Victoria Nuggets

Australian Champs entries

2008-08-19T14:30:00.000+10:00

update as of 17th Aug

Bruce, Ilka (and perhaps Simon) are still not on the start list.

AJ is there for Sprint and Long, but not relay
Adam is there all week, but does 21a on the 2 long days
Blair and Dave, doing events 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 11
Kathryn 8, 10, 11
Jim 8, 10, 11
Aislinn is there for the week, but no entry in the relay (event 11) as goes the same for ger Mum and Dad
Sunleys 8, 10, 11, Rebeka and Jasmine in 20e including relays
Sean and Julie have actually entered 21E for the Sprint (event 8) so we will have a full girls team
Dion is in the entry info

Nuggets News

2008-07-28T12:39:00.000+10:00

Welcome back to those of you who have been orienteering in Europe recently. Many of you had some great results, and it was fun to follow so many Nuggets in these competitions online.
If you missed out, don't worry - there is still some great orienteering coming up in Australia over the coming months.
The first event that you need to consider is the Australian Orienteering Championships and National League races.
Entries close on 11th August. Get your entry in now before you forget, and be sure to enter all of the NOL events in either the 17-20E or 21E class.
http://www.oq.asn.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=152&Itemid=187

The 2009 National Orienteering League calendar has been announced, so you can start your 2009 planning.
http://www.orienteering.asn.au/news/?ItemID=3128
I'm not sure about the wisdom of racing in the Adelaide hills in March given that it was over 35 almost every day in March this year. However, it will be the same for everyone and we will no doubt get some practice in those conditions over summer and the xmas 5 days.

O-Tops
I will be ordering new modern, tighter fitting Nuggets o-tops shortly. They will be the same colours as the existing tops, so that you can have a choice of wearing the old or new styles without risking any NOL points. Kampela have sent me sample sizes and I will bring them to events over the coming weeks. Please try these on and give me your order and size if you would like a new top.

SA Sprint Champs and OY event
If you enjoy Cantara Dunes, put Oct 11 and 12 in your diaries. It's only about 6 hours from Melbourne, and less from Ballarat or Bendigo and will offer top class sand dune orienteering.
This is not a NOL event, but it is always great to experience unique and unfamiliar terrain without having to travel to the other side of the world.

Tas NOL Final Information

2008-05-15T10:42:00.000+10:00

I trust that you are all fit and well for some good races this weekend.
Here is some final information for you.
Race information:
http://www.orienteering.asn.au/news/gfolder/nationalleague/nol2008/2008NOLRound4-Bulletin3.pdf

Accommodation:
I have arranged accommodation for the following Victoria Nuggets members in St Helens YHA on Fri and Sat nights.
Jim, David, Leon, Bruce, Jasmine, Toph, Morten, Bryan, Ilka, Simon (Blair and Sue - Sat night only)Note: Kathryn (staying with Robbie) and Aislinn (staying with her parents)
The address is:
St Helens YHA5 Cameron StreetSt Helens 7216
Phone: (03) 6376 1661Fax: (03) 6376 2612
Full cooking facilities, lounge room with wood fire, internet access, bedlinen provided. We need our own towels, but I have confirmed that we are allowed to come back and shower after Sunday's races.Jenny Casanova is aiming to get there by dark - leaving Hobart at 2. If anyone gets there earlier they just tell the owner they're with the SA & Vic orienteers. The double rooms are for Sus/Lachlan and Vanessa/Reuben if that's okay, but anywhere else is fair game.
South Aussies will go out for dinner on Sat night so the kitchen is all yours, unless the Nuggets have had the same idea.

Ground Transport:
Bruce, Jim, Toph, David & Leon are sharing a car from Launceston.
Others have made own arrangements. Please keep you car rental receipts and I'll see how much we can get re-imbursed from Orienteering Victoria.

Model area:
Those who wish to do some training in relevant terrain before the NOL races can go to Constable Creek map on Friday 16/5. If not, I have a computer simulation of this on Catching Features that I will bring for you to try on Friday evening.
On Saturday morning ONLY, part of the Littlechild Creek map will be available as a model map! Copies will be available at the assembly area from 9.00am. The track onto the map section is 1.5 km back toward St Helens from the track into the NOL assembly area. It is a major logging road.

TAS NOL Entries close April 30

2008-04-24T09:40:00.000+10:00

Hi Nuggets,
Please get your entries (link below) in now for the Tasmanian NOL events.
If you can let me know your arrival times and locations, I will get some car hire organised.
Accommodation is already arranged in St Helens for Fri and Sat night.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Regards
Bruce Arthur

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Tassie NOL Accommodation

2008-04-01T15:26:00.002+11:00

Jenny Casanova has kindly booked accommodation at St Helens together with the Southern Arrows for Fri and Sat nights.

We have space for 11-12 VIC people:
Yes
Jim
David
Leon
Bruce
Kathryn (staying with Robbie?)
Jasmine
Toph
Morten
Bryan
(Blair - Sat night only)
Ilka
Simon

Maybe
Louise?
Max?
Todd?

Aislinn - staying with her parents
Evan?? stress facture - probably not going

8 SA runners + Liggo (9), leaving 11 beds for us.

From Jenny Casanova:
"There are 2 dorm rooms with 6 and 8 beds each plus 2 smaller rooms with a double and single (bunk) in each; so we can fit up to 20 people, in which case it would be $20/person/night.
By my calculations there will be 8 from SA, but there’s plenty of floor space if Vic ends up with more than 12. Full cooking facilities, lounge room with wood fire, internet access, bedlinen provided.
We need our own towels, but I have confirmed that we are allowed to come back and shower after Sunday’s races.
The address is 5 Cameron St, it’s close to the centre of town. "

We will organise some hire cars closer to the time.
Let me know if you have any questions.

Bruce Arthur
Victoria Nuggets NOL Manager

Nuggets in Canberra - expenses

2008-04-01T15:25:00.000+11:00

Hi Team
Thanks to you all for another great effort over the weekend. There was certainly some fun and exciting racing.

As mentioned before, we have some funding available for last weekend. We have already paid your entry fee, but there is some left over for transport and accommodation.
Please send me your claim for any accommodation (Fri & Sat night) or transport expenses by Fri 11th April.
I will collate these and determine what re-imbursement you may be eligible for.

Kind Regards
Bruce Arthur
2/16 Cain Ave Northcote VIC 3070

Easter info

2008-03-19T10:54:00.000+11:00

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

2008-03-11T15:16:00.001+11:00

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

Nuggets Training Camp Schedule

2008-02-15T11:35:00.014+11:00

Nuggets Training Camp Schedule
Saturday 23rd February
2-3:30pm Terrain familiarisation - Deadman's Flat
4:30pm Check into overnight accommodation
5-6pm Team Meeting and Q&A with OA High Performance Manager (at event site)
6:30-7pm Park race at Strathdale Reserve
8pm Dinner at La Porchetta Bendigo

Sunday 24th February
8am Hagaby course on the intricate mining terrain of Diamond Hill.
12pm (approx) Downhill course at Mt Alexander (granite).

