Kippax Urban Plus Race
Sun 06 May, 2018
Level of event: Regional
Type of event: Race, Urban
Results
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This event is linked to:
Yorkshire Urban League
(YUL) - including all of the urban orienteering races in Yorkshire and Humberside throughout the year.
Yorkshire Urban League Website
Pre Event Info
An unusual and challenging mix of typical urban orienteering and a small wooded former mining area with interesting contour detail. Well worth a visit.
A Yorkshire Urban League Event
The finish control on the three shorter courses showed a time less than the time shown on the last control. Each competitors finishing time was adjusted. The difference in time between their final control and the finish control was added onto their final control time to get their finish time.
Directions / Parking
Brigshaw School, Brigshaw Lane. Between Allerton Bywater and Kippax.
Registration & Start Times
Registration: 10.00am – 12.00pm
Starts: 10.30am - 12.30pm
Entry Details
EOD only
Seniors £9.00 (£7.00 for BOF members); Juniors £3.00
Yellow Course: Juniors Free, Seniors £3.00
Course Information
Black: Men Open ( M18-35)
Brown: Veteran Men (M40+), Women Open (W18-35)
Blue: Super Veteran Men (M55+), Veteran Women (W40+),
Green: Ultra Veteran Men (M65+), Super Veteran Women (W55+),
Short Green: Ultra Veteran Women (W65+),Hypervet Men (M75+), Hypervet Women (W65+)
Light Green: Junior Men/Women (M/W16-)
Yellow: Young Junior Men/Women (M/W12-)
You may enter any course although to be competitive in the YHOA urban league you need to enter the courses shown above. Juniors aged 15 and under on the day will only be allowed by British Orienteering on Courses E and F for safety reasons. Newcomers can run in pairs and parents can run with children.
Terrain Description
Urban event, but the longer courses also include a complex wooded former mining area.
Leg protection, a compass and terrain O skills all definitely needed.
Map by Gerry Symes and Tony Thornley, 2018 Scale 1:5000 ISSOM
Dog restrictions
No dogs please. Assembly is in school grounds.
Contacts / Officials
Organisers: Gerry Symes 0113 286 3760 gsymes@tiscali.co.uk
Planner: Peter Jones
Controller: Martyn Broadest
Important Information
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