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~concerning orienteering will be Market forces in the past year or two seem set to oversee the,:II ,"s » s:: " III " gratefully received by the demise of the relay competition. The most recent casualty is the:0 ""0 iil...: Z r:n >S' " editor, John McCuUougu. 9 Leinster relays which will next year be replaced by a Sprint-O..... r- 5'0 G> r- ~ Z ~ ~ Arran Road, Drumcondra, event. The Connacht relays disappeared some years ago and in::;, Z iil t.)~ G> II) n' 0 ~ Dublin 9. the North the score relay has taken over. The Munster Relays and

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~~ For further information surely come first Admittedly, small clubs find it difficult to field~~ .,. :3~.Q) rD I contact the Irish Orienteering, teams and even the larger clubs have been badly hit by ernigra-~~O"', a. ;;:. '~ Association; c/o AFAS. House tion in the most competitive 'age classes (MfW 21). but with

"iD 0 III ~, of Sport. Long Mile Road. some thought as to team composition the relay could not justQ)!.~ '1)< • Dublin 12. (01-501633/569099 survive bur prosper again. Any takers?"oD IIIOle: I l:l 24 hours).-..j sr litco- ::r- I Itmay be only Novemberbut it's TI0's last chance to say~ s· Q)

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2· 'I'he Irish Orienieer

The 1991 Home Internationals.Tunior

John Feehan reports on theWard JuniorHome International in West Cork onOctober 5/6th.

Some fine Irish performances, individual andrelay, a great team result for Scotland andsuperb hospitality were the outstanding featuresof this year's Ward Junior Home International.The races were held on two of the best areasavailable in Ireland at the moment, Tir naSpid6ige and Ros Mor near Tnchigeela in Co.Cork. The courses were technically very tcstingand the laic summer growth ensured plenty ofsapping vegetation.

Arriving at Ballingcary late Friday night theother teams were more than delighted with thereception they received, fearing that irritatedhosts awaited them. However, even aftermidnight they were made feel very welcomeand the accommodation was something whichreally impressed them. Credit must go LO thefamilies in Ballingeary who looked aftereveryone so splendidly.

The Individual event was held on Tir naSpid6ige and at the end of the day it was clearthat England were not going to dominate as inprevious years. The Scots and Irish made majorimprovements and had some remarkable results.The Scots 1-2-3 in M15 must rank as one of thebest team performances ever, a class ahead ofthe rest of the field.

For Ireland, Joanne Mein (NWOC) wasunlucky to finish second by 4 seconds in W 13,continuing her series of successes at home andin Britain this year. In W17 Emma Glanville(3ROC) left many good names behind her tofinish an excellent 3rd. The best orienteer of theweekend, Marcus Pinker, romped home to winby 6 mins 22 seconds in M 17 and following itup with an equally impressive run in the Relays.

The prizegiving was held in Creedon's Hotel,

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followed by a great meal and a Ceilidh whichfeatured a Highland Fling and the reliable Siegeof Ennis. The teams mixed well, which wasgood to see, and we were all impressed byBernard and Margaret Creedon showing us howit's done out on the dancefloor.

The Relays on Ros M6rproved to be veryexciting and provided us with our first victory inthis competition. The English stamped theirauthority on the proceedings by taking four ofthe six races and also the overall trophy. In M 17Marcus Pinker gave Gavan Doherty a 5 minutelead which became 8 minutes and BrianCreedon maintained this advantage to wincomfortably. The pressure was palpable but thelads did superbly.

As well as these successes, other individualswho ran well were Jonathan Mackey (4th inM 13) and Marianne Hutchinson (4th in WI3).Indeed everyone did well, improving our teamperformance greatly on previous years.

Thanks to the officials, Cork 0, the teamaides and.especially Bernard for all the, time andeffort. New trophies were donated for theweekend by Watcr Technology, one for theoverall team winners including the relay eventand the other for the leading Irish competitor.These went to England and Marcus Pinker.respectively.

The AIB Awards were made overthe weekend for the best Juniors in

each class and these went to:M13 1Mackey (SET), W13 J.Mein(NWOC), M 15 P.Fechan (BVOC),W15 M.Cooke(NWOC),MI7

M.Pinker (Cork 0), W17 K. Convery(3ROC).

Thanks to AIB for their continuingsupport which is a great bonus to allour juniors. Overall a good weekend

for the home team, with good signs forthe future.

TEAM RESULTS

1England2 Scotland3 Ireland

4 Wales

Individual151158III43

Total28324817785

Relay132906642

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AWEEKEND IN WALES

Ferry timetables were disrupted for daysbefore the event, travel in disarray, more galesforecast. The first snow of winter had settled onSnowdon and the surrounding hills when theyhove into view on the short drive from Holy-head to Capel Curig in Snowdonia where theteams for the Cots wold Senior Home Interna-tional were to stay. PIas y Brcnin, the WelshNational outdoor centre, was being taken overfor the weekend by the Irish. Welsh, Scottishand English orienteering teams, and a superbevent centre it proved to be. The competitionswere nearby, less about 5 minutes away byminibus, and there was a shuttle service fromthe Centre to the race site.

Mynydd Cribau, on the south side of the A5between Capel Curig and Betwys y Coed was anew area for orienteering and consisted of about75% open mountain, 10% young forest and 5%runnable forest (except for the ferns). On paperit looked good: considerable West Cork stylecontour detail in the SE part, otherwisereasonable detail, not too steep and probablyquite fast (since the courses ranged up to 14.0km for theM21E's). The reality was somewhatdifferent: bog and rough open in the earlystages, rough ground and knee- or thigh-highheather in the rest, and ferns in the forest: it waslike running through treacle for much of thecourses. This didn't seem to bother (he winners,though. who managed times like JonathanMusgrave's 88.26 for 14 km onM21E. The areawas rather like nearby Gorddinan, not difficultnavigation but very physical, although not in thesame class as some other orienteering areas inSnowdonia, even though the scenery and viewswere superb.

Individual raceThe day was very cold but dry and with sunny

spells and the Home International runners allstarted between 10.00 and 11.00, before the"ordinary" competitors in the National eventwith which the SHI was combined. BlackwaterValley and UCCO's John Feehan had the bestrun of the Irish. finishing second on the 12.3 IonM19 course. Our other best performers were .Bill Edwards (5th in M21 E) and Karen Convery(5th in W19), Una Creagh (7th in W21E), AnnMay (8th in W35) and Pat Healy (9th in M35).Liam O'Brien in M35 had the misfortune topick up the wrong map from the right box andhad run the long leg to the first control beforerealising his mistake. He returned and got theright map but was left with his original starttime. He continued but finished in a slow time,not surprisingly. One control caused someproblems: a small hill with a yellow tag with thecontrol code on it but the control sited on thenext hill about 20 metres away - it happens evenhere! The team consisted of twenty six runnerswith twenty to count and the results afterSaturday were not too encouraging: Scotland175. England 171, Wales 83,lreland 68.However, after hot showers, an afternoon spentcontemplating the skiers and canoeists outsidethe windows of the Plas y Brenin bar and therugby players on the TV, followed by lea andcakes and an excellent meal later in thc evening(courtesy of Cots wold Outdoor Leisure) thespirits were raised.

The RelaysOn Sunday a score relay was run on the same

area for the SHI teams with the other runnershaving a choice of a conventional score event orcolour courses. We were delighted to hear thatthe points to be accumulated by all runners werecut by 50 so we'd at least be back in time for theferry! Team Manager Paddy O'Brien opted torun three teams in the Long (250 point) and theShort (150 point) classes and two in the Medium(200 point) class. There was an early start forfirst leg runners at 09.00 meaning a breakfasttransformed into rasher sandwiches for later andthe overnight rain was unrelenting: the sort of

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day that you don '[ run unless you have to. Wehad [0. Start and fuush were in an exposed fieldon the hillside but it was at least possible toavoid the worst sections of the area. Two teamswere disqualified: one for not getting enoughpoints and the second for mispunching as far aswe could tell: there were two totally separatelots of controls outso it was easy enough to do.

Final results have not yet arrived but it is safeto asswne that we didn't catch Wales. At leastwe all arrived safely, unlike last year, so maybethings will improve further in Scotland nexttime. (J.McCullough.)

Veteran

CRAIG a' BARNS CLAIMS MOREVICTIMS

~Rather than providing merely a factual

account of the VHI weekend I thought it mightbe illuminating to go back to the start, for me, ofthe "adventure". It all started innocently enoughlate last year when Colin Henderson approachedme to act as Ulster Inter-Provincial selector. AsLVO Hon Sec all my administrative activitywas at club level although I had previouslyserved in a number of posts at NIOA level."Seems simple enough", I thought, "I'mcollecting results details anyway, I may as wellmake extra use of them". What the wily so-and-so omitted to tell me was that Ulster selectorswere, de facto, on the Irish selectors' panel, soimagine my surprise when I received notice of ameeting to discuss World Champs selection!

The next set of circwnstances which arosewere within LVO. We have undertaken to stagenext year's Vets' (as part of a BOF NationalEvent on new terrain so make sure you'rethere!) and at the inaugural organising meetingwe decided on a planner. There are quite a fewLv'Oers who could do that job but r was the onewho came away with it. When that news gotout, Raymond Finlay, NIOA Chairman (anotherwily so-and-so if ever there was onel) persuadedme to take on the Vets' Managership to take alook at how the Scots did it this year, so tospeak! (it's interesting that both the aforemen-tioned were on expedition in India and the


Himalayas during the build up to the event).Anyway, there was I, wet behind both my

selector's and manager's ears and trying to getmy comer heard while all were concentrating(quite rightly!) on the World Championships.Just to put me at ease I kept hearing of last min-ute crises which had cropped up prior to lastyear's event!

The procedure that was adopted in selectionwas to pick a fairly broad panel (where thenumbers existed). These people were contactedas to availability; I feel that this first stageprocess smoothed my path later on and wouldcommend it where a training squad system doesnot operate.

Selection then took place after the WorldChamps were over and I wrote out to theselectees offering the reserves in each class theopportunity to travel. This turned out to heanother successful ploy for it meant thatdropouts (dropsouri) did not disrupt the team.Indeed all the places that had been filled at se-lection were taken up at the event.

As far as arrangements were concerned Iorganised two minibuses departing fromBallyclare on Friday afternoon (one early andone late to facilitate those travelling fromMunster) and returning there on the Sundayevening. ("Ballyclare?" I hear you ask: WilbertHollinger kindly loaned us his extensivedriveway for car parking - much easierthanfinding «parc ferme in Belfast.) The drivingwas shared by myself and Alan Pentland, theLVO Competitions Sec, who is organiser ofnext year's VHI (yes, he fell for the con trickwhen I tried it on him!). The only moment ofmanagerial panic arose two days beforedeparture when the hire company rang up to saythat their insurers had ceased operation inNorthern Ireland!

