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National and State Orienteering

15 - 16 May 2010

National Orienteering League 3 - State League 4 and 5 - Junior League 2

MACQUARIE UNI START TIMES

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The weekend of 15 - 16 May 2010 will see 3 major orienteering events in the Sydney region.  The weekend involves:

  • Round 3 of the National Orienteering League
  • Rounds 4 and 5 of the State League
  • Round 2 of the Sydney Junior League

The weekend commences with a sprint race at Macquarie University on Saturday morning.  There are more than 200 people entered in the sprint race.  The event is part of the national league and also part of the new Syney J League.  The race will use the same map which was used last year for the very succesful World Masters Orienteering Carnival.

Event 1 - Saturday Morning - Macquarie University

The National Orienteering League heads to the exciting World Masters Games venue at Macquarie University on Saturday 15 May. Take the challenge of the Sculpture Park, intricate buildings, multilevel car parks and open parkland on the area that challenged so many world class orienteers during last year’s World Masters Championships Carnival.

Date: Saturday 15 May 2010

Start Time: First starts from 9.00am for SILVA National Orienteering League Competitors.   Start times can be found here.
Public race starts after last National Orienteering League Competitor Starts on the same courses as the NOL competitors.

Format: Sprint with separate course for Male / Female

Winning Times: M/W21E 15 to 17 minutes, M/W17-20E 17 to 19 minutes

Location: Macquarie University, Culloden Road, Marsfield, NSW

Travelling by Car: Parking is available in the University Sports field car park, travel north on Culloden Rd, straight through roundabout and cross over the M2 Motorway into the parking area. NO PARKING within the main University grounds. From the car park walk south along Culloden Rd to the University access road which can be followed to the assembly area near to the swimming centre.

Travelling by Public Transport: Take a City Rail train to Macquarie University station. On leaving the station walk northeast along Herring Rd, turn left and head North West on Talavera Rd to Culloden Rd. Turn left into Culloden and proceed as above.

Map: “Macquarie University” 1:4,000, Copy of map- MacquarieUnimap2010.pdf

Terrain: Complex buildings, open parkland

Mapper: Eric Andrews Course Setter: Warwick Selby Controller: Ron Junghans Organiser: James Lithgow               02 9484 5717         02 9484 5717 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Entry Fees: Silva NOL Competitors -M/W21E $20.00 M/W1720E $15.00, Public Race – Seniors $17.00, Juniors $12.00, Family Maximum $50.00, Enter on day subject to map availability an extra $5.00 per person.

Embargo: The whole of the area bounded by Talavera, Culloden, Epping and Herring Roads is embargoed from 6 am on Saturday 15 May until the end of competition. Competitors intending to use on campus accommodation (AGSM or Travelodge) may stay within the hotel building after 6.00 am but must leave before 8.00 am exiting directly onto the Talavera Road and proceed to the competition assembly area as directed above.

Event 2 - Hilltop

Then, on Saturday afternoon, the event moves to Hilltop which is at the Sydney end of the southern highlands.  This is a recent bush map which was first used for the NSW Championships in 2008.  The bush is low to medium visibility on sandstone outcrops and presents a range of challenges for the navigators.

Details of the event and the start list can be found on the Bennelong Northside Website.

Event 3 - Belanglo State Forest

On Sunday morning we move to Belanglo State Forest which is a classic orienteering area with a great mixture of pine forest, eucalypt forest and a track network.

The events are being run by Garingal, Bennelong-Northside and Illawarra-Kareelah.

You can find more details of the event and can enter on line here.

Entries have closed but you can still enter on day for limited courses.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 23 May 2010 )
 
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