What a way to finish our 25th season of the Sydney Summer Series!
Brett Sewell set a beguiling course that looked generous but quickly got away from you due to all the hills and some of the trickier areas.
The fairy lights in the tunnel at #30 were a nice touch. And to have our presentations in the golf club - attended by close to 100 people - really impressed.
Steve Ryan (Garingal) took out Open Men, and Catherine Murphy (Uringa) Open Women. Karin Hefftner (GO) again won the SSS Cup for most points across the 26 events, Peter Hopper (BN) deserves special praise for visiting all 30 controls each of the 26 weeks in a Ben Hur-like effort.
None of this wonderful daylight savings suburban street-park shenanigans would have been possible without the herculean efforts of series founder and organiser Ross Barr - the Kerry Packer of orienteering - who was rightly feted by Bryony Cox with a black T-shirt bearing an image of his alter ego "Pork Pie".
We say a big thank you to all the course setters, vetters, event organisers, clubs, participants, results gurus Mel Cox and Dave Noble, Graeme Hill for organising the prizes, and Rosscoe for being the legend he is: 70 years young on Wednesday and the post-run prose still flows in a swirling mix of Clive James and Robert Hughes.
Click here for the SSS Cup final tallies.
A big debt of gratitude to Bennelong Northside for a finale in great surroundings on, through and overlooking Lane Cove Country Club. To those who only do SSS, we extend a warm welcome to come and try some of our winter line events, as well as the Moonlight Madness where the score format continues monthly under a full moon.
