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28 The Irish Oriel11eer CLOSE SEASON CLEAR-OUT The Irish Orienteer NO. 58 May - June 1992 ISSN 0790-1194 A recent (and rare!) spring-cleaning session at ULTRASPORThas The Irish Orienteer is published six RULES, OK? brought to the surface the following clearance bargains ...... limes a year and is available through all Irish orienteering clubs. All The new lOA Rules of Orienteering arc about to be published, we NYLONO-SUITS "Traditional" style - with collars and pockets~ material concerning orienteering will are told, based on the 1992 British Orienteering Federation rules. Navy, brown, royal and green. Most sizes. Per garment STG£.3.95 be gratefully received by the editor, John McCullough, 9 Arran Road, The previous lOA rules of competition, published in 1978, were O-MOTIF T-SHIRTS (mainly small) STGLI.50 Drurncondra, Dublin 9. based closely on the then BOF rules but since then our rules have NYLONO-BREECHES(knee length) STG£.3.95 largely stood still despite the many developments in the sport - SUBSCRIPTIONS: £6.50 per annum short distance orienteering, new IOF control description symbols, NYLON0- TROUSERS(random colours) STGL4.95 (six issues) . TRETORN TRIMMI BOOTS (sizes 34,35,36,37) STGL8.95 changed competition classes and so on, The BOF Rules themselves are fairly straightforward and take up HELLY-HANSEN L IFA LONGJOHNS (s 1ze XS) STG£6.95 The copy date for the forthcoming RONHILL TRACKSTERS (bottle, jade) STGL9.95 issue is 20th September, expected about half the space in the publication, the rest being guidelines JK'92 SWEATSHIRTS (white, L & XU STG£A95 publication date 4th October. and appendices. A paragraph from the previous BOF rules of .... ALL WH I LE STOCKS LAST 1987 is reprinted in Erik Peckett's introduction, and Ithink it For further information on orienteer- could do with repeating here: ing contact the Irish Orienteering "All orienteers should remember thut the rules tire only a Association, clo AFAS, House of framework designed [0 give structure to our sport. Perhaps the Sport, Long Mile Road, Dublin 12. most important of the rules is the one that states that the spirit of (01-501633/569099 24 hours). For comprehensive catalogue and price list please send S.Af to fairness and good fellowship shall be the primary consideration on all aspects of the sport, including the interpretation of the Cover: Hazel Convery (3ROC) rules. Complaints of a petty or immaterial nature, or excessively steps it out at the Connacht • ult.a,po.t forceful or angry protests, are almost always inappropriate. The Championships (Editor). BRITAIN'S LEADING SUPPLIER officials at almost all competitions arc amateur volunteers, who , try their best, within their often limited free time, to provide a OF ORIENTEERING KIT CONTENTS high standard of competition. Should all not go well at a News pages 4 THE ORIENTEERS' SHOP, 4 St. Mary's Street, Newport, competition, their efforts should still be treated with gratitude, Veterans News 9 rather than complaint and criticism." Perhaps we could all take Shropshire, TF 10 7AB Tick Talk 10 Phone: 0044-952-813918 Fax: 0044-952-825320 this to heart. Challengers Trophy II Maybe the more interesting part of the rules is that devoted to the Shamrock Report 13 guidelines and appendices covering colour events, course/class Feedback 17 combinations, night orienteering, environmental good practice, Leinster & Club News 19 safety, event entries and so on. The emphasis seems to be Results Section 22 changing from a strict interpretation towards a more flexible Orienteering Fixtures 26 approach where the spirit of the rules and the sport is at least as important as the actual rules themselves. LAGAN VALLEY ORIENTEERS lWhy not write something forI You may not have been aware that there were rules of competi- Is hosting II the next Irish Orienteer? tion at all or think that we can survive perfectly well without NATIONAL EVENT 9 them. They have always been there, just under the surface, to give direction to organisers, planners and controllers. Perhaps it's a (INCORPORATING THE VETERANS HOME INTERNATIONAL) Printed by Denton Print, Dun- at measure both of how hard officials try to get everything right and drum, Dublin 14. (01-988944) SLIEVEMARTIN. ROSTREVOR, CO. DOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND how good natured orienteers are about their sport that the rules on 14/15 NOVEMBER 1992 get invoked so rarely. When the rules are published you should make a point of getting a copy and studying it: it will enhance your appreciation of orienteering and particularly of the amount of unseen effort Ihat goes into providing you with your sport.
2 The [rish Orienteer The Irish Oriellleer 3 Veijalainen, Oyvind Thon and Arja Hannus, all Royal Deeside 93, P.O Box 93, Aboyne, FOR THE BIRDS CONNACHT m:WS of whom went on to win World Championships. Aberdeenshire, AB34 5EJ, Scotland. Entries are A survey conducted on behalf of the British The Connacht people gathered together Entries have already been received fro twenty STG£6 per day until January 31 Sl rising to £8 Orienteering Federation at a recent event in socially on Saturday 13th June in the Forest Inn countries including Finland, USA, Norway, per day after June 30th (juniors STG£2.50 10 Norfolk found that birds and orienteers can co- in celebration of three things: Sweden, Switzerland and New Zealand and at £4.00). least four more are expected, The event centre is exist without any problems, according to the (1) The brilliant season and the superb league * Orientecr, athlete and sports journalist at Aberdeen University and abou.l250 competi- Daily Telegraph. The study, by Ecosurveys, we had inConnacht orienteering. All events Lindie Naughton, has started a new venture tors are expected. On the social side the runners monitored 54 species of birds over 20 days and went off on time with no misplaced controls. which could appeal to smaller sports such as concluded that the event "had no measurable can visit Balmoral castle, distilleries and a orienteering. Called "Sports Ireland", the The amalgamation of the two biggest effect" on them. Conservationists have become (2) ceilidh, and the event will be covered by service will get your results, fixtures, league increasingly concerned that activities such as clubs in Connacht, Western Eagles and Lough Grampian TV. Spectators will be able to run on tables and information to the four national daily Key, No club name agreed as yet. orienteering, rambling and angling may upset the areas on the 28th, 29th and 30th and the papers, RTE and independent radio stations. birds in the breeding season. The numbers (3) A presentation of Galway crystal was model race on the 27th. There is an initial registration fee to cover set up coming to British events, however, tend to be made t Frank Ryan in appreciation of his Aboyne, where some of the forests are and administration, all you have to do is get the five to ten times greater than at corresponding dedication to orienteering in Connacht for more located, will be the event centre for next year's information to Lindie by fax or phone. Contact events here: tharnkfully we haven't yet had to then 21 years. The Ryan family were also Scottish Six-Day, Royal Deeside 93, from Sports Ireland, 67 Middle Abbey St., Dublin I face the logistical problems of car parking, complimented for behind the scenes help and August 1st-7th 1993. (Phone 01-7330771733862, fax 01-733915). family life sacrificed for the 0 sport. This does bussing and toilets for large crowds. * Orienteering again featured at the Irish not mean that Frank is retiring and anyone who Mlni-Sports Festival at SI. Patrick's training thinks so should have run his 10.7 km A course TREASURE HUNT TIME college in Dublin in June, courtesy of members ANDERSONS SPONSOR NIFRA in Dunsandle on 7th June. They would realise You've often heard orienteering described as of Fingal and Three Rock. 360 primary school Andersons Industrial Doors, well known for how sharp and dedicated he really is. He is still "like a treasure hunt": now's your chance to -children tried the sport, along with mini hockey, their sponsorship of the annual Andersons' the master of Connacht orienteering and see! 3ROC are running a trasure hunt on foot in leprechaun rugby, cycling, handball and a host Mournes Mountain Marathon in September, hopefully will be for many more years to come. the Dun Laoghaire area on the first Friday in of other activities. have extended their commitment to mountain Catha I Cregg, Connacht PRO. September, starting from 7.30 to 8.30 at the running. The 1992 Northern Ireland fell running * Rumour has it that the OS 1:50 000 sheet 25 Eden Park car park in Glasthule, beside championship series is sponsored by Audersons, of Sligo is now available. Summerhill DART station (GR 0 250279 with nine races o:ver 5 months' up to the end of * The Cork Street-O Championships are MORECONNACHTNEWS approx). The event is open to all and 3ROC September. There are three short (record under being reintroduced on September 6th, starting John Walshe has pointed out that th'e "circular hope to make a few bob towards running next 40 minutes), three medium (record under I hour from 09.00 to 11.00 hrs. No controls are used road" identified in the recent map-bits year's Irish Championships. 