Park and Street Orienteering
Learn more about Park and Street Orienteering - click here to scroll down past the news ...
Check the latest information about The Millennium Club, MEFTY Award & Rankings here
Official O time and current Melbourne weather forecast
set your watch now!
Park and Street Orienteering - Latest news
Cathies Corner Gets Into Gear
Thursday, 17 May 2012
"And now I have to introduce our tame course setter. Some say, when at rest he naturally faces magnetic north; and that he is easily confused by escalators. All we know is that he is called Ian G".
With these words, our Top Gear themed event got underway. The idea of the Le Mans start - we had to run to a fence to grab the maps - was to rev everybody up, but that plan went a little awry when we looked at the maps and realised there were a LOT of options, so we stood wracked with indecision. Eventually we departed, scattering in all directions. Cathies Corner is a wonderfully complicated map, and confusion reigned as we negotiated curving streets that led into courts and tiny parks - very easy to lose map contact. I was congratulating myself on an error free run as I headed for home after no 20, telling myself "just follow the road round to the right and down the hill". I stopped reading the map, and promptly ran straight into a dead end street that I hadn't noticed. Oops! Had to hit the accelerator hard to get back in time.
Only two runners managed to clean up the course, and this week Alex was faster than Bryan. It looks like others dropped the lonely no 13, way up in the northeast corner. Bryan has a perfect score of 600 and can't be beaten, but Alex is now level with Ian on 581, so they will have an interesting fortnight as they fight for second and third. In A2, Geoff and Bruce are also level on 565.
On B course, James managed a narrow win in spite of late penalties, ahead of Raymond and Peter. James is just one point away from the perfect 600. Tim cruised to a C course win, beating David and Denise, and is holding his slim lead at the top over Tony. Clifford won PW from Tim and Gary, but Greg's consistent results have put him on top, ahead of Ron and Bernie. Annie and Ilze are just two points apart on PW2, and Mark and Mike are locked on 527 apiece in PW3.
With all these close results, the next two weeks are highly important as the Autumn series draws to a close. Next Wednesday is at Mont Eagle and yes, the map is as hilly as its name would suggest. On top of that, there are some very confusing intersections (I speak from bitter experience) so you'll need to be fit and focused.
|
| Park and Street Recent News |
|
Cathies Corner Gets Into Gear
Thursday, 17 May 2012
|
|
Tunstall Junction
Friday, 11 May 2012
|
|
Hawthorn East
Friday, 11 May 2012
|
|
Victorian Sprint Championship Results and Photos
Sunday, 6 May 2012
at Haileybury College, Keysborough
|
|
Forest Chase 37s draws record crowd
Thursday, 3 May 2012
|
|
Mullauna
Saturday, 28 April 2012
|
|
Brandon Park 37s
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
|
|
The Glen
Monday, 23 April 2012
Week 4 report
|
|
Newport Lakes
Monday, 23 April 2012
|
|
Chairpersons announced for Park-Street Subcommittee
Sunday, 22 April 2012
The Board of Orienteering Victoria is pleased to announce the appointments of Debbie Dodd and Margi Freemantle as co-chairpersons of the Victorian Park-Street subcommittee.
|
As the name suggests, Park and Street orienteering is orienteering in urban areas, typically local streets and parks. Known colloquially as streetO, in the Melbourne region more than 150 events are run each year, mostly on weeknights. From November to March ("summer series") events are held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. In the non-daylight saving "winter" months (April to October) events are usually on Mondays, some Tuesdays, Wednesdays and most Saturdays. Any of these events provide a great introduction for newcomers to a wide range of orienteering experiences. Check the coming events for details of dates and event locations. Park and Street has now also expanded to the Geelong area.
Park and Street orienteering provides an ideal opportunity for mental and physical exercise. If you can walk to the local milk bar you are fit enough to participate. You do not need a compass, nor any special map reading ability.
For most summer events, the four or five Runners' courses are Scatter format where you need to find a designated number of controls in any order. Distances vary from 2.5-10 km. For Power Walkers (no running permitted), controls have differing points value and the aim is to obtain as many points as possible in a set time (approx. 60 minutes). A watch is essential as points are lost if you return late.
For winter events, the format is Score for runners and walkers, ie collect as many points as you can and return within a set time. There are 3 courses for runners and one for power walkers.
Start time for twilight/evening events is 7:00pm sharp. Arrive at 6:30pm to register and receive a briefing. For Saturdays, arrive at 1:30pm for a 2pm start.
Entry fees are currently $4.00 for adults and $2.00 for juniors (under 21). There are season tickets available for full OV members at a substantial discount.
For more information contact the relevant Series Coordinator.
Contributing to this site:
You do not need to login to browse any of the material on this site. However, by pre-registering (using the Login panel below) you will receive your Login details that will enable you to upload your own material to help keep this site fresh and relevant. Contributions of articles and photographs to this site are both welcomed and encouraged. For more information, please contact your Series Co-ordinator or the Site Administrator. More Information Here