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Latest news and updates
Preliminary results are published.
17.08.2024
Instructions of the XXIV TA OK rogain (ERC2024 public event) are published.
Registration is already open.
16.07.2024
Results are now official.
11.10.2023
Preliminary results are published.
08.10.2023
Published is information regarding the terrain, map and course, and pre-event information.
05.10.2023
Instructions of TAOK rogain 2023 are published.
Registration will start on September 1st.
28.08.2023
Results are now official.
31.10.2022
Preliminary results are published.
02.10.2022
A photo depicting the parking scheme is added to the Event Center page. Also published is information regarding the terrain, map and course (in Estonian), and pre-event information (in Estonian).
30.09.2022
Instructions of TAOK rogain 2022 are published.
Registration will start on September 1st.
29.08.2022
Results are now official.
04.10.2021
The link to draw your route in RouteGadget is now available.
03.10.2021
Preliminary results are published.
03.10.2021
Published is information regarding the terrain, map and course, and pre-event information.
01.10.2021
The following teams shall carry a GPS tracker:
21 Marje Viirmann – Riika Ploompuu
35 Eduard Pukkonen – Jaak Väärsi
44 Reigo Lehtla – Alexander Khalyapin
45 Maris Terno – Mati Mägi
64 Sandis Pētersons – Ieva Liepiņa
67 Kaido Hallik – Eduard Taivere
88 Marko Külaots – Gert Müürsepp
95 Einārs Masteiko – Ainārs Grīnvalds
98 Gert Saamann – Martin Tampuu
119 Neeme Loorits – Kaupo Tiislär
123 Triin Jaaniste – Jana Kink
126 Meelis Mälberg – Imbi Soome
139 Pille Vinne – Janek Kähr
156 Markus Kaljur – Maido Kaljur
161 Alda Brazune – Sandra Priedite
162 Edith Madalik – Marlen Valgma
169 Sandra Valgeväli – Grete Johanna Korb – Liisa Laura Viru
172 Guntars Žilinskis – Valters Kaminskis
177 Raio Piiroja – Priit Talu
180 Mairolt Kakko – Heidi Sild
193 Andres Talver – Aari Talver
GPS tracking link https://sportrec.eu/ui/#1gkj2kh
30.09.2021
Instructions of TAOK rogain 2021 are published.
Registration will start on September 8th.
06.09.2021
Results are now official.
07.10.2019
Preliminary results are published.
05.10.2019
Published is information regarding the terrain, map and course, and pre-event information.
03.10.2019
Instructions of TAOK rogain 2019 are published.
Registration will start on August 1st.
31.07.2019
Preliminary results are published.
07.10.2018
Published is information regarding the terrain, map and course.
04.10.2018
Instructions of TAOK rogain 2018 are published.
Registration will start on August 1st.
31.07.2018
Preliminary results are published.
07.10.2017
Published is information regarding the terrain, map and course, and pre-event information.
05.10.2017
Instructions of TAOK rogain 2017 are published.
Registration will start on August 1st.
31.07.2017
Preliminary results are published.
09.10.2016
Published is pre-event information and information regarding the map and terrain.
Location of the event center is also shown now.
Some teams will be tracked with GPS.
06.10.2016
Instructions of TAOK rogain 2016 are published.
This time, registration will open on August 15th!
14.08.2016
The results of the Nõva rogain were published.
03.10.2015
Today we have published the information on terrain, map and course.
The pre-event information is also available.
01.10.2015
Here are some photos of this year’s terrain (taken at Nõva).
Registration of participants is already going on!
14.09.2015
Instructions of TAOK rogain 2015 are published.
