There is a club training event on Leith Hill from 10 to 2 on Saturday the 13th of March.
We’ve got a good number of SLOWies who have said they are keen but we’re not over subscribed by any means so we’re thinking of offering it out to other clubs, unless there is a sudden flurry of SLOW interest….! Can you let me know ASAP if you’re interested.
The training will be suitable for all, and if there is anything you’d be particularly interested in working on let me know (nicolajanemorris (at) yahoo.co.uk)now and we’ll try and factor it in…
Nicky King
Posted on 8 March 2010 at 16:04:19.
The Kingston Street O, which was scheduled for Tuesday 12 January, has been postponed by 1 week to Tuesday 19 January.
Streets are starting to clear but we can’t be sure that it will have all gone by Tuesday night.
If you’ve already let me know you’re coning and still are, no need to tell me again. However, I’ve had very few responses (due to the weather maybe?) so please let me know if you’re thinking of coming so I can plan for the food and drink in particular.
Full details
Matthias Mahr
Posted on 10 January 2010 at 21:59:51.
SLOW member Ed Catmur finished in an impressive second place in this year’s Aonach Mor Uphill Race, leading for much of the way and finishing in 27:21. The race, organised on New Year’s Day every year by Lochaber AC, is 4km long with a 600m climb to the gondola summit station. There were 90 runners, braving thick snow and icy conditions at this year’s race. Results.
Ed was running in the race as part of JOK’s annual winter trip to the Highlands. He finished the week by running up and down Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain, in 2:23:01.
Posted on 8 January 2010 at 14:27:45.
Roads and pavements in Kingston are currently very icy. It may be necessary to postpone the Street-O event, due to take place on the evening of Tuesday 12th, if the unsafe conditions persist. A decision on whether to postpone the event will be made late on Sunday evening.
The decision will be posted to the SLOW website and also by email to people on the SLOWmail mailing list late on Sunday evening.
Posted on 7 January 2010 at 01:18:50.
The final results tables of the 2009 South East Galoppen series of events have now been published by the South East Orienteering Association (SEOA), a copy of the results can be downloaded (PDF), with a list of the qualifying events.
Awards for 2009
Three SLOW runners finish in certificate positions for the year:
- Congratulations to Simon Evans for being the leading M21 on the Black courses. Simon ran four events in the 2009 series, scoring 369 out of a maximum of 500 points and finishing 6th overall in the course.
- Congratulations also to Teresa Turner, who finished second woman in the Green courses and was the leading W60, running 5 races and scoring 480/500; and to Charlie Turner who finished third man on the Blue courses, and second M55, running 6 races of the 9 in the 2009 series, and scoring 492/500 with his best five race results.
2010 Series
The 2010 series starts with the DFOK race in Chelwood Vachery on 3 January, followed by the MV race at Sheepleas & Effingham Woods on 17 January. Both races are SLOW hot picks!
Next year’s series continues with GO Verdley Wood & North Heath on 7 February, HH Ashridge on 28 February and SO Anmering on 23 May, there will be further races to be announced in the 2010 season, and details may change.
Thanks to Ed Cox for coordinating and scoring the series.
Posted on 23 December 2009 at 13:54:06.
The minutes from this year’s AGM, which took place on 24 November, can be downloaded here (PDF).
Posted on 7 December 2009 at 22:34:04.
Congratulations to SLOW’s Anne Straube, who won W21 (Women’s Open) at the Southern Night Championships on Saturday evening, then on Sunday won the Open class at the British Trail Orienteering Championships in Warrington.
Southern Night Women’s Open Champion and British Trail Open Champion in one weekend!
Posted on 1 December 2009 at 19:37:57.
Thursday 10 December 2009
The traditional (well since last year) SLOW Christmas Social will this year again be held at the White Horse in Richmond on Thursday 10 December, from 7pm, to eat, drink and be merry!
All welcome, the more the merrier.
So that I can get an idea of numbers, please email me (social @ sloweb.org.uk) if you are planning to come!
Jayne Sales
Posted on 26 November 2009 at 15:04:45.
5K Running
Club members may have heard of the “parkrun” events (formerly known as the UK Time Trials) but not be aware that the number of event locations has greatly increased in the last year. The parkruns are a series of completely free timed 5K running races held in parks around the UK, but with a particular concentration in SLOW’s core area of south-west London. The races are held every Saturday without fail, at 9am sharp.
SLOW runner at the Richmond parkrun.
To compete, you need to register online, this needs to be just once and you will then be able to run in any of the parkrun events. If you aren’t a member of a running club, then select “South London Orienteers” as your club. Every time you run at a parkrun event, you’ll get an email later in the day with your time and position, and the website will graph your performance from race to race. You can also compare results with other people in your club. People of different ages can easily compare results by looking at their corresponding “age graded score”.
Typically 50-200 people run at each parkrun, with a range of runners from elite runners finishing in under 17 minutes, to some taking over 40 minutes. Most people take around 25 minutes to do the course.
Regular 5K runs are a one good way of improving your base-line physical fitness for orienteering races, and because the events take place on Saturdays, your Sunday is still free for the orienteering.
Events in London include:
- Bushy Park – the original and biggest parkrun, it has now been going for over 5 years, with over 250 starts and around 500 people at each one. Bushy Park is also used by SLOW each summer for one of our Trail Challenge events. The course is mainly on grass and gravel tracks, and is very flat, with good PB potential.
- Richmond Park – a hillier course, with a drop down to the centre of the park followed by a long climb back to the finish. Richmond Park also hosts SLOW Trail Challenge events.
- Wimbledon Common – the second most popular parkrun in London, and another area regularly used by SLOW for orienteering events.
- Banstead Woods – an entirely wooded parkrun.
- Roundshaw Downs – in a nature reserve just south of Croydon.
- Bedfont Lakes – near Feltham in west London.
- Finsbury Park – North London’s first parkrun.
Other nearby parkruns are in Bromley, Basingstoke, Reading and Slough (the last in Black Park, another orienteering area.)
Oliver O'Brien
Posted on 22 November 2009 at 20:22:09.
Tuesday 24 November
A reminder that the SLOW AGM and social evening will be on Tuesday.
Full details including time and location.
Dorte Torpe Hansen
Posted on 22 November 2009 at 15:23:04.
