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Volunteers needed for World Masters

Fran Stone — Tue, 28 May 2013 22:52:10 GMT

If you have the time, and can get to Sestriere in August, your help as an experienced orienteer is needed.

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St Albans City Race Preview

Simon Errington — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:15:29 GMT

With entries now well over 200 and a forecast of warm sunshine, it is time to look at the field for the St Albans City Race next Sunday and spot the possible winners.

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Poundbury Urban Race 2013

Simon — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:41:14 GMT

Wimborne Orienteers invite you to the Poundbury Urban Race on Saturday 8th June 2013

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Poole Town Race 2013

Bruno Smith — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:57:00 GMT

Entries for the 2nd Poole Town Race are now open.

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Clif Bar 10 Peaks 2013

Paul Smith — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:46:11 GMT

10 Peaks announce an additional race location for 2013 – The Brecon Beacons

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Scottish 6 Days, Moray Video

Paul Frost — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 12:29:16 GMT

A two minute video to whet your appetite for Moray, 28th July - 3rd August 2013, with entries opening on 1st December.

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Project 2015

Cat Taylor, on behalf of Project 2015 — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:51:13 GMT

An exciting new athlete led initiative ahead of WOC 2015

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WOC 2015: Recruitment of course planners

Brooner — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:18:45 GMT

With areas and permissions being arranged, it is now time to find planners to set the courses that will challenge and decide the best orienteers in the world when Scotland hosts the World Orienteering Championships in 2015.

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Jukola 2012: Live!

Brooner — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 18:27:00 GMT

Welcome to our live coverage from the biggest orienteering event of the year, as over 1600 men's teams tackle the Jukola relay's seven legs through tough Finnish terrain, starting at 20:30 BST (22:30 Finnish Time) and running through the short midsummer night.

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Venla 2012: Live!

Brooner — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:21:55 GMT

Welcome to our live coverage from a field in Finland of some exciting orienteering action as over 1200 women's teams compete in the Venla relay, little sister to Jukola, across 4 legs starting at 12:00 BST.

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Jukola 2012 - Live Reports

bendover — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 08:19:04 GMT

The world's biggest orienteering relay, Jukola-Venla 2012 kicks off tomorrow in Helsinki - we'll be doing our best to bring live updates from the event centre of both the women's and men's races.

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Harvester Relay 2012

Soldja Boi — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:31:50 GMT

British Army Orienteering Club are holding the Harvester Relay on Sunday 1 July 2012 at Bordon Heaths in Hampshire. The event is a day/night relay competition for teams of seven (A course) or five (B course) competitors.

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Nopesport Urban League 2012

Brooner — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:19:14 GMT

The Nopesport Urban League 2012 fixtures have been announced, and we'll be returning to many firm urban orienteering favourites as well as a handful of potential new classics, as 14 races will offer the opportunity to find the best urban orienteers in the UK.

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Shropshire Town and Country Weekend

Richard Pay — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:29:43 GMT

Wrekin Orienteers and Harlequins have a great springtime weekend lined May 26th & 27th. Brown Clee provides the challenge on Sunday and a brand new urban area, Bridgnorth on the Saturday.

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Poole Town Race

Bruno Smith — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:58:17 GMT

On Saturday 26th May 2012 the first Poole Town Race will take place. With winning times around 30 mins, and on brand new mapping, you can explore the heritage of old Poole… at speed.

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British Long & Relay Champs - entry deadline

Brooner — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:57:02 GMT

This weekend is your last opportunity to enter the British Long Distance and Relay Championships, taking place on 5 & 6 May, while entries for the Kendal Urban Race on 7 May (part of the Nopesport Urban League) close on 26 April.

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JK 2012: Day 1 - Sprint

Brooner — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:13:10 GMT

JK 2012 in Scotland kicked off with a highly exciting sprint yesterday, with Livingston proving to be a fast and furious setting for orienteering races in which the leaders were separated by seconds, Sarah Rollins winning her third straight JK sprint title with Murray Strain pipping Scott Fraser by a second for a local win.

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JK 2012: Day 4 - Relay

Brooner — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:35:32 GMT

After two tough days of orienteering, the result of the relays were quite likely to be a war of attrition over the course of the weekend rather than on the day itself, and so it proved with easy victories as Interlopers retained the men's title and Edinburgh University took the women's honours.

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JK 2012: Day 3

Brooner — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:16:51 GMT

As expected Craig a'Barns on day 2 of the Jan Kjellström International Festival of Orienteering proved to be an even tougher test to competitors than day 1, with some long times across the board and only two men breaking the 90 minute barrier on the elite course.

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JK 2012: Day 2

Brooner — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:14:33 GMT

For the first time in almost 15 years, Dunalastair played host to orienteering with the first full day of competition at the JK as two of the world's best, Scott Fraser and Linnea Gustafsson, showed their prowess through the tough Scottish forest and moorland.

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