2026 Stonehenge Scatter-O Results and Summary

The event day weather forecast called for warm/hot weather, so we arranged for early starts and got lucky with a cool overcast morning that was perfect for running the steep hills of this venue. Most of our competitors took advantage of the early start times and had great times running around the hilly communities below the Stonehenge TV tower.

 

For this event, we had three scatter courses: a short foot-O with 11 controls, a long foot-O with 22 controls, and a bike-O with 22 controls (same course as the long foot-O). Scatter courses have equally weighted (scored) controls in which competitors must find a set number of controls in any order without a tight time constriction. We set a maximum of four hours for competitors to finish each course. Everyone easily finished their courses within that time limit. Participation was light with one third doing the long foot-o course and two thirds doing the short foot-O course. We suspect that the light attendance might have been caused by the World Cup Final which was happening later that weekend. For those who attended, the courses were both challenging and a lot of fun.

 

The long course had controls spaced around the entire Hillsdale community and all the way up to the hilltop close to the Stonehenge TV tower. Dan Simon easily placed first by finding 20 of 22 controls in 98 minutes. Jennifer Castelluccio and Alison Stone finished second and third in 163 and 165 minutes. Erik and Del Scharffenberg finished fourth with 176 minutes.

 

The short course had controls in lower hilly areas around the event center. Jon Treadwell finished first in just under 50 minutes followed by Kevin Matson (75 minutes) and Ken Wenzel (102 minutes). The Boyles family came in fourth in 114 minutes.