South London Orienteers present

Trail Challenge Half Marathon
& 3K Campus Sprint Time Trial

also including 12K and 6K Trail Challenges

also children’s course

Sunday 9 October 2011, Richmond Park

A TRAIL CHALLENGE is a mass start cross-country race with a difference. The course is not marked by marshals but is instead defined by checkpoints on a professionally made colour map. The Challenge arises from choosing the fastest route between the checkpoints. The course follows trails and paths in one of the best cross-country running areas that London has to offer.

The Trail Challenges will take part in Richmond Park. The Campus Sprint Time Trial and the Children’s course (orienteering “White” standard) will take in the grounds of Roehampton University. Both sets of races will be based at the event centre which is in the university campus.

Location	Richmond Park & Roehampton University
Address	Roehampton University
Latitude/longitude	51.4544, -0.2438
OS grid reference	TQ221742
Maps	Google Maps, OpenStreetMap

Registration	From 0930 onwards
Start Time	1030

Race Entries

Trail Challenge Entrants (Half Marathon, 12K and 6K)

Entries open

Adults £8 in advance, £10 on the day; juniors and students half-price. All entries in advance via the online link above. The closing date for the online entries is the Wednesday prior to the race. Entries on the day are accepted, subject to entry limit not being reached.

Campus Sprint and Children’s Course Entrants

Entry £2. Entry on the day only. SLOW reserve the right to restrict entries onto these courses. The 3K Campus Sprint Time Trial is intended for students at Roehamption University, and the White course is intended for attending Scout groups, however others may enter these courses subject to map availability.

The entry fee includes a detailed map of the area and hire of an electronic ‘finger’ timer to record your arrival at checkpoints. The electronic ‘finger’ timer will produce instant results at the finish including a break-down of your timing between checkpoints.

Registration

Open from 0930. Trail Challenge entrants – please aim to be ready 10 minutes before your start. Your competition map with the marked checkpoints will be distributed during a race briefing ten minutes before each start.

Start Times

Half Marathon Trail Challenge	1030
12K Trail Challenge	1100
6K Trail Challenge	1115
3K Campus Sprint Time Trail	1030-1200
Children’s Course	1030-1200

Prizes

For Trail Challenge entrants – normal categories including women, juniors & veterans. In the 6K Trail Challenge only women, juniors and super-veterans are eligible for prizes. The more entries in advance we get, the more wine/beer/chocolates will be given away.

Bags & Changing Facilities

There are changing facilities at the event centre. The centre will also be manned at all times such that bags may be left behind during the event. However please do not bring anything valuable!

Further Enquiries

Please email or contact Dan Findlay-Robinson, phone: 07971552785.

Competitors take part in this race at their own risk. Entries and results will be processed by computer, your entry will be taken as agreement to this.

The Trail Challenges are run under FRA rules. The other courses are run under British Orienteering rules.