Photo: The men racing for victory in the JK Relay. Credit: Digisport Welcome to SUMMER 2010 Welcome to Amanda Cooper

Amanda Cooper started work as the Regional Development Officer (RDO) for Yorkshire and Humberside from the beginning of April, taking over from Colin Best who retired at the end of March. Amanda is a coach and member of the I always enjoy putting this edition Eborienteers club and is enthusiastically looking of Focus magazine together as it forward to the challenges of the post. reports on our major national events; the JK and British Championships. Amanda says, “I enjoyed half marathons/cross The reports from these competitions country races when I was younger but I found can be found on pages 10-16. I them repetitive and boring. Then one day, I would like to offer my congratulations happened to see a TV programme with a short to all those who won their class clip of someone orienteering and I thought or achieved a personal best ‘that’s it! performance. coaching course to train nine new coaches and I found my local club and went to my first event a first aid training course for club volunteers. I would also like to draw your in 1994. I thought I would attempt the Orange attention to the Contacts List on course and was persuaded to have a shadow, a I didn’t have the time to do everything I wanted page 26, where a number of updates young teenage girl called Jenny Whitehead (now with working full-time and looking after 3 have been made to the Directors, Jenny Johnson). The time and advice that Jenny children, so I took my opportunity when I was Committee and Group Chairs as well gave me at that first and subsequent events offered the role of Regional Development Officer as their email addresses. meant I have been hooked ever since! and left my full-time job. By the time you receive this copy of In 2008 I became a UKCC Level 1 qualified So now I concentrate on both orienteering coach and was keen on getting more involved Focus I will be on maternity leave until development and coaching. Well, that is the Autumn, although I will still be in orienteering development. Realizing that my between the Night O, Foot O, Urban O and producing Focus magazine. Therefore club needed more coaches, I then organized a Trail O events!” if you have any feedback or reports for future editions, please email Edward Nicholas Appointed [email protected] Development Manager Caroline Povey Marketing Manager Edward Nicholas will start work as the new Development Manager from the beginning of June taking over from Hilary Palmer who retired at the end of March.

Edward says, “I’d like to start by saying that I’m delighted to be taking on the role Contents of Development Manager within British 4 Chief Executive’s Update Orienteering and I’m looking forward to the many challenges it presents. 6 AGM 8 Coaching I truly believe that orienteering is an incredibly 9 Participation Update exciting sport that appeals to many people and I also believe that we have a great opportunity to 10 British Championships introduce many more people into the sport we 12 JK Festival of Orienteering all enjoy. OZONE

Our established clubs are very strong symbols of should all be very grateful for their efforts. I 15 International Programme Update orienteering and they have strong identities that also believe that we have to work hard now to 16 British Sprint and Middle Champs have helped to include those already within the encourage the next generation of volunteers into 18 MTBO sport. Moving forward, we can hopefully look to the sport by endeavoring to support those new open up our clubs to more newcomers so that to the sport, particularly young people who are 20 Competitiom Structure Review they too can enjoy the welcoming atmosphere progressing within orienteering. 23 Event Update that many clubs currently provide. Finally we all have a part to play in continuing to 24 Trail O I am also looking forward to working with all further our sport. I look forward to working with 25 Incentives all of you in making this happen and I welcome the dedicated volunteers who work tirelessly 26 Contacts to improve orienteering. We have a sport that your views on how best to move orienteering relies a great deal on volunteer input and we forward.”

More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 3 Chief Executive’s

Update Targets for 2010 include: The period since we prepared the last edition of Focus has gone quickly and has been extremely busy. The JK seems to have been a very enjoyable experience for those of you that took part and even the weather on the More People, More Places: Grow and Sustain Saturday did not appear to dampen spirits too much. As I write this, the first Objective: To increase the number of weekend of the British Championships appears to have gone successfully and participants and increase the satisfaction we are awaiting the second weekend. I would like to thank the many event level of those participants already involved in volunteers who help to make these events so enjoyable. The effort you make is orienteering. always appreciated and valued even though at times you might wonder! Work • Increase the number of adult participants taking is going on across various committees and the staff to simplify the staging of part in ‘O’ from 12,500 to 13,600 and be able to these events and make your work as valued volunteers easier. evidence that 550 new adults are taking part • Introduce 3,400 young people to orienteering During the last month the first club newsletter has been circulated to try to • Increase from 130 to 365 the number of people improve communications between the National Office, committee/groups and in Higher/Further Education taking part in clubs and associations. These newsletters contain the information that your orienteering club committee and officials should be aware of and a copy of the newsletter Mike Hamilton • Increase from 650 to 725 the number of young is published on the British Orienteering website. Chief Executive people (under 16) involved in leadership and volunteering • Develop 22 satellite centres and weekly club been very fortunate to have such a capable part of the senior management team. Hilary AGM activities at fixed venues Chairman. Perhaps Neil’s most significant started orienteering quite late and perhaps The AGM attendance was excellent with over • Maintain and then increase the level of satisfaction achievement has been to modernise British because of this was always understanding of 100 people attending and almost 500 proxy amongst participants; in England using the Sport Orienteering through the changes that led to the many questions I threw at her. Whenever votes cast. We probably have the 4 tier event England Satisfaction Survey to achieve a rating of the instigation of the Board, but for me his I or other staff members had queries about structure proposal to thank for the upsurge in 83.5% (from 83.4%) support and understanding of the relationship how something worked in orienteering or why interest. You can find a summary of the AGM • Retaining more members for longer using between the Chairman and Chief Executive we did something within the development on page 6 of this edition of Focus and a copy membership turnover as the measure, baseline to has been outstanding. programme, Hilary would make time to of the draft AGM Minutes are available on the be established in 2010 ensure that we understood the issues and website. We are currently putting together a • Support 3 more clubs in achieving Clubmark Jenny Peel also stood down as Treasurer due consequences of decisions. The Development project plan to implement the 4 tier structure accreditation, taking the total to 36 in 2010 of which there will be more news in the next to work and personal commitments and I Team of Participation Managers and Regional

would like to thank Jenny for all her hard work Development Officers have relied heavily on Cull Peter Credit: edition of Focus. More Podiums: Excel and dedication. Hilary to keep the widely spread team pulling Objective: To modernise and increase the in the same direction and maintain focus. Changes to the Board number of athletes within a quality assured Lyn West who has served as Vice Chairman Roger Hargreaves retired as a Director at talent pathway. for the last four years now takes over as Chair Edward is fortunate to be taking on a well the AGM. Roger was valued greatly as a • To increase to 15 the number of clubs that have a and Martin Ward takes on the Vice Chair managed programme although he does Board member and played a significant club talent squad receiving regular coaching responsibilities. Mike Forrest has walked have a hard act to follow and some fresh role throughout his time on the Board. With • To have 225 athletes within these club talent SILVA Award straight in to a significant workload taking on challenges on the horizon. I hope Hilary journey times bordering on the impossible squads working to a nationally coordinated for Services to the role of Treasurer and will also serve as the enjoys her retirement and I pity the people from Devon to Board meeting venues, Roger development programme Orienteering. interim Chair of Events Committee whilst the she competes against as she intends using showed great commitment but it has been • To work with 2 regional talent squads in delivering review of the committee and groups is taking the extra time she now has to improve her The Board of British his pragmatic approach to discussions and a quality assured development programme his willingness to express the views of clubs place. orienteering performances – competitors Orienteering reviewed all the beware! nominations for the 2010 Beryl Blackhall is and associations that were the strengths Challenges for 2010 include: presented with the Silva Edward Nicholas who has been appointed as SILVA Award at their Board he brought to the Board. Another SWOA • Continuing to work towards increasing income Award by Lyn West Development Manager for British Orienteering It would also be remiss of me not to thank meeting on 24th February member, Mike Forrest, was appointed generation particularly with a focus on 2013 tendered his resignation as a Director and our Marketing Manager, Caroline Povey, 2010. They decided that as a Director at the AGM along with the • Restructuring the use of resources and the staffing as Chair of Development Committee and for all her hard work across a multitude of Beryl Blackhall (SELOC) should be the recipient of the award for her work in reappointment of Neil Cameron and Lyn structure to become efficient and more effective at his passion for developing orienteering will areas. Caroline is taking maternity leave organising, planning, mapping and encouraging juniors. West. achieving our targets be missed at Board meetings. Edward also from May and once again her hard work and • Developing both the quantity and quality of projected the views of younger orienteers to commitment to the marketing of orienteering In 2006, Beryl accepted the chairmanship of Greater Manchester There were considerable changes at the coaches in order that we can better meet the the discussions along with his insights into will be sorely missed whilst she is away. We Orienteering Activities (GMOA) which specialise in Permanent Orienteering first Board meeting of the year, with Neil needs of increasing participation, increasing the development of orienteering. Whilst we wish Caroline a joyful maternity leave and Courses (POCs). Beryl has taken upon herself the task of ensuring that all standing down as Chairman so that he can the satisfaction of experienced orienteers and will be using this insight professionally, we look forward to both meeting the baby and the 44 Permanent Orienteering Course areas are checked, remapped and have a little time to himself. I’ve worked with improving the talent pathway. must ensure that the views of development Caroline’s return to work! the POCs redesigned as necessary. She has had support from committee Neil as Chairman for the last four years and • Developing a competition structure that can continue to be presented at Board meetings. members and others but has herself worked incredibly hard. All this mapping I am astounded that he has been able to be demonstrated as meeting the needs of the Moving Forward and planning work has required liaison with the local wardens and local do as much as he has. Certainly our weekly participation pathway and talent pathway. I’m not Staffing Update We face many challenges moving forward, authority leisure departments which Beryl has undertaken enthusiastically. telephone updates and monthly face to face assuming that significant changes are required It seems a long time ago that Hilary Palmer particularly being aware that funds will This has provided opportunities for building links and promoting orienteering meetings have meant that we have worked from the perspective of competitors, they may informed me of her decision to retire and I and become ever tighter during 2010 to March to the general public in the area. This is voluntary work, but Beryl has closely together and I have always felt able or may not be needed, but I do believe that many of the staff felt a considerable loss when 2013. This will be followed by a crunch time undertaken it with full time professionalism. to talk through difficult decisions or turn to simplification and ease of staging competitions Hilary departed at the end of March. Hilary as UK Sport funding for the entirety of the him for advice knowing it would always be and events is necessary, as is delivering both has been the mainstay of the development International Performance Programme and Neil Cameron, then Chairman of British Orienteering, announced Beryl’s considered, carefully structured and insightful. leisure/recreational orienteering and highly programme for most of my time with British part of the Chief Executive position will cease award at the AGM and she was presented with the trophy by new Chair, Lyn Neil has produced a vast amount of work and competitive orienteering. in my opinion British Orienteering and I have Orienteering and has been a significant – we have already been warned. West at the British Orienteering Championships.

