What a glorious day! What enthusiastic riders! What a great turnout of non-orienteers! (thanks mainly to Eureka’s Dirt Girl, Monica). And many thanks to Kathy for helping Blake at the finish and Peter Cusworth and Carolyn Jackson for fossicking successfully for Joyce’s keys lost on the trails.
A frosty but sunny dawn was promising ideal riding by start time of 1100. And so it proved. 41 riders including a few entries on the day. Ages ranged from 14 to 80+. Other interesting stats – 35% were non orienteers; 37% were women. The 3 hour was 8 times as popular as the 90 minutes. And we welcomed the most regional riders in any Cyclic Navigator.
Post mortem’s abounded of trails that weren’t there for some but were for others: of getting lost and getting found; of realising how time had flashed by and left them uncomfortably far from a penalty free finish; and the usual mechanicals including Carolyn Jackson’s parting chain. Didn’t stop her from cleaning everyone up though. Incidents were not confined to the riders: Ken forgot to get the cake for afters – hopefully the pre and post event chocolates made up a bit.
On the debit side we had wished for 50 riders. On the credit side we had 40, as far as I could tell, highly motivated riders. On balance we came out well on top. The smiles post event were every bit as wide as after the infamous 2007 hypothermic Cyclic Navigator.
Here’s looking to classic 6 & 4 hour Cyclic Navigator 2014.
Draw your course here in RouteGadget. Where RouteGadget asks for your “Fin” time, for the 3 Hour, enter “18000”, and for the 90 Minute, enter “9000”:
Results by Class:
Place | First Name | Surname | Club | Points | ||||
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3 Hour Junior Men | ||||||||
1 | Declan | Dickson | Eureka Orienteers/Dirt Girls | 1280 | ||||
2 | Timothy | Jackson | Melbourne Forest Racers | 1160 | ||||
3 | Harrison | Keeble | Eureka Orienteers | 700 | ||||
3 Hour Open Men | ||||||||
1 | Tom | Lothian | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 1400 | ||||
2 | Rob | Davis | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 1350 | ||||
3 | Jamie | Goddard | Melbourne Forest Racers | 1240 | ||||
4 | David | Mayer | No club membership | 1080 | ||||
5 | Scott | Gavens | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 950 | ||||
6 | Tony | Keeble | Eureka Orienteers | 700 | ||||
3 Hour Veteran Men | ||||||||
1 | Peter | Cusworth | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 1430 | ||||
2 | Steve | Law | No club membership | 1290 | ||||
3 | Bill | Vandendool | Melbourne Forest Racers | 1150 | ||||
4 | Peter | Hill | Orienteering Victoria | 1110 | ||||
5 | Jim | Taylor | Nillumbik Emus Orienteering Club | 1050 | ||||
6 | Chalky | Thomas | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 1010 | ||||
7 | Ralph | Koch | Yarra Valley Orienteering Club | 960 | ||||
8 | John | Gavens | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 950 | ||||
9 | John | Chellew | Bendigo Orienteers | 840 | ||||
10 | Mark | Pearson | Orienteering Victoria | 790 | ||||
11 | Stuart | Vanderpol | Orienteering Victoria | 620 | ||||
12 | Graeme | Cadman | Yarra Valley Orienteering Club | 490 | ||||
13 | John | Sheahan | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 330 | ||||
3 Hour Open Women | ||||||||
1 | Christine | Raviart | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 880 | ||||
2 | Kirsten | Ennis | Dirt Girls | 760 | ||||
2 | Monica | Dickson | Eureka Orienteers | 760 | ||||
2 | Patricia | Kinnersly | Dirt Girls | 760 | ||||
5 | Lynn | Hadfield | Dirt Girls | 650 | ||||
6 | Connie | Conlon | No club membership | 350 | ||||
6 | Karen | Simmons | Dirt Girls | 350 | ||||
3 Hour Veteran Women | ||||||||
1 | Carolyn | Jackson | Melbourne Forest Racers | 1440 | ||||
2 | Heather | Leslie | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 950 | ||||
3 | Sandy | Koch | Yarra Valley Orienteering Club | 620 | ||||
4 | Carolyn | Cusworth | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 490 | ||||
5 | Jenny | Sheahan | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 320 | ||||
