Finnish Venla & Jukola Relays this weekend have 18,688 runners!

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

      

This weekend the famous Venla and Jukola relay races are happening in Finland.

There will be Australian representative teams in both these races.

 

The 4 person women’s Venla relay sees Australia with a full team (No 352) for the first time ever with Anna Sheldon, Laurina  Neumann,  Felicity Brown and Vanessa Round running in that order. The start of the relay takes place on Saturday approx. at 3 pm Finnish time, which is about 10pm in the eastern states of AUS. The distances of four legs are 5 – 8 km, and the best teams use approx. three hours before they cross the finish line.

 

The 7 person men’s team (No 324) is Evan Barr, Murray Scown, Ian Lawford, Nick Dent, Anthony Cox, Jim Russell and Kasimir Gregory.   Ian Lawford has the honour of running the long night leg!  Unfortunately Bryan Keely (injury) and Oliver Mitchell (ill health) were late withdrawals from the team as they are no longer travelling overseas to compete in WOC & WUOC respectively.  Those with long memories will recall Anthony Cox, being a promising ACT junior – he has been based in Paris for many years now.

 

Other Aussies running in other teams include Julian Dent with Malungs (probably team 26 or else 62) and David Brickhill-Jones with the  Rasti Kurikka team - no 37.   In the Jukola male relay the distances of legs vary from 7 to 15 km. The starting time is around 11 pm, (6am Sunday in eastern states)and so runners of the 1st … 3rd or 4th legs have to carry headlights. The winning team crosses the finishing line early on Sunday morning, around 6 or 7 am Finnish time, while some of the slower teams will take almost twice as long!

 

In this event if a team member mispunches the remaining runners aren’t allowed to start, so that is real pressure to check those codes!

 

A record high number of teams will be competing in Hakunila, Vantaa on 16-17 June.

A total of 1266 women’s relay teams have registered to compete in the Venla race and 1686 in men’s Jukola!!   The 16,866 orienteerers registered makes Valio-Jukola 2012 the largest sports event of the year in Finland. It is also the largest Jukola relay of all time now beating the former high achieved in 2010.   So should be a great atmosphere!   The team number is also your start position so our teams are well placed by being in the 300’s.

 

You can check out the teams (and the competition) on the Jukola website:  http://registration.jukola.com/?kieli=en&kisa=j2012&view=1&!

 

“Valio-Jukola taking place in the metropolitan area of Helsinki is a key factor contributing to this year’s surge in numbers. Long term aim of many of the teams to take part in Jukola is being realised this year. Good location has attracted in particular many new friends and work teams to come along.  It is an international orienteering event with teams from 24 countries taking part. The majority of orienteerers (ca. 75 %) are from Finland, many teams come also from Sweden and Norway.” says Päivi Luoma, the event Executive Secretary.

 

The first Jukola relay was organized in 1949 and it has consequently been organized every year in different sites around Finland. For the ladies, an individual race with common start was organized in 1951 and it then was turned into a relay race in 1978. The first Jukola relay attracted 41 teams total.

 

The Jukola relay is mainly a competition of high quality, joining all the best orienteers and clubs in the world. They compete about the victory and fame. The majority of the teams, however, do not try to win the race. For them, it is most important to be able to participate in the event and to not have to give it up. Everybody in the team must have a chance to run. In addition, teams which do not represent any official clubs, can take part in the same relays. The proportion of such teams is already 20% and is growing. Their majority comes from firms and institutions, but there are also groups of people sharing the same passion or hobby, some family teams, etc.

The GEO-QUEST Adventure Race was again won by a team of mostly orienteers with Richard Mountstephens (formerJwoc team member), and Kathryn and Rob Preston joining up with Damon Goerke in the Macpac team for victory.