4 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2010 5 A nnual General Meeting 2010 A successful Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday 3rd April 2010. The AGM was held at North Devon Leisure Centre, Barnstaple between JK Days 2 and 3. It was well attended and as well as the AGM business, members elected three Directors onto the British Orienteering Board. Congratulations to North Wiltshire Orienteers, Devon Orienteering Pro posals The levy rates will be as follows: with Mike Forrest elected to fill the Club and the Lincoln Orienteering Group that achieved Clubmark vacancy left by retiring Director Roger accreditation in March this year. This brings the total of accredited Members voted and approved the 2009 accounts, the Participation 65 Lower Participation level Hargreaves. Roger was thanked for his appointment of Grant Thornton Ltd as the auditors for the 2010 210 Higher Participation level clubs to 36 (60% of the open clubs in England). extensive contribution to orienteering accounts and the membership fees for 2011. Levies £2.15 Lower Levy - The levy for all over the years and for his efforts in participants over the Lower The membership fees for 2011 will be as follows: assisting the organisation of Participation level and up to JK 2010. National Membership and including the Higher Family Membership: £30.00 Participation level. Neil and Lyn, re-elected as Directors, Senior Membership: £21.50 £3.55 Higher Levy - The levy for all have both already contributed greatly Junior & Student Membership: £4.65 participants over the Higher to the running of British Orienteering Participation level Local Membership and will continue to do so and Mike as LOG members Members voted in support of differential event entry fees for Family Membership: £14.00 a new Director brings a wealth of skills celebrate their British Orienteering members being mandatory at National Senior Membership: £8.00 and experience to the Board. Clubmark and Regional level events and clubs deciding if a reduction is Junior & Student Membership: (Nil) accreditation appropriate at local level events. Members also supported the Associate: £21.50 Mike said, “I stood for election to at a weekly differential entry fees being publicised as an extra charge for Club: £45.00 the Board because I want to make a training night non-members. difference to the way that members Members also voted in support of clubs adhering to mandatory and participants perceive what they The final proposal regarding amending the current 3 tier event requirements e.g. club constitutions, club committees, get from the Federation. I hear too The North Wiltshire and Lincoln clubs have maintaining accurate financial records etc. structure to a 4 tier event structure polarised opinion and had many comments along the lines of small membership numbers but cater for encouraged many members to attend the AGM to voice their “they should be doing something about One of the major discussions of the evening was surrounding them and for newcomers by providing good opinions. The issues promoted in-depth discussion and in the .....”. There are many challenges the proposed levy options for 2011. Three proposals were programmes of low key, local events based end a close vote supported changes to a 4 tier structure. facing our sport, which will need the considered with the following outcomes; in and around their key cities, Swindon Board to work with all of the sport’s and Lincoln respectively. They are good B oard Elections stakeholders to resolve. I hope that the A s of January 2011: examples of clubs which could cater for The election for Directors of British Orienteering followed with combination of my business experience • ‘Junior only’ events will be included within the levy system and wide spread rural areas but have decided to four nominees and three Director vacancies. The nominees and involvement in the organisation of will no longer be exempt from levy. focus their activities so as best to cater for were Neil Cameron (NGOC), Scott Collier (KERNO), Mike Forrest events and clubs will enable me to help • British Orienteering event levies for juniors will be calculated their communities. (BOK) and Lyn West (SOS). Members voted and Neil Cameron our sport to have a sustainable and on a ‘3 juniors count as the equivalent of 1 senior’ for levy and Lyn West were re-elected to the Board of Directors successful future in Britain.” purposes.

Pendle Forest Orienteering Club gained Clubmark accreditation earlier in the year and was presented with their certificate at the JK A ward Ceremony The following awards were presented at the AGM. may have seen articles on the subject, but • Club of the Year was awarded to perhaps are still wondering what Clubmark Grampian Orienteers. is. To my mind it is a kind of kite-mark, or • Equal 2nd Place for Club of the Year was MOT, evaluating the health and vitality of the awarded to Leicestershire Orienteering club.” Club and Swansea Bay Orienteering Club. Sasha Chepelin from Grampian Ian Webb of Oxford University Steve McKinley, Rosemary Wailes, John Brown • University Club of the Year was awarded Niall Reynolds of Swansea Bay Orienteers was presented the Club receives the University Club of Orienteering Club receives the Club and Paul Wallace Stock of Southern Navigators all When Devon OC started working towards to Oxford University Orienteering Club of the Year Award by Neil Cameron the Year Certificate of the Year Runner Up Certificate received a Services to Orienteering Award • 2nd Place for University Club of the Year Ken Stimson from North Wiltshire Clubmark it became apparent that very Orienteers received their Clubmark little coaching was provided, in contrast was awarded to Sheffield University accreditation certificate Orienteering Club and Edinburgh to what goes on in many clubs in other University Orienteering Club In contrast, Devon OC is a large club sports. Orienteering clubs provide many • North Wiltshire Orienteers received their covering a huge county with a history opportunities to ‘compete’ but far fewer Clubmark accreditation certificate. of putting on a range of large and small chances to practice and improve members’ • Silva Trophy for Professional Cartography competitions. In the past year, the club skills. Devon OC used working towards was awarded to Stirling Surveys has realized that there needs to be a mix Clubmark as an opportunity to change the • Bonnington Trophy Mapping Award was of competition and training available for club’s ‘offer’ to its members. awarded to Paul Taylor (CLOK) its members and 10 new UKCC Level 1 • Best City/Sprint Map was awarded coaches have been trained since April 2009. If orienteering clubs are to attract to David Olivant (NOC) for his map of Paul Taylor was Seven of these new coaches were trained newcomers and retain members they need Nottingham University. Mike Forrest was John Marriott of Leicestershire Orienteering Club presented with Best Sprint Map was on a course run specifically by and for the to review their club programmes. Devon OC elected as a Director receives the Club of the Year Runner Up Certificate the Bonnington awarded to David Olivant used Clubmark as an audit tool not a ‘tick Mapping Trophy club earlier this year. box’ exercise and I hope that this attitude will Congratulations to all the award enable clubs to go from strength to strength. More information on the AGM proposals can be found in the AGM minutes on the recipients and many thanks to all Writing in the club newsletter in March British Orienteering website in Downloads/About British Orienteering/Minutes. who attended the AGM the Chairman, Alan Simpson, said, “You

6 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2010 More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 7 COACHING PARTICIPATION From Newcomer to Coach in less than a Year! UKCC Level 2 Orienteering a Success at Gary Peet is a member of West Notts Orienteers The UKCC Level 2 has completed who are a NOC satellite club based in Mansfield. its pilot process and courses are the British Leisure Show NOTICE BOARD now running. Contact your regional Gary started attending the club night 12 months British Orienteering was this year invited to have a stand and run, an activity at the coaching committee representative ago as a newcomer to orienteering and is now new British Leisure Show which was held from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st March at if you are interested in attending taking a leading role at the club. We asked Gary the Royal Windsor Racecourse on the banks of the River Thames. After a positive the three day course. It is suitable to answer the following questions to see how response for volunteers from Berkshire Orienteers, within whose area this event was for UKCC Level 1; ‘old’ 1st4 sport he has progressed so quickly into coaching and held, the decision was made to attend for all three days. organising. Level 2 and ‘old’ British Orienteering Merseyside Orienteering Club have now Level 3 coaches. The show was advertised as ‘a unique started a weekly club night. The session is What was your first family-friendly event that offers a great day Please also note that some CTS out for fans of the great outdoors, with a run by Steve McLean from 6:30pm – Gary Peet coaching at the impression of the Club Night? and IAPS candidates need to variety of things to see and skills to learn 8pm and includes a mixture of Urban-O, West Notts Club Night I thought it had a really friendly atmosphere where participants at various levels were catered for. complete their awards; you have about.’ A large area of the show ground Circuit training, Running and Orienteering. two years from the start of the was devoted to the exhibition/sale of You are now a UKCC Level 1 Orienteering Coach, what made you training course to complete and outdoor related products and there was want to get involved in coaching? anyone wanting help should contact also an Activity Zone, where orienteering I have been a Duke of Edinburgh Expedition Instructor/Supervisor for around 20 years and I was initially [email protected] was based, alongside such activities as looking for orienteering to keep my fitness levels up without having to pound the pavement running every cycling, land yachting, archery, quad bikes, Club Nights are continuing to pop up all over the country with the weekend which I find a tad boring. This sport tests my fitness and map skills equally, although I do have Peter Palmer mountain boarding and kite flying. East Midlands and North West trouble with the forest being white instead of green and running too far past controls because of the Coach of the Year For the event, it was decided to man a leading the way with 7 weekly differing map scales compared to a 1:25000 map. It was a surprise and a pleasure when Catherine asked Catherine Hughes of display/information point for which British club nights in each region. The me to train as a coach when I had only completed around four TD5 courses at the time. I just see this as Nottinghamshire Orienteering Orienteering sent a large selection of flyers club nights offer a range of fun, an extension of what I was already doing with the Duke of Edinburgh. Club (NOC) was presented with physical and technical orienteering and literature and to run the ever popular the Coach of the Year award at activities for both the newcomers Naughty Numbers course using Emit. What do you enjoy most about coaching? the British Orienteering Relay and regular orienteers. The most enjoyment I get is when participants go out and try a course and then come back to thank me Championships. Catherine was We arrived to set up on the Friday morning for helping them complete it. A big smile and an equally big thank nominated by Gary Peet who to discover our allocated pitch had been you which doesn’t cost anything, goes down well with coaches, attends the West Nottinghamshire taken by a car stand, so we bagged who put a lot of time and effort in for little reward. satellite club at Mansfield where what was the best spot, right next to the Overall, it was worthwhile for Catherine is the head coach. Gary walkway into the Activity Zone! Fortunately British Orienteering to be represented at this You have been mentored by the West said, “Catherine has been an 37 participants attended the f irst WAOC Club we managed to get our tent and British show, especially as we had a high profile Notts Lead Coach Catherine inspiration to all the people she has Night at Cambridge University Athletics Centre. Orienteering banner up and a large area location in the showground. We handed Hughes. What do you feel are coached; everything Catherine does taped off for Naughty Numbers before Land out a number of British Orienteering flyers the main benefits of having at the club revolves around people Yachting and Cycling arrived to try to claim for clubs in the South East and London a coach mentor at our having fun doing practical/ fitness the same area! areas and gave British Orienteering details clubs? activities based on orienteering”. to those from further afield. A number of The UKCC level 1 coaching course is one Many congratulations to Catherine. British Orienteering is holding The Friday was very disappointing with low people showed interest who claimed that of the best outdoor education courses an Urban-O activity for attendance, partly perhaps due to cold, wet they used to orienteer and were pleasantly I’ve been on. Tutors Pauline Olivant participants at the Great weather. In all we only had about 15 people surprised by the way in which technology and Hilary Palmer were very thorough Manchester Junior and Mini try the Naughty Numbers course and it was and mapping had advanced. We also had and patient and I found it extremely Run on the 15th May. A difficult to have literature on display due to a large number of families who thought this interesting. The material you get from labyrinth has been developed the course is very good especially the wind and intermittent rain. might be a sport they would like to take up, using 130 steel crowd barriers the coaching cards, which is where especially from the very local Windsor area, at the Sports City site in most of my ideas for coaching exercises The weather was again not fantastic so details of forthcoming BKO events were Manchester for the 3,500 come from. Because I’m still new to the on Saturday but as might be expected, distributed. Catherine runners to come and have a go sport having Catherine as a mentor is far more families appeared. A more Hughes is at orienteering. great for me to bounce ideas off and presented with respectable number of 80 runs was The Naughty Numbers exercise really is a get quick answers to the ongoing the Coach of recorded, although many more people superb way to demonstrate the principles the Year Award questions you get when coaching. Coach of the Year Catherine Hughes stopped to watch, make enquiries or of orienteering in a limited space, the has been mentoring Gary Peet. from Director Martin Ward. browse at the display. electronic punching being a real magnet Credit: Mark Webster for the competitors, whilst providing great Who coordinates the volunteering at Does your club website By contrast, the weather on Sunday was interest and amusement to the spectators. your club? If the answer is ‘nobody’ cater for newcomers? Clubs often simply place ‘Come and Try it’ homepage under ‘Weekly Training’ or ‘Club wonderful, warm and sunny and with events in amongst their fixture lists and confuse then maybe your club should think Night’. We have to remember that most people the added draw of the Sainsbury’s Sport The fact that our activity was free of charge, Many of our club’s have sections on their the potential beginner with a home page full of about taking on board the ‘Role of the who have experienced any other sport will Relief Race being run right past our pitch compared to most others which were websites for potential newcomers and complicated jargon and acronyms. Any current have usually been along to a weekly training we finally had a very worthwhile day. With fairly pricey, also attracted a number of Volunteer Coordinator’. A 90 minute beginners that explains the basics of club member and regular orienteer will know night or club gathering and will expect this of about 280 runs recorded, many being youngsters. We hope that as a result of online Volunteer Coordinator course is orienteering but does it really tell them how they where to look on their website for event details orienteering. If your club does have a ‘club children returning later after their first run all the publicity we were able to generate, now available to all British Orienteering can get involved? and current news so why not leave the home night’ then let it be known and if you don’t yet, to beat their time, the BKO team was we will see a record number of new page simple and welcoming to the beginner members wanting to become a Volunteer what do you have to offer the newcomer or rushed off its feet all day, manning the participants at BKO’s next local event. It must be said that some clubs provide who may have stumbled across your clubs beginner at your events? activity, giving out information and talking to Coordinator at their club. Email excellent explanations of how to get involved website after a Google search. spectators. Denise Harper [email protected] for more and how to get started but there are a vast Steve Vernon Regional Development Officer, details or visit number of clubs still not using their website to Any club that holds regular weekly activities Participation Manager South Central sell the sport of orienteering effectively. should have that clearly visible on their www.britishorienteering.org.uk/e-learning

8 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2010 More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 9 The jubilant ShUOC Relay Winners CRANE AND ROLLINS CROWNED KING AND QUEEN OF THE FOREST

Report by Dave Peel Photos by Digisport / Peter Cull

Australian Grace Crane continued her great In the women’s race it was Sarah Rollins of British Army OC The Elite Podium: season finishing as who won by a massive margin of 6.03 minutes taking 69.46 L-R Oli Johnson, Grace runner up Crane, Matt Crane, Sarah minutes for 10.3km. Sarah commented that, “she was happy Rollins, Helen Winskill with her run!” Whilst she had made a couple of small errors in and Murray Strain the quarry section she was always confident as the physical nature of the terrain suited her. Surprisingly, having been a GBR international for many years now, this was her first victory in this competition. Second spot went to Australian Grace Crane of Bristol OK with West Cumberland’s Helen Winskill in third place.

