The Australian Orienteer – September 2017

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2017

Round 1

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Event

Date

Location

1. Middle Distance

11 March

Pittwater, Hobart, TAS

2. Long Distance

12 March

Pittwater, Hobart, TAS

3. Sprint

25 March

Canberra, ACT

4. Middle Distance

26 March

Canberra, ACT

5. Sprint

14-17 April

Oceania Championships Auckland, NZ

6. Long Distance 7. Middle Distance 4

8. Middle Distance

10-12 June

Australian 3-Days Wagga Wagga, NSW

9. Long Distance 10. Sprint 5

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11. Ultra-Long Distance

26 August

Canberra, ACT

12. Sprint

27 August

Canberra, ACT

13. Sprint – WRE

23 September –

Australian Championships

1 October

Bathurst/Hill End, NSW

14. Relay 15. Middle Distance – WRE 16. Long Distance – WRE

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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’ve recently been engaged in one of those exercises which to many will seem a bit of a bureaucratic burden – writing a submission for the National Sports Plan that the Federal Government is drafting. (My experience with such things is that a well-put-together submission to things like this can be surprisingly influential). Doing this makes one think where about our strengths and weaknesses are, and what the trends are in the broader sporting landscape.

One of the big strengths we have are that we are a lifelong sport and we get both the young and old physically active. Many of us take this for granted, as it’s been a standard part of the sport for as long as we’ve been involved with it that there are competitions for all age groups at the same place at the same time, and there is a place for everyone from young children through to those in their 90s. A lot of other sports have only got into masters-level competition relatively recently, whilst anyone who’s a parent of children involved in sport will know about having to drop three people off in different bits of the city at more or less the same time. We also have a structure which is well-suited to an environment where people want to participate when it suits them and are less willing to commit to the long term; sports whose model is based on people committing to a season of 12, or 16, or 20 weeks are finding that landscape much more challenging.

Another strength we have is that we take our sport into a lot of regional areas. Again, this is something we take for granted because we’re so used to going to places like St. Helens, or Stanthorpe, or Jamestown, for our national events, but for smaller regional centres our arrival in town is a big deal (something we haven’t always made the most of). The really big-ticket sporting events are always going to be heading for the major cities, but less big events can be very important in regional areas and we play our role in that.

It being the middle of the year, many of us have spent time in recent weeks watching the major international events online.

The WOC coverage this year was at a level well above anything we’ve seen previously, and was well worth forking out the modest amount of money involved (it’s also good to see the technical problems which have plagued previous years’ coverage largely absent this year). Apart from the interest to us, having this type of material available is very useful for promoting the sport to others; I’m sure I’m not the only person out there who’s introduced their colleagues to the joys of dot-watching late on a Friday afternoon.

(As the Australian who was out in the forest at the time, Caroline Pigerre has a bit of a new group of fans ..….).

Whilst we did not have any spectacular results at WOC or JWOC, there was still a lot to be proud of, whether it was Henry McNulty easily making a WOC Final at his first attempt, Natasha Key also making a WOC Final 22 years after her first, or Joseph Dickinson picking the JWOC week to make a massive step up in his career. Orienteering Australia invests significantly in our high performance pathways (which extend from the very top down to State junior team level). Whilst this is sometimes controversial,

Blair at 2017 Oceania Middle Distance Championships.

we see a credible pathway as being critical for doing our best to retain juniors and young adults in the sport. I can only speak from my own experience here; several of the key planks in our pathway (the Australian Schools Championships, JWOC and the National League) were established in the late 1980s and early 1990s, at the end of my junior years. In my own generation, almost everyone who I started with in M12s was gone from the sport by 18; amongst those only a few years younger, many of the people who my sister started with in W12s are still active (and some of them are now responsible for the next generation of leaders). Our national teams also disproportionately give us our next generation of leaders, and of coaches; to give one example, five of the seven State Schools teams last year were coached by former (or current) WOC team members.

To finish, one of the more enjoyable orienteering occasions I’ve had this year was the event in late May celebrating the 40th anniversary of Bendigo Orienteers. Bendigo are a wonderful example of everything that a regional club should be; they are able to run a local events program almost every weekend through the bulk of the year. They do have the good fortune that geography and history have given them a lot of decent areas close to town, but have also had the vision to make the most of that good fortune and create decent courses in small pockets of leftover mining land in the suburbs. Part of my vision for the sport is that every comparably-sized centre in Australia can have the type of scene which Bendigo does.

I look forward to seeing many of you in Bathurst and Hill End in the Australian Championships week.

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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 284 Mitchell ACT 2911 President Blair Trewin Director High Performance

Director Finance Bruce Bowen Director Technical Jenny Casanova Director Special Projects

Director Media & Communications Craig Feuerherdt Director International (IOF Council) Mike Dowling Executive Officer John Harding National MTBO Coordinator Kay Haarsma OA Head Coach Jim Russell Badge Applications John Oliver High Performance Administrator Ian Prosser Manager Coach Development Barbara Hill National Sporting Schools Coordinator Jim Mackay Coach & Controller Accreditation Jim Mackay

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ISSN 0818-6510 Issue 3/17 (no. 187) SEPTEMBER 2017

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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 MAKING THE MOST OF WOD....................... 9 AUS 3 DAYS......................................... 10 2 0 1 8 E A S T E R C A R N I V A L.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 AUS SCHOOLS PREVIEW.......................... 17 WOC 2017........................................... 26 OUT OF BOUNDS!!................................. 30 N O L U P D A T E .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 J W O C 2 0 1 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 WMMTBOC IN ORLÉANS.......................... 38 O - S P Y.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 VALE JOHN LEWIS................................. 45 TOP EVENTS......................................... 47

Cover photo: Creator of the “Jeff” cartoon, Duncan Currie, at the AUS 3-Days.

Photo by Tom de Jongh – more of Tom’s photos at: www.photosbytom.com.au

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WORLD ORIENTEERING DAY

Wednesday 24th May was World Orienteering Day. Australia staged 30 events with 1297 reported participations. World-wide 288,007 participations at 2,272 locations in 79 countries set a new world record

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eho Haldna, President of the IOF, said: “World Orienteering Day would not be possible without the initiative and dedication that can be found in the Orienteering community, so I want to say a great thank you to everyone who organised a WOD event, as well as to our generous sponsors who helped make the event possible for many of us. I hope you all had a great day of celebration of our sport and congratulations on beating the World Record together!”

WOD in Canberra, Australia Taking events to the people – Canberra reaches top ten cities for World Orienteering Day events David Poland (Orienteering ACT)

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urkey managed a staggering 75,000 participants in the second World Orienteering Day (WOD) event on May 24th 2017 with its capital Ankara staging 51 events and Istanbul 34. Such phenomenal success for such a “novice” country begs the question – are we reaching out to new people?

Australia was pleased that its national capital, Canberra, managed to reach the top ten world cities with 16 events - beaten only by four Turkish cities and Belgrade(28) and Oslo (19). Surprisingly, Canberra had more events than Stockholm (6) (Sweden is where Orienteering was born) and English orienteering capital Sheffield (14) and the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) produced one of the “densest” concentrations of events anywhere in the world with 16 events within a ten kilometre radius, and 765 participations.

The secret for Canberra was to encourage and support local members to stage small simple local events. In four public schools we inspired teachers to hold PE classes.

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Canberra – 16 events.

encouraged a simple activity. We persuaded two private schools to switch their weekly Orienteering training session from a Tuesday to the Wednesday for that week. One medical centre was co-opted to provide a 5-minute fitness function for the accounting firm upstairs and a Salvation Army rehabilitation centre held a fun “treasure hunt” for its residents. As the date grew closer individuals put their hands up with one worker putting on a mini event for her eleven workmates in a nearby park. We even had one member, inspired by the midnight event, return with a few friends the next afternoon for an impromptu second go in the daylight – that event was added to the total on the day.

In addition we had four low key official events – their locations and times varied to provide for as wide an audience as possible – with events at 7:00am before work in the Parkes

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and dizziness of racing up and down stairs thousands of kilometres away from Australia.

It now only takes imagination to spread Orienteering throughout the world.

Our goal was not to hold quality events.

None of them had SI units or E-sticks, for example. Many had simple ribbons or laminated paper squares rather than control flags. In most no score was kept or result published.

The unashamed purpose was simple publicity.

Whilst total numbers were considerably down on last year the number of events was up and, we think, the reach into the community was actually greater. The goal was not to have huge numbers entering but rather to make as many people as possible know what Orienteering is and to talk about it with their friends. That way Orienteering – the sport that we love - will flourish here in Canberra and the world.

Parliamentary Triangle, at 11:00am at a university, at 12:00 midday for classic bush lovers and a 6:00pm head-torch event for rogainers and hard-core enthusiasts. The “First–in-The–World” Haig Park event at 12:01am also gained valuable media coverage with one radio, two newspaper and one TV mention.

In addition, we experimented with assisting at remote events. We believed we could use World Orienteering Day to stimulate Orienteering in areas where it has never been done before. To test this theory we contacted a friend of a friend of a friend who is working at Casey Station in Antarctica. Importantly, he had never done Orienteering before and knew nothing about it. We successfully managed to exchange email addresses and within a few days he had supplied a basic fire safety map of a building and we were able to draw up a simple indoor course using Purple Pen. Within days eleven people who had never been Orienteering in their lives were experiencing the excitement SEPTEMBER 2017 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER 7

WORLD ORIENTEERING DAY

World Orienteering Day Events held in Canberra – Wed May 24th 2017 Time 12:01am 7:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 12 noon 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 6:00 pm ALSO

Location Haig Park Parliamentary Triangle - Parkes Radford College Weston Islamic School Australian National University Mt Ainslie Brindabella Family Practice Haig Park Commonwealth Park Salvation Army Rehab Centre Chapmpan Primary School Campbell Primary School Ngunnawal After School Care Blue Lightning Canberra Grammar School Mt Ainslie IN TOTAL Australian Antarctic Territory Casey Station

Type Organisers First in the World Noah Poland, David Lingfors Colour Street Map John Harding School friends at recess Rosie Goggs, Toni Brown School event with media Stephen Goggs Uni Club – focus on Uni students Ciaran Lane Regular Lunchtime bush Bryant Allen Indoor 2 story workplace David Poland Work friends for fun Alison Inglis Work friends for fun Shannnan Forrest Exercise program for residents Anonymous PE programme Ciaran Lane Lesson time Libby Gerner After School Care activity Ciaran lane Regular O Training session Toni Brown Regular O Training (moved from Tues) Mathew Purcell Head torches in the Dark Bryant Allen 16 CANBERRA EVENTS WITH 765 participations Indoor event – course set by OACT Mark Grainger, David Poland

And in Melbourne ……..