45 mins) and three long races (over 1.45) in the competition, as being from BaLlygar, was in fact but competitors have to record various features series and a runner's best two from each a drain from Lough Key. No one got that one around the course, like a treasure hunt. category will be counted in the Championship. right-anyhow! ODDS'n'ENDS'n'ODDS * The winners of the men's and women's The remaining races in the series are: * Orienteering got a TV airing recently on races in the short distance and classic World July 18 Slieve Denard (medium: 7 mIsl RTE 2's Friday evening sports programme, Championships in the USA next year will take 2800 it) WORLDSTUDENTCHA~S Sportsworld. The first World Cup event at home hand-made quilts which are at present being sewn up by members of US 0- clubs. August 5 Scrabo (short: 3 mIs/750 The 8th FISU World Student Championships Orebro in Sweden, with winner Britain's Yvette ft) are being held in the Aberdeen area of Scotland Hague (winner of the JK Women's Elite course) * This year's Swedish O-Ringen (5-Days) at from July 26~31. The Irish team is John Feehan Sodertalje in July will coincide with an August 22 Sperrin Mountains (long: 14 featuring. Our own Colm O'Halloran (LeeO) (UCC), Peter O'Hara (Aberdeen University), International Conference on Orienteering for mls~4300 ft) was there too but didn't make it to our screens. Steven Linton (Nottingham University), Aodan Physically Disabled people and will feature the * If you're into planning ahead, the entry September 26 Commedagh/Donard Horseshoe Higgins (UCC), John Casey (UCC); Una background, development and competition (medium: 7 m1s/3100 ft). forms for next year's Scottish 6-Day event are Creagh (Sir John Moore Univ., Liverpool), out. The event (Royal Deeside 93) runs from procedures used in orienteering for the.disabled Jennifer Leonard (Newcastle-upon-Tyne Univ.), August 1st - 7th and the even! centre is at in Sweden and Norway. Faith White, the lOA This year the Moumes Mountain Marathon Nuala Hihhins (UCC), Rachel Burgess (UCD) Aboyne. Details of accommodation are International Officer, has a special interest in will be on September 19-2'Oth.Entry forms from and Hilde Creagh (COMAD). The Individual available from Kincardine and Deeside Tourist this area and will no doubt keep us up to date. Andersons Industrial Doors, Hillview Enterprise race is on July 28th and the Relay on July 30th Board, 45 Station Road, Banchory, Kincardine- Speaking of Sweden, it is reported that Swedish Park, Belfast BTl4 7 BZ (08-0232-351440). at Sluie Woods and at Glen Tanar, shire, AB3! 3XX, Scotland (mark your enquiry Railways have built a special railway station at In the pastthe event has been won by Liisa "Deeside 93"). The address for entries etc is the event centre for the 5-Day to move the The Irish Oriellleer ~ 4 The Irish Oriellteer next year? including Columbia's Jairo Correa, the current competitors around. Many of them will be Several Irish oricnteers are doing big mileage mountain racing World Champion and Britain's commuting from nearby Stockholm. John in Europe over the Summer: attending the Jack Maitland (a previous Cameroon winner). MISSING LEINSTER PERSONS Walshe (WEO) and John McCullough (3ROC) World Junior Championships and other events Following a 5 km road run the race climbs are the two lOA nominees at the orienteering in Finland, followed by the Swedish 5-Day and Not alone did the results of the GEN Leinster 6500 feet through forest before emerging onto clinic attached to the event this year. the World Student Championships in Scotland League event at Trooperstown last November the even steeper savannah and lava to the top. never get published, but when a review of the * The City of Dublin VEC Sports Advisory is BVOC and UCC's John Feehan; a party Paddy was timed out at the last checkpoint and Leinster League courses was being attempted Council has a certain amount of money including Bill Edwards, Colm O'Halloran, told to go beck, which he refused to do, but after available for grants to clubs and sporting James Logue, Colm Rothery and Steven Linton for TIO it was found that neither were the some haggling and the signing of a disclaimer, organisations for activities based in the Dublin are taking in events in Czechoslovakia and results of the UCDO League event at the he was let go on with a guide. After the summit Corporation area. Information and application World Cup races in Hungary and Austria. We Sugarloaf on March 7th, the CNOC League the descent was even tougher unti I they reached forms from SAC, CDVEC, Town Hall, hope to have reports on how they fared in the event at the Curragh on March 22nd,the the forest and ran back to the stadium to finish Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. next issue. Leinster League final at Carrick on May 17th or in II hours 30 minutes, half an hour outside the the second day of the Leinstcr O-Ringen on official time limit. The winner (running in * Remaining long organised walks this May 22nd at Trocperstownl rubber sandals) clocked a record time of 4.32.13 summer, if you're interested, are the Galtees on COMPASS SPORT while the only visiting runner in the top ten was August 15th, the Burren on August 29th and the 4th placed Jack Maitland. The first prize of Donegal Glover Marathon on September 12th. Any of you wishing to renew your Com- PONY EXPRESS-O passSport and/or Up & Down subscriptions £2500 is a small fortune in local values. Both might like to do so by credit card: Access and For a change, why not try this? "Pony Correa and Swiss runner Pierre-Andre Gobet, l'ERMANENT COURSE OPENED Visa are accepted. The rates-for members of Express orienteering" is a team score event past winners of the Everest Marathon, had The first permanent orienteering course in lOA affiliated orienteering clubs are: where all the controls have to be visited, each retired, finding the race too tough. Leinster for many years was installed recently at CompassSport STG£16.50 for 1year, team member has a map but the team has only one control card between them. The map and Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin. Under STG£3 J .50 for 2 years O·CADGROWS the watchful eye of lOA Coaching Officer control locations are available before the start Up & Down STG£13.50 for I year, when the strategy is decided: the control card is Paddy O'Brien, Dublin County Council set up STG£25.50 for two years An increasing number of orienteering clubs ten control points in the park. Using a revised passed from one runner to the next at points are starting to use O-CAD, the computer Both magazines STG£28.50 for I year, map by Marcus Geoghegan the participants find decided by the team so as to get all the controls program designed by Swiss orienteer Hans STO£55 for two years. a letter at each control which spells the name of as quickly as possible. Some controls are nearer Steinegger for drawing orienteering maps. Sean a bird or animal found in the park. Maps are Send your credit card details to: Subscriptions than others, and teams combine a number of Cotter drew the Dunboy map for the Shamrock available at