Events Archive

  • The ninth race in my pre-tour prep, down near Reigate. I arrived in the town in a torrential downpour, it was hailing and the hail was coming down so forcefully...

    Race 9: Reigate Priory Map Memory

    The ninth race in my pre-tour prep, down near Reigate. I arrived in the town in a torrential downpour, it was hailing and the hail was coming down so forcefully...

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  • This was another of the TVOC summer series races – a mass start race of three loops. See my race writeup. Here’s my mistake towards the end of the second...

    Race 8: Bloom Wood Evening Race

    This was another of the TVOC summer series races – a mass start race of three loops. See my race writeup. Here’s my mistake towards the end of the second...

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  • This was an evening race put on by Mole Valley as part of the London summer evening orienteering series. Hogsmill is down by Ewell, and getting there involved a commute...

    Race 7: Hogsmill Open Space

    This was an evening race put on by Mole Valley as part of the London summer evening orienteering series. Hogsmill is down by Ewell, and getting there involved a commute...

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  • I had a different race strategy for this one – instead of starting slow and then gaining speed, passing lots of people as a motivator, I positioned myself from near...

    Race 6: 147th Bushy Park Time Trial

    I had a different race strategy for this one – instead of starting slow and then gaining speed, passing lots of people as a motivator, I positioned myself from near...

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  • This was a low-key evening event put on by LOK. The course was hung with extra small control kites, and no punching or electronic timing. The course was just 5.4km...

    Race 5: Hampstead Heath

    This was a low-key evening event put on by LOK. The course was hung with extra small control kites, and no punching or electronic timing. The course was just 5.4km...

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  • This was another in the TVOC Summer Evening series. Park Wood is just north of High Wycombe, it’s not an area I’ve been on before, but it’s near Hughenden which...

    Race 4: Park Wood Evening Race

    This was another in the TVOC Summer Evening series. Park Wood is just north of High Wycombe, it’s not an area I’ve been on before, but it’s near Hughenden which...

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  • This was put on by SLOW as a trail challenge – a different format race, designed to attract runners. The key differences to a normal O race were the mass...

    Race 3: Ham Riverside Trail Challenge

    This was put on by SLOW as a trail challenge – a different format race, designed to attract runners. The key differences to a normal O race were the mass...

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  • My, the nettles! Writeup here. Here’s my whole route – a pretty good GPS trace the whole way. Note that I made good use of paths and roads, because of...

    Race 2: Knole Park

    My, the nettles! Writeup here. Here’s my whole route – a pretty good GPS trace the whole way. Note that I made good use of paths and roads, because of...

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  • The first of my 22 races planned for the next six weeks. I’m aiming to blog every race, on the same day that it happened. This was at Worthy Down,...

    Race I: Worthy Down Pre-AGM Race

    The first of my 22 races planned for the next six weeks. I’m aiming to blog every race, on the same day that it happened. This was at Worthy Down,...

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  • I’ve been to a few events recently. Here’s some map samples for the areas. You can see my event writeups on my Attackpoint log. Hainault Forest Country Park Foots Cray...

    Some Recent Events

    I’ve been to a few events recently. Here’s some map samples for the areas. You can see my event writeups on my Attackpoint log. Hainault Forest Country Park Foots Cray...

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