Surf and Sea Festival

The next local orienteering event will be held at Tramore sand dunes on Sunday 29th September. This will be the 3rd in our autumn short course series. Start times between 11 and 1.30. Suitable for all ages. Please let us know if you are bringing a group to ensure enough maps.

This event is being held as part of the Surf and Sea Festival. Check out their website to find out what else is going on here.

.....and for those of you who like running in the mud (and at night) join the:

Comeragh's Wild Full Moon Trail Run - Friday September 20th @ 7.30pm

A twist on the usual Trail Run Events with participants venturing out in the DARK! Brave the river trails and woods of Kilmacthomas with only the light of your headlamp and the full moon to guide you. Experience just how wild the County Waterford countryside can be!

Following on from the success of the ACHIEVE Summer Series of Trail Run events in 2013, the Full Moon Trail Run which is part of the Comeragh's Wild festival of events in September. The event will be a mass start event and will start in the Park in Kilmacthomas. It will run over the existing course and will be 5km long. Only the start and finish will be lit, with participants navigating the remainder of the course with headlamps which are compulsory as are Hi-Vis Vests.

Woodstock wanders

The second short course series race took place at Woodstock gardens, County Kilkenny. A small but enthusiastic crowd competed. Full results are posted on this blog under results.
Thanks to Jana for all her help on registration and download. Thanks to Pat for printing the map.
Times appeared longer than expected due to the subtle climb and variable representation of path width.

Woodstock event

The event planned for 22nd September at Woodstock Gardens now takes place on September 15th at usual times. Thanks to Kilkenny County Council for permission to use the area.

Short course series starts at Kennedy Park

Well done to all those who took part yesterday. Thanks to Jana and Laura for their help on registration and start. The splits times may be a little out due the control that had to moved due to the Vintage car rally and 2 of the units need checking after the summer recess. The new super fast Si cards do not register properly either so another one for the computer gurus. Thanks to Jana for the pictures.

Full results in the results section.

New season

Fixtures up to Christmas are posted on the fixtures tab.You will notice the bulk of the fixtures are sprint or short course races at familiar venues. The main exception being the Munster league event on October 20th at Mahon Falls.

Congratulations to all those who completed courses in Finland and Scotland at the International events during the summer in a variety of terrains...Pim family, Cox family and Callery family. Pride of place must go to Neil Dobbs who represented Ireland at WOC (the World Orienteering Championships) in Finland.
Great Youtube clip called Forest Jump, set in one of the woods used for Scottish 6 day event

Wato will host a First Aid course on Saturday 7th September run by Denise Kelly.

SE League results

Congratulations to the following winners of the SE league. Best 7 results to count.

Blue course
1. Robert Pim 8348 pts, average 1121 pts
2. Jonathan Pim 8001 pts; average1099 pts
3. Nigel Pim 6735 pts; average 962 pts

Green course
1. Liisa Honkasaari 8578 pts; average 1162 pts
2. Pat O'Connor 4328 pts; average 1082 pts
3. Norman Storey 4175 pts, average 1044 pts
4. Conor Whelan 4078 pts, average 1020 pts

Light green course
1. Jeni Pim 7859 pts, average 1055 pts
2. Conall Whelan 6854 pts, average 1371 pts
3. Sue Pim 6235 pts, average 1039 pts
4. Denise O'Connor 5478 pts, average 1096 pts
5. Conor Whelan 4681 pts, average 1170 pts

Red Course
1. Jordan Pim 6196 pts, average 1033 pts
2. Frank Fogarty 4876 pts, average 1219 pts
3. Veronica Purcell 4540 pts, average 908 pts

Yellow course
1. Aislinn Callery 4752 pts, average 1188 pts
2. Finlay McHardy 4460 pts, average 743 pts
3. Niamh Callery 4455 pts, average 1114 pts
4. Rory McHardy 3572 pts, average 714 pts

Carriganore results

Sorry, temporary location for results until I can sort them out further. Thanks to Jana for her help on computer.

