I hope you enjoyed todays sprint around Weston Park and the Uni. Apolgies for the problem with some othe units not bein SIAC enabled, I hope this didn't put you off too much. Thank you to Beverley for planning, Lucy for Controlling, Ian for several map updates and of course all our lovely helpers on the day.

Results and Splits are available on the links above, Routegadget has now also been added. The Yorkshire Urban League is now updated (see Other above).  The ranking points upload has been corrected.

Controllers comments

Firstly thank you all for coming, and for the large number of positive comments on the courses, these reflect the hard work done by Beverley to get a set of interesting courses with good route choice onto a fairly limited area. I'm so sorry about the SIAC not being enabled on all the controls, the SI manager did not notice that a set had been turned off when used for some training leading to a mix. I compounded this by using an oldfashioned dibber to wake up and check the controls, a lesson I have now learned! Early runners were therefore not warned of the issue and more seriously effected. The event had a bumpy start with a change of date due to an University open day and a constant changing selection of road and building works which needed course and map adjustments, that continued after map printing.... I hope you had some fun in the sunshine and got used to a different kind of control flow by the end of your courses.

Lucy

Information

Enjoy a sprint orienteering race at Weston Park, Crookes Valley Park and Sheffield University. Expect fast and furious racing with challenging navigation. There are a range of courses to suit everyone including young juniors, families, runners and experienced orienteers. Non-members are very welcome. This is a single part sprint with results counting in the YHOA urban league.

Final Details: updated 14:30 18/8/23

Entries

Entries are open on Fabian 4 with self-selected start blocks until Sunday 13th August. Entries on-line after this date are subject to map availability until Thursday 17th August. Please enter in advance if you can.

Entry on the day will also be available (subject to map availability).

£8 senior BOF members, (+£2 non-members)
£4 Juniors/Students

Dibber hire £1. Lost dibber charge - £30.
Pairs welcome. Just enter one person and note the 2nd person's name in the comment box. If you are accompanying a child - just enter the child.

Non-comp 2nd runs are available for £1. Please request the additional maps when entering on Fabian4.

Volunteers

As usual we require volunteers to enable this event to go ahead successfully. Please enter using SYOHELPER to receive a 50% discount and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any job preferences.

Travel & Parking

The easiest way to get to Weston Park is via public transport. Weston Park is well served by buses - visit plan my journey.

By Tram: The nearest Tram stop is University of Sheffield (Yellow and Blue Route) its a 5-10 minute walk to assembly from this stop. Park and ride options are available at Middlewood (S6 1TQ), Meadowhall (S9 1EP) and Nunnery Square (S2 5DH).

By train: Sheffield Railway Station is a 25-30 minute walk to assembly.

By car: The nearest public car park is Q-park on Durham Road, S10 2J. Parking is £2.50 per hour.  In the immediate vicinity of Weston Park, there is metered on-street parking. You may find free parking on residential roads to the north and west of the park.

Assembly & Facilities

Assembly including registration, enquiries, download, dibber hire and clothing dump are situated in Weston Park adjacent to the Weston Park Museum. Nearest postcode S10 2TP. What3words: gosh.meant.paused.

Please enter Weston Park through the main entrance adjacent to the musem.  Please do not enter via any other entrances or walk through the university campus or Crookes Valley Park as you will stray into the competition area.

Toilets are available in the museum until 5pm. There is also a lovely cafe, which is open until 4pm. The museum itself is free and is open until 5pm.

Courses

You are welcome to run any course. However, if you would like to to score in the YHOA urban league please select the appropriate course detailed in the table below.

Juniors who have not reached their 16^th birthday on 19th August can only run courses D & E due to road crossings. Parents / carers are also welcome to shadow young juniors on course E.

Course distances are provisional and subject to final controlling. Please note distances are based on the optimum route.

Course	YHOA Classes	Distance, climb	Start
A	Men Open (M18-M35) Women Open (W18-W35) Men Veteran (M40+)	3.9km, 75m	Blue
B	Women Veteran (W40+) Men Super Veteran (M55+)	3.4km, 55m	Blue
C	Women Super Veteran (W55+) Men Ultra Veteran (M65+) Women Ultra Veteran (W65+)	2.7km, 55m	Blue
D	Men Junior (M16-) Women Junior (W16-) Men Hyper Veteran (M75+) Women Hyper Veteran (W75+)	1.9km, 35m	Red
E	Men Young Junior (M12-) Women Young Junior (W12-)	0.9km, 30m	Red

Terrain

The terrain is a mix of park and urban. Full leg cover is not required.

Map

Map scale 1:4000 with 2.5m contours from LIDAR 2022.Updated by Ian Cooper (SYO) in 2023.

Map is toISSprOM 2019-2 and has a full legend in uncrossable features.

The map is bisected by the A57 which is shown as out of bounds. There is an underpass under the A57 which must be used by all courses using the area south of the A57. See diagram of the underpass:

 

Starts

1.30pm-3pm. Try to start in your start block but it's a punching start so don’t panic if you miss it.

There are two starts: blue for the senior courses, red for the junior & Hyper Vets courses. They are less than 500m from assembly. Route to the Red start exits Weston Park via the main entrance. Turn left and follow the tapes. Route to the blue start exits the park by the museum. Climb the steps and turn right after exiting the park. Take care not to collide with cafe users as you exit the park. You may also come across competitors on their courses on the route to the start - please give way. 

Please note: the route to the blue start is down Mushroom Lane. This is a one way, quiet road but the pavement is narrow. Please watch out for traffic.

Finish & Course Closing

The finish is adjacent to assembly. Courses close promptly at 4pm. Please do not be late back. You should retire from your course if you cannot complete it by this time.

SI punching

SI timing will be used and controls will be SIAC enabled. You will need to manually punch the start & finish. 

Control descriptions

Loose control descriptions are available for all courses. These are pictorial, except for course E (yellow) which are written. Control descriptions are also printed on the map.

If you are unfamiliar with pictorial control descriptions, follow this link

Additional Safety Info

Courses A, B & C cross Mushroom Lane on the course - please take care. Additionally, there will be a wedding car accessing the park at 1.45pm and there may be slow moving vehicles in the university grounds and along the drive in Crookes Valley Park - please watch out for traffic. The parks will probably be very busy with members of the public - please be courteous. Please run wide when running around corners and take care on steps and slippy surfaces, particularly if it's wet.

Nearest hospitals

A&E for adults: Northern General Hospital S5 7AU
A&E for children: Sheffield Children’s Hospital S10 2TH
Minor Injuries for adults: 8am-8pm. Royal Hallamshire Hospital. S10 2TA

Officials

Organiser: Pauline Tryner - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Planner: Beverley Inkson
Controller: Lucy Wiegand