The Scottish Orienteering Associationarranged accommodation in 6-berthmobilehomes at Dunkeld. These were fully equippedwith bedding and proved very comfortable. Asthe caraven-resident population of 24 was splitmale/female 13 to 11 it did, of course, meantthat one man was pitched into a caravan full ofwomen. When we arrived at Dunkeld (in the

case of the second bus at 12.30 in the morning)we eventually discovered that one of the non-Celtic teams had decided to change theallocation of caravens: it was an "interesting"half hour spent negotiating narrow caravan-sitelanes, including hairpins and steep drops, untilwe located OUT 'vans,

We met up with our English-based members,Terry Dooris (M60 with Fermanagh-basedantecedents) and Frank Martindale (M55 withlong-standing residential qualificatiorls) on theSaturday and travelled the 25 miles LO Crieff forthe Relays. One of the unique jobs for themanager is converting the rules of teamstructure into a set of relay teams - the rules aredesigned to provide for teams of mixed sex andclass. There are many permutations available-Iwent for a system of making three teams asstrong as possible (3 out of the 5 to score) in thehope that none would suffer disqualification.

l21mIlgA hwnorous sideline to the weekend was that

the Irish contingent, with 24 in the squad, werelooking for additional runs while the Welsh hadplaces going spare. I therefore caused greatconsetmation when I lined up at the mass startamong the Welsh first leg runners: the Irishwere masquerading a sixth team as Welsh!

Although there was a colour event in theforest the Vets' assembly area was separatelylocated - this gave a homely feel to the event -there was certainly none of the mass starthysteria usually associated with Championshiprelays. The organisation was also very low-key:the optimwn run-out from the changeover pointwas through the spectator area and in any casethe flag marking the start triangle was directlybehind the timekeepers tent! The terrain was awooded ridge plus some open ground on oneside, mostly reasonably runnable along the slopebut something of a slog up the sides. Thevegetation was somewhat vague and of dubioususe for navigation.

A traditional part of the Home Internationalsis some sort of social event on the Saturdayevening. Not for the Vets a frenzied disco - wehad a sit-down meal in a nearby hotel. After the

food I took the opportunity, among themanagers' words of thanks, to issue a first.informal invitation to next year's event in theMoumes.The Individual event on the Sunday was run

on the National Event courses in Craig a' Barns,with the VHI starts preceding the other. Theforest lived up to its tough reputation and run-ning times were long, not helped by havingearly legs passing through a felled area whichwas inaccurately represented; stories came backof packs of W40's and 50's trawling the area forcontrols!

Mw:.The nced for an early departure to reach

Stranraer on time, allied to the high times,means that I do not have detailed results to handas I compile this report. Suffice to say, however,Lhatwe came fourth - hopes of matching theWelsh at least were not to be sustained. I see thereasons for that as twofold:

our Vets are latecomers to orienteer-ing and have not had the technical groundingnecessary to be comfortable in terrain such asCraig a' Barns. Hopefully the efforts with theJunior and Senior squads, if they can besustained, will eventually resolve this problem.It's certainly too late to try to teach technique bythe time someone has reached the Veteran stage.

we do not have the sustained exposureto this level of competition - in British NationalEvents all age classes are fiercely competitive -here we often see older age classes having to becombined. We need some event structure to giveour Vets more direct competition: perhaps aVets' Interprovincial would help here.

So there we are - it's over for this year! I havecertainly enjoyed doing it, and judging from thereactions the squad enjoyed their weekend. •Hopefully word of that social success will spurothers and make selection to next year's squad amore competitive goal; if that happens I willconsider my work to have been a success. LVOwill certainly be working hard to make theweekend a memorable one.

My thanks go to Alan Pentland for his invalu-able assistance, to Meg McIntosh for co-

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ordinating on behalf of the SOA and to all thesquad for their efforts in the forest and theirgood nature throughout.May Iclose by putting on my selector's hat

and pointing out that the greatest difficultywhich Iexperienced was with people who didnot reply to queries about availability or invita-tions to participate. Such lack of response meanstitat the process of finding replacements getsdelayed, increasing in rum the chances of thosereplacements being unavailable. As someonewho would find it a great honour to be picked torun for Ireland I find such reticence hard tounderstand. If an invitation comes your way inthe future please respond quiekJy - think of thepoor manager waiting to hear from youl

My final thought is a personal one. In whatother job would I get the opportunity to sleepwith five lovely womenl (Alan Gartsidc.)

The Squad:

40-45 (3 men, 3 women to count): SeanCotter (CorkO), Sean McSweenet (SO), ErnieWilson (LVO), Donal Burke (LeeO), TedFeehan (BVOC- relay), Monica Nowlan(3ROC), Maire Walsh (3ROC), Trina Cleary(3ROC), Sue Pim (WATO), Brigid Flanagan(3ROC-reserve), Jean O'Neill (FIN-reserve);

50-55 (3 men, 3 women to count): MaxwellReed (FerrrrO), Alan Shaw (ThO), FrankMartindale (3ROC), Colin DunJop (SET), JohnO'Neill (BVOC-relay), Hazel Convery (3ROC),Clare Nuttall (LeeO), Diana Large (GEN);

60 (1 man, 1 woman to count): Terry Dooris(LVO), Fred Calnan (CorkO), Marie O'Sullivan(LeeO).Management: Alan Gartside (LVO) , Alan

Pentland (LVO).

It's No Secret: Champion Orienteering for All!

World Champions Martia Skogum(1989), Kent Olson (1987), Kari Sallinen(1985), Morten Berglia (1983) and worldelites Jorgen Martensson, Ragnhilde benteAndersen, Ragnhilde Bratberg (also aWorld Ski-O Champ) and Jana Galikovawere interviewed by US oricntcers CharlesParry and Ron Rivera at the World ChampsTraining Camp in Sweden. DamonDouglas heard the tapes ...

The champions discussed their mental,technical and physical skills. What distinguishesthem as champions, they believe, is their mentalskills.

MENTAL SKILLSPreparation for "the big one" starts years in

advance. Attention is spent on training not justthe technical and physical aspects, but also themental aspects. Champions will train by

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studying terrain like what they will race on, bystudying maps by thc Same mapper and coursesby the same plarmer. Tiley rehearse in theirminds all the situations they will face, technicaland physical - and how they will handle them.

Concentration: Every champion ranks con-centration at or near the top of the list of key 0-skills. They blame most mistakes on lack ofconcentration. Concentration means thinkingonly in the present the NOW. When extraneousthoughts of the past or future creep in, eachchampion has a deliberate technique to get backto the NOW. These techniques, whjlw differentin detail, are all basically the same: they focustheir thoughts on the very basic mechanics ofthe orienteering that they are doing at thatmoment, e.g. "I am running to a small knoll,keeping a boulder on my left".Non-elites can rehearse in the same way.

After you've read the course planner's notes askyourself what they mean to your route selection

and planning. Look at the terrain, walk to thefinish, ask and answer the same questions.Study the map beforehand or, if that's notpossible, a similar one. Set up courses. Makerouts choices, develop plans. If you can, run insimilar terrain the week before. In short, dowhatever you can to resolve as many situationsas you can - before the start whistle.

Self-confidence: Before "the big one" eachchampion seeks O:Jt"the feeling", the feeling ofself-confidence that preparation is complete andthat the champion is prepared to do his or herbest. Each champion has a process of routinethat leads La "the reeling". The finishing toucheson the long process of building confidence carnein the last week, days, hours, minutes, secondsbefore the start whistle. It is much easier to rindthat feeling when the physical preparation hasgone well. But even when that aspect of traininghasn 'I gone well the champions siil I manage Lagel that feeling by using elaborate rationaliza-tions. They have painstakingly assembled theirroutines through trial and error. The commoncharacteristics of these routines involve solitudeand intense conceruration,

Control: TI1C runner controls the difficultyof the course by adjusting runn ing speed and bymaking route choices. Over and over thechampions say that they must run slow Iyenough and pick easy enough routes so that theydon't make any mistakcs.It is easy to knowwhen to run fast; it is not so easy to know whento slow down.

This can't be emphasised enough. Look at itthis way: in order to win a major event you needto hit20-3D controls without mistakes. Thismeans that to have decent odds of no mistakesyou have to have something like 98% odds ofhitting each control. You can control these oddsby controlling your speed and the difficulty oryour route choice,

The champions use the first few legs toestablish control. They are extra cautious,consciously slow, making deliberate, redundantchecks of features. Only after they feel that theyare under control do thcy allow themselves to

open up.For the non-elite, the first few controls are

even more important than for the elite. Not onlydo the non-elites need to establish control butthey must also resolve some of the issues whichthe champions resolve during their preparation.TI1C non-elite needs to "come into the map",which means learning the peculiarities of theparticular terrain and the particular mapper. Fornon-elites it may not be until after the startwhistle that they get a feel for what kind ofroute choices need to be made and what featureswill be used for navigation.

Some of thc champions like to claim that theycontrol everything about thc competition,including the weather, the quality of the map,etc. Wha; they reaJly mcan is that they haveprepared themselves for all eventualities (ruin,dubious maps) so that when the time comes theyhave the feeling lhat they arc in charge.

Goals:Whcn a champion begins La thinkabout "the big one" the goal is to win, or placein the top three, etc. This objective goal definesthc preparation necessary and provides themotivation to work hard. At some time betweentwo months and two weeks before the race, theorder of finish disappears as It goal. The newgoul, ,i subjective, internal one, becomes to doas well as possible, to make no mistakes. Thisgoal sets the LOne[or self-control and concerura-tion.lf It champion does his or her best and stillloses, the winner is acknowledged as bcuerprepared. They attribute their loss to insufficientpreparation. Then they feed this back into thecycle of preparation for the next "big one".

In the next issue: Technical skills.

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ffiLVO: SO FAR, SO GOOD

Lagan Yalley Orienteers, current holders of TheIrish Orientcer Trophy, have so far managed 10fend off the challenge of North West OC andFcrrnanagh Orienteers in the Northern round ofthe competition at Slievc Croob in Co. Down onSeptember 14th last, LYO also had the audacityto organise the event themselves and still wenton to win by 127 points 10 NWOC's 74 and anunder-strength PermO's 19.In Lcinstcr 3ROC take on GEN at the AJAXevent at Cloghleagh on December 1st. TIOhasn 't heard anything about the other Leinstcrmatches (Fingal v AJAX or CNOC v SET) or[he Munster ones Lee v WATO and Cork 0 vthe winner of the first match,

SQUAD HOPEFULS TRAIN

As reported in TIO 54 Irish learn manager andlOA Coaching Officer Paddy O'Brien hasarranged athletic training for younger squadmembers and those with international ambitionsin the M/W 17 and 19 classes (and even some21's at a pinch). BLE coach Barry Keane isrunning training sessions in Dublin at UCD'ssports complex at Belfield at 5.45 pm onTuesday and Thursday evenings. If you feel youfall into the up-and-coming category and wouldbenefit from fitness/running training why not goalong? The group are starting speed work at themoment, so the sooner you get along there thebetter! Paddy hasn 'Iyet had any success inorganising a similar coaching scheme in Cork orBelfast, but watch this space for news.On a related topic Paddy hopes to have a perma-nent 3 km time trial route planned at the HellfireClub as a fitness test so you can time yourselfperiodically and measure how your fitness isprogressing. A similar route in Cork is plannedsoon. Contact Paddy for details (01-933059).