 

 

 
 
   
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2012NewsSummary
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Australian Schools Honour Team and Final Schools Championships Pointscores Thursday, 27 September 2012 Australian Schools Honour Team and Final Schools Championships Pointscores was announced at the presentation dinner last night. The final pointscores for the Australian Schools Championships are 1st Tasmania 53 points; 2nd New South Wales & Queensland each 36; 4th Victoria 34; 5th ACT 28; 6th South Australia 27; 7th Western Australia 5.
Cranes do the double on first weekend of Australian Championships carnival Monday, 24 September 2012 Matt and Grace Crane both did the double on the first weekend of the Australian Championships carnival in Tasmania, following up wins in the Australian Middle Distance Championships on Saturday with second victories in the Tasmanian Long Distance Championships on Sunday.
Open meeting on high performance issues this Saturday Thursday, 20 September 2012 Orienteering Australia will be convening an open meeting on high performance pathways in Australian orienteering this Saturday evening in St. Helens. This meeting is open to anyone - particularly coaches and athletes - interested in the development of high performance orienteering in Australia, from the state junior squad level up to the WOC team.
2013 SILVA National Orienteering League Thursday, 20 September 2012 The dates, locations and formats of the 2013 SILVA National Orienteering League have been finalised.
Australia v New Zealand Challenge Nominations Deadline extended! Thursday, 13 September 2012 The Deadline for nominations to the Australian team for the Australia-New Zealand Challenge has been extended to Friday 21st September.
Bushrangers Selection Tuesday, 11 September 2012 The Bushrangers’ team for the Australian Bushrangers vs NZ Pinestars Elite Test Matches (Aust Sprint Champs Sept 28th, Aust Long Champs Sept 29th) has been announced.
School Sport Team to be selected in Tassie. Thursday, 6 September 2012 Details of School Sport Australia team selection for Jan 2013 Test Match. Also information of MTBO Camp in December.
Julian Dent does well in Nordic Tour World Cup Race. Tuesday, 4 September 2012 International update including Nordic Tour news and World Rogaining Championships.
Nominations closing for Sept Bushrangers and NZ World Cup January 2013 Teams. Thursday, 30 August 2012 Nominations close on Sunday Sept 2nd for Sept 2012 Bushrangers team and January 2013 NZ World Cup team. Note that the allowed size for the World Cup has been increased to 10 men and 10 women.
AUS Schools Champs preview. Wednesday, 29 August 2012 The next Australian Orienteer will be in your letterboxes in a week or so. It contains a preview of the Australian Schools Championships to be held in Tasmania – teams, photos and a few predictions.
Chris Firman and Melanie Simpson do well in MTBO Long Final. Saturday, 25 August 2012 Summary of 2012 MTBO Long Distance World Championship event.
MTBO Relay Championships Report. Saturday, 25 August 2012 Summary of MTBO Relay Worlds for elite and juniors and masters sprint event.
Podium for Chris Firman in JWOC MTBO Middle Championship race. Thursday, 23 August 2012 Summary of results in MTBO Middle Championships in Hungary.
Sprint Final at Mountain Bike Orienteering Worlds Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Mountain Bike Orienteering World Championships Commence Tuesday, 21 August 2012
Australian Orienteering Championships, 2012 Friday, 17 August 2012 Normal Entry For Australian Championships Closes At Midnight On August 20th
Queensland continue on course for first National League title after NT rounds Wednesday, 15 August 2012 The Queensland Cyclones women continue on course for the state's first senior team title in the SILVA National Orienteering League after extending their lead in the weekend's rounds in the Northern Territory.
Victorian Championships 15-16 September - entries close today Tuesday, 14 August 2012 Entries close today for the 2012 Victorian Championships, to be held on two of Australia's best orienteering areas, Rowdy Flat (Yackandandah) and Kangaroo Crossing.
