Venue Ground Coffee, Lisburn
Date Wed, 13th Nov 24
Starts 19:30 to 20:30
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Event Description
| Date | Wednesday 13 November 2024 | |
| Venue | 📍Ground Coffee, Lagan Bank Retail Park, 1 Lagan Bank Road, Lisburn BT28 1XZ. | |
| Event Format | Wednesday Evening Night Trainings (WENTs) are a series of seven mid-weekly sessions during the colder, darker months of November and December. This is the 2nd in the series.
This week is MapRun week. |
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| Entry/Registration | To enter complete this short Online Form | |
| Registration closes | Midnight Monday 11 November 2024 | |
| Start Times | Be warmed up and ready to start at 7.30pm at Ground Coffee. Finish about 8.30pm. Please be on time as the start location is a short jog away, for a mass start. The finish is also a short jog back to Ground Coffee. Please avail of refreshments in Ground Coffee. | |
| Price | 💰 WENTs are free for members of LVO, NI Orienteering and Orienteering Ireland.
Non-members are also welcome to attend any of our activities and events, but there is a £3 fee for this activity. Alternatively seniors can join our club LVO for only £10 for the rest of 2024 – perfect if you’re planning on coming to four or more WENTs: https://www.niorienteering.org.uk/join-ni-orienteering/ |
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| Terrain Summary | Urban – streets and parkland | |
| Previous Maps/Routegadget | https://www.lvo.routegadget.co.uk/rg2/#226 | |
| Notes/Courses | The course is a 45minute Score – collect as many controls as you can in 45mins. Each control is worth 20 points with a 10 point penalty per minute or part minute over 45 minutes.
As this is an urban area, juniors who have not yet reached their 16th birthday must be closely accompanied by a responsible adult at all times. The Highway Code must be obeyed. |
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| Kit requirements | 🧥👖 Hi-Viz clothing if possible. Waterproof jacket, full body cover and whistle mandatory.
Head torch – let us know beforehand if you need to borrow one. Please come appropriately dressed for the conditions. If cold, layer up and consider a hat, gloves and buff. A Dibber is not required. A mobile phone with MapRun downloaded. For details of how to do this see https://www.niorienteering.org.uk/diy-orienteering The download course file “Lisburn WENT 13 Nov 2024 PXAS ScoreV45 PX2013112024”. Do this before you come and then you can turn your phone to Airplane mode. You will be given the PIN code at the start.
You can also transfer the course to a Garmin or Apple watch with the app MapRunG or MapRunA on your watch. |
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| Parking | Parking and registration will be in the car park beside Ground Coffee. | |
| Toilets |
Coffee shop. |
Location
Ground Coffee, Lisburn
Ground Coffee (TK Maxx) carpark, Lagan Bank Road
Lisburn
BT27 4TQ
Volunteers
To volunteer at this event please email volunteer@lvo.org.uk. You can find information on each role here as well as the current list of volunteers.