the park during the day: after that Dept., 25 The Hermitage, Eliot Hill, London different age classes and abilities. Each team O-Ringen this way (Cork 0 have bought their it's strictly map memory! SEI37EH. member must carry tbe control card to a own computer for the purpose), both Irish minimum number of controls and punch the Championships maps were produced by John JOB OPPORTUNITY card with his or her map. Team members can Walshe using O-CAD, and both Pat Healy and Seville Orienteering Club is looking for an MOUNTAIN MARATHONS run together or can plan to meet at pre-arranged Barry Dalby have done O-CAD maps for orienteer to live and work from September/ The Andersons Mournes Mountain Marathon locations so that each leg has a fresh runner. outdoor centres around the country. The clarity October 1992 to June/July 1993, working with takes place on September 19th120th. Entry Running events like this can be great fun, but it and drawing consistency obtainable using 0- the Club in organising events and training, forms are available from orienteering clubs or only works if a reasonable number tum up to CAD is difficult to match by scribing or pen and simple mapping, assisting with sales and from Denis Rankin, 18 Cranmore Gardens, provide the competition. ink drawing. A new version has evidently just distribution of O-equipment, and some Belfast BT9 6JL. been released which can import photogramrnet- "household maintenance". Room and board, The Karrirnor Mountain Marathon is on the ric data on disk without having to scan in a base plus "a smart monetary stipend", will be LORD OF THE MOUNTAIN last weekend in October somewhere in Britain. map or trace it on a digitising tablet. provided. It's pretty difficult to get into this one: contact The current Irish Runner magazine has an Contact: ADOL, Miguel Barrero Alvarez, Las article on Paddy Lord, an M45 from Trim Jen Longbottom, KIMM, c/o Karriroor IDMALA YAN ADVENTURE Brisas-3, Siroco 26, 41927-Nairena del Aljarafe, International Ltd., Petre Road, Clayton-le- Orienteers, a persistent hill runner and occa- Sevilla, Spain (Phone/Fax 16-34-5-4182354). Moors, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 5JP. sional orienteer. Paddy ran the Guinness Mount Tiglin, the National Outdoor Centre, is The advert gives no indication whether any Entries closed in June, however. Cameroon race in February, involving the 38 organising two trips to the Himalaya in October. krn ascent and descent of a 13,452 foot live ability to speak Spanish is required. There's a Swiss Karrimor MM also, on The first, lasting 3-4 weeks in October, is an 8- volcano in temperatures of 40 centigrade and day paddle down the Sun Kosi river, one of the August 15/16. Details from Remy Steinegger, high humidity. He was one of 350 runners, top ten rivers in the world. The group leader is EUR-OTOURS CP, CH-695I Oggio, Switzerland. Entries also closed in June though ... Start training now for The Irish Orienieet: 7 6 The Irish OrienJeer The first was seen at the Irish Champs with the Humphrey Murphy who has made first descents year's World Championships in.Czechoslova- unveiling of a sweatshirt bearing the logo of numerous rivers ans was a member of the kia. ~~,(EI!~~ copied at the top of this note. The sweatshirt is first Irish canoeing expedition to Nepal. The The topics covered are "Menstrual disorders available exclusively to team members, cost is IR£ 1600 which covers virtually among world class orienteers", "How should the management and, when competing in GB, to everything. ideal coach be and how is the real coach judged VEl-~t~~~~D invited travelling reserves. Thus the concept of The second trip is a trek and an ascent of by athletes?", "Co-operation between the sports the "squad" is born and I hope those who -+ 0,; Island Peak or Lobuje, two 20,000 foot peaks psychologist and the Norwegian orienteering .;;!LVS ~" missed out in the last two years will be trying close to Everest and Makalu. The group leader team" and "Biochemical parameters of ~l!LAt\ harder to get in there. is Dermot Somers who has considerable orienreers competing in a long distance race". The second is a record-keeping exercise which I experience of Himalayan and Alpine climbing. The journal also has a review of the results of an have started. It uses the handicap principle now The trip lasts 4-5 weeks and costs IR£1750 1.8-month study DY the Swiss O-Feder;Hion on well established in LVO to allow for compari- which again covers virtually evenything. Some the ecological impact 'of orienteering. son of competitors on the basis of their speed Scottish winter/Alpine climbing experience The journal and all back issues except No. 1lEP£1(.9l9{S rather than their times. It also has a facility for would be an advantage, but not essential. I(1985) is available from the IOF Secretariat, adjusting handicap speeds up or down as a Details from Tiglin The National Adventure PO Box 76, S-191 21 Sollentuna, Sweden, cost 9{f£WS result of a bad or good performance. I have Centre, Ashford, Co. Wicklow (0404-40169). SKr40 including postage. Annual subscription compiled the handicaps over events which rate (two issues) is SKr 70. would be considered as selection events and, SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF In my manager's report on the 1991 Veteran while I would not offer these statistics as the ORIENTEElUNG Home International I made comment on the only basis for selection, they do give an results and saw three areas where we fell behind interesting comparison. The "Green File" Volume 8 of the Sci .LOrienteering has just our counterparts in Great Britain - latecomers to always accompanies me to events - J will be been published and contains papers originating the sport, lack of sustained exposure to technical . happy to show it to anyone interested in their from the 4th scientific symposium on "Perform- competition and lack of competition for places. performance relative to their selection opposi- ance Improvement in Orienteering" at last The first will hopefully fade through time and tion - if the interest is sufficient perhaps the second needs planners everywhere to publication in The Irish Orienteer would be a consider the needs of Vets as something other possibility. than an adjunct on Junior courses. As for the third I have a couple of Initiatives under way Alan Gartside, which will, 1hope, stimulate folk to try for Veteran Team Manager. selection.
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Interesting looking contours, eh? Do you recognise any of them? In actual fact they are contour voice-prints of five people saying the word "You". The Irish Orienteer 9 8 The Irish Orienteer THE CHALLENGERS TROPHY
Tick Talk This year the ESB were represented for (CP) and optional bonus points (BP) which the first time at the Challengers Trophy needed all team members to be present. In competition in Scotland at the end of May. addition there were information points (IP) Timmy Flavin of Cork Orienteers made it which might be necessary to locate BP's and at The Shamrock O-Ringen and other The feeding phase of the tick, at which time onto the team. Here is what he found ... which any team member could be present. summer competitions bring to mind that infection can be transferred, is from late March friendly little fellow, the tick, who lurks in to early June and from August to October. Not We worked on 1:25 000 and 1:50000 scale maps: no technical orienteering, no master the undergrowth waiting for a passing all ticks are infected, however, and the risk of What is Pelargonium'l Read on. maps, no pre-marked courses etc. A route card warm-blooded animal to pass by and infection can be further reduced by removing Competing for the "Challengers' Trophy" is a them within 24 hours. was issued at each stage stan: from this we had provide it with a feed. Several methods of test of teamwork, navigational ability, fitness, to decipher the CP, BP and [P locations as persuading these little pests to go away Prevention of tick bites is best done by full endurance and mental agility. The competition, required. This involved transferring grid have been suggested, so you might like to body cover, particularly for the legs, ensuring involving