Attendees
I am assuming that these people would like to participate in all training exercises (this list is based on those that pre-entered the Bendigo ToDay events).
Aaron Dodd; Adam Scammell; Bryan Keely; Leon Keely; Christopher Naunton; Dave Brownridge; Ilka Barr; Jasmine Neve; Roch Prendergast; Aislinn Pendergast; Shane Keely; Jo-Anne Keely; Simon Goddard; Thomas Top; Zoe Radford; Clara Brownridge; Rob Preston (o/s); Bruce Arthur; Jasmine Sunley (E-mail); Kathryn Ewels; Max Neve; Sue Neve; Todd Neve (23)
Reuben and Vanessa (SA) may also come.

Please correct me if I am wrong.
If you are not on the list, you need to tell me if you wish to attend.

Meeting Place
Please meet at 2pm at Deadman's Flat. 300m south of the Campbells Creek/Fryerstown Rd junction, or 500m north of the Irishtown 3 way junction.

Other directions
Bendigo ToDay #1
Date; Saturday 23rd Feb
Time; 1st start is at 6.30 pm, last start is 7.00 You start any time you like, just punch the start unit, and get going. NO STARTS AFTER 7.00
Map; Strathdale Parklands
Scale; 1:5,000
Organiser; JiM Russell, 0411125178
Directions; From the centre of Bendigo, travel North/East along Pall Mall to Chapel St, turn right, then left into McIvor Highway. Travel under the railway line, through the lights, over the hill to Crook St, turn right. Parking is on the left, 300m along Crook St.

Bendigo ToDay #2
Date; Sunday 24th Feb
Time; Mass start at 8 am SHARP be there with time to get organised
Map; Diamond Hill SthScale; 1:10,000
Organiser; JiM Russell, 0411125178
Directions; From the centre of Bendigo, travel via Mitchell St, Carpenter St and Spring Gully Rd, turn right into Burns St and follow O-signs, turn left into Diamond Hill Rd , then right into Kangaroo Gully Rd. Parking is under the Powerlines just to the West of the Diamond Hill/Kangaroo Gully Rd T intersection. This is on the Southern end of the Diamond Hill Orienteering map. There are other ways of getting there, take them at your own risk.

Mt Alexander training
Sunday approx noon
Start at the sealed road near the tower on the summit. A couple of non runners may be requried to shuttle cars to the finish at the bottom.

Accommodation
Assuming that Bendigo people will stay at home, I have arranged accommodation for:
2 cabins @ Central City Caravan Park, 362 High StreetGolden Square.
Cabin A - Rob & Kathryn, Zoe, Jasmine S, Aislinn (BYO sleeping bag/pillow)
Cabin B - Bruce, Simon, Adam, Aaron (linen provided)

Car pooling

Aaron is driving from Sunbury. Adam is driving from Melbourne.
Simon will drive from Melbourne and pick up Bruce and Zoe from Northcote 12:30pm, Clare from Brunswick 12:40pm and Jasmine S from Brimbank Park 1pm.

What to bring
O-gear
SI stick
Plenty of water
Food
Plastic map bag
GPS watch (if you have one)
Sleeping bag/pillow
Hat/suncreen
Maybe even your coach

Bruce
0458 391 261

Training with Kathryn

2008-02-04T10:28:00.000+11:00

Kathryn's plan leading up the eureka challenge are:
Sat 9th Adventure Race Yarra Bend Sun 10th Feb Technical Training (maybe Castlemaine/Daylesford?)
Sat 16 & 17th Working-Fire Stand By
Sat 23 & 24th Training Camp Weekend
Sat 1st Mar Technical Training (Castlemaine) Sunday 2nd BRW tri-maybe sprint training in afternoon in Melb
Let us know if you are interested in joining in on any of the sessions.
Cheers
Kathryn Ewels
Mobile 0428992506
Email kewels AT hvp.com.au

Nuggets Training Camp

2008-02-02T14:51:00.000+11:00

Nuggets Training Camp, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 February.

Following on from the successful event in 2007, the 'Bendigo To Day' is back for 2008 The Nuggets will be conducting a training camp over this weekend, including the races organised by Jim Russell. Please enter the races, and based on the entries, I will arrange some overnight accommodation for those that do not live in Bendigo. Saturday evening will be a Park race at Strathdale Reserve, followed on Sunday morning by a Hagaby course on the intricate mining terrain of Diamond Hill. The weekend will also include short sessions on Saturday afternoon and mid Sunday to specifically prepare for the March 8-9 NOL weekend. Course 1 & 2, Saturday only, $7, Sunday only, $10, both days $15 I would suggest that Men enter Course 1, and Women enter Course 2
Please send your entries to jymbo@dodo.com.au <jymbo@dodo.com.au> before the 15th February 2008.

NOL Entry dates

2008-01-31T14:47:00.000+11:00

Today is a good opportunity to enter the Easter 3-Day and still get the early bird entry fee (until 31 January 2008). Entries are available online at http://aus3days2008.orienteering.asn.au/entries.php
Entries close on 20 February 2008.

National Orienteering League - Rounds 1 & 2, in Victoria on March 8-9. Attention M/W17-20 and M/W21 competitors only (or others that may want to run those classes). Entries close on February 8, 2008. Please go to <http://www.orienteering.asn.au/news/?ItemID=2241> for the invitation and entry form.

Nuggets win National Orienteering League

2007-09-26T23:07:00.000+10:00

Fantastic effort from all team members. For details of the win, please refer to the Victoria Nuggets pages on the Orienteering Victoria site.

Training opportunities: - Australian Champs preparation this weekend

2007-06-22T11:11:00.001+10:00

Orienteering Victoria's GPS units have arrived. They are the Garmin wrist watch style, so you don't need to carry anything extra on your back. This weekend is a perfect opportunity to trial them to fine tune your Australian Champs preparation.

Saturday morning 8:30am
Technical training - Darebin Parklands.
Park/Forest sprint course
Trial of GPS units - first 4 confirmations get to try them
Meet at the shelter shed near the car park

Sunday - Blodslitet, Butterfly Gully - Daylesford
Long Distance training
11am mass start
4 GPS units available for anyone on course 1
Contact Bruce if you wish to arrange car pooling

JWOC trials logistics

2007-05-08T10:05:00.000+10:00

Transport
Car 1 Bendigo - Jim, Bryan, Leon
Car 2 Bendigo - Evan, Toph
Car 3 Melbourne - Blair, Bruce, Kathryn, Clare (leaving Fri 2pm)
Car 4 Canberra - Rob, Morten, Jasmine, Mace
Car 5 Sydney - Kirsten, Yelena
Car 6 Canberra - Lawfords
Car 7 Ballarat - Prendergasts

Accommodation is being organised for Cars 1-4 on Friday and Saturday night in Cowra, and Car 5 for Saturday night only at:
Cowra Van Park Park Cabin Ensuite Section
General directions:1km W of PO
Address:Lachlan St, (off Kendal St), Cowra NSW 2794
Phone:02 6340 2110
Fax:02 6342 4835
Email:cowravanpark@cowra.gov.au

Accommodation will be paid for by Orienteering Victoria. Please keep your petrol tax invoices for re-imbursement.

