Results from Stratton Street - 27th February 2005
Only the hardy individuals braved the wet and windy conditions to sample the first traditional orienteering courses that we have been allowed to run on the Waitangirua farm portion of the Belmont Regional Park for about three years. The non-runners were treated to rare luxury as the Stratton Street visitor centre (with hot/cold water, easy chairs and heaters) was made available for the start finish. While the numbers on the medium, long and very long courses which ventured up onto the top of the park were low, there were quite a number of juniors keen to improve their skills (and fitness) prior to the start of the school season.
The whiteout conditions coupled with a 1:20,000 scale map tuned today's longer orange courses into real challenges that would rate with the best red course in low visibility forest. Not all controls could be found (the wind overnight had probably blown some away) and runners needed to keep moving to avoid exposure, but a general consensus was that these courses offered high altitude excitement, and on a fine day would have provided fantastic views.
A grey sweatshirt was left behind, if it was yours phone James Scott on 565 0164
This event was planned by James Scott.
If you are a member of OHV and would like to plan a future event email
Its not that hard and we will event help you with the course
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| Course 1 - Very Long Orange (8.6km, 540m) | |
| (no
takers) |
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| Course 2 - Long Orange (6.9km, 480m) | |
| Jeff Price | 1:49:46 |
| Bruce Dryden | DNF |
| Course 3 - Medium Orange (5.7km, 400m) | |
| Jenny Visser | 1:38:33 |
| Paul Clarke | 1:47:35 |
| Bruce Henderson | 1:53:11 |
| Michael Childs | 1:55:24 |
| Peter Wood | 2:06:09 |
| Bruce Worsley | 2:27:00 |
| Course 4 - Short orange (3.1km, 200m) | |
| Andrew Glover | 31:59 |
| Mathew Whitehead | 33:28 |
| Thomas Robinson | 37:22 |
| Miranda Smith | 39:13 |
| Andrew Bartle | 45:48 |
| Sarah Dalton | 52:17 |
| Philippa Henderson | 59:28 |
| Lynn McBain & Jonathon Wood | 1:12:42 |
| Malcolm Duncan | 1:15:31 |
| Atalie Colman | DNF |
| Course 5 - Yellow (3.2km, 160m) | |
| Peter van Oosterom | 37:57 |
| Keith & Helen Wild | 39:12 |
| Richard with ?? | 41:45 |
| Lixxy Bunckenburg | 58:18 |
| Peat Family | 59:00 |
| Benjamin Whitehead | 59:45 |
| Kathryn Bunckenburg | 1:00:44 |
| Lynne Porter | 1:00:52 |
| Simon Teesdale | DNF |
| Paul Teesdale-Spittle | DNF |
| Course 6 - White (2.1km, 20m) | |
| Arue & Mattis | 22:30 |
| Josh & Steven | 29:21 |
| Michael Edwards | 32:38 |
| Samantha Edwards | 34:02 |
| Tom & Martina | 38:32 |