Park-O P2Preston ParkSat 17 June, 2023
Near: Brighton
Level of event: Local
Type of event:
Race
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Park O Series Info
Park-Os are friendly club events, usually in parks or school grounds, where children and newcomers are very welcome. These are fun events where you can get a feeling for the sport – you can walk or run, go as a group or on your own or challenge your navigation at high speed against some of our top competitive orienteers. Yellow and Orange courses are suitable for children to run on their own with a bit of practice. Adults are welcome to shadow children until they are confident to go on their own. Sprint courses are run or walked by any age group.
The Park-O series takes place in the early summer and early Autumn and is 8 events this year. Certificates are awarded for the best placed in a variety of age categories.
Location Info
Nearest town: Brighton
- Postcode: *
- Lat,Lng:50.84306,-0.14551
- Grid Ref:
- Google Map
- Streetmap (OS 50k)
- Bing Map (OS 50k)
- OpenStreetMap
* Postcodes are not very precise in some areas, so don't rely on them for an exact location.
Directions / Parking
There is free parking inside the park accessed from Preston Drove just before the junction with Preston Park Avenue until 2pm and limited free parking on Preston Drove and on the roads to the north. Parking is £1 per hour on Preston Park Avenue to the east
Course Information
Sprint (3.4km), Orange (2.3km) and Yellow (1.6km) courses
Entry Details
Online entries only via Racesignup.co.uk.
Newcomers are welcome and eligible for a free trial session - if you'd like to reserve a map or discuss the event please email our membership secretary.
Entries close 8pm the day before, there will be no entry on the day.
Sprint £4.00, Orange £2.00, Yellow £2.00, SO Juniors free using the regular code
SI-card hire £1 (£0.5 for juniors) or £2 (£1) for a SIAC to allow contactless punching
Registration open
From 9:45 to 10:45
Start Times
From 10:30 - 11:30. Courses close 12:30.
Miscellaneous
Note slightly later start due to the Park Run taking place at 9am.
The SI tent and start and finish will all be close to the parking area near the SE corner of the velodrome.
Please also note that there is also a lot of junior football training that starts at 10.00, so the parking area is very busy around this time. Courses have been planned to avoid the football areas, which has added slightly to the distance for the Sprint course.
Contacts / Officials
Planner: Vish & Zavi Patel
Organiser:
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