Australian 3 Days in Tasmania

25 Uringans plus adopted Swiss orienteer Brigit travelled to Launceston to participate in the 3 days.

The 3 days were run on very different terrain with day 1 being extremely boggy (hate to have experienced it after 3 years of rain as opposed to 3 years of dry) day 2 with lots of timber on the ground and day 3 a wonderful mix of tin mining, gully spur and some great rock.

It was a fair test for all orienteers.

Terry Murphy won the prize for the "most bogged" orienteer when he stepped into a rather shallow looking creek and ended waist deep in mud. Nick Wilmott on the other hand ran the bog day in a new pair of shoes and could have returned them in "as new" condition when he crossed the finish line.

Returning from injury and travel Bronwyn Steele ran very very well in W17-20E to finish 7th. When you consider the lack of training and competition over the past 2 years it was outstanding.

The competitions were held in fantastic running weather with clear skies each day and temperatures just broaching the 20s

All up Uringans nothched up 4 1st places: Helen Murphy, Maureen Ogilvie, Dave McKenna and Brigit Zemp (Swiss import)

Linda Sesta, Nick Wilmott, Rick Steele and Jane McKenna also stood on the dias in 2nd and Georgia Jones competing in W12 secured 3rd place.







Results.
Bronwyn Steele W17-20E 7th
Ian Jones M40 8th
Mark Darvodelsky M45A injured
Linda Sesta W40A 2nd
Margaret Jones W40A 7th
Lisa Lampe W45A 10th
Nick Wilmott M55A 2nd
Dave Lotty M60A 10th
Terry Murphy M60A 10th
Sarah Garnett W50A 7th
Margaret Wilmott W50A 14th
Dave McKenna M45AS 1st
Rick Steele M45AS 2nd
Ron Pallas M45AS 6th
Dick Ogilvie M65A 5th
Zuzu Burford M55AS 4th
Jane McKenna W35AS 2nd
Anne Darvodelsky W35AS 7th
Gayle Shepherd W35AS mp (last day)
Angela Murray W60A 15th
Jitka Kopriva W60A 16th
Maureen Ogilvie W75A 1st
Lawrence Jones M14A 5th (first time on orange courses - well done)
Georgia Jones W12A 3rd
Brigit Zemp W17-20A 1st















Once the dust finally cleared it was good to look back and feel that whilst the terrain was not the most intricate nor detailed; nor the thickest or clearest; it had been a great 3 days.















2010 ACT here we come!

Fashion Police ban Headband

In an unusual move Tasmanian Orienteering Authorities stepped in to ban Sarah Garnet from wearing a headband at the third day of the Austrlian 3 days. A Noted Fashion Police "supergrass" was heard to say that the wearing of a green headband whilst wearing a blue and red o-suit was not fashionably correct.

Judge for your self.

Rick Steele's TV career takes off !!

Check out Rick's very convincing appearance on TV about the short-selling ban etc...Seems he is a regular on Sky News !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2g7aDFlhRw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Yne-yqM2w&feature=related

Uringa Food Lovers Guide

Degustation for this banana bread took place at the Centennial Park event and is now available to all Uringans by popular request! It is really very, very yummy.....

Banana Bread

2 cups self-raising wholemeal flour
1/2 cup maple syrup
4-5 ripe bananas mashed
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp melted butter
1/2 cup milk
a pinch of salt & cinnamon
Option: 1/2 cup of blueberries, raspberries or walnuts

Sift flour into bowl. Add cinnamon, salt and baking powder.
In another bowl mash the bananas together, add the milk, butter, maple syrup and mix into a mush.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the banana mix.
Put into loaf tin, be sure to grease it first with some butter and bake at 180 degrees C for about 45 to 55 minutes, until the top has peaked and brown.
Enjoy !!!!

SL2 - Ophir Diggings

Perhaps the best thing about running at Ophir Diggings is that if you meet a fellow competitor out there there is a chance that they may fall down a mining pit!
The are is sparsely vegetated and has a fair covering of broken stone. the sluice lines are very interesting to follow and the mine shafts and addits are something to be seen.
For Uringa there were some notable results ( see table below).


