Events
View all events| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Club champs and AGM | Saturday 14 December | Holmesfield Park Wood |
| Saturday Series 4 | Saturday 4 January | Whirlow Brook Hall & Limb Valley |
| Regional Event | Sunday 12 January | Greno Woods |
| Night Urban Event | Wednesday 15 January | Broomhill |
Results
View all results| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday Series 3 | Saturday 23 November | Shire Brook Valley |
| Night Event | Wednesday 20 November | Ladies Spring Woods & Beauchief Golf Course |
| Regional Event | Sunday 10 November | Blacka Moor |
| Saturday Series 2 | Saturday 19 October | EIS&Olympic Legacy Pk |
About SYO
South Yorkshire Orienteers (SYO) have 300 members ranging in age from 5 to 85. There is a wide range of ability and experience within the club from beginners to elite orienteers, who represent Great Britain all over the world. We offer a friendly and informal welcome to the sport - supporting adult and junior beginners and more seasoned orienteers alike with coaching and a programme of regular events.
South Yorkshire Orienteers is member of the Yorkshire and Humberside Orienteering Association (YHOA) and British Orienteering.
What is Orienteering?
Orienteering is a challenging outdoor adventure sport. The aim is to navigate between control points marked on an orienteering map and decide the best route to complete the course in the quickest time.
It does not matter how young, old or fit you are as you can choose the course that's right for you and run, jog or walk it at your own pace. It is excellent for adults wanting to shape up, add some excitement and mental challenge to their running and meet new friends. It is also ideal for families as everyone can take part at the level that's right for them and it allows children to develop independence, confidence and decision making skills.
News
South Yorkshire Night Cup events (updated)
We are introducing a new series competition for the winter, similar to the Spring Cup and Park Race series. It will be night orienteering with a torch/headlight and open to all. There will be five or six night events, about one every month. At each event there will be three courses, short easy, medium hard and long hard. Everyone is welcome to run any course, please don't run a course longer/harder than you feel comfortable with.
The series result will be based on your best three events. We will have awards:
- for each course winner if they don't get another award
- for the long course for Open Men, Open Women, Male Juniors (M18-) and Male Veterans (M45+)
- for the medium course Female Juniors (W18-), Veterans (W45+) and Super-veterans (W55+), Male Juniors (M16-) and Super-veterans (M55+)
- for the short course Junior Boys (M12-), Junior Girls (W12-)
2010 age classes will be used for awards for the whole of this winter series.
Current proposed list of events is:
- Wed 13/10/10 Loxley Common
- Wed 10/11/10 Concord Park
- Thur 9/12/10 Ramsley Moor
- [Thur 6/1/11 Canklow]
- Tue 3/2/11 Porter Valley
- Wed 16/3/11 Burbage
All venues to be confirmed, Canklow event in early January provisional.
Full Bronte Weekend
October 9th 2010 2 SYO members won the Bronte Double urban orienteering races at Haworth and Thornton. Jenny Johnson just pipped team-mate Clare Baker in the 2nd race to take the overall victory in Women's Open whilst Bill Hanley won the M55 class. The races were superbly planned and organised by Airienteers with SYO's Charlie Adams controlling.
Full results and routegadget are here: Aire Bronte Weekend
SYO members win four classes in Nopesport Urban League
Today's urban event at Warwick was the final race in the Nopesport Urban League series. Of the eight different age classes, SYO members claimed four of the titles. In the Womens' Open class, Jenny Johnson actually had the title secured already, with some great runs earlier in the series. Similarly Bill Hanley couldn't be beaten in the Mens' Super Veterans (55+) Class, whatever the results at Warwick today. In the Junior Mens' (18-) Class Adam Bradbury was leading the series, but brother Simon in 5th place (with only 5 counting scores so far) only needed to finish 6th or better at Warwick to take the overall league win. Simon won today, so he won overall with Adam in second. The Men's Veteran (40+) class was also decided on the final day. With Charlie Adams running for England at the VHI in South Wales, Martin Ward had a chance to win the league but needed a win at Warwick. That didn't happen, so Charlie won the league, with Martin second.