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48 The Irish QricnJeer THE IRISH ORIENTEER ADDRESS LIST' '8 The Irish Orienteer is(,:..,Jilable from all Irish orienteering clubs IRISh oraenccec AJAX ORIENTEERS Brendan O'Connor, 31 Moyglare Abbey, Maynooth, Co. Kildore. Ph. 086- or by direct subscript jon from che 2419428, e-mo~ [email protected] ATHLONE RTCORIENTEERS Nigel Foley-Fisher, RTC, Dublin Rd .. Athlone, Co. Westmeath (0902-24465) the Editor: John McCullough. 9 No. 87 October - November 1998 BISHOPSTOWN OHC Ted Lucey, Kilpadder, Dromohane, Mallow, Co. Coo (022-47300) Arran Road. Dublin 9 BLACKWATERVALLEY OC John Geory. Marsholstown. Milchelstown. Co. Cork (022-25306) (e-mail [email protected]). 2020 VISION CORK ORIENTEERS Miriam ni Choilir. 6 Ashton Pork. Blockrock. Cork (021-319838) CURRAGH-NAAS ORIENTEERS Ruth Lynam. Baltyboys. Blessington. Co. WlCklow (045-&7183) DEFENCE FORCESORIENTEERS Comelt. Denis Reidy, Adl. Genaral's Branch. Parkgote. Dubin 8 Annual subscription costs From time to time it's nice to take the opportunity to reflect DUBUN UNIVERSITYORIENTEERS The Secretay. DU Orienteers. House 27. TCD. Dublin 2. IRO.50 for 6 issues. on what the future may hold. In many cases there is little or FERMANAGH ORIENTEERS Bill Regon. 9 FlorOllUIe. Emlskillen. Co. Fermonogh B174 6AP (08-01365- nothing you can do to influence events but on occasion 326213) FINGAL ORIENTEERS Lillian Quill. 640 Col~ns Ave .. Dublin 9 (01-S376506). NEXT COPY DATE individuals can have a significant effect, FORESTWARRIORS OC Tom Conlon. Curratrench. Ballytornon. Bayle. Co. Roscommon (078- 15th November 1998 What if orienteering could be reintroduced to schools as a 47055) combination of nature study, environmental education, FORMER UCCO Tony Joyce. Undlstorne. Bishopstown. Cork (021-541246). CONTENTS geography and physical education? What if scouts all over the GALWAY ORIENTEERS Fronk Ryon. St. Mary·s. Ballinfoyle. Galway (091-753829). Ntws 4 GALWAY RTCORIENTEERS The Secretory. P.E.Dept. RTC. Dublin Rood. Galwoy (091-753161-2213) country were to do real orienteering? What if it were in some lOA IlulltUn II GREAT EASTERNNAVIGATORS Nora Lalor. 6 Knockslnna Grove. Foxrock. Dublin 18 (01-2893497) ltlnsler Ntws 12 mass-participation programme like the Community Games? KERRYORIENTEERS Rory Costello. 14 Monor Court. Manor Village. Trolee. Co. Kerry. (066- FortSIS" PtOplt IS Many orientecrs started either by accident or because of 25532) ROjIul1lf Rtpuru 16 family involvement, but there must be hundreds, thousands even, LA~AN VALLEY ORIENTEERS Geoff Somerville. 6 The HIli, Queensway, Derrylaghy, BT 17 9EY (08-{)1232- AdvenlUrt Muraloon 20 612284) of orienteers out tbere who haven't found out that that's what they MM Wtlllhl Survtll 22 lEE ORIENTEERS Clare Nuttall. 4 Upr, Panoramo Tce .. Sunday's Well. Cork (021-300373) ltlnsltr Coachlnu 24 really are. There are other Jorgen Martenssons, Eileen MIDLAND NAVIGATORS Barbaro Foley·Flsher, Holly CoMage, Glasson, Athlone. Co. Westmeath IOF News 25 Loughmans, Aongbus OCleirigh's out there, maybe living next (0902-85306) O-Allmln Prourom '17 NORTH WESTOC Charles Reid. 29 Belmoral Court. Beltest BT97GR. door to you, We have to give them the chance of finding the IMRA "NtFRA ractS '19 SETANTAORIENTEERS Jocelyn Cotholln. 36 Toney Rood. Dundrum. Dublin 14 (01-2985799) fulfilment we have each found in orienteering. Look at the SHI RtflOrl 29 SUGO ORIENTEERING CLUB Joe Bannon. Corrlgeenroe. Boyle. Co, Roscommon (086-S197887) Ruulls 30 greater Dublin area: well over a million people but why just a SOUTHERNORIENTEERS Kevin O·Dwyer. 2 Wellington Villas. MIlitary Hili. Cork (021-506740) FIKluru - Orlentferlng 46 THOMOND ORIENTEERS Mlchoel Meade. 7 Cedar Court. Kennedy Pork. Limerick (061-412104) couple of hundred orientccrs? THREEROCK OC M6lre Walsh. Moorpark. Kllmoconogue. Co, Wicklow (01-2868871) It may be impossible to look forward to 2020, but we can UCC ORIENTEERS The Secretory. PE Office. UCC. College Rood. Cork. COlier photo: Darren 8urke try to steer orienteering in the direction we want over the next UCD ORIENTEE.RS The Secretory. Bax 55. Ubrory Building. UCD. Belfield. Dublin 4. (CorkO) at the Connacht five years. The beauty of it is that we are being presented with UCG ORIENTEERS The Secretory. c/o Porter's Desk. concoose. University College. Golway. Championships at Golden Grove. WATERFORDORIENTEERS Veronica Purcell. Lodge's Lane. Newtown Hili. Tramore. Co. Watertord. just such an opportunity on October IOth/IUb. The lOA are IRISH O-ASSOCIATION c/o Yvonne Begley. AFAS. House ot Sport. Longmile Rood. Dublin 12. (01- (Mary Healy). flO is paid for holding a workshop to plan the development of orienteering over 4509845. tax 4502805), lOA S4K:I.tary; Ken Griffin. 12 Island Way. the cover photo. Get going! the next five years and this will be tied in with government grant IlAuskerry Estate. BallincaDIg. Co. Cork (021-S70338). e-moll [email protected] applications and funding. It's a new departure for lOA and one NORTHERN IRELAND OA Violet Cordner. 19 Derrygovad Rd.. Annaghmore. Co. Armogh BT62 1NO Printed by Denton Print. which is vital if orienteering is to succeed in the highly (08-{) 1762-328749) Dundrum, Dublin 14. competitive marketplace out there where sports are all fighting CONNACHTOA Padroig Higgins. 24 Alverno Ave. Athlone. Co, Westmeoth. for a slice of the cake and a share of the population. LEINSTEROA Vera Murtagh. 19 The Cloisters. Terenure. Dublin 6W (01-4908237) MUNSTEROA John Mucklan, 13 Elmvole Close. Wilton, Cork (021-343384) Results and articles are As the man said, you might have the best mousetrap in the IRISH-O STUDENTSASSOCIATION Allbhe Creedon. Tovlo. Mount Prospect. Douglas. Co. Cork (021-361824). particularly welcome on 3 1/2 world but if nobody knows about you're doomed to failure. A BRITISHO-FEDERATION Riversdole. Dale Road North. Darley Dole. Motlack. Derbyshire DE4 2HX inch floppy disks or bye-mail broad-based approach is needed to ensure the success of (0044-1629-734042. FAX 0044·1629·733769). with a printed version as back INTERNATIONAL O-FEDERATION Sec. Gen,; Barbro Ronnberg. Radlokatu 20. FI·OOO93SLU. Finland (00358- orienteering into the next century but your participation in the 40585 3801. fox 00358·93481 3113. e-moll [email protected] up. Please keep the formatting process is essential. simple! TIO is produced in the Editor's attic on an Apple Mac The lOA's response to the problems facing the sport is a very using MS Word and Quark positive step, but without the support of orienteers it is, like the Remember, for round the clock orienteering information on lOA events Xpress. No Excel, please! mousetrap, doomed to failure, Let's go along to Terryglass and ring 01-4569099, for NIOA events ring 0044-1399-873281 or check the ISSN 0790-1194 make sure it's a success. lOA web page at http://homepage.tinet.ie/-ioa/ or the NIOA page at www.askip.demon.co.uk/nioa/nioa.html
2 The Irish Orienteer The Irish Orierueer 3 (Reserves Brendan' ,Brien, John Casey. lOA CONFERENCE championship Paul N~Running Thompson (London Irish). Later, Francis Joanne Mein) of orienteering in ireland as it will decide 00 the Championships in September, a close battle Cosgrave dropped out of the team and was M35 Aongbus O'Cleirigh, Colm Rothery, Colm direction we are to go in over the corning years, ensued on the rough windswept slopes of replaced by Jonathan Lamont who gets his first O'Halloran, Brian Corbell. (Reserves Pet e r to see if we can capitalise on the recent World Dingle's highest mountain. As the runners vest. James, John Muckian, Justin May) Cup and continue to develop. climbed higher, tbe weather conditions got W35 Eileen Loughman, Ruth Lynam, Clare worse. Lenihan forged ahead to finish to win. At The worn ens race was won by Lcucrkenny's Heardman, Mary Healy (Reserves Organiser Noel Donagh writes "Each participant tbe finish, the recorder • a frozen Vivian Margaret Synott in her first ever mountain race Ann Savage, Sheila Muckian, Ruth Blair. will be requested bring a written statement of O'Gorman . had to wait as Gerry McGrath took and she was followed home by Una Creagh Marella Fyffe). their vision for orienteering. It is expected that 2nd some three minutes behind the (Crusaders) and Anne O'Keamey (Altringcharn). each person's vision will be very different, Irish champion. The former Belfast Marathon Riocht's Majella Diskin finished 4tb over 4 reflecting the person's motivation and reason for WORLD CUP LEADERS winner was followed home by Colin Rothery, minutes behind the winner, but had the laking up the sport. Bjomar Valstad and Hanne Staff of Norway, who Francis Cosgrave, Aonghus O'Cleirigh and consolation of clinching a thinly contested 1998 The sum of these individual will be helpful in won gold medals at the World Cup races in Kevin Thompson. Jonathan Lamont came in a Irish Championship. The first three were selected assisting the group to identify objectives for the Ireland back in May, are leading the World Cup disappointing 7th after being prominent on lbe to go to Reunion witb Bccchmount's Teresa sport over the next 5 year + period. Once the series after the Swedish 5·Day round. Valstad bas flatter opening section, Duffy. Teresa managed to miss the race despite group identify and prioritise Objectives the task a 1 point lead over Swede lohan Ivarsson with having driven nearly 400 miles from Belfast to of deciding how these will be reached the group Russia's Valentin Novikov third. Britain's Steve In the absence through injury of Robin Bryson compete. She couldn't find the start!! can begin to formulate a plan to meet these. Hale is in 8th place. Hannc Staff has a 7 point and Noel Berkeley, the following team was The sport of Orienteering is 30 years old here. We lead over Katarina Borg (Sweden) with both have run our first international event· perhaps Katarina Allberg (SWF.) and Recta-Marl now is an opportune time to examine our Kolkkala (FIN) a further 26 points down. strengths and weaknesses and decide where we go as a sport from here. We have been fortunate ull'G'po,l" lIanne Staff also won the Part World Tour series, to have obtained grunt assistance to bold a having won 5 of the races, giving her over STILL THE BeST SERVlce ..•BEST VALUE .•.BEST PRODUCT-RANGE seminar to do just that." £10,000 in prize money. Rudolf Ropek (CZK) Ready for your .ummer holiday? Why not .end a ••••e. NOW won the men's series. Britain's Heather Munro for our new .nd completely rev1.ed pr1ce-l1.t and be more- All clubs have been invited to send delegates but was 5th in the women's competition. than-ready for the .tart of the new .ea.on in September? there are other places available. If you feel you V-J STUDDED SHOES Acknowledged.a the world'a beat from ~ can contribute, contact Noel Donagh, Barrybcg ORIENTEERS AT REUNION BOTAS TEMPO Cheapeat quality atudded ahoe Inxwb.r •..•••. £2Z.96 Lodge. Barrybeg, Athlone. Co. Wesuneath. Congratulations to oricnteers Una Creagh. .ADIDAS DAVOS Exciting, br.nd-n.w .ll-terr.;n .hoe .••.••• £59.95 Aongbus OCleirigb and Colm Rothery who were ULTRASPORT ORIENTEERING SUITS Aa cho ••n by moat UK club. £20.00 SENIOR HOME selected to represent Ireland at the World Trophy RON HILL TRACKSTERS Children'e ~ • ~ Adults' ~ INTERNATIONAL 1998 in Mountain Running on the Ile de Reunion in the HELLY-HANSEN LIFAWEAR TOPS Still only ...••••...•...••.•• ~ Indian Ocean on September 19Lh120th. 'V-J GAITERS The tougheat .nd the b.at •••••••• ,••••..•••~ The Senior Home International was held at ULTRASPORT PUNCHES Firat choice for major event.,P.r 10 ~ Kilnscy in North Yorkshire on September 1998 Mount Brandon uphill trial race report ULTRASPORT O-MARKER FLAGS Now at new lower pric•.••••.•• ~ 12/13th. The team selected was: M20 Andrew John Lenihan baUled through mist, wind and rain RUCKSACK CHAIRS Choice of five model •••••..••••.••• from ~ Mein, Alan Bugle, Andrew Quin. (Reserves CASIO 30 MEMORY WATCH Indiapenaable competition .id ..••••~ to win the senior men's section of the Mount MOSCOW COMPASSES Cheapeat 'faat-a.ttler' avai1able,from &18.9Ci Conor Barry. Alan Barry, Shane Burke, Shane Brandon uphill trial race and clinch 1998 Irish Lynch) Mountain Running Championship. After a • ull.",po.1 BRITAIN'S LEADING SUPPLIE W20 Toni O'Donovan, Aislinn Austin. Clare subdued showing on the opening flattisb 8 O'Connor. (Reserve Susan Ilealy) OF ORIENTEERING KIT kilometres, the experienced Kerryrnan powered , TliE ORlEHTEERS' SHOP, 4 ST MARY'S STREET, NEWPORT, SHROPSHIRE, TF1 0 7A M21 Bill Edwards. Steven Linton. James past his rivals on the mountain to finish in a Lime Phone:01952813918 Fax: 01952825320 http://vlaltweb.comlutlrasport Logue, Marcus Pinker. Joho Feehan of 63 minutes 24 seconds. Ilis main rival for the 4 The Irish OrieTl1eer The Irish Qrienleer 5 The Junior men's race was won by another (ApriI2-S) is around: Jing, south of London. run, if you concentraL~ wbere you're putting Mark was heavily involved in helping LVO and debutant - the national junior 3,000 metres The individual is at Leith l-lill (anyone remember your feet. The Rabbit Warren at Fanore threw up was a founder member of the sub-group SUMO champion Gary Thornton (Galway City Harriers) lK77?) and at Winterfold Hili and the Relay at the usual navigational problems: it's a lovely (South Ulster and Mourne Orienteers). He was an in a time of 39 minutes 32 seconds. The winner Hawley & Hornley, Aldershot. Details from Roy little area, even if the map is IS years old. outdoor instructor and a BOF instructor and was was followed borne a minute and a half later by Rood (not that Roy Wood! ... or is it?) 22 London According to Alan Shaw, the first Burren Walk in one of the helpers at IOC 98 at Slieve Gullion. Donorc's Mark Doyle. Longford's John Road. Bagshot, GU19 SHN; pbone 0044-1276- 1978 was just before the World Cbampionships at Mark was only 31 and his wife Jacqui had Campbell was tbird and just headed Limerick's 473579 ... the 1999 Harvester Trophy overnight Tampere in Finland. (However, the Tampere recently had a baby son, Josh. I'm sure all our Barry O'Callagban wbo made the team for the relay is on september 2S-26 in tbe Forest of Dean World Championships was in 1979. so either this sympathies go to her and their families. second year in succesion. However Mark Doyle's ... and tbe 1999 Senior Home International is on was to 20th Burren Walk: or it was before the record of 4 Worlds with a fifth next month will October 10/11 in South Wales ... An unusual World Champs at Kongsberg in Norway in '78 BERTIL NORDENFELT (1903-1998) surely never be beaten. report by Ciarann Mac an Aili in the current Irish that it started.) Anyway. Eileen Loughman and Bertil Nordenfelt, a founder of IOF and its Mountain Log about tbe first German ascent of Wally Young, with a couple of otber team Secretary from 1961 to 1983, was one of the The lunior women's race saw a tussle among the Three Rock Mountain outside Dublin (on members. came down for a long run a few days founders of the Swedish Orienteering Federation inexperienced leaders for the three available horseback. in August 1828, by Hermann Ludwig before heading off. The event featured a long and editor of the Swedish O-magazine, places. Thurles Crokes ' Madelaine Dorney Heinrich Furst von Puckler-Muskau, 3 Prussian orienteering course across the Burren on Alan Skogssport. He was a noted ambassador for scored another surprise debut win over East officer and German prince.) I kid you not ... Also Shaw's modified version of Tun Robinson's map, orienteering and lectured at the O-Ringen clinic Cork's Olga Cronin who went slightly astray on in IML is Joss Lynam's announcement of his and the course took no account of cliffs or other held in conjunction with the Swedish S-Day. I the misty course. Amanda Hanly (Lough Ree) intention to retire from uie Editorship next spring natural obstacles. In those days the Walk was on met him there Q couple of years ago when he was finished 3 seconds behind the Midleton girl and after issue number SO. Joss was one of the the Sunday with a night-O event at Fanore on only about 90 and he told the group about the took the final place. The team officials nrc original oricntcers in Ireland. Congratulations. Saturday night: a great combination. changes in orienteering down the years, He was Douglas Barry (Manager) and Vivian O'Oormun Joss, on all your work for the magazine ... If Next year's Burren Walk will be on Saturday still quite sprightly in the forest, navigating (Assistant). you've read Duva Sobel's "Longitude" you 28th August at Fanore with low-key orienteering carefully in the complex Swedish terrain. He died might be interested in "Latitude", a shop which next day. Details from Thomond Orienteers - and early this year, having just entered the M9S+ age Orienteers also featured prominently in the supplies maps, globes and guides of anywhere watch for a Burren Walk website! class. He died in his sleep in Stockholm, not quite Leinster Mountain Running League, with OEN's you can think of. Their specialist in orienteering as he wanted, in the forest. between controls, at Paul Nolan leading, followed by 3ROC's lIugb maps and equipment is Irish Team member Julie The past few months have seen the deaths of an orienteering event. McLindon in his first season of hill racing. Cleary. Tbey have a comprehensive mail order several orienteers: A1AX's Brendan O'Brien is 4th and clubmate catalogue. Contact them at 34 The Broadway. r------, Michael Walters Sth. first Vet Kieran McDonald Darkes Lane. Potters Bar, Hcrts, EN6 2HW. JOHN CREAGH I (AJAX) lies Sth ahead of 3ROC's Alan Cox. England, phone 0044-1707-663090, fax 0044- Former lOA Chairman John Creagh died in early Remember! I 1707-663029. July. Jobn bad been an active member of 3ROC I I ODDS 'n'ENDS 'n'ODDS I I from the early 'SO's until comparatively recently ICOmpassSport (STG£17.50 fori On yer bike ... Watch out for mountain bike ThO THIS BE MADNESS •.. and was lOA Chairman during the late '80's. He orienteering in Lcinster this autumn. Lcinstcr had been diagnosed as having motor neurone I 1year, STG£34 for two years), I This year may have been the 21st Anniversary of Coaching Officer Damien Cashin is set to disease at the end of last year and had recently the Thomond Orienteers first Burren Walk and : Orienteering World (IR£14 for: organise an event, plus a long-O, between now retired from his job as principal at the College of sand dune orienteering at Fanore in Co. Clare. and Christmas. He just bas to wait for the cold, Marketing and Design in Dublin. John's wife, I 1year) and the Scientific I The event was poorly attended by oricnteers but the rain, the mud and the short days of winter to Nuala, who died in 1991, had also been very I Journal of Orienteering (IR£9 I had perhaps 200 walkers on Saturday's Burren set in to make it really enjoyable ... Sorry about involved in lOA (as Juniors Officer) and 3ROC Walk (or walks, since there are three routes, : for 1year) are all available : omitting the results of GEN's Glencrec socre and their home was always a haven for cold and maybe four next year). Traditionally the weekend event from TI086 due to an editorial oversight. wet orienteers, Several family members were I through The Irish Orienteer. I (the last weekend in August) marked the end of TIle person concerned has been reprimanded ... involved in orienteering. most notably Una, I I the summer and the start of the new orienteering Next year's Britisb Championships arc at Newby Hilde and Oisin. May he rest in peace. :Send your cheque or credit card: Bridge in the LAke District on May 11/9. The season. (This year it just marked the start of the new orienteering season). Alan Shaw. the I details to The Irish Orienteer, I individual event is at Greythwaite and the relay at MARK WILSON Holkcr. Should be well worth a trip. Details from initiator of the event. has taken a back seat and Some readers may have heard about the tragic I 9 Arran Road, I Sue Birkinshaw, 221 Hale Road, Hale, the main organiser is bis Thornond clubmate death of LvO's Mark Wilson, one of two cyclists I Dublin 9 I Altrincham, WAIS SDN. England. Phone 0044- Gerry O'Carroll. I I killed in a hit and run accident on the Co- 161-980-S068 ... and next year's JK at Easter The conditions were ideal, with sunshine and a IL ~I light wind. and the Burren Walk is a great one to Operation North Maracycle at the end of June. 6 The Irish Orienteer The Irish Orienleer 7 national centre for exc. "'nce in outdoor pursuits. monument between L",}gh and Glenmalure in TRAINING TRIVIA Co. Wicklow. Grid Ref. Tl392. Based on a JACK RAMSDEN Internal problems in Tiglin mean that the Board Mention of the old railway line on the Munster score type event with two levels: a two hour Jack Ramsden was the captain of the English will have to sort things out fairly quickly, Championships map led me to wonder how many event starting at 12.00 brs and a three hour event orienteering team which won the Continental Orienteering, in common with other "adventure" Irish O-maps have current or old railway lines on starting atll.00 hrs, all finished by 1400. Cup in Ireland in 1988 and a thorough gentleman. sports like mountaineering, skiing, caving and them. Has anyone any suggestions? I can think of If people do not have a Mountain bike a limited A teacher by profession and an orienteer for canoeing, is affiliated to AFAS although apart at least two with current lines. one with a disused number are available to hire at £6.00. many years, he was perhaps more famous as the from the very useful AFAS office in the House of line, one with a rail tunnel. Pat Healy's 1:25000 may is the map for the event. father of Jean Ramsden who ran on the British Sport which provides administrative support for While on the subject of trivia, how many Irish 0- Justin May and Luke Campbell-Crawford are World Championships team from the mid '70's to lOA, the level of contact between rOA and AFAS maps have the highest point in a county on them? is minimal. already oiling their bikes ... the late '80's. Jack was a member of Deeside How many have county boundaries on them? Details from Damien Cashin (contact details Orienteers and died from a heart attack on May Send your suggestions to TIO for the next trivia- above). 13th while driving home from a training run. THE CELTIC ACE RACE. packed issue. (though based on previous Perhaps the Continental Cup is still standing on experienced I don't really expect anyone to. Go As mentioned in the article on the National MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIPS his sideboard - no one has seen it since 1988. Adventure Marathon elsewhere in this issue, on, surprise me ...) some teams were turned away, one even arrived This year's Munster Championships are at PETE LIVESEY from the UK, and although a tough activity all Clashacrona, 2 krn west of Dunmanway in Co. CONGRATULATIONS Cork on Sunday 8th November. The event is one Rock climber, fell-runner, athlete, caver, canoeist expressed interest in meeting a similar challenge Congratulations to Irish Team Coach Justin May of the National League series and is being run by and orienteer: Pete Livesey reached great heights again. Damien Cashin also notecl that over the and five-times Irish Champion Una Creagh who Bishopstown Orienteering Club. The area is in all of these sports. An outdoor pursuits lecturer years most teams entering the adventure got married on 25th July. The wedding was in the described as a mixture of forest and moorland at Ilkley College, he took up orienteering in his marathon in Kerry actually travel from the cast picturesque church of Glcncullen, within sight of with an old railway line running through the 40's and within two years was topping the M45 coast. many orienteering and hill-race venues and just rankings in Britain. He also had a remarkable In an effort to develop the idea of adventure forest. off the Three Rock Mountain map. and the Entries to Bernard Maguire, 79 Cardinal Court, record as afell runner, including fors consecutive racing, an ACE RACE (Adventure-Challenge- reception at Ashtown Castle visitor centre in the Wilton, Cork. (Ph 087-2340798). Fees are £7/£4 top ten placings in the Karrimor Mountain Endurance) is proposed to be run over the Phoenix Park, also on an Ovmap, Orienteers and to October 7th, £9/6 from October 8th. Entry Marathon. He died of cancer on February 26th. October Dank Holiday weekend ... 