In the men’s race there was an equally impressive victory. Pre race favourite was Oli Johnson who was trying for his 5th victory, however it was former local boy Matt Crane, now running for Bristol OK who ran away with the win, taking his first King of the Forest trophy. He was fastest to the first control and led all the way, finishing with a full 3.39 minutes Sarah Rollins margin over Oli Johnson of South Yorkshire Orienteers runs for victory and taking 84.24 minutes for 16.2 km. Murray Strain of Edinburgh took the third spot and his first podium place in this competition. The men’s open courses A point of debate was the small numbers taking part in the elite classes. An unfortunate fixtures clash with the Swedish Tio Mila relay drew many top athletes away. Does this matter? If it does, what should we do to attract these athletes? One line of thought is to force runners, who are on the International Programme, to take part. This would appear to fail to understand with Octavian Matt Crane was crowned the requirements of becoming a successful Droobers in third spot. king of the forest international athlete and a The women’s race more positive approach was also dominated would be to make by students with This year’s British Long Distance and Relay Championships There was one final hurdle for the this competition Catherine Taylor, were hosted by the West Midlands Orienteering organisers to negotiate before the appealing enough Rebecca Harding and Association on Abraham’s Valley, part of Cannock Chase. event and that was the Forestry for athletes to want Jessica Halliday of This is the home terrain of Walton Chasers, the Stafford Commission finding a buzzard’s to take part. Edinburgh University based club, and they were the driving force behind the nest at 5.30pm on Friday evening and taking 1st place, event. The British Championships were previously held on demanding a massive exclusion zone around University Clubs Dominate the Relay again ahead of South Cannock Chase back in 1977 so it was fitting that it was it. Fortunately the size of the area was reduced so that The relays were held at the same venue, which has many Yorkshire Orienteers, Doug Peel, who organised the 1977 Championships who it had as little impact on the event as possible. benefits to competitors and organisers. All the courses with Bristol OK in should be back at the helm this time around. were contained in a relatively small part of the terrain, which third. So onto race day and the fight to become British was very runnable and offered fast orienteering. Careful The organisation of the event ran relatively smoothly but Champions. A beautiful sunny day and a fantastic planning kept competitors in the same corridor of forest but Thanks for such a great weekend of orienteering must go to no event is without issues, many of which competitors arena greeted competitors on their arrival and a variety always splitting them before coming back together. never hear about. In this case it was the risk of the event of challenges were in store in the forest. Abraham’s the volunteers who worked so hard over the weekend, the having to be cancelled due to a fungal infection affecting Valley offers a great mix of terrain types and the majority landowners and event sponsors; Bourne Sports, Cotswold In the men’s race it was John Rocke, Kris Jones and Ralph vegetation in other parts of the Chase. Fortunately this of courses twisted through them all: dense plantation, Outdoor, Hilly, Craft and Stafford Borough Council who provided Street of Sheffield University, who came out victors from never spread to the Forestry Commission plantations, open forest, undulating heath land and a small section fellow Sheffield residents South Yorkshire Orienteers, a climbing wall on the Saturday which added to the occasion of never the less it was prudent for a reserve area to be of old quarry workings. All presented unique challenges, outdoor adventure activity. identified just in case. A good lesson for us all; always have which needed to be over come if you were to become a a plan B. British Champion. Full results and photos can be found at www.walton-chasers.co.uk/boc2010

10 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2010 More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 11 DAY2 - Cookworthy Forest In the Middle my biggest problem was Mud, mud, glorious mud will probably be getting my map absolutely covered in HEADST O DEVON the abiding memory of JK Day 2, held in mud around number 3 and then having R eport by Christine Robinson Cookworthy Forest, west of Okehampton. to stop and wash it in a stream so that I Photos by Digisport The walk to the start was challenging could actually read it again! I’m sure Graham JK enough in itself for little and older legs I wasn’t the only one enjoying the Gristwood won mudbath! the Sprint Race with the energy sapping mud getting deeper as the day went by. The mud In the dunes it took me until number 4 L-R Helen Bridle, Sarah certainly made the course even more to settle into the new map. I learned Rollins and Grace Crane challenging for those running the Long that for me I was going to need to use distance event! the tracks as you just couldn’t read the contours, especially at 1:15000. I then For the elite it was a Middle distance pretty much ran clean and was very event with Graham Gristwood claiming pleased with the final part of my run. I his second victory of the weekend. would argue that the map was better Graham said, “The exciting conditions without the tracks...” turned what might have been a fairly ordinary forest into something special. I With Graham Gristwood sitting day only lost about 10-15 seconds on one 3 out due to his training regime at control, but I was constantly wiping the this time of year ruling out three mud off my map and at times could not consecutive days of competition, it see the detail in the circle and relied on was a delighted Matt Speake, who the control descriptions to know what I claimed his first overall JK title since was looking for”. winning M16 eleven years ago. The other podium finishes in the men’s The top three elite finishes in the men’s event were Oli Johnson and Oystein event were Graham Gristwood, Matt Kvaal Osterbo of Norway. Crane and Matt Speake with Sarah Rollins, Grace Crane and Niamh O’Boyle Matt Said, “My preparations for the Excerpt of the Sprint Map the top three in the women’s. JK and season started earlier in the year doing the usual stuff like map DAY3 - Braunton Burrows geeking and going through the races D ay 1 - Bicton College A holiday atmosphere broke out on JK in my head, and of course a proper A jubilant Matt Speake won the overall JK title A typical Good Friday mixture of sunshine and showers welcomed orienteers Day 3 as the orienteering cavalcade structured plan for the physical stuff. and their families to the 2010 JK Festival of Orienteering. The Day 1 Sprint headed towards the sun and sand of I have tried not to race too much in event was held in the scenic grounds of Bicton College, south-east of the North West Devon coast. Braunton the earlier part of this year, concentrating Exeter and a completely new area for orienteering. Competitors had to Burrows, one of the largest sand dune on gradually building fitness and ‘O’ contend with a surprisingly tricky mix of gardens, greenhouses, walls, paths, areas in Britain, provided yet another technique ready for the racing season. woodland, parkland and quite a lot of mud that demanded frequent changes different challenge with its fast, runnable Fell racing has also been a contributing of technique. factor this winter. terrain and intricate contour detail. It was a Long distance race for everyone and In the Women’s event, Sarah Rollins had a convincing win, 21 seconds I have also worked a lot on trying not with the combined times for Days 2 & 3 clear of Helen Palmer in 2nd place, with just 20 seconds covering 2nd to to think about my running this year! Oystein Kvaal determining the overall JK titles, there 6th places. Sarah said she was surprised and pleased to have won as she Last year when I was orienteering I was Osterbo was all to play for! described her run as “scrappy”. However she put that down to the good thinking about running, thinking got to planning which meant close concentration was essential and forced her to After a fantastic weekend of competition run, got to run! But this year I am just make errors at the first control and at number 11. there were new names to engrave holding back and thinking orienteering

on both the women’s and men’s elite - technique! Like in the Middle distance Looking very relaxed at the start, Graham Gristwood kept a cool trophies as Sarah Rollins and Matt race at the JK, when I started to think head in the complex middle section of the race and used his speed Speake won the overall JK titles for about running and missed a little, I made in the parkland to take the Men’s Elite title by just 7 seconds from the first time. Sarah made it 3 out of myself slow down. Yeah, you may not win Matt Speake. Graham said, “I was looking for a good performance 3 wins at the JK which is a remarkably every time with this approach, but you after a disappointing weekend in Scotland a week before. I went out consistent performance at this level of will be more consistent and consistency hard, but made sure to take the time to really make good decisions. competition. The other podium finishes in is the key to orienteering and performing I was very satisfied with both my race and my shape, and I was the women’s event were Helen Bridle and well! really happy to take the win. I thought the map and the course were Grace Crane. in general very good and I really enjoyed the event.” Taking this idea with me to the JK helped

Sarah said, “I have been concentrating as I concentrated on each race at a time! Unfortunately, the celebrations were overshadowed by the tragic very much on the physical aspects So in the Long race I was just orienteering death of Dave Stubbs of Berkshire Orienteers during his run. Dave of training this winter and have had a all the way round and didn’t really think was a popular and well-known controller of many major events break from navigational training. I have about the running and the result, I was and will be sadly missed. British Orienteering would like to thank changed my running style from heel-strike just doing it, flowing and enjoying it! Dave for his tremendous contribution to orienteering and send our running to mid/forefoot running and this condolences to his wife Katy. At the end, I was really has taken time to adapt to. However, it is shocked and surprised O verall JK Champions definitely the way to run! to find out that I had won 1 Matthew Speake INT (GBR) 15:00 1 Graham Gristwood SHUOC 15:00 I approached the JK in the knowledge the JK, but it was a great 2 Oli Johnson SYO (GBR) 15:07 2 Matthew Speake INT 15:07 that I was likely to be rusty. This proved feeling that I will remember 3 Oystein Kvaal Osterbo Wing OK (NOR) 15:34 3 Carl Waaler Kaas Bækkelaget Sportsklubb 15:34 to be the case and I didn’t run a race over for a long time. It has taken the weekend where I didn’t lose time. In me over 10 years to win 1 Sarah Rollins BAOC (GBR) 15:00 1 Sarah Rollins BAOC 15:28 the JK again, the last time the Sprint I missed at 1 and 2 and also 2 Helen Bridle ESOC (GBR) 15:07 2 Helen Palmer NOC 15:49 at 11 but managed to finally sort myself as a M16 at Leith Hill & 3 Grace Crane BOK (AUS) 15:34 Sarah Rollins won both the 3 Rachael Elder SYO 15:54 out after that and raced hard to the finish. Holmbury!” Sprint and overall JK titles

