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Monthly Archives: August 2020

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Street Series Set to Resume on 7 September

Street Series Set to Resume on 7 September

  • Post author:Paul de Jongh
  • Post published:31 August 2020
  • Post category:OACT News/Street Series

The ACT Street Series will resume on Monday 7 September with an event at Downer, the first in a Series of four Street-O night events to be held on every…

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Awoonga will be the 2020 Jim Sawkins Memorial Handicap

Awoonga will be the 2020 Jim Sawkins Memorial Handicap

  • Post author:Robert Mouatt
  • Post published:29 August 2020
  • Post category:OACT News

[Pictured: Jim Sawkins winning 2006 AUS 3-Day M65A class and the Jim Sawkins Memorial Shield] In the years since his untimely passing on 4 June 2006, Red Roos members have…

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Junior League Update – Round 6

Junior League Update – Round 6

  • Post author:Matt Stocks
  • Post published:29 August 2020
  • Post category:ACT Junior League Standings/OACT News

In the last two weeks, the junior league has covered the extremes of running in the cold rain and snow on Narrabundah hill in round 5 through to the a…

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Chilly Narrabundah Hill

Chilly Narrabundah Hill

  • Post author:Andrew Cheffers
  • Post published:23 August 2020
  • Post category:OACT News/Weston Emus

There is an orienteering type annual ultra-marathon at the Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee. It is organised by an old geezer named Gary Cantrell. The race has 5 x…

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Entries Open for East Stromlo MTBO

Entries Open for East Stromlo MTBO

  • Post author:Paul de Jongh
  • Post published:20 August 2020
  • Post category:MTBO/OACT News

It is less than three weeks until the third event of the 2020 ACT MTBO Series, on 6 September at East Stromlo, known widely as 'Green Hills'. This is a…

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Close Competition in 2020 Classic Series

Close Competition in 2020 Classic Series

  • Post author:Robert Mouatt
  • Post published:18 August 2020
  • Post category:OACT News

With COVID-19 denying opportunities to seek national and international honours, the 2020 ACT Classic Series has been very popular, with above average participation, even though the venues for the first…

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Junior league Round 4

Junior league Round 4

  • Post author:Matt Stocks
  • Post published:15 August 2020
  • Post category:ACT Junior League Standings/OACT News

One hundred juniors have entered a Junior league event after the fourth Metro League at Mt Ainslie today.  Updated scores can be found here. There is a three way tie…

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What’s Involved in Becoming an Accredited Coach?

What’s Involved in Becoming an Accredited Coach?

  • Post author:Paul de Jongh
  • Post published:13 August 2020
  • Post category:OACT News

Marina Iskhakova, MTBO extraordinaire, and newly accredited Level 1 coach. Congratulations to Marina Iskhakova who recently became accredited as a Level 1 orienteering coach!If you would like to know more…

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Mt Jerrabomberra Entries Close Wednesday

Mt Jerrabomberra Entries Close Wednesday

  • Post author:Paul de Jongh
  • Post published:10 August 2020
  • Post category:OACT News

The third event of the 2020 ACT Classic Series will be held at Mt Jerrabomberra, this Sunday 16 August. A full range of courses are available, with lengths and difficulty…

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Tuggeranong Hill was a challenge

Tuggeranong Hill was a challenge

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:4 August 2020
  • Post category:OACT News

It was tough terrain on a new map, made worse by the thick fog. To view some of the GPS tracks from people that ran Hard 1 see 2drerun: Hard…

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Junior league 2020

Junior league 2020

  • Post author:Matt Stocks
  • Post published:2 August 2020
  • Post category:ACT Junior League Standings/OACT News

The ACT Junior League is finally underway for 2020. The delayed start means that there will only be a ten week competition with the seven best scores counting in the…

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