Essex Summer Midweek Series No 1 Great Notley

Location
King William IV, 114 London Road, Braintree CM77 7PU
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Parking is available in the pub car park

Timing
Start at times between 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Starts will not be preallocated.
Competitors must report to the finish by 8.45pm
Please ensure you notify the organiser that you have finished, so that safety checks can be completed.

Event information
Standard orienteering map printed on waterproof paper.
1:7500, 5m contours
Courses will use roads and paths in Great Notley with hydrants as controls. The Long course will enter Great Notley Country Park with controls located on features identified with orange and white control kites.

Maprun
This event uses MapRun software. Please use a smartphone or Garmin watch and ensure you have the latest version of MapRun installed on your phone. Information about Maprun is available at www.stragglers.info/info/virtual-orienteering-courses. There is also a user guide on the HAVOC website
It is useful to download the course you need before you arrive, download the course onto the app by clicking on ‘Select Event' in the app, and following the menu path UK > Essex>Great Notley 2025
The courses are:
2025 Short
2025 Long
This is a line event. You must visit the controls in the correct order.
The course map will not be visible on your phone until you receive the PIN number at Registration on the night. You do not need the PIN number to run using a Garmin watch.
Your result will be automatically downloaded when you finish. The full procedure will be explained at Registration. If the app fails to register your visit to a control, you need to note the lower number on the H sign, or lamp post number. If a control is missed then the software will show your result as Mispunch, but in the results we will add the usual penalty for a missed or incorrect control.
If you are unable to use MapRun, you are still very welcome to take part by completing the control card with pen or pencil, but be aware that this is a slower method. You will be timed by clock, and written answers will be checked. Please bring a pen to mark the control card and a map bag if wet.

Facilities
Toilets available in the pub.
Newcomers are welcome. Help and guidance will be available.

Safety
Participation is at your own risk. Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult.
Bring clothing and footwear appropriate for the weather conditions. High visibility clothing is strongly recommended.
As with any street orienteering this event requires participants to cross roads and you are asked to take due care and attention at all times. The Long course crosses A131 to enter the Country Park. Use marked mandatory crossing points. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS AT ANY OTHER POINT.
There may be dog walkers, cyclists or residents on pavements and footpaths and in the country park – be aware and give them priority.

Scoring
Points will be awarded
based on finishing times adjusted using an age/gender handicap system.
Each missed or incorrect control will incur a 5 minutes penalty. Best 6 results from the 10 event series will count. On-the-night bonus of 15 points per event for those running on the night, as opposed to MapRun catchup. 7 min penalty for Anytime. A second run on any particular course will not count for scoring purposes.
Anytime catch-up for events hopefully available for 2 weeks after the event, on MapRun.
See series website for maps and instructions.
You are welcome to run together as a group, but in order to be fair we ask that you keep together, as when running as a group the least advantageous handicap is applied.
100 points will be allocated to the course organiser/planner for each event planned.
Full results will be emailed and published on the SOS and HAVOC websites.