World Orienteering Day Melbourne Style (courtesy Debbie Dodd - DROC)

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orld Orienteering Day in Melbourne had it all - a jetsetting President, a social media star, a crowd of adoring fans, and some fake news! The retro grunge underground car park provided the perfect setting for a celebrity event like no other.

As expected, WODY was the centre of attention. He and Blair spent the day travelling across the eastern seaboard, meeting and greeting fans, and taking part in WOD events in four States. Blair managed to run at Mullauna, while WODY took the opportunity

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to recover from jet lag, sample some JWOC jam, assist with the timekeeping, and claim the event director’s chair (literally).

Afterwards WODY enjoyed wining and dining with Blair’s entourage.

As for the 106 participants (plus one stuffed rabbit) - they were relieved to hear that the pre-released map turned out to be fake news. The real map was handed out at 7:00pm, and competitors took to the streets as they did their bit to break the WOD record.

Some more WOD events in Australia EVENTS

ORGANISERS

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ACT WOD Private Events Antarctica WOD Campbell Primary School WOD Chapman Primary School WOD (Private Event) Radford College WOD WOD - Haig Park - First in the World WOD BUNS Victoria Park WOD SmartPhone Orienteering - Roma Street Parklands WOD - Parkes street/sprint orienteering ANU WOD ACT Mid-week Metro - Mt Ainslie North WOD - Brindabella Family Practice Queanbeyan - Indoor multi storey Salvation Army, Canberra Recovery Services, WOD (Private Event) World O Day - Dorrigo

Bushflyers Bushflyers Orienteering ACT Bushflyers Orienteering ACT Bushflyers Eureka Orienteers Ugly Gully Orienteers

ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT VIC QLD

Orienteering ACT Orienteering ACT Parawanga Orienteers Bushflyers

ACT ACT ACT ACT

Bushflyers

ACT

Northern Tablelands Orienteering Club Orienteering ACT Range Runners Orienteering Club Garingal Orienteers Orienteering ACT

NSW

Esk Valley Tintookies Orienteers

TAS SA

Dandenong Ranges Orienteering Club

VIC

Blue Lightning WOD Activity World Orienteering Day Toowoomba

WODY keeping time at Mullauna.

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World Orienteering Day - Milsons Point World Orienteering Day - Mt Ainslie North Night-O World Orienteering Day - City Park Night-O World Orienteering Day 45 min Score Event - Thorndon Park Melbourne P&S Autumn Classic Night-O Series - Mullauna

ACT QLD NSW ACT

World Orienteering Day – making the most of it Blair Trewin’s WOD odyssey

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fter the first World Orienteering Day last year, the thought came to mind of trying to make something unusual of it this year and do events in as many places as possible.

In Europe, it would be possible to do events in multiple countries on the same day, but that isn’t so easy here. I thought it might be possible to do events in four States.

A check of flight timetables revealed that it would indeed be possible to get from Brisbane to Canberra, and then Canberra to Melbourne, in time to do the scheduled lunchtime event in Canberra and the evening event in Melbourne. The challenge was to try to orienteer in four States and Territories on the same day, and Queensland and the ACT were quite happy to schedule events at the necessary times in Brisbane and Queanbeyan.

The plans were made; the next step was to execute them.

The first stop was a Sprint event, starting at first light, in Brisbane’s Roma Street Parklands (a venue cunningly chosen for its proximity to the airport rail line). It was also my first experience of Peter Effeney’s Maprunner app, which was used to set out the course without needing any control flags, and is very useful for this type of inner-city parkland.

WOD Day Mt Ainslie Course 2.

It was then time for a spanner to be thrown in the works. I had thought that the thing most likely to go wrong with the plans was fog in Canberra. There was no fog in Canberra, but there was in Brisbane, and by the time we eventually departed, about 90 minutes late, almost all my margin for

Blair Trewin with WODY at Mt Ainslie.

error had been soaked up. That made the Canberra leg a real rush – pick up car, drive directly to Mount Ainslie, get gear on, run Course 2 (there wasn’t enough time for Course 1), jump straight back in car, and drive to Queanbeyan for leg 3, an indoor-O course set by David Poland in and around the building he works out of at Morisset St in Queanbeyan. Whilst this didn’t have the level of complexity of the Stockholm Indoor-O, a course is a course, and it was duly completed in time to get back to the airport, with a whole 15 minutes before the check-in cutoff for the next flight. (The Qantas Club showers got a good workout on this day).

With the Melbourne flight on time, getting to the final venue, the Melbourne evening Park & Street event at Mullauna in the eastern suburbs, wasn’t a problem. More of a challenge was the course – after three short courses in the day already, a 60-minute score event was potentially as long as the rest put together. It won’t be the fastest I’ll ever do an event, and in the last 10 minutes I was definitely grateful that it was a short course (getting all the controls in under 50 min), but it was definitely a good feeling for the mission to be accomplished.

One of the objectives for this day was to get people to sponsor the mission to raise funds for our national teams, something which was successful to the point of raising $950.

Now the next challenge is to find something original for next year …….

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AUS 3 DAYS

AUS 3 Days Photos by Tom de Jongh – for more of Tom’s photos go to: www.photosbytom.com.au

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or this year only the Australian 3 Days moved from Easter to the Queen’s Birthday weekend and to Wagga Wagga. Three events in three days with over 600 orienteers entered made it a busy weekend for both organisers and competitors alike.

The final event at Charles Sturt University turned out to be a Sprint format with a difference – courses started on a steep and granite-strewn hillside beside the university before entering the more common built environment expected at Sprint events.

W16 - Zoe Melhuish.

M55 - Warren Key.

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M80 - John Lyon.

M16 - Jensen Key.

W70 - Ruth Goddard.

W60 - Robin Uppill.

M65 - Murray Hanna.

AUS 3 Days Sprint – Course 1

Charles Sturt University 1:4000, 2m

Courses 1 – 4 required a map-flip part way through. Here we show Course 1 which had a map-flip at control #17. We’ve combined the two parts of the 2.7km course onto a single map for your armchair navigation.

Top results for Course 1 are shown here: Men 21 Elite 1 2 3 4 5

Name Simon Uppill Brodie Nankervis Andrew Barnett David Lingfors Mikkel Kaae-Nielsen

Men 20 Elite Club SW S TF T CC A Uppsala-SWE VN V

Time 16:59 17:10 18:14 18:35 19:23

1 2 3 4 5

Name Aston Key Dante Afnan Angus Haines Duncan Currie Alastair George

Men 35A Club VN V SW S SW S ST N ST N

Time 17:54 18:49 19:13 19:24 20:02

1 2 3 4 5

Name Andy Hogg Fedor Iskhakov Simon Louis Geoff Lawford Jose Zapata

Club PO A RR A IK N EU V CC N

Time 23:26 24:18 25:39 27:18 31:06

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AUS 3 DAYS

AUS 3 Days Photos by Tom de Jongh – for more of Tom’s photos go to: www.photosbytom.com.au

The first event of the Carnival was the Middle Distance race at Connorton. We’ve chosen to show Course 6 (4.6km) for W20E, W35A, W40A, M21AS, & M50A classes.

AUS 3 Days Middle Distance Course 6 – Connorton 1:10 000, 5m

Women 20 Elite 1 2 3 4 5 6

Name Tara Melhuish Asha Steer Georgia Jones Caroline Pigerre Rebecca George Ella Johnson

Club CC A VN V ST N QC Q ST N TF T

Men 50A

Women 35A

Some results for Course 6 are shown here:

Time 38:07 41:56 42:51 44:08 50:51 59:07

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1 2 3 4 5

Name Rebecca Minty Alitia Dougall Phoebe Dent Samantha Howe Brook Martin

Club RR A BN N CC N NC N GO N

Time 40:38 51:55 55:01 56:44 59:37

Club RR A BF N

Time 38:34 43:55

Women 40A 1 2

Name Allison Jones Tracy Marsh

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Name Tony Woolford Andy Simpson Ian Jones Bruce Barnett Mark Freeman Ari Piiroinen Tony Hill Peter Annetts David Green Don Cherry

Club BB N BF N UR N BS A BF N BS A GO N GO N IK N BG V

Time 37:42 38:53 40:50 46:26 47:02 48:55 48:58 52:47 55:50 56:28

M16 - Mason Arthur.

M20E - Patrick Miller.

W20E - Caroline Pigerre.

W21E - Belinda Lawford.

LAST MINUTE UPDATE Accommodation A reminder that the event website onsw.asn.au/ozchamps2017/ has a list of accommodation options. Bathurst car race workers will be in town for the last weekend of the carnival so book now before the joint fills up!

Thanks again to the many hundreds of people who have pre-entered – we are looking forward to a great Carnival and Championships on new gold mining maps.

Outside the Orienteering, Bathurst and Hill End also have wonderful attractions: goldfields, caves, golf, gardens, gliding, horse riding, off-road tours, joy flights, art gallery, National Fossil Museum, National Motor Racing Museum, and much more.

W16 - Claire Burgess.

Enter on Day (EOD) OA club members who did not enter but wish to participate as an EOD will have a choice of these courses at each of the 7 public events: • at normal entry prices: Medium Hard; Shortest Hard • at weekend prices - Adult $20, Junior $13, Sub-Junior $10; or, midweek prices - Adult $15, Junior $10, Sub-Junior $7.50 Shortest Moderate; Easy; Very Easy •N on-members: (eg newcomers, accompanying family members, general public) add $3.

• SI timing stick hire: add $4 per event.

•B athurst Council residents can enter any event for the special rate of $14 including timing stick hire.

All EOD participants are to go to the Registration tent where our friendly team will look after you. Newcomers will receive basic coaching to help get them on their way.

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You can run what else will you do?

Photos: Tourism Tasmania and Andrew Wilson; Poon Wai Nang; Kathryn Leahy; Paul Fleming; Rob Burnett

Start planning now!

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2018 EASTER CARNIVAL

Mother and daughter: Cathy and Zali McComb both like the adventure orienteering brings to family holidays as well as catching up with friends from all over Australia (Photo: Jon McComb)

JOIN IN N

ext Easter join the adventure and enter Easter Tasmania 2018 – an Orienteering carnival including the Prologue, the Australian 3 Days and the Bay of Fires 3 Days.

