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Alastair George and Ewan Shingler impressed with top ten finishes at the annual Great NOSH Footrace in Sydney on Sunday.
The Big Foot juniors were the first two finishers in the Male under-18 age class, coming in eighth and tenth respectively in roughly an hour and 13 minutes for the 16.5km.
Bennelong Northside junior Tshinta Hopper was the first female under-18, in just under two hours.
Almost 250 starters fronted at Lindfield Oval for the long but scenic trail run to Seaforth Oval, and it was Jake Stollery who emerged triumphant in 1h9m6s.
Second was Canberra's Grant Bluett from the famous orienteering family, with previous winner Matt Abel third.
The fastest woman was Robyn Bruins, 29th overall in 1h23m55s. Newcastle orienteer Claire Williams was second female across the line and Lindsay Norton third.
Thanks to Bennelong Northside, Bold Horizons and all the helpers. Results are here and the Facebook photo album is here.
A flat, fast, fairly open new map at Whalan allowed newcomers to ease into MetrO League with confidence on Sunday.
We noted Louise Brooks making her debut for SHOO in Division 5, with Peter Meyer shadowing. At the other end of the age and results scale, kudos to Knox youngster Toshan Tan who ran the fastest time.
Round 3 was a total contrast to the previous round at Mitchell Park, where the rock and forest can pose a stern test.
Most courses had the first couple of controls among some bike jumps and tracks by Ropes Creek, then some longer legs around the playing fields, before a final spurt along the creek and through some long grass.
Times were generally fast, as expected, but as the throng gathered around the scoreboards (see pic) it was apparent that some mispunches cost teams badly.
Keelan Birch (Garingal) had the dreaded 'mp' as arch rivals Big Foot won 27-25 in Division 1, while the Meyer brothers earned SHOO-IKO a 28-27 win over hosts WHO.
Big Foot and Uringa-Central Coast remain unbeaten in Division 2, while in Division 3 there were 3 mps in the Knox-GO Legless match.
Both Garingal teams won in Division 4 to set the pace, while in Division 5 WHO and Uringa-Central Coast maintained their perfect records.
All the scores have been updated on the ML web page. Thanks to WHO for a lovely autumn day.
Our next round is on June 24 on a new map at William Howe Reserve in the suburb of Mt Annan (not the botanic gardens), with SHOO hosting.
More than 60 students from three schools enjoyed a sparkling day at Croom on Wednesday for the annual South Coast schools gala day.
The Regional Sports Complex offers a mix of open parkland and bush tracks, allowing for easy navigation in a relatively flat area.
With winning times under 10 minutes for the 1.1km courses, the students showed great potential.
Thanks to organiser Kev Curby and all the IKO and SHOO helpers.
A reminder that our NSW Schools Champs are on September 1-2 in Sydney's Hills District. Click here for the Trybooking link and here for the information sheet.
The Great NOSH Footrace is one of Sydney's most iconic trail runs, with superb views of Middle Harbour and gorgeous greenery.
The course winds 16.5km from Lindfield Oval to Seaforth Oval, with 570m of climb.
This year it's on Sunday June 3.
Pre-enter by Sunday (May 27) to:
* receive pre-printed, personalised race bibs
* have the opportunity to book on either a 8:30am or 12:45pm event bus from Seaforth to Lindfield. Bus tickets are $15 per person. Runners and walkers on the 8:30am bus will be able to register and collect their race bibs on the bus.
Otherwise, pre-entries close at 9am on Friday 1 June. You can enter on the day at a premium, provided there are spaces still available.
Go to the NOSH website for all the details and to enter. Updates are also on the NOSH Facebook page.
The NOSH is run by our partner organisation Bold Horizons and raises money for orienteering.
