VOC Sprint Weekend 2024

Event Details (v 0.3)

Latest update 31/8. Please check this info again before the race.

Welcome to the VOC Sprint Weekend 2024 - the biggest so far with more than 300 participants 😀

LAST-MINUTE REGISTRATION

It's still possible to register for most classes. Entry-on-the-day will be available in Newcomers, Experience, Direct and Team Challenge classes. Follow the links to register online:

SPRINT WEEKEND DAY START SPRINT RELAY
Sprint Relay: if you don't have a team, use the Runners bank!
Startlist Live Results, Photos and Livelox

Number bibs

  • The Event Center opens Sunday 9:00 at the Kurpark Oberlaa North Entrance.
  • Collect your number bib (reuse your own safety pins; provided if you don't have any). Check your bib number in the Startlist.
  • Rental Sportident cards are available at the Event Info.
  • Collect Sprint Relay number bibs; or register for the Sprint Relay.

Information

Go to Saturday : Sunday : Relay

Social Media
Follow us on Instagram, and tag @viennaochallenge :)
Overview Map
Arena locations and embargoed areas
Fair Play Rules
  • Read all the information and be aware of the risks involved.
  • Respect other participants and the general public.
  • Respect out-of-bounds areas and impassable features: it is your responsibility to know the map symbols! No wall or fence mapped as forbidden-to-cross may be crossed, even if they appear to be passable. Areas mapped by olive green, dark green, or purple color are not to be entered. Such areas might be flower beds, hedges, private gardens, or construction sites.
  • Cross all roads with traffic safely - take the time to be safe.
  • Maps are not collected after the finish. Don't show it to other participants before their start.
Maps & Courses
The maps are brand new and surveyed specifically for the Sprint Weekend. Maps & courses by Erik Simkovics (ISSprOM 2019-2 v6). Maps printed on water- and tearproof material.
Special symbols: Prominent man-made feature (black O) = Play object or table, Prominent line feature = Long play object, Tap-water station (blue square)
Towel
Buy the limited edition VOC Towel for 20 € at the event center.
First Aid
Defibrillator (AED) and First aid kit available at the finish.
Bag depot & Changing area
Dedicated area for your belongings during the race at the event center. Tent for changing (Friday + Sunday) available. Organisers do not take any responsibility for lost items.
Entry on the Day
Registration at the Event Center until the first start time on each day. Categories: Newcomers, Direct, Experience (no timekeeping), Team Challenge (2-3 persons together)

Start Procedure

Start procedure
  • 3 min before your Start
    1. Clear + Check SI-Card
  • 2 min befory your Start - Control descriptions & Line up in the correct category lane
  • 1 min before your Start - Go to the Map box for your course.
  • At the Start signal
    1. Take your Map
    2. PUNCHING START WITH SI CARD: insert your chip in the start unit and go! The marked route from the map issue point to the start point is mandatory. The start point is marked in the terrain.
Free Start time
Newcomers, Direct, Experience and Kids class (Friday 18:00 - 19:00, Saturday 10:30 - 11:30, Sunday 10:00 - 11:00).
Late Start
If you can't make it to your start time please check with the start officials - you may need to wait until the last runner has started on your course.

Sponsors

We want to thank all partners for helping to make this event better:
Stadt Wien Sport, ASVÖ, OL-Shop, Vienna Tourist Board, Wonderful Drinks, Konditorei Oberlaa

🤍 Thank you

I would like to thank the team of volunteers, most from OLC Wienerwald but also from other clubs, for their effort, time and dedication to make it a great event! It is tricky to organise in total 4 sprint events in a big city and we all do our best to prepare a great experience for you. /Erik

Vienna O Challenge is an eco-friendly event.

  • Take public transport or bike to the venues.
  • Bring your own bottle: Tap water stations with fresh mountain spring water available at the event arenas (day 1+3).
  • We use existing infrastructure while keeping the arena locations close to the orienteering terrain.
  • No tapes used for marking forbidden areas.
  • We don't produce printed event flyers. Tell your friends about the event! 😊

Stage 3 - Sunday - Kurpark Oberlaa

The venue for the final stage is at the Kurpark Oberlaa, a large park with many interesting garden features and lakes. It's the 50 year anniversary of this park that was opened in connection with the International Garden Expo. It is a hilly area, recommended shoes e.g. VJ Lightspeed.

Event Center & VOC Café opens 9:00
Start 10:00 - 11:15
Courses close 12:00
Relay Briefing 12:25
Relay Start 12:40
Prizegiving 13:40

/ Kurpark Oberlaa Nordeingang, Filmteichstraße, 1100 Wien
Kurpark Nordeingang

Embargoed Area: Park, except the area around the arena and Kurparkdiele restaurant.

