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URL:https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/ni-colour-series-4-meelmore-tollymore-c
 lub-weekend/
SUMMARY:NI Colour Series 4 and LVO Club Championships
DESCRIPTION:Key Details:\n Venue: Meelmore Lodge  (https://www.meelmorelod
 ge.co.uk)\n\n📅 Date: Saturday 24 June\n\n Starts: 1100-1300\, courses c
 lose 1530.\n\nCourses on offer for juniors\, improvers\, fell runners\, an
 d experienced orienteers. Everyone is welcome to attend including non-memb
 ers and newcomers. Newcomers please say hello at registration\, there will
  be someone at hand to talk you though things and give advice.  Please no
 te that due to the technical difficulty of the area there will be no white
  course available.\nCourses:\n🤍 Sorry\, there will be no white course a
 t Meelmore.  Due to the technical nature of the terrain it is not suitabl
 e for young juniors or complete beginners.\n\n💛 Yellow is for juniors w
 ho can read a map and are able to make simple navigation decisions along l
 ine features.  Note that not all legs are along paths\, some legs will re
 quire competitors to follow streams.   Three legs will be taped to guide
  competitors between line features.  2.3km and 85m of climb.  Technical 
 difficulty 2.\n\n🧡 Orange is for improving juniors and novice adults wh
 o want a shorter distance. The navigation will be on and off line features
  (tracks and streams)\, with options of cutting corners across open terrai
 n. Some basic compass skills will be advantageous. One leg will taped betw
 een controls.  Technical Difficulty – TD3. Straight line distance 2.3 k
 m\, Climb 85m.\n\n❤ The Red course is specifically aimed at runners who 
 have little to no experience of using a map/navigation but happy to go out
  for a 5+ km on/off trail run (Straight line distance 5.2km\, 230m climb 
 – but remember you won’t always be able/want to go in a straight line)
 .  It will have a similar technical difficulty\, TD3\, to the shorter Ora
 nge course.  All legs will be possible following line features together w
 ith rough compass navigation of no more than 200m between line features. 
  However\, it will be much quicker to take a more direct route and use tho
 se compass skills!  One leg will have tapes placed out to mark the route 
 between controls.  Runners from a couple of local clubs have been invited
 . The Red course can be treated competitively but is not part of the NI Co
 lour Series league.\n\n💚 Light Green is the next step up in navigationa
 l skills\, TD4. This course requires the ability to use a compass and navi
 gate to controls in front of collecting features. It is best suited to int
 ermediate orienteers. Straight line distance 3.1 km\, Climb 110m.\n\n💚 
 Short Green (straight line distance 3.3 km Climb 135m)\, along with 💚 G
 reen (straight line distance 3.7 km Climb 175m)\, 💙 Blue (straight line
  distance 5.3 km Climb 245m)\, and 🤎 Brown (straight line distance 8.6 
 km Climb 310m)\, are all of the highest technical difficulty\, TD5. The di
 fference is the course distance. Participants should choose which course b
 est suits their level of fitness.\n\nPlease note that the Brown and Blue c
 ourses in particular have been planned at the upper end of the distance gu
 idelines - please be prepared for a long and physical adventure!  You wil
 l be rewarded with some spectacular scenery and challenging orienteering i
 n rarely visited terrain 😀. Brown and Blue courses will have a map flip
 . \nClub Championship Courses\nThis event is also doubling up as the Laga
 n Valley Orienteering Club Championships. Here is a list of the courses an
 d the age/gender classes for the club championships:\n\nYellow: M10\, M12\
 , W10\, W12\n\nLight Green: M14\, W14\, W80+\n\nShort Green: M75+\, W16\, 
 W60\, W65\, W70\n\nGreen: M16\, M60\, M65\, M70\, W50\, W55\n\nBlue: M40\,
  M45\, M50\, M55\, W18\, W20\, W35\, W40\, W45\n\nBrown: M18\, M20\, M21\,
  M35\, W21\n\nPlease Note: LVO members to be considered eligible for the c
 lub champs must enter the course which corresponds to their age/gender or 
 higher. Competitors who choose to run up a course will be considered compe
 titive in the higher age category. Competitors who choose to run down will
  be ineligible for the Club Championships but still eligible for NICS and 
 BOF ranking. E.g.1: an M40 who enters the Brown course will be competitive
  in the M21\, M35 categories but not M18 and M20 as these are are not Seni
 or categories. E.g. 2: a W45 who enters Green will not be considered eligi
 ble for the W50 and W55 titles but is competitive with regard to the NI Co
 lour Series. \nStart\, finish and course closure\nStarts from 1130-1300. 