orienteering, mountain biking. references; bearing and distance; distances from try some of them for yourself. that there are no gaps in the clothing. Insect ropework and waterwork is open to any public three locations; a collection of words to be put repellent on exposed skin may also help. or private company putting forward a team of in order; a transparency with three obscure and Ticks can be brushed or shaken off clothing Competitors, mappers and others in areas of four staff and an executive and an entry fee of and picked off the body before they become small pieces of map data (slide the transparency high ferns populated by sheep seem to be STG£3850 plus VAT per team. over one of our maps to find a marked spot); we attached. Whenever an attached tlck is found particularly at risk of picking up ticks. They you should pick it off using a small tweezers or This year the "local" event was held in were handed a newspaper and supplement and need moist, coarse vegetation and high Scotland and the Electricity Supply Board . told that there was pertinent info within (try thumbnails. A feeding tick lies parallel to the humidity: typical O-terrain! skin with its mouth parts at right angles to the entered a mixed team and a male team. Prior to sitting down and reading a newspaper and Symptoms of Lyme disease (nothing to do skin. When enlarged with blood the tick's body all this there was ongoing assessment here at ignoring the clock!) and finally we were given a with Dutch elm disease: it's a town in Connecti- should be raised gently so it is in line with the work, ending up with a tough but enjoyable few partly completed statement of a profit and loss cut where the disease was described in 1975) mouth parts. The mouth parts should be grasped days at KiUary Lodge in Connemara. Perhaps an account ... find IP to find the missing figures include a mild skin rash a few days after being where they enter the skin and tugged gently but example of how demanding was the assessment and complete the balance sheet with the new bitten, flu-like symptoms of fever, fatigue, firmly until the tick releases his hold. The at the Lodge was a person needing to drink information to locate the CP (an accountant headache, aching muscles and joints (not to be application of antiseptic wipes, alcohol or Lucozade and eat chocolate while having a would be handy). Any mathematicians amongst methylated spirit may help release his grip, and confused with post-orienteering trauma) and shower, such was the fatigue! us were well catered for: [(a+b)-(c+d)]/ enlargement of the glands in the groin, armpit or a dab of vaseline may also help here. After Our support group was a manager for each (I x 1000000+a)where a, b, c. d were spot heights neck. Antibiotics are effective at this early removal, clean the bit area thoroughly with a team and our own physio. A huge tented village on the map or heights from grids ... (or worse: stage. Several weeks later secondary complica- surgical wipe or meths. Be careful not to was set up in the grounds of Blair Castle near go to IP to find value) ...then do we do addition tions may occur, including fatigue, muscle and squeeze the tick's body when removing it! Perth. or division first etc ... joint pains and effects on the nervous system (Warning: hypochondriacs should stop reading lP's always gave a meaningless word or and. occasionally, the heart. Medical attention Once the course was designed it was tested here.) number which had to be combined with other should be obtained if any of these symptoms are and evaluated by a team of NCO's and Marines W's. Teams could split to find (P's, but what if At last year's Shamrock the organisers tried observed and if you have been bitten by ticks. A from the Royal Marine Reserve. They were then an Jp led to another two (P's and a further sub- to check that all competitors still had their blood test will indicate if you have been available for the duration of the competition to division of the team? Do we send the fast runner spleens: evidently a disease called babiosis can exposed to the disease. provide safety back-up, man checkpoints and be carried by ticks and anyone whose spleen has water points and for general co-ordination. The to the higher, far-off info point? can he been removed is in big trouble if bitten by an As they say on Crirnewatch, "Don't have Scottish ambulance service provided a fleet of navigate? where will we all regroup? will we nightmares, do sleep well". Most of us have infected tick (the disease is fatal, it seems). In ambulances and a field hospital, fully inflated in lose height unnecessarily? what's the most been bitten by ticks since we were knee high to eastern Europe ticks also carry encephalitis, a under ten minutes. A local catering college saw efficient use of our mountain bike? Team. serious brain disease, and inoculation is advised a grasshopper with no obvious ill effects. to the dining marquee and the off-base mar- management here is critical. Leeches, now ... if travelling and orienteering there. Closer to quees at stage ends. A chopper was always on One stage involved assessing our time over a home, Lyme disease has been reported in many the go. described course: we were given distance, European countries, including Britain. This is a J.McCullough. The actual competition was divided into height gain, underfoot conditions etc. and our bacterial disease transmitted by the bite of the (Much of the information in this article comes timed stages containing compulsory checkpoints estimated time logged against us. Any overesti- adult female sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus. mate was time lost to us, any underestimate was The Irish Orie/lleer 11 10 The Irish Orienteer doubled and added as a penalty. the way their first try at Challengers worked On the final day the team of four was joined out: teams achieved creditable placings and by a company executive who first had to enhanced the name and standi ng of the SUN SHINES ,ON SHAMROCK undergo a technical mountain bike stage, timed company. The event is no holiday: you have to be fit ( a formal medical is compulsory) and and with penalties. Any lime he could save was excellent. Organisers Southern Orienteers, the given to his team. spend many, many hours trying to get fitter. It had to happen sooner or later. After Army club from Cork, had thoughtfully three attempts at which the weather did its The final stage involved five people and one The actual location of the event is not provided tents, marquees, toilets, refreshments revealed until one week before the start date. mountain bike, with the foregoing problems! best to discourage competitor and organiser and a shop for the runners. Once again the sea The scramble is then on for maps and data. The The permutations for efficient use of bike, alike, the fourth staging of the Shamrock views were spectacular and course winning runners and map readers was interesting! The postal dispute here was no help. I would like to O-Ringen in west Cork finally had the times were fast due to the underfoot conditions. rope-work stage was not technical and inde- offer my thanks tothe following who helped in weather to match the quality of the Drinks were provided on the course (though not getting me maps and information at short notice pendent safety ropes were used but a good head orienteering. marked on the map) and were very welcome. or for putting me in touch with others: Sean for "exposure" was needed. Kevin O'Dwyer planned the courses which Cotter, Bernard Creedon, Maeve MacPherson, The Castletownbere area had had no rain for The whole event was very professionally run. were ccnfined to the western part of this huge Liz Deane, Brian Corbett, Ruth Lenihan, Con weeks so the blue features on the three maps Time penalties were many and severe (e.g. no map. Long queues for the two boats bringing Moynihan and John McCullough. were in many cases imaginary and the underfoot road ruoning or cycling, use only gates and conditions were much better than the norm, The competitors on the ten minute journey to and A novelty in this year's event was the stiles, specified ki,t to be carried: first aid, water, number of visiting orienteers almost matched