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Bellbird Dell

Saturday, 4 February 2012

Close to 150 people turned out to the season’s second Score event, which meant a different way of thinking for the runners, as points and time penalties came into play.  Course setter Pete had thought the points placement out well.  He put temptation nearby with no 19 close to the start but isolated, and the competitors who then headed due north into the park, then looped around to the east, fared better than those who headed towards 20 via 6 and 12.  The Dell itself always requires concentration, with its myriad small tracks, creeks, ponds, fences and boardwalks – and it’s nice to enjoy flat, shady running along the gully, a big relief after the surrounding hills of suburban Vermont (aptly named – Green Mountain). 

It was business as usual for the 48 Power Walkers, with familiar names at the top of the results – Len on 56, Peter D on 54, and Janet on 51.  Ian J, Greg and Helen also did well. Len now has 10 perfect scores and will be pretty tough to beat from here.  Clifford looks a comfortable second, but the great rivalry between Janet and Peter looks set to continue to the end of the series.  In PW2, Steve has a big lead but Sandy and Bernie are only separated by a point.  Ilze looks good in PW3 but watch out for a late charge by Helen.  Gwennyth is in front in PW4, and Schon, completing her 999th event, leads PW5.

On E course, Pat’s win over Jenny S secured her place on top of the overall standings.  D course was won convincingly by Lanita with 43 points, over Ewen with 37, then a good gap to yours truly on 31.  Ewen remains overall leader, but could be overhauled by Janine, Lanita or Asha, who might take out a family clean sweep.  In D2, I’m keeping a close eye on Teri and Peter K, and in D3, Henk looks unassailable.

Martin was the winner again on C course, and will move into the overall lead ahead of Gary and Jay when he completes two more events.  Martin scored 52 points, ahead of Chris on 46 and Jenny on 45.  Simon scored well to move to the top of C2 ahead of Greg, and looks like he will stay there.  Jenny C is well ahead in C3.  On B, Bruce and Stephen both scored 59, but Bruce got back first to grab the 100 points. Ron was third with 54.  Bruce has a solid overall lead over Roy, and doesn’t appear to have any other challengers.  It’s a different story in B2 where Roger and Kristian are neck and neck.  Ian has a good margin over Dale and Noel in B3.

Nine runners scored the maximum 70 points on A course, and a further 3 missed just one 2-point control.  Bruce was back first in 46 mins 30 seconds, in a distance of 10.9 km.  Andrew’s course was 20m shorter but he had to settle for third, with Bryan slotting in between, mirroring their order in the overall standings.  Ian and Rachel also had good runs.  Nick did enough to keep on top of A2 but will need to watch out for Alex, who will benefit from being able to drop a 75 in a couple of weeks.  In A3, Phil is breathing down Hugh’s neck.  Mark has the lead in A4, as does Ray in A5.

Wattle Park is the venue next week.  This one always draws a good crowd.  It features a hilltop start in an extensive area of parkland, and is great for a post-event picnic or bbq.

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About Park and Street Orienteering

As the name suggests, Park and Street orienteering is orienteering in urban areas, typically local streets and parks. Known colloquially as streetO, in the Melbourne region more than 150 events are run each year, mostly on weeknights. From November to March ("summer series") events are held on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. In the non-daylight saving "winter" months (April to October) events are usually on Mondays, some Tuesdays, Wednesdays and selected Saturdays. Any of these events provide a great introduction for newcomers to a wide range of orienteering experiences. Check the coming events for details of dates and event locations. Park and Street has now also expanded to the Geelong area.

Park and Street orienteering provides an ideal opportunity for mental and physical exercise.  If you can walk to the local milk bar you are fit enough to participate. You do not need a compass, nor any special map reading ability.

For most events, the Runners' courses are scatter format where you need to find a designated number of controls in any order. For Power Walkers (no running permitted), controls have differing points value and the aim is to obtain as many points as possible in a set time (approx. 60 minutes). A watch is essential as points are lost if you return late.

There are up to 6 courses available: A, B, C, D and E for runners and PW for power walkers.  Distances vary between 2 and 11 km. Start time for twilight/evening events is 7:00pm sharp.  Arrive at 6:30pm to register and receive a briefing.

Entry fees are currently $4.00 for adults and $2.00 for juniors (under 21). There are season tickets available for full OV members at a substantial discount.

For more information contact the
relevant Series Coordinator.


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