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AUS Schools preview Henry McNulty 3rd at WUOC Aston Key 9th at JWOC RRP $8.50 inc GST
2018
Round 1
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Event
Date
Location
1. Sprint
10 March
Melbourne, VIC
2. Sprint – WRE
10 March
Melbourne, VIC
3. Sprint
11 March
Melbourne, VIC
4. Sprint Relay
11 March
Melbourne, VIC
5. Sprint
30 March - 2 April
2018 Easter Carnival, Hobart, TAS
6. Middle Distance
2018 Easter Carnival, Hobart, TAS
7. Long Distance
2018 Easter Carnival, Hobart, TAS
8. Intermediate
2018 Easter Carnival, Hobart, TAS
9. Middle Distance
19 May
Daylesford, VIC
10. Long Distance
20 May
Daylesford, VIC
11. Middle Distance
8 September
Stanthorpe, QLD
12. Ultra Long Distance
9 September
Stanthorpe, QLD
13. Middle Distance
29 September
Renmark, SA
14. Relay
30 September
Renmark, SA
15. Sprint
1 October
Renmark, SA
16. Long Distance
6 October
Adelaide, SA
17. Middle Distance
7 October
Adelaide, SA
WRE = World Ranking Event
All race details can be found at www.orienteering.asn.au
ORIENTEERING AUSTRALIA
The President’s Page Blair Trewin
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t’s the time of year when a lot of Australian orienteering attention turns to the northern hemisphere. At the time of writing, our senior World Championships teams (foot and mountain bike) are still to take to the forest, but there has already been a lot to appreciate in other competitions. Henry McNulty’s Sprint bronze medal at the World University Championships was a new benchmark for us at that level (and gave Oceania two of the three medals, with Tim Robertson’s victory for New Zealand), whilst Aston Key made the top ten at the Junior World Championships and was the fastest in the Sprint at the European Youth Championships (although not eligible for an official result). Both Henry and Aston will have another chance to show what they can do at the World Championships in Latvia in August. Whilst they didn’t get quite the same headline results, it was also very pleasing to see the depth we had amongst the junior women at the Junior World Championships, with both Tara Melhuish’s Long Distance placing and the Relay result being our best for a decade; with further talent just entering that age range, we have a lot to look forward to over the next few years.
Before they start wearing our colours overseas, a major step in the careers of almost all our orienteers is to represent their State in the Australian Schools Championships. The establishment of this event as a State Team competition in 1989 (one year too late for me, as I’ve always regretted) was, in my view, the single most important step in the development of Australian orienteering in the time I’ve been involved in the sport, not only because of its role as a competitive event but because of its contribution to retaining orienteers at an age when many drop out of competitive sport. The establishment, and subsequent blossoming, of this event owes a great deal to the initiative of Rob Simson. Rob’s passing in July is the end of an era in many ways, but has reminded many of us of how great his contribution was – something we will hopefully be able to formally recognise in due course. (While this year’s event will no longer take place under the formal auspices of School Sport Australia, in all other respects it will be taking place in much the same way as it has for the last 29 years). At an organisational level, Orienteering Australia is continuing to meet with the different State Associations. There are several common threads in the discussions as to what States see the roles of a national body as being, but one of them is as a channel to facilitate communication between the States – no-one wants to reinvent the wheel, and knowing that one State has had to deal with issue X makes it a lot easier for the next State which has to deal with issue X. The spring is fast approaching, and with it comes the various National Championship events. This year it’s South Australia’s turn to host the carnival; I’m especially looking forward to running on the erosion terrain near Renmark, which I’ve only ever been to on a training run. If you’re relatively new to the sport, don’t let the “championships” tag put you off – it’s a great experience to expand your horizons and experience some terrain outside your usual home turf.
Vale Rob Simson
Championships, Rob held the position of National Secretary of Australian Schools Orienteering, taking on the role of organizing the Championships throughout the 1990’s, helping to raise the profile of the sport in schools at a national level.
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he Queensland Orienteering community was saddened on Sunday 15th July, to hear of the passing of Rob Simson, considered by many to be the father of Orienteering in Queensland. Rob initiated the Queensland Schools Orienteering Championships in 1977, and has been the driving force in Queensland schools Orienteering ever since, covering the championships from 1977 to 2014, usually selecting venues, mapping the areas, and setting courses. In addition to the Schools individual championships, he also organized interschool relay events and rogaines, often arranging sponsorship from a variety of sources. In 1979, Rob was instrumental in the formation of the Toohey Forest Orienteering Club, catering for orienteers on the south side of Brisbane. He was also a very active member of the Toohey Forest Protection Society.
In addition to Orienteering, Rob was active in promoting Geography, Outdoor Education, Recreation and Environmental Education, and was an active community leader in many of these areas. He has been recognized for his sport and community service with a number of awards, including an Australian Sports Medal, the SILVA Medal, and an Order of Australia. In 1989 Rob was involved in the establishment of the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships, a competition that has since grown to include all Australian States and has encouraged many Australian school students to go on to represent Australia at high level competitions and championships around the world. In helping to establish and promote the Australian Schools
He has been an avid author, including a geography text book, several children’s books, environmental books, and four fiction stories, drawing on his knowledge of geography, geology, and his love of the environment. His latest book The Osprey’s Doll, was launched in Brisbane in August of this year. He will be missed by many orienteers in Queensland and across Australia SEPTEMBER 2018 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER 3
Winning PartnershiP
The Australian Sports Commission proudly supports Orienteering Australia The Australian Sports Commission is the Australian Government agency that develops, supports and invests in sport at all levels in Australia. Orienteering Australia has worked closely with the Australian Sports Commission to develop orienteering from community participation to high-level performance.
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Orienteering Australia is one of many national sporting organisations that has formed a winning partnership with the Australian Sports Commission to develop its sport in Australia.
www.ausport.gov.au
w w w. o r i e n t e e r i n g . a s n . a u Orienteering Australia PO Box 3379, North Strathfield, NSW 2137 admin@orienteering.asn.au President Blair Trewin president@orienteering.asn.au Director High Performance vacant Director Finance Bruce Bowen finance@orienteering.asn.au Director Technical Jenny Casanova technical@orienteering.asn.au Director Media & Communications Craig Feuerherdt it@orienteering.asn.au Director International (IOF Council) Mike Dowling international@orienteering.asn.au Director Bill Jones directorbill@orienteering.asn.au Executive Officer Paul Prudhoe eo@orienteering.asn.au National MTBO Coordinator Kay Haarsma mtbo@orienteering.asn.au OA Head Coach Jim Russell headcoach@orienteering.asn.au High Performance Administrator Ian Prosser hpadmin@orienteering.asn.au Manager Coach Development Barbara Hill coachdevelopment@orienteering.asn.au National Sporting Schools Coordinator Jim Mackay sportingschools@orienteering.asn.au Coach & Controller Accreditation Jim Mackay accreditation@orienteering.asn.au Badge Applications John Oliver 68 Amaroo Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650
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STATE ASSOCIATIONS Orienteering Queensland: PO Box 114 Spring Hill QLD 4004. Secretary: David Firman secretary@oq.asn.au Orienteering NSW: PO Box 3379 North Strathfield NSW 2137. Admin Officer: John Murray, Ph. (02) 8736 1252 admin@onsw.asn.au Orienteering ACT: PO Box 402 Jamison Centre ACT 2614. Secretary: Phil Walker, Ph. (02) 6162 3422 office@act.orienteering.asn.au Orienteering Victoria: PO Box 1010 Templestowe VIC 3106. Secretary: Carl Dalheim, voa@netspace.net.au Orienteering SA: State Association House 105 King William St Kent Town SA 5067. Sec: Erica Diment (08) 8379 2914 secretary@sa.orienteering.asn.au Orienteering Western Australia: PO Box 234 Subiaco WA 6094. Secretary: Carol Brownlie: oawa.secretary@gmail.com Orienteering Tasmania: Secretary: Bernard Walker secretary@tasorienteering.asn.au Top End Orienteers (Northern Territory): PO Box 39152 Winnellie NT 0821. Secretary: Susanne Casanova topendorienteersNT@gmail.com
NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE
October 12. Time-sensitive: Oct 19
ISSN 0818-6510 Issue 3/18 (no. 191) SEPTEMBER 2018
The national magazine of Orienteering Australia Inc. ABN 77 406 995 497 Published four times a year: First day of March, June, September, December. Print Post Approved PP 236080/00011, (100023602 for NSW). Editor: Michael Hubbert, P.O. Box 165, Warrandyte, Victoria 3113 mikehubbert@ozemail.com.au Phone (03) 9844 4878 Magazine Design & Assembly: Peter Cusworth, Ph. 0409 797 023 pcusworth53@gmail.com Magazine Treasurer: Bruce Bowen Printer: Ferntree Print, 1154 Burwood Hwy Upper Ferntree Gully. Contribution deadline: October 12; Time-sensitive – October 19. Deadline dates for contributions are the latest we can accept copy. Publication is normally planned for the 1st of March, June, September & December. Copies are dispatched in bulk to State associations in the week prior to that date. Regular Contributors: Competition – Blair Trewin; MTBO – Kay Haarsma; Official News – Paul Prudhoe. Contributions welcome, either directly or via State editorial contacts. Prior consultation is suggested before preparing major contributions. Guidelines available from the editor or from state contacts. State Editorial Contacts QLD: Liz Bourne – batmaps.liz@gmail.com NSW: Ian Jessup – marketing@onsw.asn.au ACT: John Scown – scown@light.net.au SA: Erica Diment – diment@adam.com.au – tel (ah) 8379 2914 VIC, WA and TAS – vacant Subscriptions: State Association members via State Associations. Contact relevant Association Secretary for details. Other subscribers: Write to The Australian Orienteer, PO‑Box 165, Warrandyte, Vic. 3113. Within Australia: $40 pa. Overseas: Asia/Pacific (inc. NZ) $A49, Rest of World $A58 pa. Delivery is airmail, there is no seamail option. Please send payment in Australian dollars by bank draft or international postal order, or pay direct by Visa or Mastercard. Quote full card number and expiry date. Subscription renewals (direct subscriptions only). The number in the top right-hand corner of the address label indicates the final issue in your current subscription. Opinions expressed in The Australian Orienteer are not necessarily those of Orienteering Australia.
CONTENTS T H E P R E S I D E N T ’ S P A G E.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 W O R L D O R I E N T E E R I N G DAY.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y O F O I N O Z.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 0 1 9 E A S T E R C A R N I V A L.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.............. 10 A U S S C H O O L S C H A M P I O N S H I P S P R E V I E W.. . . 1 6 WORLD UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS......... 28 WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS............ 32 I N D O O R M U L T I - L E V E L O R I E N T E E R I N G .. . . . . . . . . 3 5 WORLD MASTERS MTBO.......................... 38 MTBO IN CZECH.................................... 42 FIRST DARWIN MTBO............................. 43 O - S P Y.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 S P O T T H E D I F F E R E N C E .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 TOP EVENTS......................................... 47
Cover photo: SA 2018 Junior Arrows training camp – photo Bridget Anderson. SEPTEMBER 2018 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER 5
WORLD ORIENTEERING DAY 2018
World Orienteering Day 2018 – 358,735 participants. 252,000 in 2016; 288,000 in 2017 and now in 2018, 358,735 participants at 2213 locations in 81 countries!
