's sense of humor:)

Another club within driving distance of less than four hours.

I too savour tRicky's humourless quips and senseless humour.

I like the Greenfield Village idea. I grew up mostly in Dearborn! I think Chicago's Millenium Park would be fun too. Don't get me started on fantasy sprint venues...

No permission problems... particularly to do with running off trail.

Admission to GV: $24 (age 13+)

Orienteers suddenly ceasing being cheap.

The Disney Family Fun Run is $55 for a 5k and does not include entrance to the park (~$95). I take it orienteers are less likely to pony up for ambiance? T/D's fantasy answers my question I suppose.

Seven colour process ink mix output from condes and OCAD for printing on the HP Indigo.
Actually, a club owned HP Indigo printer, even the entry level machine.
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/au/en/ga/WF02a/1897...
not much chance of that.

Beating the record for the Lewis & Clark Rogaine.

+1 TheInvisibleLog

Lewis and Clark visiting Split Apple Rock. You wasted a bit of time there Chuck and Greg.

Vancouver Sprint Camps popping up in other metropolii.

+1 guskov & salal

Having a schedule in the US as full as it was in SE England (where I started orienteering)

When course setting, being able to use all the control sites from armchair planning sessions

A machine that looks a bit like WALL-E and maps large areas quickly, making all maps equal.

What would I do in my spare time?

You'd watch Startrek especially for Vulcan quips to quote excessively.

That is illogical.

Where is the fun in logic?

A digital printer that will do PMS purple.

Free airfare, or a country small enough where every meet is within a 3 hour drive...

Orienteering here: http://www.sun-city-south-africa.com/

Vancouver Sprint Camps popping up

We tried. People didn't come. We'll try again, but not a large number of times.

Janet its not a fantasy. Try Slovenia.

I want an ISSOM map of the entire principality of Monaco for my wall.

"No permission problems... particularly to do with running off trail."

That's not a fantasy. That's a reality (in Whitehorse)!

Roller derby would be a good model for a new discipline of orienteering. Dressups, player psuedonyms, team element, bit of push and shove. Redress the M-F balance.

A perfect run in a major event and I don't wake up and find it's a dream!

Sprint the Golden Gate, every year, by GetLost!

Thanks J-man. That sure is a fantasy.

Well, please give us all another chance.

Vancouver Sprint Camp in PNW - great idea! Get making some sprint maps in the sweet terrain of Seattle and Portland COC!

Some year, some how, stay healthy long enough so that I could earn a Billy Goat shirt.

Like you did in 2003 and 2004?

That my BG shirts from '79 or '80 live to be 50.

A machine that looks a bit like WALL-E and puts controls in the terrin, and picks them up afterwards

All my friends will have tried orienteering at least once

Seeing people I've never met before at orienteering events

After seeing pictures of the Google Street-view man walking around Iqualuit this week, I got to thinking about a fantasy automatic map-making program.

Not having to explain the difference between orienteering and rogaining ever again.

How long does it take to say floppy hat?

@gruver... isn't that an Indigo model?

Like in 2003 and 2004?
Exactly. Been trying to get back there ever since.
Maybe my fantasy is just to be 10 years younger.