SE Champs Weekend (Nights and Middles)
15 - 16 November
Entries open 00:00 on 12th Oct
Entries open 00:00 on 12th Oct
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SE Champs Weekend (Nights and Middles)
A substantially new orienteering area alongside Britty Wood will be used for the first time. Courses planned by Peter Couldery (GO); Alan Wallis (SN) is the Controller.
To qualify for the SE Champs medals, you must be a BOF member and have SEOA as your primary affiliation.
However, anyone may enter these events. When you enter, please select the course that matches the age class that you wish to compete in, which need not be your own age class. Please note the Eligibility Criteria for the Championships (under Event Information below) if you wish to compete for a championship podium place.
Start times are provisionally from 18:00 - 19:00 (Saturday) and 10:00 - 12:00 (Sunday).
Contact: organiser@guildfordorienteers.co.uk
You can enter any course but if you select one that does not match your age class you may not qualify for championship medals. You will only qualify for these if you run the course for your age class or if you run up to a harder age class (see under Event Information below).
SE Night Championships
Brown (M20-40, M45-50)
(technically hard, target length 8km)
Blue (M18, M55-60, W20-40)
(technically hard, target length 6km)
Green (M16, M65-75, W16, W18, W45-50, W55-60)
(technically hard, target length 4.5km)
Short Green (M80+, W65-75, W80+)
(technically hard, target length 3.5km)
Orange (not a championship course)
(technically easier, target length 3km, suitable for relative beginners)
SE Middle Distance Championships
Black (M18, M20-40)
(technically hard, target length 6km)
Brown (M16, M45-50, W18, W20-40)
(technically hard, target length 5km)
Blue (M55-60, W45-50)
(technically hard, target length 4.5km)
Green (M65-75, W16, W55-60)
(technically hard, target length 3.6km)
Short Green (M80+, W65-75, W80+)
(technically hard, target length 3km)
Light Green (M14, W14)
(technically a bit easier, target length 2.7km, suitable for 'improvers')
Orange (M12, W12)
(technically easier, target length 2.5km, suitable for older beginners)
Yellow (M10, W10)
(suitable for most beginners with map awareness, target length 2km)
White (not a championship course)
(suitable for beginners, target length 1.3km)
Early bird fees
Senior: £13
Junior: £6 (Juniors are under 21 on 31st December 2025)
Novice senior entry fee of £7 applies to White/Yellow/Orange courses.
From 11 November the fees increase by £2 (Senior) and £1 (Junior/Novice)
Late entries will become subject to available maps.
Normal SI dibber hire is £1; contactless SIAC dibber hire is £2.50. Don't lose your hired dibber; it will cost you £72 to replace a SIAC if lost (or £20 for a normal dibber).
Entry fee for non-BOF-affiliated Seniors attracts a £2 supplement; for Juniors a £1 supplement.
For Young Seniors (up to 25) and Senior full-time students there is a £4 discount.
COVID-19
There are no longer any formal restrictions around Covid-19. However we encourage you not to attend if you or a member of your household has Covid-19 symptoms.
Please make yourself aware of the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct (revised August 2021). By entering the event you have agreed to abide by it.
The area is used for walking and horse riding and cycling. Be courteous towards other users you do encounter, especially those with dogs and horse riders – our future use of these areas depends on this.
Car parking
The car parking is in a field (nearest post code GU10 1JH). What3words: ///lazy.dries.straw.
Dogs
Dogs allowed under control in the car park and Assembly area but not on the courses please.
What is near the car park
The Enquiries/Dibber hire/Download is near the car park, in Myrtle's Courtyard. It has a car key drop and First Aid facilities. It also offers cash Entry On the Day if there are any maps available to sell. Online entry at Racesignup will continue to be available till 6pm (Saturday) and 11am (Sunday).
There are also toilets in Myrtle's Courtyard and Tom's refreshments wagon will be selling drinks and food.
Start times are not fixed (punching start)
You will have chosen a start block. To avoid bottlenecks at the Start please arrive there for the time you have chosen, but once there we will start you on a first-come-first-served basis. Listed start times will not be checked.
All must punch the Start, including SIAC (contactless) dibbers. All other controls (except the Finish) are enabled for SIAC 'swiping'. It is your responsibility to check your SI card has registered at each control. In case of SI failure use the pin-punch on the control stake to mark your map.
At the Finish
All must punch the Finish, including SIAC (contactless) dibbers.
Download promptly even if you have not completed the course.
Maps will NOT be collected. Please keep to the spirit of the event by not showing your map to those competitors who have yet to start.
SE Championships Eligibility
You can enter any course, but to be eligible for Championship medals you must enter the Championship Age Class matching your age and sex, or 'run up'. Eligibility also requires that you are a member of British Orienteering and a member of the South East Orienteering Association (SEOA). Medals are awarded to the fastest 3 eligible runners in each Championship Age Class.
Running up
M class competitors can only run up to M class courses.
W class competitors may run up to W or M class courses.
Competitors in age classes from 10 to 18 may run up to an older age class (up to 20-40).
Competitors in age classes from 45 to 80+ may run up to a younger age class ('up' (down!) to 20-40).
When you run up you are not competing in your 'own' class, you are going for a tougher medal.
Final results will be on the Guildford Orienteers website after the event.
Medals will be awarded on the day as soon as we can be sure that any further finishers will not affect the medal places.
Medical conditions
Competitors take part at their own risk. If you have an existing Medical Condition of which the Organisers should be aware, please complete a Medical Form which can be downloaded from the British Orienteering website and hand in at Download/Enquiries in a sealed envelope marked with your name and "Confidential Medical Form for GO 15-16/11/25 events only". This will be opened only if you require medical treatment and are not conscious. It will be destroyed at the end of the event.