12 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2010 More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 13 WORLD CLASS G ReaT as four of our top performing WOMEN JK Heads TO DEVON (CONT.) BRITAIN TEAM athletes. The Helsinki and Anne Edwards - OUOC Stockholm legs are being held Jess Halliday - EUOC Orienteer SELECTIONS either side of Jukola. Rebecca Harding - EUOC So far junior and senior athletes Tess Hill - HOC Development Hodkinson, the M20 individual in 2nd and 3rd and the young posted the fastest leg time, 2 ½ from 29 different British WOMEN Hollie Orr - EUOC JK Champion, with Ralph Street, team from Nottinghamshire still in minutes better than anyone else. Orienteering Clubs have been Laura Daniel - SYO Pathway RELAY Reserve: Laura Daniel - SYO Clouds and a chilly breeze could also M20, running for Sheffield contention in 4th. The run of the On the final leg Rachael Elder selected (or named as reserves) Tess Hill - HOC Would you be interested in not cool the fever and excitement University just 5 seconds behind. day though came from Murray had a clean run to bring South to represent Great Britain this Hollie Orr - EUOC MEN being a member of the Orienteer of the JK Relays, as orienteers Strain who spiked every control Yorkshire home four minutes clear Summer: Catherine Taylor - EUOC Oleg Chepelin - INT Development Pathway (ODP) returned to Braunton Burrows for On leg two, cool-headed David and hauled Interlopers up from of Edinburgh University’s Hollie Orr, MEN Scott Fraser - INT Working Group? The ODP is another crack at those confusing Schorah took control for Sheffield 24th to 8th place! with Jenny Johnson bringing South AIRE, BAOC, BOK, CLARO, Rhodri Buffett - SWOC Graham Gristwood - ShUOC a ‘Skills Framework’ that has contours. There were thrills University taking them into a one Yorkshire’s 2nd team home in 3rd CLOK, EBOR, ESOC, EUOC, Duncan Coombs - EUOC Alasdair McLeod - EUOC become a central resource of the and spills on the Men’s Premier minute lead over a non-competitive Graham Gristwood held the lead place. FVO, HH, HOC, INT, INVOC, Murray Strain - INT Douglas Tullie - EUOC International Programme, but can first leg, which was led home Baekkelaget team from Norway, on the last leg to make it 3 out MAROC, MDOC, NOC, OD, Douglas Tullie - EUOC Reserve: Duncan Coombs - also be used as a template for an by Nottinghamshire’s Peter with the two South Yorkshire teams of 3 wins for him at the JK and W omen’s Premier OUOC, RR, SARUM, SBOC, EUOC orienteer to look at all elements lift the JK Trophy for Sheffield 1 South Yorkshire (Laura Daniels, ShUOC, SLOW, SN, SO, SROC, WOMEN (SELF-HELP) of performance and assess areas University. The ever reliable Oli Mairead Rocke, Rachael Elder) SWOC, SYO, WCOC. Sarah Rollins - BAOC 90.53 WORLD ORIENTEERING for improvement. Johnson pulled South Yorkshire Pippa Archer - CLOK CHAMPIONSHIPS 1 up to 2nd place and overall 2 Edinburgh University (Jessica Has somebody from your club 8th – 15th August, Trondheim, Responsibilities of the JK Champion Matt Speake Halliday, Hazel Wright, Hollie Orr) been selected? You will be able MEN (SELF-HELP) Norway Working Group will include completed a great weekend 94.52 to follow their efforts through the Scott Fraser - INT www.woc2010.com the following: bringing Interlopers home in 3rd. 3 South Yorkshire (Jo Stevenson, British Orienteering website or Graham Gristwood - ShUOC Kim Baxter, Jenny Johnson) 95.00 • Reviewing and updating Matt Crane ran the fastest last leg why not experience the live action This year’s World Championships the Orienteer Development to bring Bristol home in 4th place, and support one of our British WORLD UNIVERSITY are set to be one of the best ever South Yorkshire also dominated ORIENTEERING Pathway. just ahead of Nottinghamshire. Teams in person? with challenging terrain and a the veteran men’s class (combined CHAMPIONSHIPS • Monitoring the development The non-competitive Norwegian great event arena based at the ages M120+) taking 1st (Alistair EUROPEAN ORIENTEERING 18th – 24th July 2010, of assessment tools and Baekkelaget team (2nd across the Granåsen ski jumping stadium Buckley, Dave Peel and Charlie CHAMPIONSHIPS Borlänge, Sweden coaching resources from line) thoroughly enjoyed their JK offering “a spectacular, urban Adams) and 2nd places (Martin 29th May – 5th June, www.wuoc2010.se the Orienteer Development trip, especially the unaccustomed and visible WOC”. There will also Ward, Mark Chapman and Tim Primorski, Bulgaria Pathway. challenge of the sand dunes. They be public races in WOC terrain. Tett). Interlopers took the women’s www.eoc2010.bgorienteering.com The World University • Reviewing existing tools promised to return to the JK next The British Team have been veterans trophy (Jane Ackland, Championships are being held in and coaching resources year with a bigger and better team. preparing well and many athletes Mary Ross and Lorna Eades). The The European Orienteering the University town of Borlänge, along side the Orienteer are on track for career best Excerpt of the Relay Map M en’s Premier women’s supervets (combined Championships (EOC) are based 200km North West of Stockholm. Development Pathway with performances. 1 Sheffield University (Ralph ages W165+) was won by at the Black Sea resort town of the aim of bringing them in to Street, David Schorah, Graham Hertfordshire (Alison Harding, Liz Primorski. British Orienteering is The Great Britain World Champs line with each other (e.g. The Gristwood) 82.39 Drew and Janet Rosen) and the sending a small but high quality Team will be announced on the Step System, technical skills 2 South Yorkshire (Nick Barrable, “GO Boys” from Guildford (Peter team and will be looking to start British Orienteering website. assessments etc). Neil Northrop, Oli Johnson) 85.44 Nicholls, Mark Smith and James the international season on a • Develop communication 3 Interlopers (Jegor Kostylev, Crawford), having all just moved high note. There is an EOC Tour strategies to increase the Murray Strain, Matt Speake) 88.53 up to M55 this year, destroyed the with races on the EOC maps for understanding and use of men’s supervets field leading the spectators. the Orienteer Development In the Women’s Premier Relay, whole way. Pathway and resources. Helen Bridle showed her speed WOMEN • Promote and advocate the leading the first leg for Edinburgh The Junior Men’s Relay (combined Pippa Archer - CLOK Orienteer Development Southern OC half a minute ages M<48) also went to South Helen Bridle - ESOC Pathway and associated clear of the rest of the field. Yorkshire (Simon Bradbury, Zac Rachael Elder - SYO tools and resources to the Rona Lindsay held that lead on Field and Aiden Smith) who led Sarah Rollins - BAOC orienteering community and in leg 2, but at the handover was from start to finish, with the OD particular to coaches. only 2 seconds ahead of South team (Harriet Batten, Heather MEN Yorkshire’s Mairead Rocke, the Rogers and Sophie Kirk) taking the Scott Fraser - INT If you are interested in being individual W20 Champion who Women’s Junior title. Graham Gristwood - ShUOC a member of this Working Oliver Johnson - SYO Group please register your Matthew Speake - INT interest with sarahhague@ britishorienteering.org.uk by NORDIC ORIENTEERING Friday 4th June, detailing TOUR your sporting background, for 17th – 26th June, Helsinki, example Athlete, Participation Stockholm and Oslo Level Coach, Performance Level http://nordicorienteeringtour.ikk.no/ Coach, Coach Educator or Sport Scientist, as well as your reasons The Nordic Orienteering Tour for wanting to member of this comprises of three rounds of Working Group. innovative and exciting racing with a Sprint and Middle focus. Sarah Hague British Orienteering is sending a National Talent Manager Rachael Elder, Graham Gristwood will be aiming Mairead Rocke and small development team as well for more International success in Laura Daniels of SYO 2010. Credit: Soren Andersson

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Issue 14 - Summer 2010

FOR JUNIOR ORIENTEERS

Inside this Issue: JK Festival of Orienteering British Orienteering Championships Future Champions Cup GB Junior Team Selections

More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3)

www.britishorienteering.org.uk/ozone Charlotte Watson (WCOC) added to her In W16, Zoe Harding (SROC) put her season of victories in W18 by winning disappointing season behind her by her fourth race of the season to date. finally winning her first race of the year. Stars of the Future Isla Simmons (BOK) took second whilst Two and a half minutes behind Zoe were Sophie Kirk (OD) came home in third. Rona Lindsay (ESOC) and Lucy Butt (SARUM) who were separated by only 4 Crowned British Jack Benham (SARUM) again seconds. For Jack, Aidan, Rona and Lucy commanded the field in M16 with his their season has not ended as they have Photos by Digisport/Peter Cull third race victory of the season, whilst been selected to run in the European Champions Aidan Smith (SYO) finished second, 3 ½ Youth Orienteering Championships in minutes behind. Third place went to an Spain at the beginning of July and their improving Ben Maliphant (BOK) who was thoughts have now been turned to The British Orienteering Long Distance Championships took place this year on the South East edge of Cannock Chase over a further 2 minutes down. It is pleasing preparing for those races. the first Bank Holiday weekend in May. The individual day included a UK Cup and Future Champions Cup race for the to note that all of these athletes are M/W18, 20 and 21’s and took place at Abraham’s Valley & Wolseley Park. Whilst the northern part of the area was mainly members of their clubs ‘Talent Squads’. Report by Sarah Hague mature and very runnable Forestry Commission coniferous plantations, the southern smaller area was open heath land, National Talent Manager with some deciduous woodland and quarries which had lots of detail.

The heath and open forest guaranteed fast times and the challenge for the athletes was to maintain accuracy at speed over the full distance of the courses. The planner appeared to entice the athletes into running too fast at the beginning of the course by planning a couple of long legs before subjecting them to finding lots of controls in the intricate quarry detail.

In glorious sunshine Matt Halliday of Octavian Droobers won M20 by the smallest of margins. He was 1 second down on David Abrams (SHUOC) as he approached the last 500m, but managed to pull out 6 seconds in the closing stages to win the race. Ralph Street (SHUOC) completed the podium. With these results a win in FCC 2010 The final race of the 2010 FCC series took the Relay for SHOUC the following day was looking place at the British Championships and the promising! best 5 scores from the 9 races counted. Congratulations to the winners: It was a different story for Alice Butt of SARUM who enjoyed a comfortable win in W20 with Alice Leake (EUOC) beating Lauren Campbell (AYROC) by 22 Men Points seconds to take second. Both Matt and Alice will 18’s 1st - Thomas Fellbaum (MDOC) 290 now take a short well earned rest before spending 2nd - Jamie Stevenson (FVO) 269 the next eight weeks preparing for the Junior World 3rd - Peter Bray (SN) 255 Championships which are being held in Denmark in 20’s 1st - Peter Hodkinson (NOC) 295 early July. 2nd - Alasdair McLeod (EUOC) 276 3rd - Matt Halliday (OD) 260 In M18, Duncan Birtwistle (CLARO) achieved his first win of the season by just over 5 minutes, beating two athletes who couldn’t be separated, Peter Bray of Women Points Southern Navigators and Michael Beasant of Deeside, 18’s 1st - Charlotte Watson (WCOC) 300 who both finished in 78.34. 2nd - Kirstin Maxwell (RR) 272 British Junior Champions 3rd - Sophie Kirk (OD) 272 Junior Men Age Junior Women 20’s 1st - Rebecca Harding (HH) 278 Class 2nd - Mairead Rocke (SYO) 263 3rd - Lauren Campbell (AYROC) 258 Daniel Weaver (DEE) 10 Gemma Gostick (HH) Ewan McMillan (MAROC) 12 Fiona Bunn (TVOC) Club Competition (4 to count) Alexander Chepelin (GRAMP) 14 Katrina Hemingway (WCOC) Pos Club Points Jack Benham (SARUM) 16 Zoe Harding (SROC) 1st Octavian Droobers (OD) 1004 Duncan Birtwistle (CLARO) 18 Charlotte Watson (WCOC) 2nd Nottingham Orienteering Club 870 Matthew Halliday (OD) 20 Alice Butt (SARUM) (NOC) 3rd Manchester and District 861 Orienteering Club (MDOC)

University Competition (3 to count) Pos Club Points 1st Edinburgh University 823 Orienteering Club (EUOC) 2nd Sheffield University 680 Orienteering Club (ShUOC) 3rd Cambridge University 559 Orienteering Club (CUOC)

