Spring Rogaine 2023 - It's a wrap

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for coming along to the 2023 Port Hills Spring Rogaine based at Victoria Park. Despite the weather, it was awesome to see everyone enjoying adventuring on our beautiful Port Hills!

 

We loved having such a large enthusiastic bunch of entrants and really appreciate you supporting our local Junior Orienteers who did us proud in Romania at the Junior World Orienteering Championships back in July.

 

Greig Hamilton has kindly added the results to his amazing results tool so you can analyse your route and compare it to others.

• 6 Hour teams 
• 3 Hour teams

Some photos from the day can be found on our facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Spring-Rogaine/100066479663884/

 

We’d like to take this opportunity again to thank our sponsors for the event:

• Trees for Canterbury
• Further Faster
• Pure Sport Nutrition
• Str8
• New World Halswell
• Wicked Rogaines

 

We’d also like to thank the Christchurch City Council and Summit Road Society for granting us access to their land.

 

And finally thank you to our crew of JWOC’ers and parents who gifted many hours to plan the event, put out and take in controls, bake muffins, make soup and make the event a success on the day.

 

Next events:

If you’re keen on another adventure, check out the PAPO Adventure Rogaine at Bottle Lake this coming Sunday. Details here https://papo.org.nz/events/view/4125/bottle-lake-adventure-rogaine

 

Results

A few things have been mended in the results and Greig Hamilton has kindly added them to his incredible results tool - so here they are:

6 Hours 

3 Hours

2023 Event information (emailed to competitors)

 Hi Spring Rogainers!

We're really excited to welcome you to 2023 Port Hills Spring Rogaine! 

We've put out a large course of controls from which we think will provide lots of fun and achievable options for all – novice to advanced.  All the information you need is in the attached documents. Please read it carefully and please forward this email to all of your team mates if their email was not given with the entry. 

• Spring Rogaine 2023 participant info
• Indemnity Form

The team list contains your team number (same as your entry number) which you need to fill into the attached indemnity form and hand in at registration.

Team list with team numbers: https://rogaine.org.nz/entry/entrants.php?eventId=33

Please be aware of the following points from the information:

1. Parking:  There will be no competitor parking at the Victoria Park playground car park. We have been asked by the CCC to leave this parking available for playground users on the day. Consider car-pooling, biking or parking down the road a little. 
2. Start times: 6hr : 10am, 3hr: 12 noon. Maps available at least 1 hour before. 
3. No Dogs!: Lots of pregnant sheep and newborn lambs currently in the Port Hills, so no dogs please (not even on a lead).
4. 6 hour participants - bring a mug for soup: Remember to bring a mug to have your delicious soup in (6hr race)! 
5. All of the safety information: particularly that all roads are open and being aware that you will be traversing terrain that will be rough and slippery in places
6. Coaching guides available for planning: for those new to rogaining we will have coaches available to help you plan and even run through the first 2-3 checkpoints. Let us know if you need help on the day. Come early if you want this help.

See you on Sunday!

Steve and Alan

(on behalf of the NZRA)

Entries on the day

 Pre-entry for this year's rogaine has now closed. To see a list of entered teams go to: https://rogaine.org.nz/entry/entrants.php?eventId=33

We have printed a few spare maps that will be available for entries on the day on Sunday.

Enter on the day includes a late entry fee of $5 per person.

• 6 hour event: $55 Adults, $35 Juniors
• 3 hour event: $45 Adults, $30 Juniors

Please come early if you are entering on the day. Please bring cash, we have no eftpos facilities.

Please contact springrogaineentries@gmail.com with any queries.

Late entries - one last day to enter

We have extended the entry closing date by one day for late entries, entries now close at midnight on Wednesday 30th August. Enter here: https://rogaine.org.nz/entry/entry.php?eventId=33

We will be sending out final details of the event to all entrants after entries have closed. Expect this in you mailbox on by Friday morning.

A reminder of the timings for each event:

• 6hr event. Maps available from 9am. Start 10am. Finish 4pm.
• 3hr event. Maps available from 11am. Start 12 noon. Finish 3pm.

Please contact springrogaineentries@gmail.com with any queries.

Entries closing Tuesday 29th August

The Spring Rogaine team have now planned a great course with something for everyone. From easy controls close to the start for families and beginners, to some adventurous locations overlooking Lyttelton Harbour for the experts.

Get your entry in now - Entries close Tuesday 29th August.
Enter here: https://rogaine.org.nz/entry/entry.php?eventId=33

Remember, there are two entry options:

• 3hr rogaine. 12 noon - 3pm.
• 6 hour rogaine. 10am - 4pm.
  Maps will be available one hour before your start for planning purposes.

All courses will have food at the finish, muffins for 3hr competitors; soup, rolls and muffins for 6hrs.

We have some great sport prizes to give away at the prizegiving!  

3 weeks to go

 The Spring Rogaine team have been busy planning a course and checking out control sites. There are some fantastic views over Lyttleton Harbour from some of the locations with views to snow covered Mt Herbert. 

Enter here: https://rogaine.org.nz/entry/entry.php?eventId=33
Entries close Aug 29th.