NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION

TRAIL CHALLENGE

10K AND 6K RACES

3^rd January 2005

Wimbledon Common

SO WHAT’s your resolution for the New Year? 

If it’s to get out more, get fit or challenge yourself, we have just the thing!

SOUTH LONDON ORIENTEERS

offer you a TRAIL race with a difference.  Several checkpoints define the courses which will be run over tracks and trails - the CHALLENGE arises from choosing the fastest route between them.  

+ the added challenge of taking on members of the GB Orienteering Squad!

PARKING & REGISTRATION:

The Windmill on Wimbledon Common – approach from Parkside (click for map).   

(Where there’s a highly recommended café!)

START TIMES: 

10K: 11.00am     6K: 11.10am

+ 2K Mini Trail Challenge for juniors 10.45am

INFORMATION: sloweb.org.uk

ORGANISED BY: South London Orienteers

SOUTH LONDON ORIENTEERS AND WAYFARERS (SLOW) invite you to start the New Year with a challenge – a Trail Challenge.  Several checkpoints define the courses, which will be run over tracks and trails on Wimbledon Common – your challenge arises from choosing the fastest route between the checkpoints.

For an added challenge – you can take on the GB Orienteering Squad – if you’re tough enough!  Members of the GB Orienteering Squad will be competing in these races.  This is your chance to prove you can beat them on running speed – or not!

ENTRIES: adults £4 in advance, £5 on the day; juniors half-price.  Includes detailed map of the area, hire of an electronic 'finger' timer to record your arrival at checkpoints and to produce instant results showing your time between checkpoints.  Entry limit 100 for each race.  Please enter in advance by post, using the form below, by 24^th December.  Cheques payable to SLOW.  Entries on the day accepted, subject to entry limit not being reached.  

MINI TRAIL CHALLENGE: for boys or girls under 16 on 31 December 2005.  Prizes for various age classes.

REGISTRATION:  will be open from 10.00am.  Please aim to be ready 10 minutes before your start.  Your competition map with the marked checkpoints will be distributed during a race briefing ten minutes before each start.

PRIZES: Usual categories including women, juniors & veterans.  In the 6km race only women, juniors and super-veterans are eligible for prizes.  The more entries in advance we get, the more wine/beer/chocolates will be given away.  Prize-giving at 12.30 pm.

ENTRY FORMS TO: Andy Robinson, Trail Challenge, 85 Deacon Road, Kingston, KT2 6LS

ENQUIRIES: Andy Robinson   PHONE: 020 8255 7176  EMAIL:

Competitors take part in this race at their own risk.  As entries and results will be processed by computer, your entry will be taken as agreement to this.

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NEW YEAR 2005 TRAIL CHALLENGE ENTRY FORM

I enclose a cheque for £…………. payable to 'SLOW' and an s.a.e. if confirmation of entry is required.  If you prefer, we can do this via email - please give your email address below:

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