Report by Graham Urquhart, Octavian Droobers.

During the lockdown, UK Trail Orienteers and newcomers have still been training at a wide range of Pre-O virtual events which are all open to all. These provide an opportunity to improve map and control interpretation, and to see terrain online in a wide range of locations around the world. Many of these are local events and one-off competitions mixing forms of Pre-O with other challenges such as Google map-based competitions, but some make a real effort to be like the real competition and provide an excellent introduction and training opportunity.Most notable is the TORUS trophy competition – link here. This is based on a simulation of normal TempO, provides results including control by control timings and gives a great opportunity to review and understand the problems after completing the competition to understand the challenges. A twice-weekly competition, it is using maps and terrain that has previously used in international competitions either photographed or simulated.