Toilets
At the arena
Start
Max. 1 km to the start - use the warm up map to navigate to the start. 30 m mandatory route from map issue point to the start point.
Startlist on Saturday evening
Warm up
Warm up map to the start + outside the park
Course information
Prominent man-made feature: (black X) = Beach flag
Crossing point: Some courses pass through a playground, where a gate needs to be opened. It is marked as crossing point on the map.
Flower beds are marked on the map in olive-green colour, and sometimes to increase legibility as uncrossable vegetation. Don't jump or cross over the beautiful flowers! 🌺
Forbidden areas: A green area is marked as out-of-bounds on the map to protect wildlife and nature. This area won't be marked in the terrain but it will be clear. 🌱

Sprint Relay

Use the opportunity to run a sprint relay - fun courses with many forkings are prepared. If you aren't on a team, make sure to find a relay partner during the weekend!

The ambition of the Sprint Relay is to have as many (mixed) teams as possible. All team setups are allowed, but for the prize giving ceremony (top 3) only mixed teams and female-only teams count.

Race Format
2 runners per team, each runner runs twice (Leg 1 + 3, or Leg 2 + 4), the team runs 4 legs in total. The running order is open.
Relay Classes
Open Relay (17+ years): 1.3 + 1.3 km
Youth Relay (-16 years), Masters Relay (45+ years): 1.1 + 1.3 km
Registration
Registration . Use the Runners bank if you don't have a team.
Please send team lineups to [email protected].
Number Bibs
Runner 1 (1st+3rd leg) GREEN, Runner 2 (2nd+4th leg) YELLOW
Sportident
It's very important that the Sportident-Card specified for the 1st + 2nd runner are correct!
Briefing
12:25 - Presentation changeover procedure.
Start Check-in
All 1st leg runners need to check-in at the start no later than 12:30. Second leg runners should clear & check their SI card in time.
  1. Clear Sportident Card
  2. Check Sportident Card
  3. Maps are handed out at the start. It is not allowed to look on the map before the start.
1 Map for each Team

The first runner gets one A4 map with 4 smaller maps printed on it: 2 maps on the front side, 2 on the back side. This A4 map is for both runners and handed over to the next runner at changeover.

Each map part has the LEG NUMBER + COLOUR OF NUMBER BIB on the right upper corner. If you are the first runner you have a GREEN number bib. The first time you run, you use the map with number 1, the second time with number 3 (back side)
The second runner has a YELLOW number bib: The first time you run, you use the map with number 2, the second time with number 4 (back side)
The background colour of the map is white for the first run, and colourful for second run.
Make sure you use the correct map for your leg!

Relay

Map
Open: 1:4000 (1st run) + 1:3000 (2nd run), Youth/Masters: 1:3000.
Courses
Forked courses. Check code numbers and visit in correct order! Control description with code numbers on the map. Note that on each side of the map 2 control descriptions are printed. Make sure to look at the correct description that is on the same part of the map as the number of your leg!!
Start
12:40 for all classes.
First leg runners must follow the instructions of race officials. Teams will be lined up according to their team number. All first-leg runners must stand at their assigned position 3 min before the start. The arena speaker will give a start sign. There is a marked route to the start point (50m) which is mandatory on all legs!
Changeover
The incoming runner passes the finish line, punches/swipes the Finish unit and continues running further to the changeover barrier. The changeover is done by handing over the map to the next runner.
After the changeover
Continue to download. Don't forget to clear and check your SI card before your next run!

Event Team

Event Director
Erik Simkovics
Controls & Terrain
Henrik Sulz, Matthias Poell, Andreas Mayer, Vito Satrapa
IT & Timekeeping
Erich Göschl, Benjamin Altmann, Florian Roth
Sponsoring & Design
Anna Simkovics, Isabel Seelmann
Start
Andreas Cart, Werner Burmann, Christina Broinger
Event Info
Fabian Götze, Florian Altmann, Bernd Aichner
Arena Speaker
Wolfgang Pötsch
VOC Café
Barbara Hauser, Gunnel Nilsson
Logistics
Erich Simkovics
Event Tech
Andreas Slateff
Safety
Frederic Genevois, Annika Neuwirth
Arena
Gudrun Englmaier, Guni Palme, Sladjana Perac
Photography
Robert Altmann

Courses

Approximate course lengths on the shortest running distance. Map Scale 1:4000 for all classes on Saturday.
Lengths Map Scale (E1+E3)
Team Challenge 2.8 km 1:3000
Newcomer 2.5 km 1:3000
Experience 2.5 km 1:3000
Direct 2.8 km 1:3000
Kids 1.5 km 1:3000
Youth 2.5 km 1:3000
Women Open 2.8 km 1:3000
Men Open 3.3 km 1:3000
Women Elite 3.5 km 1:4000
Men Elite 3.5 km 1:4000
Women 40+ 2.9 km 1:3000
Men 40+ 3.3 km 1:3000
Women 50+ 2.9 km 1:3000
Men 50+ 3.3 km 1:3000
Women 60+ 2.4 km 1:3000
Men 60+ 2.8 km 1:3000
Women 70 / 80+ 2.4 km 1:3000
Men 70+ / 80+ 2.4 km 1:3000
Open Relay 1.3 km (Leg 1/2)
1.3 km (Leg 3/4)		 1:4000 (Leg 1/2)
1:3000 (Leg 3/4)
Youth / Masters Relay 1.1 km (Leg 1/2)
1.3 km (Leg 3/4)		 1:3000