 If you have your own dibber please go straight to the start\; if not\, ple
 ase visit registration in the car park first to collect a hire dibber.\n\n
 Courses close and controls will be collected in from 1530.\n\nAfter finish
 ing your course please ensure you go and download before heading home / ba
 ck to Tollymore – it is really important for us to ensure everyone gets 
 back safely and prevent an unnecessary search party going out.\nStart and 
 Finish Details\nYellow\, Orange\, Red\, Light Green starts: 600m\, 35m of 
 climb\, at the top of the lane from Meelmore Lodge.\n\nShort Green\, Green
 \, Blue\, Brown starts: 1600m\, 60m climb.  Please follow the taped route
 .\n\nBlue finish will be near the start\, 1200m back to Meelmore Lodge alo
 ng the same taped route.  This decision has been made to allow us to use 
 less-visited terrain whilst staying within course distance guidelines.\n\n
 All other finishes will be at the top of the lane from Meelmore Lodge\, 60
 0m back to download.\nParking\, Registration and Toilets\n🚗 Please park
  at Meelmore Lodge in the overflow carpark.  Pay for parking in the lodge
  (£4\, cash or card). 🚶🏃 🚲 Or it's a 5 km (3 mile) walk/run/cycl
 e from the Tollymore campsite along the Ulster Way and a short stretch of 
 the Trassey Road.\n\nRegistration/download will be situated in the car par
 k and toilets will be available in Meelmore Lodge campsite - please no mud
 dy shoes or metal dobs inside!\n\nThe Hare's Gap Bistro will be open all d
 ay for tea / coffee\, cakes\, sandwiches and hot food - please no muddy sh
 oes or metal dobs inside!\nEntries and Cost\nMembers: Senior £10\, Junior
  £5\, Max charge for family (2 adults + n children\, each with own map) 
 £25.\n\nNon-members: Senior £12\, Junior £6\, Max charge for family (2 
 adults + n children\, each with own map) £30.\n\nWhen entering\, please r
 emember to sign up for camping / food if you would like to join in with th
 e full weekend of fun!\n\n👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Newcomer Non-Competit
 ive and want to go round in a pair/group – Families\, groups or pairs w
 ishing to go round together sharing a single map will only be charged for 
 one entry. e.g. two senior (non-members) running round together = £12. A 
 family of two adults and a child (non-members) = £12. Just make one on-
 line entry. Please note\, to be classified as competitive within the NI Co
 lour Series League you need to run individually and be a current member of
  LVO.\n\nCost includes map and SI dibber (electronic timing) hire. Note: 
 lost dibbers are charged at replacement cost £30. \n\nOnline Entries cl
 ose midnight on Tuesday 20th June. There may be a few more maps printed bu
 t if you enter on the day you will not be guaranteed a map for the course 
 you wish to run\, you will also be asked to run after the last booked runn
 er to ensure they have map priority.\n\n\nDogs \n🐶 Dogs are allowed in
  the campsite and at Meelmore Lodge\, but may not be taken out onto the co
 urses as this is a sheep farming area.\nClothing\n👕 If the weather is p
 oor it may be mandatory to wear a rain proof jacket.\n\nWhistles will be m
 andatory and will be checked at the start.\n\nFull leg and torso cover wil
 l be required.\n\nShoes with good grip are recommended due to the steep\, 
 muddy\, slippery paths and slopes.\nTerrain \nYellow and Orange courses w
 ill be mainly on paths\, with some sections of rougher ground in places. 
  Currently the ground is fairly dry and firm\, but as always it could be w
 et\, muddy\, and slippery in the event of poorer weather.\n\nThe longer co
 urses (Red\, Light Green and up) will cover steep rough ground.  Please t
 ake care negotiating slippery slopes\, crossing rivers\, and crossing area
 s of rocky ground.  Near the river crossings please take care and exercis
 e judgement - look for an easier crossing point if necessary.  Beware of 
 underground streams / holes which may not be obvious.\n\nThe Blue and Brow
 n courses traverse lines of steep uncrossable crags.  Please don't try t
 o cross them!  You are responsible for making sensible route choice decis
 ions.
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