Orienteering NSW

Coming Events

map	Sat 2 Nov 9:30 am SOS 3 - Middle Cove Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, 5A Glenroy Ave, Middle Cove

map	Sat 2 Nov 10:00 am Illawarra Map Running Series - Spring #3 Croome Sporting Complex John O Dwyer Oval within Croome Sporting Complex - use the northern entrance from Croome Road - most direct access to Oval.

map	Sun 3 Nov 4:00 pm River and Bay Series #2 - Randwick Over the Rainbow, Randwick

map	Wed 6 Nov 4:30 pm 2024/25 Sydney Summer Series #5 - Lindfield Primula Oval, Lindfield.

map	Wed 6 Nov 5:00 pm Newcastle Summer Street Series #4 - Blackalls Park Blackalls Park

map	Thu 7 Nov 5:00 pm Summer series #1 72 Ross Street

map	Fri 8 Nov 5:30 pm Goldseekers Park #2 - Gosling Creek Gosling Creek

map	Sat 9 Nov 9:30 am SOS 4

map	Sat 9 Nov 10:00 am Illawarra Map Running Series - Spring #4 Unanderra Lindsay Maynes Park, cnr Princes Highway & Factory Rd, Unanderra

map	Sun 10 Nov 9:00 am Central Coast Summer Series 1 - Shelly Beach Naomi Honey Reserve, Shelly Beach Rd, Shelly Beach

Orienteers enjoyed great success in various running and O events in the Australian Alps over the past three weeks.

At Thredbo Fun & Fitness Week,

* Big Foot elite Alastair George was third in the brutal 2km Crackenback Challenge (won by Victorian Aston Key, with 600m of climb up the chairlift route)
* Bennelong's Ryan Armstrong set an Armstrong Alpine Adventure team score course won by Queensland's Read brothers
* ACT pair Martin Dent and Grant Bluett were 1-2 in the 5km Kosciuszko Classic (run in apparent temp of 4C)

At High O at Dinner Plain, there was three days of orienteering in the Victorian high country with a mix of sprint, bush and MTBO.

* Ewan Shingler (BF) won the opening sprint, then teamed up with sister Nea to win the Long pairs event and the Relay.
* in the absence of a bike, Virpi Kormulainen (BN) did the MTBO course on roller skis (see pic)!

A big thanks to Albury Wodonga's Leigh Privett for reviving this once iconic event. Results can be found here.

It was then on to the Bright Alpine Climb - 4 Peaks event now run by former WOC reps Rob and Kathryn Preston.

Each day participants tackle a new peak with distances varying from 10.6km to 15km. Each climb is timed and on the final day the results are added together to get your overall time.

Big Foot's rogaining star Gill Fowler and former NSW junior squad coach Rob Bennett (Goldseekers) were third overall. The men's event was won by Aston Key, with Brodie Nankervis (Vic) second and Alastair George fourth. You can see the results here.

As if that wasn't enough, January finished with an OA elite training camp around Beechworth. There was a mix of mining terrain and sprints. Safe to say everyone slept very well over the weekend. Well done to all the organisers and participants.

Central Coast Orienteers invite you to the 40th running of the O'Shea (Toukley) 2-Day event, based mainly at Olney State Forest.

This annual three-race event for pairs features fruit cakes adorned with spearmint leaf lollies cakes as prizes, and this year will be held on the weekend of March 5-6.

The format is:

* Sat afternoon: relay line course (combined time counts) at Olney SF

* Sat night: line course (best time of the team counts) at Norah Head

* Sun morning: team scatter course at Olney SF

Individual entries are welcome, and you can enter one or two events if you can't make all three.

As a special offer for the 40th anniversary, previous winners can get half price entry provided they run with their victorious buddy from yesteryear.

Eventor has all the information about the event along with a list of previous winners. Start looking for your team member now!

ONSW is putting on a special Sprint workshop on Sat Feb 26 at Sydney Olympic Park.

It will be led by IOF Senior Event Adviser Nick Dent with special input from OA Head Coach Tash Key and junior world champ Aston Key (depending on covid situation).

This workshop is for runners who want to get better at Sprint O, setters who want to learn the tips and tricks of Sprint O, and controllers seeking accreditation or who just want to ensure a quality event.

Cost $30 inc morning tea and lunch. Parking provided.

We are very fortunate to have such high-calibre presenters. Capacity is 30 so don't miss out.

See the flyer for details.

Entries have opened for a number of big interstate events that traditionally attract good support from NSW orienteers.

The ACT Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics (Apr 2-3) - this is the first bush National League weekend for 2022 near Bungendore. Bulletin 1 has been published. We thank Wildfire Sports for their sponsorship of the NOL.

This year NOLs will have a senior and junior elite class and a sport class. The sport class is designed for competitive orienteers who may have other priorities than just the goal of elite racing on the international level.

Easter (Apr 15-18) - expect fantastic granite terrain around Kingaroy, 3 hours NW of Brisbane. This will also be the junior world champs selection trial. Bulletin 1 has been published.

Gold Coast Sprint Weekend (Apr 21-24) - extend your Easter stay with some short, fast runs on the complex sand dunes and local campuses. Five fantastic events, including three brand new maps, an updated university map and an updated treasure. Details in the Easter link above.

The IOF have confirmed that the WRE Sprint Final and Elite Knockout will be Oceania Championships, with associated automatic qualification places for the 2022 world championships in Denmark.

The Australian Championships (Sep 24-Oct 2) - near Castlemaine in Victoria. On offer are four gold-mining and two granite areas, two super cool sprint terrains with almost all on totally new terrains.

Melbourne Sprint Weekend (Mar 12-14) - Australia's premier short-form carnival with six events over three days. Race locations have been published and entries will open soon.