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Riverbank Run, 11 Mar 10
A good turnout last night for Hutt Valley's first contribution to the Wednesday summer series. A short course close to the traditional historic old cloisters, and a long course which made use of the paddocks and riverbank. OHV will do another one at Days Bay in a fortnight, next week's one is at Churton Park. Results have been posted.

Friendly Orienteering, 1 Mar 10
A lot of newcomers sampled orienteering at the "Friends of Belmont Regional Park" open day yesterday, alongside informative walks, MTB groups, and 4WD rides. Times maybe not so important but here they are for the record. Part of Greater Wellington's Summer Outdoor Programme, OHV will run a more comprehensive day at the Stratton St park entrance on 21 Mar.

Laura for Denmark, 25 Feb 10
Laura Robertson has been selected for the Junior World Orienteering Championship, to be held in Denmark in July. And Jula McMillan may yet be going too, as she is the reserve and there is an injury cloud over one girl. NZ is sending a full team of 6 men and 6 women. At the same time Laura and Jula have been named in the NZOF Development Squad. Go girls!

Shapeshifter, 24 Feb 10
Sculptor Campbell Maud, featured in this week's Hutt News is a former member of OHV. Maud's work is part of the 2010 Shapeshifter exhibition which opens tomorrow near the Town Hall. Parents Robin and Carol were both on the committee in the 80's, and Robin has been a driving force behind the Hutt River Trail.

OHV Dominates OY, 17 Feb 10
Hutt Valley men dominated course 1 in the OY near Masterton on Sunday. Tim Robertson was 1st, Ramash Swamy 2nd and John Robertson 4th after NZ rep Lizzie Ingham. Meanwhile Gavin Scott won Red Short and Michael Wood was 18sec behind on Red Medium. Full results (three different formats) are available via the WOC website. The OY points so far are on the WOA website.

Thanks Pub Charity, 2 Feb 10
OHV has a new tent, its second-biggest investment in recent times after electronic timing equipment. An expanding tent that goes up in minutes has been bought with the help of a big grant from Pub Charity. It was "baptised" on Sunday at the Akatarawa Attack.

Girls Trial Well, 1 Feb 10
Laura Robertson finished 3rd, 2nd and 3rd in JWOC trials at Massey Uni and Waitarere at the weekend. Jula McMillan was close behind with a 4th and two 6ths. The Junior World Orienteering Championships are in Denmark in July. Sunday's long distance race was also the first OY for the year, with Susan Edwards top woman on Red Medium. Bill and Susan Edwards planned Saturday's middle distance trial on the OHV map "Wanda". Results...

Kennett and Randal Regain Results, 1 Feb 10
Simon Kennett and John Randal regained their Ak Attack title yesterday, visiting 35 out of the 40 control points in the rugged Akatarawas and scoring 1740 out of 2010. Marty Dinniss, Dave Howard and Tristan Kramers got 675 to win the 4-hour section. The MTB rogaine was based in the Maungakotukutuku Valley on the Kapiti side. Results on the event website.

Sprint to the Death in Hawkes Bay, 24 Jan 10
Bill Edwards held off a runner less than half his age in the SprintTheBay tour at the weekend - until the last possible moment! In the "green jersey" competition over six sprint races, a nominated leg and the finish split were accumulated. After five races Bill moved into the lead, by one second. In the final race 19yo Scott McDonald caught that second. A one-at-a-time sprint-off was taken - identical to the second! Finally, on a count-back, the green jersey was awarded to McDonald. Laura Robertson was 6th womens elite on overall times, though a points system is definitive. More...

Near-Record Participation! 13 Dec 09
Participation in 2009 was 2327 units - the highest we have ever had in a "normal" year - one in which we don't run a NZ Championship! The participation came from 32 events which attracted between 8 and 540 people! Over 40 key people made them happen. The figures and the people...

Ten Reasons to Get Fit and Be Selected for the NZ Schools Team, 13 Dec 09
OHV was delighted to support Tim and Laura Robertson when they were selected to compete in Australia. They have written an account of the highlights of the trip, in which NZ Schools beat the Australian states for the 7th year in a row. More...

Feet Beat Wheels, 12 Dec 09, results updated 13 Dec
Entering at the last minute after cricket was cancelled, Bill Edwards beat top MTBers Simon Kennett and John Randal by 300 pts in today's bike-optional 4hr rogaine in St Pats Forest. The final event for 2009 was OHV's 32nd. Results have been posted.

