Success for new Twilight Series in Dubbo
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 11 December 2012 11:53
Four Fridays in November saw various parts of Dubbo come alive with competitors running in all directions. Club members were challenged with their first attempts at mapping using Newcastle rules. The first event was held in West Dubbo from Pioneer Park with Dale Wallace the course setter, then to the North East from Jack William Park and into the Eastridge estate with Sally Devenish taking on the mapping. Paul Roth, Western Plains new website guru, mapped the Dulhunty area and the last event was held at Victoria Park. Our two NSW junior girls, Samantha Wallace and Kate Kennedy took control of this course showing how much they have learned over the year.
A presentation and BBQ was held after the last event. Karen Wallace and Sally Devenish awarded the NSW awards as well as the street series certificates.
Results for the street series were as follows:
Senior Women: 1st Christine Apps, runner up Mary-Ann Berry.
Senior Men : 1st Peter Apps, runner up Sean Hagan
Junior Girls: 1st Ebony Apps, runner up Sarah and Charlotte Clark
Junior Boys: 1st James Finch, runner up Oscar Unger.
Gold'n Ponds Easter 2013 – Early Bird entries close soon
- Last Updated: Monday, 10 December 2012 22:36
A reminder that early bird entries for Gold’n Ponds Easter 2013 finish on Sunday 16th December. Enter soon to take advantage of great discounts.
We are also pleased to confirm the camping arrangements for the event have been finalised. Accommodation in Bendigo is already heavily booked for the Easter weekend so this provides an exclusive, low cost option for orienteers. To book accommodation select the Service for camping in the 3-day event within Eventor.
Entries at Gold'n Ponds website
Discovering the finer details of central Wagga Wagga
- Last Updated: Monday, 10 December 2012 09:06
The Waggaroos Summer Series event last Thursday had participants running 30 or 45 minutes and finding the answers to as many questions as possible about the central Wagga area. Questions included history such as identifying the date of Wagga’s first blacksmith shop, and some were just child's play counting the number of rungs on playground ladders!
The scenic route led participants around Surveyor Townsend Park, along the riverbank to the Beach and then back though the civic centre precinct and Victory Memorial Gardens. On the shorter course Pauline Moore led the way and finished first with a good score of 85 points. Wes Campbell came in second with 65 points. John Oliver had also picked up 65 points but suffered a 10 point time penalty to finish third. Julie Gooding opted to ride her bike around the course. This proved to be more challenging than expected because she could not read the map while riding and had to stop frequently to check locations. Julie finished with 50 points.
Jonathan Holland was the only participant to select the 45 minute course and stormed around the course to pick up 225 points out of a possible 260 - an excellent effort.
Thanks to John Oliver for this report
Summer Series South draws to a close
- Last Updated: Saturday, 08 December 2012 16:38
The last in the 2012 Sydney Summer Southern Series is at Clovelly Beach on Monday 10th December. Fans will remember the hills and views of this fantastic area of the Eastern Suburbs as they raced around Joel Putnam's cleverly set course last year. He is back as the organiser again this year so participants will need to remember to concentrate on the contour detail when planning their routes, and not get distracted by the gorgeous views of Wedding Cake Island. Event starts are from 4:30pm to 6:45pm and participants are encouraged to bring their swimmers and something to pop on the beachside BBQ after their run.
