Volunteering at Lørdagskjappen

Vansjø

Lørdagskjappen is an orienteering event that is arranged by the club we run for: OK Moss. And so we spent the day volunteering for our club. This year it was held at the banks of the Vansjø lake, near Rygge airport. I frequently observed airplanes landing or taking passing close overhead, large in the sky. The weather was cool but the sun was intense. It was a big event, the first part race in the Norway Cup for Elite and youth classes. Ordinariy and Norway cup classes combined there were about 2400 orienteers that started. 

Start Area

 My task was in the start area, where I checked in the runners in Class H/D 13-14. It was a fun job, made easier by the fact that they were all wearing bibs with their start nr. I had to make sure that number on the emit tag was the same as was registered and if any were late to the start get new start times for them. 

Start lock Class H/D 13-14 and other age groups.

 Lucy meanwhile hung out under a tree. I had brought her a nice soup bone but she soon had eaten the meat off it and then buried the bone. She spent most of the time lying and watching me intently or barking at people who came too close. 

Lucy gnawing on a bone under the trees.