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<\/p>\nAnother absolutely beautiful sunny Saturday in Bendigo set the scene for the annual Bendigo Club Relays, held at Wildflower Drive in Strathfieldsaye. 3 fast paced competitive courses, with an added non-competitive novice course seen 45 enthusiastic runners head off in all directions on a mass start. A very strong field of orienteers from far afield, including Roch and Judy Prendergast who flew in from Canada, just for the event.<\/p>\n
Course 1 was run over 6.9km of varying country and witnessed the ever reliable and quick Australian team representative Bryan Keely blitz the course, followed by the fit Simon Rouse and young gun Louis Cameron.<\/p>\n
Bryan Keely 31.21
\nSimon Rouse 37.19
\nLouis Cameron 37.37
\nBen Goonan 39.06
\nNic Cherry 39.54
\nAndrew Cameron 40.13
\nRichard Goonan 40.16
\nLachlan Cherry 40.18
\nLaurina Neumann 48.28
\nNeil Barr 49.33
\nPaul Leicester 50.24
\nJulie Flynn 55.11
\nRoch Prendergast 55.22
\nWarwick Williams 55.44
\nSue Key 1.05.37
\nPeter Forbes 1.13.12
\nAndrew Wallace 1.19.52<\/p>\n
Course 3 covered 4.2km and was a stroll in the park for Jimmy Cameron from the Cameron stable of runners, however only 2 seconds separated the lead from his Victorian orienteer coach Stephen Bird, then another young Victorian rep in Leisha Maggs.<\/p>\n
Jimmy Cameron 24.48
\nStephen Bird 24.50
\nLeisha Maggs 26.29
\nNigel McGuckian 26.44
\nRob Clark 28.33
\nTavish Eenjes 28.45
\nPhil Robertson 31.08
\nDon Cherry 32.32
\nDavid Jones 33.19
\nHenry Cameron 34.28
\nGlenn James 36.08
\nBob Cameron 36.34
\nKatherine McMillan 53.05
\nVivienne McMillan 53.20
\nHeather Jones 57.08
\nMichael Brench 1.01.54
\nBob Leicester 1.03.35
\nNola Juniper and Lorraine Leversha 1.08.59<\/p>\n
Course 4 was hotly contested over the 2.8km course which seen Amos take out the fastest run.<\/p>\n
Amos Walz 24.06
\nKarina Cherry 24.20
\nHenry Richardson 30.53
\nJason Carter 34.38
\nJudy Prendergast 40.19
\nMargaret Lester 53.16
\nLuke Fisher 55.57<\/p>\n
Course 5 non competitive novice course was well attended and had some fantastic runners and navigators out on the course including Miffy, Archie, Eleanor, Jo and some new families who we hope return again.<\/p>\n
The Bendigo club relay champions for the 2014 season, is decided in fun spirit, by one runner from each of the three competitive courses (1,3,4), being drawn from each to form a team of three. When all competitors are placed in a team, the team with the fastest time for the three combined courses are the Bendigo Club Relay Champions.<\/p>\n
This year the team of Simon Rouse, Nigel McGuckian and Henry Richardson took out the prestigious event, and go onto host the event next year as their prize. Congratulations. Runners up Laurina Roo Neumann, Jimmy Cameron and Karina Cherry were thanked by their parents for not winning and having to conduct the event next year. 3rd place Andrew Cameron, Rob Clarke and Henry Richardson<\/p>\n
The next event for the Bendigo Orienteers is this Saturday, starting at 1230pm until 2pm at Apollo Hill near Simpsons Rd in Eaglehawk, and all are welcome. Please see the Bendigo Orienteers website for further details.<\/p>\n
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Darren Eenjes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Another absolutely beautiful sunny Saturday in Bendigo set the scene for the annual Bendigo Club Relays, held at Wildflower Drive in Strathfieldsaye. 3 fast paced competitive courses, with an added non-competitive novice course seen 45 enthusiastic runners head off in all directions on a mass start. A very strong field\u2026 Continue reading