Welcome to the Monday Series - Park and Street orienteering in Melbourne's south in summer and Monday 37s in winter.
Latest News
Kerrimuir
Thursday, 17 May 2012
We were joined on Monday night at Kerrimuir by a family of ringtail possums, one of them was sitting right under the finish table! Not being sure how to handicap them, we left them to their own devices and set out on Graham's course. It started off fairly routinely, picking up alternate 1 and 2 pointers. Then suddenly I realised that I had a dream run of 7 straight 2-pointers! I could hardly believe it. As I ran back towards the finish I had other runners with me, but one by one they peeled off down side streets. I was starting to build my hopes up as I headed across the oval towards the lights. Suddenly I heard footsteps behind me. Damn! Ian D went flying past. I kept running hard, only to realise Denise was overtaking me too. Oh well ... in the end I was a very respectable 6th. Even better, I'd made it back before the 8pm dousing suffered by late returnees.
After a few weeks of walkers winning the yellow jersey, this week was dominated by runners filling the top 7 spots, with Noel taking line honours. First walker back was Tina. The score course was again won by Bryan, who was quickest to get all 25 controls. Best walker was Dean with 68 points. Join us next week at Malvern Star, on the south side of Ardrie Park.
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Kerrimuir
Thursday, 17 May 2012
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Hawthorn East
Friday, 11 May 2012
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Forest Chase 37s draws record crowd
Thursday, 3 May 2012
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Brandon Park 37s
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
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37s at Camelot Rise and Bulleen
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
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Monday 37s Returns at Ashwood
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
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Melbourne Southern and Eastern Series Competitions Conclude
Friday, 16 March 2012
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Clarinda
Thursday, 1 March 2012
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Monash
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
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Bentleigh
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
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Monday Night Series
Welcome to the Monday Night Series - Park and Street orienteering in Melbourne's eastern suburbs.
Where: Check the Calendar
When: 7:00pm Mondays
Cost: $4 per event for adults, $2 for juniors/students
Park and Street Orienteering offers an excellent opportunity for roaming through all of these places.
All Park and Street Orienteering
events welcome people of all abilities and ages. There are a range of
courses that accommodate both the elite sports person right through to
people who are just looking for a good walk to help stay in shape.
Family and friends can participate in groups or individually.
The Monday Night Series operates from late March until later October. Please bring a watch and a torch.
You will always find friendly and helpful people to assist you have an enjoyable experience. Your feedback is always welcome.
Printed
programs covering all of Melbourne's Park and Street Orienteering events
are available at the events. And of course information is
available on this website.
If you have any questions, please use the contact details below.
Park & 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 or any special
map reading ability.
Series
The Saturday Afternoon Series runs from April to October.
There
is a Western Tuesday Night Series that runs in Autumn and Monday and
Wednesday Night Series (eastern, southern and northern suburbs) that run
from Autumn through to Spring. A small torch or headlight is useful for
these events and night visible clothing is encouraged.
During Daylight Saving, there are four major Summer series: Southern (Monday), Western (Tuesday), Eastern (Wednesday), and Northern (Thursday).
There are also Macedon Ranges, Wyndham Western (Thursday), and Mountain Bike Orienteering (MTBO) series.
These events start at 7:00 PM sharp (except for Mountain Bike
Orienteering). You need to arrive at about 6:30 pm to register and
prepare before the start. You will need running gear or lightweight
clothing and shoes. Bring a drink when hot and a clear plastic pocket
(A4) for your map on damp days. >
Parking
Look for the Red and White Orienteering sign boards near the event start which will direct you to available parking.
If this is full then: please - PARK ON ONE SIDE OF STREETS ONLY
Courses
Events usually have three to five runners' courses, ranging from 2.5 to 10km, plus a 1 hour power walking course.
Courses are started immediately after the event briefing when maps are handed out.
By convention, you hold your map face down and only turn it over when the signal to 'start' is called.
If this is your first event then you will be given your map and instructions well before start of the event.
There are two main competition formats:
-SCATTER
This is the 'standard' format for summer running courses, unless otherwise indicated.
You must visit a number of control locations in any order. First to
finish wins. The number of controls may vary from event to event and
are specified on the map and confirmed at the start by the course
setter. Walkers can participate in these 'runners' courses especially
the shorter C & D courses.
-SCORE
This is the 'standard' format for all walking courses and for the runners courses during Autumn, Winter and Spring.
Controls have values ranging from 2 to 5 points. The objective is
to collect as many points as you can before a set finish time. Penalty
points are deducted for being late so you need to bring a watch.
Duration and Score
Finishing times vary depending on the course selected and the
longest is for walkers at 8:05 pm. Courses close at 8:15 pm and the
control plates are collected shortly after. It is important to always
report back to the finish even if you do not complete a course.
Participants carry a score card which they 'punch' at each control
plate visited. The card is handed in at the 'Finish' where there is a
final punch, and your finish order is recorded. The scores are compiled
and published on this website and are also displayed at the following
event.
In most series a Category system is used to enable participants to
judge how they are going against people of similar ability. You can see
how this works by checking out 'overall scores' where you will find
many different groups of people who can choose to compete against each
other, themselves, or just enjoy a good walk.
Maps
Maps are usually black and white, A4 size at 1:10,000 scale and
with 5m contours. Maps will also contain other information, such as the
number of controls required on SCATTER courses, and the points value of
controls for SCORE courses. There is an important briefing just prior to
the start to advise of unavoidable last minute changes to control
locations (always a handy thing to know so listen up).
Participants retain their map on completion (although the next
event on the map in a later series will often have a different
start/finish location and certainly revised control locations).
Wheelchair and Pram Accessibility
There is a printed program covering all the current series freely
available at all events. This fixture includes a Guide to Wheelchair and
Pram Accessibility.
Each event is rated from 'A' for Good (with sealed footpaths etc) through to 'D' for Unsuitable.
Clubs
You do not have to be a member of a club to participate. Regular
participants are encouraged to join a club and/or the Victorian
Orienteering Association.
There are many clubs to choose from and many people often join more then one club. Memberships fees of a club are usually nominal.
Monday Night Series Coordinator:
Mark Jarvis, tel 0402 844 302 or email
Please send any queries, comments and feedback
about any of this season's events by clicking
the above link which will open a pre-addressed email
in your regular email program.
You can also raise any matters with the organisers at
the following event.
Orienteering Victoria:
A comprehensive schedule of contact information is available on the Contact Us page