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The JK took place in Devon over the Easter weekend. It was a mix of sunshine and showers, mudbaths and beaches! The and not make any larger errors for the weekend was enjoyed by all and it was a rest of the course, but the mud was great opportunity for juniors to experience really sapping and I was losing a bit of time on every leg. I finished feeling the thrill of competing at a large event that I’d run better than any of my and win their first major title! Jamie Stevenson (FVO) won was what caught me out coming previous races, so I was a bit gutted both the Sprint and the overall back for the final loop into the finish. that Alistair McLeod had robbed me JK title in M18E. Jamie said, “I My mind got ahead of me and I lost by so much! think this JK will forever be on time jumping from detailed to vague everyone’s minds for the mud, terrain. Although I was annoyed at The long race was what I was really which it shouldn’t be because myself for this it still felt amazing focusing on, as the sand-dunes were there was some top quality to win the long as I generally don’t similar to JWOC in Denmark. The orienteering. What I liked was the feel so comfortable in such technical weather was loads nicer so I was variety put on for us, from fast terrain. It was also great to take the feeling very positive on the start line. parkland and then forest on the overall trophy having missed out I went out really fast at more of a Ozone caught up with some Friday and Saturday to incredibly for the last few years by not very middle distance pace as it was quite intricate and fine orienteering on much. I’m very pleased with my short (11km-ish) and was pushed on of the Junior Champions to the Sunday with the added pace performances and looking forward to even faster after catching Kris Jones see what they thought of their of the relay bringing an extra some good international competition at number 2. I pulled away from him performances. My favourite race was the long dimension for Monday’s race. this summer.” and kept on hammering it. It wasn’t distance at Braunton Burrows. My until about two thirds of the way The JK was down in my calendar Peter Hodkinson (NOC) won both Kirsten Maxwell (RR) won the W18E Sprint Event. Kirsten race didn’t start off very well but round that I started to notice how fast from the start of the year as one of the Sprint and the overall JK title in said, “My race started well but I lost over half a minute at I really enjoyed the area as it was I’d been moving and a few mistakes the biggest domestic races and all of M20E. Peter said, “After good results number 6 as I was pushing too hard which I knew was a really technical and required constant started to slip in. I seriously regretted my training was tapered to lead up the weekend before, I went into the lot for a sprint race. I managed to slow down enough in focus. Once I got into the map I not taking a GoGel with me and had to this and the Trossach beforehand. JK feeling really motivated and ready the buildings, for once, to be clean, before running hard orienteered really well. To prepare for to really struggle to keep my speed I started training in the winter with a to give it my all. The sprint was really over the last few controls and I think that is what won me the JK, I looked at some old maps up and my head switched on for the solid base phase to build up strength easy for the first part which made me the race. After my mistake I did not expect to win but the of the areas, took some of the maps last loop. I was very relieved to finish and then did some speed work from switch off a bit; causing me to make course suited me as it involved a lot of hard running. Sprint out when I went running and went knowing I’d had a really quick run the beginning of March to get some lots of smaller errors once we got into is my favourite discipline so that made it even more special through some courses in my head and it felt like my best race of the speed in my legs. This year I also the technical part. Overall though, my and I was proud of myself for proving that I could do it.” saying how I’d do each leg and what year so far. I haven’t won the JK since I thought the terrain might look like. I started at Edinburgh University which run was fairly clean but a little slow I was 16, so it was a great feeling to brought with it a lot of opportunity and hesitant. I was really surprised to Rebecca Harding (SROC) won the W20E Sprint Event. also thought about what techniques take the overall title.” to train with a group as part of take the win! Rebecca said, “I set off racing hard from the start, as I would be good to use for each area. the Bursary and Winning Student had previously decided by looking at the start and google This preparation paid off and although programme, which provides gym and I couldn’t get my head in the game earth that we would be starting in the fast parkland. From not all my orienteering went as technical sessions. All these training for the middle distance race (I guess there I tried to maintain my speed but concentrate on expected, it felt great to win.” sessions have helped me get in great I was distracted by all the mud on planning ahead, especially during the change to the school shape for the season. my new o-top!) and I went out fast, buildings, where the legs got shorter and more complex.” Mairead Rocke (CUOC) was the overall JK Champion in W20E. making small mistakes straight away. My favourite area at the JK had to be However I managed to control myself Charlotte Watson (WCOC) was the overall JK Champion Mairead said, “My plan for this race School Championships the sand dunes at Braunton Burrows. in W18E. Charlotte said, “I really enjoyed the contrast was to simplify as much as I could up I found the area really Don’t forget to enter the School in terrains and so you had to use different techniques to an obvious feature and then slow Orienteering Championships: challenging especially with everyday. down into the control if necessary. the added pressure of it British Schools Orienteering After a collection of errors in the early Championships (BSOC) part of the course I was determined to being a major selection make the rest of my race as near to race sitting at the 21st November, Wormley Woods, JK Sprint Champions JK Overall Champions perfect as I could. From this point on back of my Broxbourne, Hertfordshire Junior Men Age Junior Women Junior Men Age Junior Women the race really started for me. I was mind. In British Schools Score Class Class able to attack the terrain physically the end Championships (BSSC) this David Bunn (TVOC) 10 Bethany Kippin (TVOC) Alastair Thomas (WCOC) 10 Ella-Rose McCartney (OD) without compromising my navigation. 9th October, Witton Park, Harrison McCartney (OD) 12 Fiona Bunn (TVOC) Harrison McCartney (OD) 12 Fiona Bunn (TVOC) Overall, I found NEWS CORNER! Blackburn, Lancashire it to be a fun Jonathan Quinn (IRL) 14 Sarah Jones (BARRO) Hamish Rogers (OD) 14 Katie Wright (LOC) Further information can be found but challenging Peter Palmer Relay is on! at www.bsoa.org Thomas Louth (WAOC) 16 Rona Lindsay (ESOC) Aidan Smith (SYO) 16 Lucy Butt (SARUM) (and at times Thanks to the British Army Orienteering Club (BAOC) Jamie Stevenson (FVO) 18 Kirstin Maxwell (RR) Jamie Stevenson (FVO) 18 Charlotte Watson (WCOC) frustrating!) race in who will be hosting the Peter Palmer Relays on the 4th great terrain.” September in the Midlands. More details to follow. Peter Hodkinson (NOC) 20 Rebecca Harding (EUOC) Peter Hodkinson (NOC) 20 Mairead Rocke (CUOC)

