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- Prizes for Juniors at Tilgate Park
- Juniors are encouraged to bring their Sprint Certificates to the final round of the Sprint Series where there will be prizes for all cards with stickers.
- 11th Aug 10. In the News Section
- Sprint Champions decided at Hove Park?
- On a wet and windy night in Hove Park there were some top performances. Kenny Leitch hit the magic 5000pts total which will take some beating. Julia Jarvis opened up a huge 250pt lead - but with two races to go many of the other age classes remain wide open.…
- 11th Aug 10. In the News Section
- Euan and Alex’s Racing Inferno Event - Results
- Event Results. It was a successful evening for SO Juniors Euan Marsh and Alex Lines who planned this week’s club night. The one hour event saw competitors tackle micro-o, score orienteering and sprint orienteering. Photos are here.
- 21st Jul 10. In the News Section
- Sprint points awarded after Withdean Park
- The updated sprint tables can be found here. Photos by John Faller are here. Next week the park tour continues at Great Walstead school with round 3.
- 04th Jul 10. In the News Section
- Brand new map for round 2 of the Sprint Series
- Thanks to Tim Carder’s efforts over the winter months, we had a new map of a brand new area for the sprint race at Withdean Park, Brighton on Sat 3rd July.
- 01st Jul 10. In the News Section
- First points on the table for the 2010 Sprint Series
- Success for Robert Sweatman and Julia Jarvis on the opening day of the 2010 Sussex Sprint Series. Tables.
- 01st Jul 10. In the News Section
- Devil’s Dyke Trail Race results
- Thanks to Steve Morris and the Drakes for their help with the results. The preliminary drafts: Trail Results and Short Course Results. The photos are here.
- 23rd Jun 10. In the News Section
- Photos from the SO Club Handicap
- Photos from today’s handicap event are here.
- 05th Jun 10. In the News Section
- RouteGadget for Devil’s Dyke
- RouteGadget is available here. An updated results file is needed for the animation part, but as soon as this is available then it will be uploaded. In the mean time, routes can be recorded.
- 17th Apr 10. In the News Section
- Hove Street-O 2 Mar ‘10 - Results
- The results from this evening’s race are here.
- 02nd Mar 10. In the News Section
- SO winners at OO Trophy
- There were plenty of Southdowns winners at this morning’s Occasional Orienteers Trophy and South East Championships. Photos are here and the full results here.
- 07th Feb 10. In the News Section
- Alan Velecky to run for England
- Three Southdowners have been picked by the England selectors for Interland 2010. Congratulations to Alan Velecky (M40), Nicholas Jarvis (M14 travelling reserve) and Julia Jarvis (W40 reserve).
- 04th Jan 10. In the News Section
- Video and results for Brighton City Race
- The video made by Alex can be viewed on YouTube, and the Overall Results and the King of the Lanes Results are also available. Photos.
- 15th Dec 09. In the News Section
- Top performances from SO in Southern Night Champs
- Southdowns’ Junior Men picked up all the trophies in the junior and elite classes, while the SO women performed strongly in the veteran competitions.
- 29th Nov 09. In the News Section
- Club Night registers 1,000 attendances
- The British Orienteering website today acknowledged that the SO club night initiative has recorded a total participation level of more than 1000.
- 23rd Nov 09. In the News Section
- Juniors take over Club Night
- Tuesday Night juniors James Cowley and Josh Freed made it a 1-2 for the M14’s in a score competition organised by Euan Marsh and Alex Lines.
- 04th Nov 09. In the News Section
- Stoughton RouteGadget for Green and Short Green
- RouteGadget has now been fixed for runners that competed on the Green or Short Green courses at Stoughton on 4 October 2009. Plot your routes here.
- 15th Oct 09. In the News Section
- RouteGadget available for Stoughton Regional
- Draw your route here: Stoughton
- 07th Oct 09. In the News Section
- Julia Jarvis and Neil Crickmore - Sprint Champions 2009
- The series tables have been updated to include all seven races from this summer’s championships. Photos are here. If you have any thoughts or comments on improving the series for next year, please contact the organiser Robert Lines via the Contacts page.