24-26 runners were, of course, welJ represented. A note forms are included with this issue. Oct'ober 1998, going under the title of..THE of sadness was the death of Una's father less than AFAS IN CRISIS? CEL'"flC ACE RACE. two weeks before. Una was given away by her WORLD CHAMPS 99 Financial problems seem to be the reason for 'Inc Celtic ACE Race is designed for teams of brother Oisfn, a former Irish Junior Team recent lay-offs of Association for Adventure four and involves activity in orienteering ... hill If you want to go to see the World member and the best man was Larry Roc, former Sports (AFAS) staff. Ann O'Connor who worked running ... mountain biking ... night navigation ... Championships you'll never have a better lOA Junior Affairs Officer. on developing contacts with affiliates, set up the team work ... and watersports and requires a chance. The next woe is at Inverness in AFAS web site and was active in monitoring level of fitness, stamina and endurance. Scotland next August and will be run in FITNESS INSTRUCTORS The Celtic ACE Race will be based in Co. conjunction witb the Scottish 6-Day, Highland centre standards, was laid off in June and Maeve A letter from the director of the National Wicklow, entry fee is £290 per team and entries '99. It should be a great week. Entry forms for MacPherson, Deputy Director of Tiglin, was Certificate in Exercise and Fitness gives details should be sent to: Damicn Cashin, Roundwood, Highland '99 arc included with this issue. given notice in August, much to the surprise of of level 1 courses for fitness instructors. The Co. Wick low. Accommodation is likely to be in short supply, so her many friends in outdoor pursuits. Maeve was course can lead to qualifications enabling the Ph: 0 1-2818212 ...Email [email protected] get there early. Cheapest entries close on January a member of the IOC winning 3ROC ladies team instructors to work in the area or just for personal 31st next. over the years and had represented Ireland at development. Senior Home International level although MOUNTAIN BIKE 0 Contact the University of Limerick (061- learning to fly had taken up much of her time in If the ACE Race is too much for you, how about a EMBARG-O 202829), Litton Lane Studios, Dublin (01- the last couple of years. mountain bike event? MD-O is now a fully- The lOA has announced that the maps of 8728044), Motions Fitness Centre, Leixlip, Co. Many people thought that when the VEC took on fledged form of orienteering, with its own rOF Crohane used for the World Cup last May are out Kildare (01-6244551) or Maltings Fitness & much of the financial responsibilities for Tiglin committee to look after it. World Championships of bounds for orienteering. These areas are likely Racquet Club, Portlaoise (0502-21216). back in the early '80's that the Association's are planned and some events will be run in to be used for the Irish Championships. There is a money worries were over. Obviously this isn't conjunction with next year's World (foot) 0- suggestion that IOC be run in conjunction with IOF PUBLICATIONS the case. Simon Powell, the new Director of Championships in Scotland. the 1999 Shamrock O-Ringen, with the Relays at The 1998 Scientific Journal of Orienteering (Vol Tiglin, is keen to cut costs and make the Centre Damien Cashin is working on a mountain bike a later date. leaner, while the Association is moving towards '0' event and plans to run it on Saturday 31st 14) will be produced as a double issue and enhancing its once great reputation as the October with the start location at the Shay Elliot published in early December. The deadline for 8 The Irish Orienleer The Irish Orienteer 9 manuscripts is October 15th. Finland, was killed , bear while out on a ...... World Cup. Orienteering World will change to a twice-yearly training run close to the Russian border. Towards the end of last May we bad a World Cup magazine with the aim of promoting orienteering Although the forest in question is known as lOA BULLETIN event in Killarney. It seems like a long time ago ratber than reporting on the elite side of the sport, having an increasing confident bear population, now. Despite the enormous responsibilities that a function now being done more by the internet it also bas a permanent orienteering course, placed on the lOA and the organising committee I Subscribers will be sent details of the plans regularly used for local training. IOF Controllers am glad to report that all went well, the Trina Cleary has been re-accredited as an during the autumn. This was the rust death by a bear attack recorded rop competitors and visiting officials were suitably The IOF bas produced a 36 page colour brochure in Finland this century, and the marks on the Controller for the next few years. Trina is impressed and despite tbe higb financial cost called "The World of Orienteering" aimed at ground indicate that the 42 year old army Ireland's only lOP Controller - is anyone else involved we managed to make a modest profit increasing the media's knowledge of instructor must have accidentally split the bear interested in putting tbeir name forward? You which will be returned to the lOA coffers. The orienteering. It seems geared towards promoting from its cub; the bear appeared to have only must attend an lOP Controllers' course first - event did not actually cost the lOA anything in orienteering as an Olympic sport. The photos are struck one fatal blow before retreating. The body further details from Ken Griffin. Trina has also the end. great and it's very well produced (apart from was found by members of Rukolaati Suunista taken over as Convenor of Selectors and has some spelling and the fact that they have the orienteering club who formed a search party with asked the organisers of all Championship events Copies of the results booklet arc being distributed wrong address for the lOA web page). local police when the fatber of three failed to to send her results immediately after the event. to all clubs and if any else is interested in return from a routine terrain run. The bear was Her address is 25 Templeroan Grove, Knocklyon receiving one please send an A4 sized stamped Road, Dublin 16. Phone 01-4936187; e-mail WMOC2000 found in the area and shot. (70p) addressed envelope to the lOA Secretary - trinac@tinetie address inside front cover of TIO. A copy of the How about seeing in the year 2000 in New Based on information from Steve & Ulla Organisers report is included elsewhere ill TIO. Zealand? The World Masters Orienteering Davidson, RUSUILEI (from SENAV) Carding Scheme Championships 2000 will run from 31st Under the new Carding Scheme administered by lOA Workshop. December 1999 to 7th January 2000. The event is THANKS the Sports Council - this was formerly known as Noel Donagh nnd Prank Ryan are organising an open to all M/W35's and over. There's a sorting Thanks to all of you who took the trouble to write the High Performance Grant Scheme - Una lOA Workshop for the weekend 10-11 October at event open to all. articles or supply information or photographs or Creagh OROC) and Toni O'Donovan (CorkO) Tcrryglass, Co. Tipperary - near Lough Derg. Details from WMOC 2000. P.O. Box 180, anything else for this issue. It's not easy - I know, were successful in receiving £3,000 and £1,200 Further details arc included elsewhere in TIO. Feilding, New Zealand; e-mail I've been doing it for years! Thanks also to the respectively. All Clubs and Regions are asked to send at least [email protected], web site editors of the other orienteering magazines from two representatives and any other interested http://tef.massey.ac.nv-peUwmoc2000.htm which TIO borrows stuff and who in turn do the Swedish O-Rlngen oricnteers are very welcome also. This is a most Let's hope their event computers arc Y2K same. Nina Phillips (3ROC), Edward Niland (Ajax) and important event for tbe lOA as the future compliant! (And by the way, it is Fcilding, not John McC. Ian Lockington (NWOC) were nominated to development of the sport will be discussed - Fielding!) attend the Swedish O-Ringen Clinic during the where do we go from here? If you arc interested IRISH ORIENTEER Summer. We await their reports with interest. in this great sport and would like to contribute to BOF APPOINTMENT what will in fact be a Brain Storming Session - The British Orienteering Federation has TROPHY New Club we won't tax you too much - please come along. appointed a Swede, Goran Andersson, as its first The 1998 Irish OrienteerTrophy We are delighted to welcome Sligo Orienteering Noel has organised good accommodation and is Performance Director. Britain is ranked 5th in the event Is on Sunday October 4th at Club who have recently affiliated to the lOA. looking after the social needs also - very world after the Scandinavian countries lind Trooperstown. Laragh, Co. Wlcklow. This club is made up of some former members of important! ! Switzerland and BOF has the target of achieving Organisers are Great Eastern Forest Warriors and led by Tom Prunty - World Championships relay medals for both men Navigators. All Irish clubs are Chairman, Joe Bannon - Secretary and Clare Pen Pals and women by 2003. Goran Andersson (45) is an Invited to participate for the coveted Maxwell - Treasurer. The West is growing - wbat I am in receipt of 11 request from Prof. Pietro experienced coach and coached the Swedish Trophy, first won by 3ROC in 1983. about the other Regions!! Cocci, Italy, who is looking for pen pals for his Junior Team ill 1986/87 when they won gold There are seven teams from each students 11/14 years. Orienteering is part of their medals at the World Junior Championships and club, competing on the brown, blue, All Ireland League curriculum and they would like to get maps and the Swedish Womens Team from 1988-92 when green, llght green and orange The prizegiving for the first year's All Ireland other 0 material, gossip, results, etc. from Irish they won two World Champs gold relay medals courses. A summary of the rules 1s League will be at the Irish Orientecr Trophy students. The address is Scuola Media Statale and three individual medals. given on page 37. competition at Trooperstown, Co. Wicklow on 'Da Vinci - Ungarettit. via Leonardo da Vinci, 11 Start times are 11.00 to 1.00 pm. October 4th. The results were published in TIO 63023 PERMO (A.P.), Italy. ORIENTEER KILLED BY BEAR See you there! 85 (April-May 1998) and the 1998 results to date On June ISth, Kanri Pulkkinen, of RUSU are in this issue. Major Event Results orienteering club in the south-eastern comer of The lOA Secretary would Like to get results of /0 The Irish DrienJeer The Irish Drientcer II events, particularly championship ones, for the won by anyone from lL ),here. the top 10 finishers in each colour-class). records. Unless he enters the event himself this Longer Courses (or some Colours. The does not happen. LEINSTER NEWS courses on offer are the same as before but the The Lcinster Executive will display the points planned winning time on three courses will be status at each subsequent league race. AFAS The new Leinster Orienteering Council longer. Winning time on the BROWN course = Sad to report that the Association for Adventure committee for 1998-99 is 65-70 minutes. winning time on the BLUE Technical Direction: Some direction as Sports, AFAS, has had to terminate the contract course = 55-60 minutes, and winning time on the regards running each event will be given by the of Ann O'Connor, Executive Administrator, due Chairman: Andrew O'Mullane, 79 Glenbrook GREEN course = 45-50 minutes. These targets Leinster Executive to the organizing clubs. to lack offunds. Ann was making great strides in Park, Rathfamham, Dublin 14 (01-4933891) apply only to standard X-country format events. Advice and feedback from organizers is re-organising AFAS and promoting links with Secretary: Vera Murtagh, 19 The Cloisters, Winning times for courses in some of the welcome. The series format wilJ be modified as various organisations. Despite her short time in Terenure, Dublin 6W (01-4908237): alternative events will deviate. Also the necessary at the end of the season. AFAS Ann wiIJ be sorely missed. treasurer: Jean Mullen, 331 Collins Ave., Dublin recommended physical difficulty of some 9 (01-8373003); courses has been adjusted to reflect typical Prizes: OUT OF BOUNDS technical Officer: Aonghus OCleirigh, 60 Leinster terrain. Best three athletes on the BROWN course, and Tbe areas around Glcnflesk in Co. Kerry used for Blackheath Park, Clontarf, Dublin 3 (01- Alternative Event formats. Long-O, Short-O, the best three female athletes on the BLUE this year's World Cup are embargoed for 8336263): Night-O, Mass-Start-Butterfly, Xscountry/Score course. (To include a £ I 00 training grant to the orienteering. There is a Iiklihood that the 1999 Mapping Officer: Dave Weston, 49 Ashlawn, combo, American Relay, Lcinster-Interclub- top competitor within each of these categories). Irish Championships will be run here and as a Ballintecr, Dublin 16 (0 I.-2960854); Challenge, Park-O, Street-O. Top three male competitors on the BLUE course. result these areas are out of bounds for Development Officer: Alan Ayling, 618 Howth Scoring: The league moves to a position Best three M and W 16 competitors on the orienteering. Road, Dublin 5 (0 t -8315234); based scoring system as opposed to a time based GREEN course, best three M and W 14 Coaching Officer: Damien Cashin, Tomdarragh, one - i.e. a system similar to the one used for the competitors on the LlGIIT-GREEN course, best Ken Griffin, Roundwood, Co. Wicklow (01-2818212); orienteering World Cup. Seven best events to three M and W 12 competitors on the ORANGE Hon. Secretary lOA. Junior Affairs: Monica Nowlan, 67 Glenbrook score. In the event of a lie for a prize the best course. Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 (01-4933551): eight results decides the winner. Best three males and best three females on the Fixtures Sec.: Fachtna Healy, Garden Flat, 82 Points: 1st - 50 pis, 2nd - 46 pts, 3rd - 43 GREEN, LIGHT-GREEN, and ORANGE Pembroke Rd., Dublin 4. pts, 4th - 40 pIS, 5th - 38 pis, 6th - 36 pts, 7th- courses other than MfW 165, 14s, and 115. 34 pts, 8tb - 33 pts, and minus one point per Top three males and top three females each on the 1998-99 Lelnster Orienteering League placing thereafter. Finishers in 40th position or RED and YELLOW courses. Revamped League Format: A mix of standard lower get I point. This system particularly Highest scoring male and female competitors in Colour Coded events and a variety of alternative rewards effort at the sharp end of the result lists. the league (seven events to count). Rules for tied foot orienteering types - the series runs over 15 scores as stated above. events in total. For some events (e.g. Night-O, Mass-Start- Butterfly, Short-O, Park-O) colour-courses will Leinster League Colour Course Specifications League Objectives: The purpose of the league is be combined, but scoring will be based on the (Standard Race Format): to: original colour-course choice of the competitor. The league is based on the following courses - Increase both the numbers participating in In the Leinster Interclub Challenge (organized BROWN, BLUE, GREEN, LIGHT-GREEN. Leinster orienteering and to increase repeat annually by GEN) every finisher on the winning RED, ORANGE, and YELLOW. Although a participation. club team gels 50 points, every finisher on the WH ITE course is NOT part of the league, Provide events of appropriate challenge for new team which comes second gets 46 points, and so organizers should try to provide one. Some as well as existing orientcers. on. Clubs from outside Leinster may compete for beginners (including adult beginners) can find Offer stimulating training and competition for league points at this event, but are prohibited even a YELLOW course difficult if lhey have not both experienced and high-performance from making-off with the silverware. orienteered before. orienteers. 65- 70 mlns TD5 P05 ...and i.mportantly Results: Organizers are responsible for: Blown Blue 55-60 TD5 P05 Capture and maintain a spirit of fun and Ensuring that an event synopsis, details of league Green 45-50 TD5 P04 adventure. leaders and race winners are sent to appropriate Lt-green 35- 60 T04 P03 newspapers on the evening of the event. Red 45-75 TD3 P04 Orange 35- 60 T03 P03 New League Features: Entering results into the league results system Yellow 25·45 TD2 P02 The League is open to all. The competition is not within one week. White 15-35 TOI POI confined to Leinster orienteers. Prizes can be Sending results to TIO before deadlines (At least 12 The Irish OrienJeer The Irisb Orienleer 13 Technical Difficulty of Courses: Legs are of normal len, J (Not to be confused leaflet says that 'public participation in the TDI: Controls are placed at all decision points. with Sprint-O.) Clean orienteering is needed for Fore~lsand development of criteria' will be necessary. The route follows along paths. Controls are sited a good final placing. The Coillle Stakeholders are listed as tbe in the direction of the next control. Night-O. Orienteering in the dark with head- General Public, Government & State Agencies, TD2: Controls are close and regularly spaced on lamps. Restricted vision increases tecbnical People Educational bodies, Business, Tourism, NGO's main line features and nearby point features. difficulty. (Hint to competitors: Take paths and 'Societies & Associations' . Orienteers fit in There are only one or two navigational decisions where possible and always use an attack point). here somewhere as orienteering is listed as a to be made per leg. For safety! insurance reasons it is likely that there • a review of a leaflet published by Coillte on recreation activity along with walking. horse TD3: All line features and main point & contour will be a minimwn age restriction for this event. Sustainable Forest MalUlgemenL riding and scouting. The leaflet isn't very helpful features can be used as control sites. The Mass-Start-Butterfly. A colour course is as to bow you or I might participate ill this compass is used for getting a direction to typically broken into six segments from which You may not bave been aware of it, but Ireland process but I suppose you could start by catching features. three loops are made up. Competitors complete signed up to a couple of resolutions at a European contacting your local Coillte rep. or Coillte ID4: Any feature may be used as a control site all segments but in different sequences. There Ministerial Conference on the Protection of regional environmental officer. This leaflet also provided relocation is not too difficult. Full use are 36 possible permutations of ways to run all Forests last June. Resolution L1 - People. forests contains some other facts of interest: the Coillte of the compass is tested. six segments. First past tbe post wins. The and forestry - commits Ireland to promote the estate is C. 4.300 km2- 1 would have thought it IDS: Anything goes (with the exception of format is spectator friendly and offers high-speed enhancement of socio-economic aspects of much larger! - Coillte assets are valued at £1 BINGO controls). Every control must be orienteering training. Sustainable Forest Management. Resolution L2 billion. annual revenue of £76 million - Of tbis locatable at a running pace using map-reading Cross-Country! Score Combo. A score event commits Ireland to adopt criteria for Sustainable estate, about 50% is Sitka Spruce, 21 % is and compass techniques. contained within a standard X-country course. Forest Management for practical use on a unplanted, 16% in Lodgepole Pine. 10% in other Event formats can vary. In the Swiss 6-Day voluntary basis. These pan-European resolutions conifers and only 3% in broadleaves - The Physical Difficulty of Courses: (1996) the middle third of the race consisted of follow on from various commitments made at current annual growth is 3,300,000 m3 whilst PD 1: The route follows level paths and good seven controls, any five of which bad to be several World and European conferences on 2,400,000 m3 were harvested in 1998. Still, I saw surfaces. (It should be possible to wheel a pram visited. In Day 2 of last yearfs Shamrock 0- sustain ability, including the Earth Summit at Rio. the harvesting machine at work at a local forest in around the course). Ringen four designated controls could be visited Bunclody the otber day - sawing. snipping, What does all this mean? Well I perked up PD2: Reasonably level paths and ewhitcf forest in any order. stripping and stacking with great efficiency. immediately since as far as I can see, current are used. (The pram might get stuck in places). American Relay. Teams are made up of four forestry practice in Ireland is to clearfell as many 'The forests of the 50's & 60's being inexorably PD3: Moderate climb is allowable. Dense members; eacb member potentially of a different moderately mature forests as possible, while at demolished - perhaps the current wave of vegetation is kept to a minimum. No treacherous standard. Course legs are of varying length. the same time encouraging the 'coniferisation' of planting will one day create many new places to areas are used. Teams are divided into two or three competition much open hill and mountain country. As a lover explore. More likely tbey will simply become PD4: Some moderate to steep climb is categories based on the composition of each team of trees and forests, I regularly feel a sense of loss part of a crop rotation process with the immature acceptable. and some running through dense (i.e. a handicapping system determines what as I gaze on some empty hillside that once product tailored for the various chipboard, MDF vegetation. teams compete with each other) . contained so many secrets and so mucb space. and OSB factories springing up - we are PDS: Anything goes provided it is physically Park-O, Usually organized in urban park-laud, And of course, as orienteers we regularly suffer surrounding ourselves with these manufactured possible for a well trained athlete to keep running Park-O bas been chosen by tbe 10F as a vehicle loss of terrain, as well as time and money boards instead of using the traditional natural for 99- 100% of the time. The use of near- to promote orienteering worldwide in an effort to product of the forest. vertical ascents! descents should be minimized, get the sport into the summer Olympics. Features invested in surveys. I don'tknow about you but I'd like to see two as should long stretches of running through very of a Park-O event include intense media CoiIlte have recently published a leaflet on things, firstly the new plantations being allowed dense vegetation. promotion and short courses set in technically Sustainable Forest Management, entitled to mature into forests and secondly the sort of undemanding terrain whicb require lung-searing 'Forests and People' and I picked up a copy in management of these forests as seen on the Alternative Event Formats: effort for a high finishing position. In the league my local library. Also available from ENFO and Continent, with a planned patchwork of thinning, Long-O. Finishing times 2- 2.5 limes longer there will be one common course for allcolours Coillte, I'm sure. It bas several glowing pictures underplanting and clearing. than normal with longer legs giving a greater except ORANGE and YELLOW. There will be of wonderful mature forestry accompanied by variety of route choice. (Hint to competitors: one minute start intervals from 10:00 AM phrases such as '''Sustainable Forest It's up to the public to demand this sort of Take paths where possible, run at 70- 80% of onwards. Expected winning time of 12- 15 Management maximises the social, practice. so get a hold of this leaflet and contact normal race pace. drink plenty of fluid before and minutes. environmental and economic benefits which Coillte with your views. during tbe run, and bring along a couple of Mars Street-O. Orienteering presented at a sizzling forests provide to the conununity' . This will be quite a change from tbe traditional 'bottom line bars.) In the league Long-O event long courses pace on an urban street map. The league event is Barry Dalby. (Eastwest Mapping) are offered only to the BROWN (18k) and BLUE set in Dublirus fair city. Course lengths range profit principles of sustained yield. To be fair, e-mail: eastwest@tineLie (l3k) courses. Other colour courses are standard. from 16k (BROWN) and 10k (BLUE) these principles of Sustainable Forest Short-O, Finishing limes are 50% of standard. downwards. Management are still being formulated and tbe web site: hltp:!lhomepage.tinet.ie!