Early bird entries closing for Sprint the Bay, New Zealand Tuesday, 14 August 2012 Sprint the Bay (15-17 January) early bird entries closing today.
Australian MTBO Team Monday, 13 August 2012
Vacancy Orienteering Australia Enews editor Sunday, 5 August 2012 Orienteering Australia is seeking expressions of interest in the position of OA Enews editor. Applications should be emailed to John Harding, Executive Officer, by Monday 13 August, at orienteering@netspeed.com.au
Australia v New Zealand Challenge Nominations Saturday, 4 August 2012 Nominations are to be received by Friday Sept 14th and are to be submitted by email to the Manager High Performance Operations, Gareth Candy.
NZ World Cup and Bushrangers Nominations Tuesday, 31 July 2012 Nominations for both the NZ World Cup races and the Bushrangers v Pinestars Tests are to be received by Friday August 31st, 2012.
2012 NSW Middle and Long Distance Championships Monday, 30 July 2012 Online entry is now open for the 2012 NSW Middle Championships at Kahli's Rocks near Bathurst, and Long Championships at Gumble Pinnacles near Molong. Both are fantastic granite areas which have been unused for some time. Entry for both events is available via the following link: http://www.bennelongnorthside.com.au/?q=node/104.
NT Champs and NOL Races – Entries close this Friday 27th July Monday, 23 July 2012 More details and entry form at http://www.topend.nt.orienteering.asn.au/
Historic Relay wins to Swiss and Czech. Australia 22nd. Sunday, 22 July 2012 Summary of WOC relay championships.
Julian Dent 30th & Aislinn 35th in Long Final and Relay details. Friday, 20 July 2012 Summary of WOC long final.
Vanessa 31st in WOC middle final. Wednesday, 18 July 2012 Summary of WOC middle final 2012.
Vanessa qualifies in Middle Distance WOC Race. Tuesday, 17 July 2012 Summary of WOC middle distance qualifying races.
Julian & Aislinn qualify for WOC long final. Monday, 16 July 2012 Summary of 2012 WOC long qualifying event.
Australia starts WOC with two sprint finalists Sunday, 15 July 2012 Australia started WOC by getting two finalists at the sprint today. Julian Dent was the best with 32nd, while David Brickhill-Jones was 39th.
Junior World Championships Relay Saturday, 14 July 2012 The Junior World Championships wrapped up today with the relay and wins to the Russian men's and Danish women's teams. The Australian men finished as the 10th official team and the Australian women in 24th.
Matt Ogden wins first ever Gold for NZ! Ian Lawford 27th. Thursday, 12 July 2012 Summary of JWOC 2012 Middle distance finals.
Ian Lawford a brilliant 6th in JWOC middle qualifying heat. Wednesday, 11 July 2012 Summary of JWOC 2012 middle qualifying races.
Brodie Nankervis does well in JWOC long distance. Tuesday, 10 July 2012 Summary of Jwoc long distance championship results.
Ian Lawford 20th in Junior World Championship Sprint. Monday, 9 July 2012 Summary of JWOC 2012 Sprint event.
Two bronze medals for Australia in World Masters long finals Sunday, 8 July 2012 Two Australians won bronze medals in Saturday's long distance finals at the World Masters Orienteering Championships in Germany. Natasha Key took her second medal of the week when she came third in W40, while Su Yan Tay matched that performance in W45.
World University Champs conclude - Girls 13th in Relay. Saturday, 7 July 2012 Summary of WUOC Relay; update on World Masters and JWOC training.
Kate Morrison (NZ) takes 10th in WUOC middle. Friday, 6 July 2012 Results from middle event at World University Championships.
Lauren Gillis 13th - Three girls in top 30 in WUOC sprint. Thursday, 5 July 2012 Summary of World University Sprint Championships.
Aislinn 37th in long event at World University Championships. Wednesday, 4 July 2012 Summary of long distance results from WUOC.
World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) in Alicante, Spain Tuesday, 3 July 2012 World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) in Alicante, Spain