- 19th Sep 09. In the News Section
- Sussex Sprint Final at Lancing Manor
- It’s the final round of the sprint series this Saturday 19 September 2009. With the best three scores to count from seven, many of the classes are still wide open. More than 200 people have contested the championships and the current tables can be viewed here. Please check that your…
- 16th Sep 09. In the News Section
- Evenings draw in at Tuesday night events
- Darkness added to the challenge of last night’s mini sprints competition as the evenings have started to draw in. The results across the three races were fairly consistent with fastest women Noemi de la Fuente, fastest junior Josh Freed and overall winner Neil Crickmore completing each race in the shortest…
- 26th Aug 09. In the News Section
- Noemi de la Fuente and Kenny Leitch win Brighton Shop-O
- Regular club nighter Noemi de la Fuente was the fastest women last night on the shopping streets of Brighton, collecting 17 shops in less than 50 minutes. Leading man and overall winner was Kenny Leitch who collected all but one of the potential 24 shops, running a total of 6.5…
- 19th Aug 09. In the News Section
- Street Score Tips for Success
- Ahead of the Brighton Shop-O race, there are some tips on how to collect as many controls as possible in one hour at the following link: Score Tips.
- 17th Aug 09. In the News Section
- Registration at Hove Park Cafe for Tuesday’s Street Race
- Tomorrow night’s ‘Brighton Shop-O’ event will start and finish in Hove Park, adjacent to the cafe and tennis courts at the southern end of the park. The forecast for tomorrow evening is warm and sunny. The event starts at 7.30pm and the full details can be found here.
- 17th Aug 09. In the News Section
- Velecky and Jarvis selected for England team
- Southdowners Alan Velecky and Julia Jarvis (reserve) have been selected for this year’s Veteran Home Internationals which take place in November in the Peak District. Alan is at a peak in his orienteering career, having been crowned M40 British Champion in February.
- 15th Aug 09. In the News Section
- Points allocated for planners in Sprint Series
- The tables have been updated to include the points allocated for the planners of the first 6 events. The points are calculated as the average of planner’s competitive runs in the other races of the series. Planners’ points are shown in blue. Tables.
- 14th Aug 09. In the News Section
- Veteran sprint classes most popular across the SE
- Four clubs in the SE are represented in the medal positions of the Sussex Sprint Championships. Dartford’s Steve Brockbank leads the men’s SuperVet class ahead of Jim Parker (SO) and Mike Perry (SAX). In the Vet class Neil Crickmore is being chased down by Ian Ditchfield (MV) and Alan Hickling…
- 12th Aug 09. In the News Section
- Julia and Nick Jarvis move to top the tables
- After five rounds of the Sprint series the tables are starting to shape up. Nick Jarvis is now the leading Junior, with Julia leading the senior women’s competition. Novice orienteer Alan Flitton has put in some excellent performances and is in danger of picking up a medal in the senior…
- 12th Aug 09. In the News Section
- Forty Juniors and Adults give Orienteering a go in Hove Park
- The summer series has always been intended as a path into orienteering, and yesterday evening in Hove Park a total of forty non-club runners had a go at the sport. The vast majority went round in groups and everyone seemed to have a good time. We are meeting at the…
- 12th Aug 09. In the News Section
- Forty Juniors and Adults have a go at Orienteering
- A total of 40 non-club runners had a go at the sport yesterday evening in Hove Park. The vast majority went round in groups and everyone seemed to have a good time. We are meeting at the cafe again next Tuesday for a street race at 7.30pm. Details.
- 12th Aug 09. In the News Section
- Ian Ditchfield wins Hove Park
- It was a win for the Mole Valley runner on a warm and sunny evening in Hove Park. Alex Lines was second on his home turf, with Julia Jarvis first women and third overall all. Photos. Results. Championship tables will be available early on Wednesday evening.
