Big Running Weekend
- When:
- Sunday 26 August 2012 - Monday 27 August 2012
- Where:
- Limb Valley - Sheffield
- Category:
- Past Events
- Results:
- View Results
Details
As part of the Big Running Weekend SYO will be putting on a range of orienteering courses throughout the weekend. Some events will be aimed at newcomers to the sport but also with courses suitable to seasoned orienteers, including score and long-O options. All courses will start and finish at Whirlow Farm, which is a great location for orienteering, with a whole string of orienteering areas leading out into the Peak District. From the ancient Woodlands of Ecclesall and Limb Valley to Burbage Moor and beyond. |
Introductory & Development Run ‘O’ Courses
Open 10am – 5pm Sunday, 10am – 3pm Monday, £3 per course
Three courses (routes) of increasing difficulty starting from the farm and heading over to the beautiful wooded slopes and gardens of Limb Valley and Whirlow Hall. The courses have been designed to introduce you gently to the sport of orienteering. Each course will focus on different techniques that are used during an orienteering course to help successful navigation. The courses will be timed and use electronic recording at each control but the focus is on learning the skills to improve your navigation.
Farm Course – one for the family…
Open 10am – 5pm Sunday, 10am – 3pm Monday, £2
A short orienteering course around the fields and building on the farm. Using electronic recording and a specially prepared map. Ideal for the kids as they usually love this (and competitive dads and mums can give it a go too!)
Score Orienteering Race
11am Sunday Cost to enter is £12 (£4 discount for members of British Orienteering) and includes a New Balance Technical Running Tee, post race drink ticket and the BIG Party. Plus a free ticket to the Whirlow Hall Farm Fayre in September. Entry to the Runner Talk is also included.
Results
Hope everyone enjoyed the score event, it hopefully made you think hard on the best route to take. For the none cut off version use the result link above
Sunday Score (32 controls, limit 60 minutes, penalty 10 points)
1 Bill Edwards SYO M45 290 62:17 320 - 30 219, 205, 217, 206, 224, 215, 216, 208, 222, 207, 212, 204, 214, 210, 203, 221, 202, 213, 220, 45, 37, 64 2 Sam Horsewill NOC M20 280 53:53 280 213, 202, 221, 203, 210, 214, 218, 211, 212, 205, 219, 220, 65, 60, 45, 66, 56, 37, 64 3 Bill Hanley SYO M55 280 56:58 280 213, 202, 221, 203, 210, 214, 204, 212, 205, 217, 207, 222, 224, 206, 208, 223, 215, 219, 220, 65, (39) 4 Shaun Blanchflower WAOC M35 270 57:43 270 213, 202, 221, 203, 210, 214, 218, 204, 212, 217, 207, 206, 224, 223, 215, 219, 220, 65, 60 5 Peter Gorvett SYO M65 270 61:17 290 - 20 201, 213, 202, 221, 203, 210, 214, 204, 218, 211, 212, 205, 217, 206, 207, 222, 224, 223, 215 6 Guy Seaman SYO M60 240 60:39 250 - 10 219, 205, 217, 206, 224, 223, 208, 222, 207, 212, 204, 218, 214, 210, 203, 221, 202, 213, 220, (17) 7 Kevin Randall SYO M21 230 65:48 290 - 60 213, 201, 221, 202, 219, 205, 211, 203, 210, 214, 218, 204, 212, 217, 207, 224, 223, 215 8 Ben Green WAOC M35 220 58:36 220 213, 221, 203, 211, 205, 206, 224, 208, 223, 215, 219, 202, 201, (40) 9 David Madden M40 210 58:32 210 213, 202, 221, 203, 210, 214, 218, 211, 205, 219, 215, 223, 65 10 Paul Murgatroyd LOG M45 210 70:03 320 - 110 213, 202, 221, 203, 210, 214, 204, 212, 205, 217, 206, 207, 222, 224, 208, 216, 209, 223, 215, 211, 219, 220 11 Tony Horsewill NOC M55 200 57:40 200 202, 221, 203, 210, 214, 204, 212, 205, 219, 220, 60, 45, 37, 64 12 Trudy Crosby LOG W50 180 53:16 180 213, 221, 203, 210, 214, 204, 218, 211, 205, 219, 202, 220, 65 13 Jane Anthony SROC W55 180 60:41 190 - 10 219, 205, 215, 223, 224, 206, 222, 207, 217, 203, 221, 202 14 Pauline Tryner SYO 180 60:53 190 - 10 213, 221, 203, 210, 214, 204, 218, 211, 205, 219, 202, 220, 65, 60 15 Ian Parfitt DVO M60 170 62:21 200 - 30 219, 205, 217, 206, 222, 207, 212, 204, 214, 210, 203, 221, 213, 202, 220 16 Joanna Krol W21 150 54:26 150 202, 221, 203, 210, 214, 204, 212, 205, 219, 220, 65, (40) 17 Peter Guillaume SYO M60 150 69:54 250 - 100 213, 221, 203, 211, 205, 219, 202, (202), 220, 60, 45, 37, 66, 56, 49, 64 18 Ian Wells LEI M55 140 62:56 170 - 30 219, 205, 217, 206, 215, 209, 216, 223, 208, 222, 207 19 Amanda Roberts LOG W50 120 53:01 120 219, 205, 204, 214, 203, 221, 202, 213, 220 20= John Brewer SROC M45 120 63:15 160 - 40 213, 221, 203, 218, 205, 219, 220, 60, 45, 37, 49 20= Chris Simmonds HALO M45 120 63:15 160 - 40 213, 221, 203, 210, 214, 204, 212, 205, 219, 202, 220, 65 22 Dom Simmonds HALO M14 120 63:16 160 - 40 213, 221, 203, 210, 214, 204, 212, 205, 219, 202, 220, 65 23 Hannah Horsewill NOC W16 110 56:50 110 213, 221, 203, 210, 214, 218, 205, 219 24 Amy Sheppard W21 100 54:23 100 213, 221, 211, 205, 217, 218, 214, 203, (221) 25 Alex Smith HALO M40 100 57:03 100 213, 221, 203, 204, 212, 218, 219, 220 26 Chris Horsewill NOC W50 80 64:01 130 - 50 213, 221, 203, 210, 214, 218, 211, 202, 220 27 Paul Beecher WAOC M21 80 65:59 140 - 60 213, 202, 222, 224, 208, 223, 216, 209, 215 28 Louise Preston SYO W21 10 74:23 160 - 150 219, 215, 223, 208, 224, 207, 212, 211, (211), 202, (41)
Please use the entry form at the bottom of this page to reserve a map. There will be entry on the day but maps will be limited.
