Competition Instructions
COMPETITION INSTRUCTIONS
The rules of The Finnish Orienteering Federation apply (www.ssl.fi) together with the instructions given by the event officials.
TERRAIN
The competition terrain consists mainly of steep hills (from 20 to 30 meters) which alternate with marshy dells. There are almost no paths in the terrain instead there are few forest roads and ski tracks which make running easier. Kilometer paces will be slower this year than in other Jukola relays in the 21th century.
Forbidden areas are marked in the competition map as well as it the terrain by black-white and green colored Saint Gobain -bands.
SHOES AND COMPETITION CLOTHING
Competitors are not allowed to use spike shoes. This practice is supervised before and after the run. Disregarding this restriction will lead to the disqualification of the team. Dobb shoes are allowed. Competition clothing must follow the FOF rules: the torso and legs must be covered. The shirt may have short sleeves but not sleeveless.
COMPETITION MAP AND CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS
The competition map is a six-colored orienteering map in the scale 1:10 000 with a contour interval of five meters. Open rock areas are shown on the map. The map has been printed in February 2010 and it is plastic covered. Control descriptions have also been printed on the map. The size of the map for the Venla Relay is A4 whereas the one for the Jukola Relay is A3. The maps can be seen in the warm up area, where only competitors who are waiting for their start have access. The old maps of the competition area are located on the result board.
RUNNING ORDERS
The running orders of both relay teams must be entered by Saturday June 19th at 10.00 a.m. The running order form is filled on the Internet http://www.jukola2010.net/registration by using the passwords given to each club in connection with the registration. It is also possible to print the form off the Internet (www.jukola2010.net) or to fetch it from the Kytäjä-Jukola office. The form is returned to the Info stand.
The lists of the running orders can be seen on the result board and on the competition website on Saturday June 19th from 12.00 onwards. Any changes in the running orders after the registration dead-line must be announced with their valid excuses to the Info at the latest one hour before the start of the respective competition. The event adviser has the right to accept or dismiss the presented changes taking into an account the excuses.
The age limits of the young competitors must be followed and the information on each listed member of the team must be correct. The person taking care of entering the lists for the team will be responsible for giving the authentic information.
COMPETITION MATERIAL
The competition- and club material can be picked up at the Info stand (check the location on the map of the competition area). The Info is open on Friday June 18th from 12.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. and on Saturday June 19th from 8.00 a.m. onwards. The material is handed out only when the club presents the pre-posted club material card and on the condition that all the necessary fees have been paid and the final team compositions have been delivered.
The competition material includes composition numbers, Emit control slips, hired and paid Emit cards; general information; possible specifications on competition instructions and the map returning ticket (1 ticket/club): map with all the controls and the course print maps. Notice, there are no safety pins in the competition material. Safety pins can be purchased for 1 euro/30 pcs at the Info stand.
The club material also includes the brochure materials, competition magazine, a garbage bag and the instructions for the waste disposal as well as commercial material from partners. The brochure material is also available at the parking area and at the Info stand.
COMPETITION NUMBERS
The competition numbers are based on the results of the Venla and Jukola relays in 2009. The first team of the club uses the smallest number. The number must be visible during the whole leg. Notice, the competition material doesn’t include safety pins. The team will be disqualified, if the number has been moved on purpose during the leg. The competition number will be checked at the entrance gate. The competitor must protect the bar code sticker from being damaged on the number until it is read at the entrance gate within the start and exchange area.
EMIT PUNCHING SYSTEM
Each team must have at least three Emit cards. The same Emit card can be used in both the Venla and the Jukola relay. The same card cannot be used for consecutive legs or by different teams for the same relay. The competition material includes a control slip for each team member. The slip must be attached to the Emit card with the text side up. The competitor must also mark the control slip with the abbreviations J (for Jukola) or V (for Venla) as well as the team and the leg number.
