Geelong Series

Welcome to the Geelong Park/Street Series.

When: 7:00pm Thursdays in summer.

About the Geelong Series

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Geelong Event 3Dec09

Sunday, 6 December 2009

Geelong Thu 3 Dec09

Despite threatening weather, 46 participants set off in the Highton King of the Mountains in round 4 of Geelong Street O.  It was great to see some competitors come down from Melbourne for the event but the weather and the hilly course seemed to keep the power walkers away.

 
The event was on a new map that included the hill climb from next years World Road Cycling Championships.  The map contained 10 metres contours and from the river to the lookout on Montpelier it was a rise of about 70 metres.
 
Competitors said the course was challenging but they enjoyed the variation from the normally flatter Street O events.
 
Bryan Ackerley won A grade from consistent Geelong winner Luke Haines followed by Ted Van Geldermeistern.  First female was Sofie Van Gunsteren.
 
B Grade was won by newcomer Chris Melville from Kate Gavens and Tom Lothian.
 
In C Grade, Tim Anderson returned to the winners position turning the tables on Nathan McKenzie.  First female was Jean O/Neill.
 
Mick Mutton continued his dominance of D Grade and was followed in by John Sheahan and Heather Leslie.
 
Tania Elderkin won power walkers on time from Sarah Murray with Helen Alexander and Kerry Thomson both one point behind.  First male was Kevin Maloney.
 
The male and female winners in all sections received a red polka dot cup and two additional spot prizes were given out to power walkers.

Next week commences at Oberon High School and the event is largely in and around the Waurn Ponds Valley.

John Gavens

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King of the Mountain at Queens Park Saturday, 25 February 2017 Alan's report on last Thursday's penultimate event of the 2016/17 Summer season.
Can’t See the Tree’s from the Woods Tuesday, 21 February 2017 The elevated Eastern Park provided tremendous views of Corio Bay. But there was much more - read on ......
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Geelong Series

About this series:

Welcome to the Thursday Geelong Series - Park and Street orienteering in the Geelong area.

Where: Geelong

When: 7:00pm Thursdays from November to February.

Cost:  $5 per event for adults, $2 for juniors/students

The Geelong Series offers a great range of venues which are growing every year.

Park and Street Orienteering offers an excellent opportunity for discovering all of these places.

All Park and Street Orienteering events welcome people of all ages and abilities. There are a range of courses that accommodate both the elite sports person right through to people who are just looking for a good walk to help stay in shape.

Families and friends can participate in groups or individually.

The Geelong Series operates in twilight during the Daylight Saving months.

You will always find friendly and helpful people to assist you have an enjoyable experience. Your feedback is always welcome.

Printed programs covering our Geelong events as well as Melbourne and other regional Park and Street Orienteering events are available at the events. And of course much information is available on this website.

If you have any questions, please Email or telephone Alan Cooke on 0411 023 107

To find out more about Park and Street Orienteering, click here, or contact us.