Summer Series Results from Western Springs
February 15, 2005
Results from courses:   One   Two   Three   Four

Whoowee!!! That was quite some night! Certainly a record turn out for this season, ever for Western Springs and very nearly for any summer series event for all time. I think only one night at the Domain a few years ago rivalled it. You certainly are all determined to make every use of the beautiful fine evenings we are getting at the moment – makes up for the somewhat unsummery Christmas break, doesn’t it!

Thanks to Mark Wilson and Guy Cory-Wright for the great set of courses – it really makes the effort worthwhile when people come back with positive comments. A few of you found course 2 a bit more of a challenge tonight – most delighted in this but a few found it a bit more than they wanted. We attempt to set both course 1 and 2 at the same degree of difficulty, which as hard as we can do, orienteeringwise, in a park. For most maps this can not be too tricky, but some offer a bit more of a challenge. When you are in a small, fairly straightforward park like Macleans was last week, with some streets added to give distance for longer courses, the only real orienteering challenge will be some route choice legs, and the pleasure comes from the great views. In an area like Western Springs things are very much more complex and the courses always are deceptively difficult. If you are relatively new to the sport and don’t yet want too much of a challenge, feel free to discuss which course you would enjoy most with us at registration -  we will have a fairly good idea as to whether the particular map will offer more of an orienteering challenge or not.

Tonight the Western Springs Stadium folk very kindly let us use their area for parking – a saviour - we used over 150 of their car parks! Unfortunately we had to stretch their kindness rather as we were somewhat late getting all the cars out of this area so the gates could be locked. Most of the parks we start in have gates that get locked between 8.00 and 9.00pm. If you are arriving late or plan to sit around afterwards, perhaps you could look for a park on the outside of the gates, or shift you car out when you first finish to ensure you don’t end up locked in – this will apply at Ambury next week, and at One Tree Hill on the last night.

Found – a set of keys handed to us by the touch rugby players – supposedly dropped by an orienteer crossing the playing field area.

Having had such a marvellous turnout tonight, we are now really looking forward to the first of our Summer Forest Series this SUNDAY, 20th February. If you have been enjoying the park events and can make it on Sunday, PLEASE do come and give orienteering in the forest a try, I promise you, you will not regret it!! Woodhill forest is a wonderful place, and the event centre is only a couple of minutes walk from that great West coast beach – bring a picnic and enjoy it on the beach or on the top of a sandhill afterwards. There will be six courses, with the easiest simpler than anything at the summer park events, so there is absolutely no reason to be concerned it will be too hard – you can choose the course with which you feel comfortable. Our suggestion for first timers would be to start with a simple one. Forest event courses are colour coded for difficulty – white, yellow, orange and red, from easiest to hardest. Course 4 in the summer series is ‘whitish yellow’, course 3 orange on the yellow side and course 1 and 2 orange/red. Newcomers, if you have been doing course 3, try the yellow course on Sunday (course 5). Course 1 and 2 runners, if you are confident mapreaders, try the orange course (course 4), otherwise give the yellow course a go, trying to read the map all the time and then if you find it easy go and do some or all of the orange course.

Experienced orienteers – there is plenty for you too – there will be 3 red courses – a great start for your warm up towards the Nationals at Easter – not much more than a month away!!!

Sport Ident electronic timing will be used, so if you own an e card, make sure you bring it! For those that don’t own a card, they can be hired for $3. First timers who have collected a voucher from the summer series, the hire of the card is included in your free run. E cards can also be purchased from registration for $50 so if you feel you are going to be coming to a few forest events it is well worthwhile buying your own.

If you are doing an orange or red course you should also have a compass – these can be borrowed from registration. It would be sensible to also practice using one on the yellow course so that you are confident with it when you move on to an orange course. We also recommend, as a safety precaution, that everyone carries a whistle – we will have a few for sale for $2 from registration.

Costs Members/nonmembers adult $8/$10, Student $4/$5, Family max $16/$20, e cards $3 extra, (ecards free for 10 year olds and under). Please note -  non return of e cards $50

Instructions for coming events

Sunday 20th February starts 10.00am-12.30 Woodhill forest, Rimmer Road entrance, off SH16, north of Waimauku – go to the end of the NW motorway and turn left towards Helensville – signposted from SH16

Next week the summer series event is WEDNESDAY – Please note, this is the first of the 2 WEDNESDAY events. Ambury Park, Ambury Rd, Mangere Bridge – beside the ARA information centre. As this is a farm park I am afraid the ARA does not allow dogs in this area. There are some barbeques provided in the car park, so why not bring along a picnic and enjoy the evening.


