The Leeming Metro Series event held on Saturday was set by Kate Braid, a junior and state school team member with assistance and map drawing from her dad, Graham Braid. Thank you both for the new map and challenging course.
Now we are five events into the series you might like to check out the Metro series standings. Follow the Metro Series Standings link here>>
Sten Claessens, Andries Swart and Craig Dufty (Trigg setter) pictured
With a more reasonable weather forecast this week the Trigg MetrO series event had a good turnout of close to 100 participants. It was great to see plenty of newcomers trying the sport out for the first time. There was an interesting mix of bushland tracks and streets and feedback suggests working out a good route choice was challenging. The many offers of help to collect controls after the event were much appreciated.
Last Saturday’s MetrO event at Manning Park proved very challenging for many competitors. Distances for the short, medium and long courses were no different from other events, but winning times were considerably slower due to the hot weather, hilly terrain and difficulty of running on the narrow sandy and rocky trails. The navigation in the complex trail network was also trickier than at most MetrO events, and even the winners admitted to making a mistake or two (or three, or four).