This will be a 1 hour score race, the finish is at the farm, to avoid having to cross the A625 more than once the start will be on the edge of Ecclesall Woods, approximately a 15 minute walk from the farm. It will be a mass start so people should report to the finish field for 11am and we will escourt everyone to the start.
The competition area will be the woodlands of Limb Valley and Ecclesall woods. The map will be marked with 30 control points, you have 1 hour to visit as many points as possible in that time. Controls are worth 10, 20 or 30 points depending on their difficulty, distance from the start etc. So the trick is to pick a route that you think you can do in the hour picking up some high scoring controls but leaving a few options to pick up more if you have time, but you have to make sure you are back in time, as you get a 10 point penalty for every minute you are late.
Clothing and Equipment
Because the orienteering is all the woods of Ecclesall and Limb Valley you must have full leg cover i.e. no shorts.
Map and Terrain
The map is at 1:7500 updated this year. It is printed on A3 waterproof paper. Each control is marked with the control code and the points value.Control descriptions are printed on the map using IOF symbols. Loose descriptions will also be available in both text and IOF symbol format. The descriptions will show both the control code and the points.
The area is split by several roads, including the A625 Sheffield - Hathersage road. There are 'Runners Crossing' signs but please be very careful whilst crossing roads.
Long Orienteering Race/Mini Mountain Marathon (using ‘O’ maps).
11am Monday Cost to enter is £12 (£4 discount for members of British Orienteering) and includes a New Balance Technical Running Tee, post race drink ticket and the BIG Party. Plus a free ticket to the Whirlow Hall Farm Fayre in September. Entry to the Runner Talk is also included.
Please use the entry form at the bottom of this page to reserve a map. There will be entry on the day but maps will be limited.
Most orienteering races have winning times of 40 – 60 minutes. This race is going to be a touch longer… We expect the winning times to be over 2 hours for the longest courses. Starting and finishing at the farm you will head first into Limb Valley before racing up the valley and onto Burbage Moor. Long O courses tend to have longer distances between controls giving lots of opportunities for different route choices. This would be an ideal race for anyone training for the OMM to brush up on their navigation skills. There will be two lengths of courses around 20km and 13km (as the crow flies) and two difficulties, medium with navigation needs similar to OMM and hard for experienced orienteers. There will also be a 2 hour score race, starting at the same time.
Clothing and Equipment
Most of the course is on open moorland, however you will be running in the woods in Limb Valley, Lady Cannings Plantation and the plantation in the middle of Burbage. The courses are planned to avoid areas of brambles etc. so you are allowed to wear shorts but you have been warned.
Drinks, First Aid and Safety
Water will be available at the road crossing from Limb Valley to Burbage. There will also be a water point by the road at the bottom of Burbage Brook, but this is not on the optimum route on any course. The two water points also have first aid and can transport you back to the start should you run into trouble. Both points are marked on the map using the standard cup and red cross symbol.
You must carry a whistle to be used in emergencies, 6 short blasts every minute. If the weather is bad it may be compulsory to carry a cagoule. There will be signs at registration if this is the case and will be checked at the start.
Map and Terrain
The map is printed on A3 waterproof paper. Limb Valley is printed at 1:7500 on one side and Burbage Moor at 1:15000. Each control is marked with the control code and the points value. Control descriptions are printed on the map using IOF symbols. Loose descriptions will also be available in both text and IOF symbol format.
King of the Mountain
Open 10am – 5pm Sunday, 10am – 3pm Monday, £2, all proceeds to Whirlow Farm Trust. We’re jumping on the Tour de France bandwagon – how could you not with two Brits winning the race! We’ll have a short uphill route marked out. Pick up a timing chip from the start and jog over to the start, then it’s basically uphill as hard and fast as you can.
Safety & risk
A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. If a competitor has a pre-existing medical condition that they think should be declared, please complete a medical form at enquiries. The sealed envelope will only be opened in an emergency.
Photography
SYO has an agreed policy on the taking of photographs at events, based on national guidance. This provides a sensible balance between the benefits and risks associated with the taking and use of images. If you are unsure about acceptable practice, please speak to the event organiser. Read our photography policy.
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Venue
Limb Valley includes Whirlowbrook Park, Whinfell Quarry Garden and the woods either side of Whirlow Brook.
The woodland is mixed conifer and deciduous. Much of it is very runnable though partly steep valley sides, but there are patches of bramble and holly.