posted 2 Mar 2015, 04:51 by Elaine Sheridan
The 2015 orienteering season is full with great
orienteering events taking place locally, nationally and
internationally. Several of our committee members have already added
some exciting events to their orienteering diaries and all agreed we
should encourage more of our members and followers to do the same.
So
we've identified a few events that will be taking place at various
interesting and challenging destinations in the next few months that we
would like you to consider participating in. A brief synopsis of these
events and more importantly their dates are listed below. Some are at
nearby locations while others are a little further afield but all offer
unique and diverse orienteering terrain.
CorkO was
well represented at all the provincial and National Championships last
year and we would be delighted to see members donning our club colours
and participating at these events again this year. So I hope you can
find something that would appeal to you in the events summarised below
and maybe we can persuade you to get active in partaking and sharing the
journey and experience with fellow club mates. Perhaps some of these
events could be incorporated into your holiday plans.
If
you are intrigued by any of the events and want to know more please do
get in touch. Furthermore, several of these events are being planned and
organised by CorkO so if you are prepared to get involved and help out
in anyway at any of these events we would be delighted to hear from you. I hope we can inspire you to new orienteering goals this year and make your 2015 orienteering season a great one.
| MUNSTER LEAGUE #3
Date: Sunday March 22nd Location: Seefin (The Nagles), Ballyhooly, Co. Cork
The third event in this year's Munster League will take place in Seefin in
the Nagles mountains of North Cork, near Killavullen. With several
courses on offer, there is something to suit everyone, including
beginners and those returning to the sport. Come along for a body-brain
work-out. The
map scale is 1:10,000 and the landscape is mostly open forest with a
good road network and many earthwalls and streams. As nearly all of the
wood is between 800 and 1,000 feet in altitude on a North facing
hillside there are relatively few brambles and no rhododendron. |
| JAN KJELLSTROM (JK) INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ORIENTEERING 2015 Dates: April 3rd - 6th 2015 Location: Lake District, UK
The
JK is the UK's premier annual multi-day competition, attracting
orienteers from around the world. This year the 49th JK festival of
Orienteering will take place in the Southern Lake District. The weekend
comprises four days of top-class competition:
Day 1 Friday 3 April: Sprint (WRE) & TempO at Lancaster University
Day 2 Saturday 4 April: Individual Race, Ulpha Park and Barrow Fell & Pre-O at Haverigg Dunes
Day 3 Sunday 5 April: Individual Race, Bigland
Day 4 Monday 6 April: Relays, Graythwaite
Already
a good number of CorkO members have entered this event and the club has
also entered three Relay teams. Entries are still open so if you are
looking for something different to do this Easter weekend than why not
consider a trip to the Lake District. |
 | LEINSTER ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 Dates: April 19th 2015 Location: Lough Firrib, Wicklow Mountains National Park, Wicklow
Lough
Firrib is located in the upland mountain area of the Wicklow Mountains
National Park. The competition area itself is south and west of the
Turlough Hill reservoir, taking in the upland bog area around Lough
Firrib and Conavalla as well as the valleys west of Fair Mountain and
south of Turlough Hill. The area is 100% open with little or no paths or
fences. The terrain is highly varied, ranging from flat open firm
ground to steep valleys with low vegetation. There are areas of exposed
and intricate naturally formed peat hags, open mountainside with low
vegetation and extensive boulder fields as well as some areas of
undulating terrain with mixed cover.
Anyone
who attended last years Irish Orienteering Classic Distance race on
this map might be interested in returning to the area. Perhaps the
conditions might be a little better this time around and competitors
might be afforded an opportunity to appreciate the stunning views this
area has to offer when not concealed by dense fog!
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| IRISH ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 Dates: May 1st to 4th 2015 Location: Close to Lisburn ~10km South West of Belfast
The
Lisburn City Festival of Orienteering that will take place over the May
Bank Holiday weekend and is being organised by Lagan Valley Orienteers.