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ECOMAYMERGE

Following the successful merger last year ofCurragh Orientecrers and Orienteering Naas toform Curragh-Naas Orienteers (CNOC) theother Leinster-based largely Army club EasternCommand Orierueers is set to join to form anenlarged club. ECO numbers have dwindled to ahandful in recent years and the club is finding itdifficult to run events due to lack of manpower.(Work commitments always featured strongly inECO's area, even back to the early days whenthe competitors were driving around Kinniuy inCo. Offaly looking for an ECO event while theorganising team were still coming from Dublin,delayed due 10 prison riots in Mountjoy (I think)and compounding the problem by locking themaps in controller Ted Russell's car ...).Lack of juniors in the club is also a major factorin the likely decision to amalgamate, accordingto Secretary John de Lacy, as it isn't possible toform relay teams for them. The Leinster Leagueevent run by the club at Dcvil's Glen will be thelast ECO event if the plans go ahead asexpected. (For our foreign readership it shouldbe pointed out that "cnoc" is, appropriatelyenough, the Irish word for a hill, which featuresprominently in such placenames as Knocklong,Knocktopher, Knocknagoshel, Castleknock ... )

ODDS AND ENDS

Good to see Cork O's Bill Edwards (akaWilliam Edwards or Limn Edwards in variousJK relays) finishing on the Southern Navigatorswinning team at the 71 kilometre HarvesterTrophy 7-rnan overnight relay in September atHankley Common ncar Aldershot, The eventwas run by Happy HerLSon an area of fastheathland but with the changeover area in alarge depression which filled with fog for thenight chilling officials and waiting runners tothe marrow but leaving the competition areaclear. Next year's event is in Scotland. (Are3ROC the only Irish club to have taken part inthe event?)

Despite (because of?) atrocious weather condi-

tions at the Anderson's Mourne Mountain Mara-thon at the end of September several orienteersfeatured prominently in the results. David Rosen(late of LOK) was on thc winning B class teamwith Joan Nicholson in a time of 11.32.12, withLYO's Bill Simpson and Andy Stott 5th(13.03.29) and Alan Young (SET) /Andrew Pirn(WATO) 8th (13.48.03). LYO's Fred Hamondwas on the 4th A class team, while Englishoricnteers Stella Lewslcy and Gill Hale wereleading ladies on the B class. LYO's RonnieMcKee was on the second C learn while CiaranYoung and Gavan Doherty were 5th C team.Bill Buckley and Rob Poole won the A class in15.49.26 and William Halliden and Brian Yorke(ECO?) the C class in 9.49.39. A large numberof teams failed to finish the two day event.

Clue Sheet, David Dana's program for produc-ing lOF control descriptions on the AppleMacintosh, has just been updated to cope withthe changes in IOF symbols since the originalprogram came out. Details can be got from himat 1540 Hudson St. #204, Redwood City,California 94061, USA. The cost of the programis about $20.

Nice to know ... that the World Schools Orien-teering Championships are coming to Cork,according to a report in the September Com-passSport. A Scottish at this year's event inFinland took three silver medals away withthem.

Speaking of CompassSport, the new editor isSuse Coon, B allencrieff COllage, B allencriefftoll, Bathgate, West Lothian EH48 4LD,Scotland. (Phone 03-0506-632728). She is aregular contributor to Up & Down and has pro-duced a book on Scottish hill running called"Race you to the top".

Mapping enthusiasts will be glad to learn thatRobin Harvey's book "Mapmaking for Orien-teers" has been reissued. Now in its 4th editionthe book has been the O-mapper's bible foryears. The new edition runs to 112 pages andcovers getting started, competition maps,

planning a mapping project, base maps,fieldwork, cartography, computer drawing andprinting. Itincludes the 1990 IOF map specifi-calion changes. Cost: STG£13.45 including p &p from BOF. Every club should have at leastone! Speaking of mapping, CNOC's Pat Healyhas produced a computer-drawn map forBlessington Lakes outdoor centre. Is this thefirst computer-drawn O-map in Ireland?

Gill and Macmillan have recently re-issued theirIrish Walk Guide books originally published in1979. At £5.99 the guides are good value (espe-cially with Christmas just round the comer) andcover the East and South (David Herman andMiriam Joyce McCarthy), West and North(Tony Whilde) and Southwest (Scan OSuillc-abhiiin). The general editor is Joss Lynam andthe maps of the routes are by Nuala Creagh andby Justin May, so orienteering connectionsabound. Apart from these the Ordnance Surveyin conjunction with the Dermot Bouchier HayesTrust has recently published a guide and 1:25000 scale map of the McGillicuddy's Reeks for£3.50 and the new (final) version of 1:50000sheet 78 (Kenmare/Killarney area) is available,also at £3.50.

AFAS has issued the second edition of theirbooklet "Maps and guides for Walkers", a list ofavailable sources of information about Ireland.This is available from AFAS, House of Sport,Long Mile Road, Dublin 12.

EXERCISE: "111e art of converting big mealsand Iauening snacks into back strains and pulledmuscles by lifting heavy things that don't needto be lifted or running when no one is chasingyou" (from the Scottish Ovncwslettcr, SCORE).

Apparently there was a notice in the papers inrecenl months of the intention to apply for apermit to run a paintball/skirmish/splatoonoperation in Kilmashogue Wood in the foothillsof the Dublin mountains. Would this still allowus to orienteer there, and how would it affect theWicklow Way which runs through the area, anarea which is also very popular with walkers

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and other outdoor types?

Not JK 92: )f you're interested in walking andaren't going to theJK next Easter you mightlike to walk the Wicklow Way to raise money[or Cerebral Palsy Ireland. If you raise £800 insponsorship you will get all your accommoda-tion and meals free, plus various other perks.Contact Rory O'Connor, Cerebral Palsy Ireland,Sandyrnount Avenue, Dublin 4 (01-2695355).

The inaugural World Rogaining Championshipsarc to be run by the Victorian Regaining Asso-ciarion in Australia on August 7/8th 1992.Regaining is a two person score event over along period, typically 24 hOUTS.ILstarted inAustralia and has spread to North America. Theletters stand for Rugged Outdoor Group ActivityInvolving Navigation and Endurance. Furtherinformation from Ron Weibrecht, VRA, 131Cubiu SI., Richmons 3121, Victoria, Australia.It strikes me that the AFAS map of the Glen-rnacnass area or the new 1:50 000 Wick low mapcould be used for a shorter event, say 6 or 8hours - how about it, Sctanra. instead of aslightly long 0 event called a MountainMarathon?

EVENTS ABROAD

Some events coming to light recently, whichyou might like to consider, include "Winter inWales 92" on 8/9 February: a night badge eventand the Midland Night Champs at Pembreyfollowed next day by a badge event at nearbyMerthyr Mawr Warren. Both areas are sanddunes (Pcmbrey forested, the other open) and ofoutstanding quality. Both are on the south Walescoast about 20 miles each side of Swansea andan easy drive from Fishguard or Pembroke.Entries to Safestan (SBOC), PO Box 22,Whitchurch, Shropshire SY 13 2Z.l. Fees areSat: £4.50/2.00, Sun £5.50/3.00. Entries, onstandard BOF form with 2 SAE's, close January11th.

Seville in Spain is host to Expo '92 and isrunning several orienteering events in conjunc-


lion with the Exposition. The 3rd TrophySevilla-Expo 92 is on February 22/23rd andfourteen training maps are available in that panof Spain (SW and south coast). Variousaccommodation options are available, fromhotels to campsites. Entry closes February 1st.Contact Club AOOL, Miguel Borrero Alvarez,Urb. "Las Brisas 3", Simco 26, 41927-Mairenadel Aljarafe (Sevilla), Spain.

In July the FISU World Student O-Champscomes to Scotland in the Deesidc (Aberdeen)area from 27th to 30th. Spectators arc welcomeand can run on three of the days. Wednesday'smain spectator race will feature entry on daycolour courses and pre-entry (£S.oo) runs on theprevious day's championship courses. Detailsfmm Graham Mclnryrc, 5 Sumrnerhall Place,Edinburgh EH9 1QE(Phone 03-031-668-] 851).

Back to Wales in August from 2nd-8th forCrocso '92 six days orienteering based atLampeter. Unfortunately all the entry formshave been distributed either at the Scottish 6-Day or with Compass Sport, so if you haven'tgot one, tough! I'm sure you could still enter,though: contact Wish Gdula, Tal-y-Ean Fach,Collan, Lampeter, Dyfed, SA48 8JA, phone 03-0570-422-122.The event is run as a series of six colour eventswith 8 courses per day and 4 days to count. Youdon't have to enter every day. Entry costsSTG£5.50 per day up to June 15th (or £30 [orall six if you enter by March 31 st). Juniors:£2.50/12.00. Entry is limited to 1500 per day, soit's first come, first served.The usual Irish Oriernecr Which Event? guideto your year's orienteering will appear in theJanuary issue.

Retrospection

Shamrock O-Ringen 1991Bounding across the bogs of Bcara, head

stuffed with contours. This SPOrt is a chess gamein a wilderness, a crossword on a cross countryrace. The heart is in the right place while headand legs conspire 10 find the next elusive re-entrant, tricky knoll, rocky spur, deep depres-sion, gentle elevation, the finish and elation.Sometimes. the best times, arc when musclesand map-reading work in unison - poundingover the hills, through the woods, fit, alert,powerful. Seeing things, each control site withits flag and punch revealed effortlessly, back outas soon as you're in and off to the next one.Good preparation, a good run, That's what wehoped for down in Cork.

Rathgaskig on Friday, early evening, waswarm, beautiful and unusually international: Eu-ropeans, Scandinavians and us. We were soondispersed through the bog - scooting over spurs,grovelling into gullies, belly-ups over boulders.Short courses and just as well. Controls missed,located, overstepped, underestimated, found out,bound on, legs willing, head spinning. Fortyminutes of cryptic clues (should have been 30)and we're home. See you all in the earlymorning for another run ...

It's strange how, when the sun shines, webelieve implicitly that it will never stop. Butnight falls and closes the golden scene.

Act 2 dawns wet, misty and doomed. Out onthe intricate rocky slopes of An Gaill Beag onBcara it is decided sensibly to postpone theevent for an hour. This rocky, wild terrain isdifficultto negotiate even in the sun, no fun foranyone in mist and rain. There are no reassuring"collecting features" to mend our mistakes, onlyone disdainful rocky knoll after another, eachmeaner than the one before. An almostimperceptible thinning of the misty matrix andwe're off, lost to the bog for another while. Allfidgity competition to stan and then, realisingour predicament, we are anxious to help and behelped. A strange sense of camaraderie prevailsas we boldly shout out control sites to each

other in the white-out. A nightmare landscape _funny lOO - all dreepy, rocky bulges andmysterious.murky marshes full of mad, lonely,wandering souls in search of controls.Number 8 was my nemesis. A long, tortuous

leg from number 7, licking off the differentfeatures, keeping in touch with the map and thenlosing contact so ncar the control. I remainedlost, aim less, careless for a long, long time. AIIthe motivation leached out of me in one smallarea. Drag on to the finish. Disgusted withmyself. Spirited condolences from the finishofficials but) feel useless. A lost weekend, gohome, just gel OUtof here. We, Ursula, Trishand I, trip into Kenmare for help. The CibealFestival is on. We hadn't known about it and wefell straight into the Danny Osborne paintingand sculpture exhibition and slide show - oneyear in the life of the Osborne family spentliving in an Arctic Inuit village. Life returned Lamy limbs. There arc other ways of living,competition is not necessarily the wisest.