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he number of participants has increased by 42% since 2016. It proved to be a great success all over the world. Schools, clubs and enthusiasts all over the world made a fantastic contribution, and together managed to beat the world record once more. From Egypt to Indonesia, from Mauritius to New Caledonia, from Colombia to Lithuania, hundreds of thousands of youngsters participated in World Orienteering Day. This year was the first time the reporting period for World Orienteering Day was extended to a week-long period. The purpose of this was to allow for more flexibility regarding international Orienteering practices and various national holidays and exams. Therefore this year’s WOD can be seen as a record setting event, rather than record breaking, being the first of its kind in this format. However we look forward to breaking this new record many times to come! Contacts have been established in countries and territories which are not yet members of the IOF, allowing the IOF to reach out to these places and offer support in development. This proves that WOD is indeed an important part of the IOF’s global development work. A crucial success factor has been the approach of the National Federations. Analysis found that where the National Federation made a focused effort to work with WOD, for example by having a national WOD strategy, collaborating with schools and clubs, or promotion and communication of WOD through their own channels, participation numbers reflected their efforts in a positive way. The IOF hopes to be able to learn best practices from these National Federations and use these in its continued support to all National Federations. Following the idea “Be part of something bigger- colour the world”, people all over the world took part in locally organised Orienteering events, and celebrated the biggest worldwide Orienteering event ever. World Orienteering Day has 6 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER SEPTEMBER 2018
demonstrated that we are truly a global sport and we, Jenny Nilsson and Göran Andersson, just want to thank the thousands of people on all continents who organised more than 2200 WOD events for more than 358,000 people – well done the world Orienteering family! Our Vision The International Orienteering Federation´s goals regarding the organisation of this annual event are as follows: Increasing the visibility and accessibility of Orienteering to young people; increasing the number of participants both in the schools’ activities, as well and in the clubs’ activities in all countries of National Federations; helping teachers to implement Orienteering in a fun and educational way and and to get more new countries to take part in Orienteering. from International Orienteering Federation
50th Anniversary of Orienteering in Australia next year
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rienteering was introduced to the Australian public with an event at Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria, in August 1969. Amongst the competitors at this first event were Ray White, Mike Hubbert and George Claxton – well-known Red Kangaroo Orienteers in later years. Co-organiser was Tom Andrews who persuaded Peter Wills-Cooke to assist in setting this first course. Peter never became an active orienteer, preferring to stay with track & field. It was in May 1976 that two Red Kangaroos hatched the plot to apply to host the 1985 World Orienteering Championships in Australia. The year 1985 was chosen because it was the most distant year for which the IOF had requested applications. With much lobbying of IOF member countries it is now history that Australia was awarded the WOC’85 event at the 1980 IOF Congress, attended by the same two Red Kangaroos as members of the Australian delegation of three. Tom Andrews went on to become Chairman of the IOF Development and Promotion Committee.
Sport Australia Hall of Fame In 1992, Tom Andrews was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame with the following citation: Tom Andrews OAM - Administration - Orienteering “Tom Andrews founded Orienteering in Australia. He organised the first orienteering event in Australia (Victoria) in August 1969, and produced the first Australian coloured Orienteering map in 1973 of Mt. Egerton, Victoria. He co-founded the Victorian Orienteering Association and the Orienteering Federation of Australia (now Orienteering Australia) in April 1970 and was Chairman of the OFA Promotion and Development Committee from 1970 to 1986.
Andrews organised the first international competition for Australian orienteers, the 1971 Australia-New Zealand Challenge, and organised the 1985 World Orienteering Championships in Bendigo. This was the first time that the event had been held outside Europe and Andrews was instrumental in obtaining the Championships for Australia. Andrews was the recipient of the 1986 Silver Orienteering Award for his contribution to the development of Orienteering in Australia, and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1981.”
Inspiration: “Cunning running”
First Colour map The first full-colour Orienteering map in Australia was introduced by the Red Kangaroos in March 1973 at an event at Egerton. Now, after many revisions, the map is known as “Blackfellows Flat”. That first coloured map was printed on untearable waterproof paper. The innovation so incensed another club that, at their event two weeks later, they offered a map “specially printed on environmentally friendly dissolving paper”. “Slaty Creek” quickly followed for the 1973 Victorian Championships and that area became the venue for the 1985 Victorian Championships as part of WOCARN. The club introduced computers to the sport at the 1975 Australian Championships conducted at Mt. Tallarook. Wayne Fitzsimmons of Data General provided the hardware. The area is now known as “Mt. Hickey”.
Andrews was Chairman of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) Promotion and Development Committee from 1980 to 1982.
Sport Australia Hall of Fame plaque in the National Sports Museum at the MCG, honouring Tom Andrews OAM.
Thumbs up for SILVA.
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Australian 3 Day Championship, Australian Middle Distance and Australian Sprint Championships
WESTERN AUSTRALIA MIXES IT UP WITH A NEW EVENT STRUCTURE Nicole Davis
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hat a difference a month makes! As many in the Orienteering community know it is often a major challenge to select good areas to host events, as is managing the right to access them. Despite previous assurances and against all expectations OWA recently learned that we have been denied access by the WA Water Corporation to the planned, and mapped, areas of the Helena Valley for the 2019 Australian 3 Day Championship. Despite meetings, emails and lobbying we were not able to effect a change. So, we have made some adjustments to the areas and style of event to offer a high-quality Orienteering experience for all. Western Australia is fortunate to have several high-quality granite farm maps within striking distance from Perth providing first class venues for the Easter weekend. With this change comes a great opportunity to provide a new structure for the 2019 Australian 3 Day Championship for both Elite and non-elite competitors. The format and timing for the Australian Sprint Championships and the Australian Middle Distance Championships, on two new maps at Narrogin, following the Australian 3 Day Championship over the Easter weekend remain unchanged.
Australian 3 Day Championship: 3 Days, 3 Areas, 3 Styles To find the true overall Australian 3 Day Champions, places will be decided by the cumulative times across Sprint, Long and Middle Distance races for all competitors. All days will be set to Australian standard distances/winning times in each discipline. This will provide a test of all round orienteering ability across 3 races on 3 maps in 3 different disciplines over 3 days.
Seven events in Nine days! The Australian Easter Carnival 2019 starts April 19th, Good Friday, in the Perth metro area. Plans are for an Elite Sprint Relay followed by an all-comers event, with times 8 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER SEPTEMBER 2018
incorporated to decide the Family Teams trophy. Watch this space for location and race details! On Easter Saturday, the Australian 3 Day Championship will start with a Sprint race (Day 1) then on Easter Sunday (Day 2) everyone will enjoy Long Distance courses at Hill Park Dale, where ample rock and contour detail will give good running through remnant bush, semi-cleared paddocks and open farmland. On Monday (Day 3) the Australian 3 Day Championship wraps up with a Middle Distance race at Umuna. On Thursday 25th April head to Dryandra Woodlands as SWOT, our Bunbury based club, hosts an event in this beautiful forest. The final two events of the Carnival will be World Ranking Events (WRE) at Narrogin. Spectator opportunities abound for these events, with friendly arenas to enjoy being part of the orienteering community. It will be a great way to wrap up the Carnival. Friday 26th April is the Australian Sprint Championships at Narrogin Senior High School, a new complex campus map.
With subtly contoured bush on the surrounding slopes it is sure to prove an exciting Sprint venue. The Australian Middle Distance Championship, another WRE, on Saturday 27th April is on the newly mapped Foxes Lair Nature Reserve. The area is fast and open with a delightful scattering of rocks and a complex track network ideal for Middle Distance racing.
Combine tourism and Orienteering Rottnest Island – grab a quokka selfie like Roger Federer and Margot Robbie. Instagram fame may yet be yours! Perth City – the new Elizabeth Quay precinct, the central Yagan Square foodie heaven, or sneak in an AFL game at the recently opened Perth Stadium. National Anzac Centre – with Anzac Day during the carnival visit Albany and this combined museum, memorial and park complex.
Easter Carnival 2019 Event Schedule Good Friday Sprint Relay 19th April
Elite Sprint Relay & all-comers & Family teams event. Iconic Perth Metro location currently in planning. Watch this space for location and race details!
Australian 3 Day Championship 20th – 22nd April Day 1: Saturday – Sprint NEW Scotch College Campus, Perth Metro (west). Extensive grounds and complex buildings. Day 2: Sunday – Long Distance Hill Park Dale, Beverley (1hr 15mins SE Perth). High quality farmland area with complex contour features, remnant vegetation, cleared paddocks and extensive rock detail. Day 3: Monday – Middle Distance Umuna, Beverley (1hr 15mins SE Perth). Excellent farmland area with detailed contour features, scattered vegetation and extensive rock detail.
Thursday Wander – 25th April
Barna Mia at Dryandra – discover threatened native marsupials in a natural setting, and experience the wonders of the woodland with a nocturnal tour.
Dryandra Woodlands (1hr 45mins SE Perth) Nature reserve with beautiful remnant Eucalypt forest. Subtle contours and enjoyable running.
Entries are now open. Check the website, Eventor and the Facebook page for details and deadlines leading up to the event. We look forward to once again hosting the Orienteering community in Western Australia.
Australian Sprint Championship – Friday 26th April
email: owaeaster2019@gmail.com
Australian Middle Distance Championship – Saturday 27th April
Website: www.wa.orienteering.asn.au/easter-2019 Facebook: www.facebook.com/OWAEaster2019/
Narrogin, (2hrs 30mins SE of Perth) NEW School campus, with complex contour detail and bonus bush. Afternoon starts.
Narrogin, (2hrs 30mins SE of Perth) NEW Foxes Lair map. Undulating to hilly terrain, scattered granite, laterite breakaways. Fast running!
AUSTRALIAN 3 DAY CHAMPIONSHIP, PERTH 3 RACES ON 3 MAPS IN 3 DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES OVER 3 DAYS 3 Day cumulative time over the Sprint, Long and Middle race for all competitors. Enjoyable, standalone Good Friday sprint and Family Teams event
AUSTRALIAN SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIPS & MIDDLE DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS, NARROGIN - WORLD RANKING EVENTS A complex campus, fast running bush and a fox’s lair await in Narrogin. Home of the woylie and host to these two world ranking events that will provide a quality orienteering experience for all.
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JWOC
Australia’s JWOC team: W20: Rachel Allen, Zoe Dowling, Tara Melhuish, Zoe Melhuish, Caroline Pigerre, Asha Steer; M20: Joe Dickenson, Alistair George, Angus Haines, Patrick Jaffe, Aston Key, Patrick Miller.
There were some great performances by Aston Key and controversy in the Women’s Middle Distance Final at the Junior World Orienteering Championships held near Kecskemét, Hungary. Aston streaked around the Junior Men’s (M20) 4.1km Sprint course to take 9th place, just 34 seconds behind the winner. He followed up in the Middle Distance forest race with 2nd place in the Qualification race and 25th in the 4.4km Final, 4:51 behind the winner. Switzerland’s Simona Aebersold dominated the first two races, winning the 3.7km Sprint by 26secs and the 10.2km Long Distance event by a massive 5:03. In the
Left: M20 Sprint map with Aston Key’s route (with dodgy GPS tracking near controls 3-5). Right: Aston Key during the Middle Distance race.