For Tasmanians it’s a chance to explore your own backyard, visiting farms and bushland off the beaten track. Find your way through sandstone rock features while experiencing the atmosphere of a national event.

If you’re a mainlander, there’s so much to see and do. With Hobart as the event centre for the Australian 3 Days you’ll have time to do your course, catch up with orienteering friends, be a tourist and relax.

In St Helens you’ll orienteer through complex erosion gullies caused by tin mining and navigate around giant granite boulders.

Afterwards you’ll have time to mountain bike at Derby. Or maybe sit on a beach and enjoy stunning views.

Wondering if you’re good enough to enter? With every event, entry is open to all. There are courses to suit everyone.

There will be Australia’s best elites, juniors and masters competitors but most of us will be participating for fun. We are expecting over 500 entrants.

You can enter every event or you can take your pick. It is even possible to enter individual days of both 3 Day events. We recommend you visit our website and read all the Entry FAQs to understand how things work.

Entry is ahead of time and on-line – most people do this – but if you don’t want to commit and are relaxed about your orienteering you can enter on the day (easy and moderate courses only). If you want to go out on a course with friends or as a family – entering on the day is actually your only option.

Early bird entries open 1st September and run until 30th October 2017. There are significant savings during this window.

Tourism in Tasmania is booming and we recommend you book early for the greatest choice in flights, sailings, places to stay and rental cars. Otherwise, regular entries close 28th February 2018.

What are you waiting for? It will be a terrific adventure and we’d love for you to join us.

Hobart’s Stoner family: Esta, Niko and Anthony are looking forward to their first national Orienteering carnival (Photo: Martin Bicevskis)

Stay near the Hobart Waterfront to be within walking distance to pretty much everything - cafes, boat trips, Salamanca Market and the indoor pool. From here it’s only a short drive to the summit of kunanyi / Mount Wellington, the Female Factory (convict site) and the historic town of Richmond. Or take the Mona Roma ferry to MONA, the internationally acclaimed Museum of Old and New Art. You can extend your adventure by entering the Bay of Fires 3 Days based at St Helens on Tasmania’s north east coast. Or maybe you had other plans over Easter in which case you can join the carnival for some great orienteering.

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carnival featuring:

Schedule Thursday 29 March

Domain Warm Up Event & Registration - 4pm to 8pm

Hobart - central

Friday 30 March

Prologue

Hobart - central

Saturday 31 March

Australian 3 Days – Day 1

One hour north of Hobart

Sunday 1 April

Australian 3 Days – Day 2

One hour north of Hobart

Monday 2 April

Australian 3 Days – Day 3

One hour east of Hobart

Tuesday 3 April

Explore / Road Trip

Wednesday 4 April

Explore / Road Trip

Thursday 5 April

Bay of Fires 3 Days – Day 1

St Helens (3 hours from Hobart; 2 hours from Launceston)

Friday 6 April

Bay of Fires 3 Days – Day 2

St Helens

Saturday 7 April

Bay of Fires 3 Days – Day 3

St Helens

Sunday 8 April

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Entry Fees

Early Bird Entry 1 September to 31 October 2017

enter online via Eventor

Regular Entry Closes 28 February 2018

Adult

Conc*

Family**

Elite

Jun Elite

Adult

Conc*

Family**

Elite

Jun Elite

Prologue

24

18

66

26

20

30

22

82

32

24

Australian 3 Days per day

40

30

110

42

32

50

37

137

52

39

Bay of Fires 3 Days per day

20

15

55

NA

NA

25

19

69

NA

NA

*Concession: Child U18 and anyone studying full time or in receipt of government pension or income support payment. **Family: 2 Adults plus 1 or more Concessions.

Enter on the Day: $20 per person (or if going together with one map, per group) per event. No concessions or family rates.

Domain Warm Up Event: Adult $10, Concession $5, Enter on the Day or on-line (no price difference).

Jett McComb, Dexter Canning and Zuzana Sanakova: T-shirts $25 via Eventor during early bird window (Photo: Cathy McComb)

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2017 AUS SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Australian Schools Championships PREVIEW

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n late September the Australian Schools Championships will be staged near Bathurst in NSW, 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 2017?

2013 Victoria Lanita Steer (VIC)

Junior Girls

2012 Tasmania Michele Dawson (NSW) Oliver Poland (ACT) Asha Steer (VIC)

Junior Boys

Jarrah Day (TAS)

Senior Girls Relay Senior Boys Relay Junior Girls Relay Junior Boys Relay

South Australia Tasmania Queensland Tasmania

Simeon Burrill (QLD) Victoria NSW Queensland ACT

Senior Boys

Caroline Pigerre

Matt Doyle (VIC) Asha Steer (VIC)

Joanna George

Here we show the past winners and preview this year’s State Teams for you to follow during the events.

2014 Tasmania Anna Dowling (TAS) Matt Doyle (VIC) Tara Melhuish (ACT) Aston Key (VIC) Tasmania Tasmania ACT NSW

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

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Winners State Senior Girls

This year, Victoria brings a strong team and ACT will be wanting to defend their overall title won in Queensland last year. Returning JWOC Team members Tara Melhuish (ACT), Rachel Allen (TAS) and Aston Key (VIC) will be looking to push their respective teams to great heights. Will one of the other States 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.

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

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QLD Schools Team

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he Queensland selectors are very happy to announce a full team of 20 orienteers from Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and a large contingent from the Darling Downs. The experience of competition at ASOC last year should bode well for some of our successful juniors who remain in the junior ranks for another year.

This year our newbies include a few seniors who have been patient and worked hard at their navigation over the last few years to be well and truly ready to represent their State, as have all our members. Will we be able to repeat our 2nd place from last year, or even go one better?!

Senior Boys: Nicholas Burridge, Jaiden Fidge, Thomas Garbellini, Daniel Gray.

Senior Girls: Laurel Gannon, Nina Gannon, Anastasia Heikkila, Ellie de Jong, (TR) Lucy Hill.

Junior Boys: Samuel Garbellini, Ryan Gray, Blake Reinbott, Grant Reinbott, (TR) Oliver Schubert, (TR) William Cox. Junior Girls: Rani Brennan, Julia Gannon, Mikaela Gray, Laura de Jong, (TR) Kasey Lane.

Coach: Anna Sheldon; Assistant Coach: Jack Neumann Managers: Marion Burrill & Neil Gannon

Nick Burridge

Jaiden Fidge

Thomas Garbellini

Daniel Gray

(TR) William Cox

Laurel Gannon

Nina Gannon

Anastasia Heikkila

Ellie de Jong

(TR) Lucy Hill

Samuel Garbellini

Ryan Gray

Blake Reinbott

Grant Reinbott

(TR) Oliver SchubertÂ

Rani Brennan

Julia Gannon

Mikaela Gray

Laura de Jong

(TR) Kasey Lane

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NSW Schools Team – The Carbines

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SW coach Rob Bennett says: “We’ve got a great bunch of kids coming to Bathurst this year. At our recent training camp at Coffs Harbour they showed a willingness to learn and try out new things. They take in information like a sponge and always come back from training exercises with a smile. I’ve got great expectations for the squad this year, particularly our Junior and Senior boys.

Senior Boys: Alastair George, Duncan Currie, Thomas Gordon, Lachlan Billett, (TR) Angus Leung, (TR) Tom Kennedy.

Senior Girls: Claire Burgess, Joanna Hill, Clare Jessup, Ellen Currie.

“Our Swedish import Alvin Craig comes back for a second year and he’s ready to take the competition by the horns. He’s ably backed up by a strong group of Junior boys. Our Senior boys are led by Alastair George and Duncan Currie with first-year senior Lachlan Billet moving up, and dark horse Thomas Gordon joining for the first year.

Junior Boys: Alvin Craig, Sam Woolford, Ewan Shingler, Oskar Mella, (TR) Clyde McGhee, (TR) Oscar Woolford.

“There are seven new faces this year, and I look forward to seeing our squad enjoy themselves and perform well.”

Manager: Sally Devenish, Coach: Rob Bennett

Junior Girls: Serena Doyle, Nea Shingler, Mikayla Enderby, Andra Leung.

Alistair George

Duncan Currie

Thomas Gordon

Lachlan Billett

(TR) Angus Leung

Claire Burgess

Joanna Hill

Clare Jessup

Ellen Currie

(TR) Tom Kennedy

Alvin Craig

Sam Woolford

Ewan Shingler

Oskar Mella

(TR) Clyde McGhee

Serena Doyle

Nea Shingler

Mikayla Enderby

Andra Leung

(TR) Oscar Woolford

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ACT Schools Team

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he ACT Schools team, as the carry over champions, have been enthusiastically training and preparing for the upcoming Australian Championships. The team have competed in a number of local events with some members even competing internationally. In their enthusiasm for the sport, and to assist the local Orienteering community, a number of members have also been involved in course setting, and event organisation.

Senior Boys: Patrick Miller, Tristan Miller, Noah Poland, Ryan Stocks, (TR) Zackery Needham, (TR) Tenzing Johnson.

Senior Girls: Caitlin Young, Miho Yamazaki, Tara Melhuish, Pia Cunningham.

Junior Boys: Andrew Kerr, Brendan Wilson, David Stocks, Toby Lang, (TR) Benjamin Hobson.

Junior Girls: Ella Cuthbert, Ellen Johnson, Justine Hobson, Zoe Melhuish, (TR) Natalie Miller.

Manager: Jane Barnett, Coach: Andrew Cumming Thom

Patrick Miller

Tristan Miller

Noah Poland

Ryan Stocks

(TR) Zac Needham

Caitlin Young

Miho Yamazaki

Tara Melhuish

Pia Cunningham

(TR) Tenzing Johnson

Andrew Kerr

Brendan Wilson

David Stocks

Toby Lang

(TR) Benjamin Hobson

Ella Cuthbert

Ellen Johnson

Justine Hobson

Zoe Melhuish

(TR) Natalie Miller

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VIC Schools Team

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ith a strong contingent of boys and a developing group of girls, Victoria enters the national Schools Orienteering carnival looking to improve on last year’s seventh placing.

The team comprises of a good mixture of experienced ASOC competitors and newcomers, with individual and team medals a possibility in a number of the categories. The team is well supported by its reserves who will be gaining from the experience.

With a growing number of keen primary-age orienteers joining the Victorian Rebels training program, the future of Junior Orienteering in Victoria is looking bright.

