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:0-707@lvo.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261003T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261003T130000 DTSTAMP:20261003T194758Z URL:https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/shi-ni-champs-26/ SUMMARY:Senior Home International (SHI) / NI Long Distance Championships DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nDate\nSaturday 3 October 2026\n\n\nVenue\nMeelmore Mounta in\n\n\nEvent Format\n Senior Home International &\; Northern Ireland Long Distance Championships\n\n\nOnline Entry\n\n\n\nSI Entries\n \n\n\nOn line Entry closes\nMidnight\, Saturday 26 September 2026\n\n\nRegistration \, Start\, Finish &\; Parking\nThe walk to the start from parking is ap proximately 500m with 50m climb. Clothing may be left close to the start w hich will be passed when returning from the finish. Download will be in th e LVO Mobile Orienteering Office in the parking field.\n\nParking is at Me elmore Lodge\, 52 Trassey Rd\, Bryansford\, Newcastle BT33 0QB.  Entering the gate at Meelmore Lodge\, please park in the parking field\, behind Me elmore Lodge\, not the car park to the front. Keep right as you enter the gate. Car parking is charged at £4 per day. The carparking charge will b e collected by an event official upon entry to the parking field. A café is available.\n\n\n\n\nStarts &\; Start lists\nTimed Start: Call-up wil l be at -4 minutes. Competitors must be at the start in good time and will be called forward three minutes before their allocated start time. All co mpetitors will have a timed start but there will be start box for late sta rters at Marshal's discretion.\n\nSHI Startlists can be found here: link\n \nNI Long Champs Startlists can be found here: link\n\n\nResults\n\n\n Li ve results will be found here after the event has started:  Live Results link\n Livelox GPS tracking will be available after the last start at 1pm for those with paid subscriptions. For Free account users can view after midnight. Livelox Link.\n Courses will also be published here on LVO Rout egadget later in the day.\n SHI point results will be posted here after t he event: link\n\n\n\n\nTerrain Summary\nMeelmore is open mountain with co ntour and rock detail. In areas where there is a high concentration of bou lders only the most distinct boulders are mapped. Smaller boulders and cra gs are mapped in areas with fewer features. The area is popular with hiker s and so there are some small evolving paths that are not mapped. Ferns ar e not mapped. The longer courses may encounter some gorse\, with only the more mature gorse being mapped.\n\n\nPrevious Maps/Routegadget\nMeelmore M ountain was last used for a NI colour series in June 2023. Routegadget map s and courses available here: https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#507\n \n\nCourse Notes\nSenior Home International (SHI)\n\nThis event is a compe tition between selected teams from England\, Ireland\, Scotland and Wales with Ireland running on an all-island basis.\n\nNorthern Ireland Long Dist ance Championships\n\nThis event is open to all orienteers\, but to be eli gible to be NI champion you must be a current member of a NIOA club. Note that the Northern Ireland Champion for the M/W21 and M/W20 classes will be decided on the Elite classes. Competitors should assess their ability to run these courses\, noting the option to run the Long or Short courses as an alternative\n\n\n\nCourse\nClass\nLength (km)\nClimb (m)\nMap Scale\n\n \n1\nM21E\n14.7\n610\n1:15000\n\n\n2\nM21L\n9.0\n350\n1:10000\n\n\n3\nW21E \n11.2\n455\n1:15000\n\n\n4\nW21L\n7.4\n260\n1:10000\n\n\n5\nM20E\n10.9\n4 20\n1:15000\n\n\n6\nW20E\n9.4\n310\n1:15000\n\n\n7\nM18\, M20\, M35\, M40\ , M45\n8.3\n410\n1:10000\n\n\n8\nW18\, W20\, W35\, M16\, M21S\, M50\n6.2\n 255\n1:10000\n\n\n9\nW16\, W40\, M55\, M60\n5.6\n245\n1:10000\n\n\n10\nW21 S\, W45\, W50\, Green\n4.6\n190\n1:10000\n\n\n10*\n M65\n4.6\n190\n1:750 0\n\n\n11\nW55\, W60\n4.1\n150\n1:10000\n\n\n11*\nM70\n4.1\n150\n1:7500\n\ n\n12\nW65\, W70\, M75\n2.8\n90\n1:7500\n\n\n13\nW75\, W80\, W85+\, M80\, M85+\n2.1\n75\n1:7500\n\n\n14\nW14\, M14\, Light Green\n3.1\n85\n1:10000\n \n\n15\nW12\, M12\, Orange\n1.9\n60\n1:10000\n\n\n16\nW10\, M10\, Yellow\n 1.7\n60\n1:7500\n\n\n\n*Same course different map scale.\n\n\nFirst Aid an d Safety\nThere will be a first aid and a qualified first aider available at registration. Registration is also a safe place for lost children to wa it.\n\nPlease do not come to the event if you are unwell.\n\nPlease bring and carry any medication you might need\, especially inhalers and EpiPen ’s.\n\nIf you come across an injured or ill person\, please stop\, help and get further help. There will likely be qualified first aiders on the c ourse who can stop to provide support.\n\nAll participants must return to download\, whether they complete the course or not. This is to account for all competitors\, ensuring everyone’s safe return.\n\nCourses will clos e and controls collected in at 3pm sharp. If you are still out on the cour se at this time return to finish and download immediately.\n\n\nKit requir ements\nFull body cover is optional. Shorts may be worn but please be awar e of the high risk of ticks and Lyme disease.\n\nA whistle (emergency aler t is 6 loud blasts per minute) is mandatory.\n\nA waterproof jacket may al so be mandatory if the organisers decide the weather requires one\, so bri ng one along just in case.\n\n\nToilets\nToilets are available at Meelmore Lodge.\n\n\n Price\n \;\n\n\n\nRace Prices\nMember*\nNon-Member\n\n\ nSenior (aged 21 or over)\n£20\n£25\n\n\nJunior or Student\n£10\n£12\n \n\nMaximum charge for a family**\n£50\n£62\n\n\n\nEntries for Colour Co ded (non championship courses) are discounted to Senior members £12\, Sen ior non members £16\, Junior/Student members £6\, non-members £8. To av ail of these discounts please pay the full fee as above and then contact u s for a refund.\n\nSociable group / family fee where all are going round a course together – entry fee is per required number of maps – one entr y = one map. There is no fee to hire an SI card if required\, but lost car ds are charged at £30.\n\n*Orienteering club members only\, including mem bers of Orienteering Ireland clubs. Avail of our reduced event rates by jo ining our club today: https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/join_online\n \n**A family charge is for two seniors and one junior. Additional juniors go free.\n\n***If you are entering a family of individual runners and it c omes to more than £50 (£62 for non-members) then please contact the orga niser after you have paid for the individual Senior\, or Junior/Student en tries and we will arrange refund of the difference. Parents accompanying c hildren go free.\n\nPlease note: Participants who are not members of Briti sh Orienteering or of another orienteering federation are not covered by B ritish Orienteering’s public liability insurance. You are welcome to ent er this event\, but please understand that you are taking part at your own risk. For example\, if you were to accidentally injure a member of the pu blic or damage property during the event\, you would not be covered. Membe rs of Orienteering Ireland are covered by British Orienteering insurance.  \n\n\n\n \; CATEGORIES:International Fixtures,NI Fixtures LOCATION:Meelmore\, Trassey Road\, Newcastle\, BT33 0QB\, Northern Ireland GEO:54.2116658;-5.995163600000069 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Trassey Road\, Newcastle\, BT33 0QB\, Northern Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Meelmore:geo:54.211 6658,-5.995163600000069 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR