Author: M O'Sullivan

Another good day at the races in Aghrane Wood at Day 2 of the Irish Orienteering Championships. Saturday was the middle distance, and LVO took top spots on the podium again: 🥇Cahal Power M10🥇James Ewart M14🥇George Savell M35🥇Sarah Knight W35🥇Moire O’Sullivan W45🥇 Stephanie Pruzina W55 🥈 Michael Burton M60🥈 Anastasiia Mahlych W18E🥈 Fionne Austin W40🥈 Helen Baxter W65 🥉Wilbert Hollinger M70🥉 Barbara Foley-Fisher W70 Full results can be found here: https://www.orienteering.ie/result2/?oaction=moreResult&id=22955

LVO got on to a winning start on Day 1 of the Irish Orienteering Championships, sprinting around the buildings at Maynooth University. Congratulations to our podium placers: 🥇Cahal Power M10🥇James Ewart M14🥇Paul Pruzina M21🥇George Savell M35🥇Michael Burton M60🥇Sam McNeilly W35🥇Moire O’Sullivan W45🥇Steph Pruzina W55🥇Barbara Foley Fisher W70🥈Wilbert Hollinger M70🥉Sarah Knight W35 And particular congratulations to Paul Pruzina for his impressive win in the M21 elite field against tough competition (photo courtesy of Action Photography). Full results for Day 1 can be found here: https://www.orienteering.ie/result2/?oaction=moreResult&id=22954

Best of luck to all our members travelling to Lough Ree this weekend for the Irish Orienteering Championships. At 42 participants, and fielding 10 relay teams, we have the largest representation out of all the clubs in Ireland 👌 We wish you much fun and success!

If you ever wondered who the amazing people are behind our Club Meets, it’s this bunch of incredible coaches! They were busy yesterday planning more exciting orienteering outings over the coming months. Saturday 11 May – Meelmore Mountain Saturday 8 June – Drumkeeragh Forest Saturday 14 September – Portstewart Dunes in collaboration with NWOC Saturday 12 October – Sprint Training, Venue TBC Saturday 9 November – Tyrella Dunes Thank you for all your hard work 👏🏻

Entries are open for our first WEE of the year, taking place in Ormeau Park on Wednesday 8 May – https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=13576 All ages and abilities welcome, with courses available to suit everyone. Legend has it that the only way to guarantee a long and pleasant summer is to attend the WEE series

❗Don’t miss out on the chance to receive great coaching on contoured mountain terrain. 🏃‍♀️ All ages and abilities welcome. 🙂 Catch up with club mates and meet new members, with the chance to socialise afterwards. 💻 For more information visit: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-march-2024-meelmore/ Register before midnight on Tuesday 7 May HERE. Filling up fast – already nearly half the places available are booked, and last Club Meet was over-subscribed!

Whilst normal orienteers would be resting up after their Drum Manor outing yesterday, LVO’s intrepid fixtures team spent their Sunday planning our event locations for the next FIVE years! Planning this far out helps us to do a couple of things: 1) It means we can make sure our maps are updated in time, ready to go for the season when they’ll be used. 2) It gives our volunteers enough time to plan, organise and control the courses. 3) It allows us to see gaps in the terrain maps that we’d like to use, and look for access to new Read More …

Huge congratulations to our very own Paul Pruzina who finished top 10 in the M21 Elite British Orienteering Long Distance Championships in Whitby, North Yorkshire last weekend. An incredible and well deserved result! Full results can be found here: https://www.theboc.org.uk/page/551

🤸‍♀️ Looking forward to having a mid-week adventure throughout May and June? Our ever popular weekly WEE (Wednesday Evening Event) series venues can now be revealed – keep your eyes peeled for entry information coming soon 🤓

At Saturday’s Hillsborough Club Meet, Ric, Áine and Alan passed their Level 2 BOF Coaching Qualification with flying colours 🥳 This would not have been possible without the generous support of the Orienteering Foundation, and the wisdom and patience of their instructor/mentor/problem-solver Helen Baxter. Thanks too to their assessors, Philip Baxter and Raymond Finlay from Fermanagh Orienteers.