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It has been brilliant to have a fair bit of orienteering happening recently – and there is more to come, so let’s keep up the momentum! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Here are two events to get entered for now: The final Colour Series of the year is happening at Seskinore, Omagh. Fermo have planned the full 8 courses, so suitable for all ages and abilities, newcomers and experienced competitors. The courses are in the main, ‘Middle Distance’ style (lots of changes of direction and lots of controls) BUT they are not short so you’ll get your moneys worth! The map is good and Read More …

The NISeries tables have gone to StephenG for official publication on the NIOA website but you can view a copy here – “Resources>OneDrive Public>NI Series”. With one event to go make sure that you enter the correct colour course to achieve your maximum points (4 to count). There have been some changes other than the Drumnaph scores – some of the event officials have changed course mid-year so their notional points have been moved to their current colour. This means a reduced score at their original colour and an increase at their current – see what this means for your Read More …

Tables updated with the results from Drumnaph. An event variance of -13secs shows that, while it might be a small area, it provided as stiff a test as any of the NISeries terrains. That leaves Seskinore as the last chance to have a tidy run (hCOW is testing your regularity not your outright speed) and score as few points as possible, although Mark Pruzina’s 22 is going to be hard to beat. It’s also the one-off championship event so get along to take the test! “Resources>OneDrive Public>hCOW>hCOW2021”. Event6.pdf is the Drumnaph results, SeriesTable.pdf is the points position.

The colour standards table has been updated with the Drumnaph results. Not too much movement in colour but a number of first-time or long-gap colours achieved – nice to see folk returning to the fray! The colour standards table also shows your membership status so if your name’s in the pink your 2022 membership application is awaited!

🎅🎄The LVO HO HO is back for 2021 🎅🎄 📍Back at a favourite spot, Tollymore National Outdoor Centre 🌛Fun Night-O 4.30pm start, 45 min score. Torch, whistle and full body cover including a waterproof jacket is mandatory. Under MW16s need to be accompanied by an adult. Registration, Start and finish will be down at the Lower Ground Level of the Tollymore NOC. Hire dibbers available for free (£30 replacement fee if lost). Those with own dibbers can collect a map and go straight to the start. Changing area and showers available at lower ground level. 🍴 2 course Christmas dinner Read More …

Just a few reminders regarding the Night Champs event tomorrow evening: Registration, download: Registration and download will be based from a car in the car park. If you are ‘hiring’ a dibber or have any other requirements please report to registration. Starts: Start and finish are adjacent to the car park. Please arrive at the start area at your allotted start window. Competitors will start at 1 minute intervals. There is a warm up area next to the start and car park. Clothing and equipment: Arms and legs should be fully covered and a whistle is mandatory. Ensure your torch Read More …

This Wednesday sees the return of urban score training. For those who remember Sporteering way back before Covid, it will be a similar format but using the Maprun6 App. If you enjoyed it before come along to Tim Hortons, Connswater Shopping Centre, 7:10pm for a 7:30pm start. Go to the fixtures list page for more details. If you havent tried it come and see what you missed.

The hCOW tables have now been updated with the Rostrevor results – “Resources>OneDrive Public>hCOW>hCOW2021”. Despite the precipitous climbs and descents all but 2 of the 37 scorers were under handicap, presumably due to the legs everyone had on the open mountainside. This is reinforced by the fact that courses 1 & 2 (Brown and Blue) had smaller improvements than 3 & 4 (the Greens) due to the fact that they included a section of very physical forest. The Series Table shows the current place points standings. The asterisks indicate those who have achieved the necessary 4 results, the exclamation marks Read More …

Events and activities are happening thick and fast, so we don’t want you to miss anything! The NI Colour Series is proving very popular and North West Orienteering Club are hosting the next one at Drumnaph Wood on Saturday 13 November. Check out the info on the NWOC page: NI Colour Series 5 2021 – Drumnaph | NWOC Entries along with the NI Night Champs which will be held later in the day (night) at Portglenone Forest Park are open on SIEntries here. Discount if you enter both events. The closing date for NICS entries is this Sunday 7 November. Read More …

The colour standards table has been updated with the results from Rostrevor. The list is returning to something like pre-pandemic levels as more Brown and Blue courses become available to allow folk to reach their true potential. The colour standard achievement shown on the results uses different criteria from the NIOA standards so , although you may have shown up as missing your standard you might find a pleasant surprise in the table at “Resources>OneDrive Public>Colour Standards”. Today also marks the opening of membership renewals for 2022 so the table has been adjusted to turn the current membership into a Read More …