Published 11th June 2010

The UK's premier Ultrasprint orienteering event will return to Cliffhanger on Saturday 3 July. A high intensity, high speed form of orienteering, the Ultrasprint starts and finishes into a specially constructed labyrinth. Competitors face a technical and physical challenge that includes complex map reading, multi-terrain racing, and a number of river crossings. A number of the UK's top elite orienteers will battle it out over a qualifying stage and final to become the Ultrasprint champion 2010. Qualifiers are open from 11am-1pm and the chasing start final begins at 2pm. EOD only, entries are FREE to all visitors to Cliffhanger.

Why not make a weekend of it and combine with the EPOC regional event at Holmfirth on Sunday 4 July, part of the YHOA urban league. 

Visitors to Cliffhanger can experience the labyrinth for themselves Sunday 4 July after watching the experts racing around the park on Saturday. It is free of charge to take part and test yourself over a series of short courses of increasing difficulty. South Yorkshire Orienteers will have a number of experienced athletes on hand to offer tips and coaching, and you will be provided with a specially produced map that is yours to keep. All ages and abilities are welcome.

Cliffhanger is one of the UK’s largest outdoor outdoor-pursuits festivals, based in one of Sheffield’s biggest green spaces. The aim of the event is to Inspire & Involve. Featuring competitions or demonstrations in rock climbing, orienteering, kayaking, mountain biking, running, skiing & snowboarding, skateboarding, free running, adventure racing and more, visitors will be able to watch elite sports-people of all ages competing or demonstrating, and then take part in the sports they have just been inspired by. Pay to enter the festival and orienteer for free.

Watch this space for more info and see Cliffhanger.

Published 8th June 2010

Well done to SYO juniors Katherine Hall, Louise Adams, Yasmin Field, Cari Littler, Michael Adams, Jake Field, Alex Hall, Zac Field, Simon Bradbury, Aidan Smith and Adam Bradbury for being selected to represent Yorkshire and Humberside (YHOA) in the Junior Inter-Regional Champsionships (JIRCs) later this month in south Wales. Impressively SYO juniors make up just under half of the juniors selected to represent YHOA.

Published 30th May 2010

Just over 20 SYO members travelled up to Scotland this weekend to compete in the Scottish Orienteering Championships and Scottish Relay Championships. Zac Field had a great result, finishing 1st on the M16A course, 9 minutes ahead of second place. As did Adian Smith who ran up on the M18L course and beat all the M18's into 1st place, an M16 winning the M18 class. Martin Ward was 1st on the M40L course with a 5 minute lead over second place.

In the Scottish Relay Championships, SYO3 secured 1st place in the 6 points handicap, with a comfortable 9 minute lead. SYO hopeful, were right to be, but just missed out on a podium finish by 38 seconds to finish a respectable 4th in the 12 points handicap class. SYO Young Guns finished in a commendable 2nd place in the junior 48- class and missed out out on 1st by only 17 seconds. SYO1 finished in 6th place on the mens open, with SYO2 also finishing in 6th place on the womens open. SYO somehting were non-competitive on the 12 point handicap course, but would have finished in 9th place had they been competitive.