Registration will open August 1st
29.07.2015
Final results are now published. We would like to thank all participants, supporters and fans! We glad that TAOK rogaine has a high number of regular participants. We always welcome participants from neighboring countries Latvia, Finland, Russia and occasional participants from more distant countries as you give to our biggest event an international character. We try to offer each year an interesting and varied terrain, a good map and a course with several alternative route plans. Despite the small size of our country, there are still many good rogaining terrains, so TAOK rogaine will carry on. We have been asked how come the weather is always so good on the day of TAOK rogaine. We believe that the high number of smiling rogainers loaded with positive energy create a high pressure area keeping the rain clouds away. Happy rogaining!
TAOK
08.10.2014
The preliminary results were published at midnight.
05.10.2014
Today we have publised the information on terrain, map and course.
The pre-event information is now also available.
02.10.2014
XV TAOK rogaine is one of the largest Estonian events of the Europe-wide MOVE Week, which is taking place from 29 September to 5 October 2014. See also: http://moveweek.eu/.
14.09.2014
Here are some photos of this year’s terrain (taken at Soontaga).
Registration of participants is already going on!
14.09.2014
Instructions of TAOK rogain 2014 are published.
Registration will open August 1st
25.07.2014
The preliminary results were published last night. Today in the morning we added an image of the event map there.
06.10.2013
Today we have publised the pre-event information, and also information about terrain and map.
On the competition day we will activate GPS-tracking of the Jäneda rogaine.
03.10.2013
Newcomers should look at photos showing how to attach a SI-card using wristband.
01.10.2013
Here are some photos of this year’s terrain (taken at Jäneda).
Registration of participants is already going on!
01.09.2013
Instructions of TAOK rogain 2013 are now published.
Registration will open August 1st
21.07.2013
Today we have publised the pre-event information, information about terrain, map and course, and also some photos showing how to attach a SI-card using wristband.
04.10.2012
Here are some photos of this year’s terrain.
01.08.2012
Happy New Rogaining Year!
2012 TAOK rogaine will be held again in South Estonia, in Võru county, Lindora village. There is plenty of well runnable pine forest with some interesting and demanding landforms. The course setter will be Markus Puusepp, who knows these forests pretty well. Over the last years, it has happened that TAOK rogaine is rotating between North and South Estonia, one year in North, another year in South. In South Estonia, the terrain has been featuring some remarkable rivers. In 2008 it was Gauja, in 2010 Ahja and in 2012 it will be Piusa River.
Concerning the organisational side, we have set the objective to apply the “championship standard”, which means each team member having SI-card with non-removable wristband. However, we aim to take one step further and try the new generation of SPORTident Active Cards, where it is enough to get into the close proximity of the SI station, without the need to actually punch at the station. For this we plan to rent the necessary equipment from SPORTident.
In 2013 we plan to return to North Estonia and organise the rogaine in Jäneda.
TAOK
06.01.2012
XII TAOK rogain results with teams’ routes are published.
03.10.2011
Terrain, map and course information from the course setter is published.
29.09.2011
Pre-event information and the event centre map are published.
28.09.2011
The location of the event centre has been changed due to environmental requirements. The event centre will be located at Karepa Youth Camp, see map in section Event centre.
Karepa Youth Camp has all necessary amenities for hosting the event, including showers after the finish. It is also possible to accommodate there before and after the race in camping cottages at a price of 9 € per person.
To book accommodation please send an e-mail tauri(at)kullo.ee or call +372 53333316 Tauri Soovares. If there will be sufficient interest, we will also arrange a special bus from Tallinn (Baltic railway station) to Karepa in the morning of 1 October.
The price of the return ticket would be 6 €. To book a seat in special bus, please send an e-mail to reg(at)rogain.ee
TAOK
07.09.2011
Instructions of the 12th TAOK rogaine have now been published and registration opened. There are some changes compared to the previous year. For juniors and superveteran there are now all three gender categories. However, awarding of prizes depends on the number of teams participating in a competition category. There will be no longer small pieces of paper at the location of the checkpoint to mark the location in case the SI station and the manual punch are missing or not functioning. Instead, in such a case competitors shall mark down a number code which can be found at the location of the checkpoint. Environment Agency has imposed a number of limitations, including an entry limit of 900 participants. Their limitations also affect course planning, but we still hope to find a satisfactory solution.