Course 1         7.5 km 
1    Brent Edwards             0:44:29                    
2    Mark Lawson               0:46:04                    
3    Stu Barr                  0:48:25                    
4    Neil                      0:49:21                    
5    Dave Crofts               0:51:42                    
6    Jeff Greenwood            0:53:36                    
7    Stu Lynch                 0:56:10                    
8    Rudi Hlawatsch            0:57:18                    
9    Thomas Reynolds           0:58:27  Westlake Boys     
10   Nick Harris               0:58:52                    
11   Tania Robinson            0:58:57                    
12   Tim Renton                1:01:47                    
13   Rob Kingston              1:02:01                    
14   Andrew Peat               1:04:00                    
15   Bruce Peat                1:08:49                    
16   Claude                    1:12:01                    
17   Wayne Oxenham             1:12:05                    
18   Brian Johnston            1:14:46                    
19   Christina Renhart         1:14:48                    
20   Jonine Nash               1:15:00                    
21   Fiona McBryde             1:22:00                    
22   Jourdan Harvey            1:22:03  Kings College     
23   Malcolm Gawn              1:23:20                    
24   Alexis Middleton &       
     Juliet Williams           1:28:00                 
25   Carl Bevins               1:28:00                    
26   Nicola Kinzett            1:30:05                    
27   Matthew Ng-Wai Shing      1:30:36  Westlake Boys     
28   Stephen Kestle            1:31:56                    
29   K Ng-Wai Shing            1:38:00                    
30   Miles Paver               1:40:05                    
31   Dobbs                     1:41:00                    
32   Debbie Bevins             1:45:00                    
33   Kane Alward & Shannan    
     Colligan                  1:48:54                 
34   Peter Jeffries            1:59:00                    
35   Karen Torkar              2:20:00

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Course 2         5.5 km 

1    Andrew Cross              0:53:30                    
2    Allan Janes               0:55:37                    
3    Shane Blackett            0:56:09                    
4    Michael Cash              0:57:39                    
5    Simon Thorpe              0:59:30                    
6    Matthew Ogden             1:00:00  Massey High       
7    WP Thompson               1:00:27                    
8=   Benjamin Balmforth        1:01:40                    
8=   John Robinson             1:01:40                    
10   Di Michels                1:02:58                    
11   Roger Ward                1:05:08                    
12   Craig Pearce              1:07:10                    
13   Toby Scott                1:07:26  Glendowie Coll    
14   Mary Pat & Mike           1:08:24                    
15   Hannah Linkhorn           1:10:00  St Cuths          
16   Gene Beveridge            1:10:37  Massey High       
17   Nick Monteith             1:11:20                    
18   Steve Salmon              1:11:37                    
19   Tom Goodman               1:11:53                    
20   Roel Michels              1:14:38                    
21   Stephen Reynolds          1:14:54                    
22   Martin Spencer            1:16:15                    
23   Fleur Greaves             1:16:55                    
24   Judith Burnie & Louis    
     Carlyle                   1:17:34                 
25   Imogene Scott             1:18:09  Ak International C
26   Leo Cheng                 1:19:00                    
27   Kevin Oldham              1:19:45                    
28   Liam Oldham               1:19:55                    
29   Anon                      1:20:29                    
30=  Vic Fitzpatrick           1:23:00                    
30=  Brook Armishaw & Simon   
     Grimmer                   1:23:00                 
32   Megan & Logan Officer     1:24:27                    
33   Emily Hicks               1:25:00                    
34   David Moorehouse          1:25:05                    
35   Elke Haag                 1:25:43                    
36   Annette & Mick            1:26:00                    
37   Irene Smirnova            1:27:30                    
38   Richard Germann           1:28:00                    
39   Kate & Mark Frazerhurst   1:31:00                    
40=  Claire & Stacey           1:35:00                    
40=  Lyndon Walker             1:35:00                    
40=  S Keir                    1:35:00                    
43   Sirkka Haase              1:40:00                    
44   Penny Cliffin             1:44:00                    
45   P & R Wakeman             1:44:26                    
46   Nancy Riordan             1:45:00                    
47   Stephanie Morrison        1:45:20                    
48   M Paitry                  1:45:27                    
49   Colin & Marianne          1:45:50                    
50   Charlie                   1:50:00

