Events
View all eventsEvent | Date | Venue |
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Urban evening event and club BBQ | Wednesday 14 August | Fulwood |
Orienteering Rotherham - Give it a go! | Thursday 15 August 11:00 - 14:30 | Clifton Park |
Orienteering Rotherham - Give it a go! | Friday 23 August 11:00 - 14:30 | Rosehill Victoria Park |
Orienteering Rotherham - Give it a go! | Monday 26 August 11:00 - 14:30 | Herringthorpe Valley Park |
Results
View all resultsEvent | Date | Venue |
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Evening event | Wednesday 3 July | Whitwell Woods |
Saturday Series prizegiving and score orienteering... | Saturday 29 June | Forge Dam |
Sheffield City Race | Sunday 16 June | Walkley |
Sheffield City Weekend Regional Sprint | Saturday 15 June | Stannington |
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
Congratulations to SYO members selected for World Championships
Matt Crane, Oli Johnson and Jo Stevenson have all been selected to represent Great Britain at the forthcoming World Championships. Selection races took place over the weekend, and the full team has now been announced on the British Orienteering website.
The World Championships take place in Hungary from August 16th to 23rd.
SYO success in Harvester Relays and UK Relay League series
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The Harvester overnight relays took place in South Wales on Merthyr Common on Saturday night/Sunday morning. In the Mens Open (A Class) race SYO and FVO pulled out a lead from the rest of the field, and were neck and neck with each other for most of the night and morning. Eventually FVO just won, but only by about 30 seconds after an 8 hour race. This 2nd place score slightly improved the Mens team overall score in the UK Relay League, victory in which was already confirmed after the top Scottish teams chose not to compete at the Harvester.
In the Womens Open (B Class) race some great performances by the SYO ladies kept their team in touch with the overall B Course leaders, and some way ahead of the 2nd womens team, Oxford University. However a strong last leg by OUOC brought them back in touch, but they were just unable to catch SYO's Clare Baker on last leg. A great win for the SYO womens team, who also won the overall UK Relay League trophy!
SYO's other team, competing in the Open B course with several runners relatively new to night orienteering, finished successfully but were some way down the field. Overall, it was an excellent club performance.
Sheffield Rat Race 1-2 August 2009
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The Rat Race is all about taking adventure sports out of the wilderness and putting them onto the streets of the World's coolest cities, the Rat Race is a totally unique adventure challenge in which team’s race in a multi-sport test of endurance, skills and guts on a course that is only revealed hours before the event begins. Choose from Saturday’s “Mean Streets;” a fast, furious hunt for checkpoint challenges scattered all over the city centre and open to anyone with a pair of trainers and a sense of humour. Or go for Sunday’s “Nine2Five” adventure, offering a full day’s worth of biking, abseiling, kayaking, climbing, navigation and mystery challenges city-wide. If you are up for the ultimate urban adventure, then sign up for both installments of action and ratify yourself by completing the legendary Rat Race Weekender. The Rat Race is designed to be extreme fun for all levels, from newcomers to elite adventure racers. You can find out a lot more about the Rat Race here: Sheffield Rat Race.
The event has the full support and permission of Sheffield City Council.
The Sheffield Rat Race will also be televised and Channel 4 has commissioned a 3 part Rat Race TV series that includes the Sheffield, Edinburgh and Belfast Rat Races. Hallam FM and The Star are on board as event partners to help promote the event locally.
Any SYO members that are interested in taking part can get a 10% discount off the online entry price by using the promotional code RAT202 (prices start from just £35 per person).