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Middle Distance – Simona Aebersold (SUI)
Middle Distance Final it was expected that she would again win easily but she made some mistakes mid-race and arrived at the spectator control (#10) nearly 2 minutes down on the leaders. Then real disaster struck. Abersold and several others failed to take the compulsory spectator route past the Finish and on to #11. Was it a mistake on their part or a “stuff-up” by the race organisers, or both? Our reporter at the scene, David Jaffe, described it this way: “The A course had a spectator control on a small knoll just next to the big scoreboard. The taped run-through started about two metres after the control. The run-through was right next to the Finish chute and then curved away from the Finish area about 20m from the Finish line. The Finish chute was pretty narrow and on the map the dotted line merged in with lots of other detail. Someone somewhere is regretting not putting out two more metres of tape (they may have used it all up on the Sprint) because a few competitors punched the spectator control and ran through the 2-metre gap in the tape and behind the scoreboard back into the forest. Some realised their mistake and popped back around. Some heard spectators calling them and returned. However, a few just ran off on their short last loop. They didn’t run through the taped run-
SPRINT – M20 1 2 3 3 9 15 30 53 56 67 72 75 96 100 129 141
Colin Kolbe Matthew Fellbaum Otto Kaario Kasper Fosser Aston Key Joseph Lynch Patrick Jaffe Cameron de LIsle Angus Haines Max Griffiths Daniel Monckton Patrick Miller Callum Hill Alastair George Will Tidswell Joseph Dickinson
2018 JWOC Middle Final – Aebersold disqualified
through and therefore were disqualified. Most were very upset because they had no idea. It was a sad set of events because in the end it did impact the medal placings. It was also unintentional. No-one anticipated that this could happen or would want to disqualify runners for it. Once one person had done it, they couldn’t change the layout of the course so this was a sad outcome. Simona Aebersold popped up at the spectator control and then the crowd drew breath as she also failed to come down the run-through. When she came down the run-in after her short second loop there was an almost eerie silence as everyone knew she would be disqualified.” As it turned out, Aebersold would not have medalled. She was 2min down on the leader at #10, gained a little time with her short cut to #11, but then lost more time on the way to #12. The other Australians had some success though sickness took its toll on a few. Tara Melhuish took 27th place in the Long Distance field of 140, 50th in the Sprint (though just pipped here by younger sister Zoe in 48th), and 3rd in the Middle Distance “B” Final. Patrick Jaffe came home 47th in the Long Distance in a field of 161, 30th in the Sprint and 12th in the Middle Distance “B” Final.
SPRINT – W20 GER GBR FIN NOR AUS NZL AUS NZL AUS NZL NZL AUS NZL AUS NZL AUS
15:48 15:56 15:57 15:57 16:22 16:35 16:56 17:42 17:49 18:06 18:17 18:27 18:53 19:01 20:38 21:47
1 2 3 46 48 50 53 64 69 71 79 97 107 125
Simona Aebersold Tereza Janosikova Csilla Gardonyi Lara Molloy Zoe Melhuish Tara Melhuish Caroline Pigerre Marisol Hunter Asha Steer Jenna Tidswell Briana Steven Katie CoryWright Meghan Drew Rachel Allen
SUI CZE HUN NZL AUS AUS AUS NZL AUS NZL NZL NZL NZL AUS
15:35 16:01 16:37 18:42 18:48 18:52 19:02 19:14 19:20 19:25 19:37 20:34 21:07 22:48 Zoe Melhuish during the Sprint.
NZ’s Katie CoryWright 42nd in the Middle Distance final.
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JWOC
Sprint - Joe Dickinson.
Sprint - Hello - calling home.
LONG DISTANCE – W20 1 2 3 27 31 69 74 76 81 84 84 86 89 99 102
Simona Aebersold Zsofia Sarkozy Tereza Janosikova Tara Melhuish Lara Molloy Zoe Dowling Marisol Hunter Briana Steven Meghan Drew Zoe Melhuish Katie CoryWright Asha Steer Rachel Allen Jenna Tidswell Caroline Pigerre
SUI HUN CZE AUS NZL AUS NZL NZL NZL AUS NZL AUS AUS NZL AUS
54:37 59:40 60:33 68:42 69:53 75:27 77:13 77:30 78:21 79:24 79:24 79:32 80:52 82:39 83:26
Sprint - Will Tidswell (NZ). Sprint - Caroline Pigerre.
Asha Steer at full speed in the Sprint
Middle Distance Q Alastair George.
Long Distance Joseph Lynch (NZ).
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W20 LONG DISTANCE
Long Distance - Zoe Melhuish.
LONG DISTANCE – M20 1 2 3 45 47 70 93 103 104 108 126 129
Kasper Fosser Mathieu Perrin Daniel Vandas Joseph Lynch Patrick Jaffe Max Griffiths Patrick Miller Alastair George Angus Haines Daniel Monckton Will Tidswell Callum Hill
NOR FRA CZE NZL AUS NZL AUS AUS AUS NZL NZL NZL
69:25 73:46 75:02 84:33 84:46 89:57 94:34 96:43 97:06 97:37 104:54 105:42
Long Distance - Lara Molloy (NZ). Middle Distance - Cameron de Lisle (NZ).
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JWOC M20 MIDDLE DISTANCE FINAL
Angus Haines on the 1st leg of the Relay.
Middle distance medallists.
MIDDLE DISTANCE – W20 1 2 3 42
Csilla Gardonyi Sanna Fast Barbora Chaloupska Katie CoryWright
HUN SWE CZE NZL
28:59 29:07 29:25 41:14
MIDDLE DISTANCE – M20
Relay - Patrick Miller.
1 2 3 25 41 42 44
Jesper Svensk SWE Simon Imark SWE Henrik Johannesson SWE Aston Key AUS Max Griffiths NZL Cameron de LIsle NZL Joseph Lynch NZL
29:32 29:49 30:08 34:23 39:40 40:17 42:21
RELAY – W20 1 2 3 17
Russian Federation 1 Czech Republic 1 Norway 1 Australia 1 1. Tara Melhuish 2. Zoe Dowling 3. Asha Steer
104:44 105:52 106:34 120:39
RELAY – M20 1 2 3 32
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Norway 1 Sweden 1 Czech Republic 1 Australia 2 1. Angus Haines 2. Joseph Dickinson 3. Alastair George 42 New Zealand 2 1. Will Tidswell 2. Callum Hill 3. Daniel Monckton
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he Senior competitions in the 2018 National Orienteering League once again look like being a showdown between Victoria and the Canberra Cockatoos. The Victorian women did well on their home ground in May to stretch their lead to 15 points, a good position to take into the final rounds in September and October. However, the Cockatoos’ men, led by Matt Doyle’s
first win at this level, had the better of the May events and have moved to a one-point lead. It is even closer for the Junior men, with Victoria and the Cockatoos tied. The one clear Cockatoos lead is for the Junior women, leading the Southern Arrows, who are having one of their best years. Simon Uppill’s consistency, including a sweep of the four days of Easter, sees him with a 30-point lead at this stage of the season – substantial, but not insurmountable if someone gets onto a hot streak at the end of the year. Brodie Nankervis and Matt Doyle are next in line, but Matt Crane is also close enough to be a contender after his win at the WOC Long Distance trial. It’s a close three-way battle for
the Senior women, with Natasha Key, Krystal Neumann and Belinda Lawford separated by five points after Key and Neumann took the individual honours in Victoria. Key has won four races and the others two apiece, which may become important in the season’s climax. Aston Key’s Junior lead looks insurmountable, but any of Zoe Dowling, Caroline Pigerre, Tara Melhuish or Asha Steer could still take the women’s title in a very open year. The National Orienteering League concludes in September and October, starting with the Ultra-Long weekend in Queensland in early September before finishing during the Australian Championships week in South Australia.
School Sport Australia no longer supports the Schools Orienteering Championships
Schools Invitational Camp, October 1-7
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A plea from Orienteering WA – Will You Support Our Schools Team?
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ur team of 13 Juniors to represent WA at the Australian Schools Championships has been announced. In past years they have received some financial support from OWA. However, now School Sport Australia has decided that it will no longer endorse the Schools Orienteering Championships, so School Sport Western Australia (SSWA) is not permitted to pay the travel and accommodation costs of our Coaches and Manager, the officials required for us to send a team. Therefore, OWA Council has decided to use the funds budgeted to support the Team to contribute to the costs of these officials. This means that each team member will need to pay their entire uniform, travel and accommodation costs for the carnival, a considerable amount, especially for families with two children on the team. If you would like to support our Juniors and help them on their way would you please consider making a donation to the team travel fund and/or supporting any fundraising activities that they offer at events. Your support will be greatly appreciated.
here’s a special Camp at West Beach Caravan Park in Adelaide during the National Australian Championships Carnival. All juniors aged 9-18 who are not in the Schools State Teams, and their families, are invited! You don’t have to be great at orienteering to take part, as long as you like the sport and are keen to learn more. Pick up new skills, make new friends and have lots of fun! Parents need to be there to help look after you and take you to the events. Take part in the Carnival events in the morning, then come back to Camp for games, social activities and training sessions in the evenings. Cost is approx. $350 for 6 nights accommodation, catered dinner and DIY breakfast and lunch. Transport and Carnival entry fees are not included. Book soon, as costs will go up once the Bunkhouse is full (only 15 places left) and we have to start booking Cabins. Families who have booked accommodation elsewhere can also attend evening sessions as casuals. Enter on Eventor: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/ Show/6967 Contact Aylwin Lim if interested. ayllim@netscape.net or 0438 322 761.
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Australian Schools Championships PREVIEW
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n early October the Australian Schools Championships will be staged near Adelaide as part of the AUS Championships carnival. Teams from all States will compete in Senior and Junior Individual events and Relays commencing with the Forest Championship. In past years the competition has been intense right up to the last few metres, particularly in the Relays. Can we expect the same excitement in 2018? Probably YES. This year, Victoria brings a strong team and ACT will be wanting to defend their overall title won in NSW last year. Returning JWOC Team members Zoe Melhuish and Patrick Miller (ACT), and Aston Key (VIC) will be looking to push their respective teams to great heights. Will the host State (SA) or one of the others rise to the occasion? Who will come away with the trophies - and who will simply have the performance of their life? Probably most of you. Here we show the past winners and preview this year’s State Teams for you to follow during the events. Winners State Senior Girls
2014 Tasmania Anna Dowling (TAS)
Senior Boys
Matt Doyle (VIC)
Junior Girls
Tara Melhuish (ACT)
Junior Boys
Aston Key (VIC)
Senior Girls Relay Senior Boys Relay Junior Girls Relay Junior Boys Relay
Tasmania Tasmania ACT NSW
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Aston Key VIC.
Alvin Craig NSW.
Joanna George (SA).
Tara Melhuish ACT.
Zoe Melhuish ACT.
2015 Tasmania Sprint – Jo Anna Maynard (WA) Long – Jo Anna Maynard (WA) Sprint – Patrick Jaffe (VIC) Long – Simeon Burrill (QLD) Sprint – Meredith Norman (SA) Long – Zoe Melhuish (ACT) Sprint – Aston Key (VIC) Long – Aston Key (VIC) Queensland Queensland ACT ACT
2016 ACT Sprint – Tara Melhuish (ACT) Long – Caroline Pigerre (QLD) Sprint – Angus Haines (SA) Long – Patrick Jaffe (VIC) Sprint – Joanna George (SA) Long – Zoe Melhuish (ACT) Sprint – Dante Afnan (SA) Long – Tristan Miller (ACT) Queensland Victoria ACT NSW
2017 ACT Sprint – Tara Melhuish (ACT) Long – Tara Melhuish (ACT) Sprint – Aston Key (VIC) Long – Aston Key (VIC) Sprint – Zoe Melhuish (ACT) Long – Joanna George (SA) Sprint – Alvin Craig (NSW) Long – Alvin Craig (NSW) ACT ACT ACT Queensland
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he Queensland team is looking forward to Nationals in South Australia with much anticipation and not a little bit of respect for those erosion gullies!
Senior Boys: B lake Reinbott, Grant Reinbott, Jaiden Fidge, Thomas Garbellini, (Res) Ryan Gray, (Res) Saxon Charles
For the first time in some years, our Senior Girls team consists of just three girls but all with some years of experience. This has left the door open to introduce some juniors to the rigours of the national carnival, all of whom well and truly deserve to be there. Our youngest three members have probably been orienteering by themselves for a total of at least 12 years!
