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Galmington

SS5

Thu 14 Mar

Near: Taunton
Level of event: Local

Type of event: Race, Score, Urban, Night

Congratulations to Ollie Rant for retaining the championship. Ray Toomer held off a strong challenge from Brian Pearson to take the Short course.

Updated with photos and planner comments!

Results

Long course
Short course
League scoring
Discussion

Planner comments

Long- final table (provisional)

pos Name - Club - Class Langport Monkton H Wellington Dunster Galmington Total
1 Ollie Rant- QO- M21 1000 - 1000 984 2984
2 Adam Fieldhouse- QO- M21 1000 1000 - 795 2795
3 Miffy Treherne- QO- W55 936 877 822 - 2635
4 Robin Fieldhouse- QO- M30 787 1000 815 2602
5 Pete Shirvington- QO- M50 887 855 836 2578
6 Richard Sansbury- QO- M55 994 867 700 2561
7 Simon St Leger-Harris- QO- M70 987 743 611 2341
8 Robert Fieldhouse- QO- M21 - - 667 760 746 2173
9 Angela Modica- Devon- W50 - - 737 670 718 2125
10 Luke Fieldhouse- QO- M21 643 930 515 - 2088
11 Stephen Lysaczenko- QO- M60 - 924 496 595 2015
12 Chris Philip- QO- M70 909 1000 1909
13 Phil Sorrell- QO- M45 843 843 1686
14 Matthew Owen- Bristol- M55 581 706 1287
15 Paul Chavasse- QO- M60 1000 1000
16 Gavin Clegg- Wessex- M65 856 856
17 David Browne- QO- M40 710 710
18 Matt Atkins- Devon- M50 516 516
19 SM Braine- QO- W55 514 514
20 Helen Kelsey- Bristol- W65 461 461

Short- final table (provisional)

pos Names - Club - Class Langport Monkton H Wellington Dunster Galmington Total
1 Ray Toomer- QO- M70 - 1000 - 1000 964 2964
2 Brian Pearson- QO- M60 1000 944 - - 1000 2944
3 Linda Mudd- QO- W60 - 751 790 834 - 2375
4 Sue Toomer- QO- W65 929 630 - 739 - 2298
5 Steve Robertson- QO- M70 194 1000 834 2028
6 Rosie Wych- QO- W65 929 929 1858
7 SM Braine- QO- W55 865 983 1848
8 Alasdair Shaw- QO- M45 883 883 - 1766
9 Hazel Mudd- QO- W21 - - 454 638 665 1757
10 Chris Halton- QO- M40 - 606 536 574 1716
11 Roger Craddock- QO- M80 398 - 684 440 - 1522
12 Bee Hemmings- QO- M12 - 356 550 489 1395
13 Vicky Fieldhouse- QO- W60 625 529 1154
14 Graham Pearson- QO- M60 441 515 - 956
15 Chris Philip- QO- M70 884 884
16 Andy Rimes- QO- M60 876 876
17 Nicola Elder- TVOC- W40 792 792
18 John Carter- QO- M70 372 389 761
19 Nath Fernandes- Bristol- M30 267 248 238 753
20 Robin Fieldhouse- QO- M30 504 504
21 Tony Hampson- QO- M65 283 - 283
22 Chris Middup- QO- M55 228 228

See the example map below: all footpaths are tarmac with the exception of the four marked with arrows which can be muddy (with puddles if it has been raining) - especially the path marked with the blue arrow which crosses fields and can be slippy. All bar one of these can be avoided depending on route choice. Road shoes should be fine but if you choose any of the more 'adventurous' routes, please take care.

Fences and walls have been removed from the map for clarity. This does create two things to be aware of:

1. The area highlighted in light blue (in the South) is not as open as the map suggests - there are trees and fenced areas. This should not impact any route choice or short cuts just do not panic that it is not entirely open!

2. The area highlighted in green (in the North East) has an unmarked wall along the footpath - again this will not impact route choice.

