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Course Description


The 2007 cycle rogaine was held 25 minutes from Canberra in eastern Kowen Forest and Sparrow Hill. Lots of fun riding on forest trails and smooth singletrack. High quality pre-marked map. Foot entrants also welcomed.

The people who brought this event about

Coordinator Setters/Vetters Admin General Help Catering Control Collection
David Baldwin Steve Dowlan, Adam Hunter Pat Miethke Jonathan Miller, Matthew Hollingworth, Emily Stewart-Reed, Kathy Saw, Karen Graham DEWR Hartley Team Steven Hanley, Danealle Lilley, Chris Thompson, Libby Adamson, Penny Burrell

 

Full Results of the ACT cycle rogaine Rogaine held on 6/5/2007 at Kowen Forest

Bike event results

Overall   Category/Age     
  Place  MO MV MS XO XV XS WO WV WS  J  F  Score Time In  Team Names
     1   -  -  -  1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   3170     556    24 David Baldwin, Julie Quinn, Randall Fitzsimon, Gary Lilley
     2   1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   3050     600    12 Adrian Sheppard, David Osmond
     3   2  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   3020     558    71 Nathan Versey, Kevin Moore
     4   3  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2920     553    30 David Searle, Michael Munro Mobbs
     5   -  -  -  2  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2830     558    61 Selina Stoute, Mark Mc Donald, Alex Ramsey
     6   4  1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2660     542     1 Malcolm Leslie, Harry Dunstall
     7   5  2  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2580     558    48 Mike Hotchkis, Chris Waring
     8   6  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2530     554    75 Keith Conley, Julien Wicks
     9   -  -  -  3  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2320     554    28 Peter Marshall, Ria Johansen
    10   -  -  -  4  1  -  -  -  -  -  -   2320     559     4 Marea England, Ian Richman
    11   7  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2280     545     6 Michael Moore, Andrew Gamlen
    12   8  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2270     550    27 Richard Smyth, Michael Reed
    13   -  -  -  5  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2220     551    23 Matt Koerber, Amanda Gross
    14   9  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2220     603    10 Jason McAvoy, Adam McGrath
    15  10  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2160     546    47 Aditya Wakhle, Daniel James
    16  11  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2160     548    66 Eddie Fardell, Mathew Corby
    17   -  -  -  6  2  -  -  -  -  -  -   2150     551    78 Malcolm Bradley, Wendy Stevenson
    18   -  -  -  7  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2140     537    11 Darren Marks, Cheryl Woods
    19  12  3  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2060     600    21 Marc Murphy, Andrew Wain
    20  13  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2040     554    41 Douglas Cook, David Owen, Paul Lloyd, Bodin Campbell
    21   -  -  -  8  3  -  -  -  -  -  -   2030     553    53 Shane O'Brien, Helen Jeffs
    22  14  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  1   2000     538    68 Shane Russell, Chris Swansborough
    23   -  -  -  9  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   2000     558    51 Erin Hunt, Peter Evans
    24  15  4  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1970     537    72 Brian Evans, Chris Wall
    25   -  -  -  -  -  -  1  -  -  -  -   1940     535    54 Kathie Dent, Mace Neve
    26  16  5  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1870     558    49 Michael Franklin, Geoff Gleeson
    27   -  -  - 10  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1850     556    63 Danealle Lilley, Edward Pfohl
    28  17  6  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1840     557    14 Bruce Luckham, Andrew Rowe
    29  18  7  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1830     556    64 Gregg Berry, Tony Cory
    30   -  -  -  -  -  -  2  -  -  -  -   1820     536    22 Fiona Russell, Martine Robin
    31  19  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1820     543    69 Geoff Farrar, Dayn Jackson
    32   -  -  - 11  4  -  -  -  -  -  -   1810     547    16 Judy Jenkinson, Gary Caitcheon
