The National Orienteering League will continue for 2014 with the Wildfire Sports Australian Ultra Long Distance event to be held on Kooyoora State Park map that was first used for the World Orienteering Championships in 1985, and was also used for the World Masters Orienteering Championships in 2002. The Ultra Long will be for elite classes M21E, W21E, M17-20E and W17-20E. As well as these classes there will be the Victorian Long Distance Championships held on the same day and on the same map. Eureka and Bendigo Orienteers will be the organiser’s and the courses will be set by well-known Victorian orienteer Jim Russell. The ultra long will be a mass start with loops and a winning time for M21E of 2 hours 30 minutes.

Wildfire Sports and Dirty D are providing prizes for both the Ultra Long and all entrants in the Victorian Long Distance Championships of over $1,000. As well there is a return airline ticket to be won by an elite. The winner of this will be decided between elite class winners by a handicapped adjustment of elite class km rates, based on Scandinavian ultra long km rates.

Entries for these events close on Tuesday 25th August– see “Eventor”

http://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/1345

On Saturday 30th August the Victorian Middle Distance Championships will be held also at Kooyoora State Park. For entry details see “Eventor”.

http://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/1344

Two great events held on one of Australia’s most famous orienteering maps, definitely worth being there.