Kapiti Crews Mark II, 23 Sep 18
Course planner
Fine day, bit overcast but warm. Dry underfoot (those deep streams excepted:-)) 64 participants. Score event, 2 or 3hrs. Max score 1890
Michael writes...
Checked results now, here are the results of the "MMP vote" on the claims. MMP because I would recognise a substantial minority as meaning that a control site or question was dodgy, however it was clear-cut. The white string on the tree at #50 must have been there as 18 teams found it, compared to 2 claims. (Directly over the ditch from the softball or whatever high fence.) The small tree with support posts at the north end of the little park at #51 was findable, 8 teams managed it compared to 1 claim. The ribbon #52 at the concrete ramp was clearly not there, no-one found it whatsoever. And the ribbon #61 down the bank north of the junction was found by 13 teams compared to 1 claim. (Hope you enjoyed the nice tracks among the dunes anyway:-))
So I've taken off those rejected claims (sorry!), left claims for #52, and fixed a few arithmetical errors. Can perhaps excuse these in this electronic age ... except that the biggest one came from a school-teacher, heh heh. Never mind, by the time we do the next one of these we might be using the cellphone app to do the scoring.
Remember you can see the route taken by Mark Malone who was trying out the cellphone app to record control visits. (Look down the event index for "Kapiti Crews Mark 2"). You can see more routes on this Strava Flyby which picks up every Strava uploader who was in the vicinity. (Including others who just happened to come by - just de-select those routes that came/went outside our area.)
Thanks for coming and for the nice comments. Our fairly steep country is marvellous for some types of mountainbike riding but I think there's more of a navigational challenge on the flat where you can go faster than your brain can think, and that's the essence of this sport. Which controls to try for, and how fast to ride.
So just in case the top routes aren't obvious on Strava, here are the routes of the highest scorers in the 3 and the 2hr bike category. Quite different routes...
Lonely Takahe (1730 pts in 3hrs) (I think Mike has transcribed from a small card on his wrist to the big answer sheet and a few are out of order) : 27 54 16 46 35 52 36 56 39 47 28 63 57 72 29 90 17 38 64 37 71 55 45 44 70 53 51 24 42 80 40 60 20 30 41 21 81 50 22 43 11 25
Flying Takahes (1360 pts in 3hrs) : 14 34 44 70 13 51 24 53 45 55 71 37 64 38 17 90 29 72 57 47 39 56 63 36 16 35 52 22 81 50 30 60 31 33 25
Canucks (1000 pts in 2hrs) : 25 50 21 81 22 43 23 61 52 15 26 62 28 63 47 72 90 38 64 46 44 70 34
Results
After checking 11pm 25 Sep. L means lateness penalty, A means an arithmetic adjustment, and C means claim adjustment (see above). A late starter (by pre-arrangement) was actually under 2hrs so the 2.5hrs category has been disbanded.
2hrs Foot
- Gail Ives 300
2hrs Wheel
- Canucks: Alistair Howard Lisa Howard 1000 (1:58)
- No Spiders: Mike Heron Chris Heron 890 +20A =910 (1:59)
- Paul Teesdale-Spittle 890 (1:57)
- Mark Malone 830 -10L =820 (2:01) (cellphone app)
- RyanSam: Ryan Joe Sam Harris-Vos 750 (1:59)
- Lost in Space: Ralph Johns Frances Wright Johns 770 -50C =720 (2:00)
- C and C Music Factory: Cameron (6) and Candace Lorcet 570 (2:00)
- Hamish Spence Josh Henshaw 550 (1:58)
- Emily's Team: Emily (8) and Bryce Lorcet 580 -50C =530 (1:59)
- The Mums: Maree Spence Anna Henshaw 480 (time not rec)
- Team J: Ian, Holly and Leo Johnstone 300-110C =190 (1:59)
3hrs Foot
- L2: Leon Perrie Lara Shepherd 1070 (3:00)
- Mark Wallace 770 -100A =670 (2:54)
- Powerful: Sarah Underwood, Ali, Matthew and William Power 550 (2:45)
3hrs Wheel
- Lonely Takahe: Mike Fee 1730 (2:57)
- Flying Takahes: Jenny Visser Fiona Clendon Kat 1420 -60A =1360 (2:57)
- As Easy as ACC: Laura Kearney Joanna Clouden Julie Hopkins 1340-20L =1320 (3:02)
- Stewie Solo: Brian Stewart 1180 (3:00)
- The Sea Cucumbers: Brechtsje Tacoma Scott Kearney 1250 -20A -50L =1180 (3:05)
- Bomb and B: Jim Sutherland, Bill Clarke, Joey Groves, Shelley Groves, Michelle Jervis 1130 (2:56)
- Robert Hockings 1080 (2:55)
- Bruce Henderson 1010 (2:45)
- Topp Dogs: Clinton Topp Echelon Topp Nick Kalivati 980 -80L =900 (3:08)
- Blue Too: Alan Teesdale Ryan Topp 850 (2:55)
- Spinning Spokes: Gavin Scott 1040 -220L =820 (3:22)
- East Beasts: Holly Alloway Katie Hunt Hannah Clark 740 (2:57)
- Rudgers: Dave Rudge Sarah Dalton Geoff Childs 580 (2:53)
- Concrew: Mike Kath Hamish and Rod O'Connor 510 (2:56)
NOT the City Safari, 20 May 18
Course planner
Fine day, gusty breeze from the NW. Dry underfoot (those deep streams excepted:-)) 57 participants. Score event, 2 or 3hrs. Max score 2120.
Michael writes...
