London City Race 2024
Final Details Version 2 ( posted 9:20pm Sunday 8th September )
The 15th London City Race takes place on Saturday 14th September 2024. The event centre is in the Barbican and the race will mainly be in the “Square Mile” of the City of London. There are accompanying races in London on Friday evening and Sunday.
The race is part of the Euro Tour and the UK Urban League.
Details of entry fees and entry deadlines, are at the SIEntries page.
This CGP Grey video explains the difference “between the City of London and the city named London”.
Contact:
Event O-Top
The event top, for collection at the race, could be ordered until 9th August. The competitors o-top is £29 for adults and £24 for children.
Entries
The map scale is 1:4,000 and the mapping is to ISSprOM 2019-2.
Classes and Courses
| Course | Classes | Estimated Optimal Distance (km) | Target Winning Time (mins) | Technical/ Descriptions |
| 1 | Men Elite, Men Under 21 (M20-) | 12.5 | 50 | 3/ IOF |
| 2 | Women Elite, Women Under 21 (W20-) | 10.7 | 50 | 3/ IOF |
| 3 | Men’s Veteran (M40+) | 11.2 | 50 | 3/ IOF |
| 4 | Women’s Veteran (W40+) | 8.3 | 45 | 3/ IOF |
| 5 | Men’s Super Vets (M55+) | 8.7 | 45 | 3/ IOF |
| 6 | Women’s Super Vets (W55+) | 7.5 | 45 | 3/ IOF |
| 7 | Men’s Ultra Vets (M65+) Men’s Open | 7.5 | 45 40 | 3/ IOF |
| 8 | Women’s Ultra Vets (W65+) Women’s Open | 6.2 | 40 35 | 3/ IOF |
| 9 | Men’s Hyper Vets (M75+) | 5.7 | 40 | 3/ IOF |
| 10 | Women’s Hyper Vets (W75+) | 3.7 | 35 | 3/ IOF |
| 11 | Juniors (W16-) Juniors (M16-) | 5.0 | 30 | 3/ IOF |
| 12 | Children (W12-) Children (M12-) | 2.5 | 20 | 2 /IOF + English Text |
| 13 | Adventurer | 5.0 | 40 | 2 /English |
| 14 | Accessible | 2.0 | 45 | 2 /English |
Officials:
- Planner: Michael Crone
- Organiser: Vince Roper
- Controller: Roger Thetford (Thames Valley Orienteering Club)
Ultrasprint – Sunday 15th September
For latest news – see the London OK Homepage
Competitors will run three heats on courses of approximately 1km with a high density of controls, including sections in a specially constructed maze. There will then be a set of finals involving all competitors. This high intensity orienteering will provide a challenge to all competitors and is a great spectacle to watch. Click here for a short video taster from the 2015 event (opens new window).