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Results are in from yesterday's British Middle Distance Championships!
Access provisional results via this link or for a full breakdown, visit the AIRE website.
Well done to all winners and to everyone who took part this weekend!
Mapping is the one of the most rewarding and enjoyable roles. Not only does it improve your navigation skills, but it can also provide you with a different and new type of orienteering challenge.
The British Orienteering E-Learning Mapping Courses, Introduction to updating Forest Mapping and Introduction to Sprint and Urban Mapping , developed with the expertise of David Olivant (Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club) and the educational robustness of Pauline Olivant (Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club) .
Both courses are based around learners having access to either of the two most widely used mapping programs, Open Orienteering Mapper and OCAD.
We strongly advise that you seek an experienced mapper as a mentor to support you through your journey towards being a competent mapper.
Both courses are based on updating an existing map and rather than creating a new map from a previously unmapped area.
Course objectives
- To provide an introduction and basic understanding of the processes involved in how to update and amend an existing Orienteering map.
The course content is designed to only address the course objective rather than attempting to cover the full scope of Mapping. As we recognise that Mapping is a skill that takes much time and practice to hone.
The course should only take around 45- 60 mins to complete and for the whole of May is only £6.00
To access the course and find out more information about our other E-Learning courses, please visit the E-Learning homepage.
Interested in learning about our other E-Learning courses on offer? Visit the E-Learning homepage and access information on all the other resources we provide.
AIRE and CLARO look forward to seeing you all at the British Middle Championships this coming weekend.
You have entered in greater numbers than we anticipated, but we have adapted to cater for you all as best we can. Both Danefield and Kilnsey Moor is a lovely places in the Spring sunshine and we really hope the weather is kind so that you can enjoy it at its best. The technical woodland of Danefield is in sharp contrast to the fast open areas of Kilnsey. You should enjoy some great orienteering on both days. Str8 compasses is sponsoring a lot of prizes for the Northern Championships and the British Middles so run well and good luck.
Start times and final details are published, maps are printed and lots of equipment is ready to move. No controls are out yet, but we have been busy at Kilnsey as you may be able to see from a picture. There are a variety of crossing points on Kilnsey Moor – many of you will only encounter this one. There are no stiles to cross at Danefield you’ll be relieved to know.
We will be able to accommodate you all in the parking areas for both events, but as always, it would help if you car shared as much as possible. The Danefield field has remained in good condition throughout the winter, but as some rain has been forecast over the coming days we will have some tracking available. Kilnsey has the delight of hard standing in the quarry. We can’t promise that you will keep your feet dry, but at least cars should not get stuck in the mud as might have happened at some recent events. We’re hoping that’s true for Danefield. Definitely true for Kilnsey!
Anyone wanting to carry a club tent to Danefield, could reduce the distance to carry the tent by 800m by using the drop off point suggested in the event details. It would need to be a rapid drop-off as there are often no parking bays available. They are all quite uneven, and the road is very narrow. To get back to the parking field it is best to not attempt a 5 point turn but to drive in an anti-clockwise route with LH turns for 2.5k to get back to the parking field. This should take no morfme than 5 minutes.
Have a great weekend.
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Full details on the British Middle Championships are available via this link. Visit the CLARO website for more details regarding the Northern Championships. Good luck to everyone taking part!
Place of Residence: Sheffield
Clubs:
“Currently South Yorkshire Orienteers and OK Ravinen if I go to Jukola or Tiomila. I grew up as a member of Southdowns Orienteers and have also been in both Sheffield University Orienteering Club and Edinburgh University Orienteering Club.”
Coach:
“Myself with the help of books, the internet, and conversations with others.”
Training Routine:
“Ideally a lot, especially during Winter. Preference for training early in the morning, I currently try to do the main training of the day before starting work at 8/8:30 (working from home helps here) then I don't have so much to do later. Though I do enjoy some company on sessions, so I have to do these later.”
Race Routine/habits:
“Nothing unique, just whatever gets me to the start line on time, ready to race. I do enjoy a shakeout run a few hours before though especially as warmups in quarantine can sometimes be challenging.” Favourite terrain:
“British housing estates. My orienteering was made for them. I really enjoyed the British Sprints at Skelmersdale in 2021. Otherwise, I'm a big fan of forest terrains that are runnable but also technical, for example the sandstone stuff in Czech.”
Favourite food:
“Brown rice, ideally with something spicy on top.”
Other hobbies:
“Pretty much any other sport or spectating sport. Anything competitive, relatively cheap, and outdoors then Laura and I are interested. I also enjoy cooking, not baking, as I am too lazy to follow recipes and like just winging it.”
Inspirations:
“Not really been one for idols. Just really enjoy seeing people pull out some epic performances, especially friends and teammates.”
What advice would you give a younger version of yourself?
“I think my orienteering career peaked when I was 10-16 years old so realistically the younger version of myself needs to give my 29-year-old self some tips.”
British Orienteering wishes you all the very best with your final preparations.
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Ahead of the World Orienteering Championships 2022 in Denmark, British Orienteering is posting interviews of the GB athletes selected to compete so that all members can get to know the GB team. Please keep an eye out for these interviews which will be posted on the British Orienteering website this week, and follow all the action live here throughout the World Orienteering Championships which start with the Sprint Relay on Sunday 26 June!
Good Luck to the British Team
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