Senior Girls: J ulia Gannon, Nina Gannon, Anastasia Heikkila
The Senior Boys team consists of some wonderful athletes who could make racing in the Schools Championships very exciting, with thanks in advance to the organisers of what will most likely be a wonderful carnival!
Junior Boys: S amuel Garbellini, Oliver Schubert, Dylan Bryant, William Cox, (Res) Caleb Fidge, (Res) Chris Nemeth Junior Girls: R ani Brennan, Maxine Lovell, Mikaela Gray, Ella Rogers, (Res) Sara Garbellini Coaches: Krystal Neumann and Simeon Burrill Managers: Marion Burrill and Jack Neumann
Blake Reinbott
Grant Reinbott
Jaiden Fidge
Thomas Garbellini
Ryan Gray
Julia Gannon
Nina Gannon
Anastasia Heikkila
Chris Nemeth
Saxon Charles
Samuel Garbellini
Oliver SchubertÂ
Dylan Bryant
William Cox
Caleb Fidge
Rani Brennan
Maxine Lovell
Mikaela Gray
Ella Rogers
Sara Garbellini
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NSW Schools Team – The Carbines
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tudents from seven of our clubs are in the 2018 NSW Schools team (the Carbines) for the Australian Schools Championships.
There are five new faces in the girls’ ranks: Tshinta Hopper (Bennelong) in the senior girls; plus Niamh Cassar (WHO), Iida Lehtonen (Garingal) and Big Foot twins Louisa and Julia Barbour who are in the juniors girls’ team. The sole new face among the boys is Jamie Woolford (Bush ‘n’ Beach) as a reserve in the juniors. A team of 20 has been selected, the maximum allowed. Travelling reserves are a part of the team and will compete in all the same races. The strong family element of orienteering is reflected in there being four sets of siblings in the team. ONSW thanks the Carbine Club for their generous financial support.
Senior Boys: D uncan Currie, Alastair George, Ewan Shingler, Oscar Woolford, (Res) Angus Leung Senior Girls: C laire Burgess, Ellen Currie, Serena Doyle, Tshinta Hopper Junior Boys: A lvin Craig, Jamie Woolford, Oskar Mella, Sam Woolford, (Res) Oliver Freeman Junior Girls: N iamh Cassar, Mikayla Enderby, Iida Lehtonen, Nea Shingler, (Res) Julia Barbour, (Res) Louise Barbour Manager: Damian Enderby.
Duncan Currie
Alastair George
Ewan Shingler
Oscar Woolford
Angus Leung
Claire Burgess
Ellen Currie
Serena Doyle
Tshinta Hopper
Louise Barbour
Alvin Craig
Jamie Woolford
Oskar Mella
Sam Woolford
Oliver Freeman
Niamh Cassar
Mikayla Enderby
Iida Lehtonen
Nea Shingler
Julia Barbour
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How did you come to start orienteering? My mother suggested Orienteering when I was becoming bored training for the 3000m in Little Athletics. She had remembered doing it when she was at school. What were your first impressions of the sport? My first ever experience was the SHOO summer series. I really enjoyed it and couldn’t wait to do it again, without my brothers. How did you go in that first event? I participated with my brothers and we mispunched as we couldn’t find the first control! Why did you decide to stick with O? I really enjoyed the challenge of progressing to harder and longer courses. This is your first year doing hard courses. How tough has it been? The first hard course I did was very difficult, and I ended up spending a lot of time lost in the bush. Now that I have done more hard courses I am improving and really enjoy bush courses.
The Niamh Cassar story Ian Jessup, ONSW
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iamh Cassar has burst onto the Orienteering scene in NSW, winning the W16A Middle Distance Championships in notoriously difficult granite terrain near Armidale – in her first year on hard courses. After taking more than 2 hours in her first State League event in W16A (at Collector in March), she rebounded quickly with a 90-minute effort the next day on the tough Snows Hill map. Within a month came her breakthrough – knocking over three State Schools representatives from NSW and Queensland. Then she took out the ACT Sprint Championships and one day of the QB III Carnival (missing the overall title by less than a minute). So, who is Niamh? Where did she come from? Why is she orienteering? First some biog data… Name: Niamh (pronounced Neve) Cassar. Club: WHO (Western & Hills - Sydney, NSW). Age turning this year: 15 School: Northholm Grammar School. What is your sporting background? What successes did you have? What was the highest level you reached in those sports (eg Sydney West athletics representative)? I have played a number of sports including netball, touch football and tennis but my main sport has been athletics. I have been a member of my local Little Athletics club since I was 5. I enjoy running and jumping, but not so much the throwing events. I have competed at zone and regional levels as well as NSW multi events and NSW cross-country.
We notice that you’ve been having quite a bit of success this year (won the NSW Middle Championships). What have you done to improve? I have been lucky that a lot of people have helped me, from advice before I start, to finding me lost in the bush and giving me advice along the way. I try to go to as many events as I can and at each one I am learning new things. I have also made a lot of mistakes, which has helped me learn many important lessons – such as slowing down and being more careful with my navigation, so I don’t have to run as far. It’s well documented that a lot of girls drop out of sport in their teenage years. What role does sport play in your life? And what do you gain from it? What message would you give to teenage girls about exercise in general? Sport plays a very large role in my life as I love to run and keep fit. I train almost every day and find it very enjoyable. It is also a good break from school work and chores. I really like the girls I compete against, and we have a lot of fun at competitions. I recommend doing sport whether you do it competitively or just for fun. What do you like most about Orienteering? I really enjoy the feeling when I find a difficult control. I also love that Orienteering always has me thinking rather than just running, so I can never be bored no matter how long I spend out on a course. What are your goals/dreams/hopes in the sport? I hope that one day I can go to Finland to compete there, as their terrain is very different to what we have here in Australia. I would also like to represent Australia one day. How do you feel about making the NSW Schools Team? I am really excited I made the Team. I have never been to South Australia. I am looking forward to travelling with the Team, learning a lot and doing my best. We wish Niamh all the best and will be keen to see how she goes at the Australian Schools Championships in South Australia.
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ACT Schools Team
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his year the ACT has an enthusiastic and capable Orienteering School team chosen to compete in the Australian Championships in South Australia later in September and October.
Senior Boys: A ndrew Kerr, Patrick Miller, Tristan Miller, Noah Poland, (Res) Ryan Stocks, (Res) Zac Needham
It comprises two recent JWOC representatives Zoe Melhuish and Patrick Miller as well as some other experienced and fresh faces. Whilst they have been training, participating in and organising events throughout the winter season both at local and national locations, they are hoping to put in a strong and unified performance to defend their previous successes and title wins of the past two years.
Senior Girls: E lla Cuthbert, Zoe Melhuish, Miho Yamazaki, Caitlin Young, (Res) Ivy Prosser Junior Boys: T oby Lang, Patrick Shelton Agar, David Stocks, Joseph Wilson Junior Girls: J ustine Hobson, Ellen Johnson, Natalie Miller, Zoe Terrill, (Res) Ingrid Shelton Agar Coach: David Poland. Manager: Jane Barnett Assistant Manager: Tom de Jongh
Patrick Miller
Tristan Miller
Noah Poland
Andrew Kerr
Ryan Stocks
Caitlin Young
Miho Yamazaki
Zoe Melhuish
Ella Cuthbert
Ivy Prosser
Toby Lang
Patrick Shelton Agar
David Stocks
Joseph Wilson
Zac Needham
Justine Hobson
Ellen Johnson
Natalie Miller
Zoe Terrill
Ingrid Shelton Agar
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VIC Schools Team
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he Victorian Schools Orienteering Team which will represent Orienteering Victoria at the 2018 Australian School Championships in Adelaide:
Senior Boys: M ason Arthur, Aston Key, Jensen Key, Brody McCarthy, (Res) Michael Loughnan, (Res) Archie Neylon, (Res) William Davey. Senior Girls: Sarah Davies, Venla-Linnea Karjalainen, Caitlyn Steer Junior Boys: Torren Arthur, John Steer, Hadyn Tang, Callum White, (Res) James Love Junior Girls: Jemima Bradfield-Smith, Serryn Eenjes, Amber Louw, Sophie Taverna Coaches: Steve Bird, Clare Brownridge Manager: Bruce Arthur
Aston Key
Mason Arthur
Jensen Key
Brody McCarthy
Michael Loughnan
Sarah Davies
Venla-Linnea Karjalainen
Caitlyn Steer
Archie Neylon
William Davey
John Steer
Callum White
Torren Arthur
Hadyn Tang
James Love
Serryn Eenjes
Jemima Bradfield-Smith
Sophie Taverna
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TAS Schools Team
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his year Orienteering Tasmania has once again filled our team with twenty students and four managers/coaches. For the first time in quite a while, we no longer have Mark and Gayle as a part of our team but have recruited national junior representative Miriam Whittington to help Meisha as our manager and our former coach-in-residence Christoph who will be back from Germany to partner with Jon as our coaches. We have five new members in our team this year and with only one member in their final year, this team is ready. We have been enthusiastically preparing for nationals, attending many training sessions and improving our navigation dramatically. We are looking forward to a great week of competition.
Senior Boys: Josh Allen, Bayley Fisher, Jed Fleming, Tom Poortenaar, (Res) Jack Wickham. Senior Girls: Mikayla Cooper, Amy Enkelaar, Eleanor McLean, Arabella Phillips. Junior Boys: Riley Kerr, Ben Poortenaar, Niko Stoner, Will Whittington, (Res) Charlie Cooper, (Res) Jett McComb Junior Girls: Sophie Best, Phoebe Davis, Mena McLeod, Zali McComb, (Res) Julia Powell-Davies Manager: Meisha Austin Coaches: Jon McComb and Christoph Prunche
Joshua Allen
Bayley Fisher
Jed Fleming
Tom Poortenaar
Jack Wickham
Mikayla Cooper
Amy Enkelaar
Eleanor McLean
Arabella Phillips
Jett McComb
Riley Kerr
Ben Poortenaar
Niko Stoner
Will Whittington
Charlie Cooper
Sophie Best
Phoebe Davis
Mena McLeod
Zali McComb
Julia Powell-Davies
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WA Schools Team
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he team will travel to Adelaide on 28th September with their coaches and their swan-shaped mascot, ‘Swanee’. Then they’ll embark on nine gruelling days of competition over ten days, with lots of fun, friends and frivolity in between. If you see the team around, please extend your congratulations. They look forward to representing WA in Adelaide!
Luan Swart
Jordon Neill
Lily McFarlane
Lucy Jarrett
Aldo Bosman
Riley McFarlane
Sarah Richards
Zali Dale
Senior Boys: Luan Swart, Jordon Neill. Senior Girls: Lily McFarlane, Lucy Jarrett. Junior Boys: A ldo Bosman, Riley McFarlane, Patrick Dufty, Mason Eves, Shaun Richards, Joseph Coleman Junior Girls: Sarah Richards, Zali Dale. Coach/Asst Manager: Daisy McCauley Manager: Lois West Coach: Rob West
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Junior Arrows Orienteering camp
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his year the Junior Arrows annual Orienteering camp was held in the Adelaide Hills in preparation for the Australian Championships. With 30 attendees, it was one of the largest camps held in SA for a long time. This camp was open to all States and there were a number attendees from Western Australia and Victoria. The camp consisted of specific training exercises focusing on bearings and point features and other skills that will be necessary at the Australian Schools Championships. All athletes had an awesome time and thanks to all the coaches and helpers who made the camp possible.
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outh Australia is excited for a home ground Australian Championships. We have been practising hard, training four times a week in preparation for the championships. We have a well experienced team for 2018 who are well prepared for the bingo controls of Mt Crawford. Team SA is HEAPS GOOD!
