Get Into Gear Part 3 – Giving Dodgy Footwear the Boot
If we were to take a survey of physical ailments that rogainers experience on the course, I would be very surprised if foot problems did not top the list. It would be wonderful if I could give an objective solution to foot problems, but unfortunately our feet are not cooperative enough to be standard sizes […]
Training Regimes & Gear of Elite Rogainers – An Interview with WRC Runner-Up Tane Cambridge
Rogaining is the sport of paradoxes. An integral part of the sport is an appreciation for the natural environment and for the simple things, yet it is full of tech-heads and it utilises sophisticated technology actually developed by some of these tech-heads such as the Navlight scoring system and nswtopo mapping software. It can be […]
Get Into Gear Part 2 – A Hot Topic: Hydration & Dealing with the Heat
I have a theory that for every person, there is about a 20 degree Celsius range in which most people can comfortably participate in vigorous outdoor activities. I have known many a cold-blooded species who will happily go running and cycling in near 40°C temperatures, but wear a jacket if it drops below 25°C. And […]
A Tale of The Deceptive Lands
The Story Behind the Australasian Rogaining Championships 2020, May 9-10 “30 Years Ago; The Story begins…” writes SA Rogaining Association’s Chief Conspirator Jenny Casanova, “…on a dark, rainy, windswept night in 1989, the young girl trudged up the road in the glow of torchlight after 14 hours in the wilderness, lagging behind her companion who […]
Get Into Gear – What do you carry in a Rogaine? Part 1 – Summary
Whether it is the clothes you wear, the food you eat or the torch you carry, knowing the best gear to take with you on a rogaine is absolutely fundamental. It has been a long time since any NSW publication has discussed the best gear to carry on a rogaine, so this year I have […]
Course-setting Workshops
On the 3rd January I suggested on Facebook that, depending on interest in our rogaining community, we could run some training for course setters What a pleasing response! 30-odd expressions of interest Consequently we have scheduled a workshop on 8-Feb, with a focus on making maps and the associated computer apps. This first workshop will […]
Making Rogaining Professional – A History of the Navlight Scoring System
By Tristan White 29-Nov-2019 Those who partook in their first rogaine within the past decade will most likely only know the electronic scoring system known as “Navlight,” used at all NSW (and most other Australian) rogaines. In addition to simplicity of registering or “punching” a tag at the checkpoint and bringing up the results within […]
Paddlegaine 2019, Coordinators Report from Geoff Peel
THE GENESIS While researching the 2017 world orienteering day, Margaret stumbled across a South African based paddle orienteering event and thought – “we can do that”. The seed was planted but it needed a lot of effort to finally germinate. THE EVOLUTION Initially slated as a Newcastle Orienteering event for 20 people or so, we […]
My Wrap of the 2019 Paddlegaine and being on the right side of the Ledger
I was really looking forward to the Paddlegaine and I am very happy I competed and I will remember the event for the rest of my life. I am a semi regular kayaker and have access to a number of different kayaks. Unfortunately, none of the kayaks are racing kayaks, but I had a choice […]
2013 – A great year for Rogaining in New South Wales
There is a bit of space at the front of our place and for the past few years it has been home to the two rogaining box trailers. They are known affectionately as the Admin trailer and the Catering trailer and act as mobile storage containers for all the stuff it takes to put on […]