Bubba goat and Billy goat meet

This weeekend's O meet description and specifics are below.

Hello everyone!

Looking ahead this weekend's weather forecast convinces me that Punxsutawney Phil was mistaken! We'll enjoy temperatures in the mid 60's for this Saturday's Bubba Goat O meet at Pocahontas State Park. Enter the park at the main entrance off of Beach Road and meet us in the parking lot by the park office.

mapquest link:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Chesterfield&state=VA&address=10301+State+Park+Road&zipcode=23832
Pocahontas State Park, 10301 State Park Road, Chesterfield, VA 23838
$5 per car parking fee
$5 per map
no pre-registration required.

What is a Bubba Goat?
According to the Georgia Orienteering Club website, the Bubba Goat started in Georgia and is the "southern version of the famous Billygoat event established by Peter Gagarin in Massachusetts. A "Goat" event is typically one very long course, sometimes with an optional shorter, although still long course. The format is what sets it apart from other Long-O courses. There is a mass start, and following is not only allowed, it's encouraged! Packs of orienteers form, break up, re-form, and competitors may skip any one (or sometimes two) controls, in order to add another element of strategy."

Which goat are you going to run?
Bubba Goats: 3+ hour 16,000 meter Score-O course
Billy Goats: 2 hour Orange course or 1 hour White course

Mass Start at noon
Everyone must be out of the woods by 5:30 pm.
Bring a cell phone as a safety backup.

Kristi Orcutt
Outdoor Education Programmer
Chesterfield County Parks & Recreation
(804) 706-2734 office
(804) 310-7964 cell phone