TAOK
05.08.2011
Dear rogaining friends!
We plan to organize the 2011 TAOK rogaine on the northern coast of Estonia with the event center at Rutja airfield. The airfield is no longer in use and the good news is that there is no shortage of parking space. The terrain has never been used for rogaining and most of it has never been used for orienteering either. There are nice coastal villages of Eisma, Rutja, Karepa and Toolse on the terrain, but rather little habitation otherwise. Selja river, which is under protection, passes through the terrain. The forests on the terrain are rather varied, including open pine forest as well as thickets. Some forests on the terrain were quite severely damaged by a major storm in August 2010. However, most of the uprooted trees are likely to be harvested by October 2011, creating new clearings. Instructions of the 2011 rogaine will be published in April and registration starts in August.
On behalf of TAOK
Lauri
21.12.2010
Pre-event information and the event centre map are published.
30.09.2010
Information from the course setter is published.
28.09.2010
Registration to 11th TAOK rogain is now open.
01.08.2010
Instructions of the XI TAOK rogaine are published.
20.05.2010
11th TAOK rogaine will be held on Saturday, 2 October 2010 in Põlva county, South Estonia.
Instructions and additional information will be published in April.
TAOK
02.02.2010
X TA OK Rogaine results are published.
23.09.2009
Information from the course setter
17.09.2009
Dear rogaining friends,
TA OK invites you to participate in our annual rogaine, which this year will be held on Sunday, 20 September, in the eastern part of Lahemaa National Park. The event centre will be at Oandu Nature Centre. The National Park specialists have made the conditions of using the national park territory harder. Please read through very carefully all the information we shall publish before the event. The number of entries is also limited — 1200.
There are no changes in other conditions compared to previous years. Registration will take place in two stages: the 1st stage beginning on 1 August and ending on 14 September, unless the entry limit is reached. For registration please use our website.
The event to be held this year will be tenth — hence a small jubilee, and we shall remember with a souvenir all those who have attended on all ten events. Don’t forget to tick this fact on registration. All other people can also subscribe for the souvenir, which is a 15 cm diameter decorative wall plate with an imprinted emblem of the event and relevant text. The price for the plate is its cost price — 50 EEK and you can subscribe for it until 3 September.
You are welcome to participate in 10th TA OK Rogain.
Ilmar, president of TAOK
19.07.2009
Thanks to all participants of the 9th TAOK rogaine!
This was the first, but probably not the last TAOK rogaine in South Estonia. We were glad to see again many Latvian teams, but also some Finnish teams took the long travel to the southernmost corner of Estonia. We believe it was worth the travel as this is one of the best terrains in Estonia. We hope you enjoyed the terrain and the event!
As you for sure noticed, the course was quite technical. The course setter Tõnis Erm considered that the technical terrain also requires a technical course. It should be also pointed out that Tõnis designed the rogaine course in-between winning medals at the World Championships and European Championships in mountain-bike orienteering!
It was quite a challenge for our club to organize two major rogaines, the World Rogaining Championships and the TAOK rogaine, within one month. Both rogaines gathered around 800 participants! While we acknowledge that we still have some room for further improvements, overall we were quite satisfied with our performance.
Next year we approach our first anniversary – 10th TAOK rogaine. We hope to announce the time and place quite soon. But we also recommend you mark in your calendar the dates 15-16 August 2009 — European Rogaining Championships, which will be held in Finland, Lapland. See you at rogaining events!
TAOK 14.10.2008
09.10.2008
Course setter information added – click here!
TAOK 04.10.2008
The event center of IX TAOK rogaine will be located in Laanemetsa
village Valga county, by Valga-Võru road, near the Laanemetsa old school
house and church (see schemes under Event center).