    33  20  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1810     556    59 Dan Heldon, James Dwyer
    34   -  -  - 12  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1800     550    20 Claire Davey, Morgan Edwards, Wendy Boden
    35   -  -  - 13  5  -  -  -  -  -  -   1750     552    26 Mike Dugan, Dave Eccles, Jenny Dowley, Vanessa Berry
    36  21  8  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1740     546     5 Steve Graham, Brian Allsop
    37  22  9  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1740     550    35 Bob Kenderes, Mal Wilson, Rob Woolley
    38   -  -  - 14  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1690     558    33 Julia Dixon, Erin Maulday, Nicole Wilson
    39   -  -  - 15  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1660     554    77 Geoffrey McGInley, Erica Collins
    40  23 10  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1650     553    67 Brad Aitken, Peter Boreham
    41  24 11  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1650     554    50 Verner Verass, Brad Sherman
    42  25  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1600     611    18 James Crooks, Greg Baines
    43   -  -  - 16  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1590     542    62 John Zvonar, Alexa McAuley, Belinda Bright
    44  26  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1570     529    15 Jason Harrod, Sandon Morrell
    45   -  -  - 17  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1550     534     3 Dave Sutton, Ley (Leanne) Kingdom
    46   -  -  - 18  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1520     535     8 Alex McNee, Raynie McNee
    47   -  -  - 19  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1520     540    70 Mark Von Huben, Amy Von Huben
    48   -  -  - 20  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1480     543    45 Penny Davis, Tim Ogden
    49   -  -  - 21  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1480     551    31 Paul Burch, Helene Blackwell
    50   -  -  -  -  -  -  3  -  -  -  -   1360     552    65 Regina Kimmich, Colleen Hickey
    51   -  -  - 22  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1340     552    46 Glen Hart, Sharon Hart
    51   -  -  - 22  6  -  -  -  -  -  -   1340     552    40 Alan Harding, Deborah Nichols
    53   -  -  - 24  7  1  -  -  -  -  -   1330     558    42 Chris Bayliss, Kate Chown
    54   -  -  - 25  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1280     523    57 Kieran O'Leary, Rochelle O'Hagan
    55   -  -  - 26  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1260     556    60 David Foster, Stephen Robey, Sue Fyfe
    56   -  -  - 27  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1250     548     9 Kelly Rowley, Mat Makeham, Hilary Smith, Ken Boer, Mandy Flaxman
    57   -  -  - 28  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1150     544    39 Hagen Ganahl, Fiona Mavris
    58   -  -  - 29  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1030     514    44 Jess O'Brien, Mike Moore
    59   -  -  - 30  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1000     524    25 Darrin Hart, Sandra Deasy, Marie O'Neill, Brian Usher
    60   -  -  - 31  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1000     557    74 Brad Malone, Lucinda Watson
    61   -  -  -  -  -  -  4  -  -  -  -    920     543    19 Melanie Holmes, Amanda Matley, Helen Sloane, Ann Holden, Sophie Bell
    62   -  -  -  -  -  -  5  1  1  -  -    900     539    17 Parissa Poulis, Colleen Mock
    63   -  -  -  -  -  -  6  2  -  -  -    860     525    43 Sandra Hogg, Cecily Sutton
    64   -  -  - 32  -  -  -  -  -  -  -    860     616    36 Jason Lee, Helen King
    65   -  -  - 33  -  -  -  -  -  -  -    720     510     2 Pia Asa, David McCallion
    66   -  -  -  -  -  -  7  -  -  -  -    710     601    58 Bridget Ayling, Julie Brown
    67  27  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -      0       -    73 David Wilson, Ian Warren
    67  27 12  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -      0       -    55 
    67  27  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  2      0       -    52 David Clarkson, Tymon Clarkson
    67   -  -  - 34  -  -  -  -  -  -  -      0       -    38 
    67   -  -  - 34  -  -  -  -  -  -  -      0       -    37 
 