Then we strolled down to the crowded churchto sec if we could find the truth. There were noseats but we got in anyway and sat in the pulpit.The service was unusual - Seamus Heaneyreading poems and Liam O'Floinn on theui lleann pipes.

Between the jigs and the reels, Seamusrecited. Did he see the three of us, a shamrockof orienteers from three outdoor centres, fromthree provinces. perched boldly in the pulpit,waiting to be entertained? He did, because hesaid

..... The comers and the squaresWere there like longitude and latitudeUnder the bumpy, thistly ground, to beAgreed about or disagreed aboutWhen the time came ..."

I was back with my map - the intricate linebetween two controls and how to respond.

Later on Liam played a magnificent lamentThe Irish Qrienteer 13

for a "Chasing SWt" - The Fox Chase wound upthe evening and catapulted us into the next daywith vigour. Out went the fox on the chanter,chased by horses and hounds for blood andsport. A lively, tuneful chase to start and thenthe fox was caught, the music mov.ed to a lonelylament followed by the ribald celebration of thehunters. Wonderful music. Tomorrow the foxwill run again and so will the hounds and we'llall cross the finish line in style.

Sunday was a better day and the chasersstarted early, their times from the previous daysadded up and start-times staggered so thatwhoever crossed tlle finish line first would bethe overall winner in that class. Lots 01 foxesstarling out and packs of hounds behind. Wechased each other 'for the first seven controls,taking turns to find a control flag. Catch one,sneak one, loseone, trip over one - help them,hinder them, all troop together. The leaders arenow far, far ahead of me. J catch Rachel, Eileencatches me. All together to number 7 and thenwe really must part. Numbers 8;9,10 in a cluster,to be taken in any order. Out to the nex tone,pelting down the slope. Rachel is ahead nowand sees a man with a map on a rock, a solitaryweeper. Something's wrong. "You OK?" sheasks.

But he's just realised why he was followingthe women - he picked up the worn ens' Elitecourse map at the start. A whole competitionmessed up, sad, but I laughed later. He looked

so odd there in the landscape. A soundmansitting down while we raced and sweated.

Rachel shot on and Ipursued to ferret out thenext one. Eight more controls to go in a grandfinale, a spectacular arena of small hillscontaining too many controls, strategicallyplaced for the entertainment of the audiencewho lined the hills and knolls and pretended tocare. Lines of laughing, happy people gettingtheir money's worth. Istood behind a knoll toread the bloody map then ran out organised forthe next ones. 'Exhausted legs and thumpingheart. Oh, follow someone else! Bog swallow-ing the trot co a slow-motion squelsh. StruggleLO finish.

"Well done" shouts a sentinel from the lasthill. Thanks for that at least.

We fall over each other to compare tactics - agaggle of laughing women on a boggy scat,stubbing the map as if it were to blame.

"You almost mispunched out there!""You kept overshooting-on the last ones - it

was so funny".''1 heard you laughing, shrieking - it was

you"."You'd pay good money fOf that kind of

entertainment elsewhere"."How-did you get to number 8?""Thanks for saving me at number 4"."I'm wrecked. Let's go!"

(This piece by Maeve McPherson firstappeared in AFAS News.)

MEANDERlNG POLE

"East is east, and west is west", according to thepoet. But the situation is much less clear when itcomes to north and south. The magnetic NorthPole has been wandering. around the face of theearth since time began and it is mere coincidencethat it is currently within 1,000 miles or so of itsgeographic counterpart.The planet Earth behaves as thoughit had asimple,straight bar magnet at its centre, arranged with its"south'lpole below Canada and its "north" pole atthe direct antipode - on the other side of the world.14 The Irish Qhenteer

This might seem like a topsy-turvy view of theconventional wisdom, hut it fS explained by thefact that "opposite" poles attract; the "north" endof a compass needle points north - because it isattracted by the "south" end of the earth's imagi-nary magnet which behaves as if it were burieddeep underground in the vicinity of the Arcticcircle. But (or thepurposcs of everyday life and inorder to avoid these disorientatingrnental gym-nastics, we call the point indicated by the "north"end of a compass needle the "magnetic northpole".The earth ,s magnetism has its origins inthe core ofliquid metal sloshing around near the cen tre of ourplanet. The magnetic forces change in

LEINSTER ORIENTEERING COUNCIL

FIRST AID

Despite a poor initial response fromLeinster CIubs eight orienteers are doing abasic first aid course organised by the RedCross. Members of Three Rock and GENwere the only ones to take up the offer ofthe course arranged on behalf of allLeinster clubs by the LOC.

LEAGUE NEWS

Three league events have been run so far:Three Rock, Devil's Glen and Trooper-stown. Problems with one.control affectingsome courses at Devil's Glen mean that thebrown, blue and green course results fromthat day won't be used for league points.The red, orange and yellow course pointswill stand. You must still complete 5

events to finish the league, however.Some minor adjustments to points on theOrange course at Three Rock have oc-curred after clarification of who is eligibleto score league points. To feature in theleague you must be a current member of anlOA-affiliated orienteering club competingon your own. You must fill in your name,club and age class on your control card anduse the same initial or name and club eachtime you run. If you run more than once atan event only your first run will be consid-ered for league points. The points adjust-ment was because Fermanagh 's TimothyTottenham's time had been used [orcalculating the times of the other finisherson the course whereas it shouldn't havebeen. All finishers on the orange coursewill therefore gel a few more points.

[heir strength and other characteristics from decadeto decade - and indeed every hal fa million years orso the magnetic field reverses itself completely.But even 'in the comparatively recent past themagnetic North pole has meandered significantdistances over the wastes of the northern latitudes.Archaeologists are clcverpeople andean work outthe position of the earth's magnetic poles over thecenturies by a number of different methods. Onesuch, for example, involves investigating oldpottery kilns. It seems that when itpOLis fired, theiron atoms in the bricks of the surrounding kilnacquire a weak magnetism aligned with the direc-tion of the earth's field at the time of the operation.If the date on which the kiln was last used can beestimated, valuable information, about the earth'smagnetic fields at that time can be gleaned.

The magnetic North Pole is currently at the ex-treme north of Cart ada ..But in the lSth Century itappears to have been located under Labrador - stillin Canadabut quite some distance from its presentposition. In 1650 it was in the vicinity of Iceland;in AD 1300 it appears to have been somewherenear North Korea; and if we go back to 1,000 yearsago the magnetic North Pole was located right inthe middle of the steppes of Russia.

Brendan MeWilliams.

(This article' appeared in The Irish Times on 21stSeptember 1991. Thanks tothe author for permis-sion to reprint it.)).

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ORIENTEERING FIXTURES

Co. Derry. NWOC event. N1 series 8. GR C 76 13.Rossadrchld & Ballinacourty, Glen of Aherlow, Co. Tipperary.LEINSTER LEAGUE 4 Laragh, Co. Wicklow. 3ROC colour. GR T 1693.Comeraghs, Co. Waterford. WatO Grade 2 league event 4. GR S 28.Co. Cork. Cork 0 Gr.3 Cork League 3.Dublin. 3ROC street night-O, M/W 17+ only. Start 7.00 to 8.30 at TheGravediggers pub, Prospect Square (GR 0 151 368).

GOSFORD Markethill, Co. Armagh. NI Series 9. LVO. GR H 97 40.CffiMNEYFIELD Glenville, Co. Cork. Cork 0 Grade 2 Cork League 4. GR W 90 85.HOLLYWOOD Co. Wick low. CNOC Grade 3 event. GR N 94 06.KILLINEY HILL Co. Dublin. Fingal colour event. GR 0 26 25.LOUGH KEY Boyle, Co. Roscommon. LKOC event. GR G 84 03.NI NIGHT CHAMPIONSIDl>S Castte Archdale, Co. Permanagh. FermO. GR H 1758.

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January 19925 HELLFIRE WOOD12 CARNAGH12 NEWBRIDGE HOUSE19 HlLLWOOD26 CLONBUR26 CORKAGH PARK

Co. Dublin. AJAX colour event. GR 0 02 23.Co. Tipperary. WatO Or.2 Wut. League 5. GR S 2622.Midleton, Co. Cork. Cork 0 Gr.2 Cork League 5. GR W 68 91.Co. Dublin. UCDO grade 3 event. New map. GR 0 22 45.Midleton, Co. Cork. Cork 0 Gr.1 Cork League 6. GR W 86 76.Lismore, Co. Waterford. WatO Gr.3 Wat. League 6. GR X 08 94.Galway. GRTC event.Dundrum, Co. Dublin. 3ROC annual Xmas score event. GR 0 1723.Carrigaline, Co. Cork. Cork 0 Grade 3 event. GR W 79 62.

Rathfamham, Co. D~bLin. CNOC? Score event. GR 01222.Athlonc. No details available.Donabatc, Co. Dublin. FIN Grade 3 event. GR 021 49.Monasterevan, Co. Kildare. CNOC. GR N 64 09.Co. Galway. UCGO event. GR M I157.Clondalkin, Co. Dublin. GEN Grade 3 event. GR 005 30.

February2 KlLLINEY HILL Co. Dublin. AJAX event. GR 0 2625.9 GARRETTSTOWN Ballainspiulc, Co. Cork. Cork O. Cork Championships. GR W 58 44.15 IRISH STUDENT CHAMPIONSHIPS Ravensdale, Co. Louth.IS PHOENIX PARK Dublin. Night event. GR 009.34.16 PHOENIX PARK Dublin. Poorer Relay. Teams of3. Entry 11.00·11.30. 3ROC.19 UNION WOOD Collooncy, Co. Sligo. wao event. GR G 6929.23 CONNACHT CHAMPIONSHU>S Woodlawn, Athenry, Co. Galway. GRM 6831-23 KlLSHEELAN near Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. WATO Grade 3 event. GR S 27 22.29 NI SCORE CHAMPIONSHII>s NWOC event. Venue to be arranged.

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March15 BALLINACOURTY AberJow, Co. Tipperary. Cork 0 Munster League event.22 CURRAGH LEINSTER LEAGUE 6 Co. Kildare. CNOC. GR N 78 12.28 LElNSTER CHAMPIONSHIPS Mullaghmeen, Co. Westmeath. SET. GR N 47 78.29 LEINSTER SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIPS Brockagh, Laragh, Co. Wicklow. GEN. GR T 1297.29 MOUNTBELLEW Co. Galway. WEO evem.

NI SERrES 2 Fermf), Venue to bcannounccd.CARRICK MOUNTAIN Ashford, Co. Wicklow. 3ROC Grade I event. GR T 2393.ROCKMARSHALL LEINSTER LEAGUE 7 Dundalk, Co. Louth. Fingal OC. GR J 1208.JK 92 Lake District, England. Cheap entries close January.IRISH CHAMPIONSHIPS Cornamona, Maam, & Kilcornan, Clarinbridge, Co. Galway.

