Highbury & Islington Street-O: 12 March 2013

The sixth Street-O race of the 2012-13 series takes place in Highbury & Islington. This event will use electronic timing for the start and finish – please bring your SI card if you have one.

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Like all our Street-Os, this 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 here and post queries. If you are not on Facebook, please let the organiser know you are coming so that the correct number of maps are printed.

LocationHighbury & Islington
AddressThe Barnsbury, 209-211 Liverpool Road
Latitude/longitude51.539, -0.1071
OS grid referenceTQ313839
MapsGoogle Maps, OpenStreetMap

Registration

At The Barnsbury pub on Liverpool Road between Angel and Highbury & Islington tube stations.

Public Transport

The pub is about 10 minutes walk on Liverpool Road, half a mile from both Angel and Highbury & Islington tube stations. There are also plenty of buses running on Upper Street, parallel to Liverpool Road, between the two stations.

Entry Fee

£1 for SLOW members, students and juniors, £2 for others.

Timings

RegistrationBetween 1815 and 1930
Start TimesBetween 1830 and 1930

Race Format

Normal Street-O format with clues located at each control site. You have 60 minutes to visit as many controls as possible, in any order, and return to the finish. The map is 1:10000. All checkpoints are in lit areas, and it is possible to visit all on lit (albeit sometimes dimly) roads and paths. Some runners may choose to take unlit paths in some places, so a headtorch is advisable.

SI will be used to time the start and finish, so please bring your SI card if you have one. Don’t forget to bring a pen to write down your answers to the clues as you go around, and a watch. General information about street orienteering.

Safety

Fluorescent clothing is recommended for safety. All competitors take part at their own risk. You MUST be over 16 to take part in this event, unless you are accompanied by a parent or guardian. This is a condition of our insurance.

Post-Race

Food, drink and active debate about optimum route choice at the pub. The pub is opening its kitchen mid-week specially for us, so please support them by eating there after your run.

Results

Results will be available on the SLOW website shortly after the event.

Officials

Organiser/Planner: Rob Patterson.