Easter info

If you have one of the Garmin GPS units, please bring this along to Easter with you. I encourage you to wear it, however if you don't, please offer it someone else from the team below.

I will have my laptop preloaded with map scans (from last year) for any analysis that you or your coach may wish to do after your races. Who knows - you may learn something important from day 1 that you can apply on days 2 and 3!

I understand that Kathryn, Bryan, Leon, Toph and Bruce have the 5 Orienteering Victoria units, and that Jim and Adam have their own.

I now have 3 more brand new Garmin units (courtesy of the OV Athlete Development grant). I will bring these along for the first 3 people that respond to me today.


Have a safe trip to Dubbo, and remember to register at 10am Friday in Dubbo before getting to the zoo by 11am.


We could have a team dinner on one of the nights at the Dubbo RSL to celebrate our NOL wins last year? Perhaps pencil in Friday evening at 6:30pm, and we can confirm this after the Prologue.


Our teams for Easter

M21E
Bruce Arthur
Evan Barr
Aaron Dodd
Simon Goddard
Christopher Naunton
Jim Russell
Blair Trewin
Adam Scammell

W21E
Sophie Barker
Ilka Barr
Clare Brownridge
Kathryn Ewels
Kirsten Fairfax
Louise Fairfax
Yelena Fairfax
Jasmine Neve
Zoe Radford

M20E
Bryan Keely
Leon Keely
Max Neve
Morten Neve
Todd Neve
James Robertson

W20E
Aislinn Prendergast
Jasmine Sunley

Good luck.

March update

Great work on the weekend. We lead junior women, junior men, senior women and are third in senior men.
Fantastic results by Kathryn Ewels and Bryan Keely in particular. Well done!
Just a reminder that if you are good enough to get on the podium, please wear your state top for the presentation (even if it smells). It looks much better for photos and sponsors. From Sunday, the senior men's photo is the only one published on the OA website, as the winners in the other classes didn't have their team shirts on. If you want to get your photo published on magazines and websites, then please support the organisations that assist you.

I'm entering all races for the team for the Canberra NOLs later this week.
Preliminary mixed relay teams will be:
Open
Kathryn and Bruce
Jasmine and Toph
Kirsten and Jim
Clare and Blair
Sophie and Aaron
Junior
Aislinn and Bryan
Jasmine and Morten
Rebekah and Leon
Max and Todd*
Changes will be made if necessary after Easter.
(Rebekah will not run NOL on the Sunday.)
Orienteering Victoria will pay entry fees, but will then subtract this from any travel and accommodation expenses that you claim.
This is the final call for anyone else who wants to enter. The entries will be sent this Friday.

Lastly, Kathryn is keen to do some sprint distance training in Melbourne this Saturday. Please get in touch with her if you wish to join her. She may be able to pass on some of her winning secrets!

By the way, a few people are still using my old mobile number, so if you haven't done so, please update your address books.
Many thanks
Bruce Arthur
Victoria Nuggets NOL Manager
H 03 9481 8191
M 0458 391 261 (please note new number)
E brucearthur1@bigpond.com