Latest News Archives
Thursday 09/05/2002: Gareth has been struggling this week with training, feeling weak and nauseous. Yesterday he went to see his Doctor, Rob Reid, who diagnosed a virus and sent Gareth off for some blood tests. Hopefully Gareth will be back on his feet soon!
Monday 22/04/2002: Following his successes in the National Orienteering League, Gareth travelled down to Bright in Victoria to compete in the Australian Mountain Running Championships.  In the strongest field assembled for many years Gareth finished 9th with a strong performance. The race was won by starclimbing legend Paul Crake. Gareth's girlfriend Kelly Roberts also competed, finishing 5th in her first ever mountain race!! The womens race was won by New Zealand Mountain Running representative Judith May. Full report
Monday 08/04/2002: After completing 6 National Orienteering League races   in just over a week Gareth is   now back home and recovering. In all it was a highly succesful week, with a   best ever result in the National 3 Days event of 5th place overall, in the   strongest field assembled in Australia since the World Cup races in 2000.   Based on this top result Gareth   was also named in the Australian National Senior Squad. The National 3 Days   and Australian Short Championships were the most competitive in years, Rob   Walters' dominance of the national 3 Days and the National League was finally   broken by Dave Shepherd and David Brickhill-Jones respectively. This new era   of competition bodes well for Australia's chances in World Cup races later   this year.
Monday 11/03/2002: The first National Orienteering League races were held   over the weekend near Ballarat in Victoria. On Saturday was the Eureka Challenge, a mass start Hagaby style race. From the start David Brickhill-Jones, Rob Walter and Dave Shepherd pulled away from the pack and   ended up finishing in that order. Next strongest was Eric Morris, followed by   Lorenzo Calabro. Gareth ran   strongly for the first half of the course, in the lead group with BJ, Shep and Rob! but then faltered and dropped back during the rest of the course to finally finish 8th. On Sunday was the Victorian Short champs but over the new   35-40 min medium race distance. On this day Rob Walter proved too strong   finishing narrowly faster than BJ but well infront of 3rd placed Robbie Preston and 4th Dave Shepherd. Gareth run strongly to finish 10th, a solid start to the season.
Friday 08/02/2002: Well it has been a big summer for Gareth so far, so big that he hasn't   even updated his webpage until now! It started off with the Australian Champs   carnival in October. Gareth   used the ACT champs as a test race but seemed to still be feeling the effects   of his illness from last year so decided not to race in the Australian Champs   Individual and instead concentrate on the relay. Unfortunately Gareth made an uncharacteristic error   on the first leg of the relay in a disappointing but somhow fitting end to   what had been a terrible season. After finishing exams Gareth headed back home to Perth for   Christmas where he enjoyed meeting up with friends and showing Kelly the   sights for her first visit to Perth. After only a couple of days back in   Canberra Gareth was off to New   Zealand for the National Senior Squad training camp and a series of elite   races. Gareth had his best   results since the Eureka Challenge in March 2001 with the highlights being a   great run in the first leg of the relay, only 2 mins slower than the fastest   time of the day, and 7th place in the international park race. Now Gareth is back in Canberra and training   like he hasn't been able to for over a year. Gareth   can't wait for the first National League races of the year!!
Tuesday 18/09/2001: Blowout at NSW Champs! After a solid run on the   first day of the NSW Champs Gareth   could not hold it together on the second day for a good result. In fact Gareth failed to even complete the   course after sufffering badly from fatigue, both mentally and physically.  "I don't know what the problem was, I wanted to race well but just didn't have the energy!"  commented Gareth after his disappointing run.
Tuesday 04/09/2001: Gareth   struggles at Victorian Championships! In his first full-length classic race   since glandular fever Gareth   struggled to finish the Victorian Championships. Gareth ran competitively though very sloppy through the   first 2/3 of the race, although suffering badly from blisters, but then lost   much time over the closing stages due to massive fatigue.
Monday 27/08/2001: New Sponsorship for Gareth!!   Both Gareth and housemate Ben have gained sponsorship with sunglass company Zeal Optics. Gareth   and Ben both receive two pairs of racing/training glasses and one pair of   casual eyewear. Look out for the sunglasses at the upcoming Australian   Championships!