  Foot event results

Overall   Category/Age     
  Place  MO MV MS XO XV XS WO WV WS  J  F  Score Time In  Team Names
     1   1  1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1740     546     7 Michael Challen, Don McLean
     2   -  -  -  -  -  -  1  -  -  -  -   1450     532    32 Benita Sommerville, Tracey Crooks
     3   -  -  -  1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1430     539    29 Katherine Hall, Michael Baker
     4   -  -  -  2  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1260     435    76 Karolina Russell (nee Jones), Byron McColl
     5   -  -  -  -  -  -  2  -  -  -  -   1050     527    56 Ros Woolley, Michelle McCoombe
     6   -  -  -  3  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   1000     554    34 Kerry Taylor, Brenton Philp, Kathryn Kerr, Matthew Toohey
     7   -  -  -  4  -  -  -  -  -  -  -    580     455    13 Linda Magee, Brad Jennings, Bronwyn Jennings, Laura Jennings, Elise Jennings



 


What a great day!


ACT cycle rogaine, 6th May 2007


Mike Dugan, posted on 7th May 2007


This was my first rogaine and I gotta say it was the most fun day I've ever spent on a pushbike, I mean it! The only thing aching today is my jaw from laughing so much...great team. Everybody was thoroughly enjoying themselves, you could tell from the smiles, in that beautiful country immersed in the those excellent maps. For me the whole thing turned into an amazing treasure hunt for the numbered markers, can't wait for the next one. Thanks to everybody from ACTRA who spent time putting a fantastic event together so that I could have fun.


Mike


My first cycle rogaine


ACT cycle rogaine, 6th May 2007


Jason Lee, posted on 9th May 2007


The first germ of the idea to take part in this event came when I was looking for partners for the 6 hour rogaine back in March. I had been casually asking around to see if anyone wanted to do that one with me. My friend Helen told me that she didn't run, but if ever a cycle rogaine came up, she would be interested.


So, I found other partners for that event but as the date for the cycle rogaine approached, I again began thinking about entering. But there was a problem. I don't own a mountain bike! I asked Helen again and she said that if I could get hold of a mountain bike, she would do it (and she had never done a cycle rogaine before either). I don't think Helen thought I'd be successful in borrowing a bike but I was! I got hold of a Giant Rincon in my size which by Giant's definition was definitely not a 'competition' or 'trail' bike, but a 'sport' or 'recreation' bike. But a bike was a bike and we entered.


I had never ridden single track before. My only other experience of 'mountain bikes' were clunky commuters on wide fire trails... So the week before the event, Helen took me out to Sparrow Hill for my first experience with single track and my first ride on the borrowed Rincon. I didn't come off and I had fun in the 2 hours we spent there. So it boded well for the weekend to come.


I built my own map board out of a plastic clipboard I picked up at K-mart for four bucks attached to the bike with zip ties. Cheap! And very simple and functional, when I saw some of the high-tech contraptions that some other competitiors were using.


We were 15 minutes late in starting because of some fumbling with gear and route planning. But we finally started. Our original plan was to take in all the checkpoints at Sparrow Hill first. Then, to cross the highway and get all the points worth 70 or more in the eastern half of the map. Big plans. In reality...


We made comfortable progress in our course through Sparrow Hill and were reviewing our progress before heading off across the highway when I noticed that we had missed the second checkpoint we had planned! Checkpoint 80! Do we go back for it or cross the highway? We went back for it. By the time we crossed the highway, the time was 1330. Only two hours left. Decision time.


We decided we would try to get the furthest two checkpoints in the North-East corner of the map, 101 and 93. Legs feeling like jelly after every climb, we finally reached 101. And Helen had to walk up several hills. We should have cut our losses then and headed for the Hash House, but no... We were gluttons for punishment. We weren't that far from 93. There was still some time. The control description promised 'views'. So we pushed on to 93. We only had a quick glimpse of the great 'views' but a glance of the clock showed that we didn't have much time to get back.


So came the frantic rush back to the Hash House. More hills to climb, more hills to walk up. More heavy lifting of bikes across gates. When we made it back, we were 16 minutes late!


Ah well... At least we had a tremendously fun time. Congrats to all the organisers and volunteers!


I must buy a mountain bike soon...