Waggaroos sprint around CSU

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Last Updated: Friday, 06 July 2012 15:44

Alex Davey continued his good form winning the WaggaRoos summer series event at CSU last Thursday evening.

The event used a line course format as a change from the usual score course and with  a 1:4000 map and plenty of buildings this race felt very much like an exciting sprint event.  Runners could choose from a 2.3km or a 1.2km course. Alex Davey was a clear winner on the longer course with a margin of almost 3 minutes.  Julie Gooding who lost a little time at the sixth and seventh controls, came second but finished full of running and had the fastest time in the 100m dash downhill from the last control to the finish and won the handicap honours for the evening.

The 1.2km course was won by Jonathon Holland whose superior pram skills allowed him to take a race partner Hannah with him.  They zipped around the course together in a very fast 12:30.  This was just over 7 minutes clear of Helen Jessup who coped very capably in her first orienteering experience to finish second.

Two races remain in the Wagga Summer Series with the next race on 23 February at Tatton.

Thanks to John Oliver for his report.