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Sprint Orienteering

Sprint orienteering features short fast-paced events held in very runnable park or urban environments. It is all about rapid decision making. A sprint course is designed to test your ability to interpret the map in complex environments, and to plan and carry out route choices while running as fast as you can. There are courses for all ages, even if your legs don’t move as fast as they used to! The challenge is as much mental as it is physical - a “sprint for the mind”.

Sprint Orienteering

Sprint events are generally held in urban areas, usually in Spring, Summer or early Autumn.

  • The Victorian Sprint Championships are held in late November and are open to all.  Test yourself against your peers, or make it another excuse to get out in the sunshine.
  • The Melbourne Sprint Weekend Carnival is held biennially on Victoria’s Labour weekend, featuring courses for all ages and 6 top quality sprint events over three days. The next MSW is planned for March 2022.

Melbourne Forest Racers Sunday Sprints

A brand new series had us racing around some of Melbourne’s iconic landmarks such as Carlton Gardens, Royal Park, and Princes Hill.  Look out for the next MFR Sprints coming your way over Summer!

There are courses to suit everyone from newcomers to aficionados, and an innovative mini mass start format for exciting head to head racing!  Melbourne Forest Racers invites you to bring your A game, and expect the unexpected!

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Melbourne City Race Weekend

The next Melbourne City Race Weekend is planned for October 2022, with three urban races in two days. Where will it take you??  MCRW2022 is the perfect addition to your AusChamps holiday!

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Latest Sprint Orienteering Events

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Day Date Event Organiser Activity
Saturday 20-Aug-22 Castlemaine Botanic Gardens CATI Orienteering Victoria Foot orienteering
Saturday 27-Aug-22 Daylesford - Cornish Hill CATI Orienteering Victoria Foot orienteering
Saturday 24-Sep-22 Orienteering Grand Prix - Daylesford Orienteering Victoria Foot orienteering
Monday 26-Sep-22 Australian Schools Sprint Championships - Kyneton - ENTRY BY INDEPENDENT STUDENTS Orienteering Victoria Foot orienteering
Monday 26-Sep-22 Australian Schools Sprint Championships - Kyneton - ENTRY BY SCHOOLS TEAM MANAGERS ONLY Orienteering Victoria Foot orienteering
Monday 26-Sep-22 Goldfields 3-Day, Day 1 - Kyneton Orienteering Victoria Foot orienteering
Friday 30-Sep-22 Australian Sprint Championships - Sunbury (WRE) Orienteering Victoria Foot orienteering
Saturday 08-Oct-22 Melbourne City Race Weekend 2022, Race 1 (am) - Waverley Stadium (Sprint Distance) Dandenong Ranges Orienteering Club Foot orienteering
Saturday 08-Oct-22 Melbourne City Race Weekend 2022, Race 2 (pm) - Tatterson (Middle Distance) Dandenong Ranges Orienteering Club Foot orienteering
Sunday 13-Nov-22 RMIT Bundoora Sprint Double Header Dandenong Ranges Orienteering Club Foot orienteering
Date Event Activity Results Splits TBT
19-Dec-19 Fredo's Training Session - Ivanhoe Foot orienteering
14-Dec-19 Fredo's Training Session - Triple Treat Foot orienteering
03-Dec-19 Fredo's Training Session - Brunswick Foot orienteering
30-Nov-19 Ruffey Lake Park Sprint & Sprint into Spring prize giving (PopUp Sprint ) Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
24-Nov-19 Macedon Ranges Sprint O - Braemar College Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
23-Nov-19 Sprint Into Spring Race 7 - Darebin Parklands Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
17-Nov-19 Victorian Sprint Distance Championships Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
16-Nov-19 Sprint Into Spring Race 6 - Oxley College Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
10-Nov-19 Macedon Ranges Sprint O - Alice Miller School Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
09-Nov-19 Sprint Into Spring Race 5 - Cornish College Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
27-Oct-19 Macedon Ranges Sprint O - Sacred Heart College Kyneton Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
26-Oct-19 Sprint Into Spring Race 4 - Eltham College Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
20-Oct-19 Macedon Ranges Sprint O - Gisborne Secondary College Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
19-Oct-19 Sprint Into Spring Race 3, Kuranjang College Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
12-Oct-19 Melbourne City Race Weekend and Sprint Into Spring Race 2, Kensington Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
21-Sep-19 Victorian Junior Squad Training Foot orienteering
10-Aug-19 Ian's Birthday SprintO - Black Jack Gully Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
30-Jun-19 Indoor Outdoor Double Sprint Monash Clayton (Info only) Foot orienteering
30-Jun-19 Indoor-Outdoor Double Sprint Monash Clayton Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
10-Jun-19 Pure Gold! Creswick Diggings 3-Day, Race 3 / The Bah Humbug Sprint Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
09-Mar-19 Latrobe University Sprint Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT
03-Mar-19 Churchill Sprint Foot orienteering
16-Feb-19 BendiGo ToDay Foot orienteering Results Splits TBT

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