Senior Boys: Dante Afnan, Ethan Penck, Rohan Jackson Senior Girls: E mily Sorensen, Abigail George, Joanna George, Meredith Norman, (R) Sarah Lim Junior Boys: T oby Cazzolato, Jack Marschall, Max Grivell, Leith Soden, (Res) Remi Afnan, (Res) Oscar Johnston Junior Girls: A na Penck, Abbie Faulkner, Lucy Burley, Jemima Lloyd
Dante Afnan
Ethan Penck
Rohan Jackson
Emily Sorensen
Abigail George
Joanna George
Meredith Norman
Sarah Lim
Toby Cazzolato
Jack Marschall
Max Grivell
Leith Soden
Remi Afnan
Ana Penck
Abbie Faulkner
Lucy Burley
Jemima Lloyd
Oscar Johnston
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Time to review ASOC ? David Poland (OACT)
An opportunity not to be missed Youth participation growth and retention …... A time to review ASOC (The Australian Schools Orienteering Championships). Two events have fortuitously collided to provide us with a once in a generation opportunity. David Poland explains:
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porting Schools* has been running for five years and this, combined with other innovative programmes for beginner children such as the coach-in-residence programme and more State and national training camps and more beginner focused series, has led to an increase in demand by children for Orienteering opportunities. We need to capitalise on this new wave of enthusiasm. But how to do it effectively? Coincidently, School Sport Australia** has withdrawn its association with Orienteering. This fortuitous alignment of two factors gives us the perfect opportunity to recut the cloth, capitalise on the new found interest amongst youth and consider new options to increase participation amongst youth. In particular it is time to rethink ASOC***.
Some challenges with existing arrangements at ASOC are that: • NT residents are not allowed to compete as a NT team. • Border cities such as Queanbeyan NSW, and Wodonga VIC have to compete for the “wrong” State when their natural alignment / friends are elsewhere. • Inconsistent entry level ages (due to either State Association determination, or State school starting/finishing ages). • Parent volunteers outside the school sector (non-teachers) sometimes feel excluded. • Age cohorts do not match current Orienteering events. This makes selection difficult. • Only children selected in Teams benefit but the present arrangements are not good even for them. Those who miss out on selection tend to drop out and lose interest. This undermines the minimum social threshold and then the selected children also start to lose interest as their nonselected friends leave. • Some mainstream sports, like Soccer, provide clear pathways for those who do not reach Division 1 to take part in Division 2 in such a way that they still feel connected with their friends and can have fun. Kanga Cup in Soccer is a great example, as is Little Kickers. Perhaps we should even consider rebadging the ASOC as a Carnival rather than as a Championship. • By contrast to the Kanga Cup we send a clear message to those that miss out on selection – you are not good enough and cannot take part with your friends - only later in the afternoon with the old people when all your friends have left the arena - (Soccer does not do this! )
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A comparison between New Zealand and Australia • Australia has seven States. NZ has three Regions ..... North, Central and South. • Australia has 25 million people (as at 1st August this year ! ). • NZ has 4 million but appear to have greater engagement at junior levels. • Both countries have distance and airfare cost issues but this is greatest for Australia and NZ south islanders. • NZ appear to engage young adults in event organising and coaching much more. • NZ Have a broader base for participation.
A comparison of the peak schools event in NZ and in Australia • Our peak event for school children is ASOC in September. We also invite one team from NZ. • NZ has been pressuring Australia for some time now to include a second schools team. In the absence of a second team, NZ now bring a sanctioned NZ Invitational Team to Australia but they are not allowed to run with their friends. They have to run with all the old people. • The NZ Secondary Schools Regional Challenge held in early June is the equivalent of our national Schools Championship and this year they invited a team from Australia to take part. • In NZ each region nominates as many teams as they are able to field to compete in the regional schools challenge. This is non-selective. • In Australia we limit ours to one selected team per region (State). NZ may have seven teams competing and so do we but we have a much larger population. Our teams are selected - only the best are allowed to compete. The NZ teams are made up from any child that nominates and enters. Someone then makes the teams as even as possible to encourage participation. NZ uses their Challenge to select their NZ team to visit Australia. Australia uses their competition to select an Honours Team that does not actually travel anywhere.
An experience from Rotorua New Zealand in 2017
If I could share with you briefly an experience from New Zealand when I coached the Australian Schools Relay Team at Rotorua at Oceania 2017. New Zealand invited any Australian children who were present to form unofficial teams to compete during the official Relay race. We managed to cobble together about five unofficial teams along with the four official teams. These Australian children all took part in a Mixed Relay event. Some were proficient and many not so but all of them enthusiastically enjoyed the experience of competing against each other. They felt included with their friends. I have lost count how many times children have approached me asking when they can have a repeat of this format. It was very popular.
Nine Ideas to consider – What we could do at the national Schools carnival and why: • Adjust age categories ... Have three cohorts to align with current categories - under 14, under 16, under 19 .... The advantage is that we could have more children participating at a technical level aligned to ability (matches existing cohorts). This would enable younger promising athletes (eg 12 year olds) the opportunity to experience the excitement of the competition and it provides a lesser step or jump to the next level. • Define starting Age ... We could define the youngest starting age as turning 12 by 31 Dec of the year of competition. This has advantages and disadvantages.
• Appoint a Youth Ambassador aged say 19 to 22 who has people skills to act as a role model. They would not have to be the best orienteer in this age group, but would be one of the higher performers. • Upgrade to a Sprint Relay ... We could continue the individual Long and Middle Distance and schools Relay events. To avoid staging more events we could upgrade the individual Sprint event to a Mixed Sprint Relay. This is a very popular event for children and was tried very successfully by New Zealand at Oceania 2017. Official and unofficial teams took part. It was a great spectator event too. • Include non-selected Teams to participate in the Mixed Sprint Relay. That is, a State could enter several teams. Some composite teams could be formed, eg part WA , part SA. It would be possible to still award individual Sprint medals if so desired (based upon statistical analysis of minutes per km rate). • Allow an Invitational Group ... allow States to provide for an invitational group to meet the needs of those not selected, to broaden the base and to provide better social mixing opportunities. This group could take part in the Sprints Relay but perhaps not other events. Parents would be responsible for their supervision and accommodation. • Make a video ... A day in the life of the invitational group / selection group focusing on the social side. It would include footage of the competition but this would not be the focus. It would explain why attending a national event is fun. • Fix Cross Border issues ... allow “close” border cities to compete in adjacent State teams if they wish. Examples include Queanbeyan to ACT, Wodonga to NSW (or Albury to VIC), Tweed Heads to QLD and Darwin or Alice Springs to SA.
• Rebadge the event ... renaming it the Australian Schools Orienteering Carnival would encourage many more children to attend, many of whom (perhaps rightly) assume that because it is a Championships they will not really be made to feel welcome.
A potential vision This year provides an opportunity, the opportunity that comes perhaps once in a generation to shift the focus from elitism to growth, from the old to the new, from narrowness to participation. It is time for a change, a fresh approach. It is time to see the roadblocks removed. We cannot forever live in the past – we need to make way for the new generation of orienteers who will be the future of this sport in the years ahead. If we are to increase the pool of committed orienteering athletes aged 14 to 20 years and to optimise the potential of each of those individuals we need to at least double the number of youth orienteers attending regional / national events within two years. I do hope we all get the opportunity to discuss these ideas in a forum where they are seriously considered. Footnotes - acronyms
* SS Sporting Schools is a federally funded programme to teaching Orienteering (and other sports) to Primary School students. ** SSA School Sport Australia is a federally funded organisation that coordinated inter-State National Schools Competitions for Secondary School students. *** ASOC Australian Schools Orienteering Championships is one such competition. Now that it is no longer supported by SSA it could be rebadged as the Australian Schools Orienteering Carnival.
The Australian WOC JWOC and MTBO teams outfitted by Trimtex
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XXI World University Orienteering Championships Kuortane, Finland, July 17- 21, 2018
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he Team for the World University Orienteering Championships held in Finland in July. Each country has four places in each individual race and athletes nominated the events they were interested in. Men: Andrew Barnett (Middle Distance, Long Distance, Relay) Aidan Dawson (Sprint, Sprint Relay, Relay2) Matt Doyle (Sprint, Middle Distance, Long Distance, Relay) Angus Haines (Sprint, Long Distance, Relay2) Henry McNulty (Sprint, Sprint Relay, Middle Distance, Relay) Toby Wilson (Middle Distance, Long Distance, Relay2) Women: Michele Dawson (Sprint, Sprint Relay, Long Distance, Relay) Anna Dowling (Relay2) Caroline Pigerre (Middle Distance, Long Distance, Relay) Olivia Sprod (Sprint, Middle Distance, Long Distance, Relay2) Asha Steer (Sprint, Middle Distance, Relay2) Lanita Steer (Sprint, Sprint Relay, Middle Dist, Long Distance, Relay)
2018 WUOC Sprint - 1st Tim Robertson (NZ), 3rd Henry McNulty.
Close finish in Sprint Race Day 3 of WUOC meant it was time for the Sprint Race. Fortunately for the student athletes, the morning weather in Seinäjoki was considerably cooler than the day before and that led to a fast-paced, exciting race. In the Men’s race, Henry McNulty from Australia held his lead almost throughout until the very end, but Tim Robertson from New Zealand sprinted to first place and Norwegian Trond Einar Moen Pedersli grabbed second place. Winner Tim Robertson described his race: “I knew going into the race that I had good chances, but in Sprint Orienteering you make one mistake and you’re a long way down on the field. I wasn’t sure what to expect after the Sprint Relay so it was nice to pick up the map and see all the technical areas. I took the beginning a little bit slower and pushed harder towards the end.” Clearly, the strategy worked for him. Robertson’s focus immediately turned toward the World Championships following soon after in Latvia. Robertson is a two-time Junior World Champion in Sprint from 2014 and 2015.
2018 WUOC Sprint
Red – Tim Robertson (NZ) Green – Henry Mcnulty (AUS)
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Tim Robertson (NZ).
