Sydney Summer Series

A series of running events timed over 45 minutes that involve visiting a variety of local features, or checkpoints. These checkpoints are marked on specially prepared orienteering maps that are used to help navigate your way around the local parks, streets and bush tracks where the events are held.

The checkpoints have different score values and the runners with the highest scores at the end of 45 minutes (in their age classes) are the winners.

The Summer Series events are for everyone, attracting walkers and joggers through to champion runners. If you like running or walking with a navigational challenge, you will love the Summer Series.

What to Bring: You don't need any gear apart from your normal jogging shoes and appropriate clothing (shorts and T-shirt are fine). Compasses (if needed) can be hired at the event and instruction is available to all first timers.

Cost: Entry fees, including a map, are $9 for Open and above, and $7 for Juniors. Spare maps are normally an extra $2 each.

Facilities: All venues will have drinking water available and soft drinks for sale. In most cases toilet facilities are close by.

Start times: Start times for all events are between 4.30pm and 6.45pm. All events are 'on' regardless of the weather.

Prizes: Prizes will be awarded to the placegetters in a series of age categories at the last event in March. Progressive results will be on display at each event and on this site with the best 12 scores counting for the final tally and prizes.

Groups: Although we prefer individual entries, there are reasons some competitors prefer to run as a group – parents and small children for instance. When a group want to enter and run together, ALL competitor’s names must be clearly noted on the registration card. This is to ensure compliance with the OANSW insurance policy. Note that group results are to be included in the result listings at each event but will NOT count in the overall age group progressive point-scoring.

The PDF version of the programme can be downloaded here

A comma-separated file for loading into Microsoft Outlook is here (we take due care but no responsibility)

You may wish to edit it before using to change the times, private setting etc.




8 Oct 2008	McMahons Point	Blues Point Reserve, Blues Point Road, McMahons Point	David Dash Ph 9410 1670
15 Oct 2008	Iron Cove	Nield Park, Neild Avenue, Rodd Point	Steve Flick Ph 9712 4350
22 Oct 2008	Meadowbank	Memorial Park, end of Bank Street, Meadowbank	Steve Holloway Ph 9622 5089
29 Oct 2008	Macquarie Hospital	Gannan Park, Buna Circuit, Ryde	Glen Horrocks Ph 9876 1393
5 Nov 2008	Lennox Bridge	swimming centre car park, O'Connell Street, Parramatta	Lyn Malmgron Ph 9635 0563
12 Nov 2008	Manns Point	Manns Point Park, Prospect Street, Greenwich	Michael Halmy Ph 9456 2900
19 Nov 2008	Little Sirius Cove	Sirius Cove Reserve, Sirius Cove Road, Mosman	Ken Jacobson Ph 9871 5443
26 Nov 2008	Hunts Creek	Kingsdene Oval, Arcadian Circuit, Carlingford	Michael Roylance Ph 0414 293 038
3 Dec 2008	Majors Bay	Ron Routley Oval, Majors Bay Reserve, Nullawarra Avenue, Concord West	Dave McKenna Ph 9743 1376
10 Dec 2008	Morrisons Bay	Morrisons Bay Park, Frances Road, Putney	Ian Cameron Ph 9476 6530
17 Dec 2008	Brush Farm	Lambert Park, cnr Warrawong Street and Brush Road, Eastwood	Barry Hanlon Ph 9872 2914
23 Dec 2008 (Tuesday!!)	Balmoral Beach	Balmoral Park, The Esplanade, Mosman	Rob Spry Ph 9410 1313
30 Dec 2008 (Tuesday!!)	Lawson's Lay-up	Echo Point Park, Babbage Road, Roseville Chase	Malcolm Bradley Ph 9972 9597
7 Jan 2009	Swaines Creek	OHReid Memorial Park, Reid Drive, Chatswood West	Graeme Dawson Ph 9728 7329
14 Jan 2009	St Joseph's	St Josephs College, Gladesville Road, Hunters Hill	Matt Peters Ph 9879 5089
21 Jan 2009	East Killara	Koola Park, Koola Avenue, East Killara	Alan Tilley Ph 9498 4169
28 Jan 2009	Forty Baskets	North Harbour Reserve, Condamine Street, Balgowlah	Terry Bluett Ph 9948 7329
4 Feb 2009	Little Blue Gum	Primula Oval, Highfield Road, Lindfield	Peter Marshall Ph 9817 0588
11 Feb 2009	The Incinerator	Hallstrom Park, Small Street, Willoughby	John Anderson Ph 9484 6392
18 Feb 2009	Burnt Bridge	Bantry Reserve, Upper Clontarf Street, Seaforth	Mike Hooppell Ph 9949 1018
25 Feb 2009	Rozelle Bay	Bicentennial Park, Chapman Road (nth/sth), Annandale	Ross Barr Ph 0438 22 00 16
4 Mar 2009	Burns Bay	Burns Bay Reserve, Kooyong Road, Riverview	Sue Davis Ph 0411 597 923
11 Mar 2009	The Cemetery	Frenchs Forest Showground, Blackbutts Road, Belrose	Ron Junghams Ph 9450 2027
18 Mar 2009	James Ruse	Barton Park, Gladstone Street, North Parramatta	Ian Miller Ph 9634 6458
25 Mar 2009	Flat Rock	Killarney Heights Oval, Starkey Street, Killarney Heights	Peter Thomason Ph 9972 7668
1 Apr 2009	Woolwich Dock	Clarkes Point Reserve, Merrington Place, Woolwich	Lloyd Gledhill Ph 9922 7681