Senior Trainings

Hi Senior Adventure Racers:
Sorry it has taken me so long to get these details up about the training's. It is expected that those people who are wanting to be in the Hillary Team will attend these training's, as they are very event specific.

12-13 April:  2 day tramp with Tom Reynolds and Matt. Meet at 8.30 am on Saturday morning at Barge Park. Expect 25-30 km days. Tramping boots should be warn, as well as a 8-10 kg pack. Food and Water need to be packed. Cellphones, personal meds.

22-26 April: Trip to national park. Will put up a gear list closer to the time. Cost is $190 per person. Leaving Tuesday morning and returning Saturday afternoon.

Go-4-12 Information

Hey WARTS,
You will see below the game plan for next weekend. Please make sure that you have all of the gear, and there are some new items in the mix this time. The plan is to meet at WGHS gym at 6am on the Friday morning, and I would like you to make sure you are there ready to go, so that we can get away on time. If you have a large family tent that could hold two teams, please let me know so that we don't take so many items.
Make sure that you have discussed who will be bringing map boards for their bikes and what extra race food you would like your support crew to have. Try and be all sorted with your gear, as we are in a remote location where there is not alot of light, so the more sorted you are before going down to napier, the easier it will be when we get there.

ALL PARENTS MUST SIGN A WAVIER FORM ON FRIDAY MORNING. IF YOUR PARENT IS NOT DROPPING YOU OFF THEN YOU WILL NEED TO COLLECT ONE FROM ME BEFORE FRIDAY. YOU CANNOT RACE WITHOUT A SIGNED WAVIER FORM.

Teams:
WARTS 1
James
Ryan
Darcy
Shaan
Maree and Peter

WARTS 2
Callum
Bill
Flynn
Matt
Steve Hill

WARTS 3
Tia
Sarah
Grace
Julia
Liv and Helen

WARTS 4
Bridget
Anna
Taylor
Sara
Kellie

WARTS 5
Matt
Alex
Daniel
William
Liv and Helen

Parent Gear:
Tarp
Water Containers
Thermus (please bring at least one)
Spare sleeping bag
Outdoor Chair
Gumboots
Full wet weather gear
Torch x2
Towels
Rubbish bags

Personal Gear (all gear must fit into ONE bag)

Sleeping Bag 2x towels
Jandals
Running shoes/Trail shoes
Change of clothes
Sleeping Mat
Toiletries
Sun hat
Tent (one per team)
Breakfast for race day and the day after
Lunch for the Friday (there will be no stopping for food)
drink bottle
Rain coat
Fleece Top
Long Pants
Personal Medication 
Extra strapping tape if you need it
Map Board for bikes
Knife, Fork, Spoon, Bowl and plate
Plastic bags for wet gear
Baking/quiche (Every one must have bought one container and that container must be named) 

COMPULSORY TEAM AND PERSONAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE RACE- please make sure that you have all of this gear. If you cant find something then please let me know asap. This gear must be carried on you during the race.

First Aid Kit (please make sure this is a comprehensive kit) 1 Per Team
Compass 2 Per Team
Lighter or waterproof matches 1 Per Team
Topo Maps – Will be provided 1 set per team
Survival Blanket 1 per member
Polypropylene top – long Sleeves 1 per member
Polypropylene bottom – long pants 1 per member
Fleece Top (100 series weight min ) long sleeves 1 per member
Fleece or woollen hat 1 Per member
Whistle 1 per member
Polypropylene or wool gloves 1 pair each
Waterproof Jacket 1 per member
Multipurpose knife (eg swiss army) 1 per team
Cell Phone (fully charged battery) 1 per team
Headlamp and adequate batteries for whole night 1 per member
Glow Sticks 1 per member
2x 330ml cans (empty or fill) per person

Mountain Bike (additional equipment for activity)
Mountain Bike 1 per member
Cycle Helmet 1 per member
Rear red strobe lights (flashing) 1 per bike
Front Light 1 per bike
Reflective Vest 1 per member (steve hill will be bringing these for everyone)

Trek (additional equipment for activity)
Suitable backpack 1 per member
You should carry out the following Safety Checks on your bike.
 Mountain Bike
Cycle Helmet – safe to wear and no cracks in
cover
1 per member
Head set is tight Per bike
Brakes work Per Bike
Wheels are safe Per Bike
Tires are in a safe condition Per Bike
Nothing is bent on bike Per Bike

Mountain Biking Is Back On

Hey guys and gals,
Sunday MTB is back on. Meet at the adventure forest carpark at 2pm on sunday. Be prepared to be cycling and running from now on. We will be finished at 5pmish. Please come along and get bike fit!!!

