Uringa cleans up on the Southern Highlands
After a
week or two of looking at the weather forecast it was great to see that the
Chief Meteorologist’s predictions for the weekend were totally accurate. Not a
drop of rain, the occasional burst of sunshine and some friendly clouds.
Mind you
the terrain was rather wet and there were a few whines from those who navigated
the course with only marginal degree of shoe wetness to have to clomp through
mud and water at the finish control.
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| The finish |
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| Mud and water- a natural attraction for the sisters |
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| Usually a dry area now a lake. |
Saturday Middle Distance Schools Champs plus State League 12 – Tallowa.
Despite the
warning of potholed approaches to the event arena, the road in to the event, whilst having
the odd pothole was in remarkably good condition. Mind you Wingello has not had anywhere near
the amount of rain as the coast.
Uringa had
14 starters and of the 14 exactly half finished on the podium. In the school’s
classes Maggie Mackay- W17+A, Jonathan Nolan M17+A and Alon Gudes M14B were
“chicken dinner” winners in their respective classes. In 2nd
position we had a gaggle of Uringans- Linda Sesta W55A, Michael Warlters M60A, Ant Nolan M50A and Ori Gudes M45AS. The
remaining 7 were spread between 4th and 9th. This was an exceptional performance by the
Uringans.
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| Alon collecting his Tallowa spoils |
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| Maggie on the run |
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| Happy mob of W17+A (w18A) winners are grinners |
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| Tallowa - Jane's course |
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| Tallowa - Jonathan's Course |
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| Tallowa - Michael's Course |
Off to
accommodation to refuel and rest up for Sunday..
2025 NSW State League #13 Chevalier College - NSW Schools Sprint
Sunday
dawned with a golden orb in the sky. Wow, having not seen much of it in Sydney
recently it was time to just stand and allow the sunshine to restore warmth and
of course the essential vitamin.
Sunday at
Chevalier had competitors belting around the grounds and buildings of Chevalier
College Burradoo ( near Bowral). There
were 18 Uringans Starting and dare I say it; Saturday result was great, Sunday
was absolutely brilliant. 11 Podiums with an amazing 5 first places.
Jonathan Nolan was on top of the podium when the medals were handed out, first in M17+A. Maggie and Alon were both close second place getters in W17+A and M14B respectively.
Also in 1st place although perhaps a
few years out of school, we had Istvan Grubits M45AS, Catherine Bilmon W40A,
Jane Boland W Open B and Charlotte Bilmon in M/W10N. Helen Murphy (Nan and Mum)
to the Bilmon clan was not left out with a fine 2nd in W75A. Ori Gudes backed up for 3rd in
M45AS along with Ant Nolan M50A and Shane Doyle also in 3rd M55A.
Must
mention some performances. Jen Grubits missed a 3rd place in W Open
B by a gnats whisker and in M13-14A. The gap between 1st to 3rd
was a mere 12 seconds.. Harrison and Mitchell Grubits were placed 5th
and 7th with a little over a minute covering 1st to 7th.
Talk about a competitive class.
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| Jono cleans up in M17+A Sprint |
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| Getting ready for the Australian School's Champs |
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| Alon on the Podium |
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| Hard 4 Course |
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| Jane's Moderate course |
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| Alon's Course |
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| Charlotte's Course |
Dave Lotty
was responsible for the courses at Chevalier assisted by David Green IKO as
controller. Matt Peters helped with putting out the controls on Saturday
morning. There was a super willing team helping set up and run the event. Special thank you to Rod and Paul who came on Sunday to help and not run! All
up there were 228 runners and the start team handled the 9 or so starters every
minute with ease.
Before we
knew it the last starters were back and the medals and certificates presented
to the Schools Champions. Controls collected and cars packed and away we went
as the clock ticked over 12 noon!
Amazing.
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| Gayle, Start OIC - made sure no one crossed the line |
What is Next
Entries
have closed for the NSW Champs at Uralla on 13/14 of September. There are 12
Uringans all hoping to grab a podium on a brilliant map call “Glenburnie”
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| Glenburnie course form 2024 |
Entries are
still open until 31st August
for the Australian Championship Carnival in Queensland.
The carnival runs from the 27/09 – 05/10 and includes Championship disciplines; Sprint, Middle and Long as well as a Relay.
Toss in Australian Schools Events: Sprint
Long and Relay plus a 4-event series called “Run the River” (run in conjunction
with the schools’ events.) These events run from Tuesday - Thursday. The NSW School’s Team is yet to be announced but
would expect, depending on availability, Maggie and Jono to be select
River and Bay
Orienteering Season (RBOS) kicks off kicks off on the 19th October.
6 events with the final event on November
20th. ( There is no event on November 2nd due to a 6 hour Socialgaine Event at Engadine.)
Naturally do not forget the Uringa Christmas Party with the President Cup run. Set by Matt Peters this is always great fun as there are many "check points" with rather cryptic questions for you to answer on the run. The answers are always hotly disputed during the evening. There is always just one correct answer- whatever Matt says!
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| Uringa Christmas Party Invite |
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