PedalMad and Somerset MBO are organising a Mountain Bike Orienteering Event on Sunday 11th March in the North East of Dartmoor (Grid Ref SS903471).  There are several course options; a three hour score for the hardcore and a two hour variant for those looking a gentler day out!  Registration and starts from 0900-1000.

Why not dust of the bike and give it a go? Further details can be found here.

This event will feature a different starting point that has not been used for some time.  So don't go where you always went! 

So where do you go?

The signs on the A3075 will begin at SW803571 and take you through the village of Cubert towards Holywell Bay.  Just after Cubert the signs will direct you down some narrow lanes to reach the parking on Cubert Common at SW781594.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Last Saturday saw another top night's racing at Mt Edgcumbe courtesy of Planning mastermind Dick Smith.  The parkland played host to some fast and furious racing.  Results are now available HERE

This Saturday coming 28th sees a further chance for some night O action at Smallhanger Waste Plympton, courtesy of Devon OC.  Info HERE  See you there!

It was brilliant to see such a great turnout for yesterday's event at Lanhydrock.  Great area, great courses... thanks to Steve, Jeannie and Alan for masterminding it all.  It was good to see so many newcomers along, hope to see you all again soon!

Results are now available HERE.

Meanwhile see you at MT EDGCUMBE on Saturday for the next NIGHT O.  With courses entirely in the park it will be an event suitable for all - check the fixtures for details.  Start from 1800, see you there.....

Wow what a fantastic turnout for the Trelissick Night O last Saturday!  Thanks to you all for coming and creating an event with such a buzz....

Results are now available HERE

Thanks to Phil and Adele Newall for masterminding!  Meanwhile see you at LANHYDROCK this SUNDAY 15th JAN....

Kerno’s next event will be on 7th January, the first event of the New Year and a chance to burn off those unwanted calories.

After the success of the Will’s RCS event just before Xmas, you’ve now got another opportunity to come and try Night “O” in a safe environment at Trelissick Gardens, Truro, Cornwall.

Again, all you need is a torch, watch and a compass. Format will be a 45 minute score event with a “twist” using a mass start at 6pm. Meet at around 5.45pm in the main NT car park. There will be prizes!!

The plan is also to go to the Carnon Gate pub nearby for food afterwards. To help with map printing and pub booking, can you let Phil know if you are coming: pnewall@wardell-armstrong.com

See you there!

Thanks to everyone who braved a wild winters night to compete at the RCS Night O last night!  It was great to see so many people along, and the Christmas party in the pub after was good too.

Results can be found HERE

All that remains to be said is have a great Christmas from all at Cornwall OC.  Don't forget the Brown Willy Run on New Years Day and then the next night O at Trelissick on 7 JAN.

Well done to everyone who came along to the mud and puddle fest at Idless Woods on Sunday.  It was good to see some new faces along, hope to see you again soon.  Special thanks to the event officials who worked hard on a wet day to provide such a top event.

Results are now available HERE

Don't forget the Royal Cornwall Show night event this SATURDAY - if you are coming please email cornwallorienteering@hotmail.co.uk to reserve a map.  Otherwise merry Christmas from one and all at Cornwall OC!!

Why not take a well earned break from the Christmas shopping and come along to our next events!  Everyone welcome!

SUNDAY 11th DEC at IDLESS WOODS nr TRURO - CLICK for MAP  START anytime between 1030 and 1300.  Full range of courses to suit all from beginners of any age to experts!  ENTRIES £7 ADULTS £2 JUNIORS

SATURDAY 17th DEC at ROYAL CORNWALL SHOWGROUND nr WADEBRIDGE - CLICK for MAP  START anytime 1800 to 1900.  A NIGHT EVENT suitable for all, make sure you have a torch!  LONG 4K or SHORT 3K course on offer.  Social gathering in a nearby pub after  If you are coming please email cornwallorienteering@hotmail.co.uk to reserve a map and a place in the pub!  ENTRIES £5 ADULTS £2 JUNIORS

Hope to see you there!  Also the latest FOREST LEAGUE standings are now available CLICK HERE

A fine winters day made for some spectacular orienteering in the coastal scenery of Smugglers Cove.  Thanks to everyone who turned out, we hope you enjoyed it.  Special thanks to first time planner Jeannie, controller Alan and organiser Richard, who brought us such a great event!

