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arts venue). Amber did fantastically well in the 60 strong Open Women’s course, placing 4th, just a few seconds from third.
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SILVA L1 A n efficient headlamp with a compact design. LED headlamp with 3-watt output power, which lights up to a distance of 63 metres and is suitable for running or skiing. The headlamp also has an external battery pack, which increases the illumination time by up to 300% and makes it possible to keep the batteries inside your jacket when it’s cold. A running belt, which moves the batteries down from the headband to the belt, is also available as an accessory. Key features are: • Weight: 226 grams including batteries • Max beam length: 63 metres •M ax illumination time: 200 hours (using light mode Power Save) RRP: $199.95 - available at Anaconda, Rays Outdoors and other leading outdoor retailers.
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26 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER DECEMBER 2008
“Map & Compass” is the story of Orienteering in Queensland, produced by Barbara Pope and Pam Cox.
SYLVIA DANSIE conquers Hawaiian Ironman. On the weekend of October 11-12, Port Lincoln orienteering stalwart, Sylvia Dansie, completed the difficult Hawaiian Kona ironman at her first attempt. In horrendously hot conditions she swam 3.2kilometres, cycled 180km and then finished off with a marathon run of 42 kilometres in 13hours 31minutes. Sylvia never had Kona as a goal. She signed up for Ironman Western Australia in December 2007 just to see if she could go the distance, unaware it was a qualifying event for the Ironman World Championships. Her time of 12hrs 35min 17sec put her nearly 20 minutes ahead in her age class competition and won her one of the prestigious qualifying places.
The book includes: the beginnings of Orienteering in Europe and how it spread to Australia; the formation of clubs in Queensland; stories of success and disaster; in-depth accounts of how some of the most influential people in Qld orienteering came to take up the sport; development of mapping; coaching plans and structure; over 200 photos of past and present orienteers.
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Meanwhile, Simone is back in training and planning a comeback for the World Championships in Hungary in 2009.
AMBER TOMAS Recently Amber, now an Oxford, UK, resident, took part in the inaugural “City of London” O race. This took place in the central part of the city, with competitors rushing past such heritage areas as St Paul’s Cathedral and through the Barbican (Europe’s largest multi
Fourteen-times World Champion, Simone Niggli of Switzerland, became a mother on September 3 with the birth of her first child, a daughter Malin. With husband Matthias also a top orienteer there’s a high possibility that Malin will be vying for the title of World Champion in about 20 years time.
The Niggli familyMatthias, Malin, and Simone
