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Apr 2008
8:33am, 18 Apr 2008
8 posts
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Quimby, if your clashes are at weekends, try an evening event, most clubs run a series in May/June and many of these don't get onto the BOF listing but are on the local club sites.
If you ever go to the Lakes they will have a weekday evening run every week from May through to August.
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Apr 2008
10:21am, 21 Apr 2008
9 posts
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Just back from the British championships in the dunes near Forres. Brilliant weather both days, perfect for running through the forest, no mud which was a novelty for orienteering at this time of year.
Excellent courses.
I only feel sorry for any locals who thought they would get a quiet walk in the woods and were met by people leaping down dunes and crossing paths at high speed.
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Apr 2008
10:34am, 21 Apr 2008
4,225 posts
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Just wanted to say...this thread inspired me to seek out my local orienteering club, and I'm planning on attending a Wednesday evening race in May:)
Cheers:)
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Apr 2008
10:43am, 21 Apr 2008
686 posts
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DM have you a link to the lakes evening courses?
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Apr 2008
5:37pm, 21 Apr 2008
1,565 posts
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RooA
'Running-Orieteering' has been added to the training catagories! 
Thank you Mr Fetch.
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Apr 2008
5:38pm, 21 Apr 2008
3,245 posts
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bigmunnki
I will be able to use that when I beat you then Roo!
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Apr 2008
6:27pm, 21 Apr 2008
585 posts
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Sparkly Bridget
Oooh! I keep meaning to do an event to see how much faster I can run now! Not sure i'd want to do brown anymore though.
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Apr 2008
9:59am, 22 Apr 2008
10 posts
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F*B*R
Try looking at the fixtures part of www.lakes-o.freeserve.co.uk
It has the combined list of the events put on by all the Lakes based clubs and as you will see has a full programme in May, June and July.
One note for anyone contemplating Lakes courses, they tend not to advertise the ascent on the courses which tends to be just a touch on the high side (they do have some big hills). I wouldn't dive straight into a brown in the lakes, go for blue first. Anywhere else Browns are normally less physical. And beware of bracken in the Lakes, July-Sept, really slows you down if you choose a bad route.
KR 2; Good luck, just remember it's not the fastest runner who wins. Get the route spot on and you'll get back with a shorter time than fast runners who go wrong.
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Apr 2008
10:11am, 22 Apr 2008
4,238 posts
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Thanks DM. I'll be using it as a recovery run as I'm coming back from injury, seems like the perfect opportunity to keep the pace down.
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Apr 2008
11:48am, 22 Apr 2008
11 posts
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Just so people don't get the idea that orienteers are slow, the British Elite Champion did 5 mins per km through forest,undergrowth and up down sand dunes last weekend, while reading a map, and that's measuring distance point to point rather than actual running distance - impressive to say the least
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