Results are now available HERE

Next up: KERNO's AGM on FRIDAY.  Followed by IDLESS WOODS Truro on SUNDAY 11th DECEMBER and then ROYAL CORNWALL SHOWGROUND night event (and Christmas party) on SATURDAY 17th DECEMBER.

See you at the next one!  Not a member of the club?  Then why not join us?  Multiple benefits including £2 off per event!  Go on......

Last Tuesday saw an exciting Score race in the streets of Looe.  Many thanks to Peter Heywood for organising that, and to all the competitors for turning up especially those from the Looe Pioneers.

Results are available in the Night League section CLICK THROUGHu .

See you at Smugglers Cove near FOWEY next SUNDAY 20th NOVEMBER for a run in the light!  And for those who like running in the dark Saturday sees the next fixture in the D&C Night League at King Tor on DARTMOOR.

Following on from the excitement of Tuesday's Looe Street Race, this Saturday sees the first fixture in the Devon and Cornwall Night League at LANHYDROCK near Bodmin.

Always a popular one, the courses will explore the park and woodland.  There will be a long and short technical course on offer (GREEN and JADE) and an easier ORANGE course.

So try something a bit different this weekend!  Start times between 1800 and 1900.  More in the Fixtures section.....

Everyone is welcome to our next event, the LOOE Street Race on TUESDAY 8th NOVEMBER.  You can start anytime between 1830 and 1900.

The race will be action packed and suitable for all from total beginners to hardened orienteering addicts!  Competitors will have 45 mins to move at their preferred pace across East and West Looe in order to visit as many checkpoints as possible.

Nearly all of the competition area will be streetlit.  However hi-vis clothing should be worn for safety and a torch will be useful.

With bargain entry fees of just £5 seniors (£3 British Orienteering members) and £2 juniors its one not to be missed.  See you there!  Register at the Millpool Car Park, CLICK FOR MAP

This year's Original Mountain Marathon was held in the Loch Tay to Loch Earn region of Scotland.  Massive congratulations to Kerno club member Shane Ohly who triumphed, winning the Elite course with a sprint finish, incredible!

Kerno were well represented by members past and present, well done to all:

Mark and Ashley Bown A Class 2nd out of 32 finishers

Scott Collier C class 16th out of 68

Chris Hammick also competed in the C class

James Turner and Chris Moncaster Medium Score 56 out of 206

Will Hancock Long Score 35th out of 132

Try your hand at mountain bike orienteering at the latest round of the the SW Mountain Bike Orienteering League.  PedalMad and Somerset MBO are holding the event on 04/12/11 in the beautiful Quantock Hills.  Please see the website for further details, bmbo.org.uk, and also the following flyer.

There have been three events in the Tamar League.  What's the Tamar League!!?? Instituted when Phil Newall was Chairman it is a league based on all the events from Devon and Cornwall clubs fixture lists - more or less.

The only requirement is that you have to take part in at least three of the other clubs "forest league" events.  So the first report has now been published and you can find it on the results page, under the League heading.

Hope to see lots more names on the listings!

Congratulations to all that came along to enjoy a fine Autumn day and some great orienteering at Hayle Towans.  Well done to the course winners and commiserations to those who found it tough, don't despair this is one of our most demanding areas!

Results are now available HERE

See you next time for the Street Race at LOOE taking place on the evening of TUESDAY 8th NOVEMBER between 1830 and 1930.  More details in the Fixtures section.

Try your hand at mountain bike orienteering at the latest round of the the SW Mountain Bike Orienteering League.  PedalMad are holding the event on 23/10/11 at South Brent, Dartmoor.  Please see the website for further details, bmbo.org.uk, and also the following flyer.