Senior Boys: Aston Key, Jimmy Cameron, Glenn James, Michael Loughnan, (TR) Brody McCarthy.

Senior Girls: Sarah Davies, Karina Cherry.

Junior Boys: Jensen Key, Mason Arthur, Torren Arthur, Hadyn Tang, (TR) Archie Neylon, (TR) William Davey.

Junior Girls: Serryn Eenjes, Caitlyn Steer, Sophie Taverna, Amber Louw.

Manager: Raelee Eenjes

Aston Key

Jimmy Cameron

Sarah Davies

Karina Cherry

Jensen Key

Mason Arthur

Torren Arthur

Hadyn Tang

Serryn Eenjes

Caitlyn Steer

Sophie Taverna

Amber Louw

Glenn James

Michael Loughnan

(TR) Brody McCarthy

(TR) William Davey

(TR) Archie Neylon

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TAS Schools Team

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his year Tasmania welcomes seven new athletes and a new coach to the Schools team. Team work and a focus on developing and refining process will be our goals for this year’s Australian Championships as returning team members, including our JWOC representative Rachel Allen, support our many new members at their first ever National event experience.

The Management Team: Gayle West – Manager, Meisha Austin – Ass’t Manager, Jon McComb & Mark West – co-Coaches

Senior Boys: Joshua Allen, Johann Burgess, Jed Fleming, Luke West, (TR) Tom Poortenaar.

Senior Girls: Rachel Allen, Amy Enkelaar, Arabella Phillips, Ashley Watson.

Junior Boys: Riley Kerr, Ben Poortenaar, Will Whittington, Jack Wickham, (TR) Niko Stoner.

Junior Girls: Mikayla Cooper, Eleanor McLean, Zali McComb, Mena McLeod, (TR) Phoebe Davis.

Joshua Allen

Johann Burgess

Jed Fleming

Luke West

Rachel Allen

Amy Enkelaar

Arabella Phillips

Ashley Watson

Riley Kerr

Ben Poortenaar

Will Whittington

Jack Wickham

(TR) Niko Stoner

Mikayla Cooper

Eleanor McLean

Zali McComb

Mena McLeod

(TR) Phoebe Davis

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(TR) Tom Poortenaar

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WA Schools Team

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he School Sport WA Orienteering team was announced at the end of the July Orienteering Camp.

Lily McFarlane and I are proud to be co-Captains of the ninemember team. Aldo, Riley M, Riley MF, Mason and I for the boys and Lara, Zali (The Dale girls), Sarah and Lily for the girls.

We are keen to get to know one another as a Team as we prepare for ‘Go for Gold’ in September. We have a wide range of Orienteering experience but all are determined to do their best at each event in NSW.

Senior Boy: Edward Finnie.

Senior Girl: Lily McFarlane.

Junior Boys: Aldo Bosman, Mason Eves, Riley Martin, Riley McFarlane.

Junior Girls: Lara Dale, Zali Dale, Sarah Richards.

Coach: Harry Nicholson, Manager: Jill Elderfield, Asst Manager: Kellie Nicholson.

Edward Finnie

Edward Finnie

Lily McFarlane

Aldo Bosman

Mason Eves

Riley Martin

Lara Dale

Zali Dale

Sarah Richards

Riley McFarlane

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SA Schools Team

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he South Australian Schools team is back and ready for the Australian Championships. The team has been training hard three times a week with the help of super coaches Simon Uppill, Olivia Sprod and Bridget Anderson.

This year we have near to full teams for each age class with strong Relay chances as well as high chances to place in the Individual categories. Will this be the year that South Australia wins the Australian Championships?

Senior Boys: Angus Haines, Rohan Jackson, Dante Afnan.

Senior Girls: Alyce Heap , Emily Sorensen , Meredith Norman, Sarah Lim. Junior Boys: Max Grivell, Toby Cazzolato, Jack Marschall, Ethan Penck, (TR) Leith Soden, (TR) Oscar Johnston.

Junior Girls: Jemima Lloyd, Abigail George, Ana Penck, Joanna George.

Coach: Bridget Anderson.

Angus Haines

Rohan Jackson

Dante Afnan

Alyce Heap

Emily Sorensen

Meredith Norman

Sarah Lim

Max Grivell

Toby Cazzolato

Jack Marschall

Ethan Penck

(TR) Leith Soden

Jemima Lloyd

Abigail George

Ana Penck

Joanna George

(TR) Oscar Johnston

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SA Junior Arrows training camp Simon and Bridget

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ate July saw the South Australian Junior Arrows Orienteers venture northward to Burra for their annual training camp.

These camps have become a fixture each year for the South Australian juniors, giving them an opportunity for intensive Orienteering training, theory, and team building, under the tutelage of SA Junior Arrows Coach, Bridget Anderson, and her assistant, Simon Uppill, (assistant lackey, Olivia Sprod, was unfortunately unavailable this year). The camps generally include multiple orienteering sessions each day as well as evening presentations or navigation theory exercises.

This year’s camp began on a clear cool Thursday when many cars of young orienteers, parents, helpers and other tag-alongs converged on one of OSA’s traditional meeting places - the Burra Bakery. After consuming baked goods on the grass in the main street, the group headed out to the mallee scrub of Merridee for the first afternoon of training. The juniors were split into two groups based on age and navigational level, with each doing two sessions focusing on basic navigational techniques. The older juniors’ training included an exercise on bearings and direction followed by a more race-style exercise with longer bearing legs requiring the juniors to utilize aiming off to allow them to orienteer at maximum speed. The younger juniors began with a session on contours followed by a shortened version of the bearing and direction exercise.

Returning to Burra, the camp participants tucked into their first of many excellent meals kindly prepared by a team of parents under the guidance of Sandra and Julia. Then followed a session covering topics including how to create a training plan, mental preparation, and navigational exercises on simplification and how to break down a leg into steps.

Friday was always going to be a big day. Simon and John headed early to Twigham to set up the first exercises of the day; a

Orienteering Intervals Friday Twigham.

line course for the younger juniors and a control picking course for the older juniors. These provided further opportunity for the juniors to refine techniques before the camp changed to more competitive race based training. The second session was a handicapped, forked, orienteering interval session for the seniors and a micro-O feature recognition exercise for the younger juniors.

After lunch the groups combined for a pairs relay, with each team member doing two legs comprising an uphill interval then a short downhill course back to the Finish. They concluded with an evening session where the juniors had to plot a route and course on a map purely from a text description of the features visited.

The final two days of the camp tied in with OSA events held at Worlds End with the addition of a star relay on Saturday morning providing another head to head competition for all the juniors, as well as a break in putting out controls for Bridget and Simon. The camp concluded with the Sunday event, which also counted as the last selection trial for the SA Schools Orienteering team.

All in all, this year’s camp was very successful, with high attendance and a number of good quality training sessions for the juniors. The camp provided the platform for continued training for the SA Schools Orienteering team in the lead up to the AUS Schools Championships in Bathurst where the team hopes to excel.

Bridget and Simon would like to thank Pairs Relay Friday Twigham. all the parents and other helpers for their assistance in organizing meals, assisting with transport and other tasks, which allowed us to focus on organizing training sessions and coaching.

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WOC

WOC 2017 Main photos: Erik Borg

In the Sprint qualifiers, three Australians advanced to the Final – Krystal Neumann, Natasha Key and Henry McNulty. Next day in the Final, Tash failed to register her e-card at control #6, just before the spectator run-through. (One of the pit-falls of proximity punching - especially when the roar of the crowd may drown out the audio feedback – Tash was first runner through the spectator area).

Without that mispunch Tash would probably have finished in 40th place, one place behind Krystal Neumann.

Henry McNulty’s 37th place in the Sprint was a top achievement at his first WOC, and he followed that up in the Sprint Relay by equalling the time of Kiwi sprint specialist Tim Robertson on the second leg.

The BOOMERANGS TEAM WOMEN

MEN

Sprint Natasha Key Belinda Lawford Krystal Neumann

Sprint Henry McNulty Brodie Nankervis Simon Uppill

Sprint Relay Natasha Key Krystal Neumann Henry McNulty Simon Uppill Long Distance Natasha Key Krystal Neumann

Long Distance Matthew Crane Bryan Keely

Middle Distance Bridget Anderson Belinda Lawford

Middle Distance Matthew Crane Simon Uppill

Forest Relay Krystal Neumann Belinda Lawford Natasha Key

Forest Relay Simon Uppill Henry McNulty Matthew Crane

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stonia hosted the 2017 World Orienteering Championships, based on the eastern city of Tartu.

Danish Sprint queen, Maja Alm, won the Sprint for the third year in a row, this time by a margin of 37 seconds which is complete dominance in Sprint race terms. It might have been a closer race had Sweden’s Tove Alexandersson not had to withdraw with a bad cold.

Alexandersson went on to win three gold medals later in the week.

In the Middle Distance event, evergreen Frenchman, Thierry Gueorgiou, confirmed his title of Middle Distance King by winning again at what will probably be his last WOC. Simon Uppill was just over 7 minutes behind but that’s a lot in such a class field. New Zealand’s Lizzie Ingham was best placed of the ‘Oceanians’ in both the Middle and Long Distance events.

Maja Alm (Denmark) blitzed the Sprint Final.

Sprint FINAL – Henry McNulty starts.

Sprint Final – Women 1 2 3 37

Maja Alm Natalia Gemperle Galina Vinogradova Laura Robertson

Denmark Russia Russia New Zealand

13:55 14:32 14:34 16:49

39 Krystal Neumann 45 Lizzie Ingham

Australia New Zealand

17:01 20:30

-- Natasha Key

Australia

mp

Sprint Final – Men 1 2 3 26

Daniel Hubmann Frederic Tranchand Jerker Lysell Tim Robertson

37 Henry McNulty

Switzerland France Sweden New Zealand

14:30 14:33 14:35 15:42

Australia

16:14

Tash Key – Sprint Final.

Sprint Relay 1 2 3

Sweden Denmark Switzerland

1:03:35 1:04:05 1:04:29

20 Australia

1:12:45

1. Krystal Neumann

17:57 22

17:57

2. Henry McNulty

18:03 19

36:00

3. Simon Uppill

18:31 18

54:31

18:14 17

1:12:45 1:13:22 18:03 36:06 55:40 1:13:22

4. Natasha Key 21 New Zealand 1. Imogene Scott 2. Tim Robertson 3. Ross Morrison 4. Laura Robertson

18:03 18:03 19:34 17:42

25 19 24 13

Sprint Qual – Simon Uppill.