TAOK 02.10.2008
Instructions of the IX TAOK rogaine are published.
Our traditional 8-hour rogaine will be held 11 October 2008 in Laanemetsa, South Estonia. The terrain will include parts of the terrain of the 8WRC.
TAOK 02.12.2007
8th World Rogaining Championships are held 13-14 September 2008 in the Karula National Park (http://www.karularahvuspark.ee/?nodeid=1&lang=en) and surrounding areas. The hash house is located near the visitor center of the Karula National Park in a village Ähijärve, in Võru county in South Estonia. To limit the impact of the event on the environment, the State Nature Conservation Center has imposed a maximum number of participants – 700. The second bulletin of the 8WRC will be published in November 2007.
A photo gallery of the WRC terrain: http://8wrc2008.rogain.ee/img/album1/
TAOK 30.10.2007
Dear rogaining friends,
The 8th TAOK rogaine is over, hitting the new record of participants. According to our counting, there were 1157 participants in 437 teams, including 38 teams from Latvia, 10 teams from Finland, 1 team from Russia and 1 team from Australia.
TAOK rogaine has grown to the size where it is increasingly difficult to find a sufficiently large competition center. In previous years we have used event centers with available infrastructure. This year, on this terrain, that option was not available and we had to set up an event center in open air in the territory of an abandoned pioneer camp. We hope that the surroundings and lacking facilities did not disappoint you.
As we could see, Murphy’s laws still hold. Unfortunately, we did not manage to get in contact with hunters before the event and this was where the shot came. Nevertheless, all rogainers returned from the terrain safely. We apologize in front of those who met hunters and felt insecure.
The weather showed its both sides. Many of you got probably very wet after the heavy shower on the third hour, but luckily, it was quite short and the rest of the day showed the best side of Estonian autumn.
So, we hope that in overall terms you enjoyed the terrain and the event and took home good memories.
We would like to thank you for coming and hope to see you again next year at the World Rogaining Championships, 13-14 September 2008.
TAOK 09.10.2007
Additional information on the competition! Please read it!
TAOK 03.10.2007
Registration is closed!
TAOK 01.10.2007 7.45 AM
Information on terrain and map
Passability of the forest varies from very good to bad. While for the most part the passability is good, there are also thickets and old clearings with reduced passability. In some parts of the terrain stinging nettles are growing on the ditch-sides, road-sides as well as on some open areas and in marshy forest.
The water level is relatively low in spite of some recent rain. Several ditches are dry. At the same time, some streams are difficult to cross (you may get wet feet) due to beaver activity.
As the terrain is relatively close to Tallinn, the terrain includes areas with habitation, but forest areas dominate. In some parts of the terrain (Neeme, Ihasalu, Manniva), there is real estate development going on. All areas of habitation (indicated on the map with moss green) are strictly out-of-bounds! Please consider also that in several homesteads there are dogs running freely, so we recommend that you plan your routes so as to pass all homesteads from a distance, in order not to get bitten.
Out-of-bounds are also golf courses and some fields, which are surrounded by an electric fence. These areas are indicated on the map with red stripes. In the area of golf courses you can walk/run on the roads, but it is strictly forbidden to go to the golf green. The golf courses are in most parts also surrounded by a fence.
There are 2 water stations on the terrain. These are located on crossroads, not in control points.
Dangers: Local roads crossing the terrain (some cars may drive on a high speed, be careful when crossing roads or running on the road-side); steep banks of Jägala river; electric fences; dogs! In some areas, forest-cutting activities are going on.
The map will be printed on a waterproof and tearproof material. Nevertheless, in case of rain, please avoid intensive folding or rubbing of the map as this may damage the printed layer. It is possible to write (draw your course) on the map using a regular pencil or a permanent ink pen. The map is not in a plastic bag. If you want to protect your map additionally, please bring your own map cover. The size of the map is about 33 x 41 cm. This means the map is not in a standard size of A3.
