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
Parkrun at Endcliffe Park
For those SYO Members living in/near Sheffield who want a bit of speed training, from 10th July, parkrun started in Sheffield at Endcliffe Park. As at many other venues through the UK, who already host their own parkruns, it is a free 5km timed run starting at 9:00am every Saturday. It's good for newcomers to running, or as a time trial for the elite. Details are on www.parkrun.com, look under 'events'. People who want to run should register (a one off task for all parkruns) by Friday night before their first Saturday run.
Update 20 July: It is now possible to register with club South Yorkshire Orienteers.
JIRC's and European Youth Champs
Congratulations to the SYO juniors representing YHOA who came 3rd at the Junior Interregionals, especially Aidan Smith for the individual performance of the weekend trophy "for his 2nd place on M18 when he is still a first year 16" and to Simon Bradbury and Michael Adams for their runs in the winning boys relay team YHOA2.
Good luck to Aidan, who is now heading for Spain to take part in the European Youth Champs this weekend.
Jukola Relay
Five teams from SYO and ShUOC (and friends) took part in the largest orienteering relay in the world this weekend, in Kytaja near Helsinki, Finland. The women's Venla race took part on Saturday afternoon, with 1105 teams of four starting. SYO's teams finished an excellent 125th (Grace Elson, Heather Gardener, Laura Daniel, Jenny Johnson) and 297th (Lizzie Ingham, Lesley Ward, Hilary Bloor, Clare Baker).
The men's race, which starts at 11pm as it gets dark and runs through the night, had about 1500 teams of seven starting. SYO's teams finished a very creditable 46th (Jamie Stevenson, Matthew Crane, Oliver Johnson, Neil Northrop, Ralph Street, Robert Baker, Graham Gristwood) and 168th (John Rocke, Kris Jones, Chris Smithard, Tim Tett, Charlie Adams, Dave Abrams, Richard Guillaume). Unfortunately the third SYO team (Alex Rothman, Martin Ward, Todd Oates, Dave Harrison, Ben Carter, Tom Beasant, Forrest Mann) was disqualified after one of Dave's punches didn't register. The best ever result by a GBR team is 41st, so the team came very close to bettering this.
This year's event was one of the hardest ever races, according to the locals, with both the terrain and technical challenge being very tough.
Most of the weekend's events were filmed by Oli, so expect a new film release of this exciting event soon...!