Class Place Name Time
M/W 10N 4 Ingrid Wilmott 36.47
M10A 1 Corsin Boos 18.52
M21AS 5 Dave McKenna 82.28
M35AS 1 Matthias Boos 59.08
2 Jane McKenna 70.03
M45AS 2 Rick Steele 58.52
5 Ron Pallas 67.47
M50A 1 Mark Darvodelsky 57.45
M60A 2 Dave Lotty 57.35
3 Terry Murphy 63.36
M65A 2 Dick Ogilvie 57.29
W35AS 1 Anne Darvodelsky 70.32
- Gayle Shepherd mp
W40A 1 Sibylle Boos 67.39
2 Linda Sesta 74.04
W45A 2 Lisa Lampe 101.07
W45AS 4 Helen Murphy 75.29
W50A 8 Sarah Garnett 67.27
9 Jan Sargood 70.22
11 Margaret Wilmott 103.30
W60A 4 Angela Murray 74.08
6 Mary Jane Mahoney 114.15
W75A 2 Maureen Ogilvie 87.16

"The Mag" was particularly chuffed by his weekend orienteering managing to run with great speed and accuracy on both days and stay within a respectable gap of "The Lotty"
Mary Jane was also pleased as she hung in there to finish her course and still managed a smile.

Enough of the orienteering- it was amazing just how many Uringans sniffed out the same coffee shop in Bathurst on the way home.
PS I hope I didn't miss any results

State League 1

Saturday - Lidsdale


There were some who thought the pines were a bit much but then again it was a good run for the first State league event of the year.


Uringa did pretty well.


Gayle Shepherd W35AS 45:10 3


Sibylle Boos W40A 53:03 4


Matthias Boos M35AS 43:27 1


Noel Boos M-12A dns


Corsin Boos M-10A 23:24 2


Lisa Lampe W45A 1:07:07 3


Dick Ogilvie M65A 46:58 2


Maureen Ogilvie W70A 43:51 1


Linda Sesta W40A 49:27 2


Sarah Garnett W50A 52:25 7


Rick Steele M45AS 33:17 1


Bronwyn Steele W-20A dns


Dave Lotty M60A 46:14 2


Terry Murphy M60A 51:54 5


Helen Murphy W45AS 37:00 1


Clare Murphy W21A dns


Margaret Wilmott W50A 1:11:57 9


Nick Wilmott M40A dns


Ingrid Wilmott M/W-10N mp


Mary Jane Mahony W60A 1:07:46 6


Angela Murray W60A 56:21 4


Dave McKenna M21AS 48:45 4


Jane McKenna M35AS 1:22:40 6


Jared McKenna M/W-10N dns


Jan Sargood W50A mp


Mark Darvodelsky M50A 41:26 2


Anne Darvodelsky W35AS 41:25 1





An impressive array of results.





Now the item of greatest concern was the damage done to Sarah's washing up hand. 4 stitches were required to close a massive cut on her hand. Her doctors suggested that a month off washing, cooking and cleaning were required. Rick is apparently seeking a second third and fourth opinion.

Perhaps the strangest happening in Bathurst was the convoy of cars seeking out a suitable coffee establishment. "The Mag" led the motorcade through Bathurst with Jan and Lisa following. They managed to restore caffeine levels to a suitably satisfying levels before heading off to their various places of rest ready for SL2 at Ophir Diggings.
Event Report to follow when results become available.

Phantom Photographer Framed at Last

It has taken a while, but at last the Phantom Photographer (PP) has been put in the frame. Caught red handed or is that red eyed, this blog poster can reveal the true identity of the PP.

It was hard work flushing him out from behind the camera but as these shots show he has been caught in action at Centennial park and what was worse was caught by a group of irate orienteers who asked for a "please explain" and then the PP had to get onto the phone to get some legal opinion as to whether his newly acquired flash career can continue.

The event at Centennial Park was an enjoyable day. Dick's 2 for one event offer was taken up enthusiastically by some.