Orienteers star in endurance races
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- Last Updated: Tuesday, 11 May 2021 21:11
Orienteers have taken out two endurance races at the weekend.
NSW Stinger Rob Preston (Newcastle) and his Thought Sports team won the Rogue Raid 24-hour adventure race in Queensland. The event was held at Mt Joyce Recreation Park at Wyaralong Dam.
Fourth was the team of Richard Mountstephens (Big Foot, pictured top), Chris and Michelle Delaney, and Ali McLachlan (all from our newest club Hastings Orienteering Group based in Port Macquarie).
At the rogaine in Belanglo State Forest on Saturday, our club members took out seven categories.
In the 6-hour event,
* Mark Freeman and son Oliver (Big Foot, pictured below) won the family division
* Amanda, Grace and Hamish Mackie (BF) took out the mixed section
* Peter and Wendy McConaghy (Garingal) were first in the mixed veteran class
* Sarah and Mary Fien (BF) won the women's and women's veteran classes
* Melissa Grant (Bennelong) and Penny Field (Uringa) won women's super veterans
In the 12-hour event,
* Graham Field and Martin Dearnley (GO) took out men's veterans and men's ultra veterans
* Cameron Walsh, Amelia Walsh, Emmanuelle Convert and Justine De Remy De Courcelles (WHO) won the family class.
Congratulations to all these champions!