 

Long 1: 4.6km

1. John Casey 32.39

2. Liisa Honkasaari 54.27

Robert Pim mp

Nichola Hayes dnf

Long 2: 4.5 km
1. Ian McHardy 42.07
2. Brid Casey 45.00
3. Norman Storey 48.11

Medium 1: 2.7 km
1. Cathy O'Sullivan 35.51
2. Eimear O'Donnell 35.53
3. Angela Cox 44.27
4. Cormac Doyle 61.19
5. Shauna Lally 61.32
6. Emma Fitzpatrick 84.45
7. Bronagh Fitzpatrick 85.09
8. Aidan O'Sullivan 85.19

Medium 2: 2.7 km
1. Elizabeth Storey 53.19
2. Noah Manning 58.29
3. Tadgh Lally 58.30
4. Luke Fitzpatrick 80.28
5. Sean O'Sullivan 80.39
6. Callum O'Sullivan 80.48

Short 2: 1.8 km
1. Rory McHardy 27.05
2. Finlay McHardy 27.06
3. Liam and Eimear Casey  44.24

Bluebells in Castlecomer, Pat Healy strikes again

Launch of the Permanent Orienteering courses at Castlecomer to coincide with the SEL 13 event organised by Wato. Huge thanks to Pat Healy who mapped the Discovery Park and helped install the permanent courses without a JCB. Thanks also to Liz Nolan from the CDP who encouraged the venture. Thanks also to Angela who controlled the registration for the event. The feedback on the map and courses from the almost 100 participants was most positive. Full results on the IOA website and linked from the results section of this blog. We look forward to returning here again soon.
Andrew Cox, planner/organiser.

Castlecomer Launch

Waterford Orienteers will host the penultimate round of the Southeast orienteering league on Sunday 12th May in the splendid setting of Castlecomer Discovery Park. Set in the former grounds of the Wandesford Estate, Castlecomer Discovery Park is located just under 20km north of Kilkenny City. It comprises 80 acres of stunning natural woodland, is an approved Discover Primary Science centre and provides Primary and Secondary Education programmes. This relatively ‘young park’ began as a community project to rejuvenate the town of Castlecomer following the closure of the coal mines in 1969 and opened to the public in 2007.

 

The usual blue, green, light green and red courses will be on offer. The area has been mapped by Pat Healy at 1 to 5,000 scale. The 3 newly created permanent orienteering courses, (1 -3km) approved by the Irish Orienteering Association, will be officially launched at 11am. All are invited to be there to lend support to this fantastic new  initiative. Courses will open immediately after the launch. Beginners are welcome at a fee of €2 per map.

 

All those who take part are encouraged to make this a family day out and explore some of the park’s great amenities www.discoverypark.ie :

Link from Kilkenny People here
and the Sports Partnership here
and Craft in Ireland here
and Heritage in schools here
and Kilkenny Tourism here

• Discover the fascinating Coal Mining Museum which comprises a 45 minute tour through Castlecomer’s coal mining past. This fascinating exhibition is an interactive,  multi-media display that takes the visitor on a journey through time. Starting with the formation of the coal 300 million years ago, it brings the visitor through more than 300 years of coal mining history to the closure of the mines in 1969.

• Try out the new Tree Top Adventure Walk, Leap of Faith and Climbing Wall....need to ring to ensure availability in advance 056 – 4440707.
• The Bridgestone award winning Jarrow cafe serves beautifully made healthy food - well worth a munch before ambling outside again to enjoy the fabulous craft workshops in the former stable yard.

A nominal parking fee of €2 applies for the entire day but if you eat in the café above the value of €15 this will be refunded - parking is in the carpark. Registration will be immediately to the right on entrance to the car park

Tramore results posted

A massive 164 took part at the event on Sunday at Tramore.
Thanks to John Casey for planning the courses, to Thomas Callery for helping bring in controls, to Angela Cox, Maeve Purcell and Elizabeth Storey for doing registration. Results are posted in the link to the left side of this blog.

