BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.4.4//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-670@lvo.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250215T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250215T140000 DTSTAMP:20250216T182800Z URL:https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/ni-score-champs-25/ SUMMARY:NI Score Championships DESCRIPTION:šŸ–LVO are hosting the NI Score Championships. Any one can tak e part but to be eligible for a NIOA prize you need to be a present member .\nHave you renewed your membership for 2025? It may take a week or so to process your renewal\, so get that job ticked off now! Prize-giving and th e NIOA AGM will take place in Castlewellan after the Score event.\n\n\n\n\ nDate\nSaturday 15 February 2025\n\n\nVenue\nDonard Forest\n\n\nEvent Form at\nNorthern Ireland Score Championships\n\n\nOnline Entry\n.\n\n\nSI Entr ies\n\n\n\nOnline Entry closes\nMidnight\, Monday 10 February 2025\n\n\nRe gistration\, Start and Finish\nEnquiries\, registration\, SI card hire and download will be at YMCA Greenhill. To get here from the car park\, you s hould follow the signs and tape to walk up the access road from the newer Donard overflow car park (found by continuing through the main carpark pas t the playing fields). Do not deviate from this route. Note we shall depar t as a group from registration YMCA Greenhill to the starts at 12.30\, so donā€™t be late. Please be at registration before 12.30.\n\n Senior start - 1km walk and 125m elevation - Start at 1300\n Junior start - 1.3km wal k and 100m elevation - Start at 1310\n\nIf you wish to bring a jacket up f rom the car park with you\, kit can be left at registration (the MOO) afte r the briefing. The finish will be nearby.\n\nStarts are remote and uphill - depart registration/YMCA 'ready to run' and you will be warm by the tim e you get there.\n\n\nPrice\n\n\n\n\n\nMember\nNon-Member\n\n\nSenior (age d 21 or over)\nĀ£12\nĀ£16\n\n\nJunior or Student\nĀ£6\nĀ£8\n\n\nMaximum ch arge for a family*\nĀ£30\nĀ£40\n\n\n\n\nJoin a NI Club today (choose from LVO\, FERMO and NWOC) and benefit from our reduced member rates for the re st of 2025.\n\n*Family is the equivalent of 2 seniors + 1 junior.\n\n\n\nT errain Summary\nDonard Forest lies overlooking the seaside resort of Newca stle and Dundrum Bay from the lower slopes of Ulsterā€™s highest mountain\ , Slieve Donard. As a result\, the terrain is quite steep in places. The G len River divides a mixed forest and is bridged by several forest roads. I t includes some reasonably runnable deciduous areas as well as plantation and dense vegetation. A significant amount of recent felling and storm dam age has affected the area\, with the map showing Out Of Bounds areas (OOB) to avoid the worst of these.\n\nDue to storm damage some smaller / indist inct paths are partially obstructed by fallen trees and branches.Ā  All ar e passable\, but some may be a little slower than anticipated and they may be harder to distinguish on the ground.Ā  All the 'main' paths are clear and fully passable.\n\n\n\n\nPrevious Maps/Routegadget\nDonard Forest was last used for an Autumn Trophy event in December 2020. Routegadget map and courses can be found here:Ā https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/?#428. However there have been recent changes due to felling and storm damage. A copy of the revised map and OOB areas will be available to view at registr ation (YMCA Greenhill).\n\n\nCourse Notes\nThe NI Score Championships will be 60min for Seniors and 45 min for Juniors\, with the following classes: \n\n\n\nM Open\nW Open\nSenior Score\n\n\nM45+\nW45+\nSenior Score\n\n\nM Super Vet 55+\nW Super Vet 55+\nSenior Score\n\n\nM Ultra Vet 65+\nW Ultra Vet 65+\nSenior Score\n\n\nM Junior 18-\nW Junior 18-\nJunior Score\n\n\n M Junior 14-\nW Junior 14-\nJunior Score\n\n\n\n\n Senior course: TD1-5\, 35 controls\, 800 points maximum\, 60 mins\, -20 points per minute or par t thereof for late finishers.\n Junior course: TD1-3\, 25 controls\, 500 points maximum\, 45 mins\, -10 points per minute or part thereof for late finishers.\n Controls will vary in value from 10-50 points each depending on location and technical difficulty.\n Due to recent forestry work and storm damage\, some large areas of the map have been marked out of bounds for safety reasons\, since the map is no longer accurate in these areas. I n other areas\, changes to the maturity of the forest and various new path s / MTB tracks have been updated for the event. Copies of the revised map and OOB areas will be displayed at registration.\n Leaf fall in recent mo nths may make some tracks less distinct so be careful reading the map to d istinguish tracks from indistinct tracks and also walls from ruined walls. \n The Senior course extends to both sides of the Glen River. For the saf ety of all competitors\, the river is out of bounds and must not be crosse d other than at marked bridge crossing points.\n Planners tip: the area i s very steep - consider elevation changes carefully when making route choi ces!\n Because there are no road crossings involved this year\, juniors a re allowed to run the senior course under the W/M open category. They need to let Registration know on the day\, as SIEntries cannot record this int ention. If a junior runs up on the senior course\, they are not eligible f or any of the junior score titles.\n\n\n\n\nFirst Aid and Safety\nThere wi ll be a first aid and a qualified first aider available at registration. R egistration is also a safe place for lost children to wait.\n\nBe aware of other forest users ā€“ particularly walkers and mountain bikers - as this is quite a busy public amenity\, especially at weekends.\n\nPlease do not come to the event if you are unwell.\n\nPlease bring and carry any medica tion you might need\, especially inhalers and EpiPenā€™s.\n\nIf you come a cross an injured or ill person\, please stop\, help and get further help. There will likely be qualified first aiders on the course who can stop to provide support.\n\nAll participants must return to download\, whether the y complete the course or not. This is to account for all competitors\, ens uring everyoneā€™s safe return.\n\nCourses will close and controls collect ed in at 3pm sharp. If you are still out on the course at this time return to finish and download immediately.\n\n\nKit requirements\nFull body cove r is mandatory.\n\nA whistle (emergency alert is 6 loud blasts per minute) is mandatory.\n\nA waterproof jacket may also be mandatory if the organis ers decide the weather requires one\, so bring one along just in case.\n\n \nParking\n\nParking (available for free) is in the Donard Forest public c ar park. There is no parking permitted for this event at the YMCA Greenhil l site where registration is located.\n\n\nToilets\nThere are public toile ts in the main car park\, with other options beings plenty of cafes/pubs w ith facilities in the town and the Newcastle Centre along the promenade. P lease note there are no toilet facilities available at registration/finish (YMCA Greenhill) or to the starts\, so please go before climbing uphill f rom the car park.\n\n\n CATEGORIES:NI Colour Series LOCATION:Donard Forest\, Donard Park\, Newcastle\, BT33 0HL\, Northern Irel and GEO:54.2061229;-5.893984600000067 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Donard Park\, Newcastle\, B T33 0HL\, Northern Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Donard Forest:geo:54 .2061229,-5.893984600000067 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR