New Zealand Secondary School Rogaine Champs

Hi Team,
So here is all the information for the NZSSRC please keep checking the blog page for the rest of week.

Gear List:
Everyone needs to bring lunch and food to for the race. Please also make sure that you bring money for dinner as we will be picking up food at the bombays, a full change of clothes and towel for the showers after the event.
Please meet at Whangarei Girls High School at 6.15am as we will be departing by 6.30am. Arrival time will be around 11pm.

• Compulsory Gear List – All students and teams taking part in the event must wear or carry the following equipment.  Note for items marked “TEAM” only 1 person in the team needs to have these.  For items marked “INDIVIDUAL” every person in the team must have these on their person.

1. INDIVIDUAL – Torch/headlamp with new batteries
2. INDVIDUAL – Whistle
3. INDVIDUAL – Thermal top in addition to whatever start off wearing (e.g. polypropylene, merino etc.)
4. INDIVIDUAL – Waterproof jacket
5. INDIVIDUAL – Hat and gloves.
6. INDIVIDUAL – Water and snacks (e.g. lollies, muesli bar, other snack foods)
7. INDIVIDUAL – Backpack to carry above
8. TEAM – Watch
9. TEAM – Compass
10. TEAM – Mobile Phone sealed in a plastic ziplock bag.  (Note: mobile number must be lodged at registration and written on the team intentions map.  Failure to do so may result in disqualification.)

• The compulsory gear will be checked at the start and may be checked randomly during the event. Teams may be checked at the end of the event before leaving the finish chute.

• Any person or team without a required item will result in the whole team being disqualified.

• Suggested Additional Gear – Participants may also wish to consider having and/or carrying the following, depending on the weather:

1. Highlighter to plan and mark your route.
2. Thermal bottom (e.g. polypropylene, merino etc.).
3. Gaiters, tights or similar lower body protection clothing.
4. Waterproof legging

Teams:

WARTS 1- Junior

Mika Hill

Jayden Maugham

WARTS 2- Senior

Shaan Hill

James Edwards

WARTS 3- Senior

Callum Hill

William Dorahy

WARTS 4- Senior

Taylor Campbell

Grace Elliot

WARTS 5- Senior

Ella Poole-Crowe

Alex Godman

WARTS 6- Junior

Nicole Robinson

Ruby Parker

WARTS 7- Senior

Geneva Overwater

Madi Doar

Alesha Ahrens

WARTS 8- Junior

Macey Polwart

Lauren Ambler

WARTS 9- Senior

Flynn Hill

Matt Kingi

WARTS 10- Senior

Wilson Turner

Connor Mackereh

WARTS 11- Senior

Grace Ruddell

Iona Hayman

If you are looking at the Senior and Junior categories please do not panic, they had an odd age limit on the event. However I have placed you with the person I think will give you the best experience and will talk to you about it on the day.

Junior Adventure Racing

Hi Team,
Last night at training I discussed a variety of up and coming events that I thought I would just put up on the blog so you don't forget.
As you will see there is a lot on in the next two months, so please read over the events carefully, not all are compulsory to attend.

Training's:

 Tuesday:

6.45 am: meet at WGHS gym for running training. Come with; thermal, head torch, reflective vest, personal medication and running shoes. Make sure you have breakfast for after the run, as well as all your school gear.

5 pm-8 pm: Rock climbing: this is optional and you can go along at anytime. $10 per person which gets paid to David at the rock wall at Kensington stadium. Will let you know on Tuesday morning when I am going, but this does not limit your ability to attend.

Wednesday:

3.30 pm - 5.15 pm: Problem solving: Meet at WGHS with running shoes and personal medication

Up and coming events:

31st of July: Navigation training: meet at 6pm at WGHS for navigation training with Tom. This is for anyone wanting to improve their skills or learn about new techniques. Tom is a really good teacher, and is doing this in conjunction with Whangarei Orienteering Club.

3rd of August: Navigation and MTB training: Meet at 9.30am at Huanui College for a 1 hour rogaine. Bring along $4 to pay for the map. Then after this training we will jump in the vans and head to the old BMX tracks in town. Not everyone will need to bring a bike, but we will need everyone to bring a helmet to wear. Make sure you pack lunch, water bottle, personal meds, raincoat, running shoes, thermal top and fleece top. (this is a compulsory training for anyone attending Get2Go regionals. The BMX training will finish at 2.30pm. Pick up at the BMX track.
Change of venue: we will be doing the MTB at Barge Park. So pick up will be from there.

