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1. FTOOTP
2. State Series results
3. National Orienteering League
4. MTBO News
5. Junior Squad Coordinator
6. Easter Twenty10 - Captain Compass Returns!
7. Help needed (support crew) for the Mind Alpine Challenge - March 20 and 21
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1.
FTOOTP
Eureka challenge
Well done to MFR and Eureka for a fine program of events on the
weekend. Roch's remote finish was a good example of course setting using SI
to full advantage. Great work by the Nuggets paid off with good results.
It's nice to see the younger men moving up the results - relying on our
older Nuggets is not a good long-term strategy if we want maintain a strong
state team.
StreetO this Thursday at St Helena - no toilets
No toilets will available at the event start/finish on March 11th.
2010/11 Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Sports Leadership Grant for
Women
These grants have successfully been applied for in past years by women
orienteers to get subsidised travel to attend Level 2 and Level 3 coaching
and controller training courses and to attend ASC Female Leadership
workshops. Applications for the grants open Monday, 8 March 2010 - for more
details please email the president.
OA meetings at Easter
The planned schedule of meetings is:
Easter Friday (2 April) at Sports House, 100 Maitland St, Hackett
Meeting room 1:
3.30 - 4.40: Technical
4.45 - 6.00: IT
Meeting room 2:
3.30 - 6.00: Development Forum
Kitchen meeting room:
3.30 - 4.30: Schools
4.45 - 6.00: Mapping
OA office:
5.00 - 6.00: Coaching
Easter Sunday (4 April) at Sports House, 100 Maitland St, Hackett, Meeting
room 1
3pm: OA AGM
If you are interested in any of the topics or have previously been nominated
to one of these national committees please confirm your attendance with me
so we can ensure Victoria has at least one person at each meeting. The
development forum in particular is looking for a good attendance to enable
as many ideas as possible can be considered.
2.
State Series results
Eureka Orienteers provided a true physical and navigational test over short
distance courses on Sunday for State Series #1. The event report, results
and links to splits and route gadget analysis can be found here:
http://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/?ItemID=5413
Rockhopper Trophy and Orienteer of the Year points will be published soon.
3.
National Orienteering League
The Victoria Nuggets competed in the SILVA National Orienteering League
Round 1 races on home ground over the weekend.
Kathryn Ewels (Senior Elite Women) and Leon Keely (Junior Elite Men) had
great starts with wins in race 1 against the best orienteers in Australia.
It was a great team effort, including a high place in the team's scoring for
the Mixed Relay, due to a strong depth of runners from Victoria.
Victoria lead the Elite Women competition, and are equal second in the Elite
Men.
Victorian Team Photo:
http://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/?ItemID=5415
Event Report and Results:
http://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/?ItemID=5413
On behalf of Orienteering Victoria, thank you to Darren Meeking, Simon
Goddard, Tim Hatley, Blake Gordon, Roch Prendergast, Chris Norwood, Rob
Plowright, Melbourne Forest Racers and Eureka Orienteers for putting on such
great events.
4.
MTBO News
Summer MTBO Series #6 this Saturday, 13 March
at Plenty Gorge
The final
event for this year's Summer MTBO Series on a new map right in the Melbourne
suburbs at Plenty, utilising the bushland trails on both sides of the Plenty
River.
There are NO TOILETS at the start/assembly area, so please make your toilet
stop somewhere before you get there.
Post event get together
As usual there will be the BBQ with sausages, cheese toasties and drinks
available after the event with all donations going towards the Junior MTBO
fund. As an extra encouragement to stay on with others after the event and
celebrate the end of the Summer Series, Judy
Hill has suggested to bring a cake or dessert to add to the BBQ fare.
Hope to see you all there for another great evening.
The summer
events are 75 minute "Score" events, which means you have 75 minutes to
visit as many (or as few) of the 20 controls on the map as you like. Each
control earns you 20 points. You choose which way you go and when you
return. If you take longer than 75 minutes, heavy point penalties apply.
There are group starts of 20 riders every 5 minutes from 6.00pm, so that
everyone starts and finishes around the same time and there is plenty of
opportunity to mix with other riders before and after the event.
Enter on the day by 5.45pm at the latest. Riders briefing at 5.50pm.
Entry fees: VOA members $10 adults, $5 juniors, $25 families.
Non-members: $20 adults, $10 juniors, $50 families.
Directions: Plenty Gorge
Reserve. Eastgate Drive, Plenty. Turn from Eastgate Dr into park access
track. Melways 10 E/F10
More details vicmtbo.com
National MTBO Series Round #1, 20/21 March
near Lithgow, NSW
A number of Vic MTBOers are travelling to NSW for this first round of
the 2010 National MTBO Series – with Middle and Long distance races. This is
also the selection trials for Australian MTBO team to go to the World Champs
in Portugal later this year and a number of Vics are in the running for the
team, so good luck to you all.
New Masters and Junior classes. This year's National Series is not
just for the Senior and Junior Elite classes but is now also for Men's and
Women's 40, 50, 60, 70 and Junior (-14, -16) age classes, so good reason for
anyone to head up to NSW for these races. Entries are still open until next
Sunday, March 14. Enter online at the Mountain
Devils website.
Sydney MTBO Transport Shuttle
If you can get a cheap flight, the organisers have arranged a bus with
bike transport service picking up from Sydney airport on Sat morning, taking
you to the 2 events, to your accomm, and back to Sydney airport on Sunday
afternoon. How easy is that? More details on the Mountain
Devils website.
The following 2 rounds of the National MTBO Series are at Queensland in
September and here in Victoria with the Australian Champs in October.
