12th London City Races

20 -21- 22 September 2019

1 City = 3 Races = 1 Great Weekend of Orienteering

Join the 12th annual London City Race for a weekend of high quality orienteering across London .

1. Kings Cross – Friday Evening – 20th September – This newly redeveloped area in the centre of London provides an excellent start to the weekend.
2. Limehouse & The Isle Of Dogs – Saturday 21st September – Take on the big challenge with a full distance urban event on an extended map that lets us make the most of dramatic scenery and complex residential areas – all whilst avoiding the dull bits!
3. Greenwich Park plus Sunday Morning – 22nd September – Finish the weekend with a park race in this World Heritage Site spanning two hemispheres

Special Announcement

Our apologies for the late opening of entries for these events. However, there is a land permission issue that we need to resolve before we can provide entrants with appropriate details of the events and format. We expect entries to open later in July.

Think Hard – Run Fast – Feel Good

These and other events are organised by your London orienteering clubs: London Orienteering Klubb, South London Orienteers and Dartford Orienteering Klubb.

Results/report from the 2018 London City Race.

The eighth race of South London Orienteers’ nine event 2019 Park Race Series takes place at Streatham Common and Norwood Grove on Tuesday 16th July 2019.

The areas are gently sloping with a mix of short and longer grass parkland, small areas of woodland with small paths and formal gardens. It was last used for a park race in 2016. Like all races in the series, the race is suitable for beginners. Full leg cover is not required – running in shorts, T-shirt and trainers is fine.

Norwood Grove History.

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Race Centre

The race centre is The Bull at Streatham, 498 Streatham High Road, Streatham, London, SW16 3QB. The nearest stations are Streatham Common (with services from London Bridge, London Victoria and East Croydon) and Streatham (services from Wimbledon, Sutton, central and north London) both of which are 10 minutes walk from The Bull. We will be set up in the “Sheds” in the patio garden area on the south side of the pub. There is a full menu served at the pub until 22:00 – details can be found at: https://www.thebullstreatham.co.uk/food-drink/

Location	Streatham Common and Norwood Grove
Address	The Bull, 498 Streatham High Road
Latitude/longitude	51.4194, -0.1282
OS grid reference	TQ302706
Maps	Google Maps, OpenStreetMap

Race Details

The entry fee is £5 for seniors plus a £1 hire charge for hiring a SIAC and £3 for members of SLOW, LOK, DFOK and MV and for students and juniors with no hire charge for a SIAC. The race will use SIAC contactless punching.

Long and short courses are offered. They are both suitable for juniors but they must be escorted across the road and back between the pub and the start/finish.

·         Long: this will be approximately 5km with 50m climb. It is primarily grass based with some paths and tracks. There is some bramble in the forested areas but the courses are planned to avoid them as much as possible.

·         Short: this will be approximately 3km with 40m climb. It is primarily grass based with some paths and tracks. There is some bramble in the forested areas but the courses are planned to avoid them as much as possible.

Time

Registration: 17:45 – 19:25

Start (150m away across a road): 18:00 – 19:30
Finish (near the start): closes at 20:15, so we can collect the controls by 21:00 when the park is locked.

Other Details

All competitors take part at their own risk. Entries and results will be processed by computer, your entry will be taken as agreement to this. The competition is run under the rules and guidelines of, and sanctioned by, British Orienteering.

Results will be available on the SLOW website soon after the race.

Organiser/Planner: Gordon Parker