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Sprint Final – Women 1:4000, 2.5m Maja Alm Krystal Neumann Natasha Key Women’s Sprint Final routes show Maja Alm’s complete route (red) with alternative route choices firstly by Krystal Neumann (blue) and then by Natasha Key (green).

Sprint Relay – Henry McNulty climbs the hill.

Forest Relay – Men

Sprint Qual – Krystal Neumann.

1 2 3

Norway France Sweden

18 25

Australia New Zealand

94:50 96:06 96:53 119:54 133:34

Forest Relay – Women

Sprint Relay – Krystal Neumann.

1 2 3

Sweden Russian Federation Finland

101:12 103:53 105:35

19 20

Australia New Zealand

147:40 147:49

Oscar Wilde guards a control in Sprint Final.

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Long Distance – Women 1:15000, 5m

Tove Alexandersson Lizzie Ingham Natasha Key Krystal Neumann

Tracking in the Women’s Long Distance shows Tove Alexandersson’s route choices compared with those of Lizzie ingham, Natasha Key and Krystal Neumann – there were some widely diverse routes chosen, particularly to #1, #4 to #5, and #15 to #16. The spectator run-through was from #17 to the Finish and then on to the final short loop #18 to #20. Tracking shows Tash Key going to #19 first then correcting and overshooting #18 before returning to #19.

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Tove Alexandersson Maja Alm Natalia Gemperle Lizzie Ingham

Sweden Denmark Russia New Zealand

1:19:10 1:20:42 1:24:46 1:39:23

39 Natasha Key

Australia

1:50:58

42 Krystal Neumann 44 Imogene Scott

Australia New Zealand

1:53:56 1:58:14

Norway Russia Sweden New Zealand

1:45:25 1:47:15 1:47:38 2:19:03

Long Distance – Men 1 2 3 37

Olav Lundanes Leonid Novikov William Lind Gene Beveridge

39 Bryan Russell Keely Australia

2:19:45

45 Matthew Crane

2:26:39

Australia

Sprint Qual – Tash Key.

Middle Distance Gold Medallist - Tove Alexandersson.

Women’s Long Distance Final routes show Tove Alexandersson’s complete route (red) with alternative route choices firstly by Lizzie Ingham (brown), then by Natasha Key (green) and Krystal Neumann (blue).

Long Distance – Krystal Neumann.

Middle Distance – Bridget Anderson.

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Middle Distance – Matt Crane.

Middle Distance – Simon Uppill.

Middle Distance – Lizzie Ingham.

Middle Distance – Women 1 2 3 22 50

Tove Alexandersson Marianne Andersen Venla Harju Lizzie Ingham Laura Robertson

SWE NOR FIN NZL NZL

32:34 34:44 36:44 41:52 54:26

52 Belinda Lawford

AUS

57:14

54 Bridget Anderson

AUS

58:50

FRA SUI UKR

33:12 33:37 33:42

34 Simon Uppill 39 Nick Hann 41 Gene Beveridge

AUS NZL NZL

40:16 41:11 41:40

42 Matthew Crane 52 Ross Morrison

AUS NZL

41:49 46:11

Sprint Relay – Tim Robertson.

Forest Relay – Simon Uppill.

Middle Distance – Men 1 2 3

Thierry Gueorgiou Fabian Hertner Oleksandr Kratov

Sprint Qual – Brodie Nankervis.

IOF relegates AUS Women to Division 3 for WOC 2018

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he promotions and relegations based on the results at the World Orienteering Championships have been made. In the Men’s events, both Australia and New Zealand remain in Division 2, but in the Women’s Australia has been relegated to Division 3 while New Zealand remains in Division 2.

This means that at WOC 2018 in Latvia there is only one place available to Australia in each of the Women’s Middle and Long Distance events, while the men will have two places in each event. In addition, personal places will also be available to Oceania Championship winners.

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OUT of BOUNDS !!

Michael Hubbert

forbidden area. Surely all six who entered that zone, including the gold medallist, should have been disqualified.

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he Men’s Sprint Final was a hectic affair from start to finish, and it ended in controversy. The judges disqualified three runners from Poland, Russia and Lithuania for entering a forbidden zone which was clearly marked on the map.

The Polish team protested and, after deliberation, the three runners were re-instated.

It could be argued that the terrain didn’t look like the map.

It could also be argued that the GPS tracking is not an exact representation of every runner’s route. (Henry McNulty’s tracking showed him running through several tall buildings on the way to #1, though it also shows he went the correct way after #9). But TV viewers agreed that they saw the transgressions into the forbidden zone on the screen during the live TV coverage, so the mistake by each runner is clear.

And it could be argued that the IOF Senior Event Adviser in

Sprint Final controversy-runners go through OOB

However, GPS tracking clearly shows that all three entered the forbidden zone soon after control #9. GPS tracking also shows that another three entered that zone only to turn back as they realized their mistake. One of those was the eventual gold medallist Daniel Hubmann of Switzerland.

WOC Sprint Final - Henry McNulty route

charge should have been much more alert to the potential problem when the course was being designed.

Sprint Final controversy-Hubmann goes OOB

The map clearly showed black walls at each end of the street and purple hatched areas inside the walls. The problem was the terrain didn’t look like the map. The street was partly blocked off with tapes but a sizeable gap had been left to allow pedestrians through. And, apparently no officials were present to wave runners away.

Of the 46 men in the field only six entered the Out of Bounds zone. The other 40 apparently read the map correctly. The women had a very similar leg and all 47 of them avoided the 30 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER SEPTEMBER 2017

But what should have been argued, in my view, is that the map is the ultimate precise representation of what is Out of Bounds on the day and what is not, and that all six runners, including the gold medallist, should have been disqualified and any protests should have been dismissed.

“Out of Bounds” is not a feature that allows interpretation. If the map shows an area as “Out of Bounds” then that area is indisputably Out of Bounds, regardless of how it may look to a runner in the terrain. If runners enter that Out of Bounds area then they should be disqualified, with no debate.

To see the routes of all 46 men runners look at - http://www. tulospalvelu.fi/gps/2017wocSprintM/

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National Orienteering League approaching its climax Blair Trewin

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he 2017 National Orienteering League is approaching its climax. Once again, the Canberra Cockatoos have been the year’s leading team. They have dominated the Senior Men’s competition, sweeping the ten rounds to date to open a 38-point lead over the Victorian Nuggets and the Southern Arrows, and look certain to take their seventh consecutive title.

Their women also look like returning to the top after a four-year gap, with a 20-point lead over the Nuggets, who have taken six of the last eight titles.

Simon Uppill looks almost untouchable in the individual competition, winning eight of the ten rounds to date. Matt Crane, the only other race winner this year, is his closest rival, 24 points in arrears. Jo Allison won two of the three rounds in Wagga, in the process clocking up her 43rd career race win to surpass the record of Hanny Allston and Julian Dent. She holds a 22-point break over the closely bunched trio of Charlotte Watson (who, at last report, is likely to come back for the closing rounds), Belinda Lawford and Bridget Anderson, whilst Natasha Key and Krystal Neumann, both with a race in hand, are still in touch.

Close team competitions are the order of the day in the junior events, with ties currently existing in the lead for both. For the Junior Women it is a three-way tie between the NSW Stingers, the Queensland Cyclones and the Tassie Foresters, whilst the Foresters and the Cockatoos are fighting out the Junior Men’s (with the Stingers only four points further back). The individual competitions aren’t quite as close, with Aston Key having nine wins from ten so far this year and Tara Melhuish seven, but there are still good battles for the minor placings.

After the Ultra-Long weekend in Canberra, the National League will conclude with the final four rounds during the Australian Championships week.

Simon Uppill at WOC Sprint Relay.

Photo: Erik Borg

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MIDDLE

JWOC in Finland Photos: Erik Borg, Marion Burrill and the Jaffe family

JWOC was based around the beautiful town of Tampere, north-west of Helsinki.

Australia’s JWOC Team: MEN: Aston Key, Jarrah Day, Joseph Dickinson, Patt Jaffe, Simeon Burrill, Toby Wilson.

WOMEN: Asha Steer, Caroline Pigerre, Rachel Allen, Tara Melhuish, Winnie Oakhill, Zoe Dowling.

Asha Steer

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Manager: Hanny Allston. Coach: Ralph Street

ompetition was intense in the Middle Distance qualifiers with the only Oceanians to make the A Finals being New Zealand’s Danielle Goodall, Tommy Hayes and Devon Beckman, though Australia’s Joseph Dickinson was just two places and 8secs off making it through. Aston Key finished with a time good enough to make the A Final, but he had mis-punched.

Nick Smith (NZ) won the Men B Final with Joe Dickinson in 8th place and Patrick Jaffe 10th.

Simeon Burrill.

MIDDLE DISTANCE – Men A Final 1 2 3 36 43

Olli Ojanaho Audun Heimdal Simon Imark Tommy Hayes Devon Beckman

FIN NOR SWE NZL NZL

Finish 4.1 km 23:47 25:08 25:50 31:37 32:47

MIDDLE DISTANCE – Women A Final Finish 3.5 km 1 2 3 51

Hanny Allston briefs team.

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Simona Aebersold Linnea Golsater Veera Klemettinen Danielle Goodall

SUI SWE FIN NZL

23:15 24:29 25:03 34:38

SPRINT

Tara Melhuish.

Joe Dickinson - JWOC Sprint - 17th place.

Aston Key.

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ollowing the winning Sprint performances by Tim Robertson in recent years, New Zealand’s Tommy Hayes continued the tradition of kiwi sprinting success by taking 2nd place in a closely fought race.

And Joe Dickinson, at his first JWOC, was not far behind in 17th

place – every top-20 finish at JWOC is a major result. Tara Melhuish was the best of the Oceanian women.

JWOC Sprint Men routes Hayes Dickinson Key

Finish 3.5 km

SPRINT – Men

Tommy Hayes.

1 2 3

Olli Ojanaho Tommy Hayes Joey Hadorn

FIN NZL SUI

13:59 14:07 14:09

17

Joseph Dickinson

AUS

14:42

32 45

Aston Key Cameron de LIsle

AUS NZL

15:06 15:19

54 67

Simeon Burrill Nick Smith

AUS NZL

15:28 15:49

Jarrah Day.