Please note that for the event on Saturday we will be using the public car park for Hayle towans which is pay and display.

Make sure you have enough change with you for the ticket machines.

Why not come to the seaside for an fun filled adventure this Saturday 15^th October? We will be holding our latest event in the sand dunes of Hayle Towans.

As at all our events there will be a range of courses to suit all ages and abilities.   Beginners need very little specialised equipment, just comfortable footwear and clothes you don't mind getting muddy! If you have a compass bring it along, though it won't be necessary for the easier courses.  Helpful friendly advice on offer to get you started.  See you in the dunes!

WHERE: CLICK for map

WHEN: You can start a course at any time between 1030 and 1300

Come along to this Friday's training run to help Dorset Coast Path strategist Ken George fine tune next years assault on the trophy!  We will run a series of short sprints (uphill and downhill) to calculate an optimum approach next time!

Running will be on quiet roads, so bring appropriate footwear, hi-vis gear, headtorches and a GPS or chronograph watch for timing purposes.

MEET: Seaton (east of Looe) in the car park west of the bridge CLICK FOR MAP at 1800.

AFTER: There are a range of pubs/restaurants nearby.  Please email Ken or cornwallorienteering_at_hotmail.co.uk to let him know you'll be there and what preference of eating establishment you have.

Although today's weather doesn't suggest it winter is not far off...  Fortunately for the orienteer this isn't necessarily a bad thing as it heralds the start of the night orienteering season!

As is traditional Kerno is putting on 3 events in the Devon and Cornwall Night League this winter.  We are also offering 3 additional fun fixtures that are especially suited to Night Orienteering Novices.  So come along and try it, you'll be hooked!

Navigate over to the Fixtures section for events already confirmed....  Come to the dark side of orienteering this winter!

The SW Sprint Championships took place this weekend.  Kerno members Mark Lockett and Scott Collier were there.

Congratulations to Mark who is now the M35 SW Sprint Champion.  Another champion in our midst!  It will be a battle of champions at Hayle in two weeks time!

A decent autumn day made for some exciting racing on the scenic moorland at Hardhead Downs.  Thanks to everyone who came and supported the event, especially those who are new to the sport.....  We hope to see you along again at Hayle next month!  Any feedback?  Then mail us at cornwallorienteering_at_hotmail.co.uk

Thanks must also be extended to all the KERNO volunteers who helped put the event on.  Results are available HERE.  See you all in the sand dunes next time!

Last weekend Devon OC hosted the two day Caddihoe Chase event.  The first day was also the SW Championships!

The day suffered intermittent heavy showers with a little sun in between.  The parking field was very muddy.

KERNO were succesful in three classes with Gavin Henderson M35, Phil Newall M45 and Chairman Steve Beech M60 all being new SW Campions.

Well done to you all!

Prize-giving next Sunday at Hardhead Downs?

Due to the Caddihoe Chase next weekend 17/18 September there won't be a Friday night training run.

However the next few weeks see a couple of special training runs.  These will be used by Coast Path strategist Ken George to improve our approach for next year.  Make them a date in your diary now!

23rd SEPT, START 1830 will see our twice yearly time trial around STITHIANS RESERVOIR.  Distance approx 5 mls, all abilities welcome as there is a staggered start to ensure everyone finishes at a similar time.  Good food in the pub after too!  If you are coming let Phil Newall know for booking the pub.

7th OCT will see a special uphill/downhill time trial nr SEATON, SE Cornwall.

All welcome - please come along to help the club towards victory in the Dorset Coast Path race next year!

Why not get off the beaten track and explore a little visited part of Bodmin Moor at our next event on SUNDAY 25th SEPTEMBER? The event takes place on the scenic moorland of Hardhead Downs near Colliford Lake.

As ever there are a range of courses to suit all.  Beginners are welcome, with friendly advice on hand to get you started.  So come along for a fun time on the moors!

WHERE: Click here for map.  Look out for the orienteering signs.    