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Course 3         3.1 km 

1    Antoinette Maulder        0:20:43                    
2    Alan Thompson             0:25:39                    
3    Anon                      0:26:30                    
4    Darren Gosse              0:29:35                    
5    Bruce Cassey              0:29:49                    
6    Pete & Jesse              0:30:55                    
7    Kristy Hall               0:31:23                    
8    Jill Dalton               0:31:37                    
9    Mark Paton                0:32:01                    
10   Jennifer Trinick          0:32:06                    
11   Steve F                   0:32:33                    
12   Sheridan                  0:33:00                    
13   Reece Harrison            0:33:17                    
14   Sam & Elliott             0:34:49                    
15   Renee Beveridge           0:35:09  St Dominics Colleg
16   BJ Reynolds               0:35:30                    
17   Keith Adams               0:36:35                    
18   Aiko Lignon               0:36:55  Westlake Girls    
19   Russell Howard            0:37:26                    
20=  Maggie Reynolds           0:37:30                    
20=  Helen Wadsworth           0:37:30                    
22   Melanie Hughes            0:37:49                    
23   Old Birds                 0:38:00  Cavell Guides     
24   Roger Woodroofe           0:38:04                    
25   Simon Clark               0:38:30                    
26   Yashiko Lignon            0:38:46  Westlake Girls    
27   Alistair Beeton           0:39:57  Westlake Boys     
28   Gilz Rul                  0:40:00                    
29=  James T                   0:41:00                    
29=  Anna Thompson             0:41:00  St Cuthberts      
31   Richard, Natasha &       
     Benjamin Kestle           0:41:34                 
32=  Marc Magerkorth           0:42:00  Lynfield College  
32=  Anita Lin                 0:42:00                    
32=  Jack Mynett-Johnson       0:42:00  Lynfield College  
32=  Alex S                    0:42:00                    
36   Nick Walls                0:42:30                    
37=  Sean McGregor & Ramon    
     Silailai                  0:43:00  Lynfield Colleg
37=  Andrew King               0:43:00  Lynfield College  
39   Liz Sampson               0:43:25                    
40   Merryn Ng-Wai Shing       0:43:52                    
41   Tyler Elliott             0:43:56  Westlake Boys     
42=  Mike Sampson              0:44:00                    
42=  Stephanie Colenbrander    0:44:00  Churchill Park Sch
44=  Charlie Nil               0:45:00  Lynfield College  
44=  Karyn Schischka           0:45:00  Lynfield College  
44=  Dana Chue                 0:45:00  Lynfield College  
44=  Bill Williams             0:45:00                    
48   David Scott               0:45:26                    
49   Kristy Swadling           0:45:28                    
50   Bob Lindop                0:45:30                    
51=  Rebecca Henry             0:46:00                    
51=  Keith Spencer-Edgar       0:46:00                    
53   Rex Harrison              0:46:11                    
54   Kalen & Alex              0:46:45                    
55=  Ben Jamieson              0:47:00                    
55=  Jenny H                   0:47:00                    
57   Tim & Rod Holt            0:47:13                    
58   Trisha Thorpe             0:47:40                    
59=  David Andrews & Katie    
     Andrews                   0:48:00                 
59=  Natalie & Tania           0:48:00                    
61   Ewa Glowacka              0:48:36                    
62   Philippa McBride          0:49:16  Westlake Girls    
63   Georgia & Rob Cattley     0:49:38                    
64=  Cyndi                     0:50:00                    
64=  Naomi McBride             0:50:00  Westlake Girls    
66   Anna & Clarice            0:50:28                    
67   Liz P & Ross              0:50:42                    
68=  DA Beveridge              0:51:00                    
68=  Mandy McBride             0:51:00  Westlake Girls    
70   Jane Adams                0:52:18                    
71   Nicola Harris             0:53:00                    
72   B, C & P Weir             0:53:30                    
73   Alan McPherson            0:54:00                    
74   Carolyn Kestle            0:54:15                    
75   James Sydenham            0:54:26                    
76=  Kate Salmon               0:55:00                    
76=  Geoff & Shaun             0:55:00                    
76=  Ben Ng-Wai Shing          0:55:00  Westlake Boys     
76=  Judy Roberts              0:55:00  Iona Guides       
76=  Katrina Ward              0:55:00  Iona Guides       
76=  Goats                     0:55:00                    
76=  Alexis Prebble            0:55:00                    
83=  Carolyn                   0:56:30                    
83=  Marion Gray               0:56:30                    
85   Ber Blakley               0:57:00                    
86   Patrick Hood              0:57:08                    
87   Nathaniel James Hood      0:57:13                    
88   Katherine Reynolds        0:57:42  Mt Albert Grammar 
89=  Kayla                     0:58:00                    
89=  Bronte Linkhorn           0:58:00  St Cuths          
89=  Andrew Tea                0:58:00                    
89=  Kveta Pekarova            0:58:00                    
93   Jeantine & Naline         0:59:00                    
94=  Ashton                    1:00:00                    
94=  Tyler Battista            1:00:00                    
96=  James Drew Raymon         1:02:00                    
96=  R Bennett                 1:02:00                    
98=  Cappy                     1:04:00                    
98=  Whenuapai Racols          1:04:00                    
98=  Simon & Stephen           1:04:00                    
101= Stacey Browne             1:05:00  Iona Guides       
101= Nina Hutchinson           1:05:00                    
101= Yvonne Wood               1:05:00                    
101= Ophiaca                   1:05:00                    
101= Beth Bundy                1:05:00                    
106  Puriri  Cavell Guides     1:05:45                    
107= Anon                      1:06:00                    
107= S & D O'Shea              1:06:00                    
109  Jane Lusby & Alan        
     Cobcroft                  1:09:00                 
110= Kathryn Dunbar            1:12:00                    
110= Helen Davis               1:12:00                    
110= Jacqui McCord             1:12:00                    
110= Jodie Davis               1:12:00                    
114  Sakinah & Minders         1:14:00                    
115= Lucy Bowskill             1:16:00  Mt Albert Grammar 
115= Marie Young               1:16:00  Marist College    
117= Sacha                     1:19:00                    
117= Jessica Gallop            1:19:00                    
119  Keith & Ann Binnersley    1:20:00                    
120  Telisha Kumar             1:23:00  Iona Guides       
121= Kaz                       1:25:00  Iona Guides       
121= Chloe W                   1:25:00  Iona Guides       
123= Heidi Stolberger          1:25:46  Aged 6            
123= Liam Stolberger           1:25:46  Aged 3            
125  Thomas Stolberger         1:30:00  Aged 7            
126= Aidan                     1:34:00                    
126= Seth Pollard              1:34:00                    
128= Maxine Freeman            1:36:00                    
128= Devon van der Wende       1:36:00                    
128= Rosalie                   1:36:00                    
128= Mariko & Aya              1:36:00                    
132= Colin Ward                1:40:00  Iona Guides       
132= Tegan Rennie              1:40:00  Iona Guides       
134= Kate Worthing             1:44:00  Iona Guides       
134= Miranda Ward              1:44:00  Iona Guides       
134= Katherine Browne          1:44:00  Iona Guides       
137  Brett Cottle              1:45:00

