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Oisin becomes Leinster Schools Champion 2013!
A delighted Oisin displays his trophies...
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Left: Cian gives advice to Ruairi before the relay event at the Jan Kjellstorm festival of orienteering near London over the Easter week-end.
The Ajax Junior team were Dara, Oisin and Ruairi, and finished in 13th place.
The terrain was hilly but fast underfoot. Temperatures were icy at times with flurries of snow!
In total eleven Ajax member travelled to the event.
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Event Location: The next Spring Cup competition will be held on 24 March 2013 on Bull Island , Dublin. (Grid Reference: O 234 370).
Event Directions and Parking: The event is signposted from the coast road (James Larkin Road). Use the causeway to reach Bull Island, and not the wooden bridge. Parking is on the the beach. Registration, start and finish are near the roundabout.
Registration: Please pre-register for the event by following the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KxgBjvw59lZINkaUk9WLjviJ... .
It will also be possible to register on-the-day at the event, but you are encouraged to pre-register before 9:00 PM on Sat 23rd March in order to reduce the workload for the event organisers. Everyone who pre-registers and competes will be included in a draw for Easter Eggs! The draw will take place after the last start.
Map: Maps are printed on water resistant material at a scale of 1:5,000 for all courses. The map shows the island in two sections laid out side-by-side on an A3 sheet. Contour interval is 2.5 meters. Power lines are not displayed and the magnetic grid lines run 45 degrees to the edge of the map. The Brown course uses a modified map with only contour and path detail displayed. Control descriptions for all courses will be available at registration and will also be printed on the map. The Yellow course has a taped route between two controls. This is indicated in the text version of the control descriptions, but not on the map.
Terrain: For anyone unfamiliar with Bull Island , the terrain consists of grass-covered sand dunes with many small paths, isolated trees and man-made features. Marshes are currently very wet but are crossable.
Timing: SportIdent (SI) timing will be used. SI cards are available for hire at event registration for €2. All participants must download their SI cards after orienteering, whether they complete the course or not. Otherwise the event organisers will not know whether participants have finished or not.
Start-times: 11:00 – 13:00.
Courses close: 15:00.
Event Officials:
Planner: Donal Wickham
Controller: Denis Reidy
Organiser: Aonghus O’Cleirigh
Course Details:
Brown - 11.3 k, 29 controls, (contours/paths only)
Blue - 8.6 k, 27 controls
Green - 6.6 k, 22 controls
Light Green - 4.0 k, 16 controls
Orange - 2.6 k, 12 controls
Yellow - 1.6 k, 12 controls
Entry Fees:
Adult: €8
Junior/Full-time Student: €5
Family: €20
Important: Bull Island is an EU designated Special Area of Conservation. Please do not cause damage or litter.
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Location. The next Ajax event will be held in Marlay Park on Sunday 11th November. A new map of the area surveyed by Laurence Quinn will be used. The map is drawn at 1:5000 scale and to ISSOM (Sprint Orienteering) standard. It is an open event. Everyone is welcome.
Parking is in the public car park off College Road (GR O150259). The event will be sign-posted from the entrance to the park. See here for more information.
Registration. Registration, start and finish are located near parking. SportIdent timing will be used. If you do not own one, a SportIdent card can be hired at registration for €2.
Start-times are between 11 am and 1 pm.Courses close at 2:30 pm.
Courses: There are three courses on offer:
Long – 5.5k
Medium – 3.5k
Short - 2.0k (Easy navigation)
Event Officials: Planner - Rory Wallace. Controller - Andrew Johnston. Organiser - Aonghus O'Cleirigh
Entry Fee: Senior €6. Junior/Student €4. Family €16.
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LOC 2012 - View across the upper Glenmacnass valley
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Irish Orienteering Championships 2012
Ajax members competed strongly at the Irish Orienteering Championships in Kerry last week-end. All three days were held on open sand-dune terrain. In the relays Ajax won two of seven classes available, the only club to win more than one class. The club punched above its numerical weight!
Middle Distance (Day 1) - Castlegregory
Gold: M16 - Cathal O'Cleirigh, M50 - Aonghus O'Cleirigh.
Silver: M12- Dara O'Cleirigh, M60 - Denis Reidy.
Bronze: M10 - Oisin Wickham.
Classic Distance (Day 2) - Inch
Gold: M12 - Dara O'Cleirigh, M14 - Ruairi Long, W16 - Roisin Long, M16 - Cathal O'Cleirigh.
Silver: M10 - Oisin Wickham, W45s - Catherine King, M60 - Denis Reidy.
Relay (Day 3) - Maharees
Gold:
J36 class - Dara O'Cleirigh, Oisin Wickham, Ruairi Long,
H12 class - Cathal O'Cleirigh, Denis Reidy, Aonghus O'Cleirigh.
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