2007 WOC Trial/NOL May 5 & 6 - Event Programme

2007-04-27T10:48:00.000+10:00

NOL Round 2 - VIC
The final bulletin and start lists have been published for the Victorian round of the National League at:
http://www.orienteering.asn.au/nationalleague/nolnews/?ItemID=1582

NOL Round 3 - NSW (JWOC trials)
The weekend promises to be an awesome 2 days of orienteering. Plenty of granite and ideal training ahead of JWOC, the NSW Long Distance and Australian Championships in July.
Entries are due by 30 April.
Full details are available at:
Molong http://bennelong.nsw.orienteering.asn.au/ or contact Frank Assenza on gateway@optusnet.com.au or 02 94384339
Eugowra http://www.garingal.nsw.orienteering.asn.au/ or contact Barbara and Tony Hill on hillab@tpg.com.au or 02 91442684.

Please enter now if you have not already done so. We are looking for full teams in each division and will pay you to attend. All petrol and reasonable accommodation expenses will be re-imbursed, so keep your receipts/tax invoices.
If you have entered, please let me know the following details:
Departure Place: (eg Melbourne CBD, Bendigo etc)
Time that you can leave: (eg 4pm Friday)
I will then arrange car pooling and shared accommodation for the team.

NOL Round 1 - SA: funding re-imbursement
Funding was available to Nuggets members that started each of the 3 NOL races on the weekend after Easter.
If you have not already done so, please provide me with your petrol and accommodation receipts for re-imbursement from Orienteering Victoria.

SS 2+3 (NOL) training day

2007-04-23T09:53:00.000+10:00

Saturday 28th April

Event details:
Have a great day by the lake in Creswick and touch up your technique for next weekend. Expect to have many of Victoria's elite running, and the national senior women's coach is rumoured to be attending. With courses for the less serious available you can bring the family.

Courses:
1 hard 8km
2 hard 4km
3 easy/moderate 2km

Starts 1-2:15pm

Courses utilise areas of St Georges Lake map that are most similar to the terrain being used at the NOL middle distance and classic races.
Make sure you save some energy because there will be another surprise session for those willing- not for the softies.

Directions:
Assembly area is at the St Georges Lake picinic area.
From Melbourne- exit the Western fwy at the Bungaree Creswick exit and follow signs to creswick. St Georges Lake and assembly area are on your right just as you enter the outskirts of Creswick- it will be signposted. Allow 85min from CBD.
From Ballarat- Head north on the midland highway for 12km then turn right onto Melbourne/ Bungaree rd. Travel 1km to assembly area on your left signposted.
From north- follow Midland hwy south to Creswick, turn left onto Melbourne/ Bungaree road, travel 1km to assembly area on your left signposted

Easter Training Day - Smith's Reef

2007-03-30T09:07:00.000+10:00

We have something a bit different organised for this weekend. I have set a sprint-course for the morning for which you need to arrive by 10.30. Starts will be from 11am, and we will be starting at 1 min time intervals. This is a good chance to practice your orienteering under race conditions. In the afternoon I have organised a star-relay, which will have 4 loops. We will have a mass start at 2pm for this race, and you can select to do between 2 and 4 loops. There will also be a beginners course in the afternoon. The start and finish area will be by the dam at Smith's Reef, so if it is a hot day bring your swimmers! Also bring plenty of water with you if it is a hot day. We will have some there, but we have set short courses, with loops passing through the finish so there will be no water on the course.
Directions. >From Castlemaine: “From the intersection of the Midland Highway, (A300) and the Pyrenees Highway (B180) (traffic lights) in the centre of Castlemaine, head South towards Ballarat on the (A300). After 1.1kms turn right and head towards Maryborough on the (B180) for 3.6kms. Turn right onto the Maldon Road. Smiths Reef Forest is approximately 8kms along this road on the right. Follow O signs.

Weekend March 24-25

2007-03-22T10:29:00.000+11:00

The plan this weekend for our group (Bryan, Leon, Jimbo and me) was to have a bit of a mini Easter with 3 races within almost 24hrs. The purpose of these trainings is to work on racing and technical skills of orienteering, although these terrains maybe a little more techncial than those you find at Easter in Burra they are skills you will always need as a successfull orienteer. It's also a good time to get into your own race procedures so its not unfamiliar come 2weeks.

Saturday, March 24th, CHEWTON DIGGINGS

Am: Meet up 10:30am sharp @ Chewton shops (it's on the road into Castlemaine from Melb.) then driving 5mins to the diggings wheel.
Sprint (race 1): 2.5km (10-15 min) sprint course around technical Chewton Diggings area.

Pm: 2pm start @ diggings wheel.
Middle (race 2): 5km (30-35min) middle course around technical/and some not so technical Chewton Diggings area.

Sunday, March 25th, BLOWMINE

Am: Meet up 10am sharp @ Castlemaine Park (centre town, cnr forest/barker st) then driving out to Blowmine map in Newstead.
Long (race 3): 12km + (80-90min) longer course around fairly fast "Burra like" terrain on Blowmine map.

All welcome to join us!

If you do decide to come YOU MUST PHONE ME A.S.A.P. and tell me what sessions your interested in, so we can organise you with map and fit you in.

Troy
Ph: 0416769014
Email: troydehaas@hotmail.com

NOL rounds 2 & 3 entries

2007-03-22T10:27:00.000+11:00

In theory this should all be on the NOL web pages, however, here is what I have found;

Vic NOL round 2: 5/6 May (WOC trials)
Entries close 5th April
http://www.orienteering.asn.au/nationalleague/nol2007/?EventID=311
http://www.orienteering.asn.au/nationalleague/nol2007/?EventID=312
http://www.orienteering.asn.au/nationalleague/nol2007/?EventID=313

NSW NOL round 3: 19/20 May (JWOC trials)
Entries close 30th April
http://bennelong.nsw.orienteering.asn.au/SL-4%20Molong%20Entry%20Form.pdf
http://www.garingal.nsw.orienteering.asn.au/
Shared Vic Nuggets team transport and accommodation will be arranged if there is demand (and some expenses will be re-imbursed).

Boring but important

2007-03-20T12:08:00.000+11:00

Uniforms
Victoria Nuggets uniforms are again compulsory this season for all M/W21E competitors. Penalty points are applied if we do not wear these in all NOL competitions. Please make sure you take some washing powder with you to Easter so that you can wear your uniform each day. I will be bringing our stock of uniforms to the Easter training day on March 31 for anyone who wishes to purchase new uniforms. Tops $35, Pants $25. Pants or tights must be predominantly navy (and must not have "Australia" written on them). Shorts or bike pants can be worn for sprint races.

NOL Entries
Entries for NOL events always close 4 weeks before the event. This means that you need to go to the OA NOL web pages to get your entries in for rounds 2 (VIC) and 3(NSW) of the NOL now. Late entry fees will apply and entry can not be guaranteed if you don't.

2006 Funding
Reasonable accommodation and petrol expenses will be refunded for NOL athletes starting all races on the weekend after Easter in SA, and the JWOC trials in NSW. Please keep your receipts and forward them to Bruce for your re-imbursement from Orienteering Victoria.

Photos to display some of the terrain from Worlds End South and the relevant map legend symbols

2007-03-15T11:40:00.000+11:00

Click on the link above to photos of the Day 3 area for Easter.

Weekend March 10-11

2007-03-07T10:47:00.000+11:00

The plan this long weekend for our group.

