The third Olaine Rogaining takes place on 11 May
Despite the fact that at the moment the Jaunolaine rivers have opened up the possibility to travel almost the entire distance of the competition by boat, and the highest places - with skis, on May 11 everything will be ready for the rogaining to take place in Olaine for the third year in a row, where everyone will have the opportunity to choose the most challenging distance for themselves - 2 hours, 4 hours in Olainfarm, 6 hours in Isostar orienteering distances or a 14km rogaining run, as well as cyclists will be able to challenge themselves in a 3-hour MTB cycling distance.
Original publication date: 16.03.2019
The competition usually gathers more orienteering and active lifestyle supporters and is a great way to spend a holiday with family, friends or colleagues. Registration is already open on the website www.olainesrogainings.lv
In the previous two years, Olaine rogaining took place in the west of the highway, but this year both the center of the competition and the distance will be in the northeast of Olaine - with completely new areas, checkpoint locations and new strategies. The competition center will be located near the Jaunolaine sports house.
"The competition area between Jaunolaini and Plakanciem is really flat in space, but in time - it will be able to captivate you like a roller coaster. Deeper in the woods - zigzag trenches and underground bunkers will tell you how many times more extreme things were here for our Latvian archers 100 years ago. And then a little deeper - in the swamp, the participants will find the checkpoint they are looking for, to which they will have to use cunning and invent their own strategy, to reach the highest point of the surface or the 1st step of the podium," says the author of the distance Reinis Bērziņš.
The competition will offer more distances this year. The Rogaining walk, which lasts 2 hours, is intended for children up to 12 years of age (inclusive) and is led by experienced instructors, dividing the children into groups. The other participants are offered distances of different lengths - 2h, 4h OlainFarm and 6h ISOSTAR, in which, when planning their distance, the participants must collect as many points as possible. Individual participants are offered a rogaining run of approximately 14km “O - RUN”, visiting the indicated checkpoints, and a 3-hour MTB distance for cyclists. What is new is the special four-hour xRace adventure distance, during which participants have the opportunity to visit checkpoints not only on foot and bicycle, but also by boat and performing special tasks.
The competition is offered by Olaine council, supported by ISOSTAR and OlainFarm.