82

Patrick Jaffe

AUS

16:07

SPRINT – Women

88 103 110

Toby Wilson Ed Cory Wright Callum Herries

AUS NZL NZL

16:12 16:36 16:45

1 2 3

Simona Aebersold Tereza Janosikova Linnea Golsater

SUI CZE SWE

14:02 14:09 14:21

128

Jarrah Day

AUS

17:12

40 56

Tara Melhuish Danielle Goodall

AUS NZL

16:07 16:36

66 89 89

Asha Steer Lara Molloy Alice Tilley

AUS NZL NZL

16:53 17:20 17:20

91 94

Zoe Dowling Jenna Tidswell

AUS NZL

17:23 17:31

104 106

Caroline Pigerre Katie CoryWright

AUS NZL

17:49 17:53

109

Winnie Oakhill

AUS

17:56

111

Rachel Allen

AUS

18:04

Sprint Men medallists.

Finish 3.0 km

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LONG

Joe Dickinson.

Typical Finnish granite – grey on the map; green in the forest.

Aston Key came to the fore in the Long Distance claiming an excellent 28th place, with New Zealand’s Nick Smith just ahead in 23rd.

Finish 7.6 km

LONG DISTANCE – Women 1 2 3 41 58

Simona Aebersold Veera Klemettinen Sofie Bachmann Danielle Goodall Katie CoryWright

SUI FIN SUI NZL NZL

56:03 59:17 1:02:52 1:12:10 1:16:43

59 80

Zoe Dowling Lara Molloy

AUS NZL

1:17:08 1:21:14

88

Tara Melhuish

AUS

1:25:07

89

Rachel Allen

AUS

1:26:05

91

Asha Steer

AUS

1:26:26

93 94

Winnie Oakhill Alice Tilley

AUS NZL

1:27:34 1:27:44

98 104 133

Caroline Pigerre Kayla Fairbairn Jenna Tidswell

AUS NZL NZL

1:29:16 1:31:07 1:49:13

Finish 10.7 km

LONG DISTANCE – Men 1 2 3 23

Olli Ojanaho Simon Imark Simon Hector Nick Smith

FIN SWE SWE NZL

1:05:11 1:05:54 1:06:07 1:15:54

28

Aston Key

AUS

1:16:10

56 63

Joseph Dickinson Tommy Hayes

AUS NZL

1:21:24 1:22:56

82

Jarrah Day

AUS

1:27:14

89 98

Patrick Jaffe Cameronde LIsle

AUS NZL

1:28:32 1:29:53

101 104 115

Simeon Burrill Ed Cory Wright Devon Beckman

AUS NZL NZL

1:30:28 1:31:53 1:34:01

120 125

Toby Wilson Callum Herries

AUS NZL

1:34:22 1:35:47

Simeon Burrill.

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Tara Melhuish.

FOREST RELAY

FOREST RELAY – Men

Toby Wilson.

1.

Norway

1:28:23

2.

Finland

1:29:57

3.

Russia

1:30:28

18.

New Zealand 1 1. Tommy Hayes 2. Devon Beckman 3. Nick Smith

1:40:33 31:26 35:57 33:11

25.

Australia 1 1. Aston Key 2. Joseph Dickinson 3. Patrick Jaffe

1:46:06 33:43 36:52 35:31

34.

New Zealand 2 1. Cameron de Lisle 2. Callum Herries 3. Ed Cory Wright

1:52:57 35:21 41:42 35:54

41.

Australia 2 1. Jarrah Day 2. Simeon Burrill 3. Toby Wilson

2:03:55 35:56 45:56 42:03

Winnie Oakhill.

FOREST RELAY – Women 1.

Sweden

1:34:15

2.

Switzerland

1:36:00

3.

Norway

1:39:20

26.

Australia 1 1. Tara Melhuish 2. Zoe Dowling 3. Asha Steer

2:02:39 40:24 42:28 39:47

Australia 2 1. Rachel Allen 2. Winnie Oakhill 3. Caroline Pigerre

2:19:24 49:14 43:38 46:31

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Both New Zealand women’s teams apparently mispunched on the first leg.

Zoe Dowling.

JWOC Relay-Women leg 1-Tara Melhuish(green);Rachel Allen(pink).

Jarrah Day.

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Summing up

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oving reporter, David Jaffe, summed up JWOC by asking: “So, how did we go over the week?

Firstly, the team was happy and got on very well. We didn’t quite have the stand out performances of last year (Henry McNulty’s 6th in the Sprint, Matt Doyle’s Long Distance top-20, or Lanita Steer’s 26th in the Sprint) because the strength of this team was younger and less experienced. The standard here is very high. In the Junior Men’s Sprint, for example, two minutes separated the top 80. Losing 30 seconds drops you twenty places!

Aston, Asha and Patrick all improved on last year. Aston showed great potential in the Long Distance and nearly the Middle Distance (but for that mis-punch). Asha had her best JWOC and Patrick was pretty pleased with how he ran most races. Joe Dickinson had a stand out carnival and looks to have really clicked with the sport. He is a big strong guy so this terrain suited him but he also ran well technically. Zoe Dowling also had a good carnival and I was impressed with Caroline and Rachel in their first JWOCs. They are young and will improve.

It was fun to be around this group and I think they will spur each other on to greater things next year.

Team with supporters.

I think Hanny Allston did a great job as manager and Ralph Street has been very popular so that helped bring the group together.”

Patrick and Friend.

Caroline Pigerre - Sprint.

Natasha Key - Aston - Warren.

Rachel Allen - Sprint.

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Patrick Jaffe - Relay Finish.

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MT B O

c h a m pi o n s h i p s

Win ge l l o , N SW 4-8 O ct ober 20 17

The MTBO carnival for everyone •D o you like the idea of sitting down to go orienteering?

• Do you like the idea of getting one up on our Kiwi cousins?

• Do you like the idea of being Australian Orienteering champion in two formats in a fortnight?

World Junior Silver medallist, Lucy Mackie, will be back on home ground at the Aus Champs.

Well, there is no better opportunity to do all three than the Australian Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships carnival in the NSW Southern Highlands.

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ith news that New Zealand expects to send more than 60 riders for the Australia-New Zealand Challenge, we are hoping a big local contingent will be on hand.

Just three hours from Bathurst, the MTBO championships will be held around Wingello – the town where the great Australian leg spin bowler Bill O’Reilly grew up.

The Foot O championships are around Bathurst and Hill End from September 23-October 1, and the MTBO championships follow straight on, with six events in five days from October 4-8.

There are practice events on the Wednesday afternoon, Wednesday night and Friday afternoon; followed by the NSW and Australian Sprint, Middle Distance and Long Distance championships on the weekend of October 7-8.

The event accommodation and presentation dinner have been chosen to promote a friendly and family-oriented atmosphere.

To entice newcomers into the sport, our organisers are offering:

• F REE ENTRY in the W12, M12, W14 and M14 age classes.

•A ‘recreational’ class in which you can participate solo or in pairs –

ideal for parents to take the kids around, or for newbies to buddy up.

Depending on the number of novice competitors there may be an additional shorter course.

•E nter-on-day in the recreational class (numbers will be limited).

•A MTBO info session on the Friday night with Australian representative Ricky Thackray.

There will be the usual range of championship courses for elites and regulars.

Hurry - entries close on September 17 via Eventor.

Date

Event

Photo: Rainer Burmann

Q: I don’t have a proper mountain bike. Can I still participate?

A: Yes. Organiser Greg Bacon advises: “MTBO regulars use a mountain bike with at least front suspension to help on uneven surfaces along bush tracks and mountain bike trails, and knobby tyres for grip on loose surfaces.

“For the Sprint event a hybrid with at least some movement in the front forks and wider dirt/road use tyres would be suitable.

“The Middle and Long Distance championships are on good quality forest roads and reasonably good mountain bike trails. There may be some sections where you need to dismount on the rough ground. You would expect to ride for approx 60 minutes on these courses and it may not be as comfortable as a dedicated mountain bike but it is still achievable.”

Venue

Start window

Q: Can I hire a mountain bike at the event?

Wed Oct 4 Practice Event Night Champs

Belanglo SF Belanglo SF

5pm onwards 7.30pm & 7.45pm mass starts

Fri Oct 6

Practice Event

Penrose F

3-4.30pm

A: Yes, we recommend you contact Stuart at Ye Olde Bike Shoppe in nearby Bundanoon prior to the event. Ph: 02 4883 6043 E: Strtrd02@gmail. com

Sat Oct 7

AUS Sprint Champs AUS Middle Distance Champs

Wingello Township Wingello SF

9-10.30am 1-3.30pm

Sun Oct 8

AUS Long Distance Champs

Wingello SF

9-10.30am

Q: Where can I get my bike repaired during the carnival?

A: Again, contact Stuart at Ye Olde Bike Shoppe.

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MTBO in Europe 2017

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or many of the Aussies and Kiwis, their European MTBO adventures started in Czechia in early July with the biennial 5-day event based around Plzen, 100 km west of Prague. Eight Aussies and six Kiwis met the challenge of this iconic event where around 700 competitors took part.

The ‘carnival’ then moved to Bad Vöslau, 30 km south of Vienna, with the Australian contingent starting to swell. The Middle and Long Distance events here started on the plateau above the town in the southern part of the Vienna Woods: a myriad of small tracks and route choice options.

Leigh Privett (AWV) rode his bike, with a couple of mates, from Prague to Plzen, then to Austria and on to Orléans in France – that solved his problem of what to do in the time between the events!

Medals came their way in the Middle Distance race too, with Carolyn Jackson picking up a second Silver in W60, and Kathy Liley winning Bronze in W70. And for New Zealand, Marquita Gelderman took another Gold in W50 while Sally Dickson (W55) and Rob Garden (M65) each won Bronze.

And in the Long Distance, Carolyn Jackson won Silver to make it three for the carnival, Kathy Liley also won Silver to give her a full set – Gold, Silver & Bronze.

Leigh Privett won Bronze and New Zealanders Marquita Gelderman and Rob Garden won Gold in W50 and M65 respectively, giving Marquita the perfect set of three Golds.

WMMTBOC in Orléans Photos by Mélanie Reinen and Alain Carlier

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he show then moved on to France, by which time the Aussie ranks had swelled to 15. The French city of Orléans played host to the 2017 World Masters Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships (WMMTBOC) – thank goodness for the acronym. Combined with Round 2 of the World Cup, the Senior, Junior and Youth European Championships, and the O’France courses for everyone else, it made for quite a large gathering of MTBO enthusiasts.

