Welcome to the Monday Series - Park and Street orienteering in Melbourne's south in summer and Monday 37s in winter.
Setting a course soon? Don't forget you can find all the information and guidance you need for setting your course here.
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Mitchell Hill
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
The start of the A and B courses saw the great bulk of competitors heading East like lambs to the slaughter. Weren't they aware that Debbie had set the course?
They weren't disappointed! The first early decision was whether or not to visit Control 14. Then onto the maze -which as usual scored a number of scalps
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Debbie the Mitchell Hill course setter.
The survivors on emerging and heading west had then to decide on what to leave out-just to keep everyone on the ball. -- The question is still unresolved!
Tim H approaches the finish.
The C and D courses seemed to settle on the West as the best option, although the maze option did sorely tempt some!
For one experienced contestant the choice was easy. "I spent 4 years at that place and don't wish to go back"!
He headed West!
The Power Walkers took some time to figure out how to deal with the Monash tempter. A few chose to try it out but most found the West and Southern areas more appealing.
Paul and Alexandra celebrate Paul's 500th. event since Jan 2000.
All agreed it was a great night to be out exercising
Next weeks event is at Middle Brighton with its challenging crescents and rail crossovers. The course setter is Andrew Hunter..
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Waterford Valley
Sunday, 3 December 2017
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Camelot Rise
Thursday, 23 November 2017
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Sunday, 19 November 2017
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Ashwood South
Tuesday, 31 October 2017
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Wheelers Hill
Thursday, 26 October 2017
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Bennettswood
Friday, 6 October 2017
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Farewell Winter, Hello Summer!
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
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Monday October 2 - Changed Start Location for Bennettswood
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Mulgrave
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Monday Night Series
Where: Southern and eastern suburbs of Melbourne
When: 7:00pm Mondays; all year round
Cost: $5 per event for adults, $2 for juniors (under 21)
What to bring:
jogging/walking shoes and comfortable, light coloured clothing. Bring a
watch, a drink, and a torch for winter events (late March-mid October).
Please arrive 20-30 minutes early. This will provide time to help you register for the event and explain how to take part.
Groups (schools, scouts, sports or social) are extremely welcome,
but please contact us at least a week prior to the event so we can
ensure enough maps are printed.
In
summer (October-March), there are 4 runners courses ranging from 3.5-10 km, and a 60
minute power walkers' course. For runners the format is Scatter (visit a
designated number of controls in any order, first back wins), and for
power walkers the format is Score format (visit as many controls as you
can in the allocated time).
Enquiries: tel 0409 959 673 (Annie)
In
winter (March-October), there are 25 controls marked on the map. Choose one of two formats - a 60 minute Score course (visit as many controls as you can in the allocated time, aiming to score as many points as possible), or a "Target" course, where you aim to achieve a target score between 4 and 36 points.
Enquiries: 0409 135 020 (Debbie)
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contact us.