Sunday 05/08/2001: What a world Championships for Australia! WOC 2001 in   Finland has been Australia's most succesful ever World Championships,   particularly for the men, with a podium (6th) finish in the relay and   consistently good results in the individual races. Well done boys!!
Saturday 18/08/2001: Grant Bluett wins World Games Title! Today Grant Bluett   beat a World Class field to take Gold at the World Games in Japan. It is   Orienteering Australia's best ever result and along with the great results at   the recent World Orienteering Championships goes to show that Australia is   among the Worlds leading orienteering nations.

   Results:

   1st Grant Bluett        AUS             1st Hanne Staff                NOR
   2nd Tore Sandvik      NOR            2nd Annette Granstedt    SWE
   3rd Jamie Stevenson  GBR             3rd Birgitte Husebye      NOR
   19th Rob Walter        AUS            13th Jo Allison                AUS
                                                         30th Natasha Key            AUS
Monday 23/07/2001: Gareth anchors   Abominable O' men team to victory! In his first race since pulling out of   Easter Gareth has anchored the   Abominables team to victory in the ACT relay Championships. After finishing   with the fastest time on the final leg Gareth   said he was "pleased with the run although he still had a long way   to go before the Nationals being held this year in the ACT in October."
Thursday 21/06/2001: Things are looking up for Gareth at the moment, training is going well with his new   coach Mike Sainsbury and he has a new sponsor in Skinfit. Skinfit make functional clothing such as tights,   thermals, running tops, beanies, gloves and much more. Skinfit will be   supplying Gareth with their   superior quality training gear and is highly recommended. To check out their   catalogue just go to www.skinfit.com.au
Wednesday 30/05/2001: Exciting news! Gareth   looks set to link up with well-renowned athletics coach Mike Sainsbury. Mike   has coached several athletes to National titles, maybe Gareth can be next!
Monday 28/05/2001: The past few weeks have been quiet for Gareth, concentrating on building up   his training and doing lots of study. Everything has been going well but Gareth was reminded of all the troubles   he's had, sitting at home this weekend, whilst all his competitors were up in   Queensland competing for a spot in the World Champs team. Still it is all for   the best and Gareth will have   a much better chance now for a top result at the Australian Champs being held   in Canberra in October.
Sunday 27/05/2001: World Champs team announced. The team to compete in the   World Orienteering Championships in Finland is as follows: Men - Troy De   Haas, Tom Quayle, Lorenzo Calabro, Grant Bluett, Dave Shepherd, Rob Walter.   Reserves - Eddie Wymer, Rob Preston; Women - Tracey Bluett, Natasha Key,   Alison Jones, Kathryn Ewels, Clare Hawthorn, Jo Allison. Reserves - Melissa   Thomas, Danielle Winslow.
Monday 08/05/2001: There hasn't been much news from Gareth lately, following his troubles   over Easter, Gareth has had to   take it easy and reassess his goals for this season. Gareth has now withdrawn his nomination   for the World Champs team and has also withdrawn from the  WOC Trials   being held in Queensland later this month. The focus now for Gareth is the Australian Champs in   October. He has started back into some very easy training and will be slowly   building up, hopefully avoiding any re-occurance of his illness.
Tuesday 24/04/2001: After a weeks holiday in Victoria, following the   National 3 Days, Gareth is   back home in Canberra. The racing over Easter was very disappointing for Gareth, suffering from a throat   infection (requiring antibiotics) and post-viral fatigue, he raced very poorly   on the first day and wisely decided to opt out of the remainder of the   competition. Unable to race Gareth   put his media skills to good use, commentating for the Elite races on the   final two days. During his holiday Gareth   travelled to the Grampians and the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, expect   photos to be up soon.
Monday 09/04/2001:Gareth is   now in his final preparation phase for the National 3 days being held in   Daylesford VIC. On Friday Gareth   and Ben hosted a   technical discussion on maps of the area for the Canberra Cockatoos and had   their final race practice on Sunday at Little Bombay. At this stage Gareth is only planning on racing the   first day of competition, due to ongoing problems with Glandular Fever.
