Post (orienteering)

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In orienteering, the checkpoints that the runner usually has to pass in the prescribed order are called posts or control posts .

Posts essentially consist of a colored marking, the so-called post screen and a post control system , i.e. a device with which the runner confirms that the post has been passed correctly. Today these are mostly electronic systems that electronically mark a memory chip carried by the runner .

The post umbrella, which is mostly made of plastic, consists of three joined squares with a side length of about 30 × 30 centimeters, which are divided diagonally in half white and orange in color, according to the standard of the International Orienteering Federation . A stylized post umbrella is internationally recognized as a symbol of orienteering.

The post umbrella is usually attached to a wooden or metal rod that also carries the control device. Items that are approached by many runners often have several such devices to prevent waiting times when stamping and thus falsifying results. A control number is clearly visible on the post, with which the runner can ensure that he is at the correct control point, since stamping the wrong point would lead to disqualification. This is particularly important in larger competitions with many different lanes. If there are posts in places at risk of theft, for example on busy hiking trails, they must be guarded. Sometimes some posts are equipped with additional infrastructure such as drinks (refreshment posts) or first aid facilities (medical posts ). Clearly visible posts near the finish area are referred to as spectator posts.

Items must be located on objects that are entered on the map. The exact location of the post at this object is specified in the post description .

Often only post screens or other smaller markings are used for training purposes. If such markings are permanently attached in a running area in order to offer a permanent training opportunity, one speaks of a fixed station network . In Sweden, for example, there are over 500 such public fixed-post networks.

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  • Post a city run in Sweden

  • Runner at a post

  • Training post in Ilulissat , Greenland

  • A stylized guard screen is used internationally as a symbol for orienteering

Web links

Commons : Orienteering checkpoint  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Günter Kreft: Orienteering . Hermann Schmidt, Mainz 1988, ISBN 3-87439-178-7 , p. 48-50 .
  2. ↑ a b c International Orienteering Federation (Ed.): Competition Rules for International Orienteering Federation (IOF) Foot Orienteering Events . 2010, p. 17–18 ( orienteering.org [PDF; accessed December 7, 2010]).
  3. ↑ International Orienteering Federation (Ed.): Competition Rules for International Orienteering Federation (IOF) Foot Orienteering Events . 2010, p. 3 ( orienteering.org [PDF; accessed December 7, 2010]).
  4. ^ A b International Orienteering Federation (Ed.): Competition Rules for International Orienteering Federation (IOF) Foot Orienteering Events . 2010, p. 3 ( orienteering.org [PDF; accessed December 7, 2010]).
  5. ^ Ian Bratt: Orienteering. Training - technique - competition . 1st edition. Pietsch, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-613-50447-2 , p. 38 (English: Orienteering. The essential guide to equipment and techniques . Translated by Hermann Leifeld).
  6. ↑ Det här är naturpasset ( Memento of May 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on December 7, 2010.