Munster League event at Tramore

Our next club event will be the Sunday after Easter in Tramore on April 7th. This is a SE and Munster league event. Start times as usual between 11 and 1 at the end of the carpark. Brown to yellow courses ranging from 2.3 to 7.6km. Anyone bringing a group should let us know in advance to ensure enough maps are printed. Anyone planning to run in the Leinster championships at Cahore, County Wexford on the following Sunday should make a big effort to compete in Tramore.

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Kennedy park results

A huge thank you to Nigel, Jeni and Robert Pim for organising todays SE league 11 event at Kennedy Park. Full results are now posted on the IOA website.

Please note that 228 on the Blue course disappeared half way through the competition. If anyone has any idea where the Sport ident unit went to, please contact me. A number of entrants punched 214 (the kite used at the start box) but not the actual start. I adjusted the start times. A number forgot to punch the finish and had to go back to the finish kite between the 2 monkey puzzle trees.
Due to our commitment to host the Munster Primary and Secondary schools events at Colligan wood on March 13th and March 14th respectively, the next club event will be in Tramore on April 7th. This is one week before the Leinster club champs at Carnsore dunes on April 14th.

Woodstock results

Results from event at Woodstock today are posted on the IOA website here. This include Route Gadget which allows you to mark where you think you ran! It is a useful exercise in analysing your route choice. You can compare with other people to see the optimum route.

Thank you to Angela and Jana who looked after Download and Registration today. Thanks to Nigel who helped on the Start. The next event is Kennedy Park on the 3rd March.

Kilbarry results

Full results from todays event at Kilbarry Nature Park in Waterford can be found uploaded here.

Thanks to Angela who helped on registration and bringing in controls. Over 100 took part which is tremendous for a local event. Fantastic to see so many young people out and taking the fresh air with such enthusiasm.
Current league standings (excluding Castlemorris) can be found here.
Forthcoming events:
17th February SEL 10 at Woodstock gardens, Co. Kilkenny
20th February: South east schools Primary at Kennedy Park
21st February: South east schools Secondary at Kennedy park.
Any schools who wish to enter for the SE schools must notify me by February 15th to print maps.
Contact me on 087-2229677 or email to development@orienteering.ie

Kilbarry Nature Park

The next round of the Southeast league takes place on Sunday 3rd at Kilbarry Nature Park. start times from 11 until 1. Please park in the RSC carpark and register at the East stand. You should NOT go to the Kingfisher side.

Slievecoilltia results

Full results from today's event at Slievecoilltia are posted. Something strange happened with the distances. The correct ones were: Blue 8.2 km, Green 7.1km, Light green 4.7 km, Red 4.0 km, Yellow 1.4km
The weather favoured the first starters...a beautiful morning turning to sleety showers at the end.
90 entrants took part so a good start to 2013.

 Thanks to Angela for helping on registration.

Slievecoilltia Jan 13th

The first Southeast league event of 2013 =  13113  at Slievecoilltia, County Wexford
will be on Sunday 13th of January, 2013 with starts between 11 and 1. Follow the road opposite the main entrance of Kennedy Arboretum up to the top of the hill. Grid ref S 727 211
Blue to yellow courses available.



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Final event of 2012

The final event of 2012 took place at Tower Hill on Sunday 9th December. The results from SE league 7 are posted on this blog and the IOA website.
Huge thanks to Norman and Elizabeth who checked the map for changes before the event. Without this I could not have run the event due to other commitments.

one of our newest and youngest members

Thanks to Jana for doing upload and download.

not one of our youngest members....!

Thanks to Jeni for providing ginger bread men for finishers.

one of our tastiest competitors on the day

Current standings in the SE League at the half way point can be found here, excluding Castlemorris which will be added later.





Happy Christmas and see you in the New Year.

Some pix from Castlemorris event

results from the event organised by Fingal here

Tower Hill event

the 7th round of the SE league takes place at Tower Hill, Portlaw on Sunday 9th December with starts between 11 and 12.30. Signposts from the village of Portlaw.
Results from Castlemorris posted to the left side of this blog.