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:0-702@lvo.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260620T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260620T130000 DTSTAMP:20260325T131118Z URL:https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/tollymore-weekend-ni-colour-series-4-26 / SUMMARY:Tollymore Weekend - NI Colour Series 4 / Leinster League DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nDate\nSaturday 20 June 2026\n\n\nVenue\nSlieve Croob\n\n\ nEvent Format\nNorthern Ireland Colour Series 4 and Leinster League\n\n\nO nline Entry\n.\n\n\nSI Entries\n \n\n\nOnline Entry closes\nMidnight\, Sun day 14 June 2026\n\n\nRegistration\, Start and Finish\nTBC\n\n\nPrice\nDis counts available for entry across multiple events at Tollymore Festival (s ee festival page for details). To enter just NICS\, the price is as follow s:\n\n\n\nRace Prices\nMember*\nNon-Member\n\n\nSenior (aged 21 or over)\n 10\n12\n\n\nJunior or Student\n5\n6\n\n\nMaximum charge for a family**\n25 \n30\n\n\n\nSociable group / family fee where all are going round a course together – entry fee is per required number of maps – one entry = one map. There is no fee to hire an SI card if required\, but lost cards are charged at £30.\n\n*Orienteering club members only. Avail of our reduced event rates by joining our club today: https://www.britishorienteering.org .uk/join_online\n\n**A family charge is for two seniors and one junior. Ad ditional juniors go free.\n\n***If you are entering a family of individual runners and it comes to more than £25 (£30 for non-members) then please contact the organiser after you have paid for the individual Senior\, or Junior/Student entries and we will arrange refund of the difference. Paren ts accompanying children go free.\n\nPlease note: Participants who are not members of British Orienteering or of another orienteering federation are not covered by British Orienteering’s public liability insurance. You a re welcome to enter 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 public or damage property during the event\, you would not be covered. Members of Orienteering Ireland are covered by British Oriente ering insurance. \n\n\nTerrain Summary\nOpen Mountain with intricate cont ours and rock features.\n\n\nPrevious Maps/Routegadget\nSlieve Croob was l ast used for the NI Long Distance Championships in March 2024: https://www .lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#527\n\n\nCourse Notes\n⚪ There is no White c ourse\, as it is not appropriate to the open mountain terrain.\n🟡 Yello w – km + m climb – along paths with more route choice decisions. Appro priate for newcomers and younger juniors with some experience. Not suitabl e for buggies.\n🟠 Orange – km + m climb – skills needed to navigate away from paths and more route choice decisions\, some compass skills are expected. Aimed at novice adults and improving juniors.\n🔴 Red – km + m climb [Leinster League ONLY] – skills needed to navigate away from p aths and more route choice decisions\, some compass skills are expected. A imed at mountain runners\, novice adults and improving juniors.\n🟢 Ligh t Green – km + m climb – this course requires confident map reading an d compass skills.\n🟢 Short Green – km + m climb – this course is se t at the highest technical difficulty but shorter to attract those who may struggle with a longer physical course.\n🟢 Green – km + m climb – technically and reasonably physically demanding course.\n🔵 Blue – km + m climb – technically and physically demanding course.\n🟤 Brown – km + m climb – technical and very physically demanding course.\n\n All maps will be A4 and 1:10\,000 with 5m contours (TBC).\n All controls wil l be SI Air enabled\, except Start and Finish which must be punched (TBC). \n\nNOTE: This event is also doubling up as the LVO Club Champs. If you wi sh to be deemed competitive within the Championships you must pick the cor rect colour relating to your AgeClass. It will be assumed that you are run ning your default AgeClass. Participants who chose to ‘run up’ a cours e will be deemed competitive in higher age categories BUT MUST THEN DECLAR E which AgeClass they are competing in by midnight on Wednesday 17 June\, by emailing the event organiser through SI entries. Participants can also choose to ‘run down’ and although they will not be deemed competitive for the Champs\, their result will still be counted in the NICS and BOF ra nking. See table below:\n\n\n\n\nLVO Club Champs – Course to Class mappi ng\n\nMale Classes\nFemale Classes\n\n\nBrown\nOpen (M18\,20\,21\,35)\nW21 \, W35\n\n\nBlue\nM40\, M45\, M50\, M55\, M60\nW18. W20\, W40\, W45\n\n\nG reen\nM16\, M65\nW50\, W55\n\n\nShort Green\nM70\, M75+\nW16\, W60\, W65\, W70\n\n\nLight Green\nM14\nW14\, W75+\n\n\nOrange\nM12\nW12\n\n\nYellow\n M10\nW10\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is the race where the coveted gold and silver shoes are awarded\, given to the male and female athletes who p ost the fastest times from the final control to the finish line on the lig ht green course and above.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirst Aid and Safety\n There will be a first aid and a qualified first aider available at registr ation. Registration is also a safe place for lost children to wait.\n\nPle ase 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 furt her help. There will likely be qualified first aiders on the course who ca n stop to provide support.\n\nAll participants must return to download\, w hether they complete the course or not. This is to account for all competi tors\, ensuring everyone’s safe return.\n\nCourses will close and contro ls collected in at 3pm sharp. If you are still out on the course at this t ime return to finish and download immediately.\n\n\nKit requirements\nFull body cover is mandatory.\n\nA whistle (emergency alert is 6 loud blasts p er minute) is mandatory.\n\nA waterproof jacket may also be mandatory if t he organisers decide the weather requires one\, so bring one along just in case.\n\n\nParking\nTBC\n\n\nToilets\nThe closest public toilets are loca ted in Ballynahinch and Castlewellan.\n\n\nDogs\nNO DOGS ALLOWED - Open Mo untain with sheep on farmers land\n\n\n LOCATION:Slieve Croob - Drumnaquoile\, Drumnaquoile Road\, Dromara\, BT25 2 LB\, Northern Ireland GEO:54.32702680000001;-5.93242250000003 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Drumnaquoile Road\, Dromara \, BT25 2LB\, Northern Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Slieve Croob - D rumnaquoile:geo:54.32702680000001,-5.93242250000003 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