Monday 02/04/2001: Back in Canberra, after a weekend training camp in   Victoria, Gareth is hard at   work for the last week of Uni before the Easter holidays. For most the   training camp was a great success and thanks must go to Rob Plowright and Jim   Russell for all the hard work they put in. Gareth   however struggled on the weekend, only able to complete one of the training   exercises. Gareth will consult   with his doctor, Rob Reid, this week and with ACTAS staff after this worrying   development.
Monday 27/03/2001: Today Gareth   flew back into Canberra after attending Nat and Andy's wedding in Perth. He came back to find that new housemate Robbie Preston had   taken off for Sydney, apparently to start a new job. According to rumours Robbie   was looking for any excuse, unable to take the pressure of living with   orienteering legends Ben Rattray and Gareth Candy.
Wednesday 21/03/2001: Happy birthday Kelly! Today Gareth's girlfriend, Kelly Roberts, turns 20.
Saturday 25/03/2001: Today Gareth   is back home in Perth, having made the trip home for Natalie Smith and Andy Hogg's wedding being held tonight. Yesterday Gareth ran on Malmalling, the map used   for the 1998 Australian Championships, with Rob Walter. The terrain seemed to   suit Rob as he ran the Elite course from 1998 a few minutes faster than Andy   Hogg's winning time.
Tuesday 20/03/2001: After an interview today with Gerald Van Ewyk, the head   of Sports Science at ACTAS, Gareth is set to start work as a Sports   Scientist with the Academy. All that remains is to send off the police   clearance forms and hope news of the Estline ferrie debacle hasn't filtered   back to Australia yet.
Sunday 18/03/2001: Robbie Preston moves in! Gareth now has a new flat mate, Robbie Preston, who has   moved down to Canberra from Newcastle. Robbie is one of the new breed of   Australian orienteering stars, running the World Cups last year in Australia   and a good chance to be running the World Champs this year in Finland.
Saturday 10/03/2001: After a long layoff over Summer with Glandular Fever   and very limited preparation Gareth   finishes 5th in the first National Orienteering League race of the year. Its   been a long and very trying Summer but Gareth's   patience and persistance has payed off. Exhausted from the race and week long   training camp in Tasmania Gareth   sensibly decides to rest for race two but can't wait for the next round to be   held in Daylesford, VIC, at Easter.
03-09/03/2001:Gareth attends   the National Training Camp held in Tasmania. One of 8 men and 8 women funded   to attend the training camp Gareth   spends the week running in beautiful forests around sunny Tasmania. During   the week Gareth received   expert coaching from Warren Key, Jason MacRae, Rob Plowright and James   Russell and would like to thank them all for the invaluable experience   provided from the camp.
02/03/2001:Gareth's   Birthday! Gareth celebrates   his 22nd birthday in Melbourne by relaxing infront of the TV, resting up for   the training camp starting in Tasmania tomorrow. This is followed by a flight   to Hobart a couple of quiet beers and a good nights sleep.
Friday 09/02/2001: Moving house! Today Gareth   started moving into his new house, which he is renting along with Ben   Rattray, orienteering star, and Jeffrey   Wray, 800m runner extraordinaire.
Thursday 08/02/2001:Gareth is   back in the terrain again for the first time since November! Today Gareth set a training exercise for the   Canberra Cockatoos around Narrabundah Hill. This was the first time since   coming down with Glandular Fever that Gareth   has actually done some orienteering.
Sunday 18/02/2001: Gareth   trains for 7 hours in the last week! After a long period of illness and some   minor setbacks Gareth finally   seems to be making some good progress. Gareth   is absorbing his training well and plans to back up with anpther 7 hours next   week before resting up for the national training camp starting the third of   March.
Wednesday 03/01/2001: Today Gareth   went for a run for the first time since contracting Glandular Fever. He has   been resting and recovering from the illness and now feels ready to start   training. Gareth would like to   thank Gayelene Clews and Dr Rob Reid for helping design his recovery program   to get back into training and racing. Gareth   would also like to thank Vicky Deakin for all her help while he was ill.
Back to homepage...
Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1