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Sam Bigelow and several other families tried the Heatherdale Course earlier today
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Click on the map above to see a high res version
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Don't try this at home!
When running in park or bushland terrain, one must always stay aware of the possibility of snakes. Snakes sunning themselves on a path are not too bad, just wait for the snake to leave. Running through long grass, particularly near water (snakes need to drink too), is way too risky for me. For this reason, we advise those taking part to stay on tracks and stay out of long grass.
A quick examination of Eric's legs below shows that snakes are not the only problem; there can be scratchy brambles and incredibly annoying seeds that destroy your socks too.
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Eric writes - Thanks for another fun event, Geoff. I tackled the 90 minute course at midday today. It was a tad warm, sunny, with no wind. A very pleasant place to go for a trot accompanied by the happy chattering of parrots and children. The terrain was mostly open with mowed grass, shady trees, and clear well made paths - very civilised. There were lots of families having picnics, but it wasn't crowded.
Some of the controls were cunningly chosen being small camouflaged coloured poles/posts that I had to get close to spot.
I could not resist the temptation to go the cross country between #23 and #6. The route I took was very slow going with some thick vegetation. I was glad that I was wearing ankle gaiters and solid trail runner shoes. Lightweight long pants would have been handy also! I managed to avoid the rushes and water. In hindsight, I don't recommend this option - it would have been quicker to have gone the extra couple of hundred metres around on the paths.
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Orienteering
- as it should always be
Peter Dalwood - an accomplished mapper and the person that (many years ago) suggested that our series should use Colour Maps - had coffee at Madeline's Restaurant after completing the Jells Park course today.
Peter is also a keen cyclist and is taking part in Rotary's Mad March Challenge to raise funds for medical research.
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Bike
| Place |
Surname |
FirstName |
Dist (km) |
Mins |
Ctls |
No. of Controls |
Score |
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| 1 |
Paterson |
Bruce |
8.98 |
32:47 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 2 |
Test |
Buzz |
10.28 |
46:46 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 3 |
Bayley |
Coral |
9.71 |
47:16 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 4 |
Coates |
Harrison |
8.86 |
60:15 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 5 |
Coates |
Kirralee |
8.94 |
60:15 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 6 |
Wright |
Corey |
11.34 |
70:51 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
Junior
| Place |
Surname |
FirstName |
Dist (km) |
Mins |
Ctls |
No. of Controls |
Score |
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| 1 |
Jarvie |
Dale |
6.73 |
85:26 |
21 |
21 |
420 |
| 2 |
Bigelow |
Lily |
7.33 |
72:11 |
18 |
18 |
360 |
| 3 |
Bigelow |
Charlie |
7.09 |
67:15 |
17 |
17 |
340 |
| 4 |
Hills |
William |
5.08 |
83:57 |
15 |
15 |
300 |
| 5 |
Isborn |
Jesper |
4.06 |
49:26 |
14 |
14 |
280 |
| 6 |
Fitzgerald |
Aaron |
5.27 |
53:12 |
14 |
14 |
280 |
| 7 |
Gaskell |
Chris |
3.7 |
55:52 |
14 |
14 |
280 |
| 8 |
Robinson |
Karen |
3.23 |
56:42 |
14 |
14 |
280 |
| 9 |
G |
Tanisha |
5.89 |
65:15 |
14 |
14 |
280 |
| 10 |
Robinson |
Greg |
4.13 |
68:2 |
12 |
12 |
240 |
| 11 |
Kahu |
Milly |
3.31 |
69:46 |
12 |
12 |
240 |
| 12 |
Pedersen |
Kayla |
2.97 |
66:36 |
9 |
9 |
180 |
| 13 |
Litcanu |
Laura |
3.22 |
67:27 |
9 |
9 |
180 |
| 14 |
Sanderson |
Mitchell |
3.49 |
50:44 |
7 |
7 |
140 |
| 15 |
Van Geyzel |
Katrina |
3.38 |
50:46 |
7 |
7 |
140 |
Run60
| Place |
Surname |
FirstName |
Dist (km) |
Mins |
Ctls |
No. of Controls |
Score |
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| 1 |
Coates |
Richard |
8.83 |
42:31 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 2 |
Johnston |
Andrew |
8.53 |
48:12 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 3 |
Brooks |
Guy |
8.63 |
51:50 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 4 |
Tradies |
Hampton |
6.51 |
58:44 |
15 |
15 |
300 |
| 5 |
Ince |
Kam |
4.03 |
51:30 |
11 |
11 |
220 |
