An urban orienteering race around the streets and parks of Great Linford in Milton Keynes, this event is part of SEOUL (Southern England Orienteering Urban League) and EAUL (East Anglian Urban League).
Online entries are now closed. Entries on the day are available (5 remaining maps for Course 1, around 10 for other courses) and will incur a £2 surcharge. Payments are accepted by cash or card.
Parking will be in the field east of Marsh Drive, Great Linford. What3words: spelling.afternoon.woes
Start and finish will be within 400m. Route will be signed from the car park. There will be toilets in the car park.
Start times will be between 10:15 and 12:30. There are no fixed start times, go when you're ready. Courses close (i.e. you must be back) at 14:00. As a courtesy to our volunteer team, please start reasonably early if you expect to be slow.
As always, don't forget to download, even if you retire.
| Course | Distance | League Categories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.2 km | Men Open (M18, M20, M21) |
| 2 | 7.6 km | Veteran Men (M40+), Women Open (W18, W20, W21) |
| 3 | 6.9 km | Super Veteran Men (M55+), Veteran Women (W40+) |
| 4 | 5.5 km | Ultra Veteran Men (M65+), Super Veteran Women (W55 |
| 5 | 4.0 km | Hyper Veteran Men (M75+), Ultra Veteran Women (W65+), Hyper Veteran Women (W75+) |
| 6 | 4.3 km | Junior Men (M16, M14), Junior Women (W16, W14) |
| 7 | 2.5 km | Young Junior Men (M12-), Young Junior Women (W12-) |
Course lengths given are provisional shortest viable routes.
Juniors under 16 may only enter courses 6 and 7. Juniors under 12 may only enter course 7. See details under "Safety" below.
If you are used to taking part in our Keyne-O series of events, then welcome! We would recommend Course 7 as being closest to a regular Amble, and Course 6 as similar to a Trot. If you prefer the Run then Course 2 might be about the right length.
Unless you are an individual in the correct age class for the course you want to run, then please enter choosing e.g. "Course 6" from the dropdown list of available age classes. Email the Organiser if you're not sure.
Course 1 (Men Open) has 32 controls, which means that SI-Card 5 (1-499999, including our regular hire cards) and SI-Card 8 (2000000-2999999) will not hold sufficient punches. If your own SI-Card is from one of these early series, or you need to hire because you don't own an SI-Card, please hire a SIAC card.
Competitors on other courses needing to hire an SI-Card can choose whether to pay slightly more for a SIAC card, which provides contactless punching and saves a couple of seconds at each control.
The terrain is a mix of open park, small pockets of woodland, and classic urban running.
Map: 1:5,000 A3 (courses 1-6) and A4 (course 7). Mapped to ISSprOM (Sprint) standard. Play equipment is mapped ×, picnic tables and information boards ○.
Control descriptions will be printed on the map and loose descriptions available in start boxes.
Electronic (SI) controls will be used, with contactless punching enabled. Punching start and finish.
Course 6 is not suitable for children under 12 (unless accompanied by a responsible adult). This course has been planned to minimise road crossings, but includes some urban running where there may be slow-moving traffic (eg across entrances to driveways). The course will include one marshalled road crossing, plus another crossing of a cul-de-sac with limited, slow moving traffic. Please remind your juniors to look both ways and make sure it is clear before crossing any road.
Course 7 has no road crossings and is suitable for orienteers of all ages. However, children on this course should be warned that:
Please be courteous to other competitors and the general public at all times.
Please keep dogs on leads at all times around the car park and assembly area. Dogs are not allowed to accompany competitors on courses, except courses 6 and 7, where they are permitted if kept on leads and under close control.
Results will be available at www.smoc.info as soon as possible after the event.
SMOC members are encouraged to help out and earn a discount on their run. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact Dorien for the helper discount code before entering.
In case of extreme weather on the day of the event please check the event is still on at www.smoc.info
If you are new to orienteering and wish to join SMOC you can join online via the BOF website here.
We want everyone to feel safe and welcome at our events. As a club, we support and follow British Orienteering's safeguarding policies, which can be found via the links below:
Safeguarding Adults at Risk Policy
Find out more on our Safeguarding and welfare page.
A risk assessment is carried out by the organiser in advance of each event, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.
If you have participated in three orienteering events/activities and not joined an orienteering club that is affliated to British Orienteering then you are not covered by our public liability insurance.
In line with the policies of British Orienteering, the organisers of this event request that any person wishing to take photos or videos showing children other than members of their family should register their details with event volunteers before taking any such photos or videos. The event organisers reserve the right to ask people to refrain from taking photos or videos and may, if such warnings are ignored, refer the matter to the police.