Mountain biking

Hey guys and gals, first post for the year.

Mountain biking this Sunday 2pm to 5pm, meet at Glenbervie forest, on the Adventure Park side.

Please make sure that you are trying to get to orienteering. You can find information about Orienteering on the sports ground website. Just type into google "Whangarei Orienteering" and you will get the link. Once on the website go into the "News" tab and it will show you the latest event.

Also on friday nights is cyclocross which happens at Whangarei boys high school at 5.45pm. $3 per race, 45minute races. This would be a good way to work on fitness on your bikes as well as getting speed up.

Below are a list of events that I am keen to attend this year. Please keep an eye on the blog so that you know what is coming up

Event	Date	Location
ARC 8hour and 12 hour	14th of March to 16th of March	Raglan
Go412	4th-6th of April	TBA (possible napier)
Hillary Challenge	11th of May to 17th of May	OPC- Tongariro
Hillary Qualifier	26th to 27th of July	Auckland Region
Get2Go Regional Qualifier	12th of August	Whangarei
New Zealand Secondary School Orienteering Champs	End of Term 2 school holidays	Pukekohe
New Zealand Secondary School Rogaine Champs	October	Taranaki
P6 Lactic Turkey	August	Auckland Region
Northwest orienteering events	All year round	Auckland Region
Auckland Rogaine Champs	24th of September	Auckland Region

Seniors also need to keep from the 22nd to the 26th of April free, as we are taking the Hillary squad to National Park, and we need as many people there as possible.

Get2Go 2013 Report

Well what do you know, but we did it!!!! A team of Whangarei Girls and Boys High School Year 9 and 10 students went to the Get2Go Grand Final and came away with the win. What an amazing week we had, stunning weather, a vomiting bug, injuries, and more. But we made it through all of this to come out on top, just beating the team from the Naki. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Frances for all the help and support she gave over the week, and in the lead up to going. Both schools and parents have been so supportive of all the training's and commitment required to perform at the level we do. A big thanks to all our sponsors, as well as the Senior Adventure Racers, who gave up their time to support and mentor the juniors.
It is also important to acknowledge the huge amount of time and effort put into organising the event by OPC and Darren, it was a fantastic challenge. I hope you enjoy looking over the photos from the week, you are fantastic kids, who set high expectations and worked hard to achieve them.

Well done to Mackenzie, Callum, Flynn, Ella, Emma, Bill, Madi, and Matt. You deserve it!

Off to Great Barrier

Well its finally time to head off to Great Barrier and compete in the OPC Get2Go Grand final. What feels like months and months of hard work is finally going to be tested, and it is exciting to think that this time next week we will know if our training has prepared us well enough to compete at the high level that we set for ourselves. I would like to acknowledge all the adventure racers that have contributed to or supported the 8 members of the team, with special thanks to Daniel, Alex, Euan and Grace.
Keep an eye on the OPC facebook page for updates, and post your support for the team.

Liv

add this to your gear list:

Please make sure you also pack:

• One ice cream container of baking
• personal race food
• a sheet
• pen 
• paper
• change of clothes for night time

Make sure that your day pack is ready for the race that will be starting shortly after we arrive. you will need your race shoes, hat, race shirt, shorts, thermal, pen, paper, water, race food. We want to be as relaxed as possible so the more organised you are the more you can rest.

Make sure that you are at WGHS at 6.30am as we need to leave at 7.

Training this weekend 23-24th of November

Hey Get2Go Team,

Not long now till we head away to Great Barrier. The Hills have very kindly offered to take you on an adventure in Pukenui forest. If you are able to attend I think this would be a great training. Load your packs up with all the compulsory gear, and have a long tramp in the forest. There has been a slight change in plans, and I apologies for the inconvenience this may cause, but the gear check will be taking place after the training on Saturday Night. Please let me know on Thursday what you are able to attend. The times are listed below.

