The results and standings from the TempO cluster at Divis can be viewed in the IntrO folder at http://1drv.ms/1yIVw0n Thanks to all who were brave enough to stand still in the gale force wind! It took me three attempts to get the kites to stay on the canes!
The simple results for todays NICS 2 event at Divis can be viewed here: Simple Results. WinSplits can be viewed here: WinSplits and Routegadget here: Routegadget
A number of our juniors took part in training at Portstewart and Coleraine on the 21 Mar. The day started with training in the sand dunes at Portstewart with a chance to practice contour work in the complex dunes. This was followed by lunch and then some lessons on achieving focus from Philip. Then we headed out again to take part in a number some tricky urban sprint race training around the University of Ulster campus. This was a tricky afternoon with lots of little traps thrown in and the need to pay close attention tot eh control descriptions.
The IntrO activity will be a TempO cluster of 5 kites and 6 decisions, counting towards the TempO Championship. Don’t worry if you’ve missed the previous events, your performance tomorrow will be used to give you a retrospective score for those. The TempO viewpoint is right beside the FootO start boxes so you’ve no excuse for not trying, and it’s FREE!
The IOC is now only 4 weeks away. Â It’s time to get your entry in and volunteer to assist on the day. Â We still need more help at all of the events but especially on Monday 4th May. Â Let me know at the Divis Event on Saturday or email me at annsavage@ballyhayroad.co.uk Many thanks Ann
Divis – 28th March 2015 We look forward to seeing you at the second event of the NI Colour Series on LVO’s brand new map of Divis and Black Mountain, which has been produced with the support of Belfast Strategic Partnership. You can see details for Saturday under FIXTURES. These now include information on parking, directions to the Assembly Area and other arrangements. The final course details are also there. Please come and enjoy a great event on a new map. There are courses to suit all abilities so if you haven’t orienteered before this is your opportunity to try Read More …
Welcome all to the new look Lagan Valley Orienteers website. Please come on in and have a look around. You can read about what’s going on here on the home page. View upcoming events in the fixtures section and view how you well you did in the results section. The Juniors blog has been brought into the main site. Have a look at the technical section under the Juniors menu for some great skills and techniques tips. Interested in joining? You will find that under the Contact Us menu. To all members. This is your website and will only be Read More …
Some of our Juniors set off to take part in the Irish Junior time trails in Phoenix Park Dublin on the 14 Mar. This is a selection criteria for those who wish to attempt to make it into the Juniors Irish Team. The day started with the time trial itself. This is made up of a loop of about 1.2 km with 60m of climb that takes in a truly cross country experience. It was made up of up and down hill sections, contouring lengths, river crossings and even some paths. Depending on age our juniors had to run between Read More …
Our very own Luke and Rachel took part in a weekend of sprint orienteering at the University of Limerick (UL) Campus. The UL Campus encompasses student accommodation, lecture halls, libraries, sports grounds, restaurants, countryside, concert hall, walk ways and cycle tracks. It provides plenty of scope for sprint races that can also traverse the river Shannon (via a compulsory crossing point bridge). Luke won the short individual course and both he and Rachel had a really great time.
Rachel spent some useful time to review her course on the NI Score Champs and work out an improved route. This is a really important thing to do after your races so that you can work out what worked well for you. Â You can then concentrate on repeating that again in your next race. Try to focus on the positive from each race more than the things that went wrong. If you do identify some areas that you need to improve on then you can always raise that and we will include it in future training.