Gear List:
Running Shoes
Thermal
Rain coat
Towel
Helmet
MTB- for those who said they will bring one
Pen/Pencil
Watch

9th of August: New Zealand Rogaine Champs in Rotorua. I will post a separate message for this event.

12th of August: Get2Go Regional Qualifiers. I will post a separate message for this event.

13th of September: North Island Secondary School Orienteering Champs in coromandel.  I will post a separate message for this event.

20th of September: Lactic Turkey P6 Auckland.  I will post a separate message for this event.

24th of September: Auckland Secondary School Rogaine Champs.  I will post a separate message for this event.

Hillary Qualifier

Hey Team
Here is the information for the hillary qualifier. Please make sure that you keep checking the blog for more information.
I will post teams on Wednesday, please make sure that you have handed in the forms and money to girls high.
Meet at WGHS gym carpark at 5.50am as we will be leaving at 6.10am. Please do not be late.

Stage descriptions - There are two stages that make up the competition. You will find out the
exact details of what they involve on the day of the event.

• Stage 1 is based on time. This will involve some simple navigation, running, problem solving
and about 20km of MTBing on forest roads and some short sections of sealed road. The
stage will be time based with the fastest team to complete the course correctly earning top
points and all others scaled based on their time behind the fastest team.
• Stage 2 is points based. This will involve a bit more brain power and strategy with more
navigation and running in the mix. This stage will be a rogaine and based on points
depending on the number of checkpoints your team finds and penalty points for being late.
The faster you do Stage 1 the more time you will have to score points on Stage 2. There will
be a total maximum score up for grabs for the team that gets the most rogaine points, with
the others scaled from this.
• Bonus Challenges On stage 2 in addition to the rogaine checkpoints there will be three
bonus team challenges each worth significant points. These challenges will be open to all
teams until 2.45pm and will be restricted to just 3 teams at a time. Each team can spend a
maximum of 20mins doing each challenge. The marshal at each challenge will manage this,
but if your team arrives and there are already 3 teams there, you have the choice to stay and
wait or go away (losing your place in the queue) and return later. If you arrive at 2.40pm you
will only have 5 mins to attempt the challenge. The scores for all three bonus challenges will
be collected and later scaled out of 100 and then added to your score from the rogaine
checkpoints. Think of the bonus challenges like they are high scoring rogaine checkpoints.

Rules –
• Obey all rules
• This is a team event and the whole team must be within 50m of each other (between the 1st
and 8th team member) at all times, unless otherwise directed by a marshal.
• All compulsory gear must be carried at all times, unless otherwise directed by a marshal. This
gear cannot be dropped and pick up later.
• Ensure that no litter is left anywhere on the course. You need to carry any rubbish with you.
• There will be other rules for different challenges along the way.
Scoring – The scores for both stages will be combined to give a total team score for the event.

Gear list –
This is an outdoor event taking place in winter. The New Zealand weather can do anything at any
time, so we want to know that you are prepared for whatever it throws at us. The weather could be
clear and warm or wet and extremely cold. Ensure you have multiple changes of clothes and be
prepared to get totally wet at some stage.
You need to be able to move around quickly and comfortably during the day. Below is the minimum
gear that you will need to have with you at all times throughout the day.
Your team will need 8 mountain bikes and helmets (in good working order) plus things like a
puncture repair kit, spare tubes, pump...etc for your bikes.

Every team member must carry or wear (as a minimum) –
A windproof/waterproof parka or raincoat with a hood
1 x long sleeve polypro or woollen (eg icebreaker) base layer top.
1 x long sleeve fleece or wool insulation layer top.
Suitable shorts, tights, long-johns for the conditions
A warm hat/beanie. Buffs are ok for this.
Poly-pro or wool gloves
At least 1.5 litres of water
Energy snacks or bars to keep you going
Personal medication e.g. asthma inhalers, bee sting pills…etc
A pack to carry everything in
One pair of running/trail shoes

Each team needs to carry –
At least 2 compasses I will bring this for the team
At least 2 pencils for writing down information
A team first aid kit – including strapping tape for ankles/knees
One charged up cell-phone (to be used only in the event of an emergency, if you need
assistance from a marshal) Make sure this is in a waterproof bag
At least 2 watches
At least 2 whistles I will bring this for the team
At least 2 survival blankets (the thin silver ones) I will bring this for the team

Teams:
Callum
Flynn
Matt
William
Sarah
Tia
Grace
Alex

Shaan
Darcy
Daniel
Bill

Parents:
Liv (9 seats in van) and Frances (5 seats)