from the island didn't seem to bother people too introduction of optional questions and answers whistle etc.). that of the home variety and took many of the much as there was a widespread belief Gusti- at BP's to be completed on site. If you can A cannon from Blair Castle set off the first prizes, the two Elite classes going to lain fied, as it turned out) that Changing start times answer my first questlen it was worth one team on Day I, a biplane entertained on the last Rochford (SELOC) and Liz Campbell (ERYRI). would be no problem. minute off your total time - I'll leave it with day as did pipe bands, sword fighting displays Back to terra firma for Day 3 at Dunboy, you! The recent postal dispute hit the organisers, and so on. with major problems sending out information outside Casrletownbere. A chasing start was in We had a fantastic time: the pains, blisters We estimate we covered 55 miles in four and getting entries in: half the entries were operation, so that your cumulative time over the and exhaustion' were worth it, and all of us days, gaining about 8,500 feet. Mountain bikes received within two weeks of the event, and first two days determines how far behind your would travel over again. [can't begin to convey had to be taken on two stages but their use was many of the competitors turned up not knowing course leader you start. Problems with results the competitive atmosphere and the team spirit limited as the terrain was more suited to anything about the details of the competition. processing meant that the chasing start proper that existed. Pulling back a few minutes en a runners. Flexibility, however, is one of the features of was abandoned the night before but by the time leading team gave a real sense of achievement. the Shamrock, and start times were changed we got up next morning the computer team led The setting for the event was spectacular even The results posted up after every stage let each without difficulty for late comers or those held by Brian Scannell had cracked the problem and if we didn't get much chance to look at it. team know their position and heightened the up by the ferry to Bere Island on Day 2. had the starr lists and everything ready by 4 a.m. Natural woodland, managed forestry, rough sense of wanting to start the next stage and go so the proper chasing start went ahead. The map heathered slopes, deep valleys. All the competi- harder on it. Gaill Beag, SW of Glengarriff, was the venue was drawn using O-CAD and was the picture of tors wearing brightly coloured boiler suits must for the Friday evening race whose courses were clarity, about 90% complex open, ground and have looked a sight darting around the country- about 70% of the length of Days 2 and 3. A 10% forest at the end. Martin Flynn and John side. The experience was fantastic, teamwork (Up to 150 teams take part in the 'event each beautiful, warm, summer's evening, what better Scannell's courses provided interesting was vital, individuals surpassed their previous Max. Orienteers have featured prominently in way to spend it than chasing the contours round orienteering and the chasing start put pressure "best" for the sake of the team and the satisfac- the event already: last year in Wales the the hillside? This area of complex open ground on the runners, forcing mistakes in the rush to tion of driving ones self to the limit. winning ICL learn featured Mark Seddon and was mapped for last year's event and used for John Britton; winners of the 1990 Karrimor keep ahead of the opposition. The forest The event is a unique and rapidly growing two days but in low cloud and mist. It was a Mountain Marathon A class. Ordnance Survey towards the end met with mixed reaction, extension of in-house company training, from revelation to actually see wbere we were going teams finished 2nd and 4th last year. For particularly the area with rhododendrons, while assessment through selection. training and the (and to see the views if one had time). Lets of information contact Challengers Trophy, 30 the finish field was worthy of a Scottish 6-Day, actual event. Staff from diverse backgrounds controls and not too much climb from course Gordon St., .Glasgow G 1 3PU • phone 0044-41- with the ruined Puxley mansion overlooking the and locations input their ideas and abilities with planner Bernard Creedon got the weekend off to 226-4454, FAX 0044-41-221-9679) run in and a private harbour for the house. Liz the aim of producing an all-round team. a great start. Campbell from Anglesey maintained her 17 Companies taking part are well positioned in PR Bere Island hadn't been used since the first minute lead to win the W21 Elite class from terms as being able to compete with any other Shamrock in 1989 when wooly hats. water- Una Creagh (3ROC) and Eileen Loughman company. The event is also used for business proofs and gloves were recommended. This (CNOC) while TainRochford (SELOC) had a development with publicity, advertising and time the heat was intense but the orienteering narrow margin over Irish Champion Bill contacts. 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14 The Irish Ortellleer The Irish Oriellleer J 5 Edwards (CorkO) with Liverpool's Brendan person, not ready to divulge too much informa- MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIPS tion): "No". 'Then what are you still doing Irish Championships Bolland (MEROC) close behind. 1992 A great weekend's orienteering and what an here? What's in the container?". "I haven't got Feedback introduction to Ireland for anyone who hadn't any water, only orange squash." A second been here before! excellent competition, a competitor runs up, picks up a cup of liquid Lee Orienteers hosted the 1992 Munster (believing it to be water, and pours it over his friendly atmosphere, fantastic scenery and Individual Championships at Cornbawn, Following the report of the Irish Champi- head to cool off before discovering it's orange. beutiful weather. A recipe for success. Mitchelstown, on May 9th, with a smallish onships in the last Irish Orienteer, Con- That's life. turnout of orienteers, and ran as good an event Shamrock Shorts: naeht PRO Cathal Cregg writes: * The organisers had a lucky escape, all the as the area allowed. Obviouslt the forest at * A party of Danish orienteers who arrived same. The weather changed on Sunday night Combawn was at one time mature and extensive "It is with shock and sadness that J read the without any pre-race information were wander- with a mighty thunderstorm, the lightning but the forester's chainsaw has taken its toll, Editor's report, in the last edition of The Irish ing around Castlerownbere looking for signs of flashed and the ground shook. The storm caused felling almost all the mature forest and leading Orienteer, on the Irish Championships. O-activity. Spotting an orienteering car sticker a power failure at the Wheel Inn event centre to courses with long road runs and not too much Surely the proper way to judge the quality of they asked about the competition: looking out to for about 12 hours: had it been the night before interest from the navigational viewpoint. an event is to monitor the feed back from the Bere Island they said "We see the island, but we could all have said goodbye to the results! A great run by Cork O's Marcus Pinker (still people on the ground (the competitors). Iwish where are all the trees?". (Next year's Shamrock is expected to be at an M 17) saw him take the Mens Elite title, just to state that no negative views came back from * Liz Campbell, winner of the W21 E course, the end of June in west Cork and Kerry with at 3 minutes adrift of established elite runner the competitors from either day Ior day 2. For who runs with North Wales club Eryri, could be least one event in the KilgarvanlLoo Bridge Aonghus OCleirigh. with 3ROC's Colm me, the organiser, it seems very clear that the eligible to represent Ireland as her father comes area. Entry forms will be in CompassSport and Rothery third, a further 3 minutes down. In the editor finds it very hard to write anything good from Co. Galway! TIO and may be printed on the back of the old Women's Elite class Darina Cunnane (Cork 0) about Connacht, * The sun beats down, relentless. A