There is a clearing point for the Emit card and a model control in the competition centre, near to the entrance gate, where the competitor may get acquainted with the punching system and test his/her card. For the nonfunctional Emit card, the new Emit card can be hired from the INFO stand for 10 euros. Detailed instructions how to use the Emit system can be found at the model control. The numbers of the Emit cards will not be given at the team registration instead they will be registered into the result system in the competition area after the entrance gate when entering the start or the changeover area. After this the cards are cleared on the passage leading to the start and changeover area. The competitors are not allowed to change their Emit cards after the emit clearance. After the changeover and the finish, each competitor's Emit card is read at the discharge point. In cases of confusion, the competitor will be guided to a separate checking point (the Wailing Wall). The rented Emit cards must be returned all at once to the Info. For a lost Emit card an extra fee of 80 € is charged.
CONTROLS AND PUNCHING
The controls are identical to the model control. The model control is situated near the entrance gate and signpost. The controls of the legs 1.-5 in the Jukola relay are provided with reflective markers. The controls must be visited in the right (numerical) order. The number of the control and the control code are printed on the map next to the control circle. The codes of certain controls differ from the Emit codes; accordingly, the Emit card with a display will show a different number from the control code. The competitor has to punch in at the change-over and at the finish.
STARTS
The start is situated in the competition centre. Entry to the start area is through the entrance gate, which is in the west side of the finish area. The competitors must not leave the start area after their Emit cards have been cleared. There is a toilet within the start area. Assault rifle shots indicate the starts for both relays. Instructions concerning the mass starts will be given later on.
The Venla Relay:
The entrance gate for the first leg of the Venla relay will be opened at 12.50 a.m. The competitor must be at the entrance gate by 1.40 p.m. at the latest. The competitors go to the maps according to the announcer’s instructions. The map may be touched only after the announcer’s permission and it can be detached when the starting shot has been fired at 2.00 p.m.
The Jukola Relay:
The entrance gate for the first leg of the Jukola relay will be opened at 9.45 p.m. The competitor must be at the entrance gate by 10.35 p.m. at the latest. The competitors go to the maps according to the announcer’s instructions. The map may be touched only after the announcer’s permission and it can be detached when the starting shot has been fired at 10.55 p.m.
The Control of the Starts:
The starts are videotaped and teams that make a false start or cause one will be disqualified.
CHANGEOVER
Only a competitor with a number is allowed to enter the changeover area through the entrance gate. Incoming competitors can be seen from the changeover area about 300 meters before the changeover takes place. From the last control competitors run over the “Destia” –bridge to his/her own changeover box according a marked route. The competitor must punch in the changeover. The unfolded map is handed in to the officials. The competitor continues to the numbered map stands to take the next leg’s map correspondent to his team number. It is the competitor’s own responsibility to make sure that he/she takes the correct map for the next leg. Running with the wrong map leads to disqualification. Then, the competitor takes the map to the next team member waiting at the changeover fence. Each team’s general place is marked at the changeover fence. The number bib must be visible during the changeover punching as well as when arriving at the map stand.
The map is detached from the stand by lifting it upwards. If the competitor’s map has already been taken, the competitor must inform the map stand supervisor. The competitor will be guided to the reserve map point next to the changeover fence (a container). The competitor will receive a new map but the lost time will not be compensated. The incoming competitors may leave the changeover area only through the Emit control point. The changeover times and the ranking for the team are determined according to the changeover punching. Please, pay attention to the crossing traffic on both sides of the changeover fence! Avoid warming up on the competitors’ routes. There are online computers in the changeover area and near the entrance gate which the competitor can use to check where and when his/her team member of the previous leg has last punched in. There is a toilet reserved for the competitors on the changeover area. There will be water available on the changeover area and on the way out from changeover fence as well as near the finish. Both the changeover and the finish punching are controlled by a video recording system.
FINISH
From the last control of the final leg competitors run over the “Destia” -bridge and along a left side of the marked route leading to the finish. The finishing order for the first 50 teams will be determined according to the crossing of the finish line. The finishing order for the rest of the teams will be determined according to their finishing punches. Notice that the punching time will be determined when the Emit card is moved away from the punching unit. All the competitors will hand over their maps to the officials after the finishing punch. The Emit cards of the awarded team anchors are read immediately after the finish line, the others go through the Emit discharge point.
GPS TRACKING
Both relays are followed by the GPS tracking system. The organizers determine the GPS tracking devices for twenty runners of the top teams for each leg. The competitor gets the device with the help of the organizers at the GPS point next to the entrance gate. After the run the device must be given back to the organizers at the punching control. Teams which do not agree to carry the GPS tracking device will be disqualified from the competition.