Saturday, March 10th
Am: Meet up 11am sharp @ Ballarat/Dayelsford Rd exit of Freeway. Technical short'n'fast training on Nerina map (bring your old maps).
Pm: 2pm Eureka Race #1, Nerina
Ppm: Dinner and Easter discussions/maps/beer

Sunday, March 11th
Aam: Morning jog
Am: 10am Eureka Race #2, Ballan
Pm: Madison cycle race spectating @ Bendigo

All welcome to join in.
Troy

Ph: 0416769014
Email: troydehaas@hotmail.com
Accommodation: http://www.welcomestranger.com.au/

Easter training in Victoria

2007-02-27T15:02:00.000+11:00

G'day All,

I am back in Victoria training in the lead upto Easter just over 5weeks away now. I will be using Easter as a start to the season mini peak (as it is a woc selection race) and will be organising a few extra training sessions for myself and the two athlete's I coach (Bryan and Leon Keely). If your interested in joining into any of our plans your more than welcome. Some of the training's will be mid-week which will not be possible for alot of you, but I have noted down our weekend's leading upto Easter.

More details will be posted the week before each weekend or feel free to contact me.
email: troydehaas@hotmail.com

See you soon!

Troy

March 3rd & 4th (5weeks to easter):
Sat- Tan time trial 3.8k
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~roadrun/tans.html
Sun- Warburton 5k & 10k x-country. Good opportunity to have a hit out and get some speed into your legs.
http://www.warburtonupandrunning.com.au/

March 10th & 11th (4weeks to easter):
Sat-AM:Orienteering interval training on the other end of the Nerina map (mass start/chasing start).
PM:Eureka Challenge Day 1. Nerina (w.cup terrain) lots of quality goldmining, changing direction and leg length in the race.
Sun- Eureka Challenge Day 2. Mt.Egerton

March 17th & 18th (3weeks to easter):
Sat- Dayelsford training PM: Dayelsford Fun-Run (3k, 5k & 8k), afterwards longish recovery run and o-discussion about Easter at nearby cafe.
http://www.runforyourlife.org.au/events.php
Sun- Dayelsford training Am: 3hr Rogaine show down. Extra long run with a map in hand around some pretty nice terrain not too disimilar to Easter (Burra).
http://vra.rogaine.asn.au/

March 24th & 25th (2weeks to easter):
Sat- Mini Easter (Castlemaine), AM: Sprint PM: Middle
Sun- Mini Easter (Castlemaine), AM: Long
*no controls, just tapes.

March 31st & April 1st (1week to easter):
Sat- Easter training day (Maldon) AM & PM. As organised by VOA.
Sun- Run For The Kids 3.8k & 15.2k road run
http://www.runforthekids.com.au/r4k/

Easter entries close March 1st

2007-02-27T14:39:00.000+11:00

Funding will be available to Victoria Nuggets who race in the NOL events on the weekend after Easter. Ask Bruce if you have any questions regarding this.

Elite Series Invitation & March races

2007-01-23T09:23:00.000+11:00

Waggaroos have invited you to attend the elite series races on March 24 & 25. Details below.

Other pre-easter elite competitions will include;
March 10&11 Ballarat - Eureka Challenge
March 17&18 Buckendera (Easter 05) - Elite Series

Remember to keep up the training for the National League races at Easter.
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As some of you may know Wagga is hosting the first two NSW State League events of 2007 on the weekend of the 24 - 25th March.

Saturdays race will be the NSW Sprint Champs (set by myself) being held on the brand new map of the Charles Sturt Uni campus just north of Wagga. Elite start times will be from 1pm (gives you plenty of time to check out the Wagga Beach in the arvo!!). Possible prizes for place getters (CSU wine??) and maybe spot prizes for others.

Sundays race will also be a Badge event and is being held on Connorton, complex granite with open grazing land and woodland, approximately 10km south of Wagga.

Pre-entry is required for both races by the 9th March, I have attached the entry form to this email. Further details (including the entry form) will be available on the WaggaRoos webpage shortly,

http://waggaroos.nsw.orienteering.asn.au/home/

If anyone has any queries about the event please contact Ed Stow or myself.

Hope to see you there!!

briohny
briohnydavey@internode.on.net

RRR interview

2006-11-11T12:39:00.001+11:00

Bruce was a guest on the RRR FM radio program, "Run Like You Stole Something".
http://www.rrr.org.au/onair.php?pid=44
He discussed all things orienteering for around 30 minutes, focussing on the Victoria Nuggets team.

Sunday long runs

2006-11-09T09:53:00.000+11:00

Long runs in Melbourne each week on Sunday mornings.
Meet at the Fairfield Boathouse car park at 8am, running to various locations along the paths and small tracks. Runs of around 2 hours with options to cut them short.
Eventually building up to running the entire Capital City Trail one week.
Notify Bruce if you are coming so that we know who to wait for.

Summer Training

2006-11-01T10:17:00.000+11:00

I'd like to prepare a summer training plan for the Victoria Nuggets with organised long runs in Melbourne and Bendigo on weekends, and a few other interesting locations every now and then.

Please send me suggestions and dates for any locations or fun races that you would like to have included in the plan. Remember that this training is much easier if there is a group to run with.

Park/Street orienteering is also a good opportunity for a tempo run. I'll probably be going to most of the Thursday and Wednesday events that are north of the Monash Fwy and west of Springvale Rd. Again, these are much more fun if there is a group of good competitive runners.

Victorian Championships

2006-10-23T10:07:00.000+10:00

Congratulations to the following resident Victorian Champions
Adrian Jackson (Long)
Kathryn Ewels (Middle & Long) - should have won Long outright if the officials had checked her map box
Jim Russell (Middle)

Results and splits at
http://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/2006/results.htm#MajorEvents

Mt Beckworth map and M21A course are on route gadget
http://www.bendigo-orienteers.com.au/gadget/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi?act=map&id=12&kieli=

The final championship event is the Victorian Sprint Distance Champs on December 13 at Melbourne University. Pre-entry by Dec 6 to Paul Liggins paul.liggins@au.pwc.com

Photos at
http://www.timeexposure.com/preview.mgi?a=A00628-670&amp;c=0025&g=1&p=1&lg=0&d=2454040&JavaScript=enabled

NOL Final Results

2006-10-15T10:47:00.000+10:00

Full results of the 2006 National Orienteering League
http://www.orienteering.asn.au/nationalleague

Victoria Nuggets highlights
NOL
3rd - teams (10 points behind NSW)
3rd - men (4 points behind NSW)
5th - women

Bruce 8th
Blair 9th
Jim 11th
Rune 12th
Adrian 13th

Kathryn 11th
Jasmine 12th

Bruce's total 248 points was only 3 points less than Rune Olsen's all time high of 251 points in 2005. Bruce and Blair were the only men to score points in every NOL race.