Meet at Amolin Drive at 3.30 in the carpark. (we are assuming that the training will run till 6pm) Then there will be a gear check at the Hills house, as well as a potluck dinner. I will give the team the address at training on Thursday night.

It might be easier to drop the gear at the Hills place beforehand.

I know that some people have hockey commitments that were made months ago, however I feel that this will be a valuable training as we start to tapper off.

Thank you to the Hills for offering up their home as the venue for the gear check and dinner. 

The Gear List for Get2Go

Polypropylene top and bottoms or thin

woollen top that can be worn close to

the skin for warmth. At least 2 sets are

advised

• Fleece or woollen jersey

• Waterproof raincoast with hood

• Woollen hat for warmth

• Sunhat (I will be giving you a sun hat)

• Shorts, t-shirts...etc ( I will be giving you 4 t-shirts)

• Swimming togs

• Underwear, socks...etc

• Running type shoes (these will get wet

and will need to be worn on water

challenges as well as on land)

• Pillowcase

• Sleeping bag

• Sleeping mat (for the expedition)

• Race pack (25ltr approx) for the

expedition

• Large plastic bags x 3 (rubbish bags work

well) to keep spare clothes and sleeping

bag dry while on expedition

• Torch/headlamp and spare batteries

• Sunscreen

• Insect repellent

• Drink bottle/bladder (at least 2ltrs worth)

• Wetsuit

• Toiletries

• Towel

• knife, fork, spoon, bowl...

Get2Go Overnight

Hi Team,
Sorry it has taken so long to get this information up on the blog. Here are the details for the overnight on the 23rd and 24th of November (who can believe we go to great barrier in three weeks!!), this camp will only involve the eight selected for great barrier. Please read through it carefully, and call me if you have any questions. I will update it through the week, and remember that there are no training's this week.

Meet at WGHS gym at 7.30 am- we will be loading the trailer. I also thought that this would save some parents having to drop you out to the Farm. I will be needing a couple of parents to help with transport.

At the moment we have planned to have Steve Gurney come and speak to you at 8.30am that morning, as well as any parents or family members that are keen. There is a small cost involved, $15 per person. It would be fantastic to get all the squad along to this, as his experiences and knowledge is far beyond anyone else's and how often do you have him to answer questions. I need to know numbers for this so please text me with how many people plan to come along so I can sort out a venue. This is open to Junior and Senior Squad members.

Gear List: (this is the gear list for great barrier, so best we get organised now)

Polypropylene top and bottoms or thin
woollen top that can be worn close to
the skin for warmth
• Fleece or woollen jersey
• Waterproof raincoast with hood
• Woollen hat for warmth
• Sunhat
• Shorts, t-shirts...etc
• Swimming togs
• Underwear, socks...etc
• Running type shoes (these will get wet
and will need to be worn on water
challenges as well as on land)
• Sleeping bag
• Sleeping mat (for the expedition)
• Race pack (25ltr approx) for the
expedition (I will bring my 6 packs, so let me know if you need one)
• Large plastic bags x 3 (rubbish bags work
well) to keep spare clothes and sleeping
bag dry while on expedition
• Torch/headlamp and spare batteries
• Sunscreen
• Insect repellent
• Drink bottle/bladder (at least 2ltrs worth)
• Wetsuit
• Toiletries
• Towel
• knife, fork, spoon, bowl...for expedition'
personal medication (includes strapping tape)

Food:
Debbie is going to organise the food again, so please contact her to find out what you need to bring along.

Transport:
We will sort out transport on saturday, however parents can expect to pick you up on Sunday at 2pm.

This camp will be going ahead rain of shine (but lets hope for shine).

Have a good rest week.

Liv

Mountain Bike Orienteering

Check out this event, could be a lot of fun

http://www.mtbocarnival.com/schedule.php

Would be great training for ARC
http://www.arcevents.co.nz/arc2412/content/?page_id=13