World Masters silver medals to Wehner and Key while Cusworth and Fien take ACT MTBO titles. Tuesday, 3 July 2012 Hermann Wehner and Natasha Key have taken silver medals in today's sprint finals at the World Masters Orienteering Championships. Coverage of ACT MTBO Champs.
21 Australians reach World Masters sprint finals Monday, 2 July 2012 21 Australians have reached the A finals in the sprint at the World Masters Orienteering Championships after today's qualification races in Bad Harzburg, Germany.
MTBO Comes to Far North Queensland Monday, 2 July 2012 MTBO Comes to Far North Queensland
Positions Advertised - Coaches & Managers for NZ 2013 and MTBO Chair. Friday, 29 June 2012 Officials sought for three roles: School Sport Australia coach and manager of International Tour to NZ; Manager for OA's Australian team to contest Aus v NZ Challenge in NZ January 2013; and MTBO Chair of selectors for 2012-13.
The Australian Orienteer Tuesday, 26 June 2012 Our graphic artist, Peter Cusworth, will be off to the WMTBOC in early August so we have to complete the next edition before he leaves.
Vanessa and Julian do well in Swiss Sprint. Tuesday, 26 June 2012 Summary of results in Swiss sprint at St Gallen held in conjunction with World Cup.
Julian Dent our best at Swiss World Cup. Sunday, 24 June 2012 Summary of middle distance Swiss World Cup and preview of sprint.
Tremendous Results in Finland. Tuesday, 19 June 2012 Summary of Venla-Jukola relays and other Finnish events.
Gareth Candy new OA High Performance Operations Manager Friday, 15 June 2012 Orienteering Australia is very pleased to announce the appointment of Gareth Candy as High Performance Operations Manager.
Finnish Venla & Jukola Relays this weekend have 18,688 runners! Tuesday, 12 June 2012 Summarises the Venla & Jukola Relays and the Aussies competing. Also mentions Geo-Quest winners.
Early bird entries for Oceania Championships closing on 30 June Thursday, 7 June 2012 Early Bird discounted entries close on 30 June for the 2013 Oceania Championships Carnival in New Zealand from 4 to 13 January 2013. The website is http://oceania2013.co.nz Australian orienteers are being invited to participate in a 3 day orienteering carnival in New Caledonia from 18-20 January 2013. A website http://www.convergence.nc/ has been set up.
MAPPING WORKSHOP, St Helens, Tasmania, 24 September 2012 Wednesday, 6 June 2012 A mapping workshop "Guide to urban map making" is planned for Monday 24 September. Those interested in attending are invited to register their interest as soon as possible by contacting Adrian Uppill at aruppill@chariot.net.au
NZ Pinestars win elites but Nicola Blatchford takes 2nd in W18. Monday, 4 June 2012 Summary of day 3 of the NZ v Aus test match near Wellington, NZ.
Nankervis boys and Shea-Cara Hammond do well in NZ. Sunday, 3 June 2012 Summary of Day 2 of the Test match between the Bushrangers and the Pinestars in NZ.
Rachel Effeney wins sprint WRE in New Zealand. Saturday, 2 June 2012 Summary of day 1 of Bushrangers v Pinestars test match in New Zealand.
COURSE SETTING with GPS Thursday, 31 May 2012 In the JUNE 2012 edition of The Australian Orienteer, Stuart Watt describes his technique in using GPS for course setting.
Trail Orienteering for Foot Orienteers Friday, 25 May 2012 The JUNE 2012 edition of The Australian Orienteer carries a detailed explanation of Trail O, showing how it can challenge even the most experienced orienteer. Read about it on pages 22 – 26 when the June 2012 edition arrives in your post box.
International Conference on Course Planning, Sprint Orienteering Friday, 25 May 2012 The IOF is running an international workshop on Course Planning for Sprint Orienteering on 17 July in conjunction with the World Orienteering Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. Registrations close on 30 June.
Ten runners named in WOC team bound for Switzerland. Friday, 18 May 2012 Selection announcements of team for elite foot World Orienteering Championships and for Bushranger's team to compete in NZ in June.
