Estonians win Riga Mazjumprava Rogaining
Last weekend, on July 24, the exciting Riga Rogaining was held at the beautiful Mazjumprava manor, which was the second stage of the rogaining series “Pilsētas leģendas” this season. This time, too, trail runners, families, orienteers and other checkpoint seekers orientated in the city area at four different distances, among which, in addition to Latvian representatives, there were also participants from other countries.
Original publication date: 26.07.2021
Rogaining participants this time had to look for checkpoints at the Rumbula airfield, near the hydroelectric power plant, in Dārziņi. The participants had to wade in the Getliņi swamp, and someone also had to swim across the Meže lakes. Participants of the longest distances also reached Acone, where TEC-2 is located. As always, the territory of Riga Rogaining was diverse and the participants could get to know Riga and its surroundings from previously unseen viewpoints.
The finish in the longest “Garmin 6h” distance was particularly intense, where the team from Estonia "ELBRUS FOREVER!" won with 166 points. (Reigo Lehtla, Pärtel Piirimäe) from Estonia, leaving the team “Vijolīšu grava” (māra Pucen, Klāvs Svilpe) behind by only one point. Team “4H Pastaiga” (Aigars Kokins, Uģis Holsts) took third place with 163 points.
There were no surprises in the “Isostar 4h” distance and the experienced team “Riga Adventure Team” (Jānis Ķemers, Mārtiņš Ozoliņš, Valdis Čunka) won by a large margin, or 132 points. The second and third place winners finished with equal points, but the fastest team was “Auces aeorklubs” (Raimonds Kaže, Maksims Berjoza, Roberts Brūveris). Team “Maldugunij pa pēdām” (Edgars Zaķis, Māra Braslava) won third place with 105 points.
The Rogaining season will continue on August 7, in Valmiera. In Valmiera, the competition will take place on the territory of the Gauja National Park, so it will be all the more exciting. You can apply for the competition and find out more on the website www.rogainings.lv.
The event was offered to residents by the Riga City Council, the Department of Education, Culture and Sports of the Riga City Council, supported by the Port of Riga, Isostar, Garmin, Brooks, Magnesia.