Sprint Orienteering at Highfield Park
Sprint orienteering course at the Hertfordshire Orienteering Club Saturday Series on May 8th 2010 in Highfield Park St Albans. You can see the map ...
Compass Sport Trophy « Chigwell & Epping Forest Orienteering Club
Hi Chig Members
A quick note to say well done to all who raced at Ranmore Common in the Compass Trophy Qualifying event on Sunday.
We were extremely lucky with the weather, with a mild 13 degrees and whilst cloudy, we had a fine day. We were promised some challenging terrain in the guidance notes and as the results demonstrated, many competitors were certainly challenged!
There was a long undulating walk to the start, and we were immediately thrown into tricky terrain with low undergrowth and technical navigating route choices. Many were caught out early in their course and I don’t think I have been in a race where so many competitors across all courses and all levels of experience have not managed to complete the course.
All courses seemed longer than expected and with most courses crossing and re-crossing a number of valleys. Differentiation of terrain was difficult and some controls were well hidden in pits and undergrowth.
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