-eastwest 14 The Irish OrienLeer The Irish Orienteer 15 event was to stay ou. ~r 6-8 bours before We stopped 2-3 times ltreams for refreshment Pains, Rain and Automobiles SETANTA returning for hot food and then a night-time loop and two minutes sleep for me and grain WICKLOW collecting easy access controls. Our first control stretching for Aongbus. The night was quite (When 20 hours is just not took 45 minutes and was located on Mall Hill. brigbt and we only needed head torches when enough) The next two controls were on Scarr and Brown traffic was approaching - who knows what these ROGAINE 4-5 JULY, mountains. On the way we realised that our late night revellers thought of us. Beyond Scarr Usually a I hour score event is quite sufficient for bottom line was to reach Glencree and return we diverted up a forest path for what looked like a weekend's orienteering. Not this time. They 1998 across the Kippure range of mountains to the an easy control but it ended up involving a summoned us for 2 pm Saturday to the top of the Blessington road before nightfall. This meant barking dog, a bouse nightlight, crossing deer Wick:low Gap for the mass start of the two-person Setanta Orienteering Club had been promising to skipping Scarr and Brown and taking a long road fences and trundling through five-foot high teams. Course closure time: 10 am the next day. review their annual long distance orienteering leg to a stream junction between Luggala and bracken. But we got it and discovered the beauty In between. there are 57 controls literally all over event for a number of years. This year the Knocknaclogboge mountains. That leg took 90 of beadtorcbes. An easy stage to a control on Wicklow (and one in Dublin) and all the choices changes were implemented and the first rogaine minutes. A 47 minutes trek through heather Brockagb brought us into lightening skies. A are yours, including the option to return to "base" in Europe was to be held. A 20-hour event brought us to another control under a road bridge. rough descent through man-eating bracken at any time to eat/sleep/complain. Daunting starting at 2 p.m. or a 12-hour event starting at 7 brought us down to the Visitors' car park in stuff. p.m. were the cboices. The event centre and start We were out3 bours and bad only seen one team G1endalough at 4 a.m. Dawn bad arrived and we were at the Wicklow Gap. At the Wicklow (Brendan O'Brien and John Casey) for about 10 stopped for water at the stream before a direct This is the story of Cormac MacDonncbadha and mountain marathon in mid-May, I had persuaded seconds. A slog up towards Djouce mountain and ascent up onto Derrybawn. Nina Phillips wbo set out with great ambition, but Aonghus O'Cleirigh to have a go long after most then across some Wicklow bog to Tonduff to a slightly different end result to the rest. Nina teams had started. This time he was persuading another stream junction. We were glad of the We would not see Lugnaquilla, let alone soutb of begins the story ... me to take on the 20-hours event. daylight and were told later that former rogaine it, and the struggle was now between tiredness World Champ Michael Walters and his wife had and needing more controls. We decided to divert Preparations began on Friday night with some The internet tells us that regaining is the sport of almost stumbled over another team at this control towards Glenmalure and then back along the "preliminary planning discussions" in The long distance cross-country navigation. The in the small hours of the morning. Lugduff ridge for a stream junction before Dridge about finding a tent, maps, food and the word "rogaine" was coined from the names of the crossing the Glendalough valley to the finisb. like. It's always comforting to do that sort of organisers of a 24-hours hike in 1976. Rogaines Crockan Pond was the next control followed by a The ridge walk was into a morning gale and stuff well before the event - about 12 hours are generally day and night events (24 hours). stream junction just across the Sally dissuaded us from a quick trip up Camaderry for before in this case! Good start. Teams select their own order of visiting Gap/Glencree road. Here we met Kevin Grogan a 10-point control. We would probably have bad checkpoints with higher points awarded to the and Adrian Tucker for another 30 seconds. A long the time as we finished 45 minutes early but there Duly prepared we arrived at the Wick low Gap less accessible controls. A central base camp road leg toward Glencree followed by a was a severe penalty for late finishes and we felt well in time, vowing to beat various rival teams provides hot meals and teams may return at tilly switchback towards Corrig mountain. We were that with luck we WOUldn't need the points. with our grand plan - whatever it would be. Once time to eat, sleep etc. tired but our legs were holding up despite being the organisers give out tbe control descriptions in wet shoes and socks since early on. And no At the event centre we belped ourselves to the and we transferred them to the maps, the real fun The first rogaine was held in Australia in 1976. rain! food and then inspected the damage. The wet begins. We make two concrete decisions (I) An International Rogaining Federation was socks and shoes and constant movement had We'll bead north first, aiming at an anticlockwise fonned in 1989 and regular events are now held We took out the head torches for the first time on peeled the skin in a circle around our ankles. It route taking us to high vaJue controls around in Canada, U.S., Australia and New Zealand. The the descent to the Blessington road and had a was worth it when they totted up tbe results. We Scarr, Luggala, Djouce, Tonduff and then up to first World Regaining Championships were held quick cbat with the third team we had met since had discovered that it was possible to stay awake Kippure and maybe the two 6oo-pointers further in Victoria in Australia in 1992. the start. When we reached the road we had been for 20 hours and survive without bot food. We north again. Then we'd head towards Sorrell Hill on tbe go for 8 hours, jogging much of this. We had seen Wicklow at peaceful hours and got and back down by Moanbane picking up further Back to the 4th of July. There were 26 teams on had three choices (we realised tbis later). Our anotber perspective on our fitness and on what higb scoring controls along the way. (2) We'd the 24-hours event and a further 11 teams on the decision was to walk through tbe night on the the ultra runners endure. return to base camp for the bours of complete l2-bour event. Teams were given the control grid road and try for the high point controls beyond darkness (about 12 to 3 am we reckoned) and get references an hour before start time, We needed Lugnaquilla. Our other options were to sit out the Gerry Brady. some food and sleep before attempting some all of this to mark the controls onto the maps - dark and then pick up the controls in the boggy Pat Healy's WickIow 1:25,000 map and mountains between us and the finish. The other more. Ordnance Survey Sbeet 56 at 1:50,000. option was to start collecting them immediately. Thus armed with supplies for about 10 bours we We know the best decision if there is a next time! We started late, taking an extra 10-15 minutes to beaded off. jogging down the road for a bit and then aiming off up Brockagh Mountain. Team work out our route. The guideline plan before the The walk to the next control took around 4 hours. I,:; J6 The Jrish OrienJeer The Irish Orienteer 17 morale was high and the plan looked good. From the Liffey Head Bridge Jd a grassy sbelf just 1:30 when we would ~ 1ack to the finish and for 07 hiBtop lOS OIl 100 the beginning, however. I found the concept of below the road. It was 1.30 am and we'd only fear that the mountain rescue would be called for 08 forest tip 079036 100 such an undefined event difficult to come to seen one other team in the distance since close to (we had told everyone that we would make it 09 stream junction 063053 100 terms with. With a mountain marathon, for the start. Eerily we found out later that at least back for llprn the previous night) we decide to 10 track bend 046037 100 example, there's a set route, camp is a fixed spot two other teams also bivvied near that bridge but do the mature and responsible thing. To cut a long II hilltop 023056 200 and there are cut-off times. Everything is pre- none of us ever saw each other. story short, I hour later Iwas fast asleep in a Joe 12 saddle 043067 200 defined. Rogaining is just totally unstructured. Maxi beading for a windy Wick low gap. Two 13 summit 041090 200 The 20 hour away deadline is meaningless for Trying to sleep in a Survival Bag is like being in a hours later again, we were among the first 14 stream junction 057084 200 about the first 10 hours. It's just too far off. This cold steam room. The condensation inside customers of the Laragh Inn. I needed no IS re entrant 085087 200 rather scary sense of being at your own mercy quickly outdoes even the wettest night on the medication to sleep tbat night. 16 stream junction 104 082 200 remains lurking throughout the run and maybe outside and it was freezing. With all our raingcar 17 re entrant 131036 200 bad something to do with what follows. on inside the bag, we shivered for 3 hours, got no For what it's worth, the experience I will bring 18 forest corner 130979 200 sleep and debated whether it was worse inside or into next year's event includes: 19 stream junction 010989 200 We abandoned the plan (2) on the way up Djouce. out. Getting out bad tbe disadvantage of having Don't wear walking boots. Runners tbat you feel 20 stream junction 036947 200 We were running well and finding all the controls to put back on cold, wet socks and runners. are too clean should be used. 21 lake, NWside 056932 200 we wanted but time was flying and there was no Unfortunately it wasn't feasible to run in the Don't aim on returning to sleep. It takes so long 22 forestcomer 084950 200 way we'd make it back to camp and still get a spare thermal tops we'd put on our feel in the to get to the big points. an hour or two kip in a 23 stream junction 104 932 200 decent score. We'd a survival bag and chocolate bivvy bag! Despite the distance we later covered, bivvy bag should suffice. 24 re entrant 123955 200 and decided eventually to keep going, sleeping I at least never warmed lip again. Delightful Skip all the small points unless you are running 25 spot height 071908 200 out if necessary or if possible running through the altogether. Breakfast was four jelly babies each. by them and get to the big points with plenty of 26 foresttip 037907 300 night. For me at least this was the most difficult We discovered over the hours that there are dayligbt. 27 boulder 0158% 300 decision of the competition - I had visions of the exactly eight Jelly Babies in every fun size bag Plan to hit easily auackable controls when 28 stream junction 042890 300 Setanta BBQ feast we were missing whilst and that Mars fun size aren't much fun when twilight falls. 29 stream juncton 061 875 300 rationing our remaining Mars bars. Cormac you're really hungry. If you can do without sleep. use the darkest hours 30 forest comer 094870 300 seemed confident that eating isn 'I all its made out to get from one cluster of controls to another by 32 track/stream jct 095899 300 to be. Cormac can take lip the story... (Nina doesn't road. 33 between spurs 126916 300 remember much more) Bring spare socks. 34 track junction 086932 300 Watching the herds of deer on Djouce we debated At 4am visibility was just aboutLOOm. The Get to bed early the night before. 35 forest tip 000 001 300 the merits of lashing four together for transport. weather was considerably worse on the Sunday. Use performance enhancing powder (iii 5). 36 forest comer 132000 300 Such ure the odd conversations these events seem With tbe aim of gcuing back for LOam (1/2 hour Bring enough food for 20 hours. 37 reentrant 136021 300 to bring on. We later added giraffes to our list of safety) we set off to pick up an easy river junction Even on road ncar the end, I will be doing very 38 streamjunction 137069 300 sighted creatures - rabbits. hares, deer, frogs, a (restoring confidence) and then attacked that well to cover a km in 10 rnins, 39 under bridge 149097 300 mouse. badgers. etc - just for the sake of it. It dreadful pond. Interestingly enough, when we 40 stream junction 113 106 300 passes tbe time once you've discussed all tbe did get there, it was the only hole that hadn't Kudos to the Setanta boys for the event. 41 hilltop 081130 300 standard topics. Was it just this team that's weird water in it. We decided to continue anticlockwise, Enormous effort went in to it and as a sign of their 42 forest comer 054125 300 or was everyone at it but cleverer than to publish going South picking up a few controls along the success, we all agreed in the pub (while still in 43 lake. north side 070074 300 their thoughts in nO? way. We realised that were a long way from the pain) that we would all do it again next year. 44 stream junction 128138 400 finish (little did we know that we would not see - Cormac MacDonnchadha / Nina Phillips 45 forest comer 106 151 400 We battled on, passing two large badgers (Iivel, another beloved kite again). Iused a modification 46 pond, north side 140124 400 not road kill for a change) en route, and as the sun of Naismith's rule to calculate the time it should For the armchair orienteers among you. here are 47 saddle 021911 400 went down our navigation went with it. We bad take to get home. This suggested that we needed the grid references for the start/finish and 57 48 forest comer 042868 400 some trouble with a stream junction below to walk at a brisk pace. With Nina literally sleep controls. What would you have done? 49 track junction 086857 400 Tonduff. It was dark by II pm when we found it walking and me with my boots eating my feet off 50 trackiridejunction 019872 500 and tbe next leg was awful. Visibility went to nil at the ankles. I began to wonder would we ever XX STARTfFINISH 076001 51 summit 117865 500 as both darkness and mist surrounded us and the make it. Finally, when a planned short cut to get 01 track bend 025015 100 52 hilltop 026 117 500 pond over towards Sally Gap proved elusive. We us up towards control 52 turned into an adventure 02 stream junction 036995 100 53 boulder 172 L05 500 were practicaJly falling into ponds every other involving Private Property signs, bulls, barbed 03 west lake, S side 029981 100 54 spur 133175 500 step but not the right ones. We decided to wire. rivers and the odd alien, we started 04 stream junction 057973 100 55 stream junction 167136 600 abandon pond for the night and headed west to calculating the length of time we would overrun. 05 summit 082981 100 56 spot height 100 181 600 camp along the road somewhere. finally finding At a stab, I estimated that it could be as late as 06 stream/forest jct. 109 984 100 57 hilltop 062844 700 L1'1 18 The Irish QrienJeer The Irish Orienteer 19 II 1111 AJAX WARRIORS DISBAND! immediately by a fou.llometre race on the Well all good things lme to an end sooner or so good tirnimg had to play its part in order thay rafts.Teams were given thirty minutes to build the later, and it was into the coach and back to our teams would not waste time waiting at change I! Following their successful world wide tour the raft and, if ready in that time were allowed to start accommodation at the Killarney An Oige hostal over and not being productive. famous rock group,AJAX WARRIORS have the race. if not you were left behind. for the last stage of the day, a set of three team decided to call it a day bold on! !!!! I've gal If all this sounds like a lot of work,y au should initiative tasks involving planks, ropes, milk At long last the final stage was announced. a hill this story all wrong. note that we were now only about to finish the crates, saws, buckets of water and a lot of run with the possibility of gaining bonus time if first half day. thinking ...at that late hour! your team were prepared to divert to an abseiling This bas something to do with an adventure task off the route to the finish. marathon that took place some where in Kerry Saturday 29 August saw teams up bright and Monday 30 August came with a bang, for me at A lot of bappy, but tired, faces arrived at the final in August. early for breakfast at seven and off in a coach to least. 5.25am I heard the racket "Breakfast at finish line for this year's adventure marathon in Yes, that's it, Ajax Warriors. a team from Ajax the start of a bill race up and over six'., 'lets go' "come on' the Gap of Dun lac. not far from Kate Kearneys Orienteering and HiI1running Club who have Knocknagullian Mt (413m)just NW of Sncem, Cottage. won the National Adventure Marathon three about ninety minutes work for most teams. The minibuses departed at 7.00am and we times in a row, disbanded this year in order to It should be pointed out that teams recieved a beaded for the shores of Lough Leane for more Thats tbe bones of it for '98. My fourth, and yet form four new teams in a successful cffort to food box at the end of each stage with drinks and bikes/boats and effort. Here. half a team was to another great effort on the part of Cappanalea boost the number of entries in this year's the makings of tea/coffee had time to recover paddle a canoe and locating DUCKS floating on OEC and indeed a great mix of people. compelition. Not only was there an lncrese in before the next effort. the water. all of which had a value in minutes.The combining to produce a challenging and yet very interest but teams were in fact turn away because The next stage involved the competitors in other hal f had to cycle around a 6km forest road friendly event 10 look back on and justify many's the event was up to full capacity for the first tlrne kayalcing and running.Whilst two team members course and come back to a change over area to a pint over tho next twelve months before the in years. ran a section of the Kerry Way (approx 31an) two meet their team mates. The cycle route had to be next National Adventure Marathon .I know Hopefully a good sign for adventure racing in others kayaked along the sea shore parrallel to the repealed three times, and all team members were I'll be there! Ireland as more people get an insight into the Way. Al a pre-arranged meeting point the pairs required to do at least one circuit. However the whole buisness of marathon events. including changed over and raced/kayaked a simular change over area was out of sight of the lake and Damien Cashin Mountain marathon. Rogaines and Adventure distance, this was followed by yet another change teams could not communicate their arrival back over to get to the finish. Given that many Sports marathons. The average person's weight was 76 kgs, This competitors had never kayaked before all 1998 WICKLOW MOUNTAIN was lowest on the Walking course (71 kgs.) managed extremely well. The 1998 National Adventure Marathon, held on MARATHON - WEIGHT where there would have been some young Food and recovery was followed by a mountain the weekend of 28-30 August and organised by SURVEY competitors and highest on the Long course at 80 bike race along another stretch of tbe Kerry way. Cappanalca Outdoor Education Centre was based kgs. One heavy team on the Elite did upset the 11was well into Saturday afternoon now and we in Killarney and staged in the countryside figures! were presented with a canoe/kayak orienteering stretching between Killarney and Kenmare Bay. The Wicklow Mountain Marathon was held on challenge. Supplied with one canoe and two Teams of four were treated to a ten stage 16-17 May 1998. A survey of body weights and Gerry Brady kayaks. teams were required to man each vessel, competition this year with early morning starts rucksack weights was conducted at registration (Gerry Brady wirks with tbe Central Statistics link them together with ropes provided and use and late night finishes. time and after the finish. The analysis relates to Office!) them to tackle a score orienteering course layed Competition started with an orienteering event tearns where full information was collected i.e. out along the shoreline of Kenmare Bay with the involving a twist in the setup, in order for teams both team members body weights before and The full figures are available from TIO if you'd aid of a admiralty chart. A cut-off time of two to find the main controls they first had to locate after the event and both rucksacks. like. Space probably won't permit their inclusion hours was enforced. A team's time was based on information control sites. the information from in this issue. the length of time from start to crossing the finish which, once put together, gave the location of the The analysis shows the overall average body line, minus any score they gained, in minutes. next control and so on. Following this stage weight loss was 3%. This was lowest in the However. the tearn with the lightest rucksacks Someone wanted to make good use of the teams bad to estimate the time it would take Walking category (2%) and highest in the Long (2Ikg) wall the Elite course; the tearn with the mountain bikes, for we were now off on yet them, as a group, to complete a hill run, the route course (4%). On the elite course the body weight heaviest rucksacks on the standard A course another bike race from Kenmare village north of which was supplied as a written discription. If loss was3%. (71kg) finished last; on the standard B course along the Kerry Way for approx 10km with a the leam came in on time or earlier they got their (60kg) - second last. height gain of 300m to finish at Galway's bridge. estimated time as their result. if they came in The rucksack weight at the start of the longer they were penalised four minutes for competition as a proportion of body weight was The average rucksack weight for the courses was The organisers decided to be nice to us at this every minute over their estimate, very expensive 25%. This varied widely by course ranging from 22 kg (elite), 40 kg (Std A). 39 kg (std B) and 40 stage and whipped all off to a plush restaurant for if you got it wrong. 15% for the elite teams to 28% for the walkers. kg (C course) Stage three was a raft building exercise followed 3 very welcome meal and some time to relax.