04 Ozone Issue 14 - Summer 2010 05 GREAT BRITAIN Charlie TEAM SELECTIONS Compass asks... British Middle Orienteering Congratulations to the following athletes that have been selected to represent Great Britain at Games & Tips I fif ind it diff ificult counting the European Youth Orienteering Championships paces to estimate and the Junior World Orienteering Championships. Distance Champs distance, do you have The British Middle Distance European Youth Orienteering any advice?” Championships Championships were organised by Millie Map says, Lakeland Orienteering Club which You can try either of the following which 1st – 4th July, Soria, Spain were run on Haverthwaite Heights, www.eyoc2010.com one of the best areas in the Lake can be very successful with practice. District. The Organiser Derek Allison, The European Youth Championships are a first encouraged lots of juniors to get If you are familiar with the length of a football pitch, then step into international competition for many of our involved with the organisation of future orienteering stars. A team of 12 athletes it is often quite easy to estimate 100m by eye, which is the the event including his son Stewart. will be travelling to Spain to test themselves Stewart (M12) said, “I helped to set approximate length of a pitch. This is particularly useful against Europe’s best. up three tents and the run in and when running along paths where visibility is it was good that the children from M18 Ulverston were organising the start. usually good. Peter Bray - SN (SCOA) I had a really rubbish run but the Jonathan Crickmore - SO (SEOA) course was more interesting than Thomas Fellbaum chasing down Peter Bray Alternatively, when you are on your course; look at Thomas Fellbaum - MDOC (NWOA) and Jamie Stevenson. Credit: Wendy Carlyle usual as we had to follow walls Reserve – Duncan Birtwistle - CLARO (YHOA) what features you will pass on a leg; there will usually and streams instead of tracks and be something about halfway, crossing a stream for paths.” M16 example. You will then know how far you have Jack Benham - SARUM (SWOA) In the junior men’s race the fastest time was set by Thomas Aidan Smith - SYO (YHOA) run to get to the half way feature and so Fellbaum (37.17) from MDOC who even though he is still only an M18 beat all the Chris Young - HH (SEOA) M20s for the best junior time. The fastest M20 was Peter Hodkinson from NOC in 38.24. you need to only run the same distance Reserve: Ben Maliphant - BOK (SWOA) again before you need to look out for In the junior women’s race Hazel Wright from MAROC won by a 4 minute margin in W18 37.18. The fastest W18 was Charlotte Watson of WCOC in 41.52. your control. You can do this with other Sophie Kirk - OD (WMOA) fractions but halfway is the easiest! Kirstin Maxwell - RR (SOA) Joanna Shepherd - INVOC (SOA) The next day was the British Elite Sprint Championships in Chorley. Tick the words off as you find them. W16 Although this was only the British Lucy Butt - SARUM (SWOA) Championships for the M/W21E Word Search Florence Haines - AIRE (YHOA) classes lots of juniors still competed. Rona Lindsay - ESOC (SOA) The best junior results were by Ralph AVPONDXLLEWMKB Reserve: Zoe Harding - SROC (NWOA) Street and Mairead Rocke who finished in 4th and 7th places overall. SBASFHLVFCNNDR Junior World Orienteering Stewart said, “The sprint races were good fun. I liked the bits around the houses in the first CNOPYIREFHOVVC Championships race most but I made a mistake going to number one taking the wrong path; my dad said I should check my compass! 5th – 10th July, Aalborg, Denmark LVULBVNYLLUGVV www.jwoc2010.dk The final was boring in the beginning with two long runs across a flat field but I liked the wooded bit! However the best bit was playing with the other children in my age class EROADCFSLSSDMA The world’s most talented junior orienteers will between the races!” be descending on Denmark this Summer for the AIDTEYMVETFAGE Junior World Championships. The British team has British Middle Junior Champions high hopes of another strong performance M18E RDGOPPTOWERNMR after last year’s success in Italy. 1 Thomas Fellbaum MDOC 37:17 IEBRRTEINSMXRA 2 Duncan Birtwistle CLARO 41:09 Men Matthew Halliday - OD (WMOA) 3 Matthew Vokes DEE 41:35 NCVGEARTHBANKD Peter Hodkinson - NOC (EMOA) Kristian Jones - SBOC (WOA) M20E GKSESVTUMLCERE Alasdair McLeod - EUOC (SOA) 1 Peter Hodkinson NOC 38:24 Jamie Stevenson - FVO (SOA) PIRVSVNRISLOMV 2 Matthew Halliday OD 39:30 Ralph Street SLOW - (SEOA) 3 Alasdair McLeod EUOC 39:38 KIVPITEEANCIEA Reserve: David Abrams - ShUOC (YHOA) W18E OPUIOMENERCVHP 1 Charlotte Watson WCOC 41:52 Women ARINNMROFTALPE ■ Ruin Julia Blomquist - BAOC (SCOA) 2 Kirstin Maxwell RR 43:51 ■ Spur ■ Well ■ide R ■ Knoll Alice Butt - SARUM (SWOA) 3 Sophie Kirk OD 44:47 ■ Road ■ Paved area Rebecca Harding - HH (SEOA) ■ Earthbank learing ■ Pond Mairead Rocke - SYO (YHOA) W20E ■ Tower ■ C ■ Depression ■ Well Charlotte Watson - WCOC (NWOA) 1 Hazel Wright MAROC 37:18 ■ Platform ■ Hill Hazel Wright - MAROC (SOA) Charlotte Watson was top W18E Peter Hodkinson was the best ■ Pit 2 Rebecca Harding EUOC 41:38 ■ Gully Credit: Wendy Carlyle M20E - Credit: Wendy Carlyle ■ Marsh ■ Fence Reserve: Alice Leake - EBOR (YHOA) Hazel Wright was the best W20E 3 Chloe Haines AIRE 41:46 Wendy Carlyle 06 Ozone Credit: Issue 14 - Summer 2010 07 JUNIOR PROFILE : Charlotte Watson News Where is your favourite place to orienteer? I don’t really have a favourite place to orienteer. I’m really lucky living on the edge of the Lake British Schools Orienteering District in that there are lots of really good areas close by so I really enjoy running in areas close Association Update to home. I love training in Scandinavia as there are endless forests, really good terrain and great During the last twelve months representatives from the training opportunities. I especially like the terrain British Schools Orienteering Association (BSOA) and British around Halden. Some of the best areas I have Orienteering have been consulting about the best way to run on are in Serbia at EYOC 2009 and in France promote orienteering in schools and in organisations with at the French 5 days 2008 as they were both school aged children. really different from anything I’d run on before and really technical. It has been decided, subject to approval at this year’s BSOA AGM that, for 2010, membership of the BSOA will be available to all Charlotte Watson in action. What kind of training schools and colleges for £0.00 fee. The BSOA would hope to Credit: Roger Jackson continue this in future years. Any school that has paid for 2010 do you do? membership will have their cheque returned. It is hoped that this will I train 6 days a week. Liz and I plan my training encourage more schools and colleges to join and benefit from what Age: 17 together and this year I have stuck to my both British Orienteering and BSOA can offer. training hours and tried to do more good quality Club: West Cumberland Orienteering Club training. Depending on what I’ve done at the weekend, on Mondays I usually just go for a In the future, member schools and colleges will be able to receive Age started orienteering? recovery run. Tuesdays I train with a group an electronic version of Ozone, the junior magazine section of Focus, 9 in the morning before school; we usually do four times a year. However, if a school or college would like to Do your parents circuits, strength stuff, speed work or endurance continue to have their own paper copy of Focus magazine they can work depending on the time of year. Then this subscribe separately through British Orienteering. orienteer? Yes. year I’ve started doing 30 minutes of strength work in the gym in the evening. On Wednesdays The BSOA’s website will be closely linked with that of British Why/where did you start I usually do intervals or hill reps. This winter Orienteering and both sites will provide schools information on I’ve tried to do intervals as much as possible in coaching, resources, news and competitions. orienteering? terrain and I’ve found this has helped my terrain My parents have always taken me and my running a lot. On Thursdays I go to an event put The above changes have no effect on the British Schools Score sister to local events since I was about 3. on by my club. Then on Fridays I have a rest! At the weekend I make sure I go orienteering, so I Championships, the British Schools Orienteering Championships or What do you enjoy about the procedure to select and take the England Schools team to the either organise my own training, train with the biannual World Schools event. The BSOA Awards for Services to orienteering? North West Junior Squad or go to an event. Orienteering will also continue to be administered by the BSOA. I really enjoy the challenge of orienteering, In the winter I make sure that my long runs are looking for ways to improve and working long orienteering courses as I think this is a It is hoped that by following this course of action more schools, towards my aims. I love the feeling of when more effective use of my time than just running. teachers and children of school age will be able to both access everything seems to flow really well when I’m I also do core work for about 30-40mins, 3 or 4 information and get involved with orienteering. orienteering. I’m a bit of a perfectionist when times a week and stretching every day. I really it comes to orienteering so I really enjoy enjoy O geeking and looking at maps from Robert Parkinson, BSOA Chairman working towards trying to orienteer perfectly. events in other countries so I sometimes do a bit of armchair O as well! I also enjoy travelling to lots of different countries to orienteer and meeting lots of different people. What advice would you give to people Do you have a coach? wanting to get into Yes, Liz Campbell Annual General the GB Squad? Meeting If so, how has this helped Set yourself realistic aims both over a long you? period of time and also a short period of time Liz helps me with my technical, mental and and come up with a plan of how you’re going to achieve your aims and enjoy working towards British Schools Orienteering Association physical training a lot. We basically work on them. I also think keeping your training Saturday 5th June 2010 - 1.15pm to 3.30pm everything together; she offers lots of advice, consistent helps and try to make every session helps me plan my training, prepare for races The Boundary (west of Junction 28 of the M1) as relevant as you can to orienteering. Always and has lots of experience. She is a star!! Lea Vale, Broadmeadows, South Normanton, look for ways to improve, believe in yourself and Alfreton, Derbyshire DE55 3NA don’t give up; if you really want to achieve your What is your best result? aims you’ll get there in the end. Everyone with an interest in School’s Orienteering is welcome. Please I would say my best individual result is 8th in email [email protected] in advance if you are planning to attend. the Sprint at EYOC 2009 in Serbia. However I What do you enjoy doing would say my best run was in the W18 Relay at outside of orienteering? Melanie Elkington EYOC 2009 when I came back 2nd on 1st leg. BSOA Secretary I changed schools this year so I really enjoy catching up with my friends from my old school, going out, watching films and cooking. www.britishorienteering.org.uk/ozone BRITISH SPRINT & MIDDLE CHAMPIONSHIPS British Elite Sprint Champs Women’s Middle Distance photos by Wendy Carlyle // Sprint Distance photos by Martin Ward Final course Over 450 competitors descended on Chorley to compete in the British Elite Sprint Championships that were hosted British Middle Distance by South Ribble Orienteering Club. The event was based Championships around Astley Hall which is one of the most significant The British Middle Distance event was buildings in the North West, with a fascinating history and organised by Lakeland Orienteering some magnificent architecture. Club and was run on Haverthwaite Heights; one of the prime areas The courses ran through park and woodland together with of Lake District terrain. The event intricate urban and town centre areas and provided an organisation had not gone smoothly excellent test of the competitor’s ability to navigate at high as Derek Allison explains, “Last June speed through varying terrain. Fixtures Group asked if any club in the North West was able to step in to The qualifying races were held in the challenging put on the British Orienteering Middle labyrinth of Astley Village, while the final started in Distance Championships and a small Chorley Town centre and then twisted through Astley Sarah said afterwards, “The group of LOC members decided that Park, finishing on the lawn infront of the beautiful British Sprint Champs was a they would make it happen. Astley Hall. race that I wanted to win. I am Racheal Elder was victorious concentrating very much on the Our first choice of area was in the Women’s Elite race In the men’s competition Graham Gristwood of Sheffield sprint this year and it is important Haverthwaite as with so many University OC was the runaway winner in 13.57 a full 47 to put value into races and put landowners and tenants; it has to be a big event to make it worthwhile. seconds in front of Murray Strain of Interlopers. Murray’s yourself under pressure, so that Although small, it has quite a variety of tree cover and the terrain is unrelentingly time of 14.44 won him a deserving silver medal and it isn’t a surprise when WOC challenging. Once we sorted permissions; we decided to move the assembly shows that his concerted efforts to run in this year’s comes around. I raced hard and area to nearer the middle to give better access for the shorter courses and World Championships are paying dividends. The bronze ran very clean in the final. As a enable different courses from the 2003 Championships. medal went to Matt Crane of Bristol Orienteering Klub race, I enjoyed the qualifier more who finished in 14.54. than the final as it was more However, the November floods meant the River Leven burst its banks and Sarah Rollins Graham Gristwood took the honours intense and complex, which is flowed across the car park and assembly, badly damaging the bridge at Graham said, “I was very motivated to win the trophy sprinting for victory in the Women’s what I like about Sprint O.” Backbarrow which is still closed to traffic. Then there were two lots of heavy back this year after having sickness, living on the Sprint Race winter snow. The weather did not really improve until two weeks before the map and Scott Fraser in my way for the last 3 years! event, so there were some hectic last few days! I thought both races were excellent, with a nice contrast between the different types of terrain - housing estates and On the night before the event, the LOC faithful turned out to make the field into wooded parkland in the qualifier and then city centre, forest an assembly area. Sleeping overnight in the ‘download’ tent; scraping the frost and parkland in the final. Both races were pretty much off the car at 5.30am to go and put the road signs out, I knew it was going to perfect for me and especially in the final, I was really happy be a good event. with my performance.”

The event was also an opportunity to get our younger members involved with In the women’s competition it was British Army athlete Sarah organising the event. Many of the Ulverston teenagers volunteered to man the Rollins who followed up her recent victory in the JK Sprint start and they certainly rose to the challenge.” Event to take the British Sprint title. Sarah showed her class with a time of 13.20, a full 26 seconds clear of Helen Bridle In the end, on a beautiful sunny day over 800 competitors tested their skills (13.46) of Edinburgh Southern OC who just pipped Hollie in the Lake District terrain with Oli Johnson and Rachel Elder, both of South Orr’s time of 13.49. Yorkshire Orienteers, crowned the new British Middle Champions. Left: Astley Hall was Rachael (34.03) won with a clear 2 minute lead from Helen Bridle (36.03) of the Event Centre for Edinburgh South OC who took the silver medal 70 seconds ahead of Hollie Orr the Sprint Event (37.13) of Edinburgh University OC. Excerpt of Below: The Elite Haverthwaite Winners L-R Murray Rachael said, “Haverthwaite is a great Lakes area and I really enjoyed the race. Strain, Helen Bridle, I made a few mistakes and probably lost 2 1/2 minutes in total so I was quite Graham Gristwood, Sarah Rollins, Matt surprised to win by such a margin, although of course very happy with the Oli Johnson on his way to Crane and Hollie Orr result! It was a good ‘learning’ race and I’m really looking forward to the rest of victory in the Men’s Race the season”

In the men’s race Oli Johnson (30.59) won for the second time on Haverthwaite and had a 59 second lead over Graham Gristwood (31.58) running for Sheffield University OC. Doug Tullie running for Edinburgh University OC took the bronze medal in 33.15.

Oli said afterwards, “This was a tough and technically challenging race on one of England’s best areas. I set out to have a controlled race and managed to avoid any serious mistakes. I really enjoyed the course and felt strong on the hills and in the terrain, which was a positive sign after a good winter’s training.”

The next day competitors navigated south to the British Elite Sprint Championships.