- GPS vests may be worn either under or over the shirt, however not under the battery vest.
- In lower pocket of vest you can carry battery, spare compass etc.
- It's not allowed to carry tracking device on any other vest than the one provided by organizer.
- Take enough time to put the GPS vest on!
USING OWN GPS-DEVICES AND CELL PHONES DURING THE COMPETITION PERFORMANCE
It is allowed to use own GPS-device that doesn’t have a map display in it. The recorded data is not allowed to use to improve the competition performance in Kytäjä-Jukola. Carrying own cell phone is allowed only for safety reasons but it must be switched off in the changeover area and during the competition performance and it can be used only in emergency situation.
REFRESHMENTS AND FIRST AID
The locations of the refreshment and first aid stands in the terrain are marked on the map with the same color as the course according to the map description guidelines. Drinks available are Dexal sports drink and fresh drinking water. There are litter bins at the refreshment stands for gel paper and other waste.
The first aid crew and refreshment stand is located within the changeover and finish area. The main first aid station is situated in the competition centre.
SERVICE PERSONNEL
Service personnel and coaches are not allowed to enter the start and the changeover areas. Necessary services are possible to perform from the area provided for audience.
SERVICE TENTS
The club’s service tents can be pitched only on the pre-reserved areas that are marked by the organizers. The areas closest to the finish line are reserved for the best teams of the Jukola and Venla relays 2009. Other clubs receive areas corresponding to the booking order as long as there are areas available. All passage lanes must be kept clear. Making any kind of fire is prohibited on the service tent area.
INTERVIEWS
There will be special zones along the run-in reserved for the Media to interview the best teams after the Emit clearing. Interviews after the first legs will take place at the changeover fence (TV); within the media passage leading to the changeover fence (the other Media); near the Emit tent after the Emit clearing (open area) or in the media centre. The best teams of the both relays will have a press conference as soon as possible after crossing the finish line according to the instructions then given to them.
THE MESSAGE OF THE JUKOLA RELAY
The traditional message of the Jukola relay will be read and the target of the message revealed on the east side of the changeover and finish area right after the winning team has crossed the finish line.
RESULTS
The results are presented on the result board. Any confusion regarding the results should be reported to the Wailing Wall. Disqualifications are presented on the result board and in case of the top teams, they are also announced. The final results will be published on the web pages www.jukola2010.net. The draft results are continuously updated during the competition on the web pages.
THE WAILING WALL
The situation clearing point (the Wailing Wall) is located near the entrance gate and the emit discharge point. It is open for the contest complaints and clearings during the competition from Saturday 1.30 p.m. till Sunday 4.00 p.m. The possible proposals for a team’s disqualification are handled at the Wailing Wall, if necessary together with the team leader who is called for by the announcer. Any possible protests and reports of wrongdoings are handed in at the Wailing Wall.
PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONIES
The twenty-five best teams in the Jukola relay and the twenty best teams in the Venla relay will be awarded medals and plaquettes. The seven best teams in both relays will also receive special prizes. All prizes will be awarded on the festival stage. The prize-giving ceremony for the Venla relay will take place on Saturday June 19th at 7.00 p.m. after the traditional Jukola Festival. The prize-giving ceremony for the Jukola relay will take place on Sunday June 20th at 9.30 a.m. There are seats reserved to the prize-winning Venla teams next to the festival stage. The prize-winning teams are asked to be seated before the beginning of the Jukola Festival, by 6.50 p.m. at the latest. The prize-winning Jukola teams are also asked to be seated next to the Jukola stage before the beginning of the festival on Sunday June 20th by 9.20 a.m.
The prize-winning teams must not carry any advertising flags or other additional material during the ceremony. The banner or the badge of the club is allowed.
RETURNING OF THE MAPS
The distribution of both the Venla and Jukola maps begins at the Info on Sunday at 9.15 am or right after the mass start has occurred. The unmarked maps (both Venla and Jukola) including all the controls of all the teams in the club are handed out against the map return card. This card is included in the materials of the first team of the club (Jukola or Venla).
