Belmont Rogaine

6 or 3hrs, Belmont Regional Park,

Course Planner Julie Gordon and Mark Hearfield.

Time 6 or 3hrs, daylight. Weather cold but dry. 68 participants.

Maps Available:

The planners will leave the ribbons out for a couple of weeks so the course is available for others to do in their own time. Order maps and question sheets from and transfer to the OHV account: $5 for map, $1 for postage in standard envelope, $2 in a big envelope (its A3). The account is 010514 0135615-00. Skip over the next paragraphs if you're going to do this!!

Winning Routes:

Casper Harmer and Greg Thurlow, 1st 6hr (Dave King 2nd 6hr was roughly similar): From the woolshed up to the bunkers via 22, 45, 30 and the controls close to the road 33, 48, 50A, via 72, 80 and 64 down the big valley to 59; NW up the ridge via 78, 58 to Boulder Hill 47; in and out to 83 then the most easterly control 101; out and back to the far controls above Dry Creek 57, 21, 74, 91, back over Boulder Hill and down to Belmont Road via 55, 38, down towards Pauatahanui 46, 100, 56, 41 and 73 just above Duck Creek; up to Canons Head 28 via 52 and 54 and home.

Liam Drew and Rachel Ockelford, 1st 3hr: Approximate from memory only, from the woolshed down the valley and up the 4WD to Belmont Trig, north into the valley of Duck Creek, back up to Round Knob and home; a brief attempt to get #25, finished with 2min to spare.

Andy Jones and Michael Wood, 4th 3hr: Up to the bunkers via 22, 45, 30; controls among the bunkers 33, 48, 50A; contoured down the side of the big valley through 72, 39, 44; back onto Hill Rd at 24, jogged for the first time to 82; up Sweetacres Track through 43, a bit of bother finding the top of the track above 25 and Andy developed cramp at this stage; but with 12min in hand made the bottom with 3min to spare.

Results 6hr
S=Solo, L=Late

1. Casper Harmer, Greg Thurlow (5:55) 1540
2. David King (5:59) 1430 -143S =1287
3. Glen Warner, Mark Rickard (5:51) 1030
4. Jason Brown, Mike Sherwin (5:50) 1020
5. Jenny Visser, Jenny Cossey (6:00:25) 940-10L =930
6. Ian Atkinson, Norilie Lopez (5:44) 910
7. Mark Wallace, Fleur Pawsey (5:56) 820
8. Simon Bickers, Geoff McDonnell, Martin Leighton (5:56) 740
9. Sandra Appleby, Shona Dalzell (5:59) 710
10. Bruce Worsley, Brian Hallinan (5:38) 680
11. Darryn Gordon, Nick (5:56) 670
12. Jeff Williams, Simon Rea (5:51) 640
13. Max Voskob, Simon Williamson (6:12) 730 -120L =610
14. Jill Westenra, Jerry Shepherd (3:50) 600
15. Hannah and Beth McGregor (5:56) 480
16. Erica Hindle, Viv Holmes (missed the party!)

1. Rachel Ockelford, Liam Drew (2:58) 570
2. Gerry Whitehouse, Anton Marsden, Kat (2:47) 450
3. Nic Mitchell, Helen McKendry (3:07) 520 -70L =450
4. Andy Jones, Michael Wood (2:57) 480 -48M =432
5. Nic Cross, Martha Flynn (2:57) 400
6. Phil Herrington, Tiffany Lester, Alan Lowrie (3:00) 400
7. Jo Holden, Chris Sherwood (2:34) 390
8. John Robertson (3:06) 460 -60L -40S = 360
9. Libby Davis, Leo Homes (2:57) 300
10. Keith Munro (3:11) 430 -110L -32S =288
11. Mike Lowrie, Linn Latter (2:58) 250
12. Kris Jarvis, Katherine, Adele Gibson (2:48) 240
13. Ann Kendon, Rebecca Balman (2:50) 240
14. Mike and Chris Fee (2:50) 240
15. Barnes family #1 (2:55) 200
16. Barnes family #2 (2:55) 200 (or was that the other way round?)
17. Alan Thompson, Dave Jack, Peter Walker (3:26)

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