WHEN: You can start a course anytime between 1030 and 1300

See you then for a run (or walk) on the wild side!

Club Coach Graham writes "The holidays are over and you need to get fitter!  There’s the Caddihoe Chase the weekend after next, (2 days on Dartmoor, lovely terrain but not exactly flat), then Hardhead Downs (fast and furious), then Hayle Towans……"

Just email Graham or cornwallorienteering_at_hotmail.co.uk, saying “Yes I’ll be there”  and get yourself to Porthpean beach car park CLICK FOR MAP in time to start running at 19.00 this Friday (9^th September).  We’ll be heading south along the spectacular coastline to Black Head and then back along inland paths to our starting point.  Then we will seek refreshments nearby, so add “and I would like to eat afterwards” to your email.

 To make it easier for you the whole distance will only be 7km this week (with several metres of climb), and there will even be shorter options available!

 Joking aside, all are welcome, see you Friday!

Congratulations to everyone who took part in yesterdays Dorset Coast Path relay.  This is an annual battle between the SWs orienteering clubs.  The race takes place over 65 miles between Lyme Regis and Sandbanks.  FULL RESULTS can be found HERE

Kerno came a very creditable 3rd behind winners Wessex and Bristol.  Special thanks from the team to strategist Ken George who masterminded the challenge so effectively.  

Make a date in your diary now for next years race!

PHOTOS of the day are now available HERE.  If you have any photos of the day you'd like to share please email them to Will Hancock who will upload them.

Like bikes?  Link orienteering?  Fancy combining the two?  Then the come along to the Woodbury Common Moutain Bike Orienteering Event and experience some fantastic racing and an amazing challenge.

Please see the following flyer for further details.

Our summer informal event will take place on Sunday at Truro School.

Mike Beadel has planned an intriguing  score event making use of two different maps. Choose either 30 minute or 60 minute versions, but everyone starts together at 12 noon.

Bring your picnic/barbecue for after the run.

See the fixture list for location details.

New to orienteering?  Then why not come along to the beautiful surroundings of the National Trust's LANHYDROCK and try it?

Cornwall Orienteering Club are putting on two courses ideal for beginners as part of the National Trust's Family Fun Day.  Experienced orienteers will be on hand with friendly advice to show you the ropes!

The day takes place on SUNDAY 28th AUGUST between 1100 and 1500.  Entry fees for the Fun Day are just £2 adults and £4 children, bargain!  For further information see the NATIONAL TRUST WEBSITE 

Results from yesterday's race at Dunmere are now available, CLICK HERE

Thanks are due to Planner Chris who planned courses to specially avoid the Cornish forest brambles!  Thanks are also due to Controller Pete and Organiser Ivor for their efforts.  Finally thanks to everyone who came along and supported the event.  Next up Truro School in August........

Calling all Kerno runners.... you may be interested in the upcoming series of fell races on Dartmoor during August.  Fixtures are:

WEDNESDAY 3rd, @ 1915 SOURTON TOR 1.4 mls, 590' climb,    SATURDAY 6th @ 1400  GREAT WEST (Meldon) 5 mls, 1360'       SATURDAY 13th @ 1300 STICKLEPATH HORSESHOE 9.6 mls, 1700'  SATURDAY 27th @ 1100 OKE CROAK 10.4 mls, 2060' climb

Further details are available on www.fellrunner.org.uk and www.okehamptonrunningclub.com  If interested we can arrange some car sharing - sign up on the Facebook page or email Will Hancock.

Chris Moncaster has also flagged up the VALE of LANHERNE CHASE taking place on WEDNESDAY 10th AUGUST as part of St Columb Carnival week.  See www.stcolumb.org.uk/carnival for further details on that.  Be good to see some Kerno runners at all of these.  Good running!

Each summer the outdoor industry gathers in Friedrichshafen, Germany for the OutDoor Trade Show. A feature of the show is the Gore-Tex sponsored 'Europe's Fastest Trail Runner' competition.