- 11th Aug 09. In the News Section
- Scarcity of Junior Women in Summer Sprint Series
- It looks as though this year’s Sprint series could be the most popular to date. However, in the first four races there has only been one junior women competitor. If you know any potential junior orienteers, then please encourage them to come along to Tuesday evening’s race in Hove Park.…
- 09th Aug 09. In the News Section
- Record numbers attend Horsham Park Sprint
- It was a win for SO Club Captain Neil Crickmore against the largest summer sprint field in the history of the series. Fastest women Jennie Pullin looks likely to challenge Anna Chapman as the series progresses. One hundred and fifteen individuals and groups registered at the event, with more than…
- 25th Jul 09. In the News Section
- Hove Park Race included in 2009 Sprint Series
- The Hove Park Sprint race scheduled for Tuesday evening 11 August 2009 will produce ranking points towards the 2009 Sussex Sprint Championships. The best three scores from a potential seven will be counted. Race details here. The 3.6K Sprint course includes 30 controls, Orange has 20 controls.
- 22nd Jul 09. In the News Section
- Jonathan Crickmore wins at Warden Park
- In a Sprint field of more than 60 competitors, British Champion Crickmore (M16) won at Warden Park and picked up a series high of 1329 points. In second place was Swansea Bay OC runner Andrew Hill, followed by Southdowner Neil Crickmore. Results and Tables.
- 19th Jul 09. In the News Section
- Nick Barrable wins at The Hawth
- It was a win for former British Sprint Champion Barrable, but in second place was junior Nick Jarvis (M14) who was the fastest SO competitor on the day. Results, Tables, Photos.
- 12th Jul 09. In the News Section
- Excitement at Preston Park as Sprint race kicks off the summer series
- There were some great courses at Saturday’s event, and plenty of post-race talking points. Photos and Results. In 2008 there was controversy over competitors jumping the rose beds, and in 2009 there was plenty more of the same. One commentator on the forum suggested we were all taking it just…
- 06th Jul 09. In the News Section
- Flower beds and other out of bounds areas
- There was a great deal of interest in the rules surrounding out of bounds (OOB) areas at last year’s Preston Park Sprint event. The discussion is still available for runners planning to compete on Saturday. Click here.
- 02nd Jul 09. In the News Section
- Sussex Sprint Series 2009
- This year’s competition will use the best three scores from a potential six races. Points are scored using a system similar to the BOF ranking scheme, in a normal range 700 – 1,300. The par score will be 1,000 points per race. Tim Carder’s challenging series opener in Preston Park…
- 30th Jun 09. In the News Section
- Self-service for club members at 2009 Sprint Series
- The first of this year’s sprint series is on Saturday 4 July in Preston Park. To avoid the need to queue for either maps or registration, club members are advised to bring their own dibbers and payment in the correct change.
- 30th Jun 09. In the News Section
- Robert Sweatman wins Devil’s Dyke Trail-O
- Despite a 20 year absence from orienteering, Portsmouth based Sweatman beat Southdowner Simon Thraves into second place by almost four minutes. At the mid-point water station, the Pompey runner had opened up a sizeable lead which stood him in good stead for the descent into the Dyke. Conditions were dry…
- 24th Jun 09. In the News Section
- Hove Seafront Street-O
- For the first time this summer, the club night session will take runners south to the seafront at Hove. The aim will be to score points by answering clues at locations on the brand new Hove Seafront street map. Details are here.
- 07th Jun 09. In the News Section
- SOG19 Cowdray Forest Results, RouteGadget and WinSplits
- Cowdray Forest Results, RouteGadget and WinSplits. On the Blue course, 13 runners from the top 20 finishers have now recorded their routes. It only takes two or three minutes, so why not stick yours on too…
- 09th May 09. In the News Section
- SO Regional at Winkins - RouteGadget
- Plot your route on RouteGadget. The results are available here, and there are photos of the early finishers from John Faller here.
- 19th Apr 09. In the News Section
- South Downs National Park
- It has been more than 60 years in the making but today sees the South Downs become England’s 10th and the United Kingdom’s 15th National Park.
- 31st Mar 09. In the News Section
- Circuit Training at Club Night
- This coming Tuesday 10 March 2009 at 7.30pm it’s circuit training at Blatchington Mill Sports Hall. Always a popular work-out session with music from a top local DJ.
- 07th Mar 09. In the News Section
- Indoor hockey at this week’s Club Night
- It’s an evening of indoor hockey this Tuesday 24 February 2009. It’s a great sport for all round fitness with plenty of running involved. This week we will be joined by some ‘professional’ indoor hockey players who will be able to provide coaching on the basic skills as well as…
- 21st Feb 09. In the News Section