If they hadn’t known beforehand the people of Orléans quickly discovered what La Course d’Orientation à VTT was all about when the bike parade took place through the streets of Orléans to Place du Martroi (known for its statue of Joan of Arc) for the Opening Ceremony. The parade passed Orléans Cathedral, built from 1278 - 1329 and 1601-1829, which has a magnificent Gothic facade.

First up was the Sprint event and Australian riders took out one Gold (W70 – Kathy Liley) and two Silver medals (W60 – Carolyn Jackson and M70 – Leigh Privett). Add New Zealander Marquita Gelderman’s Gold in W50, and the Oceanians were off to a very good start.

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Tamsin Barnes (W45) during the Middle Distance race.

Marquita Gelderman (NZ) dominated W50 to win three gold medals.

behind winner

SPRINT

The W/M70 podium for the Sprint with Kathy Liley, Gold and Leigh Privett, Silver.

Carolyn Jackson with her Sprint Silver medal in W60.

W45 W50 M50 M50 W55 W55 M55 M55 W60 W60 W60 M60 M60 M60 M60 M65 M65 M65 W70 M70

7 1 21 22 6 8 14 31 2 5 9 13 17 20 4 6 15 1 2

Tamsin Barnes Marquita Gelderman Tony Keeble Michael Maher Deb Bain Sally Dickson Greg Barbour Ben Coetzer Carolyn Jackson Kay Haarsma Carolyn Cusworth Peter Cusworth Jim Sutherland Bill Vandendool Richard Robinson Nick Collins Rob Garden David Firman Kathy Liley Leigh Privett

AUS NZL AUS AUS NZL NZL NZL AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS NZL AUS AUS NZL NZL AUS AUS AUS

30:30 19:26 39:46 43:55 32:23 34:12 29:11 41:48 22:14 34:11 43:08 31:22 34:45 41:47 mp 28:01 30:01 36:12 22:01 23:00

+6:19 +16:13 +20:22 +7:20 +10:09 +3:45 +16:22 +2:09 +14:06 +23:03 +7:46 +11:09 +18:11 +3:41 +5:41 +11:52 +1:24

Richard Robinson (M60) during the Sprint.

World Masters MTBO SPRINT – M60

Le Campus Orleans-la-Source 1:5000, 2.5m

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Leigh Privett (M70) rode thousands of km through Europe and still won two World Masters medals.

Kathy Liley (W70) won a complete set of medals: Gold, Silver and Bronze.

Kathy Liley’s medals.

World Masters MTBO Middle Distance M60 course

Les Labyrinthes 1:10000, 2.5m

behind winner

MIDDLE DISTANCE W45 W50 M50 M50 W55 W55 M55 M55 W60 W60 W60 M60 M60 M60 M60 M65 M65 M65 W70 M70 40 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER SEPTEMBER 2017

5 1 17 20 3 4 17 37 2 6 9 14 21 3 13 3 5

Tamsin Barnes Marquita Gelderman Tony Keeble Michael Maher Sally Dickson Deb Bain Greg Barbour Ben Coetzer Carolyn Jackson Carolyn Cusworth Kay Haarsma Richard Robinson Peter Cusworth Bill Vandendool Jim Sutherland Rob Garden David Firman Nick Collins Kathy Liley Leigh Privett

AUS NZL AUS AUS NZL NZL NZL AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS NZL NZL AUS NZL AUS AUS

1:13:08 48:42 1:13:21 1:32:50 1:02:35 1:03:03 1:02:14 1:42:01 55:02 1:12:44 mp 1:00:48 1:06:19 1:22:44 mp 1:02:33 1:25:42 mp 45:24 52:34

+17:26 +21:45 +41:14 +7:55 +8:23 +11:11 +50:58 +0:26 +18:08 +8:28 +13:59 +30:24 +2:09 +25:18 +5:27 +8:30

Marina Iskhakova was representing Australia for the first time competing in W21 in the World Cup races running at the same time as the Masters.

WORLD CUP – Marina Iskhakova AUS

Carolyn Jackson (W60) won Silver in each of the 3 races.

W21 Sprint 28th W21 Middle Distance 34th W21 Long Distance 28th

Seven races in these three events were part of the 2017 15-race World Masters Series which started in New Zealand in November last year. Points from 7 out of 15 races counted for the final placings, so more medals were handed out in Orléans: Gold to Tamsin Barnes (RRQ, W45), Carolyn Jackson (BKV, W60) and Leigh Privett (AWV, M70); Silver to Rob Garden (NZ, M60) and Kathy Liley (YVV, W70); Bronze to Deb Bain (NZ, W55) and Kay Haarsma (TTS, W60).

W45 W50 M50 M50 W55 W55 M55 M55 W60 W60 W60 M60 M60 M60 M60 M65 M65 M65 W70 M70

4 1 17 21 5 8 23 36 2 5 6 8 10 17 18 1 10 15 2 3

Tamsin Barnes Marquita Gelderman Tony Keeble Michael Maher Deb Bain Sally Dickson Greg Barbour Ben Coetzer Carolyn Jackson Kay Haarsma Carolyn Cusworth Richard Robinson Peter Cusworth Bill Vandendool Jim Sutherland Rob Garden Nick Collins David Firman Kathy Liley Leigh Privett

behind winner

AUS NZL AUS AUS NZL NZL NZL AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS NZL NZL AUS NZL AUS AUS

2:05:14 1:26:44 1:51:07 2:08:23 1:46:40 1:51:11 1:53:14 2:30:43 1:23:26 1:42:59 1:48:21 1:34:47 1:36:58 1:50:18 1:50:47 1:25:55 1:43:19 1:55:38 1:25:02 1:29:06

+6:27 +13:54 +24:19

2018 World Masters Series

2017 World Masters Series

LONG DISTANCE

29:01 1:06:32 1:54:28

8 events with 17 races – best 7 to count •A ustralia: 7-8 October 2017, Australian MTBO Championships, NSW • Germany: 7-8 October 2017 Rabenberg • Portugal: 14-15 April 2018, Grandola • Denmark: 8 May • Poland: 2-3 June Gdansk • Czech Rep: Orient Express 15-17 June Kay Haarsma (W60) finished 3rd in the World Masters Series.

+23:59

JWMTBOC in Lithuania

+23:25 +40:51 +12:40 +17:11 +23:03 +60:32 +8:13 +27:46 +33:08 +7:36 +9:47 +23:07 +23:36

Lucy Mackie wins Silver in Middle Distance

+17:24 +29:43 +7:48 +1:50

NZ’s Rob Garden won the M65 Long Distance race in a faster time than M60.

•H ungary: World Masters Championships 27 June-1st July • Sweden: 22-23 July, O Ringen

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ucy was off to a slow start in the Junior Women’s race and lost about 2 minutes to the eventual winner, Veronika Kubinova (CZE), between controls #2 and #5, then they both lost some 2 mins each on leg #5 to #6. From there on, despite sometimes taking different route choices, they were around each other all the way to the Finish with Lucy not dropping any more time but unable to make up the leeway. Her resulting Silver medal was a very happy start for the Aussie Team, particularly when brother Fergus finished 9th in Junior Men. In the Long Distance event Lucy finished a very creditable 7th – just one place off the podium.

Lucy Mackie - Silver in Middle Distance.

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O-SPY

IOF Sanctions Athlete for Anti-Doping Rule Violation

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ussian Ski Orienteer Polina Frolova has tested positive for the prohibited substance Meldonium. The IOF Doping Hearing Panel have sanctioned her with a period of ineligibility of four years, as well as the disqualification of a number of results. Her two gold medals from ESOC as well as the one gold, three silver and one bronze she won at WSOC will be removed.

Following the European Ski Orienteering Championships Sprint Relay on 8 February, 2017 the athlete Polina Frolova, Russia, was selected for an In-Competition Doping Control.

She provided a urine sample which upon analysis proved to contain the Prohibited Substance Meldonium, constituting an Anti-Doping Rule Violation in accordance with Article 2.1 of the IOF Anti-Doping Rules.

O-SPY Vale Kevin Maloney 19.7.1942 – 31.7.2017

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evin Maloney (Victorian O-Gear) passed away on July 31.

Although he had been receiving support and care at home and most recently in palliative care, he was still in fine spirits and up for a good chat until his passing. Over the years, Kevin competed in pretty much everything, always with a grin. Kevin was a long standing member of Nillumbik Emus, and a Legend member of the Park & Street Millennium Club with 1076 events since the year 2000, a remarkable achievement given his long battles with health.

Most Victorians own some piece of O-gear that we bought from Kevin’s shop. Kevin’s casket was adorned inside and out with his old O-maps, splits slips, Park & Street O awards and control descriptions. It was said there was a map above his head that would show him where to go. He will be very sadly missed by all who knew him.

Orienteering Victoria sent their best wishes to Kevin’s family.

Kevin’s casket

The IOF charged the athlete with an Polina offence against the IOF Anti-Doping Frolova Rules at a hearing in Helsinki, Finland, in May. In accordance with the IOF Anti-Doping Rules, the Athlete Polina Frolova shall serve a Period of Ineligibility of four years.

In addition, the results shown will be disqualified, including forfeiture of any medals, titles, points and prizes. At their July meeting in Tartu, Estonia the IOF Council decided that the medals will now be redistributed according to the new results. The process will begin of updating the results, collecting and redistributing all medals and prizes, and recalculation of the World Rankings.

Date 7/2/17 8/2/17 9/2/17 11/2/17 12/2/17 7/3/17 8/3/17 9/3/17 11/3/17 12/3/17

Event European Ski Orienteering Championships European Ski Orienteering Championships European Ski Orienteering Championships European Ski Orienteering Championships European Ski Orienteering Championships World Ski Orienteering Championships World Ski Orienteering Championships World Ski Orienteering Championships World Ski Orienteering Championships World Ski Orienteering Championships

Competition Sprint Sprint Relay Long Distance Middle Distance Relay Sprint Relay Sprint Middle Distance Long Distance Relay

Place 4 1 5 6 1 2 2 2 3 1

The IOF, the athlete, RUSADA and WADA each have the right to appeal the decision of the IOF Doping Review Panel to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Commenting upon the decision, IOF President Leho Haldna said “Although this is a difficult day for the IOF, as the ruling is the first World Anti-Doping Code Rules Violation within our area of jurisdiction, it also shows the IOF commitment to protecting the clean athletes in our sport. It shows that our commitment to testing, to find those who try to get ahead via doping, is effective.”

Press release from the International Orienteering Federation.

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British orienteers held in Finland after going to Russia for beer.

