Maps:
3 New maps, made in September 2008 according to the IOF rules

Base map: CARTOMAYA.

Cartography:

• Mario Rodriguez (ESP) Long Map)
• Janne Weckman (FIN)/ Middle Map
• Pedro Pasion Delgado (ESP) Sprint Map

Long distance race: scale 1:10.000 for all categories except H/D,18A-20A-21A-21E-35 which will use 1:15.000

Middle distance race:scale 1:10.000 for all categories

Sprint race: scale 1:5.000 for all categories

Technical Director: Pedro Pasion Rodriguez

Course Setting:

• Long Event: Manuel Parrilla
• Middle Event: Jose Manuel Martinez
• Sprint Event: Antonio Guerrero

Comment: All course setters are experience in top international/national events in last years as WRE 2000,2005, Latin Cup 2005 and Spanish Champs 1998

Terrains:

• Long; dense cork forest with very good runnability and medium hilly.
• Middle; very rich rocky area very detailed.
• Sprint; City map with some parks in between.

Categories:

H/D 12-14-16- (18/20)B -21B-18A-20A-21A-21E, 35A-35B-40-45-50-55-60 Initiation children, initiation adults, open and correlín (string course)

Maps:

Middle Distance Partial	Long Distance Partial	Sprint Distance Partial

 

MAKING THE MAP OF EL BERROCAL
(By Janne Weckman, mapper of Middle distance event)

When first arrived there and saw the terrain from the car I knew I would have to do mapping never done before. Not because of the lack of experience but because the terrain is such unique.

From the start it was clear I could not put every boulder, cliff or other small detail on the map but somehow have to find the right criteria for generalizing.

After deciding suitable style it was still maybe the most difficult and demanding mapping I had ever done.

Not only "Jaras" (plant that makes the map a bit green) were the only problem but also that objects look quite different from down than from up above.

After hard fight with "Jaras" I came up with a map to which I am very satisfied.

I think I succeeded on the idea of making "finn map", meaning a bit generalized, easy to read and with objects most visible in the terrain also most readable on the map.

For runners I could anyway say that you still don´t want to read everything because then you have to walk. Either you don´t want to go always straight because then you have to walk too.