76. STOLBERGER Heidi
New Zealand
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LONG DISTANCE – Men 12.4km 1. EGGER Jonas Switzerland 2. SIRUM Paul Norway 3. HAGA Håvard Norway 21. DOYLE Matthew Australia 48. BARNETT Andrew Australia 57. WILSON Toben Australia 61. HAINES Angus Australia 67. ORAM Jonty New Zealand 82. WOODS Kieran New Zealand
1:11:23 1:11:54 1:12:15 1:22:39 1:35:02 1:37:54 1:40:00 1:44:15 2:08:51
LONG DISTANCE – Women 9.7km 1. OLAUSSEN Marie Norway 2. ÖBERG Johanna Sweden 3. GROSS Paula Switzerland 41. PIGERRE Caroline Australia 48. STEER Lanita Australia 58. COMESKEY Marina New Zealand 64. STOLBERGER Heidi New Zealand 68. SPROD Olivia Australia 69. DOWLING Anna Australia 73. KNIGHTBRIDGE Tegan New Zealand
1:13:18 1:13:59 1:15:48 1:38:58 1:41:14 1:48:39 1:59:51 2:03:34 2:05:07 2:12:22
SPRINT RELAY 1. Switzerland-1 2. Poland-1 3. France-1 14. Australia-1 Lanita Steer Henry McNulty Aidan Dawson Michele Dawson 21. New Zealand-1 Heidi Stolberger Kieran Woods Oram Jonty Marina Comeskey FOREST RELAY – Men 1. Norway A-1 2. Finland A-1 3. Switzerland A-1 16. Australia A-1 Henry MCNULTY Matthew DOYLE Andrew BARNETT 38. New Zealand A-1 Tim ROBERTSON Jonty ORAM Kieran WOODS
MIDDLE DISTANCE Red – Lanita Steer (AUS) RESULTS SPRINT – Men 4.0km 1. ROBERTSON Tim 2. MOEN PEDERSLI Trond 3. MCNULTY Henry 55. HAINES Angus 58. WILSON Toben 63. DAWSON Aidan 77. ORAM Jonty 90. WOODS Kieran
New Zealand Norway Australia Australia Australia Australia New Zealand New Zealand
13:44.2 13:52.1 14:08.3 15:56.5 16:07.6 16:13.5 16:52.7 17:40.2
MIDDLE DISTANCE – Men 6.0km 1. KARPPINEN Aleksi Finland 2. SIRUM Paul Norway 3. HAGA Håvard Norway 11. ROBERTSON Tim New Zealand 25. DOYLE Matthew Australia 51. BARNETT Andrew Australia 62. WILSON Toben Australia 73. WOODS Kieran New Zealand 76. HAINES Angus Australia
SPRINT – Women 3.5km 1. WEILER Virág 2. RUCH Martina 3. HORNIK Aleksandra 55. DAWSON Michele 56. STEER Lanita 58. SPROD Olivia 62. STEER Asha 76. STOLBERGER Heidi 83. KNIGHTBRIDGE Tegan
Hungary Switzerland Poland Australia Australia Australia Australia New Zealand New Zealand
13:48.3 13:48.8 13:58.8 16:23.7 16:24.5 16:29.1 16:35.2 18:10.9 20:41.9
MIDDLE DISTANCE – Women 5.1km 1. BJESSMO Emma Sweden 2. OLAUSSEN Marie Norway 3. ÖBERG Johanna Sweden 31. STEER Lanita Australia 48. SPROD Olivia Australia 51. STEER Asha Australia 58. KNIGHTBRIDGE Tegan New Zealand 66. PIGERRE Caroline Australia 69. COMESKEY Marina New Zealand
36:14 36:21 36:32 39:25 43:12 52:58 59:23 1:09:10 1:09:52 37:32 38:51 38:53 49:01 57:34 58:27 1:05:47 1:13:51 1:16:16
FOREST RELAY – Women 1. Norway A-1 2. Finland A-1 3. Switzerland A-1 18. Australia A-1 Lanita STEER Michele DAWSON Caroline PIGERRE 29. Australia B-2 Asha STEER Olivia SPROD Anna DOWLING 30. New Zealand A-1 Heidi STOLBERGER Tegan KNIGHTBRIDGE Marina COMESKEY
SUI POL FRA AUS 16 6 14 19 NZL 21 23 19 15 NOR FIN SUI AUS 6 16 24 NZL 11 41 37 NOR FIN SUI AUS 25 14 23 AUS 30 19 31 NZL 32 28 28
56.55 57.42 57.53 1.03.32 15.30 14.48 15.52 17.20 1.11.39 18.02 19.33 16.56 17.06 1.36.32 1.36.55 1.36.56 1.53.18 32.00 38.56 42.21 2.58.09 32.30 1.20.49 1.04.49 1.53.10 1.53.23 1.55.23 2.24.48 45.47 45.03 53.57 2.49.54 53.04 48.45 1.08.05 2.58.11 56.14 59.52 1.02.04
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2018 WUOC
Reflections on WUOC Middle Distance Championships Andrew Barnett
I had the opportunity to compete in the World University Orienteering Championships near Kuortane in Finland and this is my account of the Middle Distance race.
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n a 30 degree summer’s day, in the middle of a Finnish heatwave that has seen the local news plastered with extreme weather warnings, I found myself sitting in a farmer’s shed. In the pre-race quarantine zone, this shed was the only shelter available from the blistering heat as we waited to begin the race. After an hour and a half of waiting I was thankful when my start time appeared on the clock and my name was finally called to begin my race and enter the shade of the forest. When you first get onto a map in this part of Finland the first thing you notice is the contours. They are all over the place knolls, depressions, and wiggly lines with levels of detail that we southern hemisphere dwellers can only experience in complex sand dune terrain. Once you start running, the second thing you notice is that nothing sticks out as much as it looks like it should from the map. This is because in this part of Finland it is standard to use a 2.5m contour interval as opposed to the 5m intervals that we are all so used to. This makes all the shapes far more subtle than you would expect, with a feature that might appear to be taller than a person in Australia actually only being a small mound. All this means that the process of “getting into the map” can take a little more time than usual. For me this meant taking the first two controls quite easy, not doing much in the way of simplification, and reading most of the features to make sure I was keeping really good contact and understanding the map. Perhaps I should have continued to take it easy because soon after relaxing into things and speeding up I made a mistake to the 4th control as it was hidden down a hillside in a small gully on the far side of a vague flat spur. 30 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER SEPTEMBER 2018
Controls #1 to #6 were all standard Middle Distance legs of a similar length with little route choice and mostly just difficult navigation that required constant contact (as you can see in Figure 1). Due to the vague nature of the contours (remember 2.5m contours) and the indistinct vegetation and rock mapping it is very hard to find solid attack points that you can run at from far away (by taking a bearing for example) without risking getting seriously lost and spending a LOT of time relocating.
Figure 1 – controls #1 to #5
The race changed pace at the seventh control with a fairly long leg, as can be seen in Figure 2. There was a track option to the right which starts on an indistinct track but this was difficult to find and follow (when they say indistinct track, they mean
INDISTINCT). After staying on the indistinct track for a while it feeds onto a fairly major track, finishing up with a tricky entry into the control through green. There was another track option to the left with a similar description, which takes you slightly more off the line but has a nicer entry into the control through white with obvious contour detail. Finally, the other option (or the only option, as the Finns would say) was to go straight through the white forest. While in Australia such white forest would not pose a problem, here in Finland the white forest can be quite slow due to the thick and spongy undergrowth and the uneven rocky nature of the ground.
Figure 4 – controls #8 to #9
Figure 5 – best routes for controls #8 to #9
Figure 2 – controls #6 to #7
The final seven controls, seen in Figure 6, reverted back to a classic Middle Distance style with more moderate length legs which required the same technique as those early in the race.
The fastest route, as seen in the 2D rerun in Figure 3, shows that a combination of the track to the right and a bearing through the vague white appears to have been the optimal route choice, or at least the route chosen by the fastest runners on that leg.
Figure 3 – Best route choices for controls #6 to #7
Following the 7th control there was again a change of pace with one more short control before another longer style leg with some more route choice options around an area of green hashing from controls #8 to #9, as seen in Figure 4. Again, there appeared to be three options on this leg, all based around avoiding the green hashing. The first option was to head to the right passing through a small amount of green then following distinct contour detail and cliffs down towards the control. Similarly, the second option was to head to the left through an even shorter green section before coming around through a rough clearing to the same approach. Finally, the third option was to go more or less straight. While the final option appeared to be the most popular route amongst the top runners the best choice seemed to be out to the left due to the improved runnability, see Figure 5.
Figure 6 – the end of the course
All things considered this was a fantastic championship race. Physical fitness was very important but without precise and careful navigation many of the fastest runners came unstuck. The terrain is difficult to navigate but not impossible so it makes for a satisfying and achievable challenge. While I didn’t do as well as I might have hoped to, given my lack of experience in Finnish terrain, I think that I realistically did as well as I could have. I am grateful for the experience (supported by Orienteering ACT) of running in such a high quality race and I am eager to return to the Finnish forest to improve my fitness and hone my skills in future.
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Photos: Steve Rush Middle Distance Final - Briohny Seaman.
2018 WMOC W45A Sprint Final 1:4000, 2.5m
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ongratulations to Natasha Key for winning her third consecutive World Masters Sprint Championships, in Copenhagen! Natasha only competed in the WMOC Sprint this year before travelling to Hungary to cheer on Aston at JWOC. Sprint Final – Tash Key on the way to victory in W45. 32 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER SEPTEMBER 2018
Sprint Q - Greg Tamblyn.
Sprint Q - Su Yan Tay.
Sprint Q - John Scown.
Sprint Final - David Knight Sprint Final - Pam King.
Middle Distance Final - Ricky Thackray.
Middle Distance - Geoff Hudson.
Sprint Final - Debbie Davey.
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Some notable WMOC results: SPRINT
M55 10th Warren Key (AUS - Melbourne Forest Racers)............13:32 M70 13th Antony Radford (AUS - Bendigo Orienteers)...............13:30 M80 11th Lloyd Gledhill (AUS - Garingal Orienteers)...................13:06 M90 2nd Hermann Wehner (AUS - Weston Emus) ...................19:29 W45 1st Natasha Key (AUS - Melbourne Forest Racers) .........13:41 W50 11th Marquita Gelderman (NZL - North West) ...................15:06 W60 1st Gillian Ingham (NZL - Wellington Orienteering Club) ..13:52
12th Debbie Davey (AUS -Wagga & Riverina Occasional) .14:56
W75 9th Ann Ingwersen (AUS - Parawanga Orienteers) ..........13:49 W80 8th Ann Scott (NZL – Southland) .....................................16:29 MIDDLE DISTANCE
2018 WMOC M60A Long Distance
M70 13th Ross Brighouse (NZL - Counties Manukau) ................33:39 M90
4th Hermann Wehner (AUS - Weston Emus) ................1:18:04
W50 5th Marquita Gelderman (NZL - North West) ...................30:25 LONG DISTANCE M70
9th Ross Brighouse (NZL- Counties Manukau) .................58:44
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5th Hermann Wehner (AUS - Weston Emus) ................1:53:35
W45 12th Jenni Adams (NZL - Peninsula & Plains Orienteers) ...54:46 W50 8th Marquita Gelderman (NZL - North West) ...................51:04
2018 WMOC M90 Sprint Final 1:4000, 2.5m
Middle Distance Final - Jenny Casanova.
Hermann Wehner (M90) 2nd in the Sprint Final.
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Naerum Gymnasium indoor event The hardest course is shown on pages 36-37.
WMOC kicked off with a very unofficial Indoor Multi-level Sprint event. Judging by various reports, the Australians who participated thoroughly enjoyed themselves, even though some race times indicate that a few bothers were experienced.
The map was laid out vertically from -1 (basement) to 3. The floor level maps were aligned so you could fairly easily move your eye from one to another and see the physical relationships between them. A second building was joined to the main one by a paved walkway at ground level. Its map sections lined up horizontally with the equivalent levels in the main building. Stairways were coloured red, had arrows pointing in the UP direction, and each was labelled on all floors that it reached with a letter code. Stairs that did not pass between floors had no letter or direction arrow.
Six line courses were offered, with difficulty levels ranging from beginners to extremely tough. Consecutive controls were usually on Dick Ogilvie navigates Naerum Gymnasium. different floors. It was important to see which floor the next control was on before trying to work out your route. But this multi-floor navigation wasn’t hard enough, so the course setters added more degrees of difficulty – any of us had our first taste of multi-level Sprint O at La Trobe
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last year, where Coach-In-Residence, Mikkel Kaae-Nielsen, updated the map and then set the courses for the event. While he was here, Mikkel indicated that he was in the process of mapping a multi-level school building back in Denmark. So it wasn’t a surprise to see Mikkel’s name prominently placed in the event bulletin as one of the three mappers, the controller for the event, and one of the two key organisers. In all, 31 Australians took part out of 520 starters with 38 nationalities. Greg Tamblyn - The best fun I have ever had in a sprint style
event. The building has 4 levels, multiple staircases plus a 3-level satellite building, which you could only get to from one level. The main entrance had an internal glass walled atrium that allowed you to look up to the other levels. Just sitting watching other people keep changing their minds while they tried to solve the maze of Naerum was enjoyable. The hard part is to think ahead for each control IN MORE THAN TWO DIRECTIONS. I am on Level 3; the next control is on Level 2. If I go down the spiral staircase “H” I get stuck by a manned oneway passage preventing me going to the control. Solution - stay on Level 3, go around to another staircase, go down two levels, go right around the building again to another staircase, and go up one level to get to the control. Each room created a different shaped maze with the tables. So you run in one door, work your way through the maze, punch the control and either continue out the other door or backtrack to the first door. You start to get over-confident and think “I am starting to get the hang of this”. That’s when problems happen. The plan was through the door, turn right through another door and the control should be in the next room. I go through the door, turn right and I am looking at two doors. Suddenly I realise I am in a gym full of exercise equipment. I am looking at a mirrored wall with the door I want and the reflection of a door behind me. Solved – continue through the right door to the control. A multilevel Sprint must go on your Orienteering bucket list. Peter Dalwood – An amazing and challenging experience – an
indoor sprint event held in Naerum Gymnasium, a modern high school north of Copenhagen. The school’s architecture, with an atrium surrounded by rooms and hallways on multiple levels, a kidney-shaped library suspended above the atrium, and many stairways connecting the various elements, made an amazing space for orienteering. Arriving visitors found themselves in the atrium looking at a scene of pandemonium. On every level there were orienteers, some walking, some running, many simply standing still with looks of bewilderment on their faces, trying to work out where they were and how to get where they needed to go next.
