ļ»æWelcome to our JuneĀ newsletter, I hope you enjoy reading it.ļ»æ |
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āWell some of us anyway, we actually have 194 members. It's our latest photo, taken at the 7-Mile Beach event and it adorns our club webpage. You didn't know we had a page? It's under Membership and Clubs on the Orienteering Tasmania website. |
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āCongratulationsĀ Liana, WillĀ and Mikayla |
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āThese three young members have recently been selected to represent Australia. - Liana in the AustralianĀ Bushrangers Team in the W20 Elite class, taking part in Sprint, Long, and Middle distance eventsĀ from 01-03 JuneĀ in Takaka, near the Abel Tasman National Park on New Zealand's South Island.
- Will in theĀ Australian Mountain Bike Orienteering team to compete in the World MTBO Championships in Bulgaria in September.
- Mikayla in the senior Australian team to compete in the World Orienteering Cup in Edinburgh in July.
Go you good things - we're proud of you. |
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āTasmanian School Forest Champs |
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āļ»æCongratulations to our juniors who competed in the races on Sunday. Tassie is going to have strong junior teams at the Aus Champs at Armidale in September. |
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āThis week we meet Rosie Rutledge, she's been around longer than I can remember. I asked Rosie a few questions about herself - well not quite, she made them up herself. Rosie is the one in the middle with fellow members Adele Winslow and Robyn Chapman. |
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āWhat was your first whirl at orienteering? My induction to the sport over 27 years ago was via an Adult Education course tutored by the late and great duo of Sue and Tony Mount. Ā
Why? Orienteering interested me because I was very runny. I did achieve some solid results for a couple of decades. An early achievement was first place in W35-44B in 1999 with a sprained ankle. It was strapped in the first aid tent amongst injured elites who were also there for the Easter Aus 3 Days in Southern Tasmania. In 2016 I was awarded the Orienteering Tasmania trophy for highest participation that year - 51 events ā to the chagrin of Matt. |
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āWhere have you been? I havenāt always been sure. Iāve enjoyed orienteering carnivals in TAS, NSW, ACT, VIC and SA andĀ at the World Masters Games in NSW and NZ. Itās been a pastime with trips plus tumbles and splats. Ā
Terroir or terrain? Pinot noir is where itās at. My current gardening footwear is what I called my orienteering swamp shoes back when Tasmanian marshes had an underworld. My favourite maps used to be the ones I could be fast running over. Now I prefer the ones that donāt do me over.Ā Ā
Do you listen to music? I had a stint as Australopers president many years ago. It was 3 years without rock ān the role. Ā
Top tip? It was learnt on a hilltop at Lieemunetta: If thereās double the number of people walking to the start itās wise to have your eyes checked.Ā |
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Training Sessions ļ»æIn this week's OT newsletter you may have seen a notice about future training sessions. These sessions are on most Saturday afternoons and are run by our members. They are designed for people of all abilities. This Saturday Louise and Kirsten Fairfax will concentrate on efficient bush running, compass work andĀ map simplification for sprints. What a great opportunity to improve our orienteering! Register here. |
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āDevonport Long Weekend June 8 - 10 |
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āYes it's a long way, but Jo and Rod Bissett have done an enormous amount of work for this sprint carnival. There are seven events, including two OST events, the Tasmanian Sprint Champs and four others - and three new maps. They deserve our support. |
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āāNext Meeting June 20, 7:30pm at 6 Rupara Ave West Hobart. All members are welcome. |
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Thanks for reading this far. Ā
Mike Calder Australopers President |
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