dehy- Glengarriff map used for 10C 870. took the Munster title, finishing second overall His report cleverly mentions the good points drated competitor at Bere Island staggers to Maeve MacPherson (3ROC). in short "one liners" while the bad points were towards a mirage-like refreshment point elaborated on and aggcrated on so much that it JMcC. (Aside: The road runs clearly favoured Cork manned by a military person. "Water, water .." O's Liam O'Brien in M35. Liam has had an makes me wonder was the editor at the same he croaks, "Have you any water?". Military extraordinary run of successes in road races event as the rest of the competitors??? over the years and has a great turn of speed After organising a very successful Connacht allied to improving navigational ability. He Championships of which the editor (although The Inter-firm competition run by the IMRA in produced 7.3 minute kilometres to win the M35 injured) attended and walked part of the A class by 5 minutes. Of 53 5-mile races in the MOUNT AIN RACING NEWS Leinster at the early season Wednesday evening .course. visited the finish area, the results and the races was won for the second time by the Garda Ballycouon series in Co. Cork Liam has run in presentation. (First year for our special minted The team of Brendan Delaney, Aonghus team once again including John McDonnell, 46 and won 42 of them. His last defeat in a 5 Connacht Champs medals). Not alone did we OCleirigh and Pat Farrelly from CNOC Kevin Grogan and Adrian Tucker. mile in the series was 11 years ago, and his not receive any criticism from anybody but we (Curragh-Naas Orienteering Club) won the winning times have ranged from 24.13 in 1988 recei ved some letters and postcards of oraise. Lugnaquilla Relay with time to spare on June to 24.36 in L984. In addition to representing What about TIO? The pages lay blank of SUMMER FIXTURES 20th from a small field of other teams. Other Ireland in the 10,000 metre steeplechase at the Connacht news. Was this a sign saying because July orienteers running included Gavan Doherty, 1984 Olympics Liam has run for the Irish there was nothing bad to write then write 15 Prince Willie's Seat 4 mlsl1200 ftl7.30 pm Andrew O'Mullane, Colm Rothery, John orienteering team at the Cotswold Senior Home nothing at all? McCullough, both Ted and Teddy Russell, 18 Slieve Donard 7 mls12800 ft International in Wales last October.) From the editorial of the said TIO Iquote Peadar Dempsey, Paddy O'Brien, Peter Gargan 19 SLievenamon 5 mlsll500 f1l2 pm Very heavy showers, turning the forest to "The lOA officers, no matter how hard they and Maurice O'Hara. Visibility was poor for the 22 Djouce 5.5 mls/14oo ftl7.30 pm night, made for interesting conditions and meant work, can't operate without our support. It's on first two legs (Stone Cross to Sally Gap and 25 Snowdon 10 mls/3300 ftl2 pm that the views, one of the main selling points in our behalf that they are spending their time and Sally Gap to Wicklow Gap) but improved for 29 Sugarloaf Barby 3 mlsl1500 ft17 pm the pre-race publicity, never materialised. After money on promoting and administering the last leg runners. Underfoot conditions were August the confusion and postponements, not to orienteering. Sure, they do it voluntarily, and exceptionally dry, making for fast times for 5 Scrabo 7.30 pm mention the now infamous postal dispute, Lee 0 perhaps you didn't ask them to take on the jobs those whose navigation was good. The record of 9 Powerscourt Ridge 8 mls/3100 ftl2 pm are due our gratitude for staging the event. they are doing, but just think what would 272 minutes (90 minutes for each II mile leg 9 PowerscourtlMaulin 5 mlsJI5OOft12 happen if they stopped doing it". If we apply with two minutes to spare) wasn't broken, pm this to the team behind the Irish Champs their however. September 19-20 JMcC. Andersons Mournes Mountain Marathon dedication, their uncounted voluntary hours and
16 The Irish Oriellteer The Irish Orieniea: 17 straining of family life all for the 0 sport. These The gorse type vegetation was shown in light people have found it very hard to read this one green (slow run) and not in vertical black lines sided criticism. as was implied! The contours were angular only LEINSTER NEWS Does the editor want Connacht to give up where the land was angular and the map holding major events such as the Connacht reflected the changing of walls into eanhbanks Congratulations to the winners of the 1991- 3 Luke C-Crawford 3ROC 4380 Champs and Irish Champs? I hope nolo While and fences as actually happens in the Conne- 92 Leinster League: Aonghus O'Cleirigh 4 J. Smith WHO/SET 4177 we should all listen to criticism and work to mara landscape! Finally as regards the map a (CNOC) was the overall men's winner and 5 A.O'Rourke DLSO 3631 legend is not required in an Irish Champion- improve Ido hope that the editor's criticism is Hilary Allen (WHO/SET) the women's 6 D.Merron DLSO 2869 ships as people are meant to be competing in more constructive in tbe future concerning winner. 7 S.Higgins DLSO 2820 Connacht. "the pinnacle of the orienteering year" and not coming to learn what orienteering is. The course winners were: Yellow course - women One would also think that no results were 1 Hilary Allen WHO/SET 5528 Connaught O-Council Chairman, H[QWDSlQur~~- ~omen available on the day. As soon as the results were I Maeve MacPherson 3ROC 4768 2 Pamela Flanagan 3ROC 4645 Michael Deasy, continues: verified the stubs were put out. Any delay was 3 Ashling Walsh 3ROC 3536 llcQwll !',;QY[S~- meD due to the checking of the control cards as 3ROC 3520 "It grieves me to have to write this letter. I Aonghus O'Cleirigh CNOC 5631 4 Eleanor O'Neill However, your remarks about the 1992lrish people don 't like to be disqualified after their 2 John McCullough 3ROC 4861 5 Elina O'Neill 3ROC 3301 Championships in TIO 58 cannot go unan- result is put up. Updated printouts were not 3 Colm Rothery 3ROC 4660 Yellow course - men swered. You make many varied criticisms of the considered a priority over ensuring correct 4 Brian Bell GEN 4239 1 S.Lynch WHO/SET 5554 event (most of which are untrue) and imply that timing and placing which is what the computer 5 Gavan Doherty GEN 4204 2 D.Masterson WHO/SET 5211 we in the west couldn't prganise a p*"'*-up in a was used for. A printout with the wrong limes is 6 Andrew O'Mullane GEN 3996 3 J.Ryan DLSO 4212 brewery. In contrast you describe in glowing no use to anyone. It seems that this kind of 4 M.Byrne DLSO 3834 terms the JK, and what a pity it was that we insignificant paraphernalia is what makes an BIY~!',;QY[~~- ~Qm~D could not match such a great achievement. Must Irish Championships come alive for the editor. Jane Watt GEN 5198 TIle Lelnster O-Council would like to thank all I remind the editor that a competition is made He than attempts to clear his conscience of 2 Emma Glanville 3ROC 4967 those who took part in the league this year and exciting by the competitors as long as the this vicious attack on the event by plamasing us 3 Monica Nowlan 3ROC 4848 hope you'll all be back next season! LLl of '92 courses are good and the controls are in the is at Mullaghmeen, Co. Westmeath on Septem- with some reluctant thanks, but qualified this by BIL!~!',;QL![S~- m~D right place. When you have 4500 as opposed to saying that we never really could get it right in I Shane O'Neill DLSO/SET 4860 ber 13th and includes the 1992 TIO Trophy 450 competitors there is bound to be a big Connaught. 2 Mark O'Neill VCDO 4760 Final. difference between the two events. In summary it seems that this magazine can 3 Tom McCormack GEN 4551 First Aid I don't know where the editor was running if have nothing good to say about western 4 Herbie Inglis GEN 4192 Only two people have so far expressed an he thinks that the map lacks in accuracy and orienteers ...." 5 Philip Butler 3ROC 3999 consistency. I spent three weeks after the 6 David Watt GEN 3612 interest in a first aid course for orienteers in the Latvians had surveyed it checking the accuracy autumn. If you're interested in joining in, and consistency of the competition area and in (After consideration T have decided against Red !',;QY[S!