MV summer series announced for 2024

By | Tuesday, 30 April 2024

A series of app-based (MapRun) low-key evening orienteering events suitable for newcomers, improvers and more experienced orienteers – if you like our winter street-orienteering series you’ll enjoy this too!

Date Location Organiser Terrain
Thu 13 June Nonsuch Park Tim Scarbrough Park
Thu 27 June Tolworth Court Farm Fields Damien Hersey Park/urban
Thu 11 July Epsom Common/Wells Rob McCaffrey Path-based Common / urban
Tue 16 July Stamford Green, Epsom John Seaston Park/urban

Further details on each event in the event listings on mvoc.org events page .

Format: paper maps and timing via the MapRun app, following successful trial of using the app for the 2023 summer series. This is the same approach as the MV winter street-o series: either have a smartphone with you whilst you run, or load the MapRunG app onto a compatible Garmin watch. Details of how orienteering works with this app are here. Using this app makes it easier to run the event on the day.

Entries:  Will be on racesignup.co.uk in due course. Small cost per event to cover map printing, permissions, BOF levy and a donation to the app developers.

Maps:  The nonsuch event will use a normal orienteering map (excerpt on right with incomplete legend). Remaining events will use OpenOrienteeringMap similar to street-o.

Courses: Mixture of score courses (maximising number of controls in a fixed time limit) and simple linear courses (following controls in a prescribed order).

Series league: similar to winter series: best 3 out of 4 rank results determines series winner.

Meeting point and Après-O:  Meeting points in a pub with nearby start.

You are responsible for your own safety and you take part in this event at your own risk. British Orienteering 3rd Party insurance does not cover any non-member of a British Orienteering affiliated orienteering club at this event if that person has taken part in three or more British Orienteering registered events.