Orienteering on Internet TV this week – World Cup and European Championships Thursday, 17 May 2012 Get set for an intense and interesting week of orienteering in and around Falun, Sweden. The European Championships kicks off the World Cup season. See live results, blog, video streaming and GPS tracking at http://www.eoc2012.se/
Newcastle NOL races & European Champs middle event news. Sunday, 13 May 2012 Elite NOL race summary and EOC middle results
2012 Australian Orienteering Championships Friday, 11 May 2012 Online entry is now available.
Deadline for entering World Masters Championships is 10 May Friday, 4 May 2012 The final entry deadline for World Masters Orienteering Championships 2012 in Bad Harzburg, Germany, is getting close and is 10 May 2012. See the event website event website www.wmoc2012.de
MTBO WORLD CHAMPS TEAM ANNOUNCED. Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Steve Cusworth takes trifecta in Victorian MTBO titles. Monday, 30 April 2012
MTBO Victorian Championships and Australian Team Selection Trials. Saturday, 28 April 2012
COALFIELDS CLASSIC - check of entries received requested Thursday, 26 April 2012 Organisers of the Coalfields Classic have become aware of a problem encountered with the On-Line entry system by competitors who wished to enter some, but not all of the three events being contested on the weekend of Saturday / Sunday May 12 and 13. So the organisers are asking all entrants to do a check of their entry details when these are published on the event website.
Additional Easter carnival photo albums available Sunday, 22 April 2012 Additional Easter carnival photo albums by John Harding are now available of the Three Days presentations, NOL sprint events and Collins Creek NO bush event.
Vacancy: High Performance Operations Manager Thursday, 19 April 2012 Orienteering Australia is seeking to recruit a part-time High Performance Operations Manager who will coordinate and support the effective operations of the Orienteering Australia High Performance Program. The contact person for more information is Grant Bluett at grant.bluett at gmail dot com and applications close on 4 May 2012. Applications should be sent to the OA Executive Officer (orienteering@netspeed.com.au)
UNIVERSITY WORLDS TEAM announced. Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Shepherd, Effeney take out latest National League round Sunday, 15 April 2012 Dave Shepherd and Rachel Effeney are the leaders of the SILVA National Orienteering League after winning the final race of the Queensland series today.
Oscar McNulty and Rachel Effeney win NOL sprint in Brisbane. Saturday, 14 April 2012
Tasmanian trifecta among OA major award winners Wednesday, 11 April 2012 Tasmania's Grace Crane (Silva Athlete of the Year), Bert Elson (Silva Award for Services to Orienteering) and John and Valerie Brammall (David Hogg Award for Event Management) were among the major award winners at the OA Annual Dinner last Sunday. Other winners were Geoff Lawford, Victoria (Silva Orienteer of the Year) and Grant McDonald, ACT (Silva Award for Services to Ciaching)
Ugly Gully Australia's top club in 2012 Wednesday, 11 April 2012 Ugly Gully Orienteering Club from Queensland had a narrow win over Tasmania’s Australopers and the Melbourne Forest Racers to be Australian champion club for 2012 at the Easter Carnival.
Australian team for Junior World Orienteering Championships announced Tuesday, 10 April 2012 The Australian team to contest the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Slovakia has been announced.
Australian 3 Days Wraps Up Monday, 9 April 2012 The Australian 3 Days wrapped up in Stanthorpe today.
Simon Uppill, Ollie Poland, Grace Crane and Lillian Burrill lead into Day 3. Sunday, 8 April 2012
Wins to Round and Crane on Day 1 in Queensland. Saturday, 7 April 2012
Uppill and Crane win opening prologue at Easter. Friday, 6 April 2012
Easter 2012 Carnival commences in Queensland Friday, 6 April 2012 The Prologue Races and Family Relays were held today at Wilmot’s Waterholes, an area of scattered granite just north of Stanthorpe.