<- ~Qm~D contact John McCullough (378819) without so doing T made the necessary changes to make printing the rest of the final paragraph of I Una Coghlan 3ROC 5242 delay, otherwise it may not happen. it so. It lacks neither. Many of the leading Michael's letter as in my view it is libellous. 2 Helen Coghlan GEN 4798 mapmakers in the country complimented me on I'm sorry that Cathal and Mike felt the report 3 Geraldine Power 3ROC 4258 AGMReport this. was unfair: I have great regard for the orienteers Red !',;Q11~!<- msn The outgoing committee were returned in Connacht and elsewhere who do such work It is true that the index contours were absent 1 David Brooks 3ROC 5321 unopposed at the LOC AGM at the end of May. against enormous odds.l would be happy to and this is acknowledged as an oversight by the 2 Brendan Doherty GEN 4823 Chairman: Brian Hollinshead, Secretary: Jane leave it to the competitors who were there to cartographer. However this monor detail should 3 Mick Kellett GEN 4291 Wall, Treasurer: Vera Murtagh, Juniors: Ernie make up their own minds about the points raised not affect anyone's orienteering. It was also 4 D.O'Murchu TrimO 4178 Lawrence, Mapping: Brian Heeney, Fixtures: in the event report and the tone of the responses, implied that the navigation was not over-taxing. John McCullough, PRO: Francis Lafferty, particularly Michael's. As always, readers are If not then why did the editor make sucb basic QllIng~ !',;Qur~!<- wQmen Technical: Pat Flanagan, Development: Vacant. invited to do event reports. -Ed.) mistakes at no's. 6, 9, 10 and 18? If the map had I Aine nl Shuilleabhain 3ROC 5346 been dry and a gale not blowing he might have 2 Patricia O'Cleirigh CNOC 5246 Communications to the Leinster O-Council found himself even more lost! (assuming that he Qillnge cQurs~ - men should be addressed to Jane Watt, 17 Temple- would have been going faster). I P. Behan DLSO 5129 roan Way, Dublin 16. 2 Alan de Lacy ECO 5070 18 The Irish Orienreer The Irish Orienteer 19 AGM AJAX Orienteering Club Three Rock News fter my bluffed objections to the "unconstitu- c/o Tara Horan A tional" AJAX AGM reported in the last TIO, the 12 Athlumney Villas powers that be (or rather the powers that were) Ranelagh decided an ·official" AGM had to be convened. This Dublin 6 was held in the Yellow House on May 14. Ph: 974458 Treasure Hunt The usual suspects were rounded up and forced Sunday 29th November Philip Butler is organising a treasure hunt on to do something in the name of their club. And it Carrick Mountain. Leinster League 3. foot in Dun Laoghaire on Friday September 6th. being the day after I managed to find a new abode, Junior. and winners Saturday 26th December I had no more excuses so I'm your new secretary aurice has been taking his new position as This is to help raise money towards IOC 93, so Fancy dress score event on Three Rock folks. Just inform me of what's going on and I'll try M Junior Affairs Officer seriously. Starting with get lots of people along: it's open to everyone. to take note of it for the AJAX annals. The new three year old Kale O'Hara he had her running up Mountain (as usual!) Start times from 7.30 to 8.30 pm from the Eden committee and post holders are: Chairman: Peter several classes and finishing In 3rd place In W10 Park car park in Glasthule, opposite Glasthule Kernan; Treasurer: Jimmy O'Brien; Secretary: Tara at the Shamrock Oringen. You are being given plenty of notice and Horan; Mapping: Peter Gargan; Equipment: Mar- church. Indeed all Maurice's proteges finished as prize organisers will be looking for help to run the cus Geoghegan; Training: Leo Donovan; Junior winners in West Cork. Uam was 1st in M15B, Paul Affairs: Maurice O'Hara; Map Sales: Pat O'Brien; above in the coming months. More details later. 2nd In M11A and Michael was 3rd In M10. The only Training and TIO Distributor: Ann Masterson. prizewinner in the senior classes was - walt for it Relax - you can have a rest until Friday 2nd Mapping - yes Maurice himself, 2nd in M40A. I wonder if it Mapping is possible to learn the secret of the the O'Hara's October when we commence again in Gle- or those who couldn't make it to the AGM, dis- Mappers are urgently needed for a re-survey or cussion centred around mapping and events. success. nalbyn at 8 pm. This will be a social as well as a F Three Rock Wood. A re-survey is a great way to 'Lough Dan' is now a forbidden phrase in the AJAX Ajaxandrla training/instruction night and we hope you'll all vocabulary. Practically everywhere we've ever lso present at the Shamrock was Eddie, who learn the art of mapping. Remember, without make a mid-year resolution to support the "First mapped needs remapping or updating so please unfortunately I~ured himself on day one. How- mappers there are no maps and therefore no A Fridays". (Glenalbyn sports and recreation volunteer before you are volunteered. The club Is ever, he made up for his loss of running by topping orienteering. Contact David Rowe (2956502), investing in the O-CAD map drawing program. Not up his Egyptian freckle. All the Nllands are reported centre is in Stillorgan, beside the shopping our mapping officer, and he will allocate a only is this a ploy to get all computer boffs inter- 10be well and enjoying Alexandria. (Except Ed the centre overflow car park on the Kilmacud ested In mapping, It also promises to make the task suitable small section. Head who has just finished his Leaving in Birr). Road). of drawing easier and more accurate. Eddie, Loretta, Eugene, Steven, Helena and Event .• David attended an ex-pats Garden Party over yon- National O-Day IOC93 e also talked about future events and since der dressed as Hare Krishnas (I think it was a We are running the Irish Orienteering Champi- W then a Lelnster fixbJres meeting has taken fancy dress but don't bet on it). They arrived when Sunday 4th October is National O-Day, Phoenix the solree was in full swing, draped In peach cloth, onships in 1993. We intend to have some fund- place. AJAX has five events booked for the com- Park is our venue again and we will need a good ing season ranging from one on National 0 Day, beating their drums and singing "Hare, Hare". They raising events both social and physical over the tum out of club members to help with the through colour and Leinster League events to the won first prize! next few months - any ideas out there? Please beginners trying out orienteering for the first Leinster Individual Championships in AprU. II you I'm unsure whether It is connected to the above support our efforts. want to avoid the rush to organise, plan or help at evening but the Nilands have moved. Eddie hopes time. Try to get your families, friends, work- any of these events don't hesitate to volunteer, you will all write as soon as your arms are better mates, residents' associations, scout troops etc (his words not mine), Their address is: Niland, App. Three Rock would like to express their Travel to try orienteering that day: there'll be several ncase anyone is wondering what everyone else 53; 15 Mena St; Kafr Abdu; Roushdy; Alexandria; sympathy to the Farley and Convery families events on. Iis doing this summer, there's a sizeable AJAX Egypt. Ph: 20-3-5452505. on the recent death of Nora Farley. contingent going to the Welsh Six Day in August New members Events Entries closed in mid June but If you ring Wish Olm Rothery has defected from 3 ROC and Out and about Gdula in Wales on (0570) 422 122 I'm S4Jrehe'll do Cjoined AJAX. His enthusiasm will be a wel- 3ROC's events for the rest of 1992 include: his utmost to get you an entry. come addition to the club. A goodly contingent of at least twenty nine Sunday September 6th Colm is joining the squad training trip to Peter and Ellis have added a new Kernan to the 3Rockers travelled to the Shamrock O-Ringen Long-O on Clara and Trooperstown: good Czechoslovakia and is ruming in one of the World club. Born on Tuesday, June 16, David shows all and had a great weekend. Over the summer the promise of being Irish Champ In the year 2023. training for the Moumes Mountain Marathon Cup races. we'll have members running at the Swedish 5- Running form Current and new members are Invited to pay their two weeks later. 