• Every bit of movable furniture was laid out to make mazes in every room. Furniture was not to be moved or crossed, so you had to weave around the obstacle course. • Some doors, stairways and corridors were taped to make additional barriers. The barrier through stairs “A” and “C” effectively divided the building into two halves on each of floors 0 and 1. You had to think about which half of each floor you wanted to reach and work out a route which would get you there. Sometimes this meant going via another floor or outside the building. • Some corridors were designated as one-way. I can’t guarantee this what I actually did. I think my brain has blocked out the details as a traumatic event best not remembered! Start to #1 – a mercifully simple leg, all on the ground floor (Level 0) and without any barriers. # 1 to #2 on my course – Control #1 in the NW corner of Level 0; #2 was almost immediately above on Level 1. The nearest stairs were at “D” but using them would put me on the wrong side of a barrier on Level 1, so out the one-way corridor, around the outside on N wall, back inside and up stairs “E” in the NE, then across the NW corner of Level 1. #2 to #3 – Control #3 on Level 3 (up two floors). I could have used stairs “D”, but would need to run a long way around the barrier on Level 1, so instead I opted to run back to stairs “E” (I knew where they were), up to Level 2, back around to stairs “D”, up to Level 3, around the corridor and through the mazes in the rooms along the S side. And so it went on. After a while, behaviour patterns started to emerge. I tended to re-use memorised routes. I became very familiar with the SW corner of Level 2. On one of my many passes through this corner I overheard Warren Key muttering to himself “I’ve lost contact with the map.” Five minutes later we were both in the same place again, this time running in the opposite direction. I said “Hi Warren, how’s it going?” The reply was something like “OK – oops, I’ve lost my place on the map.” Sorry for distracting you, Warren! This was the most fun I’ve had at an Orienteering event for a very long time. I’m considering mapping the Teaching and Learning Building at Monash University for one of these some time in the future. Be warned !! Geoff Hudson – this was the most fun I’ve had in years. As I stood
by the tape between #15 and #16, Warren Key was on the other side and yelled “I stood there for ages before I worked it out. Good Luck !” All internal furniture is mapped. Obvious route choices were taped off. Two passages were marked as one-way and were patrolled by marshals. Absolutely amazing! The architecture of the building made a huge contribution to the event. Mikkel Kaae-Nielsen mapped it – a terrific job! SEPTEMBER 2018 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER 35
James Lithgow at Naerum Gymnasium event. 36 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER SEPTEMBER 2018
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World Masters MTBO Championships Report: Carolyn Jackson & Peter Cusworth Photos: Natasha Sparg, Phil Torode, Peter Cusworth
Tamsin Barnes during the Sprint.
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ustralia had a strong nine-person contingent at the World Masters MTBO Championships in Hungary, with an equally strong two-person team from New Zealand. Previous medallists Carolyn Jackson, Peter Cusworth, Leigh Privett and Tamsin Barnes, a newcomer with huge potential Marina Iskhakova, plus Kiwis Marquita Gelderman and Rob Garden, led a very strong group. The competition was held in conjunction with the European MTBO Championships for Elites and Juniors, so there were around 550 riders in attendance. Other Aussies riding were: Ricky Thackray – now eligible for Masters (M40), Richard Robinson (M60), Deborah McKay (W55) and Richard Begley (M60). All events were held near Budapest in the Buda Hills and three events were also Elite World Cup rounds, so an exciting week awaited.
A good variety of terrain was promised and delivered. What wasn’t foreseen was the deluge mid week that totally transformed the last three races from hilly challenging terrain, into hilly challenging terrain in an absolute mud fest. The most affected was the Long Distance race. The heavens opened straight after the Sprint and it bucketed down all night. We knew things were dire for the Long Distance when just getting into the car park was a challenge. The first event was the newly ‘official’ World Mass Start championships. The area was to be used for both the Mass Start event and the Long Distance two days later. Clever course setting and the use of three map changes in the Mass Start race, and a clover leaf in the Long Distance, meant we barely went on the same tracks for either event.
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W40 Mass Start map showing all control variations. Riders had 3 maps, the triangles signifying the changeover. Map reduced to fit.
Head-to-head racing is not very common for us in MTBO in Australia, although the Europeans use it more regularly. So we were a bit nervous about ‘first across the line wins’. Also, starting in such a big group was very challenging as there was a narrow entry onto the map, and all uphill, so the crowds didn’t dissipate until controls #3 or #4. Carolyn’s hill training was paying off as she started to lose the rest of her field by about control #3. Peter almost lost a place when he came into the last control as one of his arch rivals got the jump and powered past him and took off up the Finish chute but a sprint to line ended in a dead heat for 4th place. In her first year at the Masters, Marina Iskhakova was super excited to win a bronze medal in W40. Second up was the Sprint. This area was an urban bushland park, just north of Budapest, which had been used for events quite recently. We were a little dubious about this, however the organisers published old maps plus a great YouTube video of someone riding the sample course. This helped a great deal with fairness. It was a brilliant area and super fun to ride, a combination of sandy flowing single-track and a fast intricate fire road network. As it turned out it was totally fair as the fast decision making and junctions coming at you way quicker than you imagined made it very challenging for all. So then onto the Long Distance. It was an excellent area with the promised hills and great route choices, but it will certainly be mostly remembered for all the wrong reasons ...... MUD. Every conceivable variation of mud too .... clay that stopped your wheels turning, deep slippery mud and huge puddles. Ways to avoid the mud as much as possible affected route choice significantly, and winnings times blew out by large amounts.
Peter’s bike after the Long race.
Long queue for the bike wash
M65 Sprint map. Second map started at C16. Map reduced to fit.
Marina very excited with 2 bronze medals ....but there was more gold to come!
Carolyn Jackson through the spectator control during the Relay.
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Marina watching the results closely after finishing the muddy Long Distance. Yes, she stayed in 1st place!
Ouch – Ricky the day after hitting a low branch across a track.
Some of the group’s best results were:
Leigh off to a fast relay start.
MASS START W40 3rd 1:25:35 M40 7th 1:23:11 W45 9th 1:37:34 W50 1st 1:05:36 W60 1st 56:58 M65 2nd 1:07:33 4th 1:11:37
Iskhakova Marina Thackray Ricky Barnes Tamsin Gelderman Marquita Jackson Carolyn Garden Rob Cusworth Peter
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SPRINT W40 3rd M40 5th W50 1st W55 9th W60 1st M65 6th 7th
Iskhakova Marina Thackray Ricky Gelderman Marquita McKay Deborah Jackson Carolyn Cusworth Peter Garden Rob
AUS AUS NZL AUS AUS AUS NZL
28:15 26:48 25:01 41:15 20:02 30:54 31:39
The Tamsin/Richard/Tamsin relay team
LONG DISTANCE W40 1st 2:12:13 W50 1st 1:53:35 W60 1st 1:29:08 M65 2nd 1:57:11 M70 4th 1:54:36
Iskhakova Marina AUS Gelderman Marquita NZL Jackson Carolyn AUS Garden Rob NZL Privett Leigh AUS
MIDDLE DISTANCE W40 1st 1:06:48 M40 7th 1:07:27 W45 7th 1:15:20 W50 1st 55:26 W60 1st 36:32 M65 3rd 1:02:12 7th 1:11:40 M70 6th 1:04:14
Iskhakova Marina Thackray Ricky Barnes Tamsin Gelderman Marquita Jackson Carolyn Garden Rob Cusworth Peter Privett Leigh
Peter during the relay.
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Ricky handing over to Carolyn in the Mixed 160+ relay.
W 40 Middle Distance map. Map reduced to fit.
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Aussie medal haul
BIKE SHORTS 2018 World Masters MTBO Series – final standings
A Between them, these two ladies won 8 medals, including 6 GOLD, at the World Masters in Budapest. Carolyn Jackson rode tremendously well to win all four W60 championships: Mass Start, Sprint, Long and Middle Distances. Marina Iskhakova, riding in her first World Masters in W40, started with bronze medals in the Mass Start and Sprint events, then followed with Gold in the Long and Middle Distance races. Extremely well done by both of them. Carolyn had one particularly long leg and had worked out a reasonably direct, seemingly viable, route. However she changed her mind mid-race after battling along, took a really wide route down into the town and ended up winning that leg alone by 8 minutes. Some spectacularly muddy bikes and people emerged from the forest. This was the first Elite World Cup race, and the men’s winning times were just over 2 hours for 40km, a seemingly impossible time to us. The rain had stopped, but its effects lived on. The Middle Distance area had some very complex single-track networks which were often quite indistinct, combined with a more grid-like track network in the old forested parts. So the contrast in styles was part of the challenge. The other challenge was of course the massive mud baths and puddles. ‘Do I try to ride through or not?’. Again, it was incredibly slippery trying to negotiate them and sometimes you would come to grief trying to ride through with most of us hitting a few that got way too deep and stopped you dead. Speaking of which, Ricky Thackray got stopped very abruptly by a head high branch hanging across a single-track right near a control. Off to hospital for him with suspected concussion and lots of facial damage, including a broken nose. But he did finish, AND raced the Relay the next day. In the ‘unofficial’ Masters mixed Relay, on the same map as the Middle Distance, Australia fielded three teams in the 160+ category. Ricky, Carolyn and Peter; Richard Begley, Deb McKay and Leigh; and Tamsin, Richard Robinson and Tamsin. As third leg rider Peter had an exciting sprint finish and won, but it was against another category! In fact, third place in our category finished only 14 seconds ahead. Oh so close! There was also the Elite World Cup relay, so plenty going on. Carolyn Jackson had an excellent week, racing in W60 and having four close to perfect races, coming away with four gold medals. She shone particularly in the mud having had plenty of practice over the years living in Victoria. New Zealand’s Marquita Gelderman also won four gold. New to the Masters category W40, Marina Iskhakova had amazing results, winning two gold medals, in the Long and Middle Distance events, and a bronze in each of the Mass Start and Sprint events. Peter Cusworth and Leigh Privett each had a best placing of 4th in the very competitive M65 and M70 classes. NZ’s Rob Garden (M65) won a bronze and two silvers in the Mass Start, Middle and Long Distance events.
