Lesnes AbbeyTue 25 Jun
Park Race Series
Local level event
What does this mean?
Local events are usually low key and in the 'localised' area, ideal for newcomers to try the sport and Training events are non competitive and used for training and coaching, aimed at members of the club, but they can attract people from neighbouring clubs, and are often ideal for newcomers to try the sport. Regional events attract participants from around the local Region, National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away, Major events are Major Events such as a British Championships. Virtual events are where there are no physical controls being used. Your presence at a control is registered using an App on your mobile phone, normally the free MapRun6 App.
Terrain type: Parkland & Woodland
Results
Results excluding legs to and from 53
Report
Firstly I have to apologise that control 53, which was number 3 on each course, was positioned further west than was shown on the map. It was a long way from the Start and Finish so took time to be repositioned so many of you will have spent a lot of time looking for this control and this would have detracted from your run. You'll see in the results that the legs to and from control 53 have been removed.
That aside, I hope you enjoyed the courses provided. Lesnes Abbey is a surprisingly tricky area to run in and it is easy to get disoriented as the woods are so dark.
My thanks are due to everyone at DFOK who helped on the evening but especially to my wife Tina and sons Luke and Jake, Richard Bostock, Philip Craven, Andrew Evans, Geoff Goodwin and John Tzanetis. Thanks are also due to the Abbey Arms pub for hosting us and providing such a spacious area for us to use.
Keith Bennett
Location Info
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Near: Abbey Wood Lat,Lng: 51.49068,0.12114 Postcode: SE2 9RH What3Words: ///moving.fleet.bricks
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Directions / Parking
Our event centre is the Abbey Arms, 31 Wilton Road, Abbey Wood, London SE2 9RH with thanks to the landlord.
Food orders are taken up to 8pm so bear this in mind when deciding when to start if you would like to eat.
Pre-event Details
Map / Terrain
Here is a link to two short videos which should give you a good idea of what you'll be doing https://www.dfok.co.uk/schools...
The area had an extensive path network. Whilst controls are either on paths or not far off them, some of the smaller paths are quite overgrown hence the wearing of shorts is not recommended.
The area is hilly. Expect about 100m climb on the Short course and almost 200m climb on the Long course.
The map is 1:5000 to ISOM specification printed on waterproof paper. Contour interval is 5m.
Loose controls descriptions will be available at the Start
Course Information
Short course - 2.5 km
Long course - 5.4 km
Distances are measured in a straight line so running distance will be greater.
Winning time is expected to be 20-25 mins.
Entry Details
Entry in advance only via racesignup
Seniors £6, Juniors £3 until midnight on Sunday, 23rd June
Entries from 24th June are subject to map availability and at an additional cost of £2 for Seniors and £1 for Juniors
Additional £2 for any Senior that is not a member of British Orienteering
Electronic chip hire is £1 for standard and £2.50 for contactless punching (lost cards £30/£65 respectively)
Registration and Start times
Enquiries open from 17:45
Entries via racesignup will be kept open until 19:00
Starts from 18:15 to 19:30
It is about 800m walk to the start and from the finish. Follow the red and white tapes.
Facilities
Toilets and a place to leave kit at the event centre
Refreshments are available with no need to pre-order. Last orders are at 9:30pm.
First aid kit at the event centre on a largely self help basis with a qualified sports first aider present
There will be a QR code on your map which will take you directly to the live results page on our website.
Contacts / Officials
Organiser - Keith Bennett
Planner - Luke Bennett