Shane Ohly made the final - read his story in the next edition of PUNCH.  Did he win - you'll have to read about it in PUNCH!

Kerno's band of photographers have been busy in recent weeks.  To see the fruits of their labour visit the Photos section above which links to the club Flickr page.

Their are photos of the Trelissick, Hayle and Lanhydrock Summer Series events together with the Friday night training run from Sandymouth to Widemouth.

Feel free to share any other photos you may have taken.... get snapping!

Thanks to everyone who came along to Lanhydrock yesterday.  We were treated to some really exciting, "butterfly"(!) racing courtesy of Graham,  Many thanks to him for putting it on.  Unfortunately that sees the end of the Summer Series for 2011, but watch this space for details of the 2012 series!

Results can be found here.  Meanwhile photos of the day can be found on the Kerno Flickr page - click through from above.

The XRunning results can be found here.

SUNDAY 24th July sees the next fixture in our Club League at Dunmere Woods just outside Bodmin.  MAP HERE

As usual a full range of courses will be on offer to suit everyone from beginners of all ages up to orienteering experts!

START anytime between 1030 and 1300.  We hope to see you there in the Cornish summer sunshine!

This Friday we are honoured to be revisiting Pete and Nellie's for another run/stayover.

Where? - Between Launceston and Bude, EX22 6SE.  MAP HERE

Format - Meet at Pete and Nellie's ready to set off at 1900.  We will then travel on to run the coast path from Sandymouth to Widemouth bay.
The short run is to Bude canal car park, which is 4.5km, the longer
run is to the car park at the west end of Widemouth bay, (Blackrock
Sands) which is about 10km.

After - We will return to Ogbeare for a BBQ and stayover - you can camp or stay inside.  Bring DRINKS, BEDDING, TENT if relevant plus an offering of FOOD if you fancy it.

If you are coming please email Pete and Nellie Clothier to let them know or email cornwallorienteering_at_hotmail.co.uk.  Don't miss it, will be a good one!

Trelissick is always a great place to go orienteering, offering interesting & varied terrain, frantic & fast paced racing and great views and scenery whatever the weather.

Phil Newall's innovative Odd-Even Score Event presented some new challanges and produced some great running.  The results can be found here.

See you at the next event!

The Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon took place last weekend.

The elites class, the KLETS, had 22 finishers with KERNO's Shane Ohly in second place and Scott Collier in 16th place.

Will Hancock and Robert Hicks were 12th (of 29 finishers) in the Bowfell class.

Hilde Andersen and Greg Skinner were 14th (of 20 finishers) in the Bedafell clsss.

Rob Sneyd and Michael Beadel competed in day 1 of the Carrock Fell class.

Planner Phil has now confirmed details of this MICR-O event!

FORMAT: There will be a small scale map 1:4000 so that you can see all the details of the old munitions bunkers for this bunker-o.

There will be a beginners "line" course available to suit total newcomers to the sport. For improvers and hardened orienteers there will be two line courses to be run. You can also run a treasure hunt "score" course.

WHERE: Event will be signed from arrow on the MAP click here

START: Anytime between 1630 and 1830

AFTER: Bring food for the post race picnic.

See you there for the Hayle AmmO!

This week we are going up in the world to visit Kit Hill nr Callington!  A range of routes will be available, all off road.

MEET: At the top of Kit Hill, click for map ready to start running at 1900.

As usual we will go to a pub after to eat.  All welcome, if you are coming please let Graham Pring know.

Well done to Cornwall OCs relay team in today's Classic Quarter who came first.  The team consisted of Scott Collier, Peter Clothier, Ian Ashton and Will Hancock.  The run takes place over 44 miles of coast path between Lizard and Lands End.  Kerno took around 6.5 hrs to complete this.

Massive respect to all those solo runners taking part - especially the first finisher who we only just beat!  See you next year for the whole 44.....  Photos on our Flickr and Facebook pages

Well done to Cornwall OC members Shane Ohly, Chris Moncaster, James Turner, Alan Kelly and Will Hancock who competed in the somewhat muddy Meet Your Max run on Wednesday.  Photos are available on our Flickr page.

