P-Max is a short score orienteering event for teams of two or more. Another word for this is a rogaine. There's not a lot of difference between orienteering and rogaining - teams and the time limit. You choose your own route to visit checkpoints to maximise your score in a given time. Get back late, and you lose points. In a team you can share your skills and decisions, and you hardly notice the fitness you're getting!

P-Max was invented in 2011 as a newbie rogaine formula. It then evolved to a series during February and March, sometimes leading up to the Secondary School Rogaine Champs. That has popped around the year so it doesn't always fit. But it does get you started before moving to the midweek afterwork rogaines which are 3hrs long and (for most of the year) involve night navigation.

We've chosen areas in Wellington and Hutt Valley that are accessible but get you into the bush. Checkpoints will be on or near tracks, but you'll need to navigate junctions accurately. You'll all need walking/running gear, and a fully charged cellphone in case you are delayed. We provide the maps with the checkpoints marked. Actually they're the best track maps of Wellington that exist!

Important: Read the safety precautions here.

Why P?

• P stands for Pairs. Actually you can have as many as you like in a team! Any solos (experienced people only) get a 10% score penalty, we’d prefer you to share your skills.
• P also stands for Points. The object of the game is to score points by visiting checkpoints and answering a simple question. Eg the checkpoints on the first row of your scorecard (nos. 1-9) might be worth 5 points, the next row 10 points, and the third row 20 points.
• P stands for Period. In P-Max it's 60 or 90 minutes. No-one is out there for ages, no matter what their speed! If you’re not back in time you get a Penalty of 10 points a minute. If you get the lot early, you’re placed according to time.

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