Holiday Training

Hi Juniors and Seniors:

So based on what replies I have received from people regarding holiday training, here are the dates that I need to you to keep clear over the next few weeks. I welcome any junior or senior to take part in these trainings. If you could let me know which one you will be attending that would be great.

28th of September: Houtu Orienteering

You need to visit the Whangarei Orienteering Club website to find out information about this event. Just type "whangarei orienteering" into google and click on the "news" link and it will tell you about the event. I think it would be worth while going out on your own so that we can see who is improving on their nav.  You should be aiming for a orange course, or you could do Tom's rogaine course.

9th of October: Training at Whangarei Girls High School

Please meet at girls high at 9.30am, we will be based at girls high, however you will need to bring running shoes, food, raincoat, thermal top and persnoal medication. We will finish up around 2pm. Please bring a towel.

11th of October: Training at Glenbervie Forest (meet at Adventure park)

Please meet at 9.30am with an appropriate pack for running, as well as at least 1ltr of water, food, raincoat, thermal and personal meds. This will be a rogaine based activity, so you will be covering a bit of ground.

19th of October: Ocean Beach Training

Meet at 8am at Ocean Beach. You will be doing a trail walk/run, problem solving, kayaking. Please bring, a 30ltr or bigger pack, 2ltr water, food to last 6 hours,  towel, thermal top and bottoms, woolen hat, raincoat, change of clothes, wetsuit (optional).  You will need to be picked up from smugglers bay carpark around 2.30pm. Steve Hill is running this training, so if there are any parents that could help him on the day with transport or running activities please contact him. 

1st and 2nd of November: Overnighter for the ten people training for Get2Go 

More information to follow

16th of November: Lactic Turkey P6 Adventure Race

More information to follow

22nd and 23rd of November: Overnighter for the ten people training for Get2Go

Hope this helps with peoples planning, will have more details soon

Liv

Auckland Secondary School Rogaine Results

Well,  maybe its better when I stay home. What fantastic results from yesterday, really showed that some of you are stepping up to the mark in a big way. Mike Beveridge (event organiser) was thrilled with your results and thinks it would be worthwhile us attending more Auckland based orienteering events as there is clearly a bit of talent up north. A big thankyou to all the parent support on the day, I hope you all expressed your thanks at their help.

Results are as follows:
Senior Boys:
William and Callum 2nd
Shaan and Ryna 7th

Intermediate Boys:
Matt and Flynn 3rd
Wilson and Angus 17th

Intermediate Girls:
Geneva and Madi 2nd
Ella and Taylor 3rd
Sarah and Ruby 4th
Julia and Grace 7th

Junior Boys:
Jayden and Mika 5th

Junior Girls
Macey and Courtney 4th
Piper and Grace 6th

Auckland Secondary School Rogaine Champs

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for getting back to me so promptly about your attendance in the event.
Please find below your teams and other gear list information. As I am not attneding the event, you will need to be super organised, and let me know if you require any of the gear on the gear list.
Race briefing will happen at 10.30am, with maps being released for planning at 10.45, and race starting at 11am. Things should be all rapped up by 1.30pm, which should see you back at school around 4pm. Please let your parents know when you get to Wellsford what time you will be home.

It would pay to spend time looking at maps of the area in the lead up to the event. They have said that the start and finish location will be different from last year, so please do not assume that it will be the same as last year. Location is Shakespear Regional Park, it is beautiful, but there are some solid hill climbs and a predator fence that you can only cross in some sections.

