Warmup Event
Important Update
This event takes place BEFORE daylight savings is in effect. If you plan to use the 6pm mass start it is suggested you bring a torch and wear bright clothing or reflective gear. You may of course start at anytime between the 2 mass starts but you will have to time yourself if that is the case.
Update 2: Newcastle Orienteering recommends that all comptetitors wear bright clothing or reflective gear throughout the season to enable drivers to see you especially if you are running near dusk. We also wish to remind competitors that listening to an ipod (or similar) while on course can be a distraction that may cause you to not hear an emergency warning or similar and as such are not allowed during these events for your safety.
Location: National Pk, Cnr Smith & Dumaresq St
Start Times:Mass starts at 5:15pm and 6pm
Map National Park
Setter: Malcolm Roberts
Organiser: Sam Howe
Warm Up Events
- Do not count toward Summer Street Series
- 30 minute score course
- Mass starts at 5:15pm and 6pm
- 1 minute planning time before the start
- Competitors do their own scoring
Setters Report
Well not really, Malcolm is still away in Tasmania, so the honor falls to me to do a little writeup about the event. So lets get the elephant in the room out of the way before anything else. Yes, there was a mistake made with the clue sheet that unfortunately wasn't detected until we cracked open the bag they had come in only seconds before giving them out. It turned out the only possible answers on sheet were the actual answers - Whoops. But the 49 competitors, new and old, had a bit of a laugh and proceeded to have a run regardless. So now that that's out of the way I'd like to welcome all our new competitors who had a run with us today and for them next week we will introduce the second part of the warmup series - a complete clue sheet. See it was all a cunning plan to slowly ease you into the sport (should have opened with that really i guess oh well). Honourable mentions from the night were Stuart Kurtz for highest score for the 30min score course and Sharon Burgess for the best score for 45min (and of course being the only competitor in that class, very sly I must say).
So hopefully we will see you all (and Malcolm) next Wednesday at Waratah Rail (Mayfield), when we shall also have an extra hour of daylight to run in.
Shane (Web guy)