Club competitions 2026
SO at the 2017 CSC final
It's that time of the year when the club captain has to start sorting out entries for the various interclub competitions that are taking place in the first half of the year, namely the CompassSport Cup heat, the JK Relays and the BOC Relays. As in previous years I will be taking entries via Racesignup, please use the links below since these will not be visible on the Racesignup home page.
The CompassSport Cup is the national inter-club team competition and is structured so that any club member can enter - with the 25 scorers coming from a range of different age classes. It consists of a regional heat and a final and this year the final is being held in the Ashdown Forest so it would be great to qualify for that. The heat is being organised by Guildford Orienteers at Chobham Common on Sunday 22nd February. Note that there have been significant changes to the competition format this year so you might end up running a different course to that which you may have run in previous years. Although entries are officially made by club captains I have set up a Racesignup page for SO members to use for entry (deadline 1st Feb) which I shall then use for start time allocation and the formal entry process. Enter the course that you would prefer to run, although I may change this for strategic purposes. Note that this page is not visible from the racesignup home page and can only be accessed by those with the appropriate link. Also note that car parking will be very tight at the event and so I will endeavour to co-ordinate transport sharing.
The BOC relays are being held in South Wales, near Port Talbot and the JK relays near Pitlochry in Scotland. I have set up another Racesignup page for both of these relays (deadlines 10th Feb and 1st March repectively). Note that the next closing date for BOC and JK individual days is Jan 31st.
As in previous years the club has agreed to subsidize the entries for all of the above and this will be reflected in the Racesignup pages.