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Course 4         1.8 km 

1    Anon                      0:15:05                    
2    Simon Clark               0:16:25                    
3    Spencer Dawson            0:22:25  Westlake Boys     
4    Ramon Silailai & Sean    
     McGregor                  0:23:00  Lynfield Coll  
5    Finn Hogan                0:25:00                    
6    Tim & Cuba                0:26:00                    
7    Scott Holdaway            0:29:26                    
8=   Phong Ly                  0:30:00                    
8=   L Goldsworthy             0:30:00                    
10   Anon                      0:32:41                    
11   GG's                      0:33:00                    
12   Kaleb Maulder             0:33:27  Aged 3            
13=  Gillian                   0:37:00                    
13=  Douglas                   0:37:00                    
15   Kyle Nisbet               0:38:00                    
16=  Adrienne Lovell           0:39:00                    
16=  Jane Harvey               0:39:00                    
18=  Christopher               0:40:00                    
18=  Lauren Curd               0:40:00                    
18=  Daisy                     0:40:00                    
18=  Phoebe                    0:40:00                    
18=  Cool Chicks               0:40:00                    
23=  Lautofa Tulagalea         0:41:00                    
23=  Adele                     0:41:00                    
25   Katherine & Hannah        0:45:00                    
26=  Karen Ingold & Kate & Amy 0:46:00                    
26=  Holly                     0:46:00  7 years           
28=  Lewis                     0:47:00                    
28=  Cullen                    0:47:00                    
28=  Brendon                   0:47:00                    
31=  Rachel Curd               0:48:00                    
31=  Lily Searchfield Mitchell 0:48:00                    
31=  Rose                      0:48:00  Aged 4            
31=  Maiya                     0:48:00                    
31=  Sophia                    0:48:00                    
36=  Jenelle Burton            0:50:00                    
36=  Ashton                    0:50:00                    
36=  Corry Burton              0:50:00                    
36=  Daniel                    0:50:00                    
40   Cory Nisbet               0:51:00                    
41   Jeremy Simpson            0:53:00                    
42   Natasha & Oliver Wilson   0:53:09                    
43   Jared                     0:54:00                    
44   Adam & Maria Powell       1:00:00                    
45   Dean Cottle               1:09:00                    
     Reece & Kirsty            0:13:52  2nd run

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