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our British men who had competed in the Jukola Relays last June were held by Finnish border guards after they illegally crossed the border into Russia. The men apparently could not resist the temptation to cross the frontier for a few quick beers.

Unfortunately, Australia had no athletes qualified to compete, while New Zealand was represented by Ross Morrison, Tim Robertson, Lizzie Ingham & Laura Robertson.

In a communiqué from Wroclaw entitled “Way or no way to the Olympics?” IOF President, Leho Haldna, said: “The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said that the World Games is a window for non-Olympic sport federations to present their sport to the IOC. What is the position of Orienteering in the long queue of sports dreaming to be in the Olympic Games (OG)? How big are our chances to be selected? My personal feeling is that we are not the first in the queue for the Summer Olympic Games, maybe we are somewhere in top 20. Obviously, we have no chance to be on the OG program as a permanent sport and the only realistic chance is to be in the OG as an optional sport. New sports on the OG program need strong support from a hosting city. Do we have a support from hosting cities already appointed or candidate cities in the future? Probably not.”

Haldna added: “Our athletes and Federations have to realise that the road to the Olympics is via The World Games, and The World Games are the highest level multi-sport event recognised by IOC where Orienteering is on the program.

Unfortunately not all Federations and athletes are supporting our common goal.

They stopped their car near the frontier and continued on foot through the border zone and into Russian territory. A Border Guard patrol came across the foursome on the Finnish side of the eastern border. They were held on suspicion of committing border offences.

During questioning the men admitted to illegally crossing the border. They said that they had seen and understood the warning signs in the border zone. However they wanted to take the risk and continue, because they had been strongly tempted to go to Russia. “The men were on the Russian side for maybe 15 minutes. Across the border they had drunk several cans of beer,” said lead investigator Timo Häkkinen of the Finnish Border Guards’ crime prevention unit. One motivation for the trip - apart from ticking off Russia on a list of countries visited - is the fact that alcohol prices are very cheap in Russia compared to Finland.

The men have since been allowed to return to the UK. A local prosecutor will charge them with border offences, which are usually punishable by fines. Russian border officials were also informed about the case. Finnish officials said the men narrowly escaped a longer and more eventful sporting trip. “If Russian Border Guards had come across the men in Russia, they would have been detained in Russia to answer for their deeds,” Häkkinen remarked.

I would like to conclude on a positive note. There are some changes in the international sporting world supporting our ambitions. The current model is not sustainable in the long run because it is ignoring the reality. There are a lot of new and attractive sports in the world, including Orienteering, working towards more recognition and inclusion into Olympic Games.”

Henry McNulty wins Silver at Norwegian Championships

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enry was second leg runner in the silver medal winning Mixed Sprint Relay team at the recent Norwegian Championships. Running with Laura Ramstein, Jon Aukrust Osmoen and Sigrid Alexandersen, Henry brought the NTNUI team up from 7th to 4th on his leg. The team finished nearly a minute ahead of the 3rd placed Nydalens SK team which included Ralph Street.

(Finnish state broadcaster YLE report)

The World Games 2017

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he World Games is the highest profile event for sports not in the Olympic Games. In late July this year the World Games were staged in Wroclaw, Poland. Three Orienteering races were in the program: a Sprint, a Middle Distance and a Sprint Relay.

A detailed selection process allows for 26 nations to be represented, with 4 or 5 athletes per team from most of these nations. Many World Championships medal winners were competing, striving hard for one of the prestigious World Games medals.

Henry McNulty in Silver medal team-NM sprintstafett. Photo: Erik Borg

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large number of people. Over 13,000 middle-aged or elderly men and women were tracked for several years.

It was found that those who had a daily intake of citrus were 23% less likely to develop the disease than those who had citrus less than twice a week. The news comes at an important time. Researchers at the University College London and Liverpool University say the number of people affected by dementia in England alone will rise by 60 percent by the year 2040.

In the United States, someone develops Alzheimer’s every 66 seconds. According to the Alzheimer’s foundation in the US, it’s the sixth leading cause of death in the nation.

Source: British Journal of Nutrition

Seen by DROC’s Mark Besley on a visit to Toronto, Canada.

2020 Tokyo Olympics cost spirals

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he price tag on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has ballooned to twice the initial estimate, even after a major cost-cutting effort. In yet another tale of warning for potential Olympic host cities, Tokyo 2020 has been sucked into the financial vortex of spiralling costs.

Tokyo 2020 organisers said recently that the estimated cost is now 1.4 trillion yen ($US 12.6 billion). When Tokyo was awarded the Olympics in September 2013, the total estimate was 730 billion yen ($US 6.6 billion).

The cost of the 2012 London Olympics tripled from a bid estimate of $US 6.5 billion to $US 19 billion. The multi billion dollar price tag has led numerous cities to drop out of bidding for the 2022 and 2024 Olympics.

Thomas Bach, who took over as IOC president in 2013, has driven a cost-cutting agenda to entice cities to bid for future Games and minimise damage to the Olympic brand. The IOC is encouraging the use of existing and temporary facilities instead of building new ones. Tokyo 2020 organisers have moved several events outside the city to do that. Tokyo Governor, Yuriko Koike, launched a further cost-cutting push after taking office six months ago as one estimate for the 2020 Games rose to more than 3 trillion yen ($US 27 billion). (source – Japan Times)

Eating an Orange a day can reduce the risk of developing Dementia.

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t’s not an apple but an orange a day that keeps the doctor away. It turns out that oranges, or any other citrus fruit, can apparently significantly cut down your risk of dementia.

A study by a team of scientists from Tohoku University in Japan believe citrus fruits can slash your risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer’s by almost a quarter. Their research was published in the British Journal of Nutrition and is the first major study investigating the consumption of citrus fruits on a

Vinyl Records are back

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ony Corp. recently announced it will resume production of vinyl records for the first time in three decades as the format sees a resurgence in popularity.

The electronics giant halted vinyl production in 1989 as compact discs became the dominant format.

Demand for vinyl is on the rise, with domestic production up eight-fold in the past six years.

In 2016, 799,000 discs were made, compared with 105,000 in 2010, according to the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Record players are also seeing a revival. Panasonic Corp. brought back its Technics brand last year after a six-year hiatus in production, while Sony released its first new model in eight years in 2016, letting customers digitize vinyl recordings in high resolution. (source – Japan Times)

Deep Thought: Is a Coin Laundry a place where you can wash your coins? and remember – You never lamb alone.

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VALE JOHN LEWIS

John sprints down to the Finish.

Farewell “Louie the Fly” 27.8.1934 – 4.7.2017

Founding President of the VOA

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he founding President of the Victorian Orienteering Association (now OV), John Lewis, passed away on July 4th, 2017. Born in New Zealand, John first came to Australia with some friends to spectate at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. As is the way with twenty-somethings he ran out of money. He took a job in the lay-out department of the Sun Herald, intending to do it just long enough to restore his finances, but was employed there for many years, never returning to NZ to live.

Though not a runner he was often seen around the Richmond Harriers in the 1960s and, when members of that club were instrumental in starting Orienteering in Victoria, John took it up with gusto. He became President of the VOA when it was formed in 1972.

In 1976 John travelled to Europe to take part in the monster Swedish 5-Days, now known as O-Ringen. For some reason the Swedes called him John Louis so, from then on, he was known to his friends as “Louie the Fly”. In that same year, John, in partnership with Ian Baker, founded O-Gear, a mobile shop selling Orienteering equipment from a trailer at events. Other States were quick to do the same.

John was a born marketer. When working for the Readers’ Digest he had to go to Hong Kong to meet clients. He found that the YMCA was right next door to one of Hong Kong’s most prestigious hotels, The Peninsula. So, John would stay at the YMCA but meet his clients in The Peninsula.

OV President, Mark Hennessy, remembers John telling him about an Orienteering event he participated in Sweden – it was O-Ringen. “He lost his way and ended up beside a small lake, where a couple of young Swedish ladies were sunbathing nude.

One of them obligingly looked at his map and showed him where he was.”

“John was a funny, intelligent man. We have all gone a bit serious these days. He was part of the early group of successful marketers of Orienteering including Tom Andrews, Ian Baker and Mike Hubbert. I learned a lot about marketing from both Tom and Ian.” Lindsay Thomas (TK) remembers: “I joined the Victorian Orienteering Association committee in 1973, with John as President. In that group I observed and learned a great deal, and readily agree that my life has been different - better - as a result. I was no athlete when I took up Orienteering and shortly afterwards found myself on John’s committee. But, I found an environment where we all were encouraged to use our various skills for the common purpose. We didn’t each and all have to be course-setters, or coaches, or for that matter administrators, nor were we necessarily typecast. So the feeling of making a useful contribution, under John’s leadership, probably helped some of us to continue in the sport for many years.”

“Together with Tom Andrews and Ian Baker, John made use of many kinds of public relations tools to grow the awareness of our then new sport and pastime - Orienteering. As a scientist

Early Red Kangaroos: John Lewis (centre) with friends Graham Davies & Eric Planinsek;

O-Gear g cards (d raphic on stu bo rawn b y WEG f control ).

and academic, this was unfamiliar territory for me, but I saw and appreciated the value of the promotional activities that the VOA undertook - such as beauty quest candidates, celebrity participants, involving league footballers - all generating interest and leading to a steep increase in membership and participation during those early years.”

Tom Andrews recalls: “I introduced John to Orienteering at an early event in 1969. It was a wet and cold Sunday. I gave John a quick intro into how to read the compass. The first control just happened to be due North from the Start and John got right onto it by following the red magnetic North needle on his compass.

This is easy he thought. However the second control was not due North, but John still kept following the red needle. When all the competitors had finished, there was still no sign of ‘Louie the Fly’. Then like a miracle in the distance, I saw a wet and forlorn, stooped person slowly walking along the muddy road. It was John! We got back to the Finish just before dark. Obviously my compass instructions were a lot to be desired.”

To the press, Orienteering was a novelty sport in the early days and we capitalised on this with a number of promotional stunts including charity runs. One was “Orienbeering” and John claimed that he and John Hilton were still Australian Orienbeering Champions having downed 13 coldies in 12 hotels over a 5km course in 59 minutes. They shared the title with a lamp-post which happened to get in the way. The extra drink was a navigational mistake and the bartender is still wondering about the control descriptions he was asked to hand over.

The Grog King at Easter events was another of John’s innovations. The rules were very simple – anyone who beat Louie was disqualified. Funnily enough, Louie never won but other Red Kangaroos did and the winnings were well appreciated.

Louie – we’ll all miss you !!

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