Ian Prosser Proves Age is no Barrier
On Sunday, Ian Prosser, approaching his 60th birthday, proved the validity of the Orienteering ACT Age/Gender Handicap factors in being one of the oldest competitors to win a round of…
New Map for Metro Series Final – This Saturday
Abominable O-men and Canberra Cockatoos stalwart, Shannon Jones, has created some intricate and fast flowing courses for the final event of the Junior League on Saturday September 19th. While the…
Understanding Orienteering ACT’s Age/Gender Handicap Competitions
2020 is the 30th anniversary of Orienteering ACT having an Orienteering of the Year competition, with the winner being presented with the Wehner Cup, named in honour of Claire and…
Entries Open for ACT League Finale
Entries are now open for the sixth and final round of the 2020 ACT Classic Series, which will be held at East Kowen on Sunday 27 September. The varied terrain…
Focus on Girls Wraps up Another Successful Series
Focus on Girls targets 10-14-year old girls and is delivered as a mini-series, i.e. 4 weeks only. Focus on Girls happens a couple of times a year, and aims to…
Entries Close Wednesday for ACT League #5
Red Roos will host the fifth round of the 2020 ACT League at Tidbinbilla this Sunday. The terrain, being used for only the second time, features numerous large granite formations,…
Grant Bluett Still Has It!
[Pictured: Grant Bluett winning at Akita; Grant Bluett recently; David Stocks Divn 2 winner] Around 20 years ago, Grant Bluett was rated among the top five male orienteers in the…
Street Series Set to Resume on 7 September
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…
Awoonga will be the 2020 Jim Sawkins Memorial Handicap
[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…
Junior League Update – Round 6
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…
Chilly Narrabundah Hill
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…
Entries Open for East Stromlo MTBO
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…