16 More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 17 BMBONEWS S ummer Events MO TB World CUP, HUNGARY Now that many forests are getting overgrown and REPORT BY EMILY BENHAM - PHOTOS BY MARK STODGELL too dense for Foot Orienteering, MBO and Bike O events can be a pleasant and exciting change for Round one of the World Cup was held in Balatonfured, competitors. Hungary in the hills surrounding Lake Balaton. This event formed the first of the international MTBO season, and with Lakeland Orienteering Club’s Carol McNeill runs a the IOF changes to the World Ranking system, it meant that very successful summer series of Bike O events anyone whose anyone turned up to race. using Ordnance Survey maps. They are easy to plan and very easy to organise. Bike O events are The sprint distance kicked off the primarily road and lane based, with bits off-road. weekend, with the start at the They should be rideable on any bike and therefore top of the hill and the finish at the accessible to anybody with a bike. bottom. Although the race was not especially technical concerning the The events can also be a good boost for your club. number of paths and tracks, many The Lakeland Summer series often attracts 150 controls were close together and Emily Benham riders on a weekday evening and most of these are many athletes made mistakes in not foot orienteers. Now that is a good opportunity the open land with bad compass The long distance mass start is becoming the signature to get new people into the sport and generate bearings or mispunches in the race of this event. With the plane flying overhead filming extra income. challenging final part of the course. the start, the men lined up ready for a 50m dash to MBO National Series their bikes. Although you would think a mass start race Emily Benham had a reasonable is easier in that one can follow other athletes, in fact After 4 events the series is wide open. We have race to finish in 12th place, but the courses are often subtly gaffled meaning you have to seen improving results from the youth, Ben after having lost 2 minutes in the follow your own plan for each leg and not get distracted Plowman in particular winning the last event. With early part of the course was unable by other riders. After 2 laps of the grueling climb, Mark 6 events counting towards the series and with six to pull back any places. Sarah Stodgell overtook Andy Conn on the final loop using his events still remaining, it is anybody’s guess who Bayliss finished in 36th place but technical ability to his advantage and was very pleased is going to be consistent. Interestingly, we need was disappointed to have made to finish in 38th place. Andy Conn finished in 43rd after to keep an eye on the M40/M45 in this series some basic errors in the middle acknowledging that challenging navigation at the end of a because they are producing the most consistent stages of the course. In the men’s two hour race doesn’t play to his advantage! podium places overall. races Andy Conn had a great ride to finish in 25th and Mark Stodgell MBO Score National Series For the women, Emily Benham had her best result of achieved his best international Mark Stodgell the weekend and best international result to date in the This is very similar to the MBO series, with nobody result to date with 30th place. W21E class and finished in 7th place. On the final loop dominating. But with 8 events to go and 6 events Many of the men were caught out she was racing in 13th place a few minutes behind five to count, there is still enough time to make a bid by the close controls and 15 elite athletes mispunched on the same control, a riders, but used her technical navigation skills to find for stardom! lesson which was learned by the later starters. controls with ease and overtake while the other athletes W orld Masters were looking elsewhere! Sarah Bayliss was prepared The middle distance was held in the same terrain with the start and finish for the long distance and had hoped to use her winter There is still time to enter the World MBO Masters located in the same place, on the plateau of open grassland covered in the endurance training to her advantage, but after making a competition in Poland from the 3-6 June, which sprint distance. The planner had cunningly used different areas of the map to few mistakes, she finished in 41st. coincides with the World Cup. The Masters looks keep competitors in new areas meaning navigation skills were as important. pretty gruelling with Ultra Long and Long events on Sarah Bayliss struggled with the physical course which had demanding hills and The weekend had its mixture of highs and lows for the consecutive days - all counting towards the overall challenging paths and finished a few places lower than her sprint result in 43rd. athletes with some personal best results for Emily and title. There are two ways to look at this - very tiring Emily Benham, despite having a fairly clean race, struggled with fatigue and Mark showing their winter training has started to pay off. or very good value for money. finished in 14th place. The men didn’t fair as well either with Mark Stodgell losing The next international races are the second round of the time when he crashed after hitting some fence wire, but managed a respectable World Cup in Poland from the 3rd - 6th June. 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18 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2010 19 Credit: Mike Rodgers Cmo petition Structure REVIEW – Phase 1 By Mike Hamilton Why are we reviewing the competition structure in orienteering? There are several reasons but the primary reason is that the recent Event restructuring from 5 to 3 levels of events and then the recent discussions about the need for a 4 tier event structure convinced the Board that there was confusion amongst orienteers at all levels about the difference between a competition and an event and that this lay at the core of much of the confusion and debate of the last two years.

Secondly there may be plenty of events, but is there any structure to the competitions being staged at those events or is it that there are just lots of events and standalone competitions? Interestingly I’ve been able to find several major reviews of competitions/events in the files plus a handful of other reviews that are associated and almost all of them highlight the need for a simple structure of competition – many making recommendations that are the same as in previous reviews and that appear not to have been implemented. C ore Outcomes of the Competition Survey The survey was completed by 4) What factors limit 8) What orienteering formats As with most sports, orienteering has a continuum including organisational matters. An event may • The control set-up: and members being asked to put 678 individual people. You will you attending more do you enjoy competing of participation usually called the participation include one or more competition. • Traditional (the controls have codes and the forward their views and ideas about find that many of the responses orienteering events or in? Please rate each 1 to 5 pathway that runs from beginner to international competitor is disqualified for mispunching) any changes to the competitions held confirm ideas you may have had activities? where 1 is low and 5 is high. and within this pathway there are groupings of Competition: Runners compete in races under • Micro-O (the controls have no codes, there in orienteering and to the competition previously, however the value of • Travel (costs and time) - 26% • Activities – 30% scored 4+ participants. Two significant groups are the large defined Competition Rules to determine a set of are extra nearby dummy controls, and the structure. the consultation is that there is • Opportunity - 17% • Sprint/Park – 49% scored 4+ number of participants that orienteer as a leisure winners, placings or qualifiers. competitor receives a penalty for mispunching now evidence to support those • Cost - 15% • City/Street – 39% scored 4+ activity and the smaller number of participants who – see the IOF Micro-O rules on the IOF web Sept 2010 Deadline for 2nd phase ideas. • Middle – 70% scored 4+ prepare seriously to compete. These two groups I’ve turned to the IOF as a source of descriptions site) consultation; feedback analysed 5) Would you orienteer • Long – 78% scored 4+ are strongly identified within the data collected in about the terms and types of orienteering and options, recommendations and 1) How long have you been more often if there was • Ultra-Long – 23% scored 4+ the recent survey and lead one to the conclusion competition: Hopefully these definitions are a good starting timescales for implementation drafted. orienteering? more opportunity and although 44% scored 1 that almost all events must cater for the leisure • The time of the competition: point and as the review develops we can add to The majority of respondents circumstance was ok? • Relays – 42% scored 4+ group whilst some will additionally cater for serious • Day (in daylight) the above descriptions as necessary. However we Dec 2010 Board to consider the (57%) have been orienteering 78% would orienteer more at • Team Events – 41% scored competition. • Night (in the dark) should always remember that keeping it simple is report and agree or not any options, for 20 years or more and 77% events and 62% would take 4+ • Who is taking part in the competition: good! recommendations and timescales have been orienteering for part in activity sessions. • Score Events – 39% scored We are now starting to build a picture of the • Individual (the individual performs for implementation that should 10 years or more. Therefore, 4+ groupings on the participation pathway and the independently) Current Competition and be presented for comment to while the survey has 6) What level of event do you number of people in those groupings. The survey • Relay (two or more team members run Event Situation associations, clubs and members. generated a mass of really look to enter? How often 9) How do you prefer to enter data and the participation data being collected consecutive individual races) No review would be complete without looking at good and useful data and do you attend in a year? an event? is enabling us to understand the participation • Team (two or more individuals collaborate) the current structure and the table on page 22 Feb 2011 Board to make final comments, this type of survey • Activities – 63% take part • 65% preferred to enter online pathway and should provide a foundation for the • Club (club members times or scores are ‘Current Competitions & Events’ is an attempt to decisions and implementation will does not address the newer twice or more a month • 33% preferred entry on the review of orienteering competitions. It is perhaps combined) categorise the competitions and events which be planned and marketed to the participants or the potential • Local Events – 77% take part day of value to note that the aim of the review is to • The way of determining the competition results: currently exist. The table sets out to list every type membership. members of the public who twice or more a month • 2% preferred postal entry see if the current competition structure meets the • Single-race competition (the result of one of competition and event that is currently taking might become participants. • Regional Events – 76% take needs of the sectors of the participation and talent single race is the final result. The competitors place in the fixtures list. Each row in the table So the next stage is to circulate part once or more every two 10) When you enter an event, pathways from beginner through to international. may compete in different races to determine contains a generic ‘type descriptor’ (Come & Try It the data from the survey whilst we 2) What motivates you to months do you select a course: winners in different classes) Event), an attempt to describe the ‘purpose’ and a continue to analyse it. We should be orienteer? Please rate the • National Events (if convenient) • To compete against people of Whilst ideally we would have wanted to reach • Multi-race competition (the combined results statement that describes the target audience. getting feedback on the data and on following on a scale of 1 – 54% take part once or more the same age – 33% the end of the competition review before we had of two or more races, held during one day or the other information contained in (little) to 10 (greatly) every 3 months • Appropriate to skill/fitness decided on the number of levels of events, the on several days, form the final result which In your experience do the events that you this article from committees, groups, • Performance – 7.95 on • National Events (further afield) level – 31% adoption of the 4 tier event structure at the AGM may be based on a points scoring system, participate in fit within this framework? If there are associations and clubs. It is obvious average with 82% rating it – 31% take part once or more • To compete against has somewhat superseded that situation. However league or ranking system) types of event or competition that do not, please let from the data that we must also 7-10 every 3 months participants of similar ability – events are not competition and we are hopeful • Qualification race competition (the us know with a brief description of the purpose and identify means to input the ideas and • Fitness - 7.25 on average • Major Events – 55% take part 14% that any recommendations from the competition competitors qualify for a final race through target audience. views of less experienced participants with 72% rating it 7-10 twice a year or more with • To compete against own review will be able to be implemented comfortably one or more qualification races in which – we value greatly what we have • Diversion - 7.05 on average 36% taking part only once a expectations – 12% alongside the 4 tier structure. they may be allocated to different heats. The We would also like you to feedback on the spread already collected but recognise that with 66% rating it 7-10 year • To compete against friends – competition’s result is that of the final only) of competition and events; should there be a better with 77% of survey returns being from • Social – 6.12 on average with 7% The core outcomes of the first phase consultation • The length (or format) of the race: spread across the calendar year? Should there participants with 10 years or more 49% rating it 7-10 7) In the main how far are are shown opposite although the analysis is • Long distance be a more geographic spread? Should there be experience, there is a need to increase • Family – 5.69 on average with you normally prepared 11) After participating/ continuing. • Middle distance more structure to the sequencing of events and the input from the less experienced. 49% rating it 7-10 and 19% to travel to participate in competing and if the • Sprint (could this be ‘Short’?) competitions? rating it 1 orienteering activities and weather is good do you: Developing a Common Language • Other distances You should be seeing some of the events? • Look at results posted on It is probably worthwhile trying to develop a • What is the nature of the terrain for the race: Where Next? ideas put forward for improving the 3) How often do you • Activities – 75% would travel club/event website – 28% ‘common language’ when talking about things to • Forest The timetable for the review contains the competition structure over the summer orienteer on average less than 40 minutes • Look at the results when do with events and competitions particularly since • Park following milestones: but in the meantime you should be across the year? • Local Events – 82% would posted at the event – 25% I have sat in well informed meetings and heard • Urban or City Nov 2009 Consultation commences with making any suggestion you may have 76% of respondents orienteer travel less than 60 minutes • Socialise with other people using the same word/phrase as someone • Other terrain explanatory notes and a survey to establish regarding competitions in orienteering 2 times a month or more • Regional Events – 82% would participants or friends – 25% else but meaning quite different things. Until we • The order in which controls are visited: members’ views on the current orienteering or the structure of these competitions. travel less than 120 minutes • Go home – 11% have our common language, misunderstanding • In a specific order (the sequence is competitions If you have views or ideas that you • National Events - 100% • Look at your position on the and confusion will prevail! prescribed) Feb 2010 1st phase consultation concludes have not presented during the initial would travel regardless of the ranking list after each ranking • In no specific order (the competitor is free to April 2010 The findings are made public consultation please feed them back to time to travel event – 8% Event: An orienteering meeting that takes place. choose the order) May 2010 2nd phase consultation of the findings, [email protected] The term encompasses all aspects of the event with committees, groups, associations, clubs