| 6 |
Smith |
Max |
3.08 |
45:53 |
10 |
10 |
200 |
| 7 |
Dempsey |
Blake |
4.28 |
55:50 |
9 |
9 |
180 |
| 8 |
Bonser |
Darcy |
2.89 |
41:37 |
7 |
7 |
140 |
| 9 |
Delmenico |
Graeme |
4.63 |
57:0 |
7 |
7 |
140 |
| 10 |
Smith |
Max |
0.08 |
0:0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Run90
| Place |
Surname |
FirstName |
Dist (km) |
Mins |
Ctls |
No. of Controls |
Score |
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| 1 |
Marciulionis |
Andrius |
9.92 |
43:55 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 2 |
David |
B |
8.39 |
48:15 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 3 |
Bayley |
Coral |
8.34 |
48:20 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 4 |
Ashburner |
Dave |
8.52 |
49:2 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 5 |
Kassell |
Grant |
8.74 |
53:12 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 6 |
Coates |
Janine |
8.62 |
55:19 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 7 |
Le Get |
Susan |
8.15 |
57:42 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 8 |
Saunders |
Hannah |
10.27 |
59:4 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 9 |
Bogemann |
Shane |
8.56 |
60:0 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 10 |
Davidson |
Eric |
7.73 |
61:15 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 11 |
Bailes |
Rick |
9.26 |
61:40 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 12 |
Saunders |
Reg |
9 |
66:31 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 13 |
Henley |
Bill |
8.73 |
66:48 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 14 |
Henley |
Bill |
9.51 |
82:56 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 15 |
Bushby |
M |
9.32 |
85:35 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 16 |
Braithwaite |
Pamela |
8.74 |
60:0 |
29 |
29 |
580 |
Walk
| Place |
Surname |
FirstName |
Dist (km) |
Mins |
Ctls |
No. of Controls |
Score |
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| 1 |
Sedunary |
Vic |
8.14 |
63:40 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 2 |
Stephen |
Gordon |
8.34 |
69:27 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 3 |
Trease |
Merv |
8.73 |
69:52 |
30 |
30 |
600 |
| 4 |
Drury |
Louise |
8.58 |
83:44 |
29 |
29 |
580 |
| 5 |
David |
B |
8.59 |
85:56 |
29 |
29 |
580 |
| 6 |
Bayley |
Buzz |
8.52 |
86:2 |
29 |
29 |
580 |
| 7 |
Dymowski |
Alicia |
7.41 |
81:47 |
26 |
26 |
520 |
| 8 |
Thompson |
Chris |
7.54 |
82:6 |
26 |
26 |
520 |
| 9 |
Stirling |
Lauris |
8.36 |
85:51 |
26 |
26 |
520 |
| 10 |
Lo Presti |
Monica |
7.77 |
82:23 |
25 |
25 |
500 |
| 11 |
Barrot |
Martine |
9.18 |
85:35 |
25 |
25 |
500 |
| 12 |
Martin |
Claire |
7.74 |
87:27 |
25 |
25 |
500 |
| 13 |
Panter |
Darian |
6.9 |
65:8 |
23 |
23 |
460 |
| 14 |
Brokner |
Pierre |
6.92 |
65:15 |
23 |
23 |
460 |
| 15 |
Bennett |
Adrian |
7.9 |
86:37 |
23 |
23 |
460 |
| 16 |
Scaddan |
Ray |
7.31 |
86:42 |
23 |
23 |
460 |
| 17 |
Morris |
Kevin |
8.13 |
88:10 |
23 |
23 |
460 |
| 18 |
Wright |
Elton |
6.63 |
75:13 |
22 |
22 |
440 |
| 19 |
Wilson-Argenti |
Anna |
6.95 |
78:50 |
22 |
22 |
440 |
| 20 |
Argenti |
Isabella |
6.98 |
76:57 |
21 |
21 |
420 |
| 21 |
King |
Pam |
6.16 |
83:18 |
21 |
21 |
420 |
| 22 |
Smith |
Tina |
6.24 |
73:23 |
19 |
19 |
380 |
| 23 |
Argenti |
Alex |
6.97 |
79:12 |
18 |
18 |
360 |
| 24 |
Hubbert |
Michael |
4.18 |
81:12 |
17 |
17 |
340 |
| 25 |
Stirling |
Ian |
5.31 |
75:57 |
14 |
14 |
280 |
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MapRun Results!
The table above provides a summary of results. For a more detailed view - click the course that interests you.
Things to try:
- On the results display, click on the TRACK link to see the route chosen by you or others that you competed against. Can you spot the error that this runner made?
- In the track display, you can look at an animated version of you against others. In the side panel, select one or more runners in the pulldown list. Press Load Animation, then press START. You can change the speed of the display by pressing SPEED + or SPEED -.
Scared of this New Technology?
New technologies can be intimidating and downloading, installing and using MapRun might seem a bridge too far. But worry not - there are detailed instructions on the MapRun Page on our Website and if - after this - you can't get it working, please get in touch via email and we'll provide support.
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Next Week : Heatherdale, Mitcham
30 controls on a 1:7500 map
A shorter course - time to try the 60 minute challenge?
