As the British Relays thread is focussing on the SIAC / Rules debacle I thought I'd start a new thread for comments on the orienteering.....
I thought it was the best British Champs weekend I've been to.
The maps and terrain were the usual high standards we've come to enjoy in the Lake District, the setting in Finsthwaite valley is wonderful and we were lucky with the weather, but for me what really made the event was the excellent course planning.
If I was being super picky I'd say the TD3 and TD4 on Saturday were a bit too hard although the kids I spoke to enjoyed the challenge, but it was hard to fault the other courses I've seen. My favourite was the mini-relay which had just enough technical challenge to split the packs but still kept it fast and furious.
A podium for the prize giving and better results would have been the icing on the cake, but well done to all the volunteers involved.
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I thought the British Champs was quality!
Two amazing areas. Tough physically and serious orienteering required.
Rich - You and your team did a cracking job. Feel very pleased about work well done.
Two amazing areas. Tough physically and serious orienteering required.
Rich - You and your team did a cracking job. Feel very pleased about work well done.
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I thought the individual race was top quality. Really good area, good map, great courses, smooth organisation. Serious orienteering in a serious area - fantastic - certainly found out my weaknesses
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I can only agree - the best British I have been to also. The individual especially stood out for me, seriously good course planning on a great area with an excellent map. Congratulations to all involved.
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I agree! Top quality orienteering (terrain, maps, planning), nicely organized. The sunshine helped, of course.
I do think all major championships should have video screens for the results and I'm keen to see radio controls too (after experiencing them at Oceania 2015) but as Buzz says, this would be "icing on the cake".
I do think all major championships should have video screens for the results and I'm keen to see radio controls too (after experiencing them at Oceania 2015) but as Buzz says, this would be "icing on the cake".
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Agree with all. Parking was good (although limited signage, final details covered directions), not too far to assembly, really excellent map (easy to link map to terrain) and good courses, nice runnable terrain, good spectator/finish areas, super weather, catering was fine (although I felt sorry for the isolated WI stall at the relays). Thanks to the Lakes clubs for the BNC, Northern Champs, BOC and BRC - and whatever goes into the coming Harvester.
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I only did the individual but would echo the comments... great area, clear and accurate map, excellent planning, super arena and spactator controls, wonderful weather for running and then sunshine for the prize-giving. Well done indeed to all concerned.All the things that matter were of really high quality.
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Missed the relay but the individual was great. I'm always happy to get a blown up map, and 1:7500 the technical slope in Rusland justified/needed it. Only one control was I completely unable to read.
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I suffered a 1:15 so had to use the pile-into-the-middle-of-the-circle-and-have-a-good-root-around technique. A 1:10 at least would have been a big improvement. The planning was excellent, as were the areas and the terrain, so many thanks to all involved.
I ran a W40 relay team at last weekend and at the JK. The courses have been the same as the men's short, and the M18, and all three relays were sent off together at both events. I ran first leg at the JK, and it was just loads of people piling into the forest together. It might have been interesting for the M18s and men's short at the front of the pack, but for the rest of us it was just one long train of people, even when you are at the "sharp end" of the W40 field. Is there an advantage to mass-starting lots of different classes running the same course that I am missing? It certainly made the JK relay a bit tedious.
I ran a W40 relay team at last weekend and at the JK. The courses have been the same as the men's short, and the M18, and all three relays were sent off together at both events. I ran first leg at the JK, and it was just loads of people piling into the forest together. It might have been interesting for the M18s and men's short at the front of the pack, but for the rest of us it was just one long train of people, even when you are at the "sharp end" of the W40 field. Is there an advantage to mass-starting lots of different classes running the same course that I am missing? It certainly made the JK relay a bit tedious.
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Great weekend but I also have a gripe with the 15k map which was bordering illegible. I managed in the forest with a magnifier just about but in open I got glare from the sun so was running half blind. Incidently, I have dug out the 15k scale map of high dam from 2003 elite long - that map is perfectly readable. I have no doubt that the latest map is more accurate but that is pointless if you can't see it.
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housewife wrote:Is there an advantage to mass-starting lots of different classes running the same course that I am missing? It certainly made the JK relay a bit tedious.
You can't please all the people all of the time
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Indeed!
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Rich R wrote:Great weekend but I also have a gripe with the 15k map which was bordering illegible. I managed in the forest with a magnifier just about but in open I got glare from the sun so was running half blind. Incidently, I have dug out the 15k scale map of high dam from 2003 elite long - that map is perfectly readable. I have no doubt that the latest map is more accurate but that is pointless if you can't see it.
I agree with what you say. I suspect that the event team were tied by WRE rules that required a 1:15,000 map for WRE courses. The map looked fine at 1:10,000 (which is the scale I suspect it was drawn for), and was a joy at 1:7,500
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DaveR wrote:Rich R wrote:Great weekend but I also have a gripe with the 15k map which was bordering illegible. I managed in the forest with a magnifier just about but in open I got glare from the sun so was running half blind. Incidently, I have dug out the 15k scale map of high dam from 2003 elite long - that map is perfectly readable. I have no doubt that the latest map is more accurate but that is pointless if you can't see it.
I agree with what you say. I suspect that the event team were tied by WRE rules that required a 1:15,000 map for WRE courses. The map looked fine at 1:10,000 (which is the scale I suspect it was drawn for), and was a joy at 1:7,500
Anyone know how the 1:15,000 maps were printed - makes a big difference to legibility.
It was indeed a joy for us oldies at 1:7,500 even with the long legs.
I'm tempted to agree that the level of detail on the map suited 1:10,000 scale and arguably the terrain - but that's another bag of worms!
Whilst prepping for the event I dug out some old High Dam and Rusland maps from 1971, 77, 83 and 90 and surprisingly they were all printed at 1:10,000 although they were all a lot less detailed.
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