Tollymore Weekend – the Finale

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Do come along and try the TrailO event on Sunday afternoon.Ā  Never know, you might end up as the club champion!Ā  There will be a briefing at 12:30 in the campsite, covering the general basics of the sport as well as the specifics of this event; this will be followed by a mass start.Ā  If you don’t try TrailO because you think it’s for the lazy then this will give you a surprise – the time allowance is very challenging so running is very definitely on the agenda.Ā  The TrailO terrain is in 2 parts and there is 2.7km of Read More …

Tollymore Weekend – Map Printing Status – HELP!

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The map printing status for each event is currently as follows: 1 Urban Race – ready to print.Ā  Entry system show entries split between seniors and juniors – there are 3 courses on offer – how many will be running on each course? 2 Club Champs – no event files yet received.Ā  Entry system shows entries split between age classes and course colours but I can find no age class/course combination info (in fact I can find no info at all) – how many will be running on each colour? 3 Fun Relay – no event files yet received but Read More …

Contour Training on Luke’s Mountain

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A number of our juniors took part in some demanding contour trainingĀ on Luke’s Mountain on Sun 12 Jun. The rain only stayed long enough to soakĀ Alan and Steph as they put out the controls but had gone by the time the athletes turned up leaving perfect conditions for the training. The challenge was to complete a number of short courses (6 in total) but with only the contour details left on the map and no way to tell North. This was a demanding exercise but one that all took something away from, even Alan who took home severalĀ hundred midge bites Read More …

Updated Tables

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The NISeries and Colours of Spring tables have been updated with a correction (thanks to Frazer Howe for pointing it out – nice to know that someone is watching!) and the Colour Standards table has been updated with the Spring Cup #3 (Slieve Croob) performances.Ā  You can find these tables in their folders by following “Contacts>Documents>Public Documents”.

Contour Training – 12 Jun

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The next training event is due to be on Sun 12 Jun at Luke’s Mountain in the Mournes. The plan will be to meet at 1.30 pm at the gate in the North Wall of Tollymore that leads onto Luke’s Mountain from the main path – 300m East of where the Spinkwee River cuts through the Tollymore Wall. This is a 30 min walk from the Tollymore car park. The training will be aimed at practicing the use of contours, but with a twist (no other features on the map, no grid lines and no way to tell which way Read More …

Sprint Training – Tollymore

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On a beautiful Sun afternoon in late May a number of our juniors, and some not so junior, took part in sprint training at Tollymore. There were 3 x 2 km loops to be done with the pressure of having to move at top speed and take as straight a line as possible, not to mention not being allowed to stop running at any point, even if you needed to study the map. All useful skills for sprint racing.

Welcome To Our New Members

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Welcome to our newest members & recent renewals. We hope you will love our club. Any questions, we’re a friendly bunch, just ask on here or at any event. It’s a big hello to: Adam McCormick Lindsay Fulton Michael Baker Ellie Armstrong The Heading Mullan family Ross Campbell Jordan Gallagher Gary Warnock Naomi Broughton Ian Patterson Join Us

It’s a World Record!

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The @IOFOrienteering have confirmed that a new World Record has been achieved! Congratulations to everyone involved! pic.twitter.com/zCoEwDADhg — British Orienteering (@GBRorienteering) May 17, 2016