Park & Street Orienteering
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Park/Street Latest News
North, South, East, West
Friday, 29 January 2010
It's a good thing we can read maps .. this week's Park and Street program featured a Southern series event that was further east than the Eastern series event, and a Northern series event that was more west than the Western series event - all part of the fun!
Monday's Koolunga run created much discussion about the shortest route, and whether it was better to tackle the steep climb to no 17, or the longer but flatter route around the hill. Royal Park on Tuesday saw a new version of the map, with the addition of the Travancore section west of Citylink adding a whole new dimension. John's Australia Day trivia questions were fun, and the lamingtons were a nice touch. On Wednesday, Blind Creek again provided plenty of choices, with an optional ride down the hilltop slide at no 19, taken up by a certain David G of YV, or so I'm told! The week was rounded off on Thursday at the always interesting and challenging Boeing Reserve, with its many contours, parks, and diversionary low flying planes and helicopters overhead.
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North, South, East, West
Friday, 29 January 2010
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BeachO Weekend, San Remo, February 6 and 7
Sunday, 17 January 2010
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Monday Night Park and Street Event 11 January
Sunday, 10 January 2010
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Brain Strain
Friday, 8 January 2010
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Wyndham Summer Series finale 2009-2010
Saturday, 2 January 2010
The Wyndham Series completed with a wet and windy event on the Bellbridge South map.
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Magic Mountains of Melbourne
Friday, 18 December 2009
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Adam Scammell becomes youngest person to join The Millennium Club
Friday, 11 December 2009
Adam Scammell became the youngest person to join The Millennium Club when he completed his 500th Melbourne metro Street-O event last Wednesday evening (9th December, 2009) at Kerrimuir in the Eastern Summer Series. Adam is the fifth person to be admitted to TMC as an Associate member this year.
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Geelong 10Dec09
Friday, 11 December 2009
John Gavins report on Geelong Street O event 5 on 10th Dec, 09
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Geelong Event 3Dec09
Sunday, 6 December 2009
John Gavens report of the Geelong Event 3Dec09 on the new map that included the hill climb from next Years World Road Cycling Championships.
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Geelong Thursday 26Nov09
Monday, 30 November 2009
Street Orienteering report from John Gavens for the event at Geelong on Thursday 26Nov,09
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From November to March, events are held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, all over Melbourne. These provide a great introduction for newcomers to a wide range of orienteering experiences.
Park and Street Orienteering provides an ideal opportunity for mental and physical exercise. If you can walk to the local milk bar you are fit enough to participate. You do not need a compass, nor any special map reading ability. For a typical street orienteering map click on MAP.
For most events the Runners' courses are SCATTER format ie find a designated number of controls in any order, in the fastest time. For Power Walkers, controls have differing points value and the aim is to obtain as many points as possible in a set time (60 minutes). A watch is essential as points are lost if you return late.
There are 5 courses available: A. B, C and D for runners and PW for power walkers. Distances vary between 3 and 10 km.
Start times are 7.00pm sharp. Arrive at 6.30pm to register and receive a briefing.
Entry fees are: Adults-$4.00, Juniors-$2.00. There are season tickets available (see above) at a substantial discount.
For more information contact the series coordinators as follows:
Monday Southern Series - Andrew Baker, tel 9898 4316
Tuesday Western Series - Ken Moore, tel 9337 5417
Wednesday Eastern Series - Ian Stirling, tel 9876 3643
Wednesday Macedon Ranges - John Ewels, tel 5426 1649
Wednesday Night Series - Bernie Shuttleworth, email
Thursday Northern Series - Geoff Hudson, tel 9888 8121
Thursday Geelong Series - Alan Cooke, tel 0411 023 107
Thursday Western Series - Ken Moore, tel 9337 5417
Thursday Wyndham Series - Julie Sunley, tel 0411 129 244
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