JNOL
3rd - teams (6pts behind ACT)
3rd - Boys (2pts behind QLD)
4th - Girls

Chris 3rd
Bryan 6th
Evan 12th
Rob 17th
Morten 19th
Clare 4th
Aislinn 12th

Australian Championships

2006-10-12T10:33:00.000+10:00

Significant Results

- WA Champs
Bruce 5th M21E
Blair 7th
Jim 8th
Chris 2nd M20E

- NOL event (Tuesday)
Bruce 6th M21E
Jim 8th
Blair 9th
Chris 2nd M20E

- Australian Sprint Champs
Bruce 6th M21E
Adam 7th
Jim 9th
Bryan 7th M20E
Chris 8th

- Australian Long Champs
Kathryn 3rd W21E
Blair 4th M21E
Bruce 6th
Chris 6th M20E

- Australian Relay Champs
Ilka, Kathryn, Kirsten 3rd W21E
Jim, Blair, Bruce 5th M21E
Bryan, Tom, Chris 4th M20E

Full results at
http://wa.orienteering.asn.au/auschamps2006/Frames/Results.html

Map scans to follow later...

Mt Tarrengower State Series

2006-09-25T11:26:00.000+10:00

Route gadget replays for the Mt Tarrengower State Series event are available at;
http://www.bendigo-orienteers.com.au/gadget/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi

Results
http://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/2006/Foot/State/ss1106.html

Splits
http://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/2006/Foot/State/ss1106sp.html

QLD NOL Report

2006-08-22T11:18:00.000+10:00

The Victoria Nuggets have climbed to 3rd place on the National Orienteering League table, and are now within close reach of the NSW Stingers with the final set of races to come in WA. The Nuggets took second place on the weekend behind a strong Canberra Cockatoos team with consistant performances from both the men's and women's teams.

Adrian Jackson (3rd M21E) and Kathryn Ewels (5th W21E) were the standout performers with strong runs in both the middle distance and long distance races of the Queensland Championships. The terrain was fast, open spur gully (much like Eppalock), but competitors had to battle 28 degree temperatures on up to 15km courses.

In the individual National Orienteering League standings, Bruce Arthur has consolidated 7th place, with Jackson 9th and Blair Trewin 10th. Jasmine Neve is 8th in the womens elite category.

2006 Team Standings after Round 11
1 Canberra Cockatoos 165
2 NSW Ultimax Stingers 149
3 Victorian Nuggets 139
4 Tassie Foresters 114
5 Southern Arrows 104
6 Queensland Cyclones 95
7 Western Nomads 55

In the Junior National Orienteering League races, Rob Fell and Bryan Keely kept Victoria in the running for team honours. Queensland took the lead on home ground, but Victoria is still a chance to overhaul them in the final races in WA in October.

Junior National Orienteering League standings after Round 11
Queensland 121
Victoria 106
ACT 95
Tasmania 80
South Australia 43
Western Australia 41
New South Wales 31

Race results and report at;
http://www.orienteering.asn.au/news/?ItemID=931

see Rob's attackpoint log for photos and his report;
http://www.attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_1568/period-7/enddate-2006-08-26
http://www.attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_1568/period-7/enddate-2006-08-19

Please send me any photos if you have any to add to this site.

QLD NOL Review

2006-08-21T15:18:00.000+10:00

Congratulations on a good weekend of racing. I think everyone had a least one good result over the weekend. I hope that you all enjoyed the trip and are now motivated to keep training hard for the Australian Championships.

Blair has been busy on the computer, and has already calculated the updated NOL points. The good news is that we have left TAS Foresters in our dust and are now in third place and within reach of NSW Stingers. Our goal for the remainder of the year is to catch and pass the Stingers for second. The juniors have been overtaken by QLD Cyclones, but are still close enough to give the title a challenge in WA.

While the weekend is still fresh in your minds, can someone please volunteer to write a short report on weekend for the O-Vic magazine? Orienteering Victoria gave us good support for this event so it would be great to be able to tell the members all about it. Any good photos would be useful too.

I'm hoping to be able to get the weekend's transport and accommodation expenses covered by OV from our remaining 2006 NOL budget. Can Jim, Blair and Paul let me know their final car, petrol & accommodation expenses, and I'll arrange to get Ruth Goddard to re-imburse you? I'll also arrange for the selected team member's funding to be forwarded to you as soon as the expenses are finalised.

I look forward to seeing most of you at Kooyoora next weekend. The perpetual Victoria Nuggets Kooyoora Challenge awards will be up for grabs based on cumulative times over the 2 days on course 1 (M21) and course 3 (W21).

South Australian Long Distance Championship

2006-08-08T22:16:00.000+10:00

The South Australian Long Distance Championship was held on new map called Ngaralta Country near Murray Bridge. It provided open rocky paddocks, together with patches of tricky Mallee scrub with thick undergrowth and low visibility. It was quite a challenge to find many of the controls hidden right next to small boulders.

Torgeir Watne had his best run in Australia, coming second, 2 minutes behind Bruce, but almost 5 minutes ahead of promising junior Simon Uppill. Rob Lewis beat Dion Keech by 17 seconds.

Results
http://www.oasa.asn.au/2006/august6.html

Map and Route Choice
http://users.senet.com.au/~hillyard.tyson/gadget/cgi-bin/reitti.cgi?act=map&id=7&cID=10&kieli=

Nuggets Training Opportunities

2006-07-23T22:23:00.000+10:00

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.

Final reminder: QLD NOL entry

2006-07-23T22:22:00.000+10:00

Time is running out to enter the QLD NOL event.
So far the following Victorians are recorded as entered on the web site (unless you entered in the last few days).
Adrian Jackson
Paul Liggins
Blair Trewin
Torgeir Watne
Kathren Ewels
Bruce Arthur

I'm also expecting to see entries from;
Jim Russell
Bryan Keely
Jasmine Neve
Ilka Barr
Rob Fell

and I'm still hoping to convince;
Nicola Dalheim
Natasha Key

Enter Online at the QOA web page
http://www.omaster.com.au/champs/enter.php
- Open until midnight 7th of August 2006. Late fees from 24th July 2006.
Please enter now to save yourself some dough!

Queensland Championships NOL Bulletin 4.

2006-06-21T10:10:00.000+10:00

On line entry and full information is now available is available at www.qoa.asn.au/champs Entry can be made on-line and payment sent by cheques if the transfer of money on the net is a concern to you.
Of the entries processed so far almost half are from elite athletes with the vast majority in M21E. So far we have no confirmed entries for the Australian or New Zealand teams. The organisers are aiming to identify all Elite runners by state and (where appropriate) by country, with a separate set of results for the Australia/NZ Challenge. Please note that start times for elite races and the course structures have been set to maximise the spectator appeal of the races, for those who rarely come into contact with the elite competition.

During this week I expect to update the course lengths with full details of climb as the courses are almost finalised.

The model map, Charlie Hart Creek west of Hunter’s Hut Road is now on the web under “location/maps and terrain”. Competitors will be allowed to run on this map but must recognise that all of the areas to the east of the Hunter’s Hut Road will be embargoed.

On the Saturday night there will be a Trivia Night in Maryborough. Quiz master is the star of TV Quiz programmes – Trevor Sauer. A great social evening is promised which will include presentations to the Elite senior and junior winners of the Middle Distance Championships that form part of Day 1.

A reminder that the Maryborough Scouts are supplying the catering on both days and the web site shows us that there will be a range of foods to remove the need for you to look elsewhere on Saturday (before and/or after your race) or Sunday (after your race).

This will be my last Bulletin for some weeks as I will be heading to JWOC in Lithuania next Monday. If you have any queries in my absence e-mail Dane Cavanagh at omaster@bigpond.net.au and he will contact the relevant member of the organising team to answer your query.

