Wimbledon Common Night-O, 28 November
The second race of South London Orienteers’ five event 2017-18 Night-O Series takes place on Putney Heath and Wimbledon Common, south-west London, on Tuesday 28 November 2018. The race centre will be The Telegraph Pub on Putney Heath.
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The Night-O series is a public race – all are welcome. Please RSVP to the event via Facebook (link above) to let us know you are coming – you can also see who else is coming and post questions. If you are not on Facebook, please let the organiser Pete Huzan know you are coming (details below) so that the correct number of maps are printed.
Race centre
The race will be based at The Telegraph on Telegraph Road, London SW15 3TU. The pub serves great food and drink, and there will be the usual opportunity to revisit route choices with other runners.
| Location | Wimbledon Common |
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| Address | The Telegraph, Putney Heath, SW15 3TU |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.4486, -0.2255 |
| OS grid reference | TQ234736 |
| Maps | Google Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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Getting there
The Telegraph is in the middle of the heath and there is plenty of parking available on nearby roads. Several bus routes go to “Putney Heath Green Man” which is at the north-east corner of the map and about 500m from The Telegraph.
Race Details
The entry fee is £3 for SLOW members, students and juniors; £5 for others. The race will use SIAC contactless punching with SIAC cards available for free for those who do not have their own. A small number of headlamps are also available to borrow free of charge but you need to e-mail the organiser in advance to reserve one.
| Registration | Between 1800 and 1925 |
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| Start Times | Between 1815 and 1930 |
Wimbledon Common was fully re-mapped this year. The following courses will be available:
- Long: approximately 5km, quite challenging
- Short: approximately 2.5km, quite challenging
All competitors take part at their own risk.
Results will be available on the SLOW website shortly after the event.
Organiser/Planner: Pete Huzan,