A good turnout at today's MTB rogaine, thanks for the nice comments about the Kapiti nooks and crannies and the pleasant riding environment. Great to see families with extra seats, trailers etc.
We've put up the scores off your cards with no checking as yet. History shows that there might be a few mathematical errors! I'm not entirely sure I've got you all in the right category due to male inability to multi-task, sing out if you see anything wrong. Pleasingly there seemed to be hardly any claims, will examine these later too.
But in the meantime, here's the route of the highest two scorers in the 3hr bike category, the Flying Takahe (1890pts) and BOMB (1850). They might give you some food for thought even if your chosen time period and/or length of legs was different. Plus the best 2hr rider Happy Hippo (1570), which might be more relevant as he had to make some tougher choices about leaving out awkward and low value points.
Takahe: 11 21 61 80 20 10 50 60 30 70 31 51 40 82 13 44 33? 53 63 47 39 73 29 37 91 54 15 45 36 72 55 38 90 46 28 34 25 43 42 27 33 71 22 41 26 32 23
BOMB: 11 21 61 80 10 50 20 60 30 70 31 35 53 13 82 44 51 40 32 14 47 63 39 73 29 37 91 54 15 45 26 41 22 71 36 23 72 55 38 90 46 34 27 28 43 42 33
Happy Hippo: 24 42 12 33 27 28 43 34 25 81 52 46 90 38 55 72 36 45 15 54 91 37 29 73 39 63 47 53 35 31 44 82 40 50 80 61
And here's something even better - at Strava Flybys you can see four teams who have uploaded their GPS tracks to Strava. Just ignore the three at the bottom, this link includes anyone else who crossed paths with Leon and Lara. Thanks to Leon for the link.
Results
2hrs Foot
- Ivesy: Gail Ives 470
2hrs Wheel
- Happy Hippo: John Robertson 1570
- Jenny Cassie Jan Sheppard Catherine Pantling 1100
- Too Tired for This: Maia Gasson, Millie, Erin 1050
- Spinning Spokes: Gavin Scott 1000
- Day Team: Kathryn Andy Kate Isla 910
- Tough like Smidgee: Sherlock, Nixon, Liam Drew 730
- Lucy and JJ Elwood 610 (had to leave after 90min)
- Speedsters: Tim Erica and Maegan Hodgkinson 540
- Wakeman Wanderers: Simon and Thomas Wakeman 540 -20L =520
- Murphy family: Chalyse, Hayley (6yrs) Finn (trailer) 440
- Blind Doe: Paul Healy, Hugo, Olive, Florence, Libby 400 -90L =310
2.5hrs Wheel
- Kym Skerman Tina Moore 1550
3hrs Foot
- Dave Rudge Jerome Sheppard 1200
- L2: Lara Shephard Leon Perrie 1190
- Jungle Jill: Jill Dalton 680
- New Power Generation: Ali Mathew and William Power Sarah Underwood 610
3hrs Wheel
- Flying Takahe: Mike Fee 1890
- Bomb: Jim Sutherland, Bill Clarke 1870 -20L =1850
- Path & Keg: Peg Leyland Kath Kelly 1680
- Rob Sinclair 1600
- Mark Elwood Sam Smith 1420
- Jane Harding Glen Syman 1360
- Currently Lost: Kirsten McCashin Christina Grove 1340
- Royce Mills, riding with... 1300
- Te Horo Beach: Bruce Henderson 1300
- Owen Mills 1000 -300L =700
Ak Attack Prologue, 10 Feb 18
Course planner
assisted by Michael Wood. 18 riders.
Wow, did we target the wrong market today! Biking and trail running in Belmont Regional Park should have provided straightforward nav and interesting route choice. But a warm mist reduced the visibility and made it thoroughly red level! Newcomers had real trouble up there, but all found their way back.
The day was conceived as a contribution to a national series of MTBO events which hasn't got rolling yet, so was converted to an Ak Attack Prologue. Which may or may not be what people want before a rugged day in the Aka's!!! So Gavin chopped off the usual C1, and ran C2, 3 and 4 from up on the Old Coach Road to minimise climb. Putting out controls on Friday in a warm breeze, you could see for miles. This was going to be great!
We succeeded well in attracting some newish navigators, including women aiming at the Spirit of Adventure. But just as riders were setting off between 1-2pm, in rolled the mist. This made cross-country legs (which were allowed today) REALLY challenging, and even the appearance of a concrete bunker wasn't necessarily a help - which of the 50 was it??? So there were a few DNFs, but a lot of learning.
Results
We have indicated some teams who cut out the last section to get back by our closing time (a maze of MTB tracks on the way down). Others should know that navigating in the mist requires top level skills and you'll benefit from re-riding the course on a normal day. Hint: you can get to the start with hardly any climb from the end of Normandale Road, when you've done the bunkers bit ride back down the Old Coach Road to your car.
Course 2, 15km, 450m climb
- Jim Sutherland 155-47
Course 3, 12km, 250m climb
- Mike O'Connor, 141-55
- Bill Trompetter, 149-05
- David Derby cut d/h section 131-34
- Daniel Meares cut d/h section 132-29
- Howard Symmes cut d/h section 133-10
- Yasmin Kavas, Kirsty Bullard, Keryn Deller cut d/h section 154-10
- Karen Knowles,Lauren Prosser, Julia Han, Jo McManaway Found quite hard
- Adele Fitzpatrick and Annabelle also found quite hard
- Rob Pearce suffered from map in pocket syndrome
Course 3, 8km, 100m climb
- Alex Blundell and Julia Fraser 147-50
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