Silva DuO race 3 at the You Yangs – Sunday 28 March
Entries for the final Silva DuO race at the You Yangs are flowing in
now, so make sure you get entered well before entries close on Tuesday 23rd
March.
There are plenty of options for how you can compete in the Silva DuO. There
is a Long and a Short course to choose from. You can enter as an Individual,
as a Pair (both competitors complete the entire course together) or as a
Relay Team (1 runner and 1 rider). You can enter all of these online at: www.silvaduo.com
If you want to run only or ride only, contact Peter on 0409 797 023
or email silvaduo@gmail.com and
we'll either try to match you up as a relay team or otherwise as a one
discipline class.
Entries close Tuesday 23rd March.
More details and online entry at: www.silvaduo.com
5.
Junior Squad Coordinator
Orienteering Victoria is advertising for the position of Junior Squad
Coordinator (Foot Orienteering) for 2010. The job description can be
accessed here:
http://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/news/?ItemID=5258. There is an option
to share this role, and get paid for it! Please apply if you have a passion
for helping juniors, but perhaps did not want to do it on your own.
Applications close on Wednesday 17th March. Please contact
brucearthur1@bigpond.com for further details.
6.
Easter Twenty10 - Captain Compass Returns!
Easter Twenty10 - Captain Compass Returns!
The Voice of the Forest Team have been busy creating
Captain Compass - a radio
serial retelling the adventures of the most cartographically correct
superhero. The first episode 'The Event Controller reveals a plot to...
' was released this week and can be found on the Easter Twenty10
website. Two episodes will be released each week, leaving the grand final
release for the Easter Twenty10 event.
Thanks to the 600 people who have already entered! There is only
2 weeks left until entries
close. After 19th March, entries are subject to the organisers discretion
and must be accompanied by a late entry fee (30% of total entry). Visit our
website at
http://aus3days2010.orienteering.asn.au/home/. By following the links,
you can also check out which of your rivals are attending!
Tickets for the Gala Dinner, a gourmet BBQ, to be held on Sunday 6th April
at the National Botanical Gardens have now sold out. Orders for the Easter
Twenty10 running t-short have also closed. A small number of excess T shirts
will be available for sale at the registration tent of the carnival.
7.
Help needed (support crew) for the Mind Alpine Challenge - March 20
and 21
The Mind Alpine Challenge is a 48hr, 160km journey taking in Spion Kopje, Mt
Bogong, The Bogong High Plains, Mts Loch and Hotham, Harrietville, Mt
Feathertop, Diamintina spur, then over the Fainters to Bogong Village!!)
For more details of the event check out . . .
http://www.rfv.org.au/Alpine%20Challenge%202010/About_the_Alpine_Challenge
Group of internationals coming from Singapore to compete could do with some
extra help.
Yi hui writes
. . . "As of now, we have 2 support persons (1 female and 1 male) , but it
would be great if we can find another support person. You are right, it's
gonna be quite taxing on my current support team of 2 persons as there are
quite a no. of critical checkpoints and some of the checkpoints would
require the support persons to hike about 5km in.
If you can find a support crew to help my team, it would be great. We are
willing to pay for car rental (if any), petrol, food, help source and
provide equipment if necessary?? Haven't thought about paying for his
/her 'services' and time but personally, I am open to discuss. :)
Perhaps more importantly, this support person should communicate and work
together with the current team of 2, so as to be more efficient in the
support. We don't want to tire out the support crew as well!
While this could almost as tough on the support crew as the competitors
think of the other spin offs. . . Fresh air, stunning views, alpine starts,
gourmet food etc
Anyone able to help support this keen group of adventurers please contact
phil.robertson33@gmail.com phone 0427540178
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Wednesday, 10th Mar,
Map: Canterbury Trails
Location: Canterbury, Canterbury Gardens - park north side of Canterbury Station
Melway: 46 D11
Thursday, 11th Mar,
Map: St Helena
Location: Eltham North, Glen Katherine Primary School
Melway: 11 H10
Monday, 15th Mar,
Map: Kingston Heath NEW MAP
Location: Cheltenham, Kingston Heath Reserve, Farm Road Final Scoring Event for 2nd Competition
Melway: 87 F1
Tuesday, 16th Mar,
Map: Strathmore
Location: Strathmore, Woodlands Park, corner of Woodland Street and Carnarvon Road
Melway: 16 F12
Wednesday, 17th Mar,
Map: Glen Iris
Location: Glen Iris, Ferndale Park, Glen Iris Road Final Scoring Event for 2nd Competition
Melway: 60
A7
Upcoming Events
Since the latest O-Vic went to the printers, we at YVOC have been advised that due to a scheduled fuel reduction burn, a large chunk of Porcupine Ridge map will not be available to us. Therefore, we will be using the eastern half of the map, and the directions to the event have changed as detailed below. Please advise anyone you know of who might need to know. As a result, you will probably be running in an area of the map that will be new to you. The event is Medium Distance, with courses 3 to 9. More details will be published in a couple of weeks.
To get to Porcupine Ridge event, Sun. 18th April:
From Melbourne, travel via Calder Hwy to Malmsbury, then take the Daylesford Rd. After 4km, turn right into Vaughan Rd and follow O-signs 9km to parking area. From Bendigo, take Calder Hwy to Malmsbury then turn off into Daylesford Rd. After 4km, turn right into Vaughan Rd and follow O-signs 9km to parking area.
From Ballarat, travel to Daylesford and take the Midland Highway towards Castlemaine. After 2km, take