The competitions will take place in or close to Lisburn that is 10k
South West of Belfast. The core of the Festival are the Irish
Championship Sprint, Long Distance, Relay, and TrailO competitions but
it has taken on a sprint/urban bias with the addition of a Sprint Relay
race in the IOF World Championship format, and the staging of the
inaugural Lisburn City Race that will form part of the UK Urban League.
In addition, an International Orienteering Federation World Ranking
Event will be held as part of the Irish Sprint Championships, with the
WRE being organised in conjunction with Great Eastern Navigators.
Day 1 Friday May 1st: Irish Sprint Championship, Laurelhill Sportszone Day 2 Saturday May 2nd: Irish Long Distance Championship, Slieve Croob Day 3 Sunday May 3rd: Irish Relay Championships, Hillsborough Forest Day 4 Monday May 4th: Sprint Relay Race and Lisburn City Race, The Island Centre
CorkO
will be keen to enter some Rebel Relay Teams in the Irish Relay
Championship and would encourage all attending to give the relay race a
go. It is a fun and social event and a great why to meet fellow
orienteers who are always willing to discuss post race analysis with the
competitors they've been racing and chasing on the day. | | | CORKO SUMMER LEAGUE 2015 Dates: Tuesday evenings from May 12th - July 21st
Location: Various locations around Cork city and county.
With
11 events in our Summer league there will be a variety of destinations
and challenges to suit all for beginners to seasoned orienteers. This
also means our club will require a lot of planners, controllers and
organisers to ensure the league runs smoothly. So if you would be
prepared to get involved and help in anyway we would be thrilled to hear
from you. |
| 19TH SHAMROCK O-RINGEN 2015 Date: 30th May - 1st JuneLocation: Glengarriff, Cork
The
Shamrock O-Ringen is a 3-day orienteering event, organised every 2
years by Cork Orienteering Club in the South Western corner of Ireland.
The competition attracts orienteers from all over the world to compete
on our unique terrain on the Western shores of Europe. In 2015, the
Shamrock will take place on the beautiful and challenging terrain near
Glengarriff, Co. Cork Ireland.
Day 1 Saturday May 30th, Cobdubh (Middle Distance) Day 2 Sunday May 31st, Shrone Hill (Classic Distance) Day 3 Monday June 1st, Gaill Beag (Chasing Starts)
This
is a major event for our club to undertake and we would encourage
everyone to consider entering. Completing three tough days of
orienteering is this stunning location will be an achievement in itself.
Previous Shamrock O-Ringen's have had over 200 entrants many of whom
were international orienteers who journeyed to our shores to compete
in this unique event. To ensure the efficient staging of this event our
club will require a large number of helper to assist with various jobs
over the duration of this busy weekend. So if you are intrigued and
interested in getting involved in anyway please do get in touch. |
| JUKOLA 2015 Date: 13th-14th June 2015
Location: Paimio, Finland
The Jukola Relay is an orienteering relay competition with seven legs
covering a distance of over 85km with legs ranging from 8km to 15km and an anticipated winning time of over 8 hours. The
sun sets at 10:58 p.m. on Saturday, June 13th, and rises at 4:01
a.m. on Sunday, June 14th. The race will tentatively start at 11 p.m. on
Saturday, June 13th, as a mass start. So the early team runners will be
competing in the dusk/dark while the last team runners will get to
enjoy the daylight.
The Jukola Relay 2015, Louna-Jukola, will take place in Paimio, in the
vicinity of Turku. Louna-Jukola will provide fast but challenging
terrain, typical of Southwest Finland. World’s best clubs are competing in Jukola and Venla relays. For most
teams, compiled of friends or work pals, the challenge is to pass the
same courses as the best orienteers in the world. Come and experience
the grand event of orienteering in summer night!
This maybe one
of our clubs most ambitions participation goals. A few of our members
are keen to enter a CorkO team in this years event. So if you want to
impress your friends with some unique and testing holiday plans than why
not consider joining team CorkO for an very unusual adventure. Let me
know if you've any interest in getting involved. |
If you are intrigued and wish to find out more or join team CorkO at any of these events please do contact us. |
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