Wellington Shoestring Rogaine Results

Stokes Valley 30 Oct 03

Course Planner Michael Wood. Time 3hrs, a little over 50% dark, weather warm and wet, max score 1000, max elevation range 400m.

Winner's route: basically N around the base of the hills to Pinehaven via 21, 31, 23, 12, 33, 25. Only then does the climb begin, through 32, 14 and 53 back to the lower end of the landfill road. Then joining the popular circuit of 40, 70, 41, 80, 42, 60, and round to 90. Bill's flight plan continued round the rim but obviously time was running out now, and it must have been a close call whether to descend via #51, or via #52 with further running down in the valley but the possibility of picking up more low-pointers on the way in. Playing safe won out, through 51 and 11.

  1. Bill Edwards 700 (2hr58) Low route to Pinehaven and back past landfill, pylon road to top incl #90, descend thru #51.
  2. James Ivey and Greg Thurlow 630 (2hr59) Up to Holborn ridge via #20, round the rim to pylon road, back via riverbank.
  3. Bill Martell, Al Cross, Nigel Cory 620 (2hr50) Up to Holborn ridge via #22, round the rim to pylon road. The team ahead got #31 whereas you got #22.
  4. Nic Blair and Rob Harrow 620 (2hr54) Same as team ahead except they did #22 at the start, you at the end. Ties are broken by finish time.
  5. James Bradshaw and Bryn Davies 590 (2hr40) As above but without #22, without #60, and returned to valley bottom between #30 and #61 to pick up 50 points.
  6. Jerome Shepherd and Jill Westenra 590 (2hr59) Clockwise to pylon road, round rim thru #90, descend thru #52, most of the valley floor and a bit of time left for #20, #22.
  7. Allan Stowell and Gordon Balfour, 580 (2hr59) As above except they got #22, you got #10.
  8. Tony Brindle, 530 (2hr58) Valley floor then climb to rim at #61, round to pylon road but without #42 or #60, back via riverbank.
  9. Liam Drew and Matt, 480 - 40 = 440 (3hr03min+sec) Up to top of pylon road via #51, down pylon road, riverbank, and #22 and #20 stretched things a trifle!
  10. William Power and Sarah Underwood 410 (2hr39) As above but without the riverbank, #22 or #20.
  11. Jan Bliekendaal & Andrew Shelley 310 (2hr32) As above but without #42 or #60.
  12. Dan Rhodes, Rachel Dawber, Paul Abbott, Wendy Shuker, 230 (2hr50) Up to Holborn ridge via #20, down from #61, up to #52, down again and back via valley floor.
  13. Speights, Raffles and Susanne, 160 (2hr14) #211 then up to Holborn ridge via #22, down from #30 and cleaned up most of valley floor.
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