'annual' subscriptions. The rates have been held Day, Welsh 6-Day, Czech 5-Day. French 3-Day o how and where has everyone been running Sunday October 4th lately? Deirdre and Jon were in Dublin in May once again at: Seniors/Family: £5; Juniors/Stu- and at World Cup events in Hungary, Austria, s Phoenix Park come and try it and ran at Trooperstown - Blue and Brown dents/Unemployed: £2. Sunday II th October USA and Canada. Good luck to you all, have a courses respectively. The tent Three Rock Mountain: colour event great summer, and see you in September! Catherine did the B course at the French Moun- he AJAX tent has been found and you'll never tain Marathon in early June with Christine from guess where ... with the equipment officer of Sunday 1st November T coursellt has been passed on to the new equip- Enquiries to: 3ROC, 19 The Cloisters, Terenure, ALCO in Lyons. They finished 3rd, which, Cather- Clara. Leinster League 2. ine says, they deserved. ment officer Marcus, though it is in need of repair. Dublin 6W. Orta, though still injured, did the final and longest Hopefully we'll have it up and ready at the Welsh leg at the Tio Mila in Sweden. 6 day. 20 The Irish Oriellteer The Irish Oriellteer 21 Results of 3ROC Sprint-O event, Individual Junior. 2.~ kill Phoenix Park, Dublin 14.6.1992. 1 O.Allen Gaclscoil 32.07 2 Gallch6ir & Cathal Gaelscoil 79.50 ***** LEAGUE RESULTS '91/92 ***** 3 Synnott Gaelscoil 81.08 Qualification Round 5 km 2DNF POINTS I Colm Rothery 3ROC M2l 26.41 NAME B/GAR LlJ(EY U/WOOD P/UMNA BEST 3 2 Richard Kavanagh Cork O M21 29.23 A finaL 5 km 3 Kieran McDonald ECO M35 30.13 I Kieran McDonald 30.03 .BROWN : Qualifiers 4 Marcus Geoghegan AJAX M21 30.56 2 Marcus Geoghegan 33.16 M.D'EACY 938 - 968 994 2900 5 Brendan O'Brien 3ROC M21 31.00 J.WALSHE ORG 911 1000 943 2894 3 Tan MacNeill 35.00 K.O·BRJEN 6 Ian MacNeill 3ROC M40 32.53 1001 8-15 843 961 28CJ(, 4 Brendan O'Brien 35.54 C.CREOG 822 83~ 900 - 2561 7 David Brooks 3ROC M50 33.45 G.TALOR 638 ~2 896 632 2376 5 Joe Lalor 37.59 J.DARCY 759 56R 728 731 2218 8 Joe Lalor GEN M35 33.49 F.STAM 561 512 649 637 1857 6 Jane Wall 38.35 D.HENNELLY 9 John Fitzsimons 3ROC M40 34.30 571 540 DNF 590 1701 7 Richard Kavanagh 38.50 T.CONLON 780 DNF' ORO - 15(,0 10 Shane O'Neill SET MIS 34.48 E.SHERIDAN BLUE (IJ7 592 1199 8 Mark O'Neill 38.54 - 11 Nigel C-Crawford 3ROC M45 34.51 9 Shane O'Neill 39.52 NOD-Oualiricr.! 12 Jane Watt GEN W40 36.36 10 Jean O'Neill 43.17 P. HIGGINS - 1001 9W - 1920 13 Jean O'Neill FIN W45 36.51 D.CONNERNY DISQ 808 - 1 22 The Irish Orienteer The Irish Orienteer 23 POINTS NAME B/GIIR l/KEY U/WOOD P/UMNA BEST 3 POINTS NAME B/GAR l/KEY U/WOOD P/UMNA BEST 3 ORANGE: WOMElN E. WALLACE - - - J(X~) IOIX) H.IPHOW - - 9-IQ 9-19 C.QOLDRICK - ~IS - - 848 RED : WOMEN : Qualifiers G.A. CONNElRNY - - - 617 677 M.CI~EGG - 6~R - - 658 1'1, BANNERTON .. 65.1 653 S.BAXTER HXXl 704 1000 3(XXJ - - 1000 TARA (~.) .. - 6(XJ P. BANNERTON 303 - 315 671 1289 C,MOONEY - - - 5.t.1 5~3 M.W.ALSHE ORG 576 548 - 1124 S. RAMI'HUL. 412 .. - 412 Y.CI.Af'I'HY 41Z - - 4 I~ M.IIERAUGIIY 34,1 - .. - 344 - .. .. NOD-QualIfiers K. WALSli J.1<) - 3.19 C.DOHER1')' .. ~~z - 332 C. KFARNS .. .. - 31R 31g P,LARKlN - - - 959 659 F. MtNUALI.AIN 2J~ - - - 219 M,FOLEY - 673 673 ANNA. HEATHER 2(X) - .. 200 - - M,KEANE - 19S M,RAMPUL 667 - - 667 19R - - - - CLlONA. KAREN 1M - - - 1M C.MOORE 667 - - - 667 CAIT TRIONA lAA .. - 1M L.HASSETT 625 - - - 625 LORltAINE 1M - - 1&8 S,RAMPUL 615 - - - 6J5 M.RAMPHUL 162 - - - 1(.2 Y.CLAFFEY 606 - - - 606 (;,MOORE )(,1 - - 1M S.MAHER 541 - - - 541 OIlANOE : MEN: QU:1lirit:rs F.FUREY - 437 - - 437 F,MOORE - 437 - - 437 D.WOOLLETf - 1.111 IIHI ~.lll U'(~I HELEN,EMMA 339 - 339 - - Non-Qualifleu IRENE 339 - - - 339 REGAN. McDONNELL 292 - - - 292 It O'CONNER .. R,I/; .. 8<1(0 CLANCYi-tMOORE 290 - 290 M.REYNOh?S - .. - 821 821 A. WALS - - 278 P.s, CONI'II! NY GJ(' 676 278 - - - -.. - - 61,1 M.WALSHE 276 276 N.CONNERNY - - 67'1 S.FARELL 267 - - - 267 K. CONNERN)' - - - 62R 62R - - - S,OERVAI'I - - - S.111 jW A.I)I!RVAN - - - ~29 52\1 K,L.YOI'IS 5(JI - .. .. 500 RED : MEN : Qualifiers D,OVLNN 42n - - .. 420 J,~IlAUGI)N8SSY lSI - - - 382 1'1. SH)\LI(;IINr;S~Y 382 - .. - 3~1 E, QUIGLEY 597 748 594 - 1939 R,RYAN 382 - 3Il2 O.KELLY 342 638 756 - 1736 Il.MARTlf'J lSI! - - .. 350 . E, WIIRL) )~(I - - - 3$0 Noo-Qu3.lifiers FNDA. ))IIIUmN 2\)2 - - - 2Y2 llARRA 292 - - 2'12 J. REJI,LY 292 .. - - ~ 24 The Irish Orienteer The Irish Orienieer 25 November ORIENTEERING FIXTURES 1992 1 CLARABEG-BALLARD Laragh. Co. Wicklow. 3ROC Leinster League 2. 1 DROMILLIHY WOOD Clonakilty. Co. Cork. Cork 0 Gr2. CL 4. GR W 25 38. 7-8 JUNIOR HOME INTERNA T10NAL NE England. July 8 ISLAND WOOD Newmarket, Co. Cork. BVOC Gr2. CL5. GR R 31 05. 24 NEWBRIDGE HOUSE Donabate, Co. Dublin. GEN Midsummer Madness 14 SLIEVE MARTIN Rostrevor, Co. Down. BOF National Event 9 & Veteran Home International. LVO. Entry by 16/10/92 to Ms. H. score event and barbecue. Start 6.30-8.00 pm. 26-31 WORLD STUDENT CHAMPIONSHIPS Aberdeen, Scotland. Stewart, 34 Sandhurst Drive, Belfast BT9 SAY. 15 NI RELAY CHAMPS Slieve Martin, Co. Down & VHI Relays. LVO. August 15 WARRENSCOURT Crookstown, Co. Cork. CorkO G2 event. GR W 38 67. 2-8 Welsh 6-Day- Groeso 92. Lampeter. 21 GORTIN Omagh, Co. Tyrone. NI 7. FermO event. GR H 49 83. 22 Gler.ville, Ce. Cork. CorkO Gr2. CL6. GR W 90 85. 29 BURREN WALK Fanore, Co. Clare. ThO. 10.00-12.00. 9, 15 & 23km. CHIMNEYFIELD 28 Learmount, Co. Derry. NWOC. 30 FAN ORE Rabbit Warren, Co. Clare. ThO Gade 3. 11-1.00 pm. NI Night Championships 29 CARRICK Glenealy, Co. Wicklow. 3ROC. Leinster League event. September 29 FARRAN WOOD Co. Cork. CorkO. Cork Relay Champs. GR W 48 71. 6 CLARA & TROOPERSTOWN Laragh, Co. Wicklow. 3ROC Long-O. Courses of 7, 15, 25 km approx. December • 26 THREE ROCK WOOD Christmas score event. 3ROC. GR 17 23 . 12 DRUM MANOR Cookstown, Co. Tyrone. NI Series 5. NWOC. 0 13 MULLAGHMEEN Co. Westmeath, near Oldcastle. SET Lelnster League January 1993 1 and 1992 Irish Orienteer Trophy final. 19-20 ANDERSONS MOURNES MOUNTAIN MARATHON 10 HELLFIRE WOOD Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin. SET score event. Clondalkin, C~. Dublin. GEN come-and-try-it event. 20 GLENCREE Co. Wicklow. GEN colour event. 17 CORKAGH PARK 20 MACROOM CASTLE Co. Cork. Cork 0 Gr3. Cork League 1. GR W 33 73. February 7 CARRICKGOLLOGAN Kilternan, Co. Dublin. GEN Leinster League event. 26 NI CHAMPIONSHIPS Ooohatty Glebe. Florencecourt, Co. Fermanagh. 21 THREE ROCK WOOD Dundrum, Co. Dublin. 3ROC Leinster League event. FermO. Entry form enclosed. 27 INTERPROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Slieve Croob, Balllnahlnch, Co. Down. LVO. April Laragh, Co. W;l;kiow. GEN Leinster League event. GR J 32 47. Entry forms in this issue. 4 BROCKAGH 12 PHOENIX PARK Dublin. 'Not-the-Jk' Easter Monday event. October May 2 MULLAGHMEEN Oldcaslle, Co. Meath. SET Leinster League event. 3 GOSFORD Markethlll, Co. Armagh. NI Series 6. LVO. 15-16 IRISH CHAMPIONSHIPS Carlingford, Co. Louth. 3ROC. 4 National Orienteering Day. Local come-and-try-it events. 23 TROOPERSTOWN Laragh, Co. Wicklow. GEN Leinster League final. NATIONAL ORIENTEERING DAY EVENTS Dublin: Corkagh Park (Clondalkin), Hellfire Wood (Rathfamham). Killiney Hill, Newbridge Note: Events in italics are for information only and do not form part of the Irish fixture list. House (Donabate), Phoenix Park. Only registered events run by clubs affiliated to the Irish Orienteering Association, with (Other events not yet known) competent officials, are covered by insurance. Always check with the organiSing club or the Sports Diary in the newspapers if you are in any doubt that an event is going ahead as 4 GARRETISTOWN Kinsale, Co. Cork. CorkO G2 event. Cork League 2. advertised. Any events not registered by lOA or on the NIOA fixture list are not listed. GRW 58 44. 11 MUNSTER RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS Rehill Wood, Cahlr, Co. Tipperary. Cork O. GR R 9619. 11 THREE ROCK WOOD Dundrum, Co. Dublin. 3ROC colour event. 17-18 SENIOR HOME INTERNATIONAL Scotland. 18 CURRAGH WOOD Midleton, Co. Cork. CorkO G2 event. Cork League 3. GRW 86 76. 25 NEWBRIDGE HOUSE Donabate, Co. Dublin. GEN come-and-try-it event. 31 CASTLEWELLAN Co. Down. LVO Club Event. GR J 3237. 26 The Irish Oriemeer The Irish Oriellteer 27