Terry Cavanagh
t.cavanagh@mcauley.acu.edu.au
Event organiser.
June 19 2006.

Queen's Birthday Weekend Training - Saturday

2006-06-09T10:35:00.000+10:00

There has been little response from anyone interested in technical training on Saturday afternoon. I will probably do my own training at around 3pm, possibly at Mt Pilot. Call me if you want to come at the last minute.

Bruce
0418 583866

Qld Champs/NOL accommodation Sat Aug 19

2006-05-30T15:35:00.000+10:00

I’ve booked 2 ensuite cabins in Maryborough for Sat 19th August at Huntsville Caravan Park, 5 mins from Maryborough.
We have 2 cabins for $68 each (<$20 per person). Each has 1 double and 3 bunks, and cooking facilities. BYO linen.
http://www.goseeaustralia.com.au/caravanParkDetails.asp?jump=5&Ident=huntcp

Regarding flights, so far I think we have;
Brisbane: Blair
Maroochydore: Liggo, Bruce (+family, but not going orienteering or to Maryborough), Jim, Bryan, Adrian, Kathryn, Torgeir and Jasmine (I think).

We will arrange car hire a bit closer to the date, but it is likely that we will get Blair to pick up 1 car in Brisbane, and get another from Maroochydore.
Cost looks like being about $110 for a Ford Falcon for 2 days.

The Viking's Farewell Win

2006-05-29T12:11:00.000+10:00

Dane Rune Olsen showed that his skill at orienteering in Australian terrain has come a long way in the past 2 years. In the same forest as his debut in November 2004, where he bombed out spectacularly, this time Rune won the his final Victorian State Series race.

Rune now heads to NZ this weekend with Bruce, Kirsten, Kathryn, Warren and Tash before returning to Denmark for the big relays.

Course 1 with second place, Bruce Arthur's route choice.

Rookie wins Melbourne Forest Racers' Turkey Traverse

2006-05-22T10:22:00.000+10:00

Melbourne Forest Racers organised the inaugural Turkey Traverse orienteering race over a series of three bush and park maps in Melbourne's inner suburbs.

With Victoria's elites racing in Orange, and Bruce Arthur course setting, the 12km course was contested by an evenly matched field of juniors and veterans. In a mass start, the pack took a longer route choice, with Paul Liggins going on his own and taking an early lead. He was then caught by the pack at 3, and there were 6 leaders running together through to the end of the first map.

Adam Scammell came to the front and led briefly at the Chandler Highway bridge at just under half distance. However with the most physical and technically demanding forest to come, he was always going to find it hard to hold on. Juniors Bryan and Leon Keely were looking good but would be tested in the second half by the experienced Warren Key, Jim Russell and Paul Liggins.

Liggins hit the front with 2km to go, but a poor route choice brought him back to the pack. Five were left together for the last kilometre. Everyone hesitated at the base of the large quarry for around 15 seconds. No one wanted to commit to going left, right or straight up the cliff. Eventually Key chose wisely and headed left and took a small lead.
Key, Russell and the Keely brothers all punched together at the last control, but Bryan won the sprint to take out the race.

Warren's entry for the oldest Orienteering T-Shirt competition.

1 Bryan Keely BG 0:54:55
2 Warren Key MF 0:54:56
3 Leon Keely BG 0:54:57
4 Jim Russell BG 0:54:58
5 Paul Liggins MF 0:55:20
6 Adam Scammell BK 0:59:20
7 David Brownridge BG 1:01:53
8 Andrew Baker BK 1:04:47
9 Ian Dodd DR 1:06:00
10 Thomas Top YV 1:06:44

QLD NOL Bulletin #2

2006-05-16T14:16:00.000+10:00

Queensland Championships NOL Bulletin 2.
As you know the next rounds of the NOL are coincidental with the Queensland Championships to take place near Maryborough over the weekend of 19 and 20 August. Enoggeroos are the organising club.
On line entry and full information is now available is available at www.qoa.asn.au/champs

Day 1 will take place on Hunter’s Hut which has been mapped by Geoff Peck. This day will consist of the Queensland Middle Distance Championships. The map is very gentle and quite clear spur gully country where some competitors will run very fast times and others will regret going too fast and making big mistakes. NOL starts are set to take place from 1pm to allow for travel from Brisbane. JNOL and NOL courses are the same enabling juniors to count for both competitions. Catering has been arranged to encourage runners to compete, eat and relax. The Saturday evening will see a Trevor Sauer Trivia night (in Maryborough) with presentations for the Middle Distance Championships. Day 2 is scheduled to commence for NOL at 10am with Classic length loop courses for M/W21 and M/W17-20. The JNOL courses will not be the same as the NOL courses and therefore JNOL entrants will only count for JNOL points. The map is Graveyard Creek which is similar to Hunter’s Hut but has more rock detail and some evidence of erosion features. Fast times are still expected. Presentations for NOL are expected to commence at 12.30 to allow time for travel back to Brisbane.

The first entries have been received from, Ben Rattray and John Nieuwenhoven (both from South Australia), both successfully used the on-line entry and the direct payment to Heritage. Their details appear on the web, as payments have been confirmed.

The web site has a section called “About Maryborough” which gives a brief history of the town and region and contains links about the area and other links to accommodation. In the last week one of the local motels contacted us with the following information which has been loaded to the web.
“The Arkana Motel is part of the Golden Chain group of motels and is ideally suited for your accommodation needs. They would like to offer competitors a 10% discount on rates - and possibly more discounts for groups. Arkana Motel 46 Ferry Street, Maryborough Tel: 4121 2261 FREE CALL - 1800 46 14 18 http://www.arkanamotel.com.au/ Email: arkana01@bigpond.net.au Book now to avoid disappointment!!”

I advise all teams to make early accommodation bookings as there will be competition for beds from the NZ teams as well as from the annual “grey invasion” from the south.

More accommodation information will follow, on the web, next week. We are also hopeful that we will be able to add expected course lengths and a “model event” map to the web during the next week. Keep looking at www.qoa/asn.au/champs for full event details.
Terry Cavanagh t.cavanagh@mcauley.acu.edu.au
Event organiser.

Additions to National Junior Squad

2006-05-11T12:13:00.000+10:00

The following orienteers have been added to the National Junior Squad following their performances during the Easter carnival:
Murray Scown
Evan Barr
Bryan Keely
Clare Brownridge
The next major selection of the squad will take place after the Australian Championships in October.

Blair Trewin
Chair, Junior Selection Panel

Elite Races and Turkey Traverse Coming Up

2006-05-11T10:50:00.000+10:00

The Elite Series races are coming up in NSW May 20/21 and VIC June 11/12.

Contact Blair for more details on the NSW arrangements.

If you would like to run the elite races in NE Victoria on the Queen's Birthday weekend, email Grant Bluett [grant.bluett@gmail.com] to get premarked maps and elite start times.