Liv

Mountain biking

Hey Team,
This weekend we will not be meeting for MTB at Glenbervie. I am heading down to Slater Rd, to go orienteering and MTB at a Northwest event. If you think that you might be keen, let me know. I have put the link below, click on the two events on the 9th of March.

http://nwoc.aoa.org.nz/Events.html

ARC

Hi WARTS
Here we go the first big event for the year, and we have a huge number of teams and parents attending. Please find below the teams that will be racing, all teams are entered in the 12 hour non kayak event. You will also find which parents will be support crew for you, as well as being in charge of your transport. There is also a gear list attached, so please read this carefully and let me know if you need anything.

There are 29 of us going down to the event, which in my mind works out to be 6 cars (although peter is coming down later, which will give us space going home). Please think about whether your car is suitable, knowing that there will be off road  travel, and that you will need to be able to take bikes (I have booked the school bike rack which takes 8). Accommodation is tenting, however I have hired a small studio directly next door to our campsite, which will act as a base and we can use the kitchen there and in the campsite.

Check out the weather that is coming next weekend, its going to potentially be very very wet and windy, make sure that you are prepared for this.

Please go onto the ARC page to get more information on the race format etc http://www.arcevents.co.nz/arc-adventure/raceinfo/

I would really recommend looking at maps of the area over the next week, especially up the Raglan Harbour, Pirongia Mountain, and the surrounding Hills. Wams is a good website for looking at walking tracks in the area or DOC.

We will be meeting at 11.30 at the bus bay, which is a change in venue from the gym. Please drop your gear off to me before 8.15 on Friday morning. 

WARTS 1
Anna Miller
Bridget Johnson
Claudia Brown
Taylor Campbell

Parents: Pauline and Kris

WARTS 2
Mackenzie Johnson
Alex Godman

Parent: Sam

WARTS 3
Bill Hamilton
Callum Hill
Flynn Hill
Matt Kingi

Parents: Steve, Rachel and Nira

WARTS 4
Daniel McInnes
Angus Dorahy
Darcy Goodison
Jasper Lindsay-Arms

Parent: Ian

WARTS 5
William Dorahy
Ryan Houba
James Edwards
Shaan Hill

Parents: Kellie, Maree and Peter

Parent Gear:
Tarp
Water Containers
Thermus
Spare sleeping bag
Outdoor Chair
Gumboots
Full wet weather gear
Torch x2
Towels
Rubbish bags

Gear:
Sleeping Bag
2x towels
Jandals
Running shoes
Change of clothes
Sleeping Mat
Toiletries
Sun hat
Tent (one per team)
Breakfast for race day and the day after
Dinner on Friday will be sorted by parents
Dinner on Saturday will be fish and chips
Rain coat
Fleece Top
Long Pants
Personal Medication 
Extra strapping tape if you need it
Map Board for bikes
Knife, Fork, Spoon, Bowl and plate
Plastic bags for wet gear

Compulsory Event Gear:

Race Food for the day (Protein, muesli bars, sandwich, leppin or similar, baking slice)
It is important that you are only eating protein  and carbs for the first half of your race (if not longer) foods high in sugar should really only be used in last few hours of a race. Please make sure that you have a variety of foods to eat such as sandwich, muesli bars, bacon egg pie etc. Remember that you have a support crew, so you do not have to carry everything in regards to food and drinks (you can plan on seeing them every four hours). Talk about it within your group and plan your food. We all know that keeping energy levels high will mean that you last longer and are able to perform.
2L Camel Pack (at the least)

Please make sure that your bike has been serviced!!!!!!

Mountain Bike  (additional equipment)	1 per member
Cycle Helmet	1 per member
Rear red strobe lights (flashing)	1 per bike
MTB Repair Kit and pump	1 per member
Trek  (additional equipment)
Suitable backpack	1 per member
Headlamp and adequate batteries for whole night	1 per member
Glow Sticks	1 per member

First Aid Kit (I will supply this for each group)	1 Per Team
Compass	2 Per Team
Topo Maps – Will be provided	1 set per team
Survival Blanket	1 per member
Polypropylene top – long Sleeves	1 per member
Polypropylene bottom – long pants	1 per member
Fleece Top (100 series weight min ) long sleeves	1 per member
Fleece or wool hat	1 Per member
Whistle	1 per member
Polypropylene or wool gloves	1 pair each
Waterproof Jacket	1 per member
Multipurpose knife (eg swiss army)	1 per team
Cell Phone (fully charged battery)	1 per team
4 metre length of rope	1 per member
Life Jacket  (for 8 and 12 hour)	1 per member

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!