Rogaine 6 hour & 24 Hour Navigation challenges - Sat 24th & Sun 25th June 2017
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Mahon | Apr 17 2017, 6:29pm | Setanta Orienteering club are hosting the 20th Rogaine Ireland event in the Wicklow Mountains this June Event Info is HERE: http://setantaorienteers.org/events/rogaine-ireland-2017/ The 24 hr event is for teams of 2 to 5 max The 6 hr event can be done as solo or with team of 2 to 5 max It is a great chance to get rightly off the beaten track in Wicklow and a fair few folk use the event to train and practice their navigation for long distance team AR events and it the obvious next step up from the popular Nav Challenge IMRA Series Entry fee per person: 24hr €35 (€45 after 31st May) 6hr €25 (€32 after 31st May) Entries before 15th June include a 20th commemorative technical top 24hr will commence at 2pm Sat 24th June 6hr will commence at 8am Sun 25th June Both finish at 2pm Sunday 25th June I'll be joint planner and we will be using the East West Map for Lugnaquilla & Glendalough The 24 hour is a tough enough event if you go at it hard and try to keep going for the duration especially if the weather is challenging but once you have a decent level of navigational ability it is well recommended. Some bring tent/ bivy and camp out, some come back to base at night where you can camp and get food and others keep trucking If unsure of your navigational abilities especially at night then please do not enter the 24 hour event. It is essentially a score event with the challenge to pick up as many points / controls as possible with route choice left up to yourself once you have plotted the controls. Typically there are ~40 controls for 24 hour event and 10 -> 15 controls for the 6 hour event. Grid reference control descriptions are given out at the start of the event and you plot and plan your course in race time GPS's or other such navigational aids, food drops, organised outside support, etc are not permitted The after event BBQ is legendary :-) |
| Dave Weston | May 3 2017, 12:15pm | A reminder to get your entries in for this brilliant event. A really fun yet tough challenge. |
| Paul Keville | May 23 2017, 2:49pm | Don't forget to get your entries in. Early bird entries end on 31st of may. Early bird entry guarantees a free long sleeve technical 20th anniversary rogaine jersey. Price includes setanta orienteers famous post race BBQ. For anyone looking for inspiration for this event check out our awesome promo video https://youtu.be/P4ybC43Wl4s |
| Hazel Thompson | May 25 2017, 3:29pm | Nice video Paul. Hope you aren't giving away any of the control sites!!! ;o) |
| Paul Mahon | May 31 2017, 1:42pm | REMINDER that Early entry for the Rogaine 6 7 24 hour events Ends at Midnight Tonight! All event details, entry link and pics of the great long sleeved running top included with your entry while stocks last are at: http://setantaorienteers.org/events/rogaine-ireland-2017/ |
| Angus Tyner | Jun 19 2017, 11:37pm | For those of you not heading to Knockmealdown or already entered, Entries for Rogaine Ireland 2017 remain open till Wednesday. Other great news is that there are still some Long Sleeved tech tops available. Enter NOW to secure your top http://www.fabian4.co.uk/default.aspx?EventID=1723 Full event info here http://setantaorienteers.org/?event=rogaine-ireland-2017 The planning is finished, and the controls are being placed, all 47 of them! The weather is set fair. It's a great way to spend a day in the hills! The event base is near Wicklow Gap and the EastWest Lugnaquille & Glendalough map is being used. |
| Paul Mahon | Jun 26 2017, 4:07pm | Checkout the Rogaine Results HERE http://www.orienteering.ie/result2?oaction=fullSIResult&id=2964 What a great competition and record numbers at the Rogaine Ireland event this weekend including lots of IMRA members :-) Overall winners of the 24 hour were Finbar Mc Kernan & Colin Buckley who were finished ahead of Colm O'Cnoic & Seamus O Boyle with both teams having the same number of points scored. Veteran teams filled 4 of the top 5 and 9 of the top 11 positions in the 24 hour competition Overall 6 hour winner was Shane Lynch with a 3 way tie for 2nd on points being separated by finish time with Steven Linton fastest ahead of Greg Byrne & John Bell Solo ladies winner on time by a mere 6 seconds after almost 6 hours of competition was Adrianne Bolton just ahead of the orienteering veteran star Eileen Loughman |