If you are not going to NSW, please try to attend the Turkey Traverse in Melbourne. There will probably be a perpetual trophy up for grabs.
Turkey Traverse. Sunday 21st May: Clifton Hill.
Melbourne Forest Racers present the inaugural Turkey Traverse.
A long distance orienteering event across a number of inner city parks in Melbourne.
This is a perfect opportunity to practise your navigational skills on detailed colour orienteering maps and explore Melbourne’s parks.
Courses are suitable for runners, adventure racers, rogainers, park/street and bush orienteers and walkers. Bring a friend.
Directions: Quarries Park, east end of Ramsden St, Clifton Hill. Melways 44 G2.
Registration: 9:30-10am. Briefing at 10am. A & B courses then proceed to a remote start (directions at briefing) via either car pooling or Hurstbridge train line.
Courses: A course ~12km, B course ~9km (3 maps), C course and Power-walkers: 60 minute score (1 map)

Trewin takes out SS#2

2006-05-11T10:39:00.000+10:00

In his last race as Orienteering Victoria President, Blair Trewin took out SS#2 at Kookaburra Rises, but seemed to be pushed all the way by veteran Piotr Czajkowski.

In W21A, Kathryn Ewels had a stong win, ahead of fellow Aussie Bushranger, Kirsten Fairfax.

Results at;
http://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/2006/Foot/State/ss206.html

update for teams coming to the NOL in Qld

2006-05-03T10:39:00.000+10:00

Just an update for teams coming to the NOL in Qld.

Reminder that the Day 2 race is no longer a mass start but will be a classic length, classic race with individual start times. It will still be multi loop with a number of passes through the start finish area and a final loop after a map change in the "graveyard". Spectator opportunities will therefore remain high although this format has meant that JNOL runners cannot also count for NOL because the courses for 17 - 20s will be different to those of their 21s counterparts. The NOL web pages on OA and the information on "The FOOL" woill need approriate amendment Entry can now be completed on-line at www.qoa.asn.au/champs (please use this facility). I hope to have the approximate distances for all classes and each day, on the web, in the next 2 weeks.

Terry CavanaghHead, Client ServicesAustralian Catholic University LimitedABN 15 050 192 660Tel: (07) 36237428Email: t.cavanagh@mcauley.acu.edu.auCRICOS Provider registration codes: 00004G, 00112C, 00873F, 00885B.ORIENTEERING - the Thought Sport

Victorian Nuggets team selection for QLD NOL round in August

2006-04-27T11:12:00.000+10:00

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

2006-04-27T10:56:00.000+10:00

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

2006-04-26T14:26:00.000+10:00

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

2006-04-17T12:16:00.000+10:00

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!

2006-04-11T15:21:00.000+10:00

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

2006-04-07T10:22:00.000+10:00

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

2006-04-01T10:15:00.000+11:00

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

Training Option at Crocodile Reservoir

2006-03-30T17:48:00.000+11:00

The Crocodile Reservoir map is relevant for Easter.

The terrain is classic gully spur terrain, including small areas with gold mining.

It's good training especially for the Scandinavians. Try to run the course without compass to force you to use the contours.

The map is 20 years old and as good as it gets, even the green shit is still accurate!

There is water in the aqueducts though no Crocodiles!

Course setter: Mr. Key
Map by: The other Key

Enjoy

Rune

Easter training courses available

2006-03-25T15:21:00.000+11:00

For those who were not able to attend training on 25th March, tapes are still out in the forest at Chewton Diggings and Smith's Reef.

Training Day 25th March

2006-03-24T11:56:00.000+11:00

At least Jasmine and Bruce will do a session in the morning at Chewton Diggings. We'll be based at the Chewton soccer oval (or the nearest playground) from around 10:30am to 12:30pm. At least one of us will be there with Mason and Torren pretty much the whole time. I'll try to run first and put some tapes out in case anyone else wants to run the course.

We'll probably pop into Castlemaine for lunch at around 1pm.

The afternoon session is flexible.
Probably starting at 1:30pm-2pm.
Jim has some Smith's Reef maps (relevant for the 'easy' Day 1 area) and Liggo is keen on this.
Other relevant options for Day 2/3 are Crocodile Reservoir and Glenluce.
I'll try to bring maps of each, and we can work it out at lunch time.
I'll need to leave at 4pm, to return back to Melbourne.

If you plan to come, call me on 0418 583866 so that you know what we are doing and I can bring enough maps.

I don't think we'll go to the BG Lyell Forest as it is not that relevant for the Easter terrain.

State Series 1 Map - Hepburn West

2006-03-19T15:24:00.000+11:00

Map

Results
http://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/2006/Foot/State/ss106.html

Commonwealth Games weekend #1

2006-03-17T16:54:00.001+11:00

Training options for this weekend.

Saturday
- Diamond Hill Bendigo event (Blair, Jim and other Bendigo runners)
- Runo special in Bendigo region (details tba) probably also with Dave Shepherd and Warren Key
- triathlon watching at St Kilda (Bruce)

Sunday
- marathon watching (Bruce and Jim in morning)
- Eureka Challenge (SL1) at Daylesford - details are a bit sketchy, but I think starts have been extended to 2pm.

Please add details if you know more.

NOL #1,2,3 Results

2006-03-14T10:09:00.000+11:00

Race #1 Sprint Distance

Race #2 Middle Distance

Race #3 Long Distance

NOL results from series 1 (rounds 1,2&3) are now posted on the OA website at;
http://www.orienteering.asn.au/nationalleague/nol2006/

Victoria is currently sitting in fourth position, behind NSW, ACT and TAS. The men's team came third and the women's team fifth.
Blair 6th, Bruce 7th and Rune 8th and Jasmine 6th are the best of senior individual standings.
Chris 3rd and Claire 4th are the best of the JNOL standings, with the team also in third place.

Shame File

2006-03-14T10:01:00.000+11:00

Victoria lost a uniform point at NOL #3 as Rune Olsen wore black pants instead of the correct navy pair. This was despite coach and manager giving him specific instructions not to do this the day before.
Please feel free to give Rune a hard time about this when you next see him.

NSW NOL update + start times updates

2006-03-08T10:20:00.000+11:00

G-day everyone,

There have been quite a few changes in the start lists for this weekends National League races.

NOL 1 sprint, has been changed so that there are no vacant positions in the start list.

NOL 2 Middle, has been changed so that the juniors and seniors will run in separate start groups (originally both classes were mixed in together). Vacant spots have also been taken out of the start list.

NOL 3 Long, has had some minor changes so that some of the better runners will not be starting together.

The new start lists are now up on the competition web pages. Can you spread the news amongst your athletes that new start lists are out. Hopefully it won't cause too much confusion, the changes for the first race are only minor. If anyone doesn't find out before the race day the word should spread at the race and they will check the new list.

Grant Bluett

Saturday's race details and start times
http://westernhills.nsw.orienteering.asn.au/11mar2006.htm

Sunday's race details
http://www.southernhighlands.nsw.orienteering.asn.au/Documents/SL2_2006_Info_sheet.htm
start times
http://www.southernhighlands.nsw.orienteering.asn.au/Documents/SartListSL2_06.htm

It is likely to be hot, possibly very hot for the time of year. Sunday looks the worse of the two days, but the area is at a higher elevation and we have an earlier start. At this stage I'd expect maximum temperatures at the venues in the low 30s on both days, but mid 30s are not out of the question. Sunday (which could be quite windy) also has a fairly good chance of being a total fire ban day, but that doesn't result in event cancellations in NSW so the event will go ahead regardless (unless the area is on fire :-)
My recollection is that there isn't much in the way of food and/or eating places at Wyangala (a small general store, and a pub which may or may not have decent food). Nor are there any shops anywhere near the farm for those who are staying there. My advice is to pick up anything you think you'll need on the way up on Friday.
The info sheet suggests that Saturday's area (which appears to be on the other side of the road from the Australian Relays) has more forest on it than the relay area did, but it still looks pretty quick.

