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WAOC proudly presents the first ever Urban Orienteering Race in Ely.
The area mapped includes the Cathedral precinct as well as the surrounding old city.
This event is part of the 2014 NopeSport Urban League
and also the 2014 Southern England Orienteering Urban League (SEOUL).
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| News updates |
March 31 update: Online pre-entries are now closed. We have printed plenty of maps to allow for on the day entries.
Start times for pre-entries are indicated on the Fabian 4 website: www.fabian4.co.uk.
March 28 Update: Final details now available - see below. Pre-entries close on 30th March!March 16th update: There will be a Micro-O Maze near the junior course starts that will be open to everyone (but intended primarily for juniors!
Details on Assembly added.
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| Final Details |
Final details as PDF. Please make sure that you have read the information on collecting race bibs, uncrossable features, and out of bounds areas |
| Entries |
Online entries have now closed, but entry on the day for all courses will be available, while maps are available.
The MW12- courses will be entry on the day only.
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| Fees |
All classes except The Junior MW12- course:
| Seniors (members of British Orienteering) | £11.00 |
| Seniors (non-members) | £13.00 |
| Juniors (under 21) including first junior in family | £5.00 |
| Further juniors in the same family | £4.00 |
| Students | £5.00 |
| SI Card hire | £0.50 |
These prices include a £1 late entry surcharge applicable to on-the-day entries and on-line entries after 22 March.
Junior entry fee for the MW12- course will be £4.00, and £3.00 for second and subsequent juniors in the same family. (The 'volume discount' will also apply to entry on the day juniors on this course who have elder siblings who were entered on-line).
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| Courses |
Course lengths indicated below are measured 'as the crow flies' and do not account for running round impassable obstacles including buildings.
On this type of terrain, actual distances covered on an optimal route may typically be about 50% longer than indicated course lengths.
| Mens Open (M16+) | 7.2 km |
| Mens Vetaran (M40+) | Womens Open (W16+) | 6.1 km |
| Mens Super Vet (M55+) | Womens Veteran (W40+) | 4.7 km |
| Mens Ultra Vet (M65+) | Womens Super Vet (W55+) | 3.6 km |
| Womens Ultra Vet (W65+) | 2.8 km |
| Junior men (M16-) | Junior women (16-) | 2.8 km |
| Junior men (M12-) | Junior women (12-) | 1.5 km |
The M12- and W12- course is for juniors Under 12. This will be Entry on the Day only.
Under 16s: It is a requirement of British Orienteering’s Insurance Policy that anyone under the age of 16 on the day of the competition may only compete in areas with limited and/or speed limited traffic. With this in mind it is important to note that anyone under the age of 16 (and over 12) may only take part in the MW16 courses.
For the MW16- courses, there is a mandatory crossing point at a light-controlled crossing with controls placed either side so that using the crossing is the optimum route. The time taken for the mandatory crossing will be taken off your race time.
Veteran competitors may run up, i.e. enter a course open to a wider age range.
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| Electronic Punching |
This event will be using  electronic punching. SI cards will be available to hire for 50p.
The control boxes are compatible with all types of SI-card.
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| Enquiries |
Enquiries relating to entries please contact .
If you wish to contact the event organiser regarding any other query, contact .
Alternatively, the Fabian4 entries system will allow you to send an email that will be copied to both the organiser and the entries secretary. |
| Assembly |
Assembly is in Jubilee Gardens, Broad Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4BJ. Grid ref TL543798.
PLEASE NOTE: There is no parking available at the assembly area - see the section below for details on parking and on how to reach Assembly from car parks and from Ely railway station.
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| Reaching Assembly |
By Road: If driving to the event, please use the Angel Drove pay and display car park (£3 for the day), which is less than 15 mins walk from assembly.
The Angel Drove car park has a 2 metre/6 foot height restriction.
A map of car parks can be found on the Council website.
Please note these are very busy on a Saturday and we recommend you use Angel Drove if possible.
Driving to the event:
From the South (Cambridge) approach from the A14 and take the A10 to Ely. At the A10/ A142 roundabout turn right onto Angel Drove (A142). After about 1.5km take a right turn to the car park.
From the Huntingdon use the A141 to Chatteris and the A142 to Ely, at the A142/A10 roundabout turn right onto the A10 at the A10/A142 turn left onto Angel Drove (A142). After about 1.5km take a right turn to the car park.
Note: If you intend to go across country from Huntingdon please make sure minor roads are open, as some roads were flooded at the end of February and may be liable to further flooding.
By Rail: The assembly area is less than 10 minutes walk from Ely railway station.
There are several services each hour from Cambridge and the journey time is 13-16 minutes.
Direct rail services from London Kings Cross to Ely take about 1 hour 15 mins.
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| Facilities |
The assembly area is open parkland. No changing facilities are available here but we do intend to provide storage for bags etc.
Micro-O Maze
A Micro-O maze will be set up near the start of the MW12- course and close to registration in Jubilee Gardens. This is an informal activity - aimed at juniors including newcomers to orienteering. We won't be producing results for this - and it will be open to everyone.
We are not providing portable toilets - the nearest public toilets are about 2 mins walk from assembly.
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| Prizes |
We will be awarding small prizes to category winners. A prizegiving will be held at Registration at 14:00 (time to be confirmed |
| Registration |
For entry on the day, registration will be 11:00am - 12:30 pm, subject to map availability. You are advised to use the pre-entry system to ensure a place on your chosen course.
Even if you are pre-entered, remember you must collect your race number from registration before going to the start. No race number - no run! |
| Start Times |
Start times will be between 11:30 am and 1 pm, with courses closing at 2:30pm. Start times for pre-entries are allocated as shown on the Fabian 4 website: www.fabian4.co.uk. Those entering on the day will be given unallocated start times, which are available throughout the 11:30 - 13:00 period. |
| Map |
1:5000 ISSOM map created 2013 by Caroline Louth of WAOC. Maps will be printed on waterproof paper.
Longer course maps will be approximately A3 size. Shorter courses and junior course maps will be A4 size. |
| Map Legend |
Please familiarise yourself with the map symbols for urban orienteering. Out Of Bounds areas shown by purple hatching must be observed.
Any competitor found crossing or attempting to cross a feature marked as uncrossable, or entering an area marked out of bounds on the map, will be disqualified.
A summary, produced by SLOW, is available here.
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| Terrain |
Historic city centre, residential areas and open spaces. Most of the running will be on hard surfaces but some courses cross areas of grass. Some surfaces will be slippery if wet so suitable footwear should be worn. Dobbed or spiked shoes are not suitable. |
| Officials |
Organiser: Jenny Hunt WAOC
Planner: Bob Hill WAOC/RAFO
Controller: Michael Chopping NOR/RAFO
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| Acknowledgements |
We would like to thank our sponsors, Cotswold Outdoors (Cambridge), Open Air (Cambridge), Advanced Performance, and the Elysian Fields Vineyard.
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| Further Information |
We will be using electronic punching. SI cards will be available to hire for 50p.
Urban orienteering is ideal for those new to the sport. Help will be available to get you started.
The courses will be planned to avoid avoid heavy traffic but participants will have to cross some roads on their courses.
All competitors take part at their own risk. |