20 The Irish Orienteer Tire Irish Orienleer 21 f'
orienteering career in U. ~80s. Despite it being Championships in Ie; ')ad 1986. She raced for National Veteran Cross-Country title last year Orienteering his epastime.' he has won four Irish titles at M35/ Ireland eight times on tbe track and three times and still holds records for a number of classic M40 level, an Open Irish relay title, and has on tbe roads in events ranging in distance from Irish mountain races. Gerry has been represented his country on a number of occasions 1500m to the marathon. Deirdre scored victories orienteering since the late 1980s. Athletes within his age category. a number of times in these races. She contested Carmel Carey of Crusaders AC has been a the 1978 European Championships in the 3000m national class sprinter for years (100m and In a year when Sonia O'Sullivan brought a ClaIre Walsh: A pioneer of Irish women's and competed in Lbe European Championship 200m). athletics, in 1963 Claire won the first women's marathon held in Helsinki. Her PBs include smile to the world with her cascade of gold race (600 yds) organized by Clonliffe Harriers. 2:07.02 for 800m, 4:14.2 for 1500m, 8:59.05 for Lindie Naughton, a participant in sports as it's a good time to lake a brief look at the From 1965 to 1973 she won an amazing 19 3000m, 33:30 for 10k (road) and 2:37:05 for Lbe diverse as Javelin, Marathon running. Mountain achievements of other prominent Irish National Senior Athletics titles, ranging over six marathon. racing, and Orienteering, she has given greatly to athletes who are also orienteers (or who different events - lOOm, 200m, 400m, 800m, both orienteering and athletics alike, as a coach. have been in me past) .. Pentathlon, and Long Jump. Claire held national Noel Carroll: One of Lbe outstanding Irish organiser, and journalistic champion. Lindie bas records at 100m (11.9 s), 200m (24.1 s), 400m athletes of the 1960s, Noel won an athletic been orienteering since the early 1980s. Carey May: A founder member of Ajax (53.7 s). and 800m (2:03.4), She contested the scholarship to Villanova College early in his Orienteers, Carey won two senior Irish European Championships twice (Helsinki 1971, sporting career. He was arguably Ireland's finest Irish Orienteering is privileged to have had an orienteering championships (1979, 1980), and Rome 1974) and the Olympic games in Munich 800m spccialisl. He won three European Indoor association witb athletes of such calibre. The represented Ireland at WOC'79 in finland. All (1972). A highlight of her career was reaching Championship gold medals in that event; his standing and credibility of our sport has been this time she competed in athletics events - the Helsinki 800m finnl after she posted 2:03 in 1968 victory secured him a world indoor record elevated by their presence, particularly in the hurdles, long-jump. x-country, and mountain the semi-finals, and in doing so became the first at that distance (1:47.03). Noel's achievements eyes of the wider sporting community. Let's racing. In 1980 she ran her first marathon and Irish woman to reach the finals of a European also include three wins at the AAA ensure that orienteering continues to attract and was the first Irish woman to break the three-hour Championships. Claire also competed with Championships and an awesome 14 National retain outstanding athletes. barrier. Two months later Carey won the distinction at European Indoor Cbamponships, titles at 800m. He also contested two Olympic inaugural Dublin City marathon in 2:42: II. 111e Europa Cups. and numerous other internationals. Games (Tokyo-I 964. Mexico-1968), and the Much of the material in this article was adapted legendary 26-mjle race was now to become her Her international career spanned 1964 to 1977. 1969 European Championships (outdoors). from Nool Henry's "From Sophie to Sonia". sporting specially; ill the following year Carey Claire took-up orienteering in the early 1990s. Rumour bas it Lbat Noel gave Eoin Rothery Aonghus O'Cleirigh. won an athletics scholarship to Brigham Young coaching advice from lime to time. Noel still University, Utah. During the next five years she Robin Bryson: Famed for his exploits in a orienteers on occasion. would compete in both the European diversity of sports - cross-country running, road- Championships (Athens 1982) and Olympic racing. mountain-marathons and mountain- Other Orienteering Athletes It's not possible to Games (Los Angeles 1984), and among her many racing - Robin won the Northern Irish include every athlete/oriemecr in this short piece triumphs would win the Osaka marathon twice Orienteering Championships in 1985 and was but a number of others deserve mention. (2:29:23. 2:28:07 - both national and event selected to the team to represent Ireland at records). and win the Toronto marathon twice. WM'85 in Australia. Among his spectacular Jean O'Neill joined Clonliffe AC in 1964 and ("Nature (The only Irish woman since to run faster over achievements are his consistently high finishing was a member of the 4 x 400m relay team which the distance is Catriona McKiernan.) In her positions in the World Cup for mountain racing set a national club record at the AAA career Carey bas raced 25 marathons. (4th twice, 6th and 9th). and his numerous Championships. In her athletics career Jean won records in other classic mountain races. (A more two BLE senior international caps (800m - L 971, Llam O'Brien: In what is regarded as one of the comprehensive RB profile is presented in issue # and 4 x 400m relay -1978). She bas a PB of abhors a toughest track events - the 3000m steeplechase - 850fTIO.) 2:09.9 for 800m. Jean started orienteering in the Liam has won an incredible 11 National Senior late 1980s through her association with the Girl titles between 1978 and i994. With career bests Deirdre Nagle: Deirdre started athletics at the Guides, and she continues to represent Ireland in of 8 mins 27 sees for the steeplechase and four age of 18 and won a place on the Irish team for athletics and orienteering in veteran age classes. vacuum") minutes even for the mile. Liam is also a the World Cross Country Championships the Gerry Brady was a permanent member of the formidable opponent on the roads. He has had an following year. She represented Ireland 13 times legendary title winning Clonliffe AC Cross- outstanding streak of wins against all-comers in in total at that event: ber best individual result Country team. He bas competed internationally the famed Ballycouon five-mile races. The was an excellent 14th position. Deirdre won the for Ireland at both senior and veteran age classes highlight of bis steeplechase career was his National Cross Country title three times - 1975, in Cross-Country, Mountain and Road races (and qualification for the semi-finals at the Los '76. '77. and was a member of the DCH team that as a veteran in the Home International Angeles Olympics in 1984. Liam began his won the European Clubs Cross Country orienteering competition). Gerry won the 22 V'c Irisb QrienTecr The Irisb Qrienfeer 23 invited to take on L }ct the new coaching of the organisation t, ); an interest WiU COACHING at LEAGUE EVENTS. Well. there's that strange word to regular system.The new system was formulated by the you be on the next coach education course? ~ It is planned to offer coaching in various '0' orienteers ; COACI UNG'. NCTC (The National Coaching and Training techniques at Leinster League events in the '98- Centre) based at Limerick University and rises HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED? '99 season to people who feel they might benefit Most of you by now are aware of the fact through four levels of coaching qualification, Simply write/call Damien Cashin. Leinster from such coaching. that there has been a series of orienteering ~ from level one. designed for introducing Coaching Officer. Roundwood, Co.Wicklow The sessions will start at 10.00 on tbe mornings o coach education courses conducted over beginners to sport, up to level four, geared Ph:01-2818212, e-mail [email protected]. and of the events and will be complete by 12.00 the last two years or so, in the main by towards coaching Olympic standard athletes. declare your interest. You will be sent a copy of leaving plenty of time for athletes and coaches u Prank Ryan, the lOA's coaching officer. Using the formula provided by the NCTC, the lOA coaching syllabus from which you can alike to get in their run. But what's all this coaching qualification c NGB's fitted the sport-specific elements into a get the bigger picture. Details of these sessions will be notified in fuss all about anyway? coaching scheme which fitted tbeir needs at the Coach education courses will be conducted later advance at events and in the next 110. so if you Here's a brief background to the area of time.The NCTC recommended that all sports in the '98-'99 season are into improving your performance, give it a instructing/coaching within the lOA. approach their schemes under three main areas.: try. I ~ the Sport, tbe Participant. and the Coach. The I u Some years ago the lOA training board NCTC have also built in a review system. giving INTERNATIONAL ZUrich. < formalised a system of qualifications in NGB's the opportunity to voice concerns about Bulgaria was awarded the 2002 World o orienteering in order to standardise the the system and to make changes 10 rhe NCDP Cbampionships in ski orienteering. The planned quality of introductory train ing for based on experience to date.The latest review ORIENTEERING event centre is Borovets, a famous ski resort. In u beginners, and to provide a qualification took place early in '98 case ski orienteering is included in the for training the trainers. so to speak. FEDERATION programme of the Olympic Winter Games in Salt These qualifications started with the So. here we are today. Your association. tbe Irish NEWS Lake City there will, however. not be a separate ~ Basic Proficiency in Orienteering, which Orienteering Association, provides for its World Championships that year. 00 was required as a demonstration of an members a five level coaching qualification individual's orienteering ability and system which is open to all its members. To date 111e lOF Congress was held at Slntra in Portugal [OF Council election experience before proceeding on to the there arc some seventy members of tbe lOA in July. I(ere are some of tlie items which arose: The composition of the 10F Council for the Orienteering Leader Award. The holding certification up to level two and we have incoming Congress period 1998-2000 is as orienteering leader award was geared to just embarked on a level three programme in World Championships In MTB Orienteering follows: 9 the individual who wished to introduce 1998. 111elOP General Assembly endorsed the Council President: Sue Harvey (GBR) beginners to the sport. The next and final step in proposal thut a World Championship in Mountain Vice Presidents: Hugh Cameron (AUS), Ake the ladder was the Orienteering Instructor Award Who provides the training? Initially training was Bike Orienteering be established and organised Jacobson (SWE) and Edmond Szechenyi (foRA) and provided training for the individual who provided by the NCTC in Limerick University every second year from 2002 onwards. Mountain Members: Thomas BrogJi (SU[). Higino Esteves wished to train orienteering leaders as well as through a system of coach education courses. bike orienteering is the newest of the orienteering (POR). Jan-Erik Krusberg (FIN), Iordanka provide athletes with advanced orienteering Following further development of the NCDP the disciplines administered by the lOP. It started in Melnikliyska (BUL). and Bruce Wolfe (USA). skills training. NCTC provided training for Coach Education the late 1980's at club level in countries where Tutors from the NGB's who would then provide MTB was a popular outdoor sport. In 1997 The next ror Congress will be held in Austria in In the main the people who pursued these training within their own organisations. Frank national championships were already run in 12 the year 2000. qualifications came from the outdoor pursuit Ryan. lOA Coaching Officer was first to qualify countries and the number is rapidly growing . centres and a few from the orienteering clubs, as an lOA coach education tutor and has been Event Standards Committee and with the advent of the centre standards followed by Damien Cashin. Leinster Coacbing Number oflOF Members now 51 Sport Ident Punching System. lOP Approval of certification scheme the interest from centres Officer. Their training followed a number of .l Applications for associate membership bad been the Sport Ident Electronic punching system has obviously got stronger. modules involving weekends and a one week received from three nations: India, Moldova and been extended to ail 101" events in 1999. Some long programme held in the centre in Limerick Chinese Taipei. The General Assembly form of back-up system is required in case of So much for the background to orienteering with log book .task work, and tutoring unanimously approved the applications, India failure of the control box - normally this would qualifications. In 1993 the then Minister for observation requirrncnts to be fulfilled. thereby becoming the 49th, Moldova the 50th, be either a second unit at each control or a pin Sport introduced to the country the NCDP: The and Chinese Taipei the 51 st member of the lOr. punch mounted at each control.This approval National Coaching Development Programme, There you have it, the foundation for orienteering follows the successful use of Sport Ident at the with a view to providing Irish sport in general coaching in Ireland. As it matures the standard of World Champs awarded World Cup races in Ireland and Great Britain. with a standard and quality system for coaching coaching in our sport can only improve and with Switzerland was appointed organiser of the 2003 Permanent approval will be considered at the athletes at a number of different levels. National it the standard of orienteering throughout the World Championships in foot orienteering. The next ESC meeting in October on receipt of Governing Bodies (NGB's) from all sports were country. This can only happen if the membership event will be organised at Rappcrswil-Jona near reports from other events, such as the Italian 5- 24 The Irish Oric(t/ccr 711, Irish Orienteer 25 Days, which have used Sport Ident. 