Hawkes Bay Takes Frank Smith, 6 Dec 09
A strong contingent of 30 from Hawkes Bay, including top orienteer Ross Morrison briefly home from Denmark, captured the interclub trophy at Battle Hill today. Bill Edwards was 3rd on a steep C1 with a climb of 1.24 Mt Kaukau's, but runners enjoyed the downhill parts of the newly mapped forest. Results include links to Winsplits and RouteGadget - put your route in and learn from others.

O-Max Winners Decided, 20 Nov 09
Bill Edwards and Michael Wood have clinched the mens and vets titles, with wins last night at Whitireia Park. And Laura Robertson will be second woman behind Lizzie Ingham. Still plenty of interest for the second spots in the final at the gardens next week, with Tim up against Todd Oates, and former member Mick Finn battling Dick Dinsdale. Planners continue to dream up new twists; last night 4 out of 5 controls at any time - but they were only marked on master maps at the pivot! Results and points...

Event Honours OHV Founder, 30 Nov 09, climbs added 3 Dec
Next Sunday's event honours the founder of OHV. Frank Smith made the first maps, bought the gear, ran the first events (from 1976). The trophy in his name is for an interclub competition, at a level similar to an OY. Michael Wood, Sarah Gray and Tineke Berthelsen have extended the Battle Hill map into some steep but lovely pine forest. More...

AGM Slashes Subs, Recognises Key Workers, 26 Nov 09
By separating out the printed "Punch" last night's AGM slashed the adult sub to $20; it is now available by email. It also confirmed a "Volunteer Important Person" scheme which will offer planners, controllers and committee members a half sub for the coming year. Tony van Dyk was elected to the vacant presidency, and other committee members were re-elected. The new sub form will be available shortly with membership going through to the end of 2010.

But Wait - There's More, 24 Nov 09
The final OY points show OHV filling 4 of the top 6 places in the Red Long M class! Bill Edwards was the winner, Tim Robertson 2nd, Ramash Swamy 4th and John Robertson 6th. Under its previous guise as M21A OHV has won 5 out of the last 6 years! Jo Swamy also won Orange Med W, while Laura Robertson and Gavin Scott were second in RMW and RSM.

Big Haul of Titles, 22 Nov 09, updated 24 Nov
17 Groovies made the long haul over the hill to the Area Champs, to find the pine forest in lovely condition for running. And brought back 11 wins, Laura Robertson, Michael Wood and Ian Basire scoring both the long and middle titles. Others were Bill Edwards, Tim, Anna and John Robertson, and Jula McMillan. Results on the Wgtn OC website include links to Winsplits and RouteGadget - enter your route and compare against others.

And now a REAL Sprint, 20 Nov 09
Last night's O-Max was won just a second outside the international sprint range of 12-15min, by Bill Edwards. And in the mazes of the Thunderball paintball site, the Swedish pedigree of Magnus Bengtsson showed thru, under a minute later; followed by Lizzie Ingham. At the series halfway, Bill leads the men; Lizzie the women; and last night's planner Michael Wood the vets. Results and points...

Final Sprint Rogaine, 17 Nov 09
Bill Edwards headed off local resident Jamie Stewart in the last of the "sprint" rogaine series on Mt Vic last night. Planners from the Aotearoa Crocodile Hunters adventure racing team used names from next year's XPD race as codes on the ribbon controls. Route-choice discussion took place in "The Realm". Results have been posted.

Rogaine with a Bang, 10 Nov 09
Last week's rogaine was a sprint in relative terms only, even the course planner taking nearly 80min to collect controls round Khandallah. Most were back at the pub in time to see the fireworks display. Results have been posted.

O-Max Kicks Off, 5 Nov 09
OHV kicked off the 2009 O-Max park-orienteering series at St Pats College on Tuesday. A stream option between the Y and Z controls was a talking point - check out the results to see if it was worthwhile. There are 5 more events, best 4 to count. Whitey-yellow course also available for friends and kids.

Penultimate OY, 5 Nov 09
The Edwards family spearheaded groovy results in Sunday's OY at QE Park. Bill won C1, Susan was 2nd woman in C2 and Kieran 3rd in C7. Others were instead running the North Island Champs at Auckland: the Robertsons, Basires, Jula McMillan and Ramash Swamy. Laura beat both the pre-selected JWOC team members in the middle distance. Meanwhile Michael Wood was at the South Island Champs in Otago.

