Street Orienteering (Street-O) Autumn Series starts on 8 April 2013 at Ainslie, with eight events scheduled for each Monday evening until the 27 May 2013.  See event details at Events


 

2013 AUTUMN RECREATIONAL  STREET  ORIENTEERING SERIES STARTS ON 8 APRIL 2013 AT AINSLIE

Come and try the 8 events of the exciting  OACT Autumn Street Orienteering program in Canberra from Monday 8 April in Ainslie area (See 'Events' for details).

Street orienteering is a fun way to get fit and practise orienteering skills. It is open to both walkers and runners.

Beginners and first timers and not-so-fit people are especially encouraged. It can be done as an individual or in groups of 2 or more.

Family groups and teams of secondary school students are most welcome. Please bring a friend and participate.

Basic information

1.    Cost:  $5 adults, $2 children, $10 family.

2.    Register at the event each Monday between 5.30pm and 6.00pm; beginners briefing at 6.10pm; everyone starts together in groups at 6.15pm.

3.    20 controls, marked on your map and sited as described in the control descriptions section of the map.

4.    Open to walkers and runners.

Run courses: A. Any 18 controls; B. Any 15 controls; C. Any 12 controls. Time limit 1 hour.

Walkers' Course: Find as many controls as possible within the one hour time limit. Penalty applies for late return,  Running/jogging is not allowed.

5.    Wear casual clothes, and extra clothing to change into after finishing, if preferred. A compass is recommended if you need to check direction. 

6.    End of season awards to category winners.

7.    Any orienteer who brings along a friend who has never done orienteering before will receive a chocolate bar each for themselves and their friend for their friend’s first event. 

8.       Always check the 'Events' section (link on left sidebar) in the last few days before each event to ensure there has not been a change in the venue.

Street orienteers should always exercise care when crossing streets to avoid accidents and causing issues that could lead to complaints

Competitors Enjoy Clear Skies to End Six-Event Series

Tuesday, 6 March 2012

After two soggy, map soaked weeks of Street Orienteering over 100 competitors turned out on a perfect evening to finish the summer series. The new map at Ainslie, combined with a fairly lengthy course (thanks Jasmine) tested the endurance of most competitors.  The series has again been well supported with over 240 individual competitors over the course of six events.   Although results are recorded for the Street-O series these events focus on participation and enjoyment. 

Easter Bunny Winners included:

Men’s A Course: Geoff Stacey
Women’s A Course: Grace Crane
Men’s B Course: Graham Fifield
Women’s B Course: Joint winners: Carol Harding and Penny McIntosh (pictured top right)
Men’s C Course: Peter Thompson
Women’s C Course: Ann Ingwersen
Course D: Freya Langerman (pictured left)
Power Walker Men’s: Michael Burt
Power Walker Women’s:  Pat Miethke
Power Walker Team: Mike and Virginia Oakley (pictured bottom right)

You can check out the final points score here and the results for event 6 here as well as happy snaps by John Harding of our top scorers with their bunnies and other participants here.

Thank you everyone who competed in the summer series and I hope to see you all on the frosty winter evenings for the inaugural Iceberg Series. Keep an eye on the Orienteering ACT Website for updates.  Until then – keep moving!

Julie Sunley
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