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mArKw · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 239 Location: Benfleet

Was told about this 'Come and Try an O' event by one of the Springfield Striders on the way back from the FRA Navigation course. Sounds a good way of dipping a toe into the sport.

More info here http://stragglers.info/event/20070929.php

Can turn up and have a go between 10am and 2pm. I'm aiming to be there about 1 ish.

Mark

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mikemoreton · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 502 Location: Hockley, GORC.

Mark,

I may be interested if I can find out where it is.............

Mike M
MM2

mArKw · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 239 Location: Benfleet

MM2

There's a link to a streetmap location on the website, but just to help you, here's the link.

[url]http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=572500&y=197100&z=3&sv=572500,197100&st=OSGrid&lu=N&tl=SOS%20ORIENTEERING%20EVENT&ar=y&bi=background=http://stragglers.info/sosbg.gif&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf[/url]

Mark
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Andy F · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 120 Location: Hullbridge

Mark
Dont worry im sure MM2 can follow Dessie, im sure this will be right up his street.

Steffan · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 537 Location: Basildon

Muhahahahahaha!
In your face captain!
cheers

mArKw · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 239 Location: Benfleet

WHOOOOOOOOOOSSHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

That what comes of sorting my filthy smelly kit out after a stonking weekend running round the fells, trying to get a new avatar sorted out and writing notes on forums all at the same time.

I'll get me coat.......... thebirdman

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Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 275

I'll be in Brentwood on a training day, hopefully i will learn something.
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I'll put something interesting here when i've thought of something, in the meantime heres some music.

mArKw · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 239 Location: Benfleet

Have a good time on Saturday running around the nature reserve at Hanningfield. A number of small courses were laid out, the biggest one being an orange course of 3.5K with some checkpoints just off path. Ran it in about 29mins which included messing up one checkpoint.

I would do more orienteering again. May not go very far to do an event as they are a bit short for me, but was told that Havering organise a number of events around this area. I would also recommend it as a family type event too, as many of the courses are developed for jumiors in mind. So the adult(s) can go and run the orange course competitvely and then go off with the kids to compete on the white (easy) course afterwards.

Mark
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