20 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2010 More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 21 Cmo petition Structure REVIEW – Phase 1 (continued) Sudden Oak Death Causes EVENTS UPDATES 12) Do you keep a record of your 14) Do you have a ‘plan’ to 15) Which of the below gives • Competing on a course with a By Helen Errington and Dave Peel, Event Managers performances? improve your orienteering you greatest satisfaction large number of participants of Concern to Orienteering Major Events ‘Yes’ – 52%, ‘No’ – 48% either in your head or on and enjoyment, please a similar standard – average 3.2 Many will have been concerned by articles in both national and By the time you read this another season of major events will have paper? rank the list with 1 being of • Winning your competition on a local press reporting worries about the future of our native oak passed thanks to the army of volunteers who make these events happen. 13) Do you analyse your ‘No’ – 55%, a surprisingly high most importance, use each course with few participants – woodlands due to a fungal type organism that has been found Thank you to all who have played their part, great or small. However in the south and west of the UK. These worries would have performance? figure that suggests many ranking number only once: average 4.0 2010 is not over with the Compass Sport Cup Final and British Schools been compounded by comments attributed to local Forestry • By talking to other competitors orienteers are ‘recreational’ • Producing a performance Championships in the autumn, along with many other events to look Commission managers stating that restrictions on access on your course – 25% rather than competitors. that is, for you, outstanding – 16) Are you motivated to forward to. would have to be introduced to any infected woodlands. So • By using software to do the 26% have a plan to improve average 1.9 orienteer by the following? are these concerns justified and are we likely to be faced with Mapping is nearly complete analysis i.e. Winsplits, splits and 13% talk with a coach, a • Winning your competition • The Ranking Scheme – 42% yet more restrictions on the sport of orienteering? browser etc – 23% figure surprisingly different to which had a large number of • The National Badge Scheme for the 2011 British Night Championships that are • By visually comparing results – that suggested from question competitors – average 2.9 – 17% Background being staged by Octavian 23% 13, although 6% do suggest • Completing a challenging • Other Factors – 42% Sudden Oak Death was the common name given to an infection of trees and shrubs in north-west America in the Droobers in Bentley Woods. • By using Routegadget – 23% they would talk to a coach if one course (you’re not bothered early 1990s that resulted in significant deaths to two of their The event looks likely to be • By talking with a coach – 2% was available. about the other competitors) – native species of oak. The organism attributed with causing be part of the UK Cup which average 2.9 these deaths was given the biological name of Phytophthora for Night O enthusiasts is Ramorum. great news as the profile of this Championship will be First identified in the UK in 2002 on an ornamental oak tree, P. raised and we should see an Current Competitions & Events Ramorum was found to have also infected a range of garden increase in competitors. TYPE DESCRIPTOR PURPOSE TARGET AUDIENCE shrubs and more recently has been found infecting both commercial and other ornamental tree species. It is giving Many people will have seen ‘Come & Try It’ Event An event used to market orienteering to Newcomers and beginners, entry for teams particular concern in the South West of England where it is the publicity for the JK 2011. newcomers and individuals infecting and possibly killing Japanese Larch. The event is developing Junior Event An event that provides good experience School aged children from beginner to the with a change to one of and informal competition for school aged more experienced, entry as individuals or as Control Measures the venues so now Tyrella children teams The Law requires that any new area of P. Ramorum infection South is being used for two Schools/Youth League Provides an enjoyable opportunity for School aged children from beginner to the must be notified to the Food and Environment Protection of the competitions. It is an school aged children to orienteer in a league more experienced, entry as individuals or as Agency. Land owners are then required to cut and burn any amazing area of complex competition run at a series of events teams infected material. Fine for small shrubs and young trees, but dunes and challenging what do you do with mature trees? enough to support an Novelty To motivate beginners and the more Club members and local community, entry individual competition and a relay. The In addition to these measures, the Forestry Commission is experienced by offering a variety of less by individuals or teams organising team have also been celebrating success recently as they have asking woodland users to remain on firm paths and to clean off common orienteering usually as informal secured a number of grants. This is fantastic news for the event and will their shoes before leaving an infected site. This is where the competition be used to promote the JK internationally. control measures are likely to affect orienteers, as already one An event that provides training opportunity A range of participants from beginner to the Colour Coded Event event in Cornwall has lost the use of 30% of a small woodland. and standalone competition for orienteers more experienced, entry by individuals or as Preparations are ramping up for major events further ahead with a teams In my opinion these restrictions are hard to justify given that the coordinator recently being appointed for the British Championships in 2012 that are being staged in the Lake District. The organising team is Series of Events A series of events that provide an enjoyable A range of participants local to the area from spores of this particular organism are highly mobile, both able also forming for the JK 2012 which will be based in Perthshire. The hunt is opportunity for people to orienteer; the beginner to the more experienced to move through the air as well as water. In addition, spores on for areas with the possibility of at least one new area to orienteering. series may be organised under a set of will attach themselves to the fur or feathers of the wild animals competition rules that includes a league that inhabit the woodland. That said, there are things we can do to show the responsible Feedback Club Championship Provide a formal competition usually Club Members that are experienced, If you competed in this year’s JK you should be aware of a competitor delivered at a single event for club members although course(s) for beginners may be run face of orienteering. Firstly, we can ensure that we have disinfectant footbaths or sprays strategically placed at the questionnaire that the Event Managers have created. In order to develop to compete against one another and enjoy a in parallel events it is important to get the views of competitors so if you haven’t sociable environment finish of events and that we encourage competitors to use them. Secondly, we should remind competitors of the completed the questionnaire already then please do so. This process of Regional League Provide orienteers with a series of formal Club Members that are experienced, importance of washing their running kit in hot water once they review will be repeated for other events so please take the time to give us competitions that are linked together by the although course(s) for beginners may be run get home; something one would hope that they would be doing your opinions of the good and the bad so we can learn and develop. regional association into a league in parallel anyway! Regional Event An event that provides formal competition, Experienced orienteers from a wide The views and experiences of event officials are also of importance so the Event Managers are involved in the organisers review of this year’s JK. both standalone and as part of the ranking catchment area; course(s) for beginners may Peter Brett Learning generated by this year’s major events is also included into the scheme, for competent orienteers across a be run in parallel Environment Officer reasonably wide catchment area program of the Major Event Officials Conference so good practice can be taken forward to future events. Holiday Events An event that provides opportunity for Experienced orienteers from a wide orienteers UK wide to compete either catchment area particularly those interested Entry Closing Dates formally or informally in parts of the UK they in organising a holiday in the area; course(s) Entry closing dates are always a contentious issue and late entries cause may not normally experience, perhaps as for beginners may be run in parallel extra work for volunteers. What has become apparent is that there is no part of a holiday clear policy which leaves each event’s entries secretary developing their National Competition Provide formal competition which is both Experienced orienteers from a UK wide own and having to field many enquiries, phones call and emails. At times (FCC, YBT, BOCs, etc) standalone and/or a part of the ranking catchment area; course(s) for beginners may these can be abusive which is unacceptable. A pragmatic approach is scheme or wider competition, for orienteers be run in parallel needed as we can all make mistakes and many people have genuine UK wide reasons for a late entry. What is essential is clarity and consistency and World Ranking Event An event that includes formal competition for Orienteers wishing to gain points for World the Event Managers are developing a policy on this. international orienteers to gain IOF ranking Ranking scheme points Event Managers We have now been in place as Event Mangers for six months and our Home International Events An event that provides formal standalone International orienteers selected by their initial focus has been with the major events. What has become clear with competition for international orienteers on Home Nation this involvement is that the role needs greater clarity and organisational behalf of the Home Nations structures need refining if these events are to meet their full potential and International Events An event that provides formal standalone International orienteers selected by their volunteers are to benefit from the continuity they can provide and the competition for international orienteers on country transfer of good practices from event to event. behalf of the IOF

22 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2010 More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 23 TRAIL O B aDGE aWARDS to Easter 2010 Congratulations to the following orienteers who have recently claimed their awards. Awards are available from: Trail O GOLD SILVER Left: Braunton Burrows W40 Dawn Figg (HH) W14 Helen Ockenden (SROC) Chris Boycott, 13 Dawlish Avenue, Credit: Knud Vogelius Champions M12 Daniel Selby (SROC) M10 Jacob Roberts (SROC) Stafford, ST17 0EU on receipt of all M16 Matt Nash (SROC) relevant details, the appropriate fee The JK 2010 Trail-O competition was held on sections of Below: Cookworthy Forest Cookworthy Forest on the Saturday and the sand dunes of Credit: Knud Vogelius John Ockenden (SROC) BRONZE (cheque made payable to British Crow Point, Braunton on the Sunday. There was a close fought M16/JM5M Aidan Chavasse (DEE) W40 Kathy Dale (MAROC) Orienteering) and an appropriate SAE competition over the weekend amongst the competitors, many M14 Luke Houghton (SROC) (A4 size with a large letter postage with long international experience. M18 Ben Selby (SROC) stamp for certificates). Brian Parker (planner of JK Day 2 Trail-O), having a naval background, has a sharper eye for shipwrecks than most. So it was Details Required: that a wreck, 160m from the nearest land, was included on the a) Name and age class of claimant Braunton Burrows Trail-O map. The wreck featured in the solution b) The organizing club (it is not helpful to just name the event area or an event, such as November Classic or SOL 10) and dates of the 3 events, which to control 9, where the wreck (340m away), the correct control and the must be within a 2-year timespan. Back claims are possible if I can retrieve the relevant records from the Internet. viewing point were all in line. Quite a lot of mistakes were made at this control as not c) Position and time of claimant in each event. everyone thought to look out to sea for inspiration! d) Club and British Orienteering membership number of claimant. e) The standard being claimed. The eventual winner of the JK competition, combining the results over the two days, was Anne Woven cloth badge: £1.50 Certificate: £0.50 Age flash (e.g. M60 or JW2): £0.50 Straube of Octavian Droobers, the 2008 World Trail-O Champion competing for her native Germany. Ian Ditchfield of Mole Valley was a close second, separated from Anne only on penalty Position Men Club Points Position (overall) Women Club Points times. RANKINGS Congratulations to 1 Oliver Johnson SYO 8340 1 (33) Sarah Rollins BAOC 7896 Oliver Johnson (SYO) In the Paralympic class, Christian Gieseler of OLG Siegerland was the winner, ahead of Dave Gittus 2 Matthew Speake INT 8295 2 (48) Pippa Archer CLOK 7788 of WRE, another former World Champion. and Sarah Rollins (BAOC) who were 3 Scott Fraser INT 8272 3 (68) Grace Crane BOK 7710 ranked as the number 4 Duncan Archer CLOK 8271 4 (85) Helen Bridle ESOC 7674 one male and female 5 Graham Gristwood SHUOC 8256 5 (87) Charlotte Watson WCOC 7667 orienteers in Great Bi r tish Trail O 6 Matthew Crane BOK 8203 6 (96) Rachael Elder SYO 7633 Champions Britain. The top ten male and female 7 Oleg Chepelin INT 8175 7 (120) Helen Palmer NOC 7544 The British Trail Orienteering Championships were held orienteers (End April 8 Nick Barrable SYO 8112 8 (123) Aine McCann LVO 7538 at Hednesford Camp on 2010) were: 9 Murray Strain INT 8098 9 (138) Hollie Orr CLYDE 7505 Cannock Chase, on a course 10 Jonathan Crickmore SO 8058 10 (142) Karen Poole CLOK 7492 set by former World Trail-O Champion Dave Gittus (WRE).

The Open class resulted in a dead-heat for first place between Ian Ditchfield (MV) and John Kewley (MDOC) both of whom got Junior winners Alex Crosby and Tanya 22 correct controls out of Cooper with organiser Marlene Palmer a possible 25, and who had identical aggregate decision times of 39 seconds for following a the four timed controls. Ian and scientific conference, John are therefore joint British John was stranded Champions in the Open class. in Scandinavia A sample of the British Trail O by volcanic dust. map at Hednesford John had an interesting journey However he made to the British Championships as good use of the situation by attending a two-day Pre-O event in Norway. He then Trail O made his way home using the Ranking ferry to Harwich and a journey Scheme involving 5 trains back to the Work on a Trail Orienteering North West. However he isn’t ranking scheme as an aid to claiming that the Norwegian team selection has recently training was instrumental in his been completed. It will be win as it doesn’t have a lot in used to make selections common with Cannock Chase! for the European Trail Orienteering Championships The Paralympic class was won to be held in Bollnäs, by Dick Keighley (WIM), who was Sweden from the 4th-6th also 3rd overall with 22 points but August and the World Trail took longer for the timed controls. Orienteering Championships that follow on in Trondheim, Ruth Rhodes won the standard Norway from the 8th-13th course and joint junior winners August. were Alex Crosby (NATO) and Ian Ditchfield and John Kewley with their Tanya Cooper (EBOR). trophies at BTOC Credit: Dick Keighley Reports by Christine Roberts and Dick Keighley

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