It may only be September, but we know how fast orienteers’ calendars book up. On Saturday 30 November, LVO are hosting their fabulous Christmas Dinner at Tollymore National Outdoor Centre. Save the date!

The Sun Shines on Lead Mines 🌞 Whitespots Country Park and the adjoining forest around Helen’s tower at Clandeboye, provided a perfect setting for the Autumn Trophy. With a glorious sun, perhaps too warm until the forested parts of the course, competitors were treated to a range of tough but fair courses from James Earnshaw, trying to take account of the active undergrowth that just seemed to never stop growing in the planning stages.  😵 The myriad of tracks, criss-crossing and fading in and out, defied relying on them as the easier route choice and helped make heads scratch and keep decisions Read More …

From the home page on the web site go “Resources>OneDrive Public>LVOTrailO2024”. There you will find the solutions map and control descriptions (SolutionsTempO-4.pdf), the results (ResultsTempO-4.pdf) and the current standings in the TrailO Championship (Standings.pdf). The asterisks indicate those who have got the requisite two results – the final cluster in the series will be at Glenarriff. There are a number of one-event folk sitting on a lower average decision time than leader Wilbert Hollinger so all is still to play for. It was a little disappointing that, out of 48 LVO FootOers only 13 had a go at the TempO Read More …

Apologies those those who had to provide their maps for re-use yesterday. The yellow toner cartridge needed changing during printing and the replacement proved to be faulty. A nw cartridge is on its way – if anyone wants a paper copy of their map please let me know.

The Colour Standards table (Colour Standards.pdf) can be accessed from the web site with “STANDINGS>Colour Standards”. Not too much activity but, with last year’s Portstewart event dropping out of the 12 month window some folk who were not at Whitespots may have dropped down a level. The hCOW standings can be viewed at “STANDINGS>hCOW>hCOW2024”. The event variance of 1min13secs hints at tough going. The number of asterisks (5 counting results) in the hCOW table is growing, with 2 previous winners at the top of the tree. Note that, although included in the event lists, there has been no word about Read More …

Quick reminder that sign-up closes this Tuesday at midnight for our September Club Meet on Saturday 14th from 10.30am on Portstewart Strand. You can sign up directly here. Full details can be found on our website: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/club-meet-sep-24/ . A great chance to practice complex contours at a leisurely pace, with the benefit of coaching guidance. And there is still time to book a map for the Portrush urban race straight after, courtesy of North West Orienteering Club: https://www.nwoc.info/oevent/portrush-urban-event/

The NI Series tables are published on the NIOA web site, but a copy can be found here. From the web site go “Resources>OneDrive Public>NI Series>NISeries2024.pdf”. Some classes have already been resolved but, don’t forget, with 2 more counting events (Glenarriff and Todd’s Leap) you can still make your mark on the final classification. The colour standards table is available “STANDINGS>Colour Standards>Colour Standards.pdf”. With no events falling out of the 12-month window this was very much a case of consolidating positions. The hCOW tables can be seen at “STANDINGS>hCOW>hCOW2024”. The event table shows a wide but even spread of variances Read More …

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️Hurry and book yourself a spot at Whitespots! 🏆Come along and enjoy out club Autumn Trophy event – to be eligible for a prize you need to be a member of Lagan Valley Orienteers – but members of other clubs and non-members equally welcome to participate in this fun event. 📝End of year club membership discount – From 1 Sept, non-members can sign up and receive the advantages of membership for only £4 (Junior up to 20), £8 (Young adult up to 25), £10 (Senior) and £20 (Family). Why not join up now to benefit from discounts and other offers Read More …

🏆Come along and enjoy out club Autumn Trophy event – to be eligible for a prize you need to be a member of Lagan Valley Orienteers – but members of other clubs and non-members equally welcome to participate in this fun event. 📝End of year club membership discount – From 1 Sept, non-members can sign up and receive the advantages of membership for only £4 (Junior up to 20), £8 (Young adult up to 25), £10 (Senior) and £20 (Family). Why not join up now to benefit from discounts and other offers and be registered as competitive. 🟡🟠🟢🔵4 colour courses Read More …

The next round of the Club TrailO Champs will be held in association with the Autumn Trophy event at Whitespots next Saturday. It will take the form of a TempO cluster of 7 decisions (how’s that for value? And even better, entry is free!). The cluster will be adjacent to the car park so make sure to give yourself a couple of extra minutes before heading off to the FootO start. To be in contention for TrailO Champion you need to have taken on 2 of the 5 clusters – with two to go (Whitespots and Glenarriff) you can still Read More …