1999, possibly duri, ~ the Foot-O World symbols. These flags are then combined to Championship week in Inverness, Scotland. O-l:!:vent form a course. Each course has the normal Emit and Sport Ident as Timing Systems. It seems that many people consider that Punching systems IOF I<'OOT-O COMMITTEE MEETING details but irnportanfly it can also have a have already been approved for use for timing, We said goodbye to two members of the Administration message, e.g "Follow yellow tapes". Course but that was not the case. The IOF Foot-O, committee at Sintra: Andras Hegedus (HUN) and descriptions can be printed in both symbol Technical Development and Event Standards Iordanka Mclnikliyska (BUL). Leho Haldna form and text - most of us have problems Committees have now jointly agreed to allow a (EST) joined the Committee at the start of the Program remembering all IOF symbols but "punching finish" at lor Events. Such finish Sintra meeting. newcomers have to learn a new language! timing is already in wide use at major non-lOr We also made progress on development of tbe The course control description master sheet" events. format of orienteering to become the Olympic Gerry Kingston of Fermanagh should be printed off in advance of the event It is a requirement that a single clock be used for discipline and which should make its debut at the Orienteers produced an orienteering in case of computer failure. timing at the finish (with a back-up system World Games in 200 I. The proposed merger event administration computer synchronised to it), and the start time must be the between Park World Tour and World Cup events '" official start lime (not a punching start). is likely to lead to the establishment of a task program which was mentioned in Competitor details However, until the end of 1999, the current force to oversee the process. TI086. Here are some more details. The package has a library of all known versions of Emit and Sport Ident may be used as a As far as World Cup events are concerned, we runners (167 so far from the Northern timing system at World Ranking Events (i.e. not proposed that relay lengths be reduced to 100 - This computer package has been designed LO Ireland clubs) who have agreed to have their necessarily a single clock). 120 minutes for women and 120 - 150 minutes integrate all the normal written functions at details held. Once on U1C system your code The FOOI-O Committee agreed that rule 23.5 can for men. With regard to WOC, we proposed that a Colour orienteering event from control (Initials plus 2 digit number) is enough to be amended to say "The finishing lime shall be the relay lengths agreed for WOC99 (150 and flag definition to printing the results. In enter you in an event. Now for the best bit - measured when the competitor's cbest crosses 180 minutes respectively) be continued into the the package prints your control card with the finish line or when the competitor punches at future. answer to other queries it does not print your the finish line. The new World Ranking scheme bad started well map, relocate lost orientecrs or make good ror symbols, written text control despite initial problems, one of which was coffee. Those of you who attended the N. I. descriptions or no control descriptions (this Anti-Doping. The UK Sports Council carried out resolved with the decision that Short races should Colour events at Stieve Martin or Castle will suit those using their own codes or random Drug Testing at World Cup 4 (GDR). 6 carry the same weighting as Classic races with Archdale will have seen this package in writing upside down etc). I do not anocaic men and 4 women were tested and all were effect from 1/1199. operation. As even inosc runners at U1C event start times on the computer but could do so negative. We also decided that, subject to approval, banded back their cards, look at the next easily. 1\s the control card stub system is Federarlons can stage Regional Championships page to remember what the system does. 1\t used, this provides a manual backup in case IOF Controller Licensing. The Event Standards as WREs without reduction of their normal WRE both events the package did work but with of computer failure. II Committee has organised several IOF Controller allocation. This was in response to a request from Licensing Clinics. Norway to seek WRE status for the Nordic some teeuling problems. Results Foot-O Clinics were held in Austria in March and Championships (which they host in 1999) ill Belgrade. Yugoslavia in May. (A further clinic without affecting their normal quota ofWRcs. There are a number of packages in existence As competitors finish their times are typed was held in Minsk, Belorussia in September.) We also decided that: for producing course control descriptions in and the lime taken and CMIk C'corrccted the 2002 World Masters' O-Champs be allocated and others which dcal with competitor minutes per Ian" used in NIOA ranking The firstlOF Controllers' Ski-O Clinic was held to Australia entries in the case of pre-entry events. What system) calculated. These results may be in Windischgarsten, Austria in January and a the IOF event programme brochure be produced r have done is simply to combine all these printed and displayed. further one is planned to be held in Finland in annually and in an expanded form, adding in features into a Single integrated package December. background information 011 and promotion of which can operate as competitors arrive at a Advantages to Planner/Organlser elite orienteering Changes to control nags automatically now Re-accreditation of all Licensed IOF Controllers and we proposed that: colour event. There are significant is in progress. To retain their license, controllers customised versions of the IOF Competition advantages to the planner and the through system must still be actively involved in controlling (or Rules are produced for WMOC cornpeti tors. Safety messages given LO all competitors. other major activities) and must continue to be al1dWREs. Simple creation of course flag definitions. supported by their Federation. the lOP web site serves as an archive for past Course definition Less chance of using the wrong symbol The Licensed Controller Scheme will be results of IOF events A series of forms pcnnit the simple Happy competitors extended to MBO and Truil-O and the first definition of control flags from a menu of Results produced and given to clubs at the Controller's Clinics arc expected to be held in (from the IOF internet page) event 26 Vie Irish OrierzJeer The Irish Orierzteer 27 ~ IMRA }..~TURES SENIOR HOME Advantages to competitors Important bit INTERNATIONAL REPORT Tune saved writing control card dcLails The package has been given to members of Mountain Running races to Christmas: Error free control descriptions LVO, NWOC, BOF and lOA. Anybody who Ireland finished 3rd behind England and Wales Results printed at the event, wants to try it out may have a copy (without 19 & 2019198WORLD 'TROPHY - De de at the Senior Home International competition in full library of runners). Send a SAE and HD Reunion, Indian Ocean. Yorkshire on September I2I13th. Technical bit disk to Gerry Kingston, Cranagh, 27100198 Dublin PeakslJuniorTrial Highlights: Allan Bogle 2nd in M20, Aonghus Skip to the "Important bit" if you are not PC Croaghrim, FIorencecourt, Co Fermanagh, 11.3km1410m 12.00 Noon Ticknock Car Park, O'Cleirigh 3Td M35, Calm O'Halloran 4th M35, Sandyford, Co. Dublin. (Note: Various minded The package is produced using BT92lBJ Tel 08-03165-348136. Toni O'Donovan lst W20, Una Creagh 2nd W21E distances) Relays: Short Course l st (Aonghus O'Cleirigh, Access version 7. The minimum PC 04/10198 SUGARLOAF IC7ILC6 Allan Bogle and Colm O'Halloran) FERMO intend to use the package to specification is a 486 PC with 8Mb RAM. 5.6km1427m112.00 Noon, Glencormac Inn, Unfortunately we used a portable with this administer the NI Champs in September. I IGlmacanogue, Co. Wicklow. Individual minimum specification at Castle Archdale believe the package is worth using but it 14/11198 Powerscourt Ridge M21 E runners packed wonderfully from 110.11 resulting in long queues. The problem is may never be used again for lack of suitable 13.7km1960mJl2.00noon Crone Wood Car Park, for Bill Edwards. 110.43 to Steve Linton, 110.46 most apparent when printing a card. The hardware as outlined above. If you have any Glencrec, Co. Wicklow. for James Logue. 110.52 for Brendan O'Brien time delay between clicking a button to print opinion on III is please tell your club 14111198 AGM 3.30pm Powcrscourt Arms and 111. forJohn Feehan. a card and the printer Starting on a P133 is officials. Hotel, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow. (after race) W21E were very spread out from 74.56 for Una, 14/11198 Annual Dinner 8.00pm RTE Sports & about 4 seconds, on our minimum 87.27 for Nuala Higgins. 97.56 for Ailbhc Social Club, Donnybrook, Dublin 4. Creedon. 103.54 for Nina Phillips and 108.36 for specification portable it took about a minute. Starter timer 15/11198 Three Rock Dash 4.8km/198m112.00 Julie Cleary, The printer was a 24 pin dot matrix which Another program I have produced uses any Noon Ticknock Car Park. Sandyford, Co. M20 times were Allan in 81.38. Andrew Quill in provides waterproof print on the Tyvek portable PC to provide a large stopwatch Dublin. 100.02 and Andrew Mein inI06.33. tractor fed control cards. To work tile printer displaying race time. It should run on the 20/12198 Howth 4.8km/183m/12.00 Noon GAA On the same course the M35 times were Aonghus FERMO bought a battery converter which NIOA portable so there is no need for all tliat Club, Dungriffin Rd., Howth, Co. Dublin in 76.21, Colm 0'1-1 ill 79.17 and Brian Corbett in provides a 240V ac mains supply rated at whistle blowing any more. In addition to 27/12198 Christmas Flash 2.41on/191m112.00 85.46. 200W from a car battery (Farnell this external displays bave been produced to Noon Strand 1I01el. Dray Promenade, Bray. Co. W20 times werc Toni in 68.37. Aislinn Austin in components £130). control a boxed start. Wicklow. 86.10 and Clare O'Connor in 93.44. If clubs wish to use computers at their The W35s running the same course as W20 were Details from Douglas Barry, 01-2868180, e- Ruth Lynam in 88.59 and events, I believe the clubs should provide Gerry Kingston mail: [email protected] Ruth Blair in 114.38. This latter class was the them and not rely of certain members to risk www.iol.ie/-imra only one wbere we did not have the full number their equipment. It is easy for a PC to get wet of runners needed." or be damaged even in transit to an event. A Have you any news for NIFRARACES reasonable portable PC to run this package 27/9/98 Cavehill. British Junior Champs Individual overall points were: (e.g P133 with 32Mb RAM) would cost just The Irish Orienteer? selection race. Start 14.00 hrs. England 163, Scotland 148. Ireland 99, Wales 89. over £1000. The printer and power Event reports, plans, 3/10/98 Stieve Bemagb. 7 milesl2625 ft. 12.00 Relay points wcre: converter would add £300 and Win95 and noon. England 70, Scotland 70. Wales 40. Ireland 36 II 3/10/98 NlrRAAGM, 4 pm approx. Access 7 or above would be required All this thoughts, things you want Overall result: 26/12198 BARF Turkey Trot, Trassey Track car England 233. Scotland 218, Ireland 135 and may be too expensi ve for our clubs. to get off your chest? park, Mournes. Start 12.00.5.5 mls/1500fl. Wales 129.
There is also a limitation on the package in Things you like or dislike Details from Ian Taylor, 52 Bladon Drive. "Thanks to all those who travelled to attend the that it can only print reasonable text control about orienteering? Belfast BT9 5JN (08-01232-280790, e-mail event and especially thanks LORonan Cleary for descriptions eg "Northerly Ditch Bend". if IRTay [email protected]) all his hard work in organising a Learndespite the you try printing "Northwesterly Vegetation Let us have itl late arrival of details from the English boundary Iunction Earth Bank" it will fail to organisers." said a spokesperson. fit all those words into the available 2cm square space. 28 The Irish Orienleer The Irisb Qrienteer 29 RESUIJS01 CNOC \. lnef Evening Events LONG COURSE 10 km 1 Brendon O'Brien M21 RESULTS OF THE GEN SCORE EVENT GLENCREE FEBRUARY 1 1998 AJAX 42.42 OONADEA 19/5/94 2 RayHolohon M21 CNOC 44.00 LONG COURSE 6.4 km 3 MFtynn M21 AJAX 48.49 1 Brendon O'Brien M21 AJAX 43.36 4 John F Kennedy M21 IVS 49.43 BO'Brien Ml1 AJAX S20 5 Rothrry M6S 3ROC :100 E PhIIllp W50 3ROC 60 2 Alan O'Donnell M20 IVS 47.07 5 Morcus Geoghegan M35 AJAX SO.39 JMcCullough M4D 3ROC ~ COivfa'l? AnOige 190 Moran M3S 60 3 Donal Wickham M35 AJAX 49.04 6 MBohan M21 CNOC SO.56 DMI:CaJhin M4D AJAX 460 CNolan AnOige 190 P Mt<:onNck MID GEN 60 4 Ray Moynihan M20 IVS 49.42 7 Kieran McKenna M20 51.40 BDelaney Mll CNOC '-50 P McCOlm.cI, MliIl CNOC 190 SMcCarma.ck GEN 60 IVS 5 David Brennon M40 3ROC PSmyth Ml1 PUCCO 410 A snullleabNinW~ 3ROC 180 A Butter6t1d M35 GEN SO 53.27 8 C MacDonnchadhaM21 AJAX 51.47 EO'SMo M35 GEN 400 C Donaghy M35 CEN 180 C Bat W50 S£T SO 6 Claron McKenna M18 A/'oS 56.24 9 PBrennan M21 SET 51.47 7 PBrennan BBtil M4D GEN J90 I PAndtof'lOll Mll DUO 180 It IIynw SO M21 SET 58.12 10 Leo Donovan M21 AJAX 52.43 O.Brennan M35 3ROC J90 MHlggW W55 SET 180 Jl Cronin SO 8 Dave 'Neston M35 SET 58.13 11 Gallogher? - IVS 53.15 JOemptlley GEN J80 OLarp W60 CEN 170 EGrIllII\ W24 DUO 40 · 9 Paul Smyth M21 AJAX 58.SO 12 Dove Weston M35 SET 53.35 PFII'~1Iy M35 CNOC 380 E Bridoul? W2l GEN 170 Hutch"~ Wll 3ROC 40 10 Leo Donavan M21 AJAX 59.19 13 Claron McKenna M18 IVS 55.12 PKampan Mll 3ROC J80 7 Mll UCOO 160 JCllMman MlJ UCOO 40 11 Justin Keotinge M21 AJAX 59.22 14 DonolWickham M35 AJAX 55.24 HMd.lnden Mll 3ROC 370 l Blddulph 160 JMulltn W60 3ROC 40 12 rO'GOIman M21 CNOC 60.10 15 Alan O'Donne" M20 IVS 55.53 NCnwforcl MSO 3ROC 370 P~ M40 WECO 160 T F'lfldl M35 40 13 KMcKenno M20 IVS 60.16 16 Ray Moynihan M20 IVS 58.33 PMcNIIlW1l M10 DUO 370 SButltr W14 CNOC 160 1000mbm 30 · 14 B O'Connor M21 AJAX 63.20 17 Paul Smyth M21 AJAX 59.05 AQWnn M10 3ROC 360 8 Si.mIt ISO EOIambm :II 15 John F Kennedy M21 IVS 64.08 18 Raymond Russe" M21 AJAX 62.31 G8ndy M40 CorkQ 360 DJone MI8 UCOO ISO lCoghlan 30 16 P Lalor M55 CNOC 64.32 19 Paul Dunne M40 WEGO 63.23 G 8uJtu MI8 3ROC 360 E Laushman W21 CNOC ISO 1CBennd.a AnOise 30 17 C MacDonnchadhaM21 AJAX 65.46 20 r O'Gorman M21 CNOC 65.15 IFlaN5l" W3S AJAX 360 ADdI MI2 GEN 140 MO'Cannor 30 18 JeonO'Ne11i WSO FIN 66.10 21 r Coughlan M21 CNOC 65.26 P McCormack MS5 GEIII 360 A Meanry? M21 CNOC 140 RLowt 30 19 F.O·Brlen W21 AJAX 67.14 22 BLawlor W21 CNOC 66.18 30 TO'Klefe M35 CNOC 360 8Pawer SET 140 SKerwdy 20 Raymond Russell M21 AJAX 70.30 23 PLalor M55 CNOC 67.05 140 C Maguire WIO FIN 2tl BIones M21 DUO 3SO Blddulph 21 Alne nlShullleobhaln W45 3ROC 24 DonShort M40 CNOC 68.35 W21 UCOO 140 WIl CNOC 2tl CRothery M3S AJAX 3SO o Murphy CYoW13 22 Gerard Butler M18 3ROC 76.03 25 GerPower W45 3ROC 75.03 Mll 3ROC DN.gK> W~ JROC 140 Erik.a WID FIN 2tl SDuIlN 32D 23 Deltdre O'Nelll W21 FIN 81.40 26 M Hogan & S Meagher- 91.24 WID FIN 2tl - MHoldl? 