Teams:

Teams have been decided for a number of reasons; ability, fitness and age

Whangarei Boys High School:

Ryan Houba (20.11.96) and Shaan Hill (12.01.97)

Callum Hill (22.10.98) and William Dorahy (21.07.97)

Flynn Hill (22.10.98) and Matt Kingi (27 06.98)

Angus Dorahy (19.03.99) and Wilson Turner (25.08.99)

Mika Hill (30.08.00) and Jayden Maugham (24.11.00)

Whangarei Girls High School:

Grace Ruddell and Piper Mortimer (Junior)

Grace Elliot (1.02.99) and Julia Carter-Bell (05.03.99)

Taylor Campbell and Ella Poole-Crowe (06.08.98)

Macey Polwart (16.03.00) and Courtney Crum (13.09.00)

Madi Doar (29.6.99) and Geneva Overwater (Intermediate)

Ruby Parker and Sarah Adams (29.12.98)

Gear List: 

As it is a 90minute event you may find that you don't need to take any water or food with you during the event, but that is your decision and you need to think carefully about what you will require (I will put back pack down but you may bot need to run with it). It would be worthwhile talking to someone who went last year. (Shaan, Callum, Madi, Ella, Flynn, Matt, Taylor)

Running shoes

Thermal

Towel

Plastic Bag

High Lighters and Pencil

Compass (I can supply them but you need to let me know)

Discription Holders (I can supply them but you will need to let me know)

Personal Medication- you must carry this on you all the time

Team Orienteering Shirts:  We have recently recieved funding for some orienteering shirts. There is enough for everyone to have a shirt, however I cannot garuntee that all the sizes will fit everyone, however I think it should be ok. It would be great if everyone can wear the uniform, which will be the shirt and then whatever pants you like. Girls the material that the shirts are made with is thin, so please be sensible about wearing a singlet or an appropriate sports bra. On using the shirt you are taking full responsibility for it, and you will need to wash the shirt and return it to me. The guidelines for washing the shirt are behind the tag. They are fitted shirts so please be good about wearing the correct size.

Lunch

Water (2Ltr)

Cell Phone

Jandals (to wear home)

Rain coat

Fleece Top
Watch (digital)

Track Pants (to wear down and back)

Transport:

Parents who are attending the event:

Janine Whitelaw (driving boys high van), Jan Polwart, Riaan Elliot, Venee Mortimer 

Meet in the Whangarei Girls High School Carpark beside the Gym at 7.30, so that you can depart before 8am. Remember that teaching staff will be wanting to park, so please get your parents to leave their cars outside to the gym carpark so that teachers can get in there, and in no circumstances is anyone to park in the driveway. 

Junior Adventure Racing 15.09.14-21.09.14

Hi Junior Racers:

Auckland secondary School Rogaine Champs:
So if you have put your permission slip in you will see later on this week what the teams and transport situation is. Boys you will be getting a transport form from Miss Pope, and that needs to be back to her by the end of the week. Please make sure you have all the gear that is required and you let me know early if there are any issues, so that I can sort that out.

Orienteering at Houtu:
Please read through the information about this event. All juniors are expected to attend, and race as an individual. It is part of training and a consideration for people wanting to attned Get2Go. http://www.sportsground.co.nz/Article.asp?SiteID=17609&ArticleID=39796

Holiday Training:
In these school holidays I want to run three days of training. This will not be an overnight, but the days may run back to back. Can I please have text or emailed, the prefered dates for this training. Obviously it will not work for everyone, but if you give me the dates I will try my best to make it happen. Once again, if you are wanting to go to Get2Go, you need to attend these trainings. Please let me know by the end of this week.

Training Programme:
I hope that you have now completed some of the squares on the training programme, and that your fitness is improving. Remember that it is going to take alot of self motivation to get out and train.

I would like to set a goal for this week:
Your goal is to learn as many climbing knots as possible, and what situation you would use the knot.
I helpful website is http://www.animatedknots.com/indexclimbing.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com
This will be tested in a couple of weeks so please get to work.

Look forward to hearing from you regarding holiday training days.

Liv

Training for the 8.9.14-14.9.14

Hi Junior Racers,
By the end of this week your Rogaine permission slips need to be in to the school office. I will not be meeting to coach you this week, so please continue to work on the training sheet. There is an orienteering event at Houtu Forest on the 28th of September, however check out all the information on the Whangarei Orienteering Webpage.

please get in contact with me if you have any questions.

Liv