LEINSTER SCHOOLS' CHAMPIONSHIPSGLEN DING Blessington, Co. Wicklow. (''NOC Grade 3 event. Evening. GR N 97 14.NI Series 3 LVO. Venue to be announced.HOLLYWOOD Co. Wicklow. CNOC Grade 3 event. Evening, OR N 9406.1.,EINSTER O·RINGEN Day I. Entry on day colour event.CURRAGH Co. Kildare. CNOC Grade 3 event. Evening. OR N 7812.LEINSTER O·RINGEN Trooperstown, Laragh, Co. Wicklow. GEN. Day 2. Stan lime based on Day 1

time. Entry on day.DONADEA Clane, Co. Kildare. CNOC Grade 3 event. Evening. GR N 84 33.

June2 STRADBALLY Co. Laois. CNOC Grade 3 event, Evening. GR S 59 95.9 MONASTER EVAN Co. Kildare. Evening. CNOC Grade 3 event. GR N 64 09.13 PORTSfEWART Co. Derry. NI Series 4. NWOC. Excellent sand dunes area. GR C 80 3614 ARDGILLAN PARK Skerries, Co. Dublin. AN event. GR 0 22 61.16 DONADEA Clane, Co. Kildare. CNOC Grade 3 event. Evening. GR N 8433.21 CROGHAN KINSELLA Woodenbridge, Co. Wicklow. Lelnster Score Championships. GEN23 HOLLYWOOD Co. Wicklow. CNOC G.3 "Midsummer Madness" . Evening. GR N 94 06.26·28 SHAMROCK O·RINGEN West Cork!Kerry.30 CURRAGH Co. Kildare. CNOC Grade 3 evening event. GR N 78 12.

July7 DONADEA Clane, Co. Kildare. CNOC Grade 3 event. Evening. GR N 84 33.14 HOLLYWOOD Co. Wicklow. CNOC Grade 3 event. Evening. GR N 94 06.26·31 WORLD STUDENT CHAMPIONSHIPS Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Note: Events in italics are for information only and do not form pan of the Irish fixture list. Only registeredevents run by clubs affiliated to the Irish Orienteering Association, with competent officials, are covered byinsurance. Always check with the organising club or the Sports Diary in the newspapers if you are in any doubtthat an event is going ahead as advertised.Non-registered events arc not covered by lOA insurance and wiU receive no publicity from lOA. Registeredevents are in bold type above.

inf-O-Une : Up to date fixtures information on lOA registered events is available on 01-569099

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NQrthern Ireland ChamoionshipsThe 1991 Karrimor International Mountain Marathon

Back to BinevenaghWe arrived at the overnight campsite on Day

1 with 15 minutes to spare and a meagre 70hard-won points to our credit Amazingly, thisproved no too bad wi th 110 points being thehighest achieved at our campsite. There was achoice of campsites. and we chose the southernand easier option where 'points per control wereless than in the northern section. Day 2 saw usagain in thick mist navigating our way aroundthe mountains. A descent of 250 metres heightfrom a control to a forest track proved painfullyslow as we struggled through a half-clearedstorm damaged area. On reaching the track wehad 40 minutes left to a compulsory road/rivercrossing and 1 kilometre with 90 m climb to thelast control. We reached the finish 20 minutesand 2\ seconds over time and our precious 70points for Day 2 were reduced to 28, a total of98 for the two days.

It was a learning experience for us. We did 16krn on Day 1 and 17.5 krn on Day 2. We neededto be more running-fit to give us more speed onthe uphills. There was a shorter option on Day 2which we did not notice, yielding the samenumber of points. We carried too much food butother than that we were very comfortable bothin the mountains and at thecampsite.Navigation, stamina and navigationwere thoroughly tested and it was a greatexperience to be part of the KIMM. By' all'accounts this was one of the toughest for manyyears - the Elite winners' time was over 15hours where the usual winning times have beenaround the 12hour mark. We are alreadylookingforward to KIMM '92.

The KIMM, a two-day mountain naviga-tion race for teams of tW0, is held each yearat the end of October in Britain.3ROC'sTrina Cleary was one of the 4000 entrantsthis year. This .is her story ...

Winners and NI Champions:WIO Pamela Flanagan (3ROC); Wl l SusanBell (L VO); WI3, Ruth Hollinger (LVO); W15Sharon Devlin (NWOC); WI7 Emma Glanville(3ROC), 2nd Audrey Hunter (NWOC); W21ST.Doherty (UCGO), 2nd Heather Ervine (LVO);W21L Irena Edzina (RTU), 4th Jane Wilson(LVO); W35S Anne Bell (LVO); W35LJaneWatt (GEN), 2nd Heather Johnston (LVO);W40 Monica Nowlan OROC) , 2nd TeresaFinlay (FennO); W45 Trina Cleary (3ROC),W50 Diana Large (GEN) , 2nd Rosemary Davis(LVO); W55 Faith White (SET);MIO Brian Lockington (NWOC), MIl DavidLockington (NWOC); M J 3 I.Mackcy (WHO),2nd Stephen Bogle (NWOC); M15 DavidHollinger (LVO); M17 N.Drion (WHO); M19Geoff Summerville (LVO); M21 S AnnandsCakss (RTU), 7th Paul Gilmore (LVO); M21 LAonghus OCl

CISM ORIENTEERING '91The 24th Military World Orienteering Cham-

pionships, organised WIder the auspices ofCISM (Conseil International du Sport Militairc)took place in Sweden recently. Ireland, amember ofCISM, participated, sending a partyof seven competitors, tWOofficials and twoyoung observers.

Team selection cas made by way of a two-daytrial in Kilsheclan and Rossadrehid (venue ofthe 1991 Irish Champs) with invitations to thetrial issued on the basis of performance in the1991 Defence Forces Championships, or ongeneral experience in the case of oricntccrsrecently returned from overseas service. Thefinal team was Pal Healy (CNOC) PadraicHiggins (WEO)~ Denis Reidy (BCO), BrendanDelancy (ECO), Kevin 0'Dwyer (SO), TonyO'Sullivan (CNOC) and Pal Farrelly (CNOC).(Wally Young and Aonghus OClcirigh were notavailable for selection). Two young oricntcers,John Mulcahy (CNOC) and Sean Baldwin(CNOC) were also picked to travel, 10 avail ofthe training facilities made available by ourSwedish hosts. They had offered all participat-ing countries the opportunity to attend a week'straining camp prior to the Championshipsproper, an opportunity which was also taken upby seven other countries.

This training camp was centred on anEngineer Regiment barracks in Eksjo, a smalltown of 20,000 about two-thirds of the wilyfrom Gothenburg to Stockholm. Itproved to bean ideal location as a base for our activities,with superb orienteering available within a halfhour's drive in any direction. There werecourses laid out for us on len different maps andour only regret was that we couldn '( get to useall of them despite morning and eveningsessions of about 90 minutes each. The detail onall the maps was engrossing, while the goingwas 'generally as fast as one dared, with littleundergrowth and no brambles. We treated themaps with due respect but by the end of theweek were confident enough to sneak occa-20 Thelrish Qrienteer

sional looks at the beautiful woodland sceneryabout us. magnificent in its Aummn glory.

During the training period members of theSwiss delegation organised relay training foreverybody. They set three short courses ofbetween 2.0 and 2.5 km with a mass start for thefirst course, followed by another mass start forthe second course when everyone had com-pleted course 1, followed again by a third massstart when everyone had completed-course 2. Itwas a successful way of ensuring that eachrunner always had the pressure of having otherrunners close by in the woods and we soonlearned, the hard way, to ignore such distrac-tions. While yielding maximum benefits to therunners, it also had the advcnrage for theorganisers of having everybody finishing withina reasonably short period.The competitions proper began during the

second week, Day 1 deciding the team competi-tion (the sum of the best 4 times for eachcountry) and also who would run on the A or Bcourses on Day 2. The individual winners werdeclared after Day 2 based on total time for bothdays.

Finland won the team competition, beatingSwitzerland into 2nd place by 8 minutes, withthe Soviet Union (competing in ClSM for thefirst time) in 3rd place, a further 2 minutesbehind. Ireland, without Wally and Aonghus,managed a creditable 14th, ahead of Australia,Bulgaria and Luxembourg.

Urs Fliihmann of Switzerland had a faultlessrun on Day 2 to become the 1991 CISMChampion, with Raijo Maninen of Finland 2ndand Harri Uoski of Finland 3rd. The first 30places on the A course were taken almostexclusively by Scandinavian, Swiss or Sovietrunners. On theB course Padraic Higgins wasthe best of the Irish, finishing 17 th out of 49,followed by Tony O'Sullivan (30th), DenisReidy (34th), Brendan Delaney (35th), PatHealy (36th), Kevin O'Dwyer (38th) and PatFarrelly (43rd).

After a rest day during which we visited theVolvo assembly plant and an island museum inGothenburg, the relay competitions took placewith each country entering two teams of threerunners. The Swiss took 1st and 3rd places withfinland 2nd. The Irish teams finished 24th and25th, ahead of Holland, Germany, Luxembourg,Australia and Brazil.

During our stay in Sweden we took in threecivilian events. The immense scale of theseevents, with in excess of 1000 runners at each,was an eye-opener in many ways to those of usnew to Swedish orienteering. The organisationbehind these events was impressive. Thenumber of officials for the car park alone wouldbe sufficient to run an entire Irish Champion-ships! There were shops, toilets. hot showers, acreche ... all on site. And these were just localevents!

All in nil, orienteering is Sweden was atremendous experience. TIle maps wereexcellent, the terrain demanding technically, thewoods clean, the weather kind, the organisationefficient and the organisers friendly, if puzzledbetimes by Irish humour. We left for homeexhausted from eleven days orienteering, butcontent with our efforts and satisfied thai wehad been tested in the home of orienteering andnot been found wanting.

Kevin O'Dwyer.

ORIENTEERING LEADER COURSES

The lOA TB O-Ieader is the minimum standardrecognised for the purpose of introducing orien-teering to beginners - outdoor centres, schools,youth organisations, etc.EastWest Adventure will be running trainingcourses for this award in toe coming months.The course is four days (two weekends) cover-ing the following broad topics:OL1 Basic mapmaking. personal skillsOL2 Methods of introducing orienteeringto beginnersA full syllabus is available on request.Courses will be non-residential and based on theDublinlWieklow area. Cost: £30 per weekend.An IOATS Basic Proficiency Certificate is aprerequisite for aucnding the course. Thisshould be available locally in your region. If thisis a problcm.Ict us know.Tf you wish to attend this training course pleasewrite now to: Barry Dalby, EastWest Adven-ture, 155 Bcachdalc, Kilcoolc, Co. Wick low(Phone 01-2875990). A minimum of twelvestudents is required to run the course success-fully. When lin appropriate number has appliedwe will arrange dates to suit the majority ofapplicants. (This is an unusual arrangement butprevious courses run to fixed dates have beenhampered by low numbers).

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Cartoon: Jurij Manaev

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SET ANT A NOTES

MOUNTAIN MARATHON: Results of June 21st event at Glenmacnass

A - COURSEI. B. Ervine, Ballydrain Harriers:

2. J. Thin, ERYI

3. C. O'Hallaran, LEEO

4. W. Young, CNOC

B - COURSE

2 hr s - 00 mins - 22 secs

2 hrs - 13 mlns - 13 sees

2 hrs - 13 mins - 38 secs


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2.

