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
Sheffield Rat Race 1-2 August 2009
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).
Twin Peaks
Some good performances at Twin Peaks May 30th/31st on a very hot weekend. Best result was Aidan Smith running up, 1st on M16, pushing recent SINS JM5M winner Simon Bradbury into 2nd. A win also for Kim Baxter on W21S with Jaimie Buckley 2nd. Other notable results; Peter Gorvett 2nd running M50 (only 12 seconds behind the winner!), Louise Adams W12 and Adam Bradbury M18 in 3rd places.