| Current team | Gods of Thunder, Geolicious, Fire Ice Dynamite & Holmsey, The Pohms |  |
| Alias (known as) | Jon or God#1 |
| Occupation | Cartographer (SutMap) & Housing Manager (Community Hsg) |
| Home town | Todmorden, UK & Toowong QLD |
| Country | Queensland Australia |
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Supported my partner Thor from the sidelines over a few years whilst in UK, but have now become hooked. I've been competing (and organising/drawing maps) at orienteering and mountain marathons since the mid 70s & needed a change & new challenge. Now I have over 15 AR races under my belt plus several as a volunteer/official, and I have a big year ahead.
A great sport with nice people & opportunities to visit remote parts of Australia (or the World). |
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| Best AR discipline | Navigation |
| Worst AR discipline | Anything involving water |
| AR ambitions | 1. To have fun & 2. finish an XPD in a competitive team |
| AR bugbear | TEVA challenges - especially the Jungle Warfare thing at Teva Champs 2006 |
| AR best moment | Finishing XPD Ed3 with Latitude19 & The Squirrels (unranked) |
| AR worst moment | Bogging the support vehicle at Red Yeti Portland '06 & being rescued by the team |
| My AR best results | 1st male team, 3rd overall Teva Brisbane 2006 (The Pohms) |
| 1st male team, 3rd overall Teva Brisbane 2007 (The Pohms) |
| 39th, World Rogaining Champs (24hr) NSW, 2006 |
| 7th Australian Rogaining Champs (24hr) Alice Springs 2007 |
| 1st Victorian Rogaining Champs (24hr) Melbourne 2007 |
| My next AR events | ARQ Series 2008 incl Hells Bells |
| GeoQuest Jun 2008 (hopefully) |
| World Rogaining Champs 2008, Estonia |
| XPD Ed4, Nov 2008 (if I find a team) |
| Favourite AR race | GeoQuest 07 or Aus Rogaining Champs 07 in Alice |
| Favourite piece of kit | The map |
| Advice(tip) for other racers | Push organisers for better maps - & keep me in work! |
