Author: Richard Gamble

Wed 3 Jan 🏡Carrick WENT (Wednesday Evening Night Event) – rescheduled Score Training on the recent map used for the UK Urban League event last year. Good opportunity to practice some Score skills before the Champs and challenge the local runners on a MapRun course. Enter by 7.30pm on Tue 2 Jan. Sat 13 Jan 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧Woodburn Club Meet – returning to the forest to hone our navigational skills. Tailored coaching groups to provide for all ages and abilities. Chance to meet up with your orienteering friends. Register by midnight on Tue 9 Jan. Sat 27 Jan 🌲Woodburn Club Score Championships Read More …

👍After our very enjoyable coaching session in November, we are returning to Woodburn to continue to develop our forest navigational skills. 💻For more information and to register click here.

Come along to the first Club Championship event of 2024! 🏃‍♀️ Courses for all ages and abilities If you are fairly new to orienteering, don’t let the sound of club championship put you off – there are 3 different courses to choose from and you are welcome to run round as a pair or family/friendship group (although to be deemed competitive you need to enter as an individual). ⏰ A score event is different to a normal cross country orienteering event in that, there are a number of controls which you can visit in any order you wish within a Read More …

Sorry, a post went out in error today saying that the Score Champs entries close tomorrow. This was supposed to be scheduled on the 19 January 2024, but went out prematurely because I forgot to update the year 🙄 Entries have actually just opened today. 🏃‍♀️But hurry, what is closing tomorrow is entry to the Ballymena WENT – we have 49 entries at the moment which is fantastic, who is going to take us to our half century? Urban Score on a new map, with the added competition of taking on the local running club – what is there not Read More …

🏃‍♀️ Hurry, the deadline for entries is 7.30pm tomorrow, book now! 🧭 For the last Wednesday Evening Night Training, we will be exploring the town centre of Ballymena, a new area on a brand new map. Lagan Valley Orienteers will also be up against local runners from Ballymena Running Club. 📆 Wednesday 20 December ⏰ 7.15pm registration/briefing for a 7.30pm Start 📍 Meeting at Ballymena Bowling Club where there is parking and toilets. Afterwards, Ballymena Runners have invited us to join them for some festive refreshments! 📲 We will be using real controls and dibbers (dibbers can be borrowed but Read More …

…How still we see thee enjoy🎵🎄 🏡 Wed 20 Dec – First travel to the little town of Ballymena – Urban Score this Wednesday evening (WENT) with the added Christmas spice of taking on 30+ local runners who think they know the town and can find all 30 controls in 45 minutes. …Yet in the dark streets shineth – the head torch light of the orienteers to put them in their place. Maybe not quite the Christmas spirit but we can make up over refreshments and some fun spot prizes afterwards – info and entry here. 🎇 Thu 28 Dec Read More …

Want to run off some of the post Christmas turkey? North West Orienteering Club invite you to have fun running about the amazing area of Mussenden and Downhill. 📆 28 December ⏰1100-1330 Full info and entry here: NWOC Xmas Event 2023 | NWOC

👍 Plans are well underway for another great year of Orienteering with regard to events, coaching and training. 👀 I want to draw your attention to the Rescue and Emergency First Aid Courses in particular. They are FREE to all LVO members and members of other NI orienteering clubs (REC1 is usually £60-£70 & REC2 £120-£140). 📝 To register your interest please complete this short form: FIRST AID COURSE FORM or contact Ric Gamble (07717297676 or rdo@niorienteering.org.uk). Please complete the form by Friday 22 December, this is to enable me to arrange an appropriate date/s and venue/s. Have a look Read More …

🧭 For our last Wednesday Evening Night Training activity of the year, we are in Ballymena for the first ever run on a brand new urban map of the town centre – thanks Stephen Gilmore. 🏃‍♀️ The difference about this activity is LVO are pitching themselves against the local running Club, Ballymena Runners – how will the speed and local knowledge of the runners compare with the nav skills of the orienteers – come along and find out! There should be plenty of friendly banter between all involved. As it is coming up to Christmas, this will be more of Read More …

Wanting to do take a break from the Christmas madness and do something fun for yourself or the family this weekend? Why not come along to Gosford this Sunday for some fun exploring this lovely forest park. 🎄 ⏰Starts are from 2pm-3pm. 🏃‍♀️ Three courses to choose from – Yellow, Orange and the Christmas Challenge. So, something suitable for all ages and abilities. 🍷🥧 Mulled wine and mince pies to enjoy afterwards! 💻Register by email to graeme@lvo.org.uk