Following hot on the heels of Donaghadee, like Ciara Mageean behind Laura Muir we have the next installment of our NI Urban League. Forget about Pan’s Labyrinth, and even Jim Henson’s Labyrinth. You know us: In Orchard County we like to go above and beyond, so why not come and join us for a Bank Holiday afternoon of Fun and Frivolity, and probably a few choice words. What’s in store? 2 runs for the price of one over the shorter distance. You can choose your first start time. Your second will depend on how well you do on the first Read More …

⛱ Just back from my holidays and I will give myself credit for bringing some summer weather back with me for us all to “enjoy” at Stormont last night – what a scorcher! 👍 Well done and thank you to all who supported the event either through participation or volunteering with planning and organising. 👏 Special thanks to young, new planner Chris McClure, who used every inch of the map to squeeze every ounce of energy from our legs and breath of air from our lungs. Next time we use Stormont we will hopefully have an updated map which will Read More …

LVO Map Printing Services will be shut down for the last 2 weeks of August, so is currently busy preparing maps for WEE10, 11, 12 and NIUrban Donaghadee. It would great to know how many maps to print for these events: if the number estimates were to be wrong you might find yourself running on a used map so PLEASE, PLEASE get your entries in NOW. If you’re going straight to SIEntries you’ll find all the WEE events at Aug 24th.

The results are in for Wednesday at Botanic and the hCOW calculations can be seen at “Resources>OneDrive Public>hCOW>hCOW2022”. The list of initiates in “WEE9.pdf” clearly shows that this was the first WEE since the end of the academic year. “WEE Series Table.pdf” shows the points scoring to date; those who have achieved 6 results come first with their score being their lowest 6 – if you don’t reach the asterisk section by the end of the month you can’t be crowned! “WEE Series Handicaps.pdf” shows the history of your handicap drift over the series so allows you to reflect on Read More …

Check the event page for all the details for the outing to the seaside Donaghadee on Saturday 20 August. See https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/ni-urban-league-donaghadee/

Mid and East Antrim BC have partnered with Lagan Valley Orienteers to celebrate Love Parks Week! We have a mini-series of 3 events across the week exploring 3 of the beautiful green spaces MEA has to offer. At each event you will receive a limited-edition sticker of that place, specially designed by @SashaFergArt for these events! Collect all 3! Orienteering is about finding your way around a course between checkpoints using a map. The beauty of this is that there is something to suit everyone, and you can complete it in your own time and at your own pace. The Read More …

Although July is traditionally a rest month for organised Orienteering activity, hopefully you are able to get out and enjoy a good hill run or a walk through the forest. With the good weather, you will know to keep well hydrated and to cover up from the sun but have you thought about protecting yourself from ticks? Although not as active in the middle of summer, they are can be picked up all year round, especially in grassy areas where there is grazing. You are not likely to feel them bite into you, and burying their little heads. These little Read More …

This weekend LVO put on another really enjoyable festival of orienteering at Tollymore, thanks to all the fantastic people who helped out in many ways (and no thanks to the windy and wet conditions 🌨🌪). The whole weekend was expertly organised and coordinated by Gordon Stephens, with three events and the general organisation of camping and BBQ he had his hands full, or should I say hand, as he was doing it all with one arm in a cast! 💪 👏 A special mention must go to Mark Pruzina who like an iceberg is super cool and what you see Read More …

Lots of tables updated after the week’s events: Public>NISeries>NISeries2022.pdf After 4 events folk are starting to show with the required number of scores against their name. Don’t forget it’s 4 out of 7 needed to qualify so plan your autumn programme accordingly! Public>Colour Standards>Colour Standards.pdf The first drop off of an old event for some time so some folk may have lost or dropped their standard; others have consolidated well. Public>hCOW>hCOW2022>Event7.pdf The Castlewellan results show some large fluctuations but also show how the calculations are able to deal with the different terrains being encountered. >Series Table.pdf The combined scores and Read More …

It was great to see us all studying are maps so hard at University yesterday evening. It was great to have some lovely weather after a couple of damp ones. 🚶‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ 69 people took part, 31 of whom were juniors from clubs, schools or part of a family unit. 👏👏👏 Special thanks go to joint planners/organisers Richard Hetherington and Paul Daniels. Other super volunteers who made the event a success were, Wilbert Hollinger who mentored Richard and Paul through there first event. Ric Gamble who helped set up & take down alongside Richard McCourt, Alan Gartside for printing the maps Read More …