Control descriptions are printed on the map. Descriptions of map symbols are available at the event center, printed on a separate sheet.
TAOK 27.09.2007
Course vetter’s opinion:
The general course outline has used well the existing different types of terrain on the map and does not require spending too much time in the less interesting parts of the terrain. It is not too easy to decide which controls and in which order to take. In some areas, some controls do form a logical sequence, however, to move from these controls to another cluster of controls one would have to find a suitable compromise between the distance and the value of points.
Runnability of the forest is generally good, but is sometimes reduced by smaller or larger marshy areas. Trying to estimate the speed of the top teams, I think that no team will clean up the map by taking all controls, but the best team will come quite close to the maximum.
In the area of some controls, there are smaller unmapped objects which are similar to the control feature (e.g. boulders, depressions, knolls). In these areas the control is located on the biggest and the most obvious feature and is placed precisely where indicated on the map.
There are some streams which are quite wide as a result of beavers’ activity (indicated on the map by a bold blue line without black sidelines). These streams are in some parts crossable (e.g. by using fallen trees), but care should be taken and one could expect getting wet feet. Even Jägala river near the event center is crossable, but the water level may be close to your knees, and already a bit further away from the event center over your head. Jõelähtme river is crossable more easily.
Be careful on sealed roads!
Vetter: Tõnis Erm
The number of registered participants already exceeds 1000. In this situation, considering the limited space in the event center, the organizers were forced to set a maximum number of participants – 1200. This implies that the registration may end before the originally announced deadline of 1 October, if the number of registered participants reaches 1200.
TAOK organising team 25.09.2007
Photos from the terrain:
29.03.2007
Dear rogaining friends!
Instructions of 8th TAOK rogaine have been published.
We would like to draw your attention to some changes/clarifications compared to the last year. This year instructions spell out more clearly, what are the conditions and possibilities of making any changes in the team composition after the final deadline of registration (e.g. replacing a team member or re-registration due to a team member falling sick).
Instructions also point out that the use of computers is prohibited, although this should be almost self-evident.
We hope that the terrain will offer positive emotions. There will be quite a lot of open pine forest, a number of control sites nearby sea, but also areas which provide navigational challenge.
The event will be held on Saturday 6 October 2007. The terrain will include Ihasalu and Kaberneeme peninsulas (north coast of Estonia), Kodasoo hills and valley of the Jägala river. The event centre will be in Jägala-Joa, about 30 km from Tallinn, nearby Jägala waterfall.
26.03.2007
TAOK has the pleasure to inform that according to the decision of the International Rogaining Federation, 8th World Rogaining Championships will be held in Estonia 13-14 September 2008.
24.01.2007
Dear rogaining friends!
TA Orienteering Club thanks all participants of our seventh rogaine. We are in particular glad that the number of international participants from Latvia and Finland has increased, giving our rogaine — which appears to be one of the largest in the world — an increasing international flavour.
Smooth running of such a big event depends largely on the co-operation of participants. Year-by-year the course judges have encountered less problems, indicating that participants obey to the fair play rules.
When selecting terrains for our rogaines, the club has preferred those terrains which offer positive emotions and have relatively good runnability. But as Estonia is a small country, to find 100 square kilometers of open pine forest is nearly impossible. This year’s rogaine was one of the few exceptions. We hope you enjoyed this terrain.
The course has been planned so that teams aiming for victory should have a temptation to visit all checkpoints, but realisation of such a plan should be nearly impossible. This year the winning team came very close to maximum points, somewhat unexpectedly for the course setter, who did not assume that the water level would stay so low until October.
The next TAOK rogaine will be held on Saturday 6 October 2007. The terrain will include Ihasalu and Kaberneeme peninsulas (north coast of Estonia), Kodasoo hills and valley of the Jägala river. The event centre will be in Jägala-Joa, only 30 km from Tallinn, nearby Jägala waterfall. See you next year!
TAOK
31.10.2006