[Updated 23 May] Well, my own season has been effectively decimated by my recurring injury problems from February onwards, however I’m now in a position to start attending some events for the season’s tail end. The UK orienteering season often winds up with smaller events and summer evening series – the kind of event ideal for me in my “unfit but willing” state!
My plan is:
Tuesday 18th May – SLOW Local Score Event, Beddington Park, South London (maybe.)(Bad back.)Sunday 23rd May – TVOC District Event, Coombe Hill, Wendover. A physical, hilly area, this should wake me up with a start.(Slept in!)- Wednesday 2nd June – HAVOC Local Summer Evening Event, Epping South West, Chingford. Epping is always delightful at any time of the year, plus it’s within London so nice and close to get to.
- Sunday 6th June – TVOC District Event, Great Hampden, Princes Risborough, OR MV Local Event, The Nower, Dorking.
- Wednesday 9th June – TVOC Summer Series Local Event, Black Park, Slough.
- Sunday 13th June – BADO District Event & SCOA League, Chawton Park & Bushy Leaze Wood, Alton, OR SAX District Event, Brede, Hastings.
- Wednesday 16th June – CHIG Local Event, Latton Woods.
- Sunday 20th June – HAVOC Try O, Thorndon Country Park (North), Brentwood.
- Sunday 27th June – HAVOC Frolic Event, Epping SW/Pole Hill, Chingford.
- Sunday 4th July – LOK Local Frolic Event, Trent Park, North London.
- Wedesday 14th July – HAVOC Summer Evening Event, Bedfords Park, Romford.
- Saturday 17th – 24th July – O-Ringen, Gothemburg, Sweden. I really hope I’m in shape by this time!
Well my plan is:
1) Not very much (slight over-estimation!)
2) Probably slightly less.
3) O-Ringen, where orienteering will end very early on Day 1, when I will be
more likely to find the Scandinavian version of Big Foot before one of those
orange things that get randomly placed in forests.
Ach, dry yer eyes and get out on the fells and run, ya big lazy goat.
Sunday 22nd May? I think you’ll find that it’s on Sunday 23rd May instead…
Not that I’m going or anything – I’ll be on the flight back from Berlin
instead!
Even if I was in the UK, I would probably have gone to the Holme Fell National
event instead.
Boz do I hate these German kezboards!
Well spotted Luke, you are quite right.
I reckon Coombe Hill will be a pretty nice area. I haven’t run on Holme Fell
either, but if I had a choice between running in woodland or on fells, I would
pick the woodland every time.