Victorian Nuggets team selection for QLD NOL round in August

The Victorian Nuggets selector, Geoff Lawford, has reviewed the performance of those who nominated for the QLD NOL round and selected a team to receive travel funding that will hopefully help us to climb above Tasmania and catch up to the Cockatoos and Stingers in August.

Of course, everyone is still welcome to enter and race in the NOL and JNOL races.

Team members should now consider their travel and accommodation arrangements and let me know so that we can minimise cost.

Kind Regards
Bruce Arthur

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Hi Bruce,

I have now looked at the results for the first nine NOL races and, from the list of nominees, suggest the Victorian team for the QLD NOL races in August should be, not in any particular order:

Men:

Jim Russell
Adrian Jackson
Blair Trewin
Bruce Arthur


Women:

Jasmine Neve
Kathryn Ewels
Clare Hawthorne
Kirsten Fairfax



Cheers,

Geoff

Teams announced on OA website

FYI, the WOC team, Bushrangers team and National Senior Squad additions have been posted on the OA website this morning.

http://www.orienteering.asn.au/

Congratulations to Troy, Kathryn, Kirsten, Adrian, Sue and the ‘veteran’.

Elite races

Here is some breif information about some elite races i am trying to get a good turn out at. Can you please circulate it to your runners. more information will follow.

Grant

Two weekends of top quality racing will be organised for Australia's elite Orinteers. The races will be held on the 20th and 21 st of May in Orange and Eugowra, then the 11th and 12th of June in Albury and Chiltern. The cream of Australia's elite will have a chance to compete against each other for some top quality racing.

During these two weekends the majority of the Australian WOC team will be present, and will be using the races as preparation for the up coming World Championships. As an added incentive, the 4 races will form an elite series, and prizes will be awarded to the winners in the men's and women's class.

To enter the races send an email to grant.bluett@gmail.com with your name, club and sportident number. Entries for the first weekend of racing have to be to Grant by May 3. Payment can be settled on race day.

Further information about the races can be found on the NSW and Victorian Orienteering association home pages.

3 Victorians in JWOC team

The Australian Easter 3-days orienteering carnival saw the selection of the Australian Junior Orienteering Team set to compete in Druskininkai Lithuania from 2-9th July. The successful young orienteers are:
Men
Simon UppillChris NauntonRyan SmythMatt PartonMurray ScownEvan Barr
Reserves: Morten Neve, Louis Elson
Women
Hanny AllstonJasmine NeveVanessa RoundKellie WhitfieldAinsley CavanaghSophie Barker
Reserves: Heather Harding, Clare Brownridge

Last chance for nominations for funding for QLD NOL rounds!

Last chance to nominate. Don't miss out!

Travel funding available for a team of up to 4 men and 4 women is available to ensure that Victoria is able to send a full team and remain competitive.
Nominations for selection must be made in writing to the NOL Manager, Bruce Arthur bruce.i.arthur@accenture.com, by 14th April. Selection will be based on performances in the first 9 rounds of the 2006 National Orienteering League.

So far nominations have been received from;
Jim
Adrian
Blair
Bruce
Torgeir
Chris
Evan

Jasmine
Kathryn
Clare H
Kirsten


Also if you drove to the NSW NOL rounds in March, you can claim you petrol expenses. Give me the receipts, and I'll get the money from the OV treasurer.

Training April 8/9

Training options for the last weekend prior to Easter;

Saturday
Option 1)
Terrain Time Trial at the Melbourne Forest Loop
8:30am at Bruce’s: 2/16 Cain Ave Northcote or 8:45am at the pipe bridge
Opportunity to compare your terrain fitness now with your pre-season form.
Pancakes for breakfast afterwards while looking over easter maps.


Option 2)
Soph and Aaron are planning to do a terrain (single track) run at Mt Macedon on Saturday morning if anyone is interested in joining us.Details are as below, let me know if you are coming so we will wait.Start: McGregors Picnic Ground car park, Cameron Drive, Mt MacedonTime: 11:30Tracks: Undulating with sections of steep. Single width tracks with some sections of dirt road.Distance: ~9km Ankle braces recommended.



Sunday
Long Distance training at Glenluce.
Meet near WMOC assembly area at 10am. 90/70 minute course, including technical/goldmining sections, possibly with a mass start to keep the speed up. Let Bruce know if you are coming so that he can print enough maps.

Cheers
Bruce

April Training

Final Plans for training on 1st & 2nd April

Saturday afternoon - Bring your watch, and a spare if you have one.
Route choice excercises at Crocodile Reservoir.
Meet at 2pm - from Elphinstone, head towards Chewton, but turn left on the first dirt road on the left after crossing over the railway tunnel.
3 route choice legs in a loop. The idea is to run the loop twice and compare the different route choice times.
Optional second run on Rune/Warren's Crocodile Reservoir course, or Bruce's Creswick Diggings course.

Likely to attend are;
Kathryn, Rune, Jasmine, Bruce, Clare, Sophie, Torgeir

Sunday morning
Creswick club event