Nopesport Urban League 2009

[SIman]

Thanks Eddie. I've now picked up the other tie too, removed the errant W35 from the Vet Women's list and axed the M20 who had crept into the M18- results.

Sorry, Roger. I missed these two. I have updated the official event results now.

[Angry Haggis]

put those races on a map and it looks like midlanders are favoured...

I agree:

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[Angry Haggis]

o dear you poor midlanders
alternatively you could use the AA routeplanner to discover e.g. that 5 of the 9 confirmed events are within 100 miles of Birmingham, and London & York aren't that much further...
whereas we have 1 within the same radius, as done anyone in Brighton, or Dorset, or Bristol, or Cardiff, or Glasgow, or Edinburgh..and in fact, so does someone in Newcastle or Carlisle, at least until the final venue is confirmed...
so i'd say you were doing pretty well (except for having to live in the midlands, of course )

Just noticed this: http://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/event/event_detail.php?id=54878&qs=%3FbSearch%3D1%26amp%3Bevt_name%3DDurham%26amp%3Bevt_postcode%3D%26amp%3Bevt_radius%3D0%26amp%3Bevt_level%3D0%26amp%3Bevt_type%3D0%26amp%3Bevent_club%3D0%26amp%3Bevt_start_d%3D31%26amp%3Bevt_start_m%3D1%26amp%3Bevt_start_y%3D2009%26amp%3Bevt_end_d%3D0%26amp%3Bevt_end_m%3D0%26amp%3Bevt_end_y%3D0%26amp%3Bevt_assoc%3D0%26amp%3Bevt_newcome%3D0%26amp%3Bevt_family%3D0%26amp%3Bevt_start%3D1233360000%26amp%3Bevt_end%3D0%26amp%3B%26amp%3Bperpage%3D10page%3D0

[mharky]

Interesting shout. Let's look at the stats

...or, we could look at the map like I said (thanks Angry Haggis) and you'll see that the midlands is favoured, like I said.

You can't just summarise where the races are by quoting the regions in which they are held. Stockport, Chester and Sheffield are righ in the "south" of the Northern region. Oxford and London are in the "north" of the southern region...

[Strider]

...or, we could look at the map like I said (thanks Angry Haggis) and you'll see that the midlands is favoured, like I said.

You can't just summarise where the races are by quoting the regions in which they are held. Stockport, Chester and Sheffield are righ in the "south" of the Northern region. Oxford and London are in the "north" of the southern region...

We can go round in circles here..... If you lived in, say, the Manchester-Sheffield corridor on looking at the map, you'd be the 'best off' for urban races in 2009. If you lived, however, in the deepest West Midlands, say Hereford, you'd be having a right game. Depends what stats you use to make your point - as they say 'lies, damn lies, etc....'

What I'm saying is that I agree with your broad point that basing your argument on vague geographical regions is disingenous.

P.

[distracted]

If you're all so concerned about whether or not there's enough urban events on in your area, league or not, then stop moaning and get clubs mapping/organising where it suits you better!

[awk]

If you lived in, say, the Manchester-Sheffield corridor on looking at the map, you'd be the 'best off' for urban races in 2009. P.

Oh, I see....you mean the south, of course!

[Scott]

those in the South West are worst off.

Aye, just wait until I finish that St Ives map...

...at some unspecified point in the future.

[EddieH]

Surely it should be St Marys - that way the wingers wouldn't enter and you'd have a nice select band . Mind you I suspect the course would need to be sprint distance.

[Scott]

I'm not sure the ferry ticket would be value for money unless we made it a Scilly 5-Day - Classics on St Mary's and Tresco, Middles on St Martin's and Bryher, and Sprint on St Agnes.

Now there's an idea...

[King Penguin]

I'm not sure the ferry ticket would be value for money unless we made it a Scilly 5-Day - Classics on St Mary's and Tresco, Middles on St Martin's and Bryher, and Sprint on St Agnes.

Now there's an idea...

Make it a duathlon - swim or canoe in between ?

[geomorph]

I'm not sure the ferry ticket would be value for money unless we made it a Scilly 5-Day - Classics on St Mary's and Tresco, Middles on St Martin's and Bryher, and Sprint on St Agnes.

Now there's an idea...

The Silly 5 Days

But seriously some of the terrain is nicely complex....BUT the hedges make good legs rather rare.

[Ravinous]

Isn't the 'tbc' the South-East Sprint Champs at the recently GG mapped University of Kent in Canterbury campus? I believe they are waiting on a date confirmation but they were aiming for 5/6th September last I heard. Planning by a former BEOC Sprint Champion too!? The other day will be the SE Middle Distance Champs at Blean Woods and might even be something Sat Night - a night score around historic Canterbury would sound great to me! Camping is planned as an option too.

[Roger]

Standings updated after Forres: Men's, Women's. Early days yet.

Sorry about the delay in posting these.

[DaveK]

Isn't the 'tbc' the South-East Sprint Champs at the recently GG mapped University of Kent in Canterbury campus? I believe they are waiting on a date confirmation but they were aiming for 5/6th September last I heard. Planning by a former BEOC Sprint Champion too!? The other day will be the SE Middle Distance Champs at Blean Woods and might even be something Sat Night - a night score around historic Canterbury would sound great to me! Camping is planned as an option too.

Not sure if the SE Sprint is the 'tbc' (though would be good to have an event in the South-East), but the preliminary details for the weekend's events is now here-
http://www.saxons-oc.org/