Nopesport Urban League 2011 speculation & other urban races

[Mrs H]

Forgive my impatience and sorry if you opened this expecting answers - perhaps you'll find them as a result.

Anyway when might we expect the 2011 programme - I need cheering up

Also when are entries for Edinburgh opening - I get nervous once I've booked flights and hotels that I might turn up having forgotten to enter

[brooner]

End of the month most likely.

[Mrs H]

Oh thank you Brooner - will you be doing it in the manner of a Nopesport advent calendar and opening the doors to reveal a venue a day?

[greywolf]

when are entries for Edinburgh opening

it seems they already are
http://oentries.com/multi/events/12-edi ... nd/details

[Spookster]

Anyway when might we expect the 2011 programme - I need cheering up

Well, here's a list of urban events (not including midweek events). You could speculate which ones might be in the league while we're waiting for the official list...

Jan 9 - NATO - Cramlington
Jan 22 - EUOC - Edinburgh
Mar 19 - SYO - Hathersage
Apr 2 - CLYDE - Erskine
Apr 9 - SO - Brighton Uni (British Sprints)
Apr 16 - WAOC - Coe Fen and Cambridge
Apr 17 - STAG - Strathaven
Apr 22 - NIOA - Belfast (JK Sprint)
May 7 - EBOR - Filey
May 22 - CLARO - Ripon
May 29 - WRE/HOC - Ludlow
May 30 - EBOR - York
Jun 4 - AIRE - Ilkley
Jun 5 - WRE - Shrewsbury
Jun 5 - NOC - Nottingham
Jun 11 - MOR - Lossiemouth
Jun 12 - EPOC - Huddersfield
Jun 12 - MDOC - Macclesfield
Jun 19 - CLOK - (tbc)
Jun 26 - HALO - Beverley
Jul 16 - GO - Guildford
Jul 17 - ShUOC - Dore (Harvester weekend)
Sep 3 - CLOK - Catterick
Sep 3 - SYO - Sheffield
Sep 4 - LOG - Lincoln
Sep 10 - SLOW - London
Oct 22 - CUOC - Cambridge
Oct 29 - AIRE - Leeds Uni
Oct 30 - AIRE - Skipton
Nov 13 - DEE - Chester
Nov 13?? - Venice
Nov 26 - BL - Penrith

[AndyC]

Well the Nato Jan 9 event won't be as I think that is a "what's the number on the lampost" level D run.
The unlisted 26th March Nato event at Leazes Park (inc FCC) might be worth consideration -and as it is the day before the Northern Championships at Ray Demense -worth a trip to the North-East?


There you go, Freefall, plugging for you again ( he's planning Ray D)

[Sunlit Forres]

I think Eddie H is bidding for the Lossiemouth event (11 June) to be included in the Nopesport League. The exceedingly complex housing estate that was used for the Scottish Sprint Champs in 2009 is on part of the map - now extended on a huge scale to take in the whole town. The event is part of the Moray Mix Weekend that includes a Scottish O League 'Regional' event at Culbin the next day.

[gowrie]

NOC are putting on the Nottingham Urban event on 5th June next year. Likely start and finish as this year but accessing some different areas of the City. Not yet on BO fixtures but definitely work in progress for mapping and permissions.

[Mrs H]

Oh and I should have mentioned there will be an evening urban race held in Ludlow on Sunday May 29th as part of the Springtime in Shropshire weekend which in itself is going to be fantastic with a camp site and full social programme and everything. It's just a week before the Shrewsbury race so a great half term holiday choice in fact!

[andypat]

Interesting to see if the Nopesport guys would consider allowing two events at either end of the country on the same weekend if the dates clash.

eg 11/12 June, 16/17 April.

[redpossum]

NOC are putting on the Nottingham Urban event on 5th June next year. Likely start and finish as this year but accessing some different areas of the City. Not yet on BO fixtures but definitely work in progress for mapping and permissions.

That would be a very unfortunate clash with the Urban event in Shrewsbury on 5th June on a newly extended map (which I would be out surveying today if it weren't teeming with rain). Unfortunately the 5th is the only date that the event can be held on.

Enjoyed Nottingham this year - would be a pity to miss next year's.

[Scott]

Also when are entries for Edinburgh opening - I get nervous once I've booked flights and hotels

I gave in and booked flights to Edinburgh this morning. I feel all ecologically evil, but even including transport to and from the airports flying was still less than half the price of getting the train

[smf]

The unlisted 26th March Nato event at Leazes Park (inc FCC) might be worth consideration -and as it is the day before the Northern Championships at Ray Demense -worth a trip to the North-East?


There you go, Freefall, plugging for you again ( he's planning Ray D)

Thats because whoever registers your events has put TBC for all your event types, which doesn't help people plan ahead, as they don't show up on searches.

[awk]

Claro race in Ripon is likely to be moved from May 22, as it coincides with the NW weekend on Bigland and Holme Fell.

[DJM]

Thanks for the urban list, Martin. The geographical spread is interesting:-

none in Northern Ireland
none in Wales
2 in the South of England
7 in the Midlands/East Anglia
15 in the North of England
4 in Scotland

Anyone have any suggestions about how to even these out? Those of us in SW Britain have little choice!