Event Opens : Monday 8th March
Event Closes : Sunday 14th March
For more information
See the Heatherdale Event Page
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Pleasant park areas surrounded by quiet suburban streets (even Eric should be OK here). Each control is worth 20 points. Late penalties are 10 points per minute or part thereof.
Please email any pictures or anecdotes you make while running this event
We'll use them in the newsletter for the following week.
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Permanent Courses
We provide a number of permanent courses that can be used as a family or group activity. See our Permanent Courses Page for more details.
A New Permanent Course - Ringwood East
Navigation activities for young children
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10 checkpoints in a small park
Skills:
- Recognise map symbols
- Orient the map using nearby terrain
- Use the map to navigate from point to point
Activities:
- Run controls - any order
- Run controls in order
- Run odd controls only
- Make your own courses (e.g. for relays)
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You can find details of all of these in the Practise Courses page on our website. These courses are complete events that can be used by local families and youth groups for navigation training. In general, we use obvious features as checkpoints/control locations. While a Smartphone is more fun and provides an official result, you can run the course without a phone if you choose.
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How can I use these Maps and Courses?
Welcome to our 2021 series of Covid-Safe events. These events are "self-service" and will run as follows:
- Each Sunday evening, we publish a PDF version of a map with courses to suit all levels of fitness and navigation skills. The courses provided will be score courses - with courses for Juniors, Adult Walkers, Adult Runners and Cyclists.
- You print one or more the map(s) - on A4 paper.
- At the same time, we'll publish the courses available on the MapRun Website - MapRun is a smartphone application that tracks you as you move around a course. The scores and track recordings provided by MapRun are very impressive (see the isogaine site for details).
- Officially, the course will stay open for one week - you (or your mob/pack/patrol/troop or family) can take part on the day/night that suits you best. We'll publish a report and official scores on the following Sunday evening. It is our intention to leave them open to provide a permanent resource for local Scout Groups. Courses can be used by anyone at any time.
- There are permanent maps/courses that you can use - to check that your MapRun App is working correctly and you know how to use it. As events are run, they will become part of the library of Permanent Courses. See below.
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Suburban Adventure Racing - visit our Website
Our new website is designed to support the current series. By moving to this, we lost (temporarily) a number of resources that were previously available to Scout Groups. While we do plan to migrate this material back into the website, it may take some time. Please get in touch if you need assistance.
Click on the image below to visit the site
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Urban Rogaines
During lockdown, we joined and extended many of our maps; as a result, we can now offer longer courses for those wanting more than a one hour walk/run. We called these isoGaines.
Each isogaine provides an A3 map and 80-90 controls. While it might take around 50 km to do all controls, you don't have to do this much.
- Walkers/runners - get a maximum of 6 hours
- Bike riders - get 5 hours (many riders will easily do 50 km in this time)
The isogaines and supporting material can be found at http://street.orienteering.com.au/isogaine/. This site tells you about MapRun, the type of maps that we use and the courses available.
To get a copy of the map, download the PDF onto a USB stick and take it to Officeworks. They will print it on A3 heavier paper (say 200-220 gsm) for less than $2. Where else can you get 5-6 hours of entertainment for less than $2?
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Our Event Fixture - Feb/March 2021
Week
Beginning |
Proposed Location |
Suburb |
| 31 Jan |
Blacks Walk |
COMPLETED |
| 7-Feb |
Wattle Park |
COMPLETED |
| 14-Feb |
Mahoneys Reserve |
COMPLETED |
| This Week |
Westerfolds Park |
Templestowe |
| This Week |
Jells Park |
Glen Waverley |
| 7-Mar |
Somers Reserve |
Heatherdale |
| 14-Mar |
Ferndale Park |
Glen Iris |
| 21-Mar |
Ruffey Lake |
Doncaster |
| 28-Mar |
Napier Reserve |
Glen Waverley |
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Scout Leaders
Even without MapRun, our maps/courses provide a valuable resource to local Scout Groups. If you are a Cub or Scout Leader, consider using Suburban Adventure Racing as an activity on your troop night.
The maps and courses are available on the web
Scouts can compare their result to our
Junior results to see how they would have done
Many of our courses are (and will be) park-based
A perfect area for youth groups to explore and run through
If you need advice/assistance to organise an event for
your mob/pack/troop, please get in touch via email
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Invite your Family and/or Friends...
Please forward this email to others that you
think might be interested in this activity.
Let them know they can see previous issues or
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Our series continues - right through to the end of daylight saving; it provides a great way to enjoy Melbourne's parks and gardens - whether you walk, run, push a pram or walk the dog.
Check out our Coming Events Page to see if there's an event near you. |
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Suggestions Welcome
If you have any suggestions, spot issues with a map or course,
please let us know by email.
Together, we'll provide a great service for local families and youth groups.
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