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Event report: MetrO 12 City Beach

City Beach Primary School

The final MetrO for the season was mapped and set by Nick Dale. The brand new map complements Duncan’s map of north City Beach and Ricky’s map of south-west (coastal) City Beach, to complete the mapping of this large suburb.

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Event report: MetrO 11 Viveash

Woodbridge Riverside Park, Viveash

The second last MetrO series event was held at Woodbridge Riverside Park in Viveash. An amazing turnout of participants rocked up to race around Viveash and along the river, so much so that we ran out of maps! While the Short course may not have provided lots of route choice, the Medium & Long courses were filled with plenty of routes to choose from.

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Event report: MetrO 10 Manning

Sandon Park, Waterford

Following a very hot week and a forecast of 38 degrees, 60 people attended the event, including several newcomers. Due to the hot weather, the courses were shortened slightly by reducing the number of controls required, to reduce the risk of heat stress. Many competitors also took the opportunity to cool off in the Canning River after their run.

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MetrO 12 - City Beach Central

City Beach Primary School

The last MetrO of the season is upon us, and to celebrate the finale we'll have a maypole dance... well sort of, but instead of a maypole we'll all dance around a water-tower! This event is on a new map that fills in the missing bit right in the centre of City Beach. Anyone who likes hills will be happy, especially if they find the vertical beach!

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Event report: MetrO 9 Duncraig

Melene Reserve, Duncraig

The cool breeze set in this week, making for a very pleasant day of Orienteering at Event 9 of the MetrO Series in Duncraig. Roughly 75 participants dashed through the dead ends, making good use of the connecting paths, to visit many of the parks and schools in the area.

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MetrO 11 - Viveash

Woodbridge Riverside Park, Viveash

Come to the riverside suburb of Viveash to enjoy the second-last event of the 2022-23 MetrO Series. The assembly area is adjacent to Woodbridge Riverside Park. Courses have been designed to avoid long grass, so route choice may be limited.

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Event report: MetrO 8 Mt Pleasant

Mt Henry Bridge Reserve, Mt Pleasant

Event 8 at Mt Pleasant was probably the warmest event of the MetrO Series so far this season with temperatures just over 30 degrees at the time of running. There was a good turnout of ~93 participants who enjoyed finding controls in picturesque locations along the Canning River and around Booragoon Lake and Blue Gum Lake.

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MetrO 10 - Manning

Sandon Park, Fairview Gardens, Waterford

This is your chance to redeem yourself if you participated in the 2022 Xmas novelty event and give this map another crack! The Manning map covers the suburbs of Salter Point and Waterford taking in views across the Canning River. The map covers parkland, quiet suburban streets and the wetlands of the area.

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Event report: MetrO 7 Claisebrook

Mardalup Park, Brown Street, East Perth

A pleasant, if somewhat windy, afternoon greeted about 75 participants at Mardalup Park. There was only one family of newcomers but the activity, especially the mass start, attracted the attention of several passers-by who went away with information and a copy of the map.

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MetrO 8 - Mt Pleasant

Mt Henry Bridge Reserve, Mt Pleasant

The second MetrO event of 2023 will be held in Mount Pleasant. The assembly area is in shaded parkland overlooking the Canning River. There is parking along the Esplanade as well as in other nearby streets (Curruthers Rd and Shirley Ave). Public toilets are available at the assembly area.

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MetrO 9 - Duncraig

Melene Reserve, Duncraig

The map covers the northern part of Duncraig, which is the area north of Warwick Road. There are four schools on the map, with courses passing through many of the parks in the area. The map contains many dead ends and finding the connecting paths will be key!

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MetrO 7 - Claisebrook

Mardalup Park, Brown Street, East Perth

The first event of 2023 will be held in Claisebrook / Goongoongup. Come and enjoy the riverside in East Perth and explore the lanes and parks in the area.

The map includes part of the highly developed residential area of East Perth, a narrow strip of riverside parkland, some commercial streets, older suburbia and the East Perth power station (which is under redevelopment and out of bounds). 

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Event report: MetrO 6 Shenton Park

Lake Jualbup, Shenton Park

There was a good turnout for the 6th MetrO event of the season with over 100 people going out on course. Competitors navigated around the grid of streets and laneways of Shenton Park and some of Subiaco. There were some issues with the splits printer early on, but it all got sorted out eventually.

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Event report: MetrO 5 Rossmoyne

Rossmoyne Park, Central Road, Rossmoyne

It was a lovely sunny afternoon when over 80 people navigated the streets and riverside paths in Rossmoyne. The event was held at Rossmoyne Park, containing large sections of Rossmoyne and Shelley foreshore.

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Event report: MetrO 4 North Perth

Kyilla Park, Union St, North Perth

Setter Tony Simpkins discovered the large number of laneways behind North Perth's regular street grid while using Bryce Crage's Suburb Run course in the area, and so he set the courses using the laneways as a theme.

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