32tl PCaau M4D AJAX 140 Hlann 24 0 O'Murchu MSO CNOC 82.28 lDNF WV""", M~ CNOC 32tl S Browne 140 JO'OanneII 2tl 25 JMullen M21 86.06 GEVlN Mll CNOC 310 TK.A1W 140 M8&ny 2tl - 26 Fachtno Healy M21 SET 93.18 SHORT COURSE 5.7 km PHuly M~ CNOC 310 A McConnack WSO CEN 130 NRyan WID CNOC 2tl 93.18 Plalor CNOC 310 8 Ben! WI! S£T 130 JClarke MSS CEN 10 27 Rory Compbe" - - 1 PrendEllgast - 27.32 28 E O'Sullivan M21 SET 94.36 - Jllmt M55 SET 300 I~ 1:11 EMcCulpn AnOige 0 2 Sweeney - - 28.00 DHlsgiN 290 SMcCormack W20 GEN 130 PC... MlO DUO 0 29 Joseph Lawlor - IVS 94.40 3 MCoffey - - 30.43 GOoIwrty Mll CEllI 290 o Cart)' 12tl R Kleman CEN 0 30 Jason Crowley M18 AAS 96.40 4 MNestor - - 31.27 PC-Y Mit CEllI 290 o Finn 120 DSndy ·10 31 Sean Meogher & - - 97.34 5 SimonCahiU - - 31.50 VJann M40 FIN 290 o Cooke Wll AIAX 120 JMcGrath MlO ·10 32 K Oloughlin M18 AAS 97.41 6 Shane Keogh - - 32.00 o Butla MSO CNOC 2aJ RArNIlona 120 I Mlttz -2tl 33 Don Short M40 CNOC 101.SO 7 Jim Hoore M21 AJAX 32.29 DCotrM M4D FIN 280 A Clavin DUO 110 JL)"NIm M70 3ROC ..JO 34 A.Heerey W21 AJAX 106.40 8 cor on - - 34.00 RL)"NIm W4D CNOC 280 A Jo)'<'l Wll CEN 110 A K.oUy ·so 37 GerPower W45 3ROC 106. SO JPO'Sulllvan - - 34.00 SOhEafi M35 AJAX 280 M Buller MSS lROC 110 CannalIy" Whelan ·SO 38 Sarah Sherlock - A/'oS 106.57 10 AWatson - - 35.47 ECRon M DUO 270 MtU)"I W19 DUO 110 JDompuI ws SET ·50 2DNF 11 Eileen Loughman W21 CNOC 38.00 o Rridy M4S AJAX 260 M Mlddl«ton W20 DUO 110 IC laIken -SO MMcGrath - - 38.00 DQWnn CEN 2SO PQuill WSO flN 110 M Pilkin&ton ·so SHORT COURSE 3.5 km 13 E GlonvUle W21 3ROC 39.01 FO'Brien Wll AJAX 2SO P Bulla lROC 100 NDouiguy ·SO 1 Pot Coreov M40 3ROC 26.41 14 DO'Murchu M45 CNOC 39.24 H Whltr MSO 3ROC 2SOJCJwnbnw MI2 100 PO'BNn ·so 2 Brian Hollinshead M55 3ROC 36.00 15 E O'Sulleobhaln MSO 3ROC 40.00 .aJ l8utIeJ WI! CNOC 2SO JCJwnbnw M4D 100 AMoonty 3 David Smyth 36.14 16 SMurray MSO SET 43.15 .aJ - - 8001wrty MSO GEN 140 JO'Ne.ill MI8 100 I MClOIVY 4 Rebecca MiMer 37.48 16 Jim Barrett M60 CNOC 45.00 8larlUn M9 ·70 · - - JR~ M4S 3ROC 140 A Batw 90 5 Richard O'Garman M21 CNOC 38.00 16 SSher10ck W21 IVS 45.40 240 80'Ndll MSO SET 90 Mloyn Wli CEN ·70 N~ MIS UCOO 6 Miguel Cabrera-Pinto- 38.09 17 Helene Moclnerney W40 CNOC 46.00 DUO 240 8Shukey W2S FtN 90 RDompul M9 SET ·70 - RWail 7 Seamus O'Boyie M12 CNOC 38.16 18 Jason Crowley A/'oS 47.00 W Mc:Cormaclab&inMSO 3ROC 22tl o Haly W16 CNOC 80 Bowdet W DUO .2t)O 12 Jean Mullen W65 3ROC 63.30 23 Blanoid Cleary - - 53.32 T ML<:anNck M~ GEN 220 G Rolft 80 8 Mulligan AnOige -210 13 A Morrissey - CNOC 64.28 24 Seamus O.Soy1e M12 CNOC 53.47 14 B.O'Neill AlCant W4D AJAX 210 T McCormack MI2 GEN 80 J SoIlWB AnOir -220 MSO SET 64.30 25 Brendan & Alan MI2 CNOC 54.52 A laIot Mll 210 HHuly WID CNOC 70 RCIftII AnOigr -260 15 Vera Murtagh W55 3ROC 67.20 26 FWhite - SET 55.43 MNoIin W~ 3ROC 210 ImnyUoni lROC 70 lMahon AnOir ~ 16 Aoibheonna Hobson- - 74.09 27 8uggie - CNOC 57.40 SMumy M~ SET 210 MK.ollet M5S GEN 70 PJoyce.. ICJ( ·560 16 Etaln Hobson - - 74.09 28 ?O'Donovan? - - 66.49 B Lalor WlI CNOC :100 N PhiIllpI W2l lROC 70 NOohrrly W50 CEN -no 16 Danny Madigan - - 74.09 29 AHeerey W21 AJAX 67.10 Ejonn W2l FIN :100 SO'Sullivan MI8 70 80arcy did nat punch I 1 DNF 30 David Reid - - 75.15 FO'Neill w.s SET :100 o Vi Choibin W2l C£N 60 31 FionoHilI - - 76.10 CURRAGH CENTRAL 26/5/98 32 Brian Hill - - 76.35 30 The Irish Orierueer The Irish Orienteer 31 36 EO'Sullleabhan 3ROC 63.19 8 Paul Smyth M21 AJAX 51.50 33 Pat Reid 77.15 11 NPhillips )\1 3ROC 78.00 )0 - - 37 BGreene M18 3ROC 66.00 ENiiand M21 AJAX 52.00 34 Kevin Hughes MlO 84.00 12 F.O·Brien W21 AJAX 80.00 9 - 38 Sean Meagher 72.24 10 John F Kennedy M21 52.55 Ruoirl Short MlO CNOC 84.00 13 Gollagher - LVO 84.08 - - AAS 39 Buggie &Co CNOC 76.53 11 PBrennan M21 38 Aoibheanna Hobson- 86.35 14 JlmHoore M21 AJAX 86.18 - SET 57.00 - 40 Rudie Dorrepoal M40 SET 77.47 Peter Gorgan M45 AJAX 57.00 39 Cion O'Boyie M8 CNOC 89.10 15 A1ne niShuUleobhoinW45 3ROC 87.25 41 AJoyce W21 GEN 82.56 13 Emma Glanville W21 3ROC 58.20 Kevin O'Boyle M7 CNOC 89.10 16 David Butler MSO CNOC 88.10 14 MO'Hara M45 AJAX 58.40 41 Sora ReWly 96.28 17 Raymond Russell M21 AJAX 88.40 - - SHORTCOURSE 3 km 15 Dave Weston M35 SET 58.51 Etaln Hobson 96.28 18 NiamhO'Boyle W14 CNOC 93.30 - - 1 Nlamh O'Boyie W14 CNOC 18.40 16 BONelli MSO CNOC 60.00 43 R McCormacK CNOC 105.0 19 Paul Dunne M40 WEGO 97.27 - 2 Dedan Gollagher 17 F.O'Brien W21 AJAX 60.30 Gavin Cormack CNOC 105.0 20 EO'Sullivan M21 SET 99.49 - AAS 22.20 - 3 D O'Donghalle M21 DUO 22.23 18 Leo Donovan M21 AJAX 62.40 45 CoImHiI ~ - 114.0 21 BGreene M18 3ROC 101.0 22 BCryan M35 3ROC 103.2 4 Neil Corr M14 - 24.37 G Evans M21 CNOC 62.40 5 Marguerite O'RourkeW21 GEN 25.28 20 EO'SulWvan M21 SET 65.30 SAGGART2/6/98 23 EO'SulUeabhan MSO 3ROC 105.3 " 6 W Boon & C Veale ~ 26.53 21 Christina Green W21 SFK 65.40 LONG COURSE 24 GerPower W4S 3ROC 113.2 - 7 DavldSmylh M21 28.37 Donal Wickham M35 AJAX 65.40 1 HMcLlndon M21 3ROC 42.41 10DNF - 8 Seamus O'Boyie M12 CNOC 29,00 23 Mlck Mongan M35 SET 66.30 2 Dave Weston M35 SET 49.02 9 Jason Crowley AAS 29,22 24 TSlattery M21 66.40 Paul Smyth M21 AJAX 49.41 SHORTCOURSE 2.4km 110m - - 3 '. 10 K O'Loughlin M18 AAS 29.34 25 Adrian Tucker M35 CNOC 68.41 Marlin Flynn M21 AJAX SO.16 1 John Francis M40 DFO 32.23 4 SSherlock W21 AAS 29.34 26 Claron McKenna M18 AAS 70.00 Donol Wickham M35 AJAX SO.55 2 David Brennan M40 3ROC 30.49 5 12 R Miller & M Marrlnan- 29.56 27 Colin Bums M21 AJAX 70.10 PBrennan M21 SET 52.03 3 EHume MSO FermO 36.55 - 6 13 Robert Wall DUO 30.00 28 David Brennan M40 3ROC 72.03 BLawlor W21 CNOC 55.01 4 Tom Condon M45 CNOC 39.40 - 7 14 Richard O'Gorman M21 CNOC 31.48 29 JimHoare M21 AJAX 73.00 Emma Glanville W21 3ROC 59.59 5 N Lalor W45 GEN 49.53 8 15 GorretGreene M14 DLSO 36.00 30 Anders Enstrom KAT 73.10 David Brennan M40 3ROC 61.05 6 Leah Heerey AJAX 60.02 - 9 - 16 CMorrison W21 AJAX 36.21 31 Pat Conroy M40 3ROC 73.14 10 MBohan M21 CNOC 62.49 7 N Lalor W14 GEN 69.05 17 Caolmhe Cashin WIO AJAX 37.30 32 Ray Moynihan M20 AAS 74.05 11 Senan O'Boyie M40 CNOC 68.01 8 John Rea Army 73.21 - 18 Fahy 38.12 33 Joan Flanagan W21 AJAA 75.30 12 BCryan M35 3ROC 70.01 1DNF - - 19 Nlck&Ann 39.58 34 Kieran McKenna M20 AAS 75.40 13 JlmHoare M21 AJAA 70.31 - - 20 EHume MSO FermO 41.00 35 NPhlillps W21 3ROC 76.13 14 Aloe niShuilleabhalnW4S 3ROC 86.32 CURRAGHEAST16/6/98 21 B.O'Nelll MSO SET 46.53 36 Rowan Lyons M21 DUO 79.20 4DNF LONG COURSE 6 km 1 Brendan O'Brien M21 AJAA 33.08 FO'Nel1i WSO SET 46.53 37 PLalor M55 CNOC 85.00 23 Ian Moher M12 46.56 38 Justin Keatinge M21 AJAA 85.50 SHORTCOURSE 2 DCashln M40 AJAA 37.26 - 24 Clore O'Sullivan 47.40 39 Hoydmans 87.00 1 NDeegan M21 35.14 3 Martin Flynn M21 AJAA 38.00 - - - - - Michelle de ?Lalne - 47.40 40 Eoln O'Suilieabhan MSO 3ROC 88.00 John Francis M40 DFO 35.39 4 Dave Weston M35 SET 38.13 - 2 26 Leah Heerey AJAA 50.00 41 Barry O'Donnell M40 92.20 3 Mark Prendergast M21 CdtSch 37.01 5 Leo Donovan M21 AJAX 41.53 - - 27 Colin Burke 50.12 42 Mason M21 UNTSI 92,40 4 C MacManus M21 37.11 6 Senan O'Boyie M40 CNOC 42.00 - - - Ciolre Winder SO.12 43 RocyWallace M21 AJAX 94.27 5 Peter Ott M21 CdtSch 37.41 7 TO'Gorman M21 CNOC 42,30 - - 29 Elaine McCormack - 50.13 44 GerPower W45 3ROC 98.35 6 John O'Sullivan M21 CdtSch 37.42 8 Donal Wickham M35 AJAX 42.48 - 30 Caltrlona Sharkey 51.00 45 Alne niShuilieabhalnW45 3ROC 104.5 7 Tom Condon M45 CNOC 38.51 9 PBrennan M21 SET 43.35 - - Koren Kehilly 51.00 46 Mlck Kellett M55 GEN 120.0 8 Fochtna Healy M21 SET 40.21 10 Barry O'Donnell M40 - 43.49 - - 32 Arlene Byrne 52.10 47 A M McKenna AJAA 125.0 9 MCoffey M21 CdtSch 42.45 II Kieran McKenna M20 AAS 44.31 - - - Michelle 52.10 2DNF 10 Shane Keogh M21 CdtSch 44.11 12 Alan O'Donnell M20 AAS 45.00 - - 34 Philip Maher M14 52.56 11 Simon Cahill M21 CdtSch 44.16 13 Eileen Loughman W21 CNOC 45.32 - NoelCorr M16 52.56 B (SHORT)COURSE3.2km lSOm 12 Adrian Watson M21 CdtSch 45.11 14 RocyWaliace M21 AJAA 45.41 - 36 Sam Corrigan 53.00 1 Fachtna Healy M21 SET 44.00 13 David Sweeney M21 CdtSch 51.05 15 Ray Moynihan M20 AAS 45.49 - - 37 Vera Murtagh W55 3ROC 56.00 KHeagney 44.00 14 Una Coghlan W21 3ROC 55.51 16 Eugene O'Sullivan M21 SET 45.52 - - 38 Brian HIli 57.00 3 D O'Donghalie M21 DUO 46.34 15 MNestor M21 CdtSch 58.14 17 Paddy O'Brien M45 AJAA 47.00 - - ~ ColmHiQ 57.00 4 SSherlock W21 AAS 52.30 16 DO'Rellly 58,33 18 C MocDonnchadhaM21 AJAA 46.06 - - - 57.00 Tom Condon M45 CNOC 53.17 17 J AncIerson M21 CdtSch- 59.14 19 Claron McKenna M18 AAS 49,35 Fiona Hill - - 5 41 Jean Mullen W65 3ROC 63.52 6 OrlaCoake W35 AJAA 54.40 18 BO'Donneli 62.01 20 Emma Glanville W21 3ROC 50.06 - - 42 Jessica Nolan 78.00 AO'Muliane M21 GEN 56.00 19 Brian Hollinshead M55 3ROC 62.19 21 Raymond Russell M21 AJAA SO.16 - - 7 Pamela Ryan 78.00 8 BO'Boyle W40 CNOC 57.00 20 Vera Murtagh W55 3ROC 111.0 22 Pot Conroy M40 3ROC 50.36 ~ - - 23 Goreth Evans - CNOC SO.56 44 AUce Gorman - - 76.28 9 Jean O'Neill W50 FIN 62.00 I Davis W55 78.28 10 Tara Horan W35 AJAA 63.00 WOODEN80LEY 9/6/98 24 ENiland - 51.36 - - Ronan Harris M14 78.28 BBly 63.00 LONG COURSE 5.7km220m 25 David Brennan M40 3ROC 52.08 - - - 12 Peter McNamara M20 DUO 64.20 I Brendan O'Brien M21 AJAA 52.00 John FKennedy M21 AAS 52.06 HOllYWOOD 23/6/9& 13 JohnFrancls M40 DFO 69.00 2 Dave Weston M35 SET 56.07 27 Stephen Byrne - - 52.42 A (LONG) COURSE5.8km 220m 14 Mauro Higgins W55 SET 69.40 3 Ray Holohan M21 CNOC 58.13 28 Brion HolWnshead M55 3ROC 53.00 1 HMcLindon M21 3ROC 38.00 15 EHume MSO FermO 73.10 4 Sennan O'Boyie M40 CNOC 59.00 29 DonShort M40 CNOC 53.50 2 Brendan O'Brien M21 AJAA 39.00 16 Robert Wall DUO 74.00 5 DCashin M40 AJAA 59.21 30 RowanLyons M21 DUO 55.00 - 3 DCashin M40 AJAA 43.02 Claire Walsh W55 3ROC 74.00 6 TO'Gorman M21 CNOC 67.37 31 BLowIor W21 CNOC 56.49 4 Martin Flynn M21 AJAA 45.10 18 ColherineLyons AJAX 77.40 7 Paul Smyth M21 AJAA 68.04 32 GerPower W45 3ROC 60.00 - 5 A O'Clelrlgh CNOC 45.30 19 Buggie CNOC 80.00 8 PBrennan M21 SET 70.33 Paul Smyth M21 AJAA 60.00 - - Ray Holohan M21 46.53 20 Rebecca MiUer 87.00 9 Christina Green W21 SFK 75.42 34 Una Coghlan W21 3ROC 60.35 6 CNOC - - 10 Donal Wickham M35 AJAX 78.00 35 A1ne niShuQleabhaln W45 3ROC 61.00 7 Colm Rothery M21 AJAA SO.OO 21 Shirley Buller W45 CNOC 95.00 32 The Irish.Orienteer The Irish Orienteer 33 SarahLouise Butler W16 CNOC 95.00 Resultsof setont, 'rlenteers Event G.Power WI, J 3ROC 71:06 R.Kienan W40 GEN 86:38 Aoife McNulty W16 - 95.00 Djouce/Crone 15th.March 1998 D. Short M40 CNOC 72:46 MReid W21 92:11 24 'Vera Murtagh W55 3ROC ? W. McCormack GEN 73:36 P.H.Ryan M45 GEN 93:53 S.Devitt DFOEC 3DNF Course A (7.0 km, 300 m) 73:47 V.Murtagh W55 3ROC 100:32 P.Woois A O'Clelrlgh M35 CNOC 54:20 DFOEC 75:01 O'Shea DNP1 C (LONG EASY)COURSE3.8km 140m J. Bent M55 SET 31:28 C. Rothery M35 AJAX 58:42 75:05 A Bell M14 GEN UNTSI 28.50 M Walsh Wso 1 Froggy - B.Delaney M35 CNOC 65:36 3ROC 79:03 M45 CNOC 29.25 P.McNamora DUO Course D (3.2 km, 100m) 2 DCarbery D.Reldy M45 AJAX 68:29 79:10 30.14 E.O'Sullleabhaln MSO 3 Faoro - - D.Cashin M40 AJAX 68:48 3ROC 79:17 ABell M14 GEN 31:28 CNOC 32.00 C. Bent 4 Seamus O'Boyie M12 S.O'Boyle M40 CNOC 70:43 WSO SET 80:34 R.Byrne 33:11 34.25 A McKenna W40 AJAX 81:23 5 Morisson - - G. Brady M40 CORKO 71:45 C.Walsh 35:34 CNOC 35.20 F.McCormoc MOO 81:47 D.Murphy 6 JO'Neili W16 A Quinn M20 3ROC 74:26 CNOC 39:12 UNTSI 36.00 M Buller M55 3ROC 82:55 E. Slevin DFOEC 39:23 7 Hemmings etc - E.Niand M21 AJAX 74:44 38.54 · R.Clarke DFOEC 83:06 Gareth 8 NDonaghy - - B. Dolby M35 3ROC 75:17 M21 43:52 46.30 D.Dignam 84:03 A Burke M14 GEN 46:11 9 Hilary Neiland - - K.McDonald M40 AJAX 76:58 51.00 G.Gray M18 3ROC 86:SO M Foran M21 DFO 47:35 10 Bob/Reiner/John - - B.Jones M21 DUO 77:15 52.00 P.Dunne M40 WEGO 89:33 I.Multhas M18 DFO 47:35 11 Kenneth Rol& Lester - - B.BeIl M40 GEN 81:22 56.00 · Redmond 89:44 S.Martin DFOEC 49:SO 12 MaJToiedo - - J. Mulcahy 82:26 60.00 K. Daly M19 93:18 D.McGahe DFOEC 49:57 13 D+M+C+S - T. Duggan M35 CNOC 82:31 - AJAX 62.00 R,Flanagan M40 FIN 93:38 R.Towns W6 GEN 54:26 14 Mary Comerford W14 V.Carroll CNOC 64:24 W65 3ROC 75.00 R.Shaw 95:40 MSweeney DFOEC 54:54 15 Jean Mullen P.Gargan M45 AJAX 84:30 M10 GEN 76.00 S.O' Brien MSO AJAX 94:SO A Clarke DFOEC 55:54 16 Borry Healy D.Brennan M35 3ROC 66:57 W21 76.00 T. Burke M40 FIN 96:00 D.Sweeney 57:56 Karlne Muller - G.Evans M21 CNOC 87:16 W40 GEN 76.00 B. Hollinshead M55 3ROC 97:10 J. Lawlor DFOEC 58:53 Mary Healy J.0' Donohoe CNOC 68:59 R.Wall M21 DUO 99:47 S.Devlin M12 GEN 59:38 A Creedon W21 DUO 91:16 B.Murphy M40 GEN 119:46 M Barry 63:51 D (SHORTEASY)COURSE1.9km 75m A Cox M40 WAlO 92:24 WIO AJAX 17.00 A Joyce W21 GEN 124:21 E.McCoy DFOEC .66:03 1 Caolmhe Cashin T. McCormack M45 GEN 93:27 M6 21.10 P.Nugent MSO ECO DNF C.Dare 71:34 2 TFrancls - MCormock M21 CNOC 93:57 M6 CNOC 24.00 D. Walsh W20 DUO DNF l. McCormack GEN 73:16 3 ConorShort J.Lalor M45 GEN 96:36 CNOC 26.00 A Boyle M21 AJAX mp4 H. Jones Wl0 FINGAL 67:25 4 G &JTucker - D.O'Connor CNOC 97:42 M6 CNOC 26.25 C.Magulre Wl0 88:45 5 Clan O'Boyie J. Flanagan W35 AJAX 96:12 CNOC 26.25 Course C (3.4 km. 100m) C.Magulre WIO 89:20 Kevin O'Boyie M6 G. Elliot M21 3ROC 96:37 32.00 L. 0' hAlmholn M18 SET 37:11 L. Fang SET 101:10 7 Adrian Gaffney - - S.Grlffln SJC 99:31 45.15 M Beary M40 DFO 37:11 Tollerdell 104:13 6 Clan Ireocv M6 - Bohonno 100:08 SET 45.15 T. Devlin M45 GEN 44:12 N. Lalor W14 GEN mp7 Ilona Dorrepoal W6 D. Browne CNOC 103:01 W9 45,15 D.Smyth M21 45:14 Jane Ryan - A Maguire 103:09 CNOC 48.00 T.Byrne ECFCA 45:40 Course E(2.5 km, 50 m) 11 Teresa Buggie G.Bul1er M16 3ROC 105:03 - SO,OO D.Quinn M45 GEN 46:29 B.Healy Ml0 GEN 19:29 12 Gall Sheridan - - R.Lyons M21 DUO 105:57 Molread O'Sullivan - SO.OO N.Carroll M55 GEN 46:38 D. Niland M12 AJAX 19:42 - Hogu 17 CNOC 107:03 M9 SET 55.00 S,McCormdCk W20 GEN 46:03 Mlchlel+Heevo AJAX 26:04 14 Ronan Dorrepool R.Wolker M21 AJAX 109:40 55.00 R. Ronan M35 CNOC 46:21 C.Cashin WIO AJAX 28:36 Sarah + Modelelne?