6 | Judy | Hill | Orienteering Victoria | 260 | ||||
7 | Joyce | Rowlands | Nillumbik Emus Orienteering Club | 210 | ||||
90 Minute Junior Men | ||||||||
- | Xavier | Schuurs | No club membership | DNS | ||||
90 Minute Open Men | ||||||||
1 | Dick | Terrens | No club membership | 440 | ||||
90 Minute Veteran Men | ||||||||
1 | Brenda | Clemens | No club membership | 350 | ||||
2 | Kathy | Liley | Yarra Valley Orienteering Club | 230 | ||||
90 Minute Open Women | ||||||||
1 | Catherine | Schuurs | Dirt Girls | 350 |
Results by Points:
Place | Class name | First Name | Surname | Club | Points | ||||
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1 | 3 Hour Veteran Women | Carolyn | Jackson | Melbourne Forest Racers | 1440 | ||||
2 | 3 Hour Veteran Men | Peter | Cusworth | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 1430 | ||||
3 | 3 Hour Open Men | Tom | Lothian | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 1400 | ||||
4 | 3 Hour Open Men | Rob | Davis | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 1350 | ||||
5 | 3 Hour Veteran Men | Steve | Law | No club membership | 1290 | ||||
6 | 3 Hour Junior Men | Declan | Dickson | Eureka Orienteers/Dirt Girls | 1280 | ||||
7 | 3 Hour Open Men | Jamie | Goddard | Melbourne Forest Racers | 1240 | ||||
8 | 3 Hour Junior Men | Timothy | Jackson | Melbourne Forest Racers | 1160 | ||||
9 | 3 Hour Veteran Men | Bill | Vandendool | Melbourne Forest Racers | 1150 | ||||
10 | 3 Hour Veteran Men | Peter | Hill | Orienteering Victoria | 1110 | ||||
11 | 3 Hour Open Men | David | Mayer | No club membership | 1080 | ||||
12 | 3 Hour Veteran Men | Jim | Taylor | Nillumbik Emus Orienteering Club | 1050 | ||||
13 | 3 Hour Veteran Men | Chalky | Thomas | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 1010 | ||||
14 | 3 Hour Veteran Men | Ralph | Koch | Yarra Valley Orienteering Club | 960 | ||||
15 | 3 Hour Veteran Men | John | Gavens | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 950 | ||||
15 | 3 Hour Veteran Women | Heather | Leslie | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 950 | ||||
15 | 3 Hour Open Men | Scott | Gavens | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 950 | ||||
18 | 3 Hour Open Women | Christine | Raviart | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 880 | ||||
19 | 3 Hour Veteran Men | John | Chellew | Bendigo Orienteers | 840 | ||||
20 | 3 Hour Veteran Men | Mark | Pearson | Orienteering Victoria | 790 | ||||
21 | 3 Hour Open Women | Kirsten | Ennis | Dirt Girls | 760 | ||||
21 | 3 Hour Open Women | Monica | Dickson | Eureka Orienteers | 760 | ||||
21 | 3 Hour Open Women | Patricia | Kinnersly | Dirt Girls | 760 | ||||
24 | 3 Hour Open Men | Tony | Keeble | Eureka Orienteers | 700 | ||||
24 | 3 Hour Junior Men | Harrison | Keeble | Eureka Orienteers | 700 | ||||
26 | 3 Hour Open Women | Lynn | Hadfield | Dirt Girls | 650 | ||||
27 | 3 Hour Veteran Men | Stuart | Vanderpol | Orienteering Victoria | 620 | ||||
27 | 3 Hour Veteran Women | Sandy | Koch | Yarra Valley Orienteering Club | 620 | ||||
29 | 3 Hour Veteran Men | Graeme | Cadman | Yarra Valley Orienteering Club | 490 | ||||
29 | 3 Hour Veteran Women | Carolyn | Cusworth | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 490 | ||||
31 | 90 Minute Open Men | Dick | Terrens | No club membership | 440 | ||||
32 | 90 Minute Veteran Men | Brenda | Clemens | No club membership | 350 | ||||
32 | 90 Minute Open Women | Catherine | Schuurs | Dirt Girls | 350 | ||||
32 | 3 Hour Open Women | Connie | Conlon | No club membership | 350 | ||||
32 | 3 Hour Open Women | Karen | Simmons | Dirt Girls | 350 | ||||
36 | 3 Hour Veteran Men | John | Sheahan | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 330 | ||||
37 | 3 Hour Veteran Women | Jenny | Sheahan | Bayside Kangaroos Orienteers | 320 | ||||
38 | 3 Hour Veteran Women | Judy | Hill | Orienteering Victoria | 260 | ||||
39 | 90 Minute Veteran Men | Kathy | Liley | Yarra Valley Orienteering Club | 230 | ||||
40 | 3 Hour Veteran Women | Joyce | Rowlands | Nillumbik Emus Orienteering Club | 210 | ||||
- | 90 Minute Junior Men | Xavier | Schuurs | No club membership | DNS |