= 1st W75 Ann Ingwersen ustralia’s Masters = 1st M80 Graeme Cadman MTBO riders are certainly ‘punching above 2nd W60 Carolyn Jackson their weight’ in the final 3rd W75 Dale Ann Gordon 2018 World Masters 4th M65 Peter Cusworth MTBO standings. With 4th M75 Keith Wade the 2018 World Masters 4th W70 Toy Martin MTBO Series starting at 5th W45 Tamsin Barnes the 2017 Australian MTBO 5th W70 Peta Whitford Championships at Wingello, 5th M35 Fedor Iskhakov riders from downunder 6th W70 Kathy Liley capitalized on the chance 6th M75 Blake Gordon to gain early points. Australians ranked in the top 6th M70 Leigh Privett 6 in the world in 2018 are:
(PO-A) (YV-V) (BK-V) (EU-V) (BK-V) (TK-V) (NO-N) (RR-Q) (YV-V) (RR-A) (YV-V) (EU-V) (AW-V)
Round 1 of the 2019 World MTBO Masters Series will be the 2018 ACT MTBO Championships, October 13-14th, at Kowen Forest and Pierce’s Creek.
2018 EYMTBOC
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ylian Wymer, son of Eddie Wymer (BKV), has won three gold medals and one silver medal in M17 at the European Youth MTBO Championships in Austria, riding for France.
Hands free punching
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ll riders at the World Masters were issued with one of these SI Air holders (left) to attach to their bikes for hands free punching as the SI boxes were all set to 1.8 metres, but many riders kept to their usual practices with their SI on their finger and leaning in to the control as they passed.
Antipodean Masters Medalists: Rob Garden (NZ) won 2 medals in M65, Carolyn Jackson won 4 gold medals in W60, Marina Iskhakova won 2 gold and 2 bronze medals in W40, and Marquita Gelderman (NZ), like Carolyn, dominated her W50 class to take out all 4 gold medals. SEPTEMBER 2018 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER 41
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MTBO as the Czech’s do it
Everyone’s a winner, under the big beer banner.
Peter Cusworth
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hen deciding to make a short trip to this year’s World Masters MTBO Championships in Budapest, Hungary, we also decided to include a weekend of MTBO in Czech Republic two weekends before the Masters, as a warm up, as the events were only about 350km from Budapest at Suchy in Moravia, SE Czech. The weekend was titled Orient Express and was rounds of the Czech National Series and also the World Masters Series with Middle and Long An MTBO camping Distance races. weekend for the Entries for the weekend were around 450, which whole family. is pretty impressive when compared to our events in Aus (we’d had just over 80 entries in the recent Victorian MTBO Championships and National Series round). But what I found interesting was the age make-up of those entries. Unlike in Australia where the bulk of entries are in the 50 and over age classes, in Czech the entries were huge in the younger classes, particularly M/W21 that comprised nearly half of the total entries split over four grades: 21E, 21A, 21B and 21C with between 30 to 50 riders in each! (There is A pre-race beer to settle the nerves! a qualifying process for moving up from one grade to the next based on your results – they ride different courses too.) Entries in the 20 and under age classes A Czech tradition – the beer were excellent too. I looked on enviously tent doing good business. with large groups of young riders, both male and female, heading out into the forest. By comparison, the Masters classes in Czech were fairly thin with many classes being combined due to smaller numbers. Perhaps, for Foot O readers The littlies had 2 races over the weekend: these numbers are not that An accompanied MTBO (left) and a straight exceptional, but for MTBO cross country race (above). where everyone is riding around the forest on bikes, you really notice the bigger numbers! MTBO Championships. At present the record is around 180 when Last year I had also attended the Pilsen 5-Days MTBO held held in NSW and VIC, but much smaller when held in other States. biennially, usually with around 800 entries, so the Czechs do The Czech Republic is about one third the land size of Victoria really like their MTBO. with 11 million people compared to Victoria’s 6 million, so As the Victorian MTBO Coordinator, I am always on the obviously having a much denser population with less travelling lookout for how to get more people to our events. I quizzed some required to get to events, is a significant reason. of my Czech friends on how they get so many people along. Apart from the sheer numbers, the other impressive aspect Where do you get them from? They estimated that 90% of the was the number of families with children attending, something people there were regular orienteers. Unlike in Australia where we are almost devoid of in Australian MTBO. The event centres there is much more of a divide between Foot-O and MTBO, in are usually at holiday camps with people either camping in tents, Czech, they just love going to any orienteering event. They look campervans or the holiday camp cabins. Food and entertainment at the calendar and see there is MTBO that weekend, “OK, we’ll marquees are set up for the whole weekend, including the go to that”. My friends estimated that if it was a Foot-O weekend, beer tent – a brewer was a main sponsor of the weekend. there would be around 1000 entries. Entertainment was organised for the Saturday evening, so it is a In my head I was then thinking, at our biggest Foot O carnivals big fun-filled summer weekend for all of the families there. The we might get that sort of number in Australia, so by the Czech sight of little tackers racing around on their bikes having great fun, percentages, we should be able to get 450 people at the Australian even when not competing, was a sight to behold. 42 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER SEPTEMBER 2018
MTBO in the Northern Territory Rick Armstrong
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op End Orienteers (TEO) held a combined foot and mountain bike event on the Howard Springs map on 24th June 2018. This area is just 20 minutes drive from Darwin and features about 30km of purpose built single track winding through pine plantations. In addition to the single tracks there are numerous bush tracks laid out on a grid pattern. This combination offers plenty of route choice. The area is almost flat and the tracks are fun to ride but not particularly technical, apart from a few short sections. Features for foot orienteering include minor earthworks, car wrecks and termite mounds. The event was set by Bryden Smith and featured three bike and three foot options. There were 26 competitors on bikes, with several family groups taking advantage of the friendly terrain. There were also three visiting grey nomads on bikes from down south. The foot courses featured several family groups on the
shorter courses. A feature of TEO events is the early start times to beat the heat, from 7-8am. At that time of the day it was lovely in the forest with dappled sunlight through the pines. Another feature of TEO is their regular post event barbecue which encourages finishers to stay around and discuss their route choices. The club only holds one event per month during the dry season, but if you are heading north to escape the winter chill I recommend you check out their event calendar. Mountain bikes are available for hire in Darwin and there is also great riding close to the city at Lee Point and Charles Darwin National Park.
Victorians John Gavens and Heather Leslie just happened to be holidaying in Darwin and were able to take in the first MTBO event in Darwin.
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NEWS
Vale Paul Darvodelsky
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aul Darvodelsky passed away in late June, surrounded by friends and family in Alice Springs. Paul, 56, was one of the St Ives High School kids – taught by Garingal amigo Ron Junghans - who helped form Big Foot Orienteers more than 30 years ago. Long time great mate and former BF president Andy Simpson penned this tribute: “Paul and his cohort produced Big Foot’s first orienteering maps, chose the club’s name and colours and, just as importantly, set a course of irreverent competitiveness that is still at the heart of what we are about as a club. Paul’s approach to orienteering in those years is exemplified by his map of a massive section of forest on the Jenolan Caves Road which was named Billenbenbong and had a lurid pink infill. As a competitor, Paul developed rock-solid foot orienteering skills as the sport evolved in Australia and was one of Australia’s elite orienteers for over a decade. Later in life he took to two wheels with great enthusiasm and more success, his frame more suited to riding than running. He made the Australian World Championships Mountain Bike Orienteering team from 2006-2008 and was a useful amateur road and MTB rider.” More recently, Paul was a mentor and coach to many aspiring riders, notably Lucy Mackie who won a silver medal at the 2017 Junior World MTBO Championships.
Paul competing in a World Cup MTBO race in Poland in 2005.
ACT MTBO Championships 2018 2018 National MTBO Series – Round 3 2019 World Masters MTBO Series – Round 1 The 2018 ACT Mountain Bike Orienteering Middle & Long Distance Championships will be held over two days and will provide competitors with some excellent riding in two very different locations. The Middle Distance will challenge competitors with a combination of excellent single tracks and undulating fire roads. The Long Distance is predominately a network of fire trails with limited single track.
ACT MTBO Middle Distance Championships Saturday 13 October 2018 – from 12:00 Map: Kowen Forest ,1:10 000, 5m contours
ACT MTBO Long Distance Championships Sunday 14 October 2018 – from 9:30am Map: Pierce’s Creek, 1:15 000, 5m contours
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Cyclone “Marcus” devastates several mapped terrains in Northern Territory
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O-SPY 2018 EYOC
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uropean Youth Championships - Though not officially a European competitor, Aston Key repeated his M16 Sprint win of two years ago, this time taking fastest time in M18 – a convincing 6sec ahead of the official winner Swede Samuel Pihlstrom. And Angus Haines had 20th fastest time.
WROC will be no more in 2019
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rom next year there’ll be just one Hobart based club. Members of the Wellington Ranges Orienteering Club (WROC) have voted to dissolve the Club at the end of 2018. It is anticipated members will join Australopers Orienteering Club making this club one of the largest in Australia. The two clubs already have a close working relationship utilising a shared pool of equipment and increasingly assisting each other with event organisation. Whilst there is sadness in seeing the end of WROC, there is no doubt current members will be welcomed into Australopers and continue to play a major role in event organisation and the administration of the sport.
Nutrition Tip from the Victorian Institute of Sport Calcium is a vital factor in helping to prevent stress fractures and early onset osteoporosis. We all know dairy products are a great and bioavailable source of calcium, but did you know that eating a variety of vegetables, lean protein sources and grains can also help meet your daily needs? So how much is enough? - Aim for 1000mg of calcium every day. Here are some great tips & foods to add calcium to your weekly menu:
arlier this year the impact of cyclone “Marcus” on many of Top End Orienteer’s urban and rural area maps was dramatic, and the club is currently trying to source an interstate or international mapping scholar to update many of these maps. It is hoped that the update mapping could also improve the condition of the Charles Darwin National Park map and generate a new map of the Territory Wildlife Park, in preparation for the establishment of a permanent course at the park.
Anti-Doping - ASADA Mobile App
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ave you seen the new ASADA mobile app launched last May? ASADA Clean Sport has been developed to help prevent athletes testing positive from contaminated supplements. The new app gives you a complete list of every single supplement sold on Australian shelves which has been screened for prohibited substances by an independent laboratory. These ‘batch tested’ supplements cannot give a 100% guarantee that they do not contain prohibited substance (abstinence is still the safest option) but they are significantly less risky than other products. So if you choose to take a supplement, make sure it is listed on the app! The app also lets you do a whole bunch of other great things including: • Check medications • Give feedback on a testing mission (if you don’t want to write it on your testing paperwork) • Report doping • Complete online education • Read short, snappy information on TUEs, travelling overseas and your rights being tested Download the free ASADA Clean Sport app now. For further advice regarding supplement use speak with your Sports Dietitian.
Cross Country v Orienteering “I like running, but I don’t like cross country because you have nothing else to think about other than how much you feel like you are dying. With Orienteering, you are thinking about which way you are going as you are running and I never feel as tired when I am doing it.” Caitlyn Steer (Bendigo) when interviewed as a 12 year-old
• High protein yoghurt tubs provide 200mg; • A glass of milk is perfect for recovery with 400mg in a glass; • Try adding ½ cup of tofu into a stir fry for an additional 400mg; • Add a can of salmon to a salad for 200mg; • Cook up two cups of spinach with some herbs and spices at breakfast for another 60mg;
Seen outside a pub in Hobart. We should invite them to come to Orienteering.
• Shave a slice of cheddar to your salad or sandwich for 200mg; Don’t forget to include some tahini, almonds, bok choy, cucumber, celery, baked beans, chickpeas, egg and figs for further complementary sources. SEPTEMBER 2018 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER 45
SPOT the DIFFERENCE
It’s September already and Spring is here, so many of us will soon be tackling some complex Sprint maps. Here’s one from a few years past to test your skills and play with your mind. Many of you may have run on this map. Do you recognise it? The scale is 1:5,000 and there are 25 differences in the two otherwise identical map sections. CAN YOU FIND ALL 25 ???
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