Hope you all enjoyed the orienteering today.  It's always great to use a new area and I think it worked well for the courses - thanks to planner Dom Dakin.  A big thank you to the staff at EIS for letting us use the track at the back, it made organising very easy (especially compared to the two events we did last weekend in the pouring rain!).  Finally of course a huge thank you to all of our volunteers.

Preliminary results and split times are available on the link above.  Schools results are on the 'Other' link and the team results are below. The current league standings are here and the Adult League is here.

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Don't forget there is plenty of orienteering opportunities before the next Saturday Series event on 23rd Nov at Shire Brook.  Check out our What's On page for more information.

Schools Results

Year Group Team Results

Information

Part of the SYO Saturday Series aimed at introducing newcomers to orienteering and an event in the SFSS primary and secondary schools orienteering league.  Alongside the normal white to light green courses which explore the Olympic Legacy Park, there are green and blue courses for over 16s which head out into the urban area around the English Institute of Sport (EIS).

Schools Event

Running alongside the public event is the final event in the Sheffield School Orienteering League for both Primary and Secondary pupils.  Entry to the schools event is free if your school is a member of the Sheffield Federation of School Sports (SFSS).  Information about the SFSS Orienteering League is here.  It is not necessary for a teacher to be present from the school.

Location        

English Institute of Sport (EIS), Coleridge Rd, Sheffield. Postcode: S9 5DA, GR: SK382899

Parking      

Use the EIS car park. It is free of charge; once the car park is full alternative car parks may charge. There is plenty of parking on surrounding streets but please park considerately. There is a tram stop (Arena/Olympic Legacy Park) 2 minutes’ walk from the EIS which is on the yellow line and purple line.

Timings

Registration for the events will open at 12:30pm and you can start any time from 12:30pm-3.00pm.  All courses close at 3:30pm at which time we will start to collect controls, so please make sure you start early enough to complete your course in time. 

Registration will be based in the athletics arena - follow signs for the arena from the main reception.         

Entries

All courses are entry on the day.  You just have to turn up, pick a course and fill in an entry form.  There will be people on hand to help you if you have any questions.

If you ran one of the previous schools events in the series then you should have completed an entry form an been given a number.  With the number we are able to add you into the results system much quicker.  You can download an entry form with your details on from the registration page using the registration number and email address.

For those who would like to do a second run you will need to complete another entry slip with the same details as before.  You are welcome to fill this out in advance and bring it with you when you download (with the £1 entry fee for the second course) and we can give you a map to save queuing again.

Facilities

Cafe, toilets, changing rooms.

Costs

Adults £5, SYO & British Orienteering members £4
Children / Students £2 (Free for the first run if you are in Y3 or above and your schools is in the SFSS)
Any additional courses will cost an additional £1 (Or £2 if your previous run was free)
If you would like to go around in a group you would just pay for one entry, plus £1 for each extra map.

Orienteering Courses Available

The blue and green courses will visit the surrounding urban area. White and Yellow stay within Don Valley Bowl and the Olympic Legacy Park, with Orange and Light Green venturing slightly out of the parks onto the surrounding very minor streets. All courses have an exciting finish back in the Olympic Legacy Park!

If you complete a course and there is still time you are welcome to try another.

Note the main course distances given are 'straight-line' - actual running distance will be significantly longer, especially for Orange and above. Optimum route distances are given in italics above. Climb is negligible for courses White to Light Green.

SYO Photography Policy

Please be aware that photography is permitted at all our events by spectators and parents though not anywhere where children may be changing e.g. club tent, car park, toilets, changing areas. Whilst the sharing of images taken at our events is not forbidden, please do think about how and where you share them and do not display children's names with the image. Any parents not wishing their children to be photographed should inform the Event Organiser and a wristband will be issued. Photographers should not take photos of any child wearing a wristband and any that are accidently taken should be deleted. SYO will not share photos of children on websites, social media, posters, in the press and other publications unless we have parental permission. If you have any concerns regarding inappropriate or intrusive photography please report them to an Event Official.