There is a lot going in in May and June – the WEE Series has just kicked off this week. As well as looking forward to what all is on offer here we have the NI Sprint and Middle Championships on Saturday 1 June. To find out more information on this double header championship day and to enter click on the links below: NI Sprint Championships – Ballymena – (lvo.org.uk) NI Middle Championships – Carnearney – (lvo.org.uk)
We are extremely excited to announce that Orienteering Foundation will be supporting us with a new grant to fund an orienteering officer who supports the club to attract and welcome juniors and new families. We will soon advertise for this position, so keep your eyes peeling for this exciting opportunity! Full details of the grant can be found on OF’s webpage: https://www.orienteeringfoundation.org.uk/lvo-junior-and-families-officer
With the first WEE event of the summer taking place last Wednesday, the hCOW spreadsheets have been dusted down to cover the 8-event WEE series. The “hCALF2024” tables will be available via the “STANDINGS” section of the website. At the moment the only entry shows the intial handicap settings for those members who finished the Long course at Ormeau. Nice to see James Ewart celebrating his selection for Lagganlia by beating all the bad guys round Ormeau! With 7 scoring events in the series it will be the best 4 results to count in both the hCOW (handicap regularity) and Read More …
Entries are open for our second WEE of the year, taking place in University of Ulster Jordanstown on Wednesday 15 May – https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=13621 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
A huge congratulations to LVO’s James Ewart for being only one of twenty-four athletes who have been selected to go to the JROS Lagganlia training camp this coming August 2024. The camp is for M/W14s through the UK who show considerable orienteering talent and who have met the required high standards at selection races. The camps develop all aspects of their orienteering skills; technical, physical, tactical and mental. The camps also have a strong social aspect, meaning that some of these orienteers will become lifelong friends. James has excelled in recent years at the JK, Irish Orienteering Championships (IOC) and Read More …
Rounding off a fantastic weekend of racing, LVO secured three podium spots at Monday’s Irish Orienteering Championships relays – our Junior 36 team took the title and first spot; and our Women Premier and Open Premier Teams fought hard to claim bronze medals in highly competitive fields. Well done to everyone! Full relay results can be found here: https://www.orienteering.ie/result2/?oaction=moreResult&id=22958
Registration for Saturday’s Club Meet closes TONIGHT (Tuesday 7 May) at midnight, so sign-up HERE for coaching and a chance to catch-up with club mates – free for all NIOA and OI members. Full details can be found here: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-march-2024-meelmore/
Entries close tomorrow 19:00 Enter online to make sure you don’t miss out: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=13576 Entry on the day is possible, but subject to map availability!
T’was a day for the runners on Slieve Bawn, Day 3 of the Irish Orienteering Championships, with our speedy LVOers taking home the spoils. Congratulations to: 🥇 George Savell, M35🥇Olivia Baxter, W21L🥇 Moire O’Sullivan, W45🥇 Stephanie Pruzina, W55 🥈 Cahal Power, M10🥈 James Ewart, M14🥈 Paul Pruzina, M21E🥈 Ric Gamble, M50🥈 Wilbert Hollinger, M70🥈 Sarah Knight, W35🥈 Fionne Austin, W40🥈 Barbara Foley-Fisher, W70 🥉 Billy Reed, M55🥉 Michael Burton, M60🥉 Anastasiia Mahlych, W18E🥉 Helen Baxter, W65 Full results for Day 3 can be found here: https://www.orienteering.ie/result2/?oaction=moreResult&id=22957 As you can see, our head coach, Helen, is very happy with our results Read More …
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