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Blodslitet 2010

The 43^rd Blodslitet will be held by Fredrikstad Skiklubb on Saturday 16^th October 2010.

Status
The race is World Ranking Event as well as the final of the Craft Cup for seniors and juniors.

Map
Kråkerøy, scale 1:7500/1:10 000/1:15 000, contour interval 5m, last updated 2010.

Terrain
The terrain is a typical coastal terrain with small and steep hills. The runability is good on the hills, but less good in between. The terrain is embargoed until 16^th October. The embargoed area can be seen at

www.orientering.no. Blodslitet was held in the same terrain in 2000.

Entry
Entry on www.blodslitet.no. The entry deadline is 5th October. Late entry in ordinary classes is accepted until 12th October but costs an additional 150 NOK. After 12th October entry on the day is possible depending on the number of spare maps available. For the open classes H/D /N-Åpen entry on the day is available right up until one hour before the start. All classes will use EMIT punching and EMIT- bricks can be hired for 50 NOK.
H/D21- and H/D17-20 shall not use display bricks. Remember to add hired bricks at entry.

Directions
The event will be signposted from the crossover highways 110/108 in Fredrikstad. From here it is 5km south to the event centre at Kråkerøy junior high School. It is about 600m walk from the car parking to the event centre.

Classes and Course Information
Course lengths can vary by +/- 10%. The correct length will be given in the final details.

H = Men’s classes; W = women’s classes; Åpen = Open
In the case of low entry some classes may be put together.

Start
There are mass starts for all classes. The start will be in the event centre with the first mass start at 10:00am.

The Ragnar Weum Prize
This year’s race is the last of the current Ragnar Weum’s Prize. The runners who have the best cumulative results in H/D21 in 2008, 2009, 2010 will win 20 000 NOK each. The winners of the H/D21 classes this year will win 6 000 NOK. Therefore over the 3 years it is possible to win nearly 40 000 NOK.

Prizes
There are prizes for all classes at Blodslitet. This year, altogether the prizes are worth around 150 000 NOK. There is an extra prize in H/D21 and H/D17-20 for the runners who are leading before the last map change.

Entry Fees
N Åpen: 100 NOK, H/D11-16: 200 NOK, H/D17-20: 320 NOK, H/D21: 320 NOK, H/D35+: 300 NOK, H/D Åpen: 300 NOK.

Payment
Norwegian clubs are invoiced later. Please can foreign clubs send entry payments by 12th October to the following bank account:

Blodslitet 2010
Bank address: DnBNOR, Box 1426, N-1602 Fredrikstad, Norway
Account number: 1040 28 68320
SWIFT: DNBANOKK
IBAN: NO9310402868320

Remember that entry fees detailled above are given in Norwegian Kroner. Foreign clubs must add 50 NOK extra on to the total group entry fee to cover the cost of exchanging the money into Norwegian Kroner.

Accomodation
Accomodation is available in classrooms at Rød School, Kråkerøy for 100 NOK. If you would like to reserve this accomodation please do so when you complete your entry for the race. Rød School is situated about 800m from the event centre.

Showers and Changing
There are indoor showers available about 100m from the event centre.

Children’s play park
A children’s park is available for children older than 2 years. It is possible to bring pushchairs from the car parking to the event centre.

Organiser/Planner and Controler
Bjørn-Wiggo Husebye and Øystein Ruud / Christian Riddervold Kahrs / Dag Amundsen (IOF) and Thormod Jensen (ØOK)

Further Information
See the final details or additional information on www.blodslitet.no