Category: Orienteering

So, the fourth City of London Race happened at the weekend. 1109 people crossed the start line, and with around 80 helpers from South London Orienteers, almost all dressed in the distinctive red City Race helpers tees and hoodies, the event went off pretty smoothly. No controls were vandalised this year, even though we had… Continue reading The Fourth City of London Race

The fourth City of London Orienteering Race is only a few days away, and with the maps off to the printer, and the final details out, the organisation team can start to relax a little and keep our fingers crossed for good weather on the day. I first thought of the idea of putting on… Continue reading The Future of City Races in London

The IOF (International Orienteering Federation) today announced that Scotland has won its bid to host the World Orienteering Championships in 2015, in the Aviemore and Moray area. Here’s an excellently produced video summarising the bid.

I’m now fixed, finally, after my fall in Sicily, and back to running again. My first event since recovering was the Bushy Park Trail Challenge that SLOW, my orienteering club, organises every year. It’s roughly a 10K run. I didn’t feel particularly fast out there – although I did sprint for the line at the… Continue reading Summer Plans 2011

It’s the fourth year for the City of London Orienteering Race, which is taking place on 10 September (entries open!). It’s also the fourth year that I’m producing the map for the race. Having extended the map westwards to Temple for 2009, and southwards to Bankside for 2010, this year we are moving northwards to… Continue reading City of London Race 2011 – Preview

I was the Czech Republic over the weekend, at Doksy, which is north of Prague and near the German border, for the 2011 orienteering Varsity Match. After a “model event” on the Friday to familiarise ourselves with the sandstone terrain, the match itself was on Saturday, and a 3×2-man relay on the Sunday. The sandstone… Continue reading Varsity Match 2011

  I’ve just got back from Sicily, where I was taking part in the Mediterranean Orienteering Championships. The three-stage event, consisting of two sprint races and a middle-distance race, was organised by Park World Tour Italia. Highlights of the trip were the spectacular event locations, particularly the finish arenas, and the passion and enthusiasm of… Continue reading MOC 2011 – Orienteering, Sicilian Style!

Scottish Orienteering have produced this video of the Park World Tour race that was held in Perth City Centre last year. Bear with the gratuitous slow-mo and the guy jumping out of the bin at the start – and note how the women’s race is completely dominated by the Swedes! I was unable to go… Continue reading Park World Tour – Perth Race Video

Here’s a population pyramid of the entries so far for this summer’s Scottish Six Days (S6D) orienteering event, based on the 2000-odd people on the entry list shortly after the cheap entries’ closing date. At first glance it looks like the demographic is horribly unbalanced. There is definitely a “hole” in the middle! However, there… Continue reading Population Pyramid of Scottish 6 Day Orienteering Entries