Rogaining Tasmania
weetapoona wander results
The “weetapoona wander” is now all done, to the great satisfaction of both participants and organisers. Judging by the feedback received everyone seemed delighted with the scenery and the course. The warm thanks received by the organisers (Peter & Robyn Tuft) justify the efforts needed to hold the event.
Events like this can’t be run without the support of a large crew of volunteers who do everything from negotiating with landowners to setting the course to running admin to cleaning up the hash house after it’s all over. Rogaining Tasmania is immensely grateful to all of them.
RT is also grateful to the landowners involved in the event. Particularly to Murrayfield Station and the Weetapoona Aboriginal Corporation for access to their beautiful property but also to other private land owners/managers: Leigh Davis, Dianne Veda, Deb Clarke, Leigh Blackwell, Peter Schwartz & Richard Clarke.
12 h first overall: John McComb and Ian Parker (pictured)
6 h first overall: Joe Dickinson and Oskar Bucirde
Full results are available at https://rt.asn.au/event-results. You can see the checkpoint sequence on the map of every team at https://rogaine-results.com. There were some punch failures so if you see any odd legs that skip checkpoints that may be the reason.
Teams can upload their GPS track and view the tracks of other teams at https://www.rt.asn.au/events/routegadget
Photos from the event including category winners can be viewed at https://photos.app.goo.gl/c46gmyzFEY1isjKN6
Hit or Miss On-foot Winners Report (Euan Best)
Have you wondered how two teenagers managed to beat all the adults at the recent rogaine? Well wonder no more because Euan is here to explain how we did it.
We started off and immediately decided that the most important task was to hit the archery field. Through a democratic ballot, Niko 'Katniss' Stoner was told he had to do it, which was good as he then went on to score a massive 50 points. We then retreated to the back of the ute to plan our route. We started off by aiming to run both the south and north maps and net ourselves a swathe of points. Upon reflection (and the wisdom of a parent's sage advice) we narrowed this down to just the northern map. We also calculated that our original plan would have been closer to 80km!
Hit or Miss Mountain Bike Winners Report (Edwina Hughes)
After winning the overall Clarence Capers metrogaine in 2019, Darryl Smith and I decided to team up again on our mountain bikes to see how we would fare in the 2020 Hit or Miss metrogaine, located on the South Arm Peninsula, and taking in the spider-web like network of the Tangara Trail. The event was based out of the Hobart Archers Club at Roaches Beach, and fittingly, offered up to 60 bonus points if one team member was able to hit a target with a bow and arrow, across six attempts. I can't say I've ever started a race by firing an arrow, and wasn't feeling confident with my archery skills, so it was up to Darryl to take on this challenge. After an initial misfire, Darryl turned out to be Robin Hood in disguise, and fired nearly 5 bullseyes in a row, which gained our team 50 points before even getting out onto the course !
Setters and Vetters Report – Hit or Miss Metrogaine, Clarence, 29th November 2020
The competitors moved with such unseemly haste through the Tangara trails that we the setters and vetters had perused at our leisure and saw them in many hues. We paddled on the beaches and cycled with gay abandon through flood waters, stopped at the cafés and shops and found secret connections and community cared for verges, unique architecture and were chased by many backyard dogs. In short setting the metrogaine gave us an excuse to explore our own backyard.
The machine that is Rogaining Tasmania supported us every step of the way with a clear outline of what we ‘needed’ to do by when and help with all the little tasks that seemed to be beyond us as the event got closer. If you enjoyed participating in the event, and you have enjoyed a couple of the others in the past you are a prime candidate for taking your rogaining or metrogaining to the next level and organising an event. It does take time and a bit of commitment, but it is incredibly rewarding. Need a map - I can help. Need more helpers - Gary is great at finding people.
Hit or Miss Results
There was very close competition for top positions at the Hit or Miss. Results are now on-line at https://rt.asn.au/event-results. Congratulations to the organisers, all the entrants and category winners - especially to juniors Niko Stoner and Euan Best who won the on-foot category by just 10 points. On the bikes, Darryl Smith and Edwina Hughes were seriously challenged by John McComb and Ian Parker, but came out on top based on a late-penalty and finish time.
Photos from the event and of the category winners can be viewed here.
