HOT PICKS                           

Summer 2008

HOT PICKS are recommended events for SLOW members to attend.  SLOW can offer transport to events from south west London.  To arrange transport, contact Teresa Turner membership @ sloweb.org.uk. For the Sunday events we suggest start times from 11.00-12.00.  We intend to meet afterwards for a drink and Sunday lunch at a nearby pub and these are listed below if known.  Otherwise, see us at the event to find out where we’re going.  

CD = Closing date.  EOD = entry on the day. 
For events with a CD, it is sometimes possible to get a late entry or EOD – check the organising club’s website

Trail Challenges
There are 3 summer Tuesday evening events, along with the Trail Challenge half marathon race in September. Trail Challenges are mass start race over tracks and trails. For each of the Tuesday evening races, there will be a 10km race starting at 7:30pm and a 6km race starting at 7:40pm. The remaining events are: Tuesday 24 June – Ham Riverside, Tuesday 12 August – Richmond Park, Sunday 21 September (Half marathon) – Ham Riverside/Richmond Park. Details: Full Details Here Online Entry: Fabian 4 Website Limited EOD.

Summer Series
In addition to the Trail Challenge series there are a number of informal weekday evening events being held in south and west London, mainly on Tuesday evenings. The series is co-ordinated between the London clubs with a number of different race formats. Series events with links to hosting clubs’ websites can be found here. This includes a series of 4 events in July which will form a Park Orienteering Race Series with a league scoring system and prizes.

Sun 22^nd June SN District Event - Frith Hill, Surrey
Full range of colour coded courses on this undulating wooded area. All courses are EOD. Full Details Here Event Location Map

Sun 29^th June SLOW Frolic Event – Putney Heath
Part of the Frolic Series in which every competitor runs the same course (of ‘Light Green’ standard) and there is a handicap system which adjusts not just for age and sex, but also for previous history of orienteering – being an inexperienced orienteer can be a substantial advantage! At each event, the top six finishers on handicap for each club count towards their club’s score and last year SLOW won the series. Courses: Yellow, Light Green and “Extension” course.
Event Details Here Event Location Map Après-O pub: The Telegraph Inn, Putney Heath.

Other Events in the Frolic Series are as follows:
6^th July – Addington Hills nr. Croydon, 13^th July – Alexandra Park, 20^th July – Nork Park, near Epsom. 27^th July 27 – Whippendel Woods, near Watford. Full Frolics Series Details here

Sun 30^th August South East Relays – Sussex University, Falmer
Date for the diary – no details yet. Southdown Orienteers

Page updated 14 June 2008