There are a lot of those zig zag barriers at the end of footpaths - some bigger than others. Any deemed too difficult for wheelchairs will be marked as inaccessible on the accessible course map.

There are several areas of out of bounds marked on the map - some are obvious (schools, the hospital, building sites and allotments) but some are areas that are private (usually with signs saying no public access etc). Anyone crossing these areas will be heavily penalised. (Please note that the footpath marked with the blue arrow below is allowed).

The A38 (to the NE of the map) should not be crossed (but you can use the pavement that is unmapped along the side, which is why it is not marked as out of bounds).

Map of area

Map of area

Street Series 2023-24 Series Info

MapRun doesn't need kites, control units or dibbers. All users need is the smartphone (or smartwatch) app. Immediately after your run, you can upload your score and time to the web and compare how you did with others.

Further information about this and all other events in the current series - please read before competing

It's worth reading our MapRun User Guide if you are new or having problems.


Series Contacts

Series administrator: Alasdair Shaw

On the day organisers: Roger and Judy Craddock 01823 323850 jandr.craddock@gmail.com

Code of Conduct

Please read the Participant Code of Conduct and, if appropriate, the Parent Code of Conduct. Attendance at the event indicates that you accept them.

Directions / Parking

There should be plenty of road-side parking near the start / finish - please park responsibly.

Course Information

Three courses are offered, Long, Short, and Accessible. Long and Short use exactly the same controls and you can decide between them on the night.

All are "Score" courses, meaning there isn't a set order to the controls you visit.

Short Score - the order of the controls you want to visit is entirely up to you.

Long Score - odds and evens format used. That is, there are two sets of controls, odd numbered controls and even numbered ones, one set tackled after the other (running through two of a particular colour sets your first block and then two of the other colour switches you). Once you switch to the second set, you cannot go back to the first set. The control circles on the map are coloured red on one set and blue on the other. The colours are meaningful only for the Long score.

Accessible - wheelchair friendly. It is an adapted version of the Short course with width restrictions, steps, etc. marked and inaccessible controls removed.

The optimum routes are typically between 7.5 and 10 km for the long and 6 to 7.5 km for the short.

Each course has a time limit of 50 minutes.

Points will be deducted at a rate of 30 points per minute for each minute or part minute you're late back.

Points values for controls are variable and denoted by the first number of the control, e.g. 62 scores 60 points.

More on the scoring systems


Entry Details

ClassPre-entryOn the night entry
16+£5£6
under 16 with accompanying adult£5£6

Pre-entry and payment online is preferred. Payment on the night using contactless or cash is possible but you risk us having run out of maps.

Pre-enter

Please consider buying a pack of pre-entry credits in advance. This costs you the same but saves the club a lot in credit card fees.

Buy credits

Registration & Start Times

Evening event.

Start times from 18:00 to 19:00.

Courses close at 20:00.

Dog restrictions

Dogs allowed

Safety

Required?
leg coveringno
waterproofsdepends on weather
whistleno
U16 accompanied by responsible adultyes
reflective clothing requiredyes
headtorch requiredyes


Change Log

  • 02/03/24 - added safety details
  • 21/02/24 - Improved map notes
  • 20/02/24 - Correction to event date
  • 19/02/24 - Further details
  • 14/02/24 - Location change
  • 29/10/23 - Added pre-entries link
  • 13/08/23 - Initial entry

Contacts / Officials

Planner: Phil Sorrell phil.sorrell@hey.com

Photo Gallery

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Important Event Information

Safety and Risk: A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. All participants must report to download whether they finish their course or not.

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Safeguarding: QO is aware of it's responsibilities in safeguarding and child protection. To comply with The Child Safeguarding Practice Review and Relevant Agency (England) Regulations 2018, we now provide an email address for individuals to report concerns to the Lead Safeguarding Officer. This address is safeguarding@britishorienteering.org.uk.