3.4.

N. Ccawford, 3 ROC

M. McPherson, 3 ROC

K. Bent, SET

J. Bent, SET


2 hrs - 10 mins - 0 sees



.t!2!iona.!._Q-Day (Sept. 29th): about 90 people took port In our Club event at thel-1ell=Fire Wood, Killokee. Quite a high proportion of these were first time orlenteersand a number have since joined the Club.

Sprint-O Event: a successful event was held on October 6th at Killokee with thestart/finish inMassey's Estate. Our thanks to Bobby Buckley (Planner), Claron Young(Controller) and Joscelyn Cathalin who was organising for the first time. Well done!

Junior Word Home Intemotionol: well done to those who ron for the Club in Cork.These were Mark O'Neill (M 17), Shone O'Nelll (M 15), Johnathon Mackey (M 13: 4thplace and lst on Irish Team) and Emma Lawrence (W13). Congrats to the IrishTeem who come 1st In the MI7 relays.

Leinster Chomps 1992: Seton to will run this event on a revised Mullaghmeen mopon Marcn 28th in conjunction with the GEN Sprint Championships at Breckoqh onMarch 29th. Entry forms with next TIO.

New Mops: The situation Is now getting critical .ln Leinster and must be redressedquickly by all Clubs. In the meontime, w~ will have to make do with what we'vegot and depend on other regions for new challenges.

Leinster Score Ct:aompionships 1992: Setooto are organising this event at Croghan Kinsella,Woodenbridge, Co. Wicklow on June 21st.

ENQUIRIES: Applications for Club Membership etc to

Se tcnto Orienteers,c/o Brion Power,15 Templeroan Avenue,Dublin 16.

Tel(Ol) 941378

Affi l io t ed 10 t h e Irish Oril·ntecring AssociationZ2 The Irish Qrienleer

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THREE ROCK ORIENTEERING CLUBENQUIRIES: Vera Murtagh, 19 The Cloisters,

Harold's Cross, Dublin 6W (01-908237)

TR,AI'NI~G

Continues with our usual First Friday meeting in Glenalbyn at8 U'clock. followed on Saturday with some technical training in the forest.Philip Butler, our Training Officer, would like to hear from you withsU"g,g ,es t ion san d comme n t son f u t u ret r a i n i n g - '00 n t act him at 2853823.Next F.F. is on 6th Decembef with training on Saturday 7th,

JUNIORS

Our 3ROCK KIDS are looking great in their Club Bibs, thanks toJudith Butler, our enthusiastic Junior Affairs Officer. There is agreat buzz amongst the juniors - perhaps it will pass on to the moreadultl members! Any junior who has not yet received a Bib - contactJudith at 2853823,FI~TURES

Thank you to all members who helped out at our 3Rock Event on13th October. 6espite very he.vy rain and thick mist the e~ent was wellattanded and al 1 ou~ helpers coped magnificently in the awful conditions.Brian Hollinshead planned, Philip Butler planned and Colm Rothery assistedand Trina Cleary controlled. Special thanks to an who took in controls.Next Event is CLARA on 17th November, a LEINSTER LEAGUE EVENT. Larry Roeis Organiser and he is lookin~ for helper~ on the day. Larry's phone no.is 953442. PI ease hel pout if you can, arrangments wi 11 be made for" youto have a run on the day.Jo~n McCullough is running a NightO Event on Thursday, 21st NOVEMBER.As s'em b I y i sat ttle G r a v e dig g e r s Pub (b e s id e G1 a s n e v inC e 111e t e r y ) . B r i h gtorch and reflective belt. Contact John at 37881~ for further details.Usual Fancy Dress Score Event on 26th December. .

TI0 TROPHY COMPETITION

Yes, it is that time of year again! 3ROCK v. GEN, Cloghleagh,1st December 1991. Everyone is needed on the day. This is your chanceto do your bit for the Club (apart from helping at evenls, of course),and a good turnout is needed. Please go to the "3ROCK Car" on the dayto ensure that you run on the correct cour,e.

HoME 'INTERNATIONALS

The following Club members represented Ireland at the recentJunior, Senior and Veteran Home Internationals: Emma Glanville, Karenand' Sh i e l a Convery, Matthew Davy, Rach,el Burgess, Julie c l e e rv , Una Creagh,An~e May, Vince Joyce, John McCullough, Trina Cleary, Monica Nowlan, MaireWalS'h,. Hazel Convery and,Frank Martindale. Co n q r a t u l a t t o n s on yours e t ect i on.

'0' SUiTS,

A new stock, just arrived, as s o r-t e d sizes, mak-e a del ightfulCh~istmas present, contact Trina Cleary at 936187 or at Evehts.

SEASONS GREETINGS TO ALL OU'R MEMBERS ..... AGM on Friday, 7th February 1992 ...

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GREAT EASTERN NAVIGATORS ORIENTEERING CLUBIrish Orienteering AssociationBulletin

1991-1992 Executive Committee

The following officers were elected at the lastAnnual General Meeting:Chairman: Bernard CreedonSecretaryTreasurerFixtures SecretaryCoaching OfficerDevelopmentMapping OfficerTechnical Officer

Pat RedmondPat FlanaganSearl CotlerPaddy O'BrienJohn CreaghBrian CorbettTrina Cleary

Cork 0SET3ROCCork 0AJAX3ROCCork 03ROC

Regional representativesMunster (& Vice-chairman) Pat O'Connor WATOConn aught Mike Deasy WEOLeinstcr Brian Hollinshead 3ROC

Non-executive postsJunior Affairs Bernard CreedonCork 0Administration Sec. Pat Redmond SETIOF and International Officer Faith WhitcSETPRO Eadaoin Morrish Lee 0Environment Officer (Vacant)

Nominations are invited for the follow-jn~ annual awards:Mactlre Trophy

This Trophy is awarded to aperson who has made an outstanding coruribu-tion to orienteering during the previous year inthe following areas:(a) Achievement in competition;(b) Mapping, planning, controlling or organisingan event;(e) Administration;(d) Other activities which thc lOA may considermeritable.Previous holders of the Trophy are not eligible.


Silva Award:This award is presented to a person who hascontributed to the development of orienteeringin this country.

Enquiries: Andrew O'Mullene, 79 Glenbrook Perk, Rethf ernhem. Dublin 14(01-933981)

Mapping School GroundsBrian Corbett, the lOA Mapping Officer,proposes to set up a scheme whereby interestedclubs could map local school grounds. Brianwill draw the maps using a new CAD (com-puter-aided design) program recently purchasedby the lOA.

DIRE WARNING: To ell those who neve not yet petd this season's sub. Thiswill be your lest TIO end you will not be ellowed to vote et the AGM,never mind ell the socte ls end tretnlnq sessionsl

News: Congretuletions to everyone who represented GENet the Home Inter-nettone ls (Vets: neure Thornhill, DieM Lerge; Senior: .iene watt, MeryHeely; Junior: seven Doherty).

If your orienteering geer Is beginning to get thet 'streight-trom-Robtn-Hood's-werdrobe look, reer not! No more will you be chasedby ercheeo loqts ts or enthropologists through the woods. All you neve todo in most cases is purches e one of GEN's new orienteering suits. Allsizes evetl eble, green, white end red with GEN on the beck. If you erecurrently using 0 trecksult. etc, which doubles in weight when wet,ceusing you to double your time, then you should epprectete the differ-ence they meke,

TIO Trophy: GEN v 3ROC will teke piece on 1st December etCloghleegh. All members ere esked to attend the event.

AGM end Christmes Perty: The AGM thts yeer is on seturceu. Decem-ber 7th, 8 prn. end will be loceted in Brenden Doherty's house, 12 BrookCourt, Monkstown. The meeting will be swiftly followed by the secrethighlight of the yeer, our Christmes Party.

TRAINING: Our next ses ston will be in Krlmeshoque Wood (behind MerleyPerk) et 11.00 em on Seturdey 16th November. This will cet er for ellgroups, beginner to advenced.

Event Registration Fees(t was decided at the last lOA Executivemeeting to make this fcc non-refundable.

SWEDISH O-RING EN CLINICIn the past the lOA has received an invitationcvary year to send two orientccrs to an oricn-tcering training clinic associated with theSwedish 5-Day and we expect to bc invitedagain this year. If you wish to be considered,please write as soon as possible and let meknow. The 1992 event runs from July 20-24 atSodertalje, SW of Stockholm. Free entry to theevent, accommodation, meals and instructionare normally part of the package.

MAPPING: There ere two projects On (Hie WrliCrl ;'fi~·. need severe I inter-ested mappers. If you ere interested in mepping end heve no experiencethen don't worry, just contact Andrew (see above)

EVENTS: In September we ren our first event in Corkagh Perk. This is enideel piece for beginners end young juniors to experience their firstorienteering event.

By the time you reed this we will have run our leegue event ettrooperstown. I would just like to let everyone who helped know thettheir herd work is epprectated.

31 st CONTROL: Our next soc iel will be e teble Quiz. A venue for thiswill be edvertised et forthcoming events.

Pat Redmond,Hon. Scc.,18Orchardstown Ave.,Rarhfarnham. Dublin 14.(01)-947385.

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'" ** Results for Course A ** Results for Course BC ROTHERY 3ROC 60.42 D QUINN GEM 41.32W YOUNG CNOC M35 6~.19 E MORRISH COMAD W21 41.37L DODDY UCDO M21 67.01 UNA COGHLAN 3ROC W21 42.54M 0 KEEFE FIN 71.31 T McCORMACK 42.57G BRADY 3ROC M35 72.19 A 0 MULLANE GEN 44.19IAN MAC NEILL 3ROC 79.07 B HOLLINSHEAD 3ROC M50 47.00NEVILLE SHORTT UCDO 82.34 M MANGAN SET M21 47.06BUTTERFIELD GROT-O M21 92.2l EDDIE 0 SHEA GEN 47.23 ;0L NAUGHTON 3ROC W35 101.10 B DOHERTY GEN M45 48.44 !l)VIBSE SPRENSE KSO 124.15 D KELLETT BSO M19 49.17 tilcR ROTHWELL 200.00 GORDON ELLIOTT DUO 49.32 ........McNAB 200.00 L FLOYD FIN M19 50.29 CD

T CONNEFF DLSO 51.30 ....PAT FLANAGAN 3ROC M45 52.37 0DAVID WATT GEN M45 54.19 "101McCORMACK 54.46 aI!l)H CONVERY 3ROC W50 56.12 ........** Results for Course C VINCENT DELANY GEN M40 57.00 ...