If desired all the maps of all the teams in the club can be mailed to the given address for the cost of 10 euros.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE VENLA RELAY
Courses:
| Leg | Length (km) | Estimated time (min) | Changeover time | Climb (m) |
| 1 | 5,1 - 5,2 | 41 | 14:41 | 200 |
| 2 | 4,4 - 4,5 | 36 | 15:17 | 185 |
| 3 | 6,2 - 6,3 | 46 | 16:03 | 280 |
| 4 | 7,5 - 7,6 | 57 | 17:00 | 390 |
| Total | 23,4 | 3h | 1055 |
There is forking on all the legs. Courses include 900 meters of taped routes. Competitors born in 1994 and 1995 may participate in legs 1, 2, and 3. Competitors born in 1993 and earlier may run all legs.
The competition starts on Saturday at 2 p.m. with a mass start. The relay shall be finished at 6.15 p.m. Teams that have not changed by 6.15 p.m. can take part in mass starts at the map stands. The mass start for legs 2-4 takes place at the map stands at 6.30 p.m. Competitors must go to the Emit card reading no later than half an hour before the mass start. After reading and clearing of the Emit card competitors move to the maps following the announcer’s and officials’ instructions. Those who make false starts will be disqualified. The Venla Finish will be closed at 9.30 p.m.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE JUKOLA RELAY
Courses:
| Leg | Length (km) | Estimated time (min) | Changeover time | Climb (m) | Light |
| 1 | 9,8 - 9,9 | 67 | 00:02 | 450 | dusk |
| 2 | 10,0 - 10,1 | 72 | 01:14 | 490 | dark |
| 3 | 11,3 - 11,4 | 81 | 02:35 | 575 | dark/dusk |
| 4 | 6,9 - 7,0 | 48 | 03:23 | 375 | dusk |
| 5 | 6,8 - 6,9 | 46 | 04:09 | 365 | dusk/light |
| 6 | 9,2 - 9,3 | 62 | 05:11 | 470 | light |
| 7 | 13,4 - 13,5 | 86 | 06:37 | 645 | light |
| Total | 67,7 | 7h 42min | 3370 |
There is forking on all the legs. Courses include 900 meters of taped route. Competitors born in 1994 and 1995 may run legs 4, 5, and 6. Competitors born in 1993 and earlier may run all legs. The sun will set on June 19th at 22.55 p.m. and rise on June 20th at 3.49 a.m.
The competition starts on Saturday at 22.55 p.m. with a mass start. The relay shall be finished on Sunday at 8.45 a.m. Teams that have not changed by 8.45 a.m. can take part in two separate mass starts at the map stands. The mass start for leg 7 takes place at 9.00 a.m. and one for legs 2. – 6. at 9.15 a.m. Competitors must go to the Emit card reading no later than half an hour before the mass start. After the reading and clearing of the Emit cards, competitors for leg 7 go to the maps according to the announcer’s and officials’ instructions. Competitors running legs 2 - 6, move then to the waiting areas on the north side of the map stands. After the first mass start, competitors running legs 2 - 6 go to the maps following the announcer’s and officials’ instructions. Those who make false starts will be disqualified. The Jukola Finish will be closed at 15.00 p.m. Teams who has completed the relay successfully will get the final time.
DROP-OUTS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS
A drop-out or a disqualified competitor can perform a normal changeover whether he/she has completed the course or not. The team can, however, continue the relay to the finish. If a disqualified or a drop out team is less than half an hour behind the leading team, the team’s relay will be held up in the next changeover, so that the time gap to the leading team is at least half an hour. The next runner must report to the officials at the notice board of the changeover fence. Then, he/she may start according to the official’s start signal.
The team will be classified as a drop out, if the competitor reports this to the officials at the Emit control point. Otherwise the team will be classified as disqualified. Competitors, who are injured and drop out in the terrain, hand in their maps to the first aid personnel. These teams will be listed on the notice board within the changeover fencing. The teams can, however, continue their relay from the next leg. The next competitor of the team reports to the officials at the notice board of the changeover fence. The official hands out the map and gives the start signal to the runner. In the final results these teams are reported either as drop outs or disqualified teams.
Competitor, who wants to drop out, must come from the terrain straight to the Emit control point.
