Happy New Year!
Post date: Jan 08, 2016 10:2:15 PM
We would like to wish all our members and supports a very Happy New Year! The 2016 Orienteering calendar is jam packed with events taking place at a local, national and international level. 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 2016 orienteering season a great one.
ORIENTEERING COLLEGE CAMPUS SPRINT SERIES 2016
Dates: February 6th, February 13th, March 12th and March 19th
Locations: TCD, UCD, UL, Mary I and UCC
Further Info:
www.facebook.com/Sprint-the-Irish-Campus-Series-2016-997775386949595/
In Spring 2016, you are all invited to take part in a series of Orienteering Sprint Races around the University Campuses of TCD, UCD, UL, Mary I and UCC.
Race 1 February 6th, Trinity College Dublin
Race 2 February 13th, University College Dublin
Race 3 March 12th, AM: Mary Immaculate College, PM: University of Limerick
Race 4 March 19th, University College Cork
JAN KJELLSTROM (JK) INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ORIENTEERING 2015
Dates: March 25th to March 28th
Location: Yorkshire, UK
Further Info: www.thejk.org.uk
The JK is the UK's premier annual multi-day competition, attracting orienteers from around the world. This year the 50th JK festival of Orienteering will take place in the Yorkshire. The weekend comprises four days of top-class competition:
Day 1 Friday March 25th, Sprint Race, Leeds University
Day 2 Saturday March 26th, Individual Race, Wass Forest
Day 3 Sunday March 27th, Individual Race, Kilnsey
Day 4 Monday March 28th, Relays, Storthes Hall
CORKO TRAINING WEEKEND
Dates: April 9th to April 10th
Location: Sheeps Head Peninsula
Hone your orienteering navigational skills by joining us on our training weekend. With a full day dedicated to training on the open terrain on the Sheeps Head you will learn or refresh the key orienteering skills. The following day you will get to put your skills to the test at one of our Munster League events which will take place on similar terrain.
IRISH ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016
Dates: April 29th to May 2nd
Location: Waterford
Day 1 Friday April 29th: Irish Sprint Championship, Waterford IT Main Campus
Day 2 Saturday April 30t: Irish Middle Distance Championship, Coumshingaun, Comeragh Mountains
Day 3 Sunday May 1st: Irish Long Distance Championships, Mahon Falls, Comeragh Mountains
Day 4 Monday May 2nd: Irish Relay Championships, Towers, Lismore Estate
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 2016
Dates: Tuesday evenings from May 10th - July 19th
Location: Various locations around Cork city and county.
Further Info: www.corko.net
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.
LEINSTER THREE DAY
Dates: June 4th to June 6th
Location: Wicklow
Further Info: www.leinster3day2016.org
You are all invited to participate at the Leinster 3-Day Orienteering competition. This is the first time ever that an orienteering event of this nature has been staged in Ireland: where five clubs in one area will work together to provide three days of high quality orienteering in the Wicklow Mountains, located just south of Dublin, Ireland's capital city.
Day 1 Saturday June 4th, Glendoo Ridge, Wicklow
Day 2 Sunday June 5th, Lough Firrib, Wicklow
Day 3 Monday June 6th, Scarr, Wicklow