Nuggets Training Opportunities

Upcoming Training Opportunities - prior to next NOL event

Sunday 23rd July, Urban Micro/Sprint and Maze O WESTGATE PARK at Port Melbourne. UPDATED and EXTENDED MAP (colour).
Melways Reference: Map 42 F11
Event signed from the Todd Rd exit of the Westgate approach or try the scenic docklands tour via Lorimor Street Orienteering Courses: start times between 10 am - 12 noon.

Sunday 30th July
Sailor's Creek State Series
Should be fairly relevant terrain for the Queesland NOL event.

Sunday 5th August
SA Champs and SA/VIC Challenge
Entry form on OASA web site

Saturday 12th August
Bendigo Ironman
Map: New Saint Mungo. Using parts not visited in the 2006 Easter Prologue.
Format: Four 2k sprint races. Chasing start based on handicaps. Target is a blanket finish in each race. One easy, one medium and two harder navigation races.
First start at 12.30. Briefing at 12.20.
If you are planning on running, please send an email to ironman2006@fastmail.fm
That will ensure pre-marked maps and a handicap. Handicaps allocated on the day will be deadly.

Sunday 13th August
Maxi 3 Hour Orienteering (Team Event), Whroo
Pre-marked maps will be provided to all who enter by Tuesday August 1st.
Event Format This is the 16th annual Maxi which now incorporates the Inter School Challenge. Teams of 2-5 members visit as many controls as possible in the time available. Teams must stay together to visit as many controls as possible in the 3 hours. Controls are worth varying points, taking into account difficulty of navigation and distance travelled.
Map and Area Whroo: 1:15.000, 5 metre contours, full colour. First used in 2001 for the Victorian Championships. Whroo presents a diverse set of technical challenges, most of the forest is open and easy to move through, but the complicated gully/spur terrain offers ample scope for the feet to move faster than the brain. Pockets of old gold workings, which require close attention to map detail, complement the other challenges.
Entry Information Complete entry form and send with cheque to address on entry form. See e-bulletin

Let me know if anyone wants to pair up with me.