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
Dales Trophy
Several SYO members enjoyed excellent weather and great views at the Dales Weekend on the 12/13th September. Dales Trophy winners based on the two day's results were Shane Lynch on M21, Tony Hall on M45 and Alex Hall on M12. Other notable results were Tim Tett 3rd on M21 and Bill Hanley 2nd on M55. Unable to attend were several of our M/W 14-18's who enjoyed good conditions in Northern Ireland at the Junior Inter Regional Championships.
White Rose 2009
Well done to all the SYO runners who competed at the 2009 White Rose Weekend in North Yorkshire. There were 7 orienteering events in just 3 days.
Congratulations to the winners of the regional events; Jenny Johnson 1st on W21, Jeff Colbert 1st on M21S, Oli Johnson 1st and Tim Tett 2nd on M21, Simon Bradbury 2nd on M16, Janet Adams 2nd on W45, Alex Hall 3rd on M12, Katherine Hall 3rd on W14, Alex Kilcoyne 3rd on W18 and Moira Chapman 3rd on W21S.
Also well done to the winners of the other events that were on at the White Rose. In the new Hill Race, Oli Johnson came 1st in the mens and Alex Kilcoyne and Jenny Johnson came 1st and 2nd respectively in the womens.
In the Sprint which was also new this year, juniors Simon Bradbury and Alex Kilcoyne did brilliantly to finish 4th in the mens and womens respectively.
SYO also did well in the Night Score Event with Katherine Hall 1st and Cari Littler 3rd in Young Junior Women, Adam Bradbury 2nd and Simon Bradbury 3rd in Junior Men, Oli Johnson 1st in Senior Men and Guy Seaman 2nd in Senior Veteran Men.
At the Mountain Bike Orienteering Score event Charlie Adams was 1st on the Veteran Mens course and Simon Bradbury was also 1st on the Youth course on his first ever MTBO event.
In the Team Score Relays Tim Tett, Jenny Johnson and Adam Bradbury were 1st by 26 seconds on the Mixed (1 woman) course. Katherine Hall, Cari Littler and Alex Kilcoyne were 1st on the 48- All women course.
Scottish Six Day Tay 2009
A strong turnout of 66 SYO members yielded some great results at the Scottish Six Day event. Aidan Smith, fresh from the British Orienteering summer training camp at Lagganlia, was class leader on M14A with an impressive 6 minute lead on Day 5 and was the 1st under 16 on the long sprint on the rest day. Pete Tryner battled it out with FVO's Rodger Goddard to secure joint 1st on M35S. Peter Gorvett was the overall class leader on M60L. Jenny Peel secured 2nd place overall on W40L, managing to get in the top 3 on every day! Jenny Lightfoot was 3rd on W35S.
Rob Baker also finished 8th on the M21E course and was the 2nd male on the Long sprint on the rest day. Also to Kim Baxter was 9th on the W21E course. As for the run-in competition, Martin Ward managed an impressive 3rd place out of over 3000 runners! Full results here.