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Previous maps: UNE ~ Blue Hole ~ Oakview ~ Mt Brown
Sunday, 27th to Thursday, 31st December
The 2015 Christmas 5 days will be based in Armidale. Competitors will be running on some of the best terrain in NSW.
The following information is preliminary and provided to assist you to make your travel plans.
Classes:
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Course Name and approximate length |
Men Class |
Women Class |
Suggested age guides |
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1 |
Hard 1 (7km) |
Men A |
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M21 |
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2 |
Hard 2 (6km) |
Men B |
Women A |
M18,35 |
W21 |
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3 |
Hard 3 (5km) + |
Men C |
Women B |
M16, 45 |
W18,35 |
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4 |
Hard 4 (4km) |
Men D |
Women C |
M55 |
W16,45 |
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5 |
Hard 5 (3km) + |
Men E |
Women D |
M65+ |
W55+ |
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6 |
Moderate 3.5km + |
Men F |
Women E |
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7 |
Easy + |
Men G |
Women F |
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8 |
Very Easy + |
Novice |
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Entries: pre-entry through Eventor is strongly recommended as only a limited number of enter-on-day maps will be printed.
(Note that if you have not previously entered an event using Eventor, you will first need to register on the system. Click the Create user account button on the left.)
Results: your best 4 results count toward the overall winner in each class. Points are based on placings.
| Day | Date | Format | Starts from | Results | Splits | RG | Suburb | Eventor |
Photos |
| 1 | Dec 27 | Urban Sprint | 4pm | Results | Splits | RG | Uni of New England | Eventor | |
| 2 | Dec 28 | Bush Long | 8am | Results | Splits | RG | Blue Hole | Eventor | Flickr |
| 3 | Dec 29 | Bush Long | 8am | Results | Splits | RG | Oakview | Eventor | Flickr |
| 4 | Dec 30 | Bush Long | 8am | Results | Splits | RG | Kooringle | Eventor | Flickr |
| 5 | Dec 31 | Bush Long | 7.30am | Results | Splits | RG | Mt Brown | Eventor |
Split Times: where a family needs split times, please email
Day 1 (Sun Dec 27) - University of New England (Planner: Alinta Merrotsy; Controllers: Alec Watt, Andrew Lumsden)
Day 2 (Mon Dec 28) - Blue Hole - 15 km southeast of Armidale (Planner: Tony Woolford; Controller: Bob Hawkins)
Day 3 (Tue Dec 29) - Oakview - 20km west of Armidale (Planner: Eric Andrews; Controller: Liz Bourne)
Day 4 (Wed Dec 30) - Kooringle - new map 23km west of Armidale (Planner: Don Barker; Controller: Eric Baker)
Day 5 (Thu Dec 31) - Mt Brown - 35km west of Armidale (Planner: Eric Andrews; Controller: Liz Bourne)
MTBO
An MTBO event has been added to the Xmas 5 day program - WEDNESDAY 30TH DECEMBER
To be held at the Armidale Pine Forest. It will feature a 10 or 20 control scatter course with starts between 4 and 4.30. Full details will be in the carnival program.
Organiser: Maurice Anker
Community Coaching Course
Orienteering NSW Community Coach Course - TUESDAY 29TH DECEMBER from 1:30pm (Armidale Business Centre)
See flyer for more details - Flyer
Coaching Sessions Added to Program
(1) An 'Improving your Accuracy' coaching session will be conducted in the afternoon of Day 2 at Dumaresq Dam, near Armidale. URN's Maggie Jones will be hosting the session from 2:00pm on December 28th. This 90 minute session will focus on techniques to improve your accuracy in finding controls. Aimed at orienteers who want to graduate from Easy to Moderate courses, this will also be helpful for people who have been on Moderate or Hard courses without much technical training.
See Flyer for more details.
(2) A 'Walking Tour' of the complex granite area close to the finish at the close of the Blue Hole Event is being organised by NTN's Bob and Jenny Hawkins. The guide will show how to interpret both the map and the individual control descriptions. The 'tour' will follow the last few controls on the Hard 5 course to provide a practical introduction to the rigours of navigation on a difficult granite map.
The tour will occur if conditions are suitable on the day. Anyone interested in participating should contact Jenny Hawkins at the Registration tent at the Blue Hole event
Updated 17th December 2015