Blair

Beechworth this weekend

2006-03-01T23:58:00.000+11:00

Hello Guys,

Here is how the weekend is panning out, we shall meet at the river crossing on the Kangaroo Crossing map at 11.30 for a 12.00 start.
After having lunch at the Bakery, we will go out to Baramboogie for our second exercise.

Return to Beechworth to overnight accommodation.

Sunday morning, the 1st exercise will be using the Beechworth map,
After having a late breakfast, we will return to Kangaroo Crossing for the 2nd run of the day

Have a wash in the river and return home soon after lunch.

Accommodation

I have not booked anything, there are a couple of Caravan parks in Beechworth,
lakesambell@bigpond.com Tel +61 3 5728 1421, is the Park in the middle of town next to the lake

silverck@bigpond.net.au Tel +61 3 5728 1597, is the other park, on the road out of town

I have sent a email to Lake Sambell to ask about Availability of a overnight van

Travel

Evan and I are travelling there from Bendigo

I have all the maps

cya there JIM

NSW NOL Event Travel

2006-02-27T11:45:00.000+11:00

Latest NSW transport and accommodation update (6/3)

CARS

Bendigo Car, Jimbo, Toph, Bryan
Arthur Car, Bruce and Family
Blair's car, Blair, Torgeir, Clare
Other Melb Car?, Yasmine, Ilka, Evan
Liggo Car, Liggins and RunO

ACCO

Wyangala Waters Cabins (Fri & Sat nights)
Bruce Cabin: Arthur Family + 3 bunks (can include others if they want)
Bendigo Cabin: Ilka, Evan, Jasmine, Toph, Bryan and Jim = 6

Blairs Farmhouse: Blair, Torgeir, Clare

Bring all your food as there will not be much to buy in Wyangala.

Hallett too quick at home

2006-02-26T21:48:00.000+11:00

Nuggets' Bruce Arthur raced cleanly, but didn't have the early season speed to match SA's Lachlan Hallett on home ground in the South Australian Sprint Distance Championships in Adelaide on Friday evening.
Held on a forest area with many tracks, the course provided good challenges for a sprint distance race. Arthur led by a few seconds early and held on to the lead until around the 2.5km mark. However, Hallett was able to open up a 12 second lead over the final kilometer in relatively easy track running.
Big improver, John Nieuwenhoven, and Simon Uppill also finished with 30 seconds of the winner proving very good competition in this format.
After returning from Europe, Susanne Casanova was too strong for the small women's field.

Results
http://www.oasa.asn.au/2006/summer10.html

Click on map to enlarge

Beechworth training Camp

2006-02-25T19:38:00.000+11:00

Who is interested in some training in the Beechworth area next weekend, If so, can you please contact Jim by Tuesday night so as he can organise maps. I am going up Saturday Morning to train on Kangaroo Crossing, Beechworth and Baramboogie.

Hello Guys,

Here is how the weekend is panning out, we shall meet at the river crossing on the Kangaroo Crossing map at 11.30 for a 12.00 start.
After having lunch at the Bakery, we will go out to Baramboogie for our second exercise.

Return to Beechworth to overnight accommodation.

Sunday morning, the 1st exercise will be using the Beechworth map,
After having a late breakfast, we will return to Kangaroo Crossing for the 2nd run of the day

Have a wash in the river and return home soon after lunch.

Accommodation

I have not booked anything, there are a couple of Caravan parks in Beechworth,
lakesambell@bigpond.com Tel +61 3 5728 1421, is the Park in the middle of town next to the lake

silverck@bigpond.net.au Tel +61 3 5728 1597, is the other park, on the road out of town

I have sent a email to Lake Sambell to ask about Availability of a overnight van

Travel

Evan and I are travelling there from Bendigo

I have all the maps

cya there JIM

Welcome

2006-02-22T13:42:00.000+11:00

Welcome to the Victoria Nuggets blog. This is the site to visit to find out any information on Victorian Nuggets National Orienteering League training, events, travel or other details.

Competition Uniforms

2006-02-22T12:36:00.000+11:00

Uniforms will again be compulsory for NOL races.
We have purchased an additional set of 20 uniforms over summer, which are now being screen printed. Smaller sizes are now available.

I have tops in size 3(XS), 4(S), 5(M), 6(L) and pants in 3(XS), 4(S), 5(M), 6(L) .
Cost is $120 for both with 50% (first) and 25% (subsequent uniforms) refunded at the end of the season provided that the full uniform is worn in all NOL races.
Tops are available for $70, pants for $50.

These will be available to purchase at most training session prior to Easter.

2006 NOL Funding

2006-02-22T12:30:00.000+11:00

We have secured funding from Orienteering Victoria for the NSW and QLD rounds this year. NSW petrol expenses will be re-imbursed, so please keep you receipts for this.
For QLD, a team of 4 men and 4 women will be selected to encourage attendance of a full team to keep our Teams Competition chances high. Selected members will each receive $300 to contribute to their travel expenses.
Nominations for selection must be made in writing to the NOL Manager, Bruce Arthur, by 14th April.
Selection will be based on performances in NOL series 1 and 2 (NSW and VIC), and will be selected by the Orienteering Victoria selection panel.

Race intention forms

2006-02-22T12:28:00.000+11:00

Please complete your 2006 race intention form and return to me. We can then keep in contact with you, and arrange entries, travel and accommodation more easily.
If you do not have a form, please contact bruce.i.arthur@accenture.com and I will be happy to forward one to you.

Training outline - lead up to Easter

2006-02-22T12:25:00.000+11:00

Details subject to change. Please confirm details prior to each training.

Feb 24 SA Sprint Champs (Friday twilight)
Feb 25-26 MTBO Selection Trails - Maryborough

Mar 4-5 Training Weekend (Beechworth)

Mar 11-12 NOL Event (NSW)

Mar 18-19 Club Event, Qld Sprint Champs, Training on Saturday?

Mar 25-26 Club Event, Mt Hickey, Training on Saturday?

Apr 1-2 Club Event, Creswick, Training on Saturday?

Apr 8-9 ACT Sprint and Middle Champs, Training Weekend?

Apr 14-15-16-17 Easter

NOL Programme and Entries

2006-02-22T12:21:00.000+11:00

Firstly, if you have been considering going to the March NOL and JNOL races in NSW, please enter NOW. Entries closed officially on 17th Feb.

Programme of events and entry forms can be found from http://www.orienteering.asn.au/nationalleague/nol2006

Easter entries also close soon on 17th March.

M/W20E entries

2006-02-22T11:48:00.000+11:00

When the course is the same for NOL/JNOL, can juniors please enter M/W20E?

The one difference between entering 21s and 20s is that if you enter 20s you're eligible to score Junior National League points - it's the same course and you still score 21s points regardless of what you run (the rule doesn't seem entirely logical to me but it's the way it is at present).

Blair