- - P.Lalor MS5 CNOC 113:30 J,Groy MSO 3ROC 49:SO S.O·Boyle CNOC 30:03 S.OhEofn M35 AJAX 113:49 Unfortunately the codes on two controls on the A H. Maclnerney W40 CNOC 53:52 S.O'Connor 30:03 D.Gonnon M21 115:14 N. Lolar W45 GEN 54:02 D.Hogan CNOC 30:16 and B cooses in Hollywood were transposed. O'Hearcoin M35 AJAX 115:33 Apologies to 011who were affected by this mistake P.McHugh 54;43 C. Turner M12 CORKO 30:26 J.Brown M21 115:45 on an evening when there was a terrific turnout. J, Barrell MOO CNOC 55:33 D. TurneR MIO CORKO 30:27 J.Messe MSO 119:12 C.Walsh W55 3ROC 57:40 Darragh and Kevin AJAX 31:05 MNolan M35 121:15 · Blunders Wanted! M Tevlin 57:41 G.Carney Ml0 31:04 McDonald M35 CNOC 128:SO A. McCormack WSO GEN 56:30 C.Francls Wll 31:30 Let's see some tasers'routes- A Cummins Elmeor Doyle W12 33:17 Course B (4.5 km, 200 m) 59:33 3ROC H.Keegan 60:11 Y+R.Beli Wl0 GEN 35:13 M. Flynn M21 AJAX 48:22 the winners' ones are so dull! · D.O'Neili 60:11 E.Doyle MIO 3ROC 36:11 P.McCormack MS5 GEN 53:57 R.O'Hara M12 NYC 60:40 M, Curran CORKO 37:59 Bohon M21 CNOC 59:36 Let's have your maps with R.Harrington 61:10 David Kernan AJAX 36:30 MO'Connell W35 3ROC 59:56 M Atkinson 62:26 T.Townsend 42:05 your horrendous mistakes P.Bulter MSO 3ROC 60:29 EDawson 64:16 A Pender 43:15 D.Corrie M40 FIN 60:53 S,Quinn 67:23 P.McCormack 44:17 explained. Why did you run E. Niland MSO ASHKLON 61:24 Ml0 GEN A Cole M18 AJAX 72:40 Kevin M14 GEN 44:29 B.Lawlor W21 CNOC 63:10 Dempsey W40 75:20 B+AFrench down the wrong re-entrant MacCarthy 66:16 13 44:29 EO'Brown 77:00 D.Quinlon 44:32 J. Francis M40 DFO 67:03 MlO GEN E.Granger ECFCU 78:46 J. Hogan and lose 20 minutes? How S.Healy W16 GEN 68:05 CNOC 45:07 GEN E.Dare MGaliagher M35 69:46 S.McCormack 60:29 46:00 could you run off the map? T. Lulk 83:38 R. Dorrepoal 46:40 J,Hoare M21 AJAX 69:55 M9 SET J.O'Connor W21 66:38 M+A French WAY 47:53 34 The Irish Orienteet The Irish Orienteer 35 Ben Mangan SET 49:00 25 M v.J;~ 69:21 16. M35 BrendanC } 3ROC 77:32 1. MlO GavinCarney CNOC 34:14 C.Shawn 49:30 26 A Grennan 71:56 17. M35 S.O·hEofa AJAX 78:02 2. M11 Claron O'Heafa AJAX 36:02 J. Barry M7 GEN 50:08 27 D. Nogle 77:34 18. M60 P.McCOImack CNOC 78:41 3. M11 Dora O'Heafa AJAX 36:46 I. Dorrepool W6 SET 51:00 26 G.Power 78:34 19. M50 David Butler CNOC 79:15 4. W40 MHeaIyGEN 37:38 D.Carney M12 52:05 29 J. McDonnogh 79:37 20. M4S Joe Lalor GEN 80:37 M Haoly 52:08 30 B.O'Donneli 81:11 21. M18 BorryGreene DLSO 62:50 PIomer Andrew Quin, Organiser Ger Power, C.Mangan WlO SET 56:45 31 R.Wali 87:49 22. W21 Una Coughlan 3ROC 85:08 Controller Monico Nowlon. E. Dalby 3ROC 56:47 32 A McDoniel 90:11 23. M21 David Heale 3ROC 99:54 Thanks to all the usual stalwarts (both organisers and J. Mullen W6S 3ROC 59:18 23. M35 D.O'Hearlan AJAX 100:06 competitors) who braved the gales and rain on the MO'Shea 70:33 M40 D.Brennan DNF day, L.Cox WAro 80:59 EASY COURSE· 2.5 km. 110m M55 P.Lalor CNOC DNP no 8 Next 3ROC event: Grade 1at Glendalough on L.Cox WATO 81:35 1 T. McCOImack 56:SS M21 Rory Waloce AJAX DNF J.Cox WAlO 82:00 2 C. Corroll 56:02 David Healy GEN DNF Some TIO TROPHY Rules O'Neil Famly GEN 103:42 3 S.Heron 58:25 Green 2.2K 95m 4 E. Tierney 58:25 Teams and courses: Setanta Orienteers 5 J. Mullen 67:40 I. M35 Donol Wickham AJAX 29:34 There shaN be seven teams, as follows: Evening Event 14July 1998 S & M Healy DNF 2. W14 Nlomh O'Boyle CNOC 32:33 SHORTCOURSE· 3.0 km. 165 m B. CholloHe DISQ 3. M45 DonalO'Murchu CNOC 34:SS Team Course Classes A Brown M21 III 1 R.McDonnell 36:41 4. M21 F.HaoIy SET 35:31 2 M.O'Conneli 37:11 RESULTSof 3ROC Short-O, Pine Forest, Co. 5. W45 Alne NiShullieabholn 3ROC 36:27 B Brown M19. 35, 40 C Blue M18-, 45, SO, 55 3 J.O'Neil 37:38 6. W!!/) M'M:llsh 3ROC 39:03 Dublin. 6th September 1998. Leinster Blue W20-,21,35 4 D.Large 41:15 7. MSS Brian Hollinshead 3ROC 41:20 o E Green W40+. M60+ 5 A McCabe 42:10 league 1. 6. M21 E.McGlnley AJAX 42:05 F Light Green W16-, 16-, M16- 6 W. McCormack 42:55 9. MSS MButier 3ROC 48:16 G Orange W14-, M14- 7 K.Greenon 44.05 Brown 4.2m 160m 10. W50 W.McCormack GEN 63:33 6 B.Bayd 45:20 1. M40 Justin May 3ROC 34:21 M40 John Froncis DFO MP no 8 In Team C no more lhan one scorer maybe M18- or M45. 9 D.Smyth 47:30 2. M21 John Feehan AJAX 35:44 There Is no limit on the number of runners a club may 10 M.Carrol 57:56 3. M21 MorcusPlnker COIkO 36:13 light Green 2.2K 95m lIeld. No runner may run competiUvely more than once 11 S&TDeviln 58:39 4. M35 AO'Clelrigh CNOC 39:00 1. M40 D.Corrle FINGAL 31:20 per match. Classes are those applicable In the year of 12 S.Higgins 59:21 5. W21 Una May 3ROC 41:06 2. W16 S.Butler CNOC 42:02 competilion. 13 R.Mllier 64:44 6. M21 C.Rothery AJAX 43:19 3. M40 Tom BUlke Flngol 50:33 14 M.Mlller 64:47 7. M40 John McCullough 3ROC 45:04 4. M45 Chris Bell WAOC 50:39 15 W.BaI 64:51 8. M21 P.Smyth AJAX 49:35 5. WSO F.O'Nell SET 53:11 Scoring 16 C.McGrath 67:52 9. M35 D.Weston SET 51:10 6. W45 D.Nagle 3ROC SS:SS In Teams A to E polnts wiN be awarded to the best three 17 V.Murtogh 102:49 10. M21 GovinDoherty GEN 51:41 7. WSO C.McGrath 3ROC 57:16 finishers from each club, who will score 6-5-4-3-2-1. In S.Granneli DNF 11. M40 Senon O'Boyle CNOC 51:43 6. M40 R.Flonogon FIN 60:10 Teams F and G the best two from each club wiN score 5-4- L. Reddy DNF 12. M40 Brion Bell GEN 52:59 9. W21 C.Marrlson AJAX 61:12 3-2. D.McGrover DISQ 13. M21 B.O'Connor AJAX 53:34 10. W60 D.LorgeGEN 61:46 tn the event of a course or courses being voided by the 14. M21 Patrick Casey GEN 53:50 11. M14 Alon Bell GEN 63:25 Controller, the result shall be decided on the courses not LONG COURSE- 5.2 krn, 225 m 15. MI6- Gerald Butler 3ROC 58:39 12. M70 S.Rothery 3ROC 63:34 voided. 1 B.O'Brlen 34:24 16. M40 Pat Conroy 3ROC 63:06 13. W45 N.LoIOlGEN 65:22 The winner shall be the team with the higher points trom 2 A O'Clelrlgh 36:29 17. W21 Nino PhIlUps 3ROC 67:37 14. M21 MlguelCobrer 74:11 all seven teams. In the event of a lie on points. the club 3 M. Flynn 39:12 18. D.Dlgnam DFO 72:43 13. WSS V.Murtogh 3ROC 76:05 with more course vldories shaN be the winner. and In the 4 H. McLlndon 39:37 19. Llom Atmstrong DFO 75:40 14. M21 WlIlBoon SET 79:13 event that the clubs are stili tied, the club with more 5 P.Brennan 41:53 20. John Devitt DFO 94:12 IS. MSO B.O·Nell SET 86:08 second places shall be the winner. This process shaN be 6 D. Cashin 42:11 M40 Brendan O'Brien AJAX MP no.6 W21 Rebecco Miller SET DNF continued successively unlll a winner is found, but H Ihe 7 L.Donovon 43:15 M45 M.O·Hara AJAX DNP no.5 W45 Clore Walsh 3ROC DNF clubs are stili lied, the winner shall be the club with the 6 A Ayling 47:58 M14 GorretGreene DNF lowest aggregale time of scoring team merrbers. 9 E.Glonville 49:51 Blue 4.2km 160m MI4 ABurkeGEN DNF The responsibility for deciding the score lies with the 10 E.O·Shea 49:52 1. M40 W.Young CNOC 47:54 W45 ShIrley Butler no time on cord competing clubs. 11 P.Conroy 50:20 2. W16 AislingAustln CorkO 49:22 If there ate more than two dubs paJIic"ating in an event, 12 C.Nugent 50:46 3. M45 P.O·8flen AJAX 53:41 Red 2.2m 100m the scoring shall be done on lhe basis of successive 13 B.McGrath 51:16 4. MSO N.C-Crawford 3ROC 55:26 1. MIO John Riney CNOC 55:00 matches using the same results, I.e. A v B. then the 14 T.Mc Cormack 54:40 5. M21 Alan Cox 3ROC 56:34 2. W50 Elinor Phillips3ROC 74:03 winner v C, rather than A v B v C. 15 D.Qulnn 54:47 6. M21 AO'Muliane GEN 56:36 Siman McCOlmack GEN DNF ResuMs should be detennined on the day. 16 D.Brennan 54:50 7. M45 Tom McCormack GEN 59:31 17 C.Blou 55:04 8. W21 Fiona O'Brien AJAX 59:44 Orangel.Skm These rules are reproduced as a guide only. The full rules 18 C.Green 56:00 9. M21 Bohon CNOC 59:45 1. M14 Christopher Bond DLSO 18:12 are the responsbility of the organslers to enlorce. 19 T. O'Brlen 56:04 10. M21 Brian Jones DUO 59:45 2. W14 N.LalorGEN 16:56 20 R. Lyons 56:45 11. W40 Ruth Lynam CNOC 60:53 3. M12 lMcCormack GEN 21:11 21 S.Clegg 60:50 12. M45 Brendan McGrath 3ROC 63:34 4. M14 Richard Byrne DLSO 27:39 22 D.Short 61:51 13. M40 Don Short CNOC 65:40 Carberry Family SS:41 23 R.Wallace 62:33 14. W16- Susan Healy GEN 65:57 24 U.Coghlan 66:07 15. W21 S.LowIOI CNOC 66:44 Yellow I.Skm 36 The Irish Orienteer The Irish Orienteer 17 ALL IRELAND LEAGUE 19Y8 lies: 1. Eligible: members of affiliated clubs only 2. Classes: M/W21 E, M/W35L to M/W70L & M/Wl2A to M/W20A (28 classes Even1s:1 Connacht Championships, 2 Lelnster Championships, 3 Irish 3. Ties:If any class leaders have equal polots. most event wins will decide the winner. Championships, 4 Northern Ireland Championships,S Munster Championships 4. Prizes:for class winners only. Best 3 out of the 5 events to count. 5. Scoring: Average llme for class earns 1000 poin1s. faster: +1 point for each complete 3 seconds faster S~Q~ESAF_TEB co NAC T 1- l ....STE. TOTAL slower: -3 points for each complete 3 seconds slower JtlREe.E~NTS CHAMPS CHAMPS TO DATe S~ES_AfIEB CONNACHT LEINSTER IRISH TOTAL M21E TIME POINTS TIME POINTS TIME POINTS IttB~, ~E.NIS CHAMPS CHAMPS CHAMPS TO DATE AVERAGE 13.25 1000 88.12 1000 92.28 1000 M40L TIME POINTS TIME POINTS TIME POINTS NAME CLUB Marcus Pinker Cork 0 63.58 1186 80.15 11!5t1 65.42 1135 3481 AVERAGE 94.43 1000 85.08 1000 96.05 1000 BrIan Corbett Cork 0 83.07 1205 84,37 1071 90.41 1035 3311 NAME CLUB Brendan Delaney CNOC 70.37 1055 83.38 1091 87.35 1097 3243 Kevin O'Dwyer Colt( 0 78.02 1373 88.01 1362 75.17 1415 4170 Martin Flynn AJAX 85.31 758 94.45 869 106.58 711 2336 John McCullough 3ROC 79.10 1310 88.35 1370 74.58 1422 4102 Colm Rothery AJAX 77.14 1219 82.56 1190 2409 Brian Bell GEN 84.36 1201 88.18 1377 82.34 1270 3648 John Feehan AJAX 82.27 1114 81.52 1211 2325 Sen an O'Boyle CNOC 62.08 1251 76.41 1188 90.19 1115 3534 Brendan O'Brien AJAX 74.02 988 98.03 889 1877 Joe Buckley DFOC 78.13 1369 75.39 1189 97.39 989 3527 Gerry Brady Cork 0 94.51 867 97.42 896 1763 Sean A. Mulqu~n BOC 92.38 1041 81.38 1069 104.23 634 2944 Bill Edwards Cork 0 78.38 1276 1276 Uam O'Brien CorkO 86,21 976 67,52 1564 2540 Aonghus O'Cleirigh CNOC 61.05 1246 1246 Kieran McDonald AJAX 75.36 1190 89.33 1130 2320 Brian Ervine LVO 85.05 1147 1147 Tim Morrissey Cork 0 81,18 1268 92.07 861 2129 James Logue t-NVOC 85.24 1141 1141 Bi~FylTe FERMO 112.03 654 114.51 625 1279 Colm O'Haloran LeeO 86.27 1120 1120 John Geary BVOC 105.50 778 115.53 385 1163 Steven UnIon t-NVOC 67.46 1112 1112 Paul Dunne WE GO 120.23 487 144.28 33 520 Rory Morrish Lee 0 90.31 1038 1036 Doug Corrie FINGAL 123.49 227 132.53 264 491 Michael Welters DFOC 71.37 1035 1035 Damien Cashin AJAX 78.09 1356 1358 John Casey Cork 0 96.33 919 919 David 0' Donovan CorkO 97.57 936 936 Hugh Mclindon 3ROC 97.24 816 818 David Brennan 3ROC 94.57 604 604 GeofTSomerville lVO 98.34 793 793 Paddy Herbert LVO 106.54 757 757 Padraig Higgins MNAV 108.15 685 685 Andrew Cox WATO 115.59 575 575 Connor Barry UCCO 117.05 508 506 John Frencis DFOC 108.51 563 563 Patrick Casey GEN 102.55 410 410 M45L TIME POINTS TIME POINTS TIME POINTS M35L TIME POINTS TIME POINTS TIME POINTS AVERAGE n.33 1000 62.09 1000 88.35 1000 AVERAGE 102.06 1000 88.51 1000 111.31 1000 NAME CLUB NAME CLUB Denis Reidy AJAX 52.30 1500 45.23 1335 61.54 1493 4328 Greg McCann LVO 99.56 1043 95.58 859 108.46 1055 2957 Bill Simpson LVO 64.07 1266 51.19 1218 70.50 1314 3798 Dave Weston SET 79.15 1457 92.01 1390 2647 Raymond Finlay FERMO 65.38 1238 54.28 1153 76.46 1196 3587 Charles Reid t-NVOC 78.55 1198 98.38 1257 2455 Clive Majury LVO 68.57 1171 58.52 1065 72.02 1290 3526 Stephen G~more LVO 107.29 628 129.07 649 1277 Tom McCormack GEN 74.03 1069 59.13 1058 96.07 810 2937 Donal Wickhan AJAX 115.23 470 132.08 588 1058 Ken Griffin CorllO 91.14 727 73.17 778 133.50 55 1580 John O'Donovan BVOC 94.07 1348 1348 Sean McSweeney Cork 0 54.22 1463 62.02 1490 2953 Uam Quinn SET 72.53 1319 1319 CoHnHenderson LVO 57.26 1094 73.37 1259 2353 Barry Dalby 3ROC 74.51 1279 1279 Pat Healy CNOC 77.12 700 89.23 944 1644 Damien Cashin AJAX 75.17 1271 1271 Jim FaRis FERMO 81,02 931 10220 685 1616 Patrick O'Donovan BVOC 101.54 1192 1192 Richard Wiftiamson LVO 74.51 747 102.06 690 1437 Brian McBumey LVO 104.15 1145 1145 John de Lacy AJAX 77.31 1181 1181 Mick Mangan SET 83.47 1101 1101 Ronnie McKee LVO 87.06 990 990 Michael O'Keeffe FINGAL 86.03 1055 1055 Anthony McGonigle t-NVOC 69.31 853 853 Ted Lucey BOC 97.54 819 819 Joe Lalor GEN 106.33 601 601 Brendan Cryan 3ROC 127.12 499 499 Frank Swift FWAR 106.15 426 426 Frencia Rooney LVO 142.46 376 376 John Fitzgibbon WATO 117.17 206 200