Changes on the way at Orienteering Australia Wednesday, 4 April 2012 Orienteering Australia President Bill Jones is not seeking re-election at this Sunday's Annual General Meeting in Stanthorpe. Victoria's Blair Trewin is standing for election as President and the ACT's Bruce Bowen for election as Director, Finance.
JWOC selection rules updated Monday, 2 April 2012 The official JWOC selection rules have been updated, formalising the changes which had previously been announced.
New SPORTident option for clubs and schools Wednesday, 28 March 2012 A new SPORTident option for clubs and schools is now available and during the Easter Carnival Colin Price at the AussieOgear shop has a free booklet and SPORTident Pcard to give to a representative of each orienteering club.
Embargoes for Easter 2013 Tuesday, 27 March 2012 Embargoes for the 2013 Easter events in Victoria have been published.
AUSTRALIAN FOOT & MTBO TEAM NOMINATIONS – FINAL CALL Saturday, 24 March 2012
Orienteering Australia committee meetings and annual general meeting Wednesday, 21 March 2012 Orienteering Australia committee meetings will be held from 2.30pm on Saturday 7 April in the library at Stanthorpe High School and the OA Annual General Meeting in the Granite Belt Community Learning Centre at Stanthorpe High School at 3.30pm on Sunday 8 April. All interested orienteers are welcome to attend.
2012 SILVA National Orienteering League Has Sensational Start. Saturday, 10 March 2012 The 2012 SILVA National Orienteering League Has Sensational Start.
ASC grant opportunities for women and local sporting champions Friday, 9 March 2012 The ASC is inviting applications for (i) Sports Leadership Grants and Scholarships for Womem, and (ii) the Local Sporting Champions program. Details are available at www.ausport.gov.au
Not Too Late to Enter the Easter 2012 Orienteering Carnival Thursday, 8 March 2012 Not Too Late to Enter the Easter 2012 Orienteering Carnival
MTBO Australian Team Selection Trials, Training Camp and National Squads. Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Orienteering Australia Website survey Thursday, 1 March 2012 Orienteering Australia Website survey
Easter 2012 Orienteering Carnival Entries Closing Soon Tuesday, 28 February 2012 Easter 2012 Orienteering Carnival Entries Closing Soon
SILVA NOL Round 1 and Orienteering Victoria State Series Events Thursday, 23 February 2012 Time is running out to enter the National O League and Orienteering Victoria State Series Events.
2013 SILVA National Orienteering League- Call for Applications Sunday, 19 February 2012 Orienteering Australia is calling for state associations to host a round of the 2013 SILVA National Orienteering League (NOL).
Change in WOC Coaching team announced. Friday, 17 February 2012
Level 2 coaching course at Beechworth on 24 and 25 March Thursday, 9 February 2012 A Level 2 Coaching Course will be conducted at Beechworth on 24th-25th March. Nominations close Sunday 4th March with John Scown, OA Manager, Coaching and Officiating Development. oa_accreditation@netspeed.com.au ph 0430551461
Rachel Effeney wins Sprint the Bay! Matt Parton takes third. Monday, 6 February 2012
Sprint the Bay-Day 2 - Aussie men trifecta on stage 4! Sunday, 5 February 2012
SPRINT the BAY - Great Aussie success on Day 1. Sunday, 5 February 2012
Sprint the Bay (NZ) starts Saturday Feb 4th. Friday, 3 February 2012
Nominations for March training camp and World University Championships and Bushranger teams. Monday, 30 January 2012 Nominations for March training camp and World University Championships and Bushranger teams.
Round 1 2012 SILVA NOL- Eureka Challenge 2012 Friday, 27 January 2012 Round 1 2012 SILVA NOL- Eureka Challenge 2012 in Ballarat Victoria
Relay concludes NZ MTBO Carnival. Sunday, 15 January 2012
Aussies draw middle event but Kiwis win MTBO Challenge. Saturday, 14 January 2012
Snow forecast for NZ MTBO event! Thursday, 12 January 2012
Hot, Hard & Hilly for Mt Bikers in NZ Wednesday, 11 January 2012
NZ takes lead in MTBO Challenge. Tuesday, 10 January 2012
2012 WOC and World Cup Selection Criteria Sunday, 8 January 2012
Christmas 5 Days Wrap-up Tuesday, 3 January 2012