R NORTON 3ROC 33.2l EOIN DUNNE 3ROC M2l 57.52 !l)....S CONVERY 3ROC lollS 36.37 JEAN 0 NEILL FINGAL W45 59.00 Q.A GREEN M2l 36.49 J 0 NEILL FIN W45 59.00 UlA NI SHUILLEABHAN 3ROC 45.20 TONY McNICHOLAS TCD M18 65.54 c='BREULA HYNES GEN 46.15 M KELLETT GEN M50 67.11 '"D 0 COLMAN GEM 47'.50 T KEEGAN UCDO M2l 68.50 0P RYAN GEM M40 56.00 K HUGHES 70.05 ....0'C BYRNE IGG W16 57.25 T BRENNAN MPO W2l 80.58 0G FARREN IGG Wll 57.25 SINEAD McHUGH MPO W21 80.58 0G POWER 3ROe W40 63.51 Y FINNEGEN KSO W21 89.47 e+E CATHALIN 3ROC W21 66.40 J HUGHES 98.03 \D.....'M EATON SET 75.54 VERA MURTAGH 3ROC W50 98.25L CRAWFORD 3ROC MI0 75.58 KAREN MURRAY KSO 102.00KEVIN ST. CREW 85.40 J KENNEDY DUO F19 112.00R NAUGHTON FIN DNF J LALOR GEN M35 ONFJACU QUINN DLSO M13 DNF OROURKE DNFS HIGGINS DLSO DNF JOHN DAVIS CLONLI ONFL QUILL FIN DNF

** Results for Course 0PATRICIA 0 CLEIRIGH CNOe W21 34.41 H HUGHES 72.25o BEHAN OLSO 35.20 TONY DONNE 72.26o CLARKE DLSO 35.41 HUGHES 72.26A HOLLINSHEAD 3ROC M19 40.00 V ANDREWS MFO W2l 80.31U 0 COLMAIN GEN 40.40 H KENNEDY MPO W21 80.34STEPHEN DEVLIN M6 43.45 R 0 MULLANE DLSO M13 80.58PETER CRANWELL W/O 45.30 CLEARY FAMILY X 2 82.48PAUL McAULEY DUO 45.50 FANNING/DUGGAN DUO 83.04HURLEY CURRAG 45.54 ORLA 0 DONNELL OCDO w17 83.51T COOKE M12 48.09 WHITE/O NEILL DUO 86.43J KEARNS 48.13 CATHAL 0 LEARY DLSO DNF ;0A COOKE M9 48.30 BARRY LANGAN DLSO DNF !l)CIlJOSEPH RYAN DLSO 49.40 GREGORY MURDOCH DLSO DNF C....ALAN LANGTON 51.40 ...A LANGTON SCOUTS 51.40 CIlSHANE LARKIN SCOUTS 51.40 ** Results for Course E ....P KELLY M21 52.56 A NI SHUILLEABHAN 3ROC 017.24 "M McNAMARA W2l 52.56 ------->KATEC)~:;,M MORRISSY 3ROC 71.12 BROOKE & CAROLINE 3ROC 45.07 5OHERRON DLSO 72.21 G BROWN 45.28 AI -:>--:?Q .-'R BROWN 45.28 S. ;1 ",COLM CLARKE 80.50 ;;J .~THOMAS SMITHERS SCOUTS DNF ..,COLM CLARKE SCOUTS DNFRHONA LARNEY TCD DNF

10. Helen Coghlan GEN W21 43.52 18. PatriciaO'CleirighCNOC 72.12 28. Susan Morrow KHO W12 38.18

Results of Setanta Sprint - 0'11. Harold White 3ROC M45 44.33 19. M.Hewson 72.32 29. Vicky Wolfe KHO Wll 38.2312. Howard Coburn WO M15 46.17 20. Jackie Atkinson SET 72.44 30. A. Crotty 38.27

held at Killakee, Co.Dublin 13. W.McConnack GEN 46.35 pI. W.J. ONeill SET M45 74.34 31. Kieran Dolphin DLSO MlJ 39.5414. David Brooks 3ROC MSO 47.23 f2. .Stephen Devlin M6 .

on 6/10/199175.34 32. Carmel 40.02

15. S. Peel 3ROC M40 47.34 23. Donncha Marrar DLSO M13 82.01 33. Tommy Plant KHO MIl 40.1516. J. Butler 3ROC M15 48.20 24. Alan O'Rourke DLSO M13 84.31 34. AlanO'Connell KHO MIl 40.16

A Course (5.0 km) 17. R. Norton 3ROC MSO 49.10 25. K.Thornhill GEN WI3 92.04 35. 'D. Connaughton ECO 41.1218. M. Mangan SET 49.20 26. Theresa Dennelly 104.23 36. Pat Quinlan DLSO MB 41.19

1. Aonghus.O'CleirighCNOC M21 47.28 19. VibscSorensen HTF W2150.44 27.,M. Dennelly 104.28 37. J.J. Wilson DLSO MI3 41.26

2. Wally Young NCOC M35 47.42 20. E. Jones FIN W21 51.41 28. Patrick O'Brien AJAX MlD 107.3.3 38. Ben Dorney 44.213. John McCullough 3ROC M35 50.24 21. N.Brady DLSO M15

52.33 29. Fadrl\igMcConiJ,ackAJAX MW 107.39 39. James Beary ECO M4 44.214. Brian Bell GEN M35 51.17 22. Una Coghlan 3ROC

W2I 53.43 1 30. S. Mannion Naas 118.06 40. Y.& A. O'Brien AJAX W5 47.455. Paul Smyth M21 57.22 23. Aine Ui Shuilleabhan3ROC

W40 54.12 31. A. & P. Cruise CNOC M45/9125.52 41. O. Ni Alluin Gaelseoil 48.33

6. D.Quinn GEN M40 60.27 24. B. Doherty GENM45 55.58 Clegg WCO MI5DNP3 42. G.Ni Arrachtain Gaelscoil 48.36

7. Leonard Floyd FIN MI9 62.22 25. Gerard Reynolds BCO 56.01 O'Brolchain DNP14 43. Comerford 48.478. Laurence Doddy 3ROC M21 63.44 26. Ronan Rigney CNOC

M21 56.13 John Kearney 3ROC DNP8 44. McConnacks x ~ CNOC 51.32

9. Colm Rothery 3ROC M21 65.14 27. Michael Walsh ECOM21 58.04 19DNF 45. D. MeG/E. Keenan/E. BiFchallHFDLS

10. Paddy O'Brien AJAX M40 66.00 28. Peter Cranwell WOM15 61.09 53.28

11. Hilde Creagh 3ROC W21 66.36 29. Gareth Quinn WO M1562.07 D COURSE (2.0km) 46. Gerard Brennan MIl 54.41

12. TomMcCorm.ack GEN M40 67.33 30. Joan O'Brien AJAX W3566.26 47. John O'Grady Mll 56.41

13. Andrew O'Mul1ane GEN MI9 68.02 31. Eilis Kernan AJAX W2170..58 1. R. Ni Shuilleabhain3ROC Wl(i) 16.08 48. Ann Fleming AJAX. 60.35

14. Peter Gargan AJAX M35 68.03 32. B. Murray78.05 2. Niall Malone 19.20 49. O'Rourke 61.39

15. I.Fitzsimons 3ROC M40 70.41 33. Brenda Hynes GENW35 78.24 3. Barry Powell KHO Ml1 19.23 50. RaqueJ Herrero 68.0.6

16. P.Spillane CNOC M21 '73.50 34. M.Goodwin,J.WattWOM13 80.54 4. Gillian Colton KHO W13 22.54 Slnead Murray HPIPLS DNP353.18

17. P.Lalor CNOC M45 76.47 35. Kellett GEN M5082.33 5. Ida Hatton KHO WIl 23.00 Orla Mcf[ally HF!DLS DNP353.44

18. Tony Conneff DLSO MI7 79.26 36. P.Ryan92.00 6. Grainne Ni Alluin Galscoil 25.26 Aine Ni Chalaigh DNP374.15

19. P.Butler 3ROC M40 85.10 Brendan McGrath 3ROCMP9 7. C. Nic ChonchradhaGaelscoil 25.33 Michael O'Hara AJAX MP2-694.42

20. Gordon ElHoll 3ROC M19 86.37 2DNF 8. James D. DLSO MI3 25.35

21. MSomers M19 91.42 9. Stephen Rawion KHO M13. 25.36

22. Hamilton NOC M2I 118.14 C COURSE (2.4km) 10. Joseph Ryan DLSO MI3 25.3823. Joe Lalor GEN M35 126.29 11. C. Mac Con Carraige 27.32

24. Connaughton ECO M21 136.29 1. J .McGrath, D.Kennedy 42.20 12. Charles HendersenKlfO MIl.'4' ""'"..~. _.J

D.KeUy ECO DNP6 2. Sean Rothery 3ROC M60 43.58 13. D. 0 Cathain Gaelscoil 27.36Val Jones COD MP5 3. M. O'Rourke GEN WI5 45.19 14. E. Fogarty 3ROC 30.58

2DNF 4. S. Kulldorff SET M6547.10 15. Conor Fleming AJAX 32:0.0.

5. L.C-Crawford ~ROC MIO 53.33 16. Michael McGann M9 32.0.8B COURSE (3.6km) 6. C. Carroll 3ROC M55 55.06 17. paul Mcfsermcn M9 32.11

7. M. Higgins 57:47 18. E.Fitzsimons 3ROC W5 32:22

1. N. C-Crawford 3ROC M45 36.47 8. Timothy Birchall HF!DLS '5.9.51 19. A. & N. Lalor CNOC 32.41

2. Pat Flanagan 3ROC M45 38.14 9. Una O'Colmain GEN60.03 2(i).Eric Mannion M9 33.42

3. David Watt GEN ' M45 39:54 10. Tara Lewis KHO W1361.52 21. Patrick Fogarty Mil 34.22

4. C. Ryan DLSO MI5 40..20 11. C.Thomhill GEN W1362.11 22. Jill Bryan KHO wn 35.47

5. Jane Walt GEN W35 42.01 12. N. &D. O'C01mainGEN 62.56 23. Sara Hatton KHO Wll 36.0.9

6. M.Th-omhill GEN W35 42.46 14. Deirdre Kenny HF/DLS 64.48 24. E. Leeson & R.KmgstonKHOW13 37.07

7. Peter O'Neill 3ROC M45 42.5,0 15. Stephen.Higgins DLSO MIS 66.17 25 .. Clare Meredith KHO Wll 37.20.

8. MaryHeaiy GEN W35 43.15 16 ..Niamh Lalor GEN W769.21 26. MiehaelOibsonBrabazonKHOM13 37.37

9. J.D. Clarke GEN M45 43.44 17. Maura Eaton SET71.04 27.-Mark Russell KHO MIl 37.42

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RESULTS of 3ROC colour event, Three Rock Mountain, Co. Dublin, 13th October 1991. Yellow Courwe - 1.7km - 50m climb 65 Kess??? Nicola Gaelsc. W? 37:54Brown Courwe - 8.2km - 350m climb Orange Courwe • 2.8km - 75m climb