38 The Irish Orienteer V,e Irish Orienreer 39 " SCP.RfSAHER ~A ... TER IRIS" 1TOTAL CHAMPS CHAMPS I CHAMPS TO J' IHBEJL~..ftlIS DATE SCORES AFJER CONNACHT -l TOTAL TIME POINTS TIME POINTS TIME POINTS I.HREE_EY~N_IS CHAMPS CHAMPS CHAMPS TO MQ_~t.. DATE AVERAGE 51.17 1000 82.01 1000 68.30 1000 M5Ql, TIME POINTS TIME POINTS TIME POINTS NAME CLUB 68.30 2000 AVERAGE 78.46 1000 68.21 Fred Calnan Cork 0 51.17 1000 1000 88.20 1000 1285 NAME CLUB Paddy Walsh SET 47.46 1285 10001 Andrew Bonar-Law GEN 51.31 1210 1210 Wilbert Hollinger LVO 58.52 1398 48.35 1395 68.18 1361 4154 Paddy Cooke AJAX 86.47 505 505 Sean Colter BOC 81.47 1339 51.01 1346 84.15 1041 3726 , Bob Pinker Cork 0 82.39 1322 60.59 1147 74.14 1241 3710 TIME POINTS TIME POINTS I TIME POINTS Billy O'Nelll CNOC 83.09 1312 57.42 1213 n.23 1178 3703 MJ_QI. Nigel C-Crawford 3ROC 75.17 1089 64056 1068 79.58 1127 3264 AVERAGE 0.00 1000 0.00 10001 78.25 1000 Brendan McGrath 3ROC 77.38 1023 70.11 964 75.10 1223 3210 . NAME CLUB Robert O'Connor Cork 0 67.59 1215 81.52 1129 95.24 819 3183 Norman Ervine LVO 60.53 1310 1310 Jim O'Donovan Cork 0 108.56 397 71.13 943 108.18 801 1941 Noel Morrish Lee a 91.56 6901 690 DerCronln Cork 0 72.50 1118 61.02 1146 2264 I Irwin Locklngton NWOC 70.31 957 92.08 884 1841 W,2.1l; TIME POINTS I TIME POINTS 1 TIME POINTS Philip BuHer 3ROC 68.11 1003 1003 Clement Stapleton DFOC 79.46 981 981 AVERAGE 95.58 1000 81.09 10001 90.25 1000 Larry Roe 3ROC 85.35 656 656 NAME CLUB Jim O'Brien AJAX 87.29 . 618 618 Toni O'Donovan Cork a 85.53 1201 75.33 1111 72.09 1385 3677 Donal Burke Lee 0 110.15 522 522 Eileen Loughman CNOC 88.29 1149 81.55 985 107.35 857 2791 Eoghan O'SuRieabhaln 3ROC 107.05 434 434 Eadaoln Morrish Lee 0 84.19 937 78.04 1247 2184 David BuUer CNOC 97.41 414 414 Albhe Creedon DUO 81.41 990 91.09 986 1976 Brian Power SET 109.20 389 389 Nina Phillips 3ROC 82.16 978 98,47 833 1811 Una Creagh 3ROC 74.02 1327 1327 M55L TIME POINTS TIME POINTS TIME POINTS Nuala Higgins AJAX 82.35 1156 1156 83.05 1146 1146 AVERAGE 54.58 1000 JuRa Cleary 3ROC 80.57 1000 n.34 1000 1020 NAME CLUB Emma Glanville 3ROC 94.56 1020 JanaW~son LVO 96.42 986 986 Ted Feehan BVOC 51.30 1088 47.02 1278 56.51 1414 3780 Fiona O'Hanlon AJAX 98,47 833 833 Paget McCormack GEN 45.50 1181 82.39 968 70.10 1147 3294 Heathar Ervine LVO 99.38 816 816 Patrick Lalor CNOC 57.14 954 53.28 1149 71.30 1121 3224 AJAX 113.48 644 644 Alan Gartside LVO 52.49 1042 80.33 1007 78.21 1024 3073 Flone O'Brien LVO 108.46 634 634 Michael Butler 3ROC 70.57 880 89.45 824 128.40 18 1522 Jene Shultz Ernie Wilson LVO 43.36 1226 68.58 1171 2397 TlME POINTS TIME POINTS TIME POINTS Ted McGrath 3ROC 59.32 1028 80.00 952 1980 m~l. Harold White 3ROC 60.05 1017 82.39 899 1916 AVERAGE 80.59 1000 72.22 1000 85.21 1000 Richard McCourt LVO 64.54 1253 1253 NAME CLUB Alan Pim WATO 62.33 848 848 Nadine Grant FERMO 63.22 953 88.45 873 99.25 719 2345 Mlck Klllett GEN 74.29 730 730 . Clare Heardman Cork 0 58.34 1048 71.16 1281 2329 3ROC 64.41 927 69.27 1058 1985 "'6.0L TIME POINTS TIME POINTS TIME POINTS Mary O'Connen Joan Flanagan AJAX 58.54 1269 1269 FERMO 57.21 1072 1072 AVERAGE 49.05 1000 85.50 1000 72.09 1000 Marella Fyffe NAME CLUB TIME POINTS TIME POINTS TIME POINTS Maxwell Reed FERMO 32.48 1325 52.59 1256 51.18 1418 3997 W.4!lL Frank Martindale 3ROC 42.35 1130 59.56 1117 55.11 1339 3588 AVERAGE 87.24 10001 74.04 10001 90.48 1000 Michael Dooley CNOC 84.48 888 73.43 843 83.01 783 2312 NAME CLUB Frank McCormack CNOC 44.46 1086 67.34 966 2052 Ann Savage LVO 87.24 1000 77.14 937 73.27 1347 3284 Bill Regan FERMO 57.59 822 66.19 991 1813 Ruth Lynam CNOC 61.55 1242 70.32 1405 2647 Andrew Bonar Law GEN 47.03 1040 1040 Elen Feehan BVOC 83.02 821 103.45 742 1563 Noel Bogfe NWOC 75.51 926 926 Helen Baxter LVO 95.04 915 915 Jerry Ryan Cork 0 53.36 910 910 Mary Austin Cork 0 99.06 835 835 Jim Barrett CNOC 74.27 828 828 Anne-Marie McKenna AJAX 102.56 758 758 David Hogg NWOC 95.22 536 536
40 The Irish Orienteer The Irish Orienteer 41 )} s_c_QRE~..AI:rEB :HT LEINSTER JRlSH TOTAL IHRE.E._fY.E;~JS CHAMPS CHAMPS CHAMPS TO DATE I:.EtNSTt "lRTSH TOTAL S~QRES. AEIEB CONNACHI M20 TIME POINTS TIME POINTS TlME POINTS CHAMPS TO JH~EE.E_VEN:r_$ CHAMPS CHAMPS DATE AVERAGE 95.17 1000 91.04 1000 101.18 1000 POINTS TlME POINTS W45L TIME POINTS TlME NAME CLU Andrew Quinn 3ROC 79.03 1324 73.41 1347 86.47 1290 3961 79.13 1000 AVERAGE 5~l_48 1000 84.22 1000 Andrew Meln NWO 81.08 1283 103.52 744 94.02 1145 3172 NAME CLUB Shane Lynch DUO 7351 1344 8538 1313 2657 1198 67.08 1241 3641 Teresa Finlay FERMO 46.41 1202 74.27 Fergal Buckley DUO 99.11 838 138.43 252 1090 813 3582 Ger Power 3ROC 45.31 1225 57.08 1544 66.34 AonghU9 Fitzgibbon WAT 91.43 1071 1071 70.14 1179 3359 Heather Majury LVO 49.05 1154 83.03 1026 Peler McNamara NWO 93.12 958 958 1278 78.50 1007 3142 Marie Pinker Cork 0 63.58 857 70.25 Alan O'Donnen DFOC 99.00 926 926 1181 2799 Barbara Foley-flsher MNAV 54.08 1053 108.07 565 70.08 Che Finlay Ferm 102.36 770 2647 , 770 Alne UI Suilleabhain 3ROC 48.16 1170 60.28 1477 Kieran McKenna DFOC 125.32 396 396 841 1957 Wyn McCormack GEN 50.59 1116 87.10 1011 1706 Alison Tol1enham LVO 99.37 695 78.38 Mj8 TIME POINTS TlME POINTS TlME POINTS 788 Shir1eyButler CNOC 94.58 788 93.01 724 724 Anne Bell LVO AVERAGE 70.54 1000 87.00 1000 75.51 1000 426 Josephine O'Keene BVOC 113.04 426 NAME CLUB 220 Helen Fitzgibbon WI1IO 95.48 220 Darren Burke Cork a 87.01 1077 64.03 1459 72.45 1061 3597 Niall Burke Cork a 84.28 1128 77.42 1108 79.22 930 3244 POINTS TIME POINTS WOOL TIME POINTS TlME Gerard Buller 3Roe 78.32 888 71.59 1300 81.12 893 3081 Zollan Foley-Fisher MNAV 89.00 1038 104.04 659 79.15 932 2629 1000 AVERAGE ~.10 1000 59.01 1000 81.53 David Carter Cork 0 70.24 1010 79.01 1159 2169 NAME CLUB Alan Barry Cork 0 6640 1183 1183 1339 4022 Jean O'Nelll FINGAL 45.12 1379 43.46 1304 «.55 Declan Kelty WATO 63.18 1152 1152 55.14 1133 3596 M41reWaish 3ROC 51.15 1258 48.45 1205 Fiach ra Fitzgibbon WATO 71.48 983 983 00.01 438 2190 Andrea McCormack GEN 88.19 957 89.17 795 Luke C-Crawford 3ROC 73.11 955 955 1357 49.24 1249 2606 Monica Nowlan 3ROC 41.07 Nell Dobbs DUO 91.11 917 917 1080 2117 Carmel Feehan BVOC 62.19 1037 57.52 Claran McKenna DFOC 82.27 770 1016 770 FranC89 O'Neill SET 63.20 1016 Lorcan OhAlmhaln SET 100.56 722 722 63.02 978 976 Trina Cleary 3ROC Rodger O'Connor Cork 0 107.05 599 599 622 SuePlm WATO 73.05 622 72.44 784 784 Josephine O'Keeffe BVOC Mj8 TIME POINTS TIME POINTS TlME POINTS 530 Faith White SET 87.40 530 336 Claire McGrath 3ROC 92.09 336 AVERAGE 51.25 1000 41.28 1000 70.19 1000 NAME CLUB POINTS TlME POINTS WS5L TIME POINTS TlME Jonathan Lucey BOC 44.42 1134 32.03 1187 48.00 1446 3767 Stewart Caithness NWOC 48.28 1098 31.43 1194 54.02 1325 3617 84.22 1000 AVERAGE 78.50 1000 60.52 1000 Rory Finlay FERMO 62.44 974 34.52 1131 49.07 1424 3529 NAME CLUB Ian Fellows NWOC 41.12 1204 47.15 884 67.46 1051 3139 1194 54.27 1598 4536 . Clare Nuttall Lee 0 39.36 1744 51.07 Nathan Foley-Fisher MNAV 47.52 1070 59.01 649 57.32 1255 2974 73.59 1207 2214 Maura Higgins SET 60.29 1007 Timothy Feehan NWOC 59.07 846 63.38 557 84.34 716 2119 1903 Claire Walsh 3ROC 81.49 901 60.44 1002 David Healy GEN 56.30 899 52.34 1355 2254 135.37 0 356 Vera Murtagh 3ROC 109.04 356 Kieran O'Callaghan Cork 0 64.41 536 64.57 1107 1643 73.23 1219 1219 Rosemary Croley LVO Brian Locklngton BOC 44.54 931 88.22 640 1571 796 796 CaiUln Bent SET 71.06 Paul McGahon BVOC 52.15 784 82.38 754 1538 Ben Pierce-Smith NWOC 67.51 472 78.05 845 1317 POINTS TlME POINTS weOl TIME POINTS TIME David Hanna 3ROC 79.08 247 110.14 202 449 John Paul Fitzgerald Cork 0 57.10 1263 1263 84.58 1000 AVERAGE 104.37 1000 63.02 1000 AndrewMHls FERMO 46.45 894 894 NAME CLUB Andrew Johnston WATO 62.42 775 775 54.15 1175 64.58 1000 2175 Faith White SET Denis McCarthy NWOC 89.29 617 617 1284 1284 Diana Large GEN 48.46 Robert Wheeldon NWOC 80.24 221 221 1000 Anna Cassburn WEGO 104.37 1000 540 Marie O'Sullivan Lee 0 86.02 540
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THREE EVENTS CHAMPS CHAMPS TO ,", I TOTAL DATE SCORES_I~fJEB TO M1. I TIME POINTSI TIME POINTS TIME POINTS JHREE_EYENTS CHAMPS DATE AVERAGE 41.18 1000 87.08 1000 68.07 1000 W18 TIME POINTS TIME POINTS TIME POINTS NAME CLUB 1000 Niall Walsh 3ROC 21.50 1389 82.59 1082 45.01 1482 3933 AVERAGE 47.04 1000 88.07 1000 83.10 Thomas Cotter BOC 24.08 1343 51.01 1322 80.22 1155 3820 NAME CLUB 1125 3498 Christian Foley.f'lsher MNAV 29.25 1237 82.54 1084 50.28 1353 3874 Laura Cotter BOC 47.00 1001 47.34 1370 56.53 59.49 1066 3300 Jason Lynch BOC 40.50 1009 82.21 1095 61.19 1138 3240 Sharon Lucey BOC 38.56 1162 62.28 1072 2277 Adrian Burke GEN 49.15 842 61.38 1109 71.03 942 2893 Caroline Dennehy BOC 36.31 1211 62.47 1066 6249 1006 1958 Alan Bell GEN 34.35 1134 72.41 889 82.24 715 2738 Denise Healy CNOC 68.31 952 r 73.07 801 1923 Ben Fulton NVVOC 61.57 1103 3ROC 5958 1122 57.56 1203 2306 Sheila No...... an 1294 Aiden Hennessy BOC 3027 1217 KeAyGibson FERMO 60.53 724 67.37 570 64.43 1066 2285 902 Michael Lynch BOC 34.27 1137 68.58 983 2120 Collette Geary BVOC 51.59 902 73.52 645 645 Matthew McCloskey NWOC 76.56 804 52.27 1313 2117 , Sarah Butler CNOC Wayne Brennan BOC 41.44 992 65.06 1060 2052 TIME POINTS TIME POINTS I TIME POINTS Paul Geary BVOC 39.26 1037 76.22 816 1653 Wt4 Con or Mailey NVVOC 67.35 991 83.34 692 1663 27.23 1000 40.03 1000 Luke McCormack GEN 76.06 621 81.08 740 1561 AVERAGE 43.09 1000 Stephen CurTie NVVOC 84.52 . 646 91.04 541 1187 NAME CLUB 1441 12.51 1290 20.14 1396 4127 Eoin O'Brien BOC 54.39 1249 1249 Nlamh O'Boyie CNOe 21.05 1413 31.23 921 21.24 1372 3706 Ray Flynn Cork 0 67.45 988 988 Nlamh Morrissey Cork 0 22.28 1070 61.48 565 1635 Jon McKee LVO Zara Stevenson NWOC 23.53 86.14 638 638 979 David Murray CorkO 59.41 Laura Cunningham FERMO 28.27 979 633 633 963 Mark O'Donovan Oelrdre Be" GEN 29.17 963 Cork 0 63.06 565 565 779 Oerek Burke WATO 68.03 466 Or1aO'Brien BOC 38.29 779 466 666 666 Elmear McCarthy BOC 56.45 146 ".12 TIME POINTS TIME POINTS nME POINTS Yvonne Murray Cork 0 85.53 146 nME POINTS TIME POINTS AVERAGE 33.40 1000 26,57 1000 55.43 1000 Wj~ TIME POINTS NAME CLUB 1000 49.05 10001 39.22 1000 Padralg O'Brien BOC 22.30 1223 29.04 958 46.08 1191 3372 AVERAGE 44.« Aran Savage LVO 38.22 946 26.18 1012 51.10 1090 3048 NAME CLUB 1000 49.05 1000 31.08 1165 3165 Seamus O'Boyle CNOC 39.47 878 21.08 1118 89.50 Jane Hlngerty GEN 44.44 718 2712 1 47.37 8351 835 Ted McCormack GEN 36.00 954 31.17 914 1868 Shannagh Leadbetter NWOC
W20 TIME POINTS TIME POINTS TIME POINTS
AVERAGE 86.20 1000 88.41 1000 75.43 1000 Names of those who have NAME CLUB competed In three events have Aislinn Austin CorkO 55.45 1258 86.09 1191 2449 been printed In bold type. Sybil McCormack GEN 82.35 1075 84.34 683 1758 These can Improve their scores Oria Jennings UCGO 78.46 1151 1151 • by compettng In NIOC and/or MOe. liz Bu1ler CNOC 65.44 1058 1058 Clare O'Connor CorkO 76.14 990 990 Deirdre Creedon Cork a 84.46 819 819 Others are printed in plain type, like this. Sarah Sheriock OFOC 97.39 774 774 " These others will need to compete in the W18 TIME POINTS TIME POINTS TIME POINTS Northern Ireland Championships and / or In the AVERAGE 59.17 1000 78.48 1000 88.51 1000 Munster Championships NAME CLUB if they WIshto complete three events, Susan Healy GEN 40.04 1384 56.51 1438 64.14 1452 4274 and be ranked In the final results. Danlelle Buckley Cork 0 94.07 304 94.01 695 81.41 1103 2102 Aisfing Austin Cork a 34.18 1499 1499 If there are any mistekes or Sheila Feehan BVOC 78.06 1013 1013 mis-spellings In the above, please Fionne Austin Cork 0 86.04 854 854 bring these to the attention of Aisling O'Donovan Cork 0 6840 813 813 Frank Cunnane Mary McCllrthy BOC 114.38 445 445 Phone 00353 21 343593 ,___j 44 The Irish Orienteer I The Irish Orienieer 45 December } )'~ 5 NI NIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS. st. Columb's Park. Derry. NWOC. 6 LAHERN MOUNTAIN. Mallow. Co. Cork. BOC ML2. Start 10.30-1.00. GR ORIENTEERING FIXTURES W459929. ".022-47300. 12 GOSFORD. Markethill.Co. Armagh. LVO Sprlnt-O. September 1998 20 HAZEL WOOD. Sligo. SOC night event. Start 6-7 prn, GR G 722345. ". 086- 26 NORTHERN IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. Florencecourt. Co. Fermanagh. GR H 8197887 1733. 27 BOTTLEHILL.Rathduff. Co. Cork. BOC score event. Start 10-2. GR W611886. 27 FARRAN FORESTPARK. Co. Corle BOC Introductory event. 10.~2. GR 1t021-473oo. W480715. ". 021-546194. 27 CURRABINNY. Carrlgallne. Co. Cork. CorkO. Start 11-2. GR W7962. ".021- 27 FORESTPARK. Boyle. Co. Roscommon. SOC. Start 11 - 1. GR G844035. ".086- 361824. 8197887. 27 BOF NATIONAL EVENT Pitlochry. Scotland. January 1999 3 FARRAN October 17 ROSTELLAN 4 ANNAKISHA. Mallow. Co. Cork. 11-1.30. CCL2. BOC. GR R 601038.".021- 24 BAlLlNABOOLA 546194. 31 MANORHAMILTON. Co. Leltrlm. SOC. Start 11-1. GR G874404.". 086-8197887 10 CASTlEWELLAN.Co. Down. NI series 7. LVO. GRJ 32 37. 10-11 VETERAN HOME INTERNATIONAL. Pont Mawr. SWales. For details of fixtures check with the organisers. the lOA Inf-O-line (01-4569099) or the 11 BALLYNOE. Mldleton. Co. Cork. CorkO CL2. 11-2. GR W9484.". 021-343384. NIOA «0044)-01399-873281) or try the lOA websJte (see poge 2) 11 RYECOURT. Farnanes. Co. Cork. BOC CCL3. 1030-1.30. GRW460676.". 021- In many cases the Information given here Includes a contact phone number. start 546194. times and on Ordnance SUNey grid reference. lOA fixtures are only listed If the event 18 CURRAGH. Mldleton. Co. Cork. BOC CCL4. 10.30-1.30. GRW860768.". 021- Is registered with lOA. Start times are generally 11.00 to 1.00 pm unless otherwise 546194. stated. 18 GLENDALOUGH. Co. Wlcklow. 3ROC Grode 1 event. GRT 1196.".01-4936187. The following unregistered events are listed for Information only: 18 COMPASS SPORT CUP FINAL Staley. Hexham. 24 DOOHATTY GLEBE. Co. Fermanagh. NI Series 8. FermO. GR H 1831. October 25 UNION WOOD, Collooney. Co. Sligo. SOC. GR G 687270. Start 11-1.".086- 4 IRISHORIENTEERTROPHY.Trooperstown. Laragh, Co. Wick/ow. GEN. GR T 1697. 8197887 18 PORrLAw, Co. Waterford. WatO. 11-1. GRS4715. ".051-379708. 25 DROMILlIHY. Leap. Co. Cork. CorkO CK3. 11-2. GRW2438.". 021-343384. 25 MARLAYPARK.Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin. LL2.Patk-O event. GR 0 1426 31 MOUNTAIN B/KEO-EVENT.Laragh-G/enmalure road. Co. Wick/ow. gr T 1392. November Start 11.00.Damien CashIn rrOl-2818212 1 CURRABINNY. Co. Cork. BOC CCL6. 11-1. GRW785630.". 021-546194. November 7 TOLLYMORE. Co. Down. NI Series 9. LVO. GR J 3532. I KNOCKANAFFRIN.Clonme/. WatO ML 1. 11-1.".051-379708. 8 MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIPS. Clashacrona. Dunmanway. Co. Cork. BOC. Entry 15 DJOUCE WOODS. Co. Wick/ow. LL3.SET.Long-O for Brown & blue - start 10-12. form enclosed. 22 LL4AJAX CRONYBYRNE? 15 CURRAGH. Midleton. Co. Cork. CorkO. Cork Champs/CL4. GRW860768. 11-2. 29 LL5DUO ". 021-361544 December 15 WARRENSCOURT, Kilmurry. Co. Cork. BOC CCL7. 11-1. GRW38066O.1! 022- 6 CURRAGH LL6 47300. 13 TRAMORESANDHILLS.Co. Waterford. WAr0. Start 11-1. GR S590010.".051- 21 CAIRN WOOD. Dundonald. Co. Down. LVO Nightevent.GRJ 4576. 379708. 22 CARRIGDUFF. Nod. Co. Cork. BOC. Cork Co. Chomps. 10.30-1. GR W370883. ". 26 THREEROCKWOOD, Dundrum, Co. Dublin. 3ROC score event. Start 11-1. 022-47300. January 29 BALLYGAWLEY. Co. Sligo. SOC. GR G 697297. Start 11-1.".086-8197887 10 RUPPULAGH 29 GOUGANE BARRA. Ballingeary. Co. Cork. CorkO CL5. 11-1.30. GRW0866.1! 17 DUBLINSTREETSLLl GEN 021-361544 17 FARRAN 29 TRABOLGAN. Whltegate. Co. Cork. BOC CCL8. 10.30-1. GR W838619. 1! 021- 31 GLENBOWER 546194. 46 The Irish Qrienteer 111(!Irish OrienTeer 47 ComPass PoInt .') ~9"onsors Of che IRISh oracnccere ~~:. ',p The Orienteer's Choice QJLle'~G~. ."\ ~"9 8 IN TrFW, %~yI!IC) No. 87 October - November 1998 IR£I.SO
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