Post by yoda on Apr 1, 2010 13:56:18 GMT
This year's Irish Orienteering Championships will be held on the North Coast with LVO hosting the Sprint Championships at the Coleraine Campus of the University of Ulster on day 1 (19.00 - 20.30) and NWOC hosting the Individual and Relays in an extended Magilligan Dunes on days 2 and 3. The event takes place on the 23rd, 24th and 25th April.
The fast semi-urban campus of day one followed by the intricate dunes of day two, finishing off with a new high runability dune area for day three, should provide a orienteering weekend or varied quality racing.
For the individual champs, most of the courses will be confined to the central complex dune area. Runability varies considerably with fast paths and short grass in the many flat valleys with mixed going in the more intricate dunes and depressions. There are significant areas of sea buckthorn and burnet rose which are marked by a vegetation screen where they present a significant barrier to progress.
Course Classes Approx. Lengths
1 M21E 12.9km
2 M21L 10.0km
5 W21E 7.4km
6 W21L, M20L, M21S 6.6km
10 W21S, W20L, M20S 4.4km
12 W20S 3.3km
The last date for cheaper entries is April 12th and closing date for all entries is April 19th.
There are 7 of us so far heading up and renting a house in Downhill so anyone interested in heading can bunk down there. looks like accomm is going to be £20 for the weekend or less, depending on numbers. Check out info on orienteering.ie
The fast semi-urban campus of day one followed by the intricate dunes of day two, finishing off with a new high runability dune area for day three, should provide a orienteering weekend or varied quality racing.
For the individual champs, most of the courses will be confined to the central complex dune area. Runability varies considerably with fast paths and short grass in the many flat valleys with mixed going in the more intricate dunes and depressions. There are significant areas of sea buckthorn and burnet rose which are marked by a vegetation screen where they present a significant barrier to progress.
Course Classes Approx. Lengths
1 M21E 12.9km
2 M21L 10.0km
5 W21E 7.4km
6 W21L, M20L, M21S 6.6km
10 W21S, W20L, M20S 4.4km
12 W20S 3.3km
The last date for cheaper entries is April 12th and closing date for all entries is April 19th.
There are 7 of us so far heading up and renting a house in Downhill so anyone interested in heading can bunk down there. looks like accomm is going to be £20 for the weekend or less, depending on numbers. Check out info on orienteering.ie