AROC Sprint - Cotter - 2011-02-12

Aaron and Ian were both keen to do the AROC sprint in Feb as a team again. We managed not to live up to the expectations placed on us by the previous race but still had a ball on the course, the tubing was a hoot and the different location with the awesome mtb and new orienteering locations was great. What a shame we have to wait until November for the next one in Canberra.

Dave, Randall and Susie moseyed around the course to take out the overall win. Max raced with her mother Sam and Julie in the classic course, her first AR, at age eight and a half, awesome work Max. It sounds like everyone had fun, thanks again to Tom, Al, and the crew. Oh and we came second mens team (by 1 minute) and 4th overall.


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Sam, Julie and Max heading out for Max's first AR at age 8, Rock on.

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With race bibs on.

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Kim at the race briefing.

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Baldilocks getting ready to mosey.

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Tom telling us stuff.

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Susie and Randall getting ready to hang on to Baldilocks for dear life, or mosey depending on the point of view.

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Jeff doing an AR again.

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Sal, Paul and Keith

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VO3Max, beat us by 1 minute in the end, damn. Wiggi said I was not supposed to upload any photos of him in girls knicks... ooops.

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Rob, Dane and Lucy

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Some cool fancy dress

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Waiting to get on busses to the start.

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Danielle on the left, Scott (different team) on the right.

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Gary and Chris (Danielle's team mates)

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Dave herding cats^W^Wgetting us ready to start.

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Ian in front of many teams waiting to start.

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Looking up toward the water works.

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A team ready to mosey

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Robbie heading out for an AR.

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Aaron about to hop on his bike, I was admiring the pinked up Giant 29er belonging to the team next to us here.

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Aaron early in the first orienteer

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Aaron about to bag a control

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Ian and Aaron heading through wattles

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Aaron running up a hill

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A bunch of teams on a hill, getting a bit of moisture on the lens.

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Ian and Aaron going down against the salmoning uphill teams.

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Tony enjoying the race.

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Ian on the bike heading toward Orinteer 2 hoping his tyre stays inflated after we spent some time getting more air into it.

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Aaron on the bike

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Ian heading for out final control in this orinteer near team Incognito

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Danielle and Chris

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Gary

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A team heading out on the 2nd orienteer.

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Floating down the river

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Aaron on his tube.

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No idea who this is, maybe I need to dry the lens.

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Us making a mistake not realising the leg was not finished, oops.

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Heading out for a short kayak

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Some teams on the river as we headed out onn the bonus leg.

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Wiggi, with us about to make another silly nav mistake.

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Aaron at the bars near the lookout grabbing a control

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Overall win to the ARNuts with Baldilocks, Randall and Susie.


Steven Hanley <sjh@svana.org>
Last modified: Tue Feb 15 17:36:52 2011