Po. Name66 Gilligan 251h ? 38:59

Club Clas8 Time 67 Kess??? Dominic Gaelsc. M? 39:00Poe Name Club Cia .. Time PoeNarne Club CI•• Time 1 Callery. George Scout M11 13:38 68 Carroll,? M? 39:051 o Cleirigh, Aonghus CNOC M21 77:21 1 Hamilton, J TCOC M19 34:43 2 K??????, John ? M11 15:34 69 ????, Peter M? 39:152 McCullough, John 3ROC M35 96:07 2 Norton, Robin 3ROC MSO 35:04 3 Atklnson, Jackie SET W21 16:00 70 rm, Paul M? 39:473 O'Brien, Paddy AJAX M40 96:44 3 Kulldorff, SVen SET M65 35:36 4 Barrat, 0 G, O'80yle. 92nd ? 17:05 71 Andrew? M? 39:514 Deasy. Mike UCGO M21 96:59 4 Kennedy. 0 GEN M45 35:37 E, Stokes, S 72 McGovem?, John M? 39:645 cakss, Armands RIGA M21 100:42 5 O'Shea, Eddie ? M? 37:04 5 Grant, Steven M11 17:53 73 Gilly, Mary 25th W? 39:676 Reidy. 0 ECO M35 103:04 6 Coburn, Howard WO M15 39:03 6 Cotter, Dsclan? M13 18:08 l4 Nell? M? 39:587 O'Keeffe. Michael FIN M21 118:16 7, Curran, Frank ? M? 39:60 7 Stokes, Adrian F M? 18:15 75 Raltery? Rory M? 40:018 Rock. William 137:42 8 Cranwell, Peter WO M15 41:06 8 'O'Boyle, Nell 92nd M? 18:18 76 Weir, Graham + M? 40:02

Bell. B GEN M35 DNF 9 Shortt. Neville UCDO M? 41:25 9 Emmet DLSO? ? 20:15 JeffreyFarrelly, Pat CNOC M21 DNF 10 O'Sullivan, Cormac M19 42:16 10 NI Mhuire, Rachael W? 23:23 77 Byrne. MaI1< DLSO M? 42:21Hickey, 0 ECO M21 DNF 11 Dunlop, John 3ROC M45 43:42 11 Odlalnaith?, Allen M?- 23:23 78 Hlrtes, Robert M? 46:57May, Justin 3ROC M21 DNF 12 Hynes, Declan TCOC M19 44:06 12 O'Neill, Eleanor 3ROC W10 23:39 79 Barrett, Conor M? 45:69O'Hara, Maurice AJAX M40 DNF 13 O'loughlin, Conor ? M? 44:09

J13 Murtagh, Vera 3 ROC W50 23:39 eo Barry, Eoghan ECO M? 46:32

14 O'loughlin. Cathal ? M? 44:11 14 Smith. Gina W? 23:47 81 O'Hara, P AJAX M10 48:06Blue Courae· 6.11(m - 310m climb 15 O'Loughlln, ~ergal 'I M? 44:14 15 Nlc Chonchradh?, C W? 23:61 82 O'Reilly, Shane M13 48:24

16 Gaughan, David M21 44:54 16 Harrington, Grace W? 23:53 83 Kelly, Damien AJAX M13 48:24Po.Narne Ctub Cia .. Time 17 Higgins. Maura SET W50 45:02 17 McCormack, S GEN W13 24:06 84 Walsh?, Shane M? 50:031 O'Muliane, Andrew GEN M19 71:30 18 Butler, C CNOC W15 45:14 18 Reidy, Alan ECO M? 24:12 85 Power, L SET ? 56:312 Burgess, Rachel 3ROC W21 77:03 19 McCormack, Andrea GEN W40 45:31 19 O'Rourke ? 24:20 casey, Martin 25th ? DNF3 McCormack, Paget GEN M45 80:05 20 McKeon, Michael 45:42 r 20 O'Rourke ? 24:48 David ? M? DNF4 Laflerty, Francis FIN M21 81:04 21 Morrissey, A? 3ROC ? 45:60 21 Cavanagh?, David M9? 25:06 Garrett ? Gaelsc. M? DNF5 Spillane, P CNOC M21 90:07 22 Coughlan, H GEN W21 47:05 22 Eustace, J - M9 26:07 Gilligan, Paul M? DNF6 Redmond, Pat SET M40 98:08 23 NI Shuilleabhain 3ROC W40 48:14 23 Spillane, P CNOC ? 26:19 Griffith. Paul M? DNF7 Keegan, Thomas UCDO M21 100:00 24 (dolalis washed 011) ? ? 48:37 24 Robert? M9 25:21 Redmond, Eoin SET M13 DNF8 Watt, David GEN M45 110:10 25 O'Hara, Uam AJAX M11 SO:58 25 Simon? M10 25:56 Staunton, J M9 DNF9 EIlIoII. Gordon DUO M19 137:53 26 Fitzgerald Way! 52:37 26 O'Neill. Mary GEN W21 25:56 Stephan? M? DNF10 Keely, Paul AJAX M19 172:53 27 0 Colmain, U GEN ? 53:22 27 Robertson, J ? 26:40 Sugrue, Ronan M? DNF

Creagh, H 3ROC W21 DNF 28 Townsend GEN ? 53:59 28 Parkes, Nigel + M? 27:09Dempsey, Peadar GEN MSO DNF 29 Hur1ey, Kyran CNOC M? 55:27 Cleary, Eoin WhHe Courae • l.3km • 50m climbDaddy, L 3ROC M21 DNF 30 Wall. JIO Murchu, G WO M13 55:42 29 Rooke, Peter Klllcro M? 27:21Lalor, P CNOC M45 DNF 31 Leane, Mike TCOC ? 59:18 30 Gilligan, Fred 25th ? 27:45 PoeNarne Club Cia .. nmeWatt, Jane GEN W35 DNF 32 Butler, Elizabeth CNOC W13 61:03 31 Magee, Eoln 26th M? 27:45 1 Coffey, Declan Seout M13 17:42

33 Butler, Shirley CNOC W40 61:12 32 Du Berry 26th ? 27:68 2 ???????, Steven Seout Ml1 19:10Grv.I Courae· 4.5km - 205m climb 34 Marchant, Ben! WO 63:23 33 Leonard, Alan 25th M? 28:22 3 Daly, Robert Seout M11 19:16

Wilson, Louise & Davl dI 34 Fogarty, Paul 25th M? 28:29 4 Keman.John Seout M11 19:20PoeN.me Club C .... Time Kohler. Miroslav 35 Reid. Kevin 92nd M? 28:39 5 Morris, Graerne Seout M11 19:231 Morrish, Eedaoin LeeO W21 55:11 35 MacNeill, David & Ian 3ROC M10 65:12 36 Ryan, Joseph DLSO M13? 28:41 6 Robert + Malcolm Seout M? 20:272 McGrath, Brendan 3ROC M40 63:36 36 Macmory, Davey WO M15 65:31 37 Tyndall 28:59 7 MoCormack. Kate GEN W11 22:453 White, Harold 3ROC M45 67:53 37 0 Colmaln, R GEN ? 67:06 38 O'Byme, Kevin 92nd M12 29:23' 8 O'Brien, Aolte GEN V.v'11 22:454 O'Neill, Jean FIN W45 67:59 38 0 Colinaln, 0 GEN ? 67:11 39 sexton. John 25th M12 29:26 9 Nowlan, Nlamh 3ROC Wl0 22:525 Nowlan, Monica 3ROC W40 69:14 39 E???? Maura SET ? 68:08 40 Durham, Richard 92nd M12 29:28 10 Richardson, MaI1< Seout M11 24:576 Dunlop. Colin SET M55 71:42 40 Lalor, Nlamh GEN W7 69:46 41 Keegan, Andrew 25th M? 29:57 11 Callery, George Seout M11 24:487 Lalor, J GEN M35 79:05 41 Byme, Susan GEN W8 69:48 42 O'leary, Roger 92nd M21 30:01 12 Gargan, M AJAX M11 24:538 Hewson, M GEN M60 83:01 42 Buller, Sh CNOC W9 74:49 43 O'leary, J ? 30:27 13 Walsh. Niall 3ROC M7 28:099 Peel. S 3ROC M40 86:11 43 Smyth, Tyrone TCOC M? 74:57 44 Fitzpatrick, Alan M? 32:26 14 Walsh, Aisllng 3ROC W9 28:4110 Hughes, Keith ? ? 92:42 44 GIII,A TCD ? 76:52 45 Buckley, Niamh Gaelso. W? 32:26 15 Fogarty, B ? 33:0211 HugheS, John ? ? 92:42 45 Morrissey, M 3ROC M35 78:56 46 Karen? Gaelso. W? 32:26 16 McCal1rey, Fionnuala W? 33:1012 Kellett, Derek BSO/GEN M19 95:08 46 Durrant, E & P GEN - 79:30 47 Hirtes, Paul M? 32:43 17 O'Hara. Kate AJAX W13 36:1913 Cahill ? ? 99:06 47 O'KeeHe, C FIN W21 87:19 48 Stokes, J ? 32:54 18 DuBerry, Leah W11 36:2114 Reid.K CNOC ? 100:24 48 O'Neill ? ? 87:21 49 Kelly, Gordon 26th M16 33:08 19 O'Hara., Michael AJAX M6 36:2415 Mangan, Mick SET M21 101:01 49 Friel, M FIN W10 87:29 SO McKey ? 33:50 20 Coates, Shay M? 36:2916 Rothery, S 3ROC MSO 103:41 50 Crony, A W? 91:08 51 Kelly. John M? 34:16 21 Gill, Linda W? 38:4217 0 Murchu. 0 TRIMO M40 107:18 51 Gallagher, Rebecca & 25th 92:68 52 Ryan. Matthew 26th M8 34:16 22 Lennon, Nlamh W11 39:5518 Walsh, M ECO M21 115:15 Andrew + 2 53 Fogarty, Hank 25th M8 34:34 23 do stac, Sioead W? 40:4719 Kellett. Mlck GEN MSO 122:17 52 Kelly, Gordon & 25th M1S 94:57 54 McGuigan, Mark M? 35:49 24 Ni Neill, Sioead W11 41:35

Convery, Sheila 3ROC W15 DNF Barry + 4 ,55 Gavin? Gaelso. M? 36:47 25 SIagg, Geraldine W? 41:37Fitzsjmons, John 3ROC M40 DNF 53 Hughes, Michelle ? W? 109:10 56 Dennehy, M ? 36:57 Coates, Aloe W11 DNFGargan, Peter AJAX M35 DISQ 54 Hughes, Patricia ? W? 109:40 67 Anila + Tad!11 92nd ? 37:01 o Murchu,? TRIMO ? MP5Healy, Mary GEN W35 DNF 55 Rice, Gary ? M? 164:52 68 Dennehy, Teresa W? 37:02

Kelly, D ECO M21 DNF Carroll, Kyran 3ROC M15 DNF 59 Donnchadh? Gaelsc. M? 37:13Murrey. S SET M40 MP6 Doherty, Ben ? M? DNF 60 McCallrey?, Maura? ? 37:16 PLANNER: Philip BUllerQuigley, Brid FIN W21 DISQ Grogan, Kevin CNOC M35 DNF 61 McCaffrey?, Loretta Gaelsc. W? 37:28 CONTROLLER: Trina ClearyWalsh, Maire 3ROC W40 DISQ LiUZZi, Yol8r1da +2 25th W16 DNF 62 Lawler, Colin M? 37:30 ORGANISER: Brian Hollinshead

WalSh, Martin ? M? MP5+7 63 Carroll, Sheanagh Gaelsc. ? 37:30'

????, Alan ? M13 DNF 64 Carroll. Eadeoin W? 37:30 THANKS TO Al.L WHO HELPED ON THE DAY.30 The Irish Orienteer The Irish Oiienteer 31

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