The weather was perfect for the first event on SHOO's Lake Annan map on Saturday 19 January and the cool conditions drew out plenty of competitors.
The course, set by John Russell, took a lot of thinking to plan a run which took advantage of both the lakes and the cascades. The elusive control 11 left most people scratching their heads. Only Patrik Gunnarsson and Michael Burton had the speed to pick it up, and with clean runs, both gained maximum 300 points. SHOO's Dean Williamson was close behind with 270 points.
Jai Cooper with Dad Steve sprinted around the Easy course in 11.11min, followed by Lachlan Brooks who met up with Mum half way round the course and left her well behind well behind at the finish. It was good to see Raewyn Chapman back orienteering.
The 21st birthday party near the assembly added interest, especially when 2 girls in stilettos came down to find out what we were doing. Shame they didn't have running shoes.
Next week SHOO's Summer Sats #4 is at UWS Macarthur - Campbelltown. This sprint map has been almost doubled in size since the run on it last year. The assembly will again be under cover in the new School of Medicine.
All results and accumulative point scores can be found on SHOO's webpage http://southernhighlands.nsw.orienteering.asn.au.
