Saturday, 27 November 2004
Park-O, University of Queensland, Ipswich
Saturday 27th November 2004
"University of Queensland & Ipswich Showgrounds" 2003 1:5,000 5m
UBD233 D3 32km SW of Brisbane CBD
17 controls 3.7km 70m climb (1.9%)
Sport Ident. I came 9th out of 41 on the long course.
Meredith Gray accompanied me - it was her second or third event. Meredith is a runner (I'm not) and she did a good job of trying to find the controls herself rather than merely following me and by about no 10 she was striding out ahead of me. Well done.
Thanks to UG, Pat Walsh and Tim McIntyre for the event and Jon Sutcliffe and QOA for the map.
Thursday, 25 November 2004
Mid-Week Event, 7th Brigade Park, Geebung, Brisbane
09:00 Thursday 25th November 2005
"Marchant and 7th Brigade Parks" 2003 1:7,500 2m
UBD120 E10 10km N of Brisbane CBD
14 controls 3.9km 35m climb (<1%)
This was a Scatter Event (go and get them in any order) with loop choice dominated by the creek - named "Downfall Creek".
Thanks to Jim Bowling for the event and Russell Hoelzl and Enoggeroos for the map.
Sunday, 21 November 2004
Mid-week Christmas party event, Rainbow Forest, Fig Tree Pocket, Brisbane
11:30 Thursday 9th December 2004
"Rainbow Forest" 2004 1:7,500 5m
UBD178 C13 8km SW of Brisbane CBD
9 controls 5.6km 125m (2.2%)
Thanks to Nev Cobbold for the event and the barbecue.
Thursday, 18 November 2004
Mid-Week Event, Toohey Forest, Brisbane
09:00 Thursday 18th November 2004
"Toohey Forest" 2002 1:10,000 5m
UBD 200 J1 8km SSE of Brisbane CBD
8 controls 4.5km 200m climb (7.7%)
I think number 8 was wrong relatve to the track junction, probably a map weakness.
I went straight on 2-3 and took the streets to the right on 4-5.
Ooh! Look at the magnetic NS/EW streets at middle left!
Thanks to Alan Cox for the event, Rob Simson and Toohey Forest for the map.
Saturday, 13 November 2004
Park-O, Redbank Plains, near Ipswich
16:00 Saturday 13th November 2004
"Redbank Plains Recreation Reserve" 2004 1:5,000 5m
14 controls 3.9km 30m climb (.8%)
UBD 235 N9 26km SW of Brisbane CBD
SportIdent. Very hot, very dry - I couldn't swallow by number 6.
I came 12th out of 43 on the long course in 26 minutes, 5 minutes off the pace.
Hoowee! The roads run magnetic NS/EW!
Thanks to Jon Sutcliffe and UG for the map, Tim McIntyre and UG for the event.
Thursday, 11 November 2004
Mid-Week Event, Bellbird Grove, Enoggera Reservoir, Brisbane
09:00 Thursday 11th November 2004
"Bellbird Grove" 2000 1:5,000 5m
UBD136 Q6 13km WNW of Brisbane CBD
12 controls 3.5km 150m climb (4.3%)
42 minutes.
Thanks to UG and Clive Pope for the map update, Rod Crockart for the event.
Saturday, 6 November 2004
Park-O, Limestone Park, Ipswich
16:00 Saturday 6th November 2004
"Limestone & Queens Parks" 2004 1:5,000 2.5m
UBD 193 J19 31km WSW of Brisbane CBD
I was the setter
I was the setter for this event. This was the second in a series of Park events, with a 4km Long and 2km Short.
Thanks to Tim McIntyre for his vetting and organisation, Jon Sutcliffe and Ugly Gully for the map, Ipswich Town Council and Central School for the use of the map.
Most of the roads in Ipswich run magnetic NS/EW.
Mid-Week Event, Changing Mountain, Mt Crosby, Ipswich
09:00 Thursday 4th November 2004
"Changing Mountain" 1993 1:15,000 5m
UBD 174 C6 23km W of Brisbane CBD
3.9 km 11 controls 210m (5.4%) climb
I think this is the first 1:15,000 map I have run on in the last three months. It's 11 years old but the only significant changes are a new road on the ridge between 9 and 10 and some expansion of the Lantana.
Clive did a superb job of cramming 10 controls and two courses into less than a square kilometre, with a walk of only 2km to plant them and collect them. The turnarounds confused a few people. Sticky hot day, despite the early start.
Thanks to Clive Pope for the course and event; Ray and George for their company on the drive; Mke Johnston, Trevor Sauer et al, QOA and Ugly Gully for the map.
Gosh look at the fencelines!
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