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HEADING TO OCEANIA? Today is the last day for entr

HEADING TO OCEANIA? Today is the last day for entries!
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ENTRY DEADLINE FOR SISS & CANTERBURY SCHOOLS is coming up fast - enter by this Monday 7 September. This two-day event caters for everyone from first-time beginners to experienced competitors, with opportunities to compete individually or with friends and whānau.

#schoolorienteering #southislandschools #FamilySports

Joanna Stewart writes about Terry Nuthall: Many of

Joanna Stewart writes about Terry Nuthall: Many of you will not have been fortunate enough to have known Terry in his heyday but he was one of the most influential members of Auckland Orienteering Club (AOC). He will be remembered with huge fondness and a host of stories by all of us fortunate to remember him. He has also been very generous to the club, particularly to the training funds which were dear to his heart.
His health has been poor for many years now but he was still coming and helping at school events and even the Auckland Triple Crown sprints long after he was able to go out. He was even the one to point out to me that I had the 2027 dates for the September sprints when I advertised them and regretted the fact his health no longer allowed him to attend them.
Joanna has included a delightful article he wrote for the Auckland magazine 40 years ago - he was never slow to poke fun at himself but was a very competitive orienteer.
https://www.orienteering.org.nz/uncategorized/terry-nuthall-obituary/

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HP STEERING GROUP POSITIONS OPEN The ONZ High-Performance Steering Group provides strategic oversight and advice on HP policy, athlete pathways, selection and development programmes, bringing together athlete, coaching and regional perspectives to support the National Performance Leader and ensure diverse representation.
Applications due by 14 September:
https://www.orienteering.org.nz/news/looking-for-high-performance-steering-group-members/

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RUTHLESS RELAY The heat was back for a fast and t

RUTHLESS RELAY The heat was back for a fast and tricky OWC3 relay. The men’s and women’s courses were similar, with the men having a few extra controls early on. Lots of forking made for exciting racing. The girls were off first led out by Laura who described it as 'hot and physical'. Zara found the race nice and technical but didn’t have the lungs for the hills. Renee summed it up nicely by saying it was "great to come in ahead of the Aussies!"
Fergus, running for NZL 1, felt there was “some room for improvement,” with “areas of time loss for all.” After a big week of orienteering through the stunning Czech forests, he said the relay was "physically demanding, but a valuable experience to be running against the world’s best orienteers.”
Ed commented that is was "pretty tidy from NZL 2! My race was good, just one small overshoot as I watched the pack speed away. The previous days got to me physically towards the end, but I was happy on the whole."
Relay results:
14th NZL 1 Laura Robertson, Zara Stewart, Renee Beveridge 2:19:37 (+37:05)
20th NZL 1 Joseph Lynch, Cameron Bonar, Fergus O'Neill. 1:55:59 (+27:03)
NZL 2 Ed Cory Wright, Nick Smith, Jonty Oram 2:02:31 (+33:35)

#OWC3 #worldcup #forestrelay #orienteeringworldcup

Highlights from OWC3 relay start. Many thanks to

Highlights from OWC3 relay start. Many thanks to all in Czechia for another challenging Orienteering World Cup event

OWC3 RELAY NZ teams are ready for the final World

OWC3 RELAY NZ teams are ready for the final World Cup round event in technical Czech forest. With Sweden finishing first in the men's long distance, and 2nd, 3rd and 4th position in the men's middle - they may have some power in the relay. But the women's podiums have shown a mix of nations with Swiss, Norway and Czech, on long podium, and the middle podium included France in 2nd place. Wish all the NZ teams well in this final event.

Women's start: 8:58pm NZST / 10:58 CEST
NZL 1 - Laura Robertson, Zara Stewart, Renee Beveridge

Men's start: 11pm NZST / 13:00 CEST
NZL 1 - Joseph Lynch, Cameron Bonar, Fergus O'Neill
NZL 2 - Ed Cory Wright, Nick Smith, Jonty Oram

Follow the action live on IOF TV from 8:50 NZST /10:50 CEST:
https://orienteering.sport/event/orienteering-world-cup-round-3-4/relay/

#OWC3 #worldcup #relay #orienteeringworldcup

JOE FLOWS INTO TOP 25 - HIS BEST FOREST PERFORMANC

JOE FLOWS INTO TOP 25 - HIS BEST FOREST PERFORMANCE Joseph Lynch produced a great run for NZ in bouldery hill-country forest for the Middle Distance in the third World orienteering Cup. The course featured some climb before moving into a predominantly downhill run, traversing rocky running terrain.
Rugged descents led into technical control sites tucked behind large boulder features, where many similar-looking rock formations demanded precise map reading. As several athletes discovered, it was easy to drop too low on the slopes. Careful interpretation of the vegetation was also crucial to staying on line and locating the controls. Joseph is very happy with his race remarking that it was "by far my best forest performance. He said he "tried to channel Matt Ogden and stay in the flow state the entire way."
In the B- Final the NZ women placed well, enjoying the challenges in running this technical terrain. "I really enjoyed the middle today, it felt a lot smoother than the qual race. I was feeling a lot better so happy to get round with a pretty clean run minus a few mistakes. Parts of the forest were lovely to run though, with mossy rocks you could jump between." said Zara
Results:
MIDDLE FINAL
23rd Joseph Lunch 35:33.03 (+3:42.23)
B FINAL
13th Laura Robertson 38:11.26 (+4:06.13)
17th Renee Beveridge 38:55.72 (+4:50.60)
20th Zara Stewart 39:58.76 (+5:53.63)
23rd Fergus O'Neill 33:16.89 (+3:19.41)
52nd Nick Smith 37:57.49 (+8:00.01)
C FINAL
3rd Cameron Bonar 28:07.23 (+1:37.28)
34th Ed Cory Wright 39:25.11 (+12:55.16)

📷 Photos: 1. Qual image by Petr Háp, 2. image from long distance by EsterKocsik, 3 - 10. by Sarah Stewart & NZ team
Full results:
https://orienteering.sport/.../orienteering-world.../middle/
#OWC3 #worldcup #middledistance #orienteeringworldcup

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