Close Result at Jville, 23 Oct 09
Rachel Ockelford and Liam Drew beat Lizzie and Gillian Ingham by all of two seconds in last night's sprint rogaine at Johnsonville; with young Shamus Morrison also on the same second. All were full of smiles even if a little damp. Results have been posted.

Susan our Top Star, 17 Oct 09
Susan Edwards posted our top result in todays long distance final. She placed 3rd in the W35 class. Bill - we hoped you were just going easy in the qualifiers - finished 7th. And Gavin made the most of sneaking into the final with 31st in the biggest class of the event! NZ golds went to Carsten Jorgensen (PAPO) and Trish Aspin (CMOC), and former Hutties Ted van Geldermalsen and Marquita Gelderman finished 2nd (M55) and 5th (W40). Results...

He's In! 16 Oct 09
We must have misunderstood, but there are 62 starters; as last qualifier Gavin is away first at 9:30am tomorrow Oz time. Bill starts at 11:10 and Susan at 12:14.

Gavin Teeters on the Brink, 16 Oct 09
Gavin Scott is in M65, the most popular class with 120 competitors; and split into two heats of 60. Half from each go through to the A final, in other words the top 30 - and Gavin was 31st!!! His chances rest on someone above withdrawing due to injury. Bill and Susan Edwards are comfortably in the A finals. The start lists for tomorrow's final are said to be available by 1600 today NZ time.

Two Medals for OHV! 11 Oct 09
Bill Edwards won the M40 World Sprint Championship at Sydney Olympic Park today! He was 20sec ahead of the 2nd placed Czech runner. And Susan Edwards was second in W35. Gavin Scott was 40th in M65. Other kiwi winners were Gillian Ingham from Wellington and Marquita Gelderman, who started her orienteering career in OHV. Results...

Move Over Kids, Vets' Turn, 10 Oct 09
With juniors back from Australia and school resuming on Monday attention now turns to the World Masters Champs in Sydney (sprint) and near Lithgow through the Blue Mountains. Bill and Susan Edwards and Gavin Scott are there.

Icy Blast at Petone, 6 Oct 09
40 rogainers blasted round Petone in tonight's sprint rogaine, helped part of the way by the tail-end of the southerly. Visiting Brit Tim Fairbrother took on an arm of the Hutt River to save a couple of minutes! The post-race chat was held, appropriately, Backstage. Results have been posted.

OHV Map Extensions, 6 Oct 09
OHV has completed a couple of mapping projects. The extension to the Battle Hill map adds some steep but very clean forest, and will be used for the Frank Smith interclub event in December. The other is not so obvious but will gradually benefit rogainers and MTBOers: we have replaced the 20m topo contours with much better 10m contours from Hutt City. Meanwhile the club's mapping is being progressively linked to the new NZ topo grid.

Jula, Tim Star in Oz Champs, 4 Oct 09
Tim Robertson won the Australian Sprint Champs on Friday in the M16 class. And Jula McMillan followed up Friday's 2nd in W16 with a win in the Long Champs on Saturday! Other top groovy results from the sprint: Laura 3rd equal in W20E; Susan Edwards 1st in W35; Anna Robertson 2nd in W40. Full results are going up faster on the OAust website results section rather than the event website. The Relay Champs run today.

NZ Schoolies - Again! 1 Oct 09, link added 2 Oct
New Zealand was dominant in the relay yesterday, winning three classes and 3rd in the other. Thus it takes the Southern Cross Challenge again, with Queensland the best of the West Island. There's a brief report on the OAust website, with detailed results appearing a day or so later on the event website. Tim Robertson had a horror first leg in the individual but thereafter ran at a pace that would have made him third. More detailed info from participants here.

Groovies in Oz, 29 Sep 09
NZ got off to a great start today in the Southern Cross Schools Challenge, with the individual event in Victoria. We only have a summary, but it cites kiwis as 3 out of the top 4 in senior girls, including Laura 3rd. Tim Robertson is in the junior boys team, and Jula McMillan is there too. Last weekend at the Australian middle distance champs Tim was 3rd M16, and at the Victorian Long Champs Jula was 3rd W16. The schools relay is tomorrow, and the rest of the Oz Championships at the weekend. Website...

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