Urban O

[Gross]

TV quote from S niggli from the wet streets of Finland..... 'I prefer to run alone in the forest......'

[haloite]

Each to his (or her) own!

[andypat]

Who knows why some experienced forest orienteers just cant seem to hack it in the urban jungle...?

[Angry Haggis]

1137 orienteers on the streets of London in less than two weeks will beg to differ.

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[Blonde bombshell]

But surely the point is that S Niggli CAN hack it. She won the WOC sprint & Nort 1 & 4.

It is interesting that the stand out orienteer of this generation prefers forest O.

[Ali Wood]

1125 orienteers on the streets of London in less than two weeks will beg to differ.

Let's hope 1125 come back safely. One of these days, someone is going to end up in an ambulance and that will signal a return to us being able to run in sunlit forests twice at the weekend.

[awk]

Let's hope 1125 come back safely. One of these days, someone is going to end up in an ambulance and that will signal a return to us being able to run in sunlit forests twice at the weekend.

People have ended up in ambulances in terrain orienteering.

It is interesting that the stand out orienteer of this generation prefers forest O.

Mildly, but it's bit like Bradley Wiggins discussing the difference between track and road - some prefer one, some prefer the other. Doesn't make much difference to anybody else.

1137 orienteers on the streets of London in less than two weeks will beg to differ.

I'm sure a fair number of those will still prefer terrain to urban though!

[Gnitworp]

People have ended up in ambulances in terrain orienteering.

without third party involvement.

[awk]

without third party involvement.

So, is that going to drive people off the streets?

(And how's it stopping Ali running twice at weekends in "sunlit forests" anyway?).

[andypat]

Let's hope 1125 come back safely. One of these days, someone is going to end up in an ambulance and that will signal a return to us being able to run in sunlit forests twice at the weekend.

Have you run London? It's busier in our village than it is in Central London at the weekend!

[denbydale]

Think you'll find Niggli's remark was made in the context where she was in a mass start urban event on wet street with some very slippery bits and she admitted she'd chosen the wrong shoes.

[Gnitworp]

without third party involvement.

So, is that going to drive people off the streets?

No, the point is simply being made that if someone has an accident involving a moving vehicle, and I hope they never do, it may cause embarrassment and problems with the authorities, because of random running in the streets by a lot of people. BTW I love urban orienteering (I've probably done as many of them as you, awk.) Looking forward to London

[Mrs H]

(And how's it stopping Ali running twice at weekends in "sunlit forests" anyway?).

Ali's got his Mr Provocative hat on, personally I think it really suits him and I'm enjoying it

[Ali Wood]

without third party involvement.

And how's it stopping Ali running twice at weekends in "sunlit forests" anyway?.

Because some of our Forest + Forest weekend events have moved to Urban + Forest

[andy]

If you're focusing on just the terrain you are running in why not go for a run instead of an urban event? (or vice versa, obviously)

If you're there to orienteer, focus on what is in front of you, urban or terrain. Don't see the point in complaining as it's fairly obvious that both styles of orienteering are popular.