A particular well done to Shane who came 5th despite only returning home at 0400 following his honeymoon!

This Friday sees the re-running of an old favourite.  Meet at 7pm at Porth Farm Car Park (map).  The run will take in St Anthony's Head.  Food afterwards will be in the pub at Philleigh, which even has its own micro-brewery!

If you are coming please let Phil Newall know.  See you on Friday!

Thanks to everyone who came along to Saturday's race at Cardinham Woods. It was good to see so many newcomers along. We were very impressed with your enthusiasm and congratulations to all of you who competed so successfully. Results can be found here, and the XRunning results can be found here.

We'd be delighted to welcome you along to another of our events soon. This SUNDAY 26th JUNE coming sees a full club league event at Hustyn Woods, nr  Wadebridge.  There will be a wide range of courses suitable for all, including newcomers.  Experienced orienteers will also be on hand with friendly advice to get you started, so everyone is welcome! Also remember the remaining fixtures in our Summer Series (here). Once again well done!

Next Wednesday evening the 22nd June sees the running of this 10K multi terrain race organised by Truro Running Club.  See their website for more details.  Start time 7.15 pm.

In the past there has been a sizeable Cornwall OC contingent - be good to see one again this year!

Well done to the Cornwall OC team who won the unaffiliated team category at Bude Lifeboat Run tonight.  Thanks to Pete and Nellie, Will, Hilde and Marty who represented the club.  Special mention to Nellie who was also the first female V35 runner.

Remember next Wednesday sees the multi terrain Meet Your Max run at Truro, one which usually attracts a few Kerno runners.  See you there!

The tenth Tamar League table has been complied after the recent races; please see here.  This is the penultimate report of the Tamar League - only one event left - Hustyn - and a few people could get themselves onto the final listings if they race!

The Looe UrbX race was held last Sunday and those that braved the weather were treated to a great race on a brand new map.

Results

Ken George's Comments (Planner & Mapper)

This was the third in the Summer Series of events (the next is in Cardinham Woods on June 18th).  After putting out extensive local publicity, the club had hoped that more non-members might participate, but the weather was poor all day, which must have reduced the number of potential competitors.  The score event had 30 controls, 10 in West Looe and 20 in East Looe, with substantial climbs on both sides of the river in order to reach the more distant ones.

Congratulations to Will, who bagged all 30 controls well within the allotted time of one hour.  Ivor also managed to get all 30.  So did Roger Carter, but he lost 80 points for taking well over the hour.  Several runners went out without a watch, which may account for their times being well under the hour;  it looks as if they could have got more points if they had run for a few more minutes.

My thanks go to all who helped;  to Will and Peter H for discussions throughout the planning stages and for getting permission for and publicizing the event;  to Roger Hargreaves for supplying equipment and dealing with the Start and Finish;  to Barry Olds and Elsie Hargreaves for registration, to Steve Beech for coming and giving his support as chairman;  to my wife for helping to lay out controls;  and to all who collected them.

This Friday we will explore a little visited part of Bodmin Moor near Altarnun.  The route will explore old mining and quarrying remains around Buttern Hill as well as visiting the source of the River Fowey.  The run is entirely off road, on moorland so wear appropriate footwear!  In case of wet weather an alternative will be available!  Afterwards we will go to the Rising Sun Inn near Altarnun  see website.  As ever there will be loads of scope to go as far (or not!) as people fancy.  However provisional routes of about 3 miles or 5 miles will be available.

MEET: Ready for the off at 1900 at the ford and clapper bridge at Bowithick click for map

COMING: Then let Will Hancock know for pub booking!  See you there.

Good to see all of you who came along to Tehidy this evening.  Planner Gavin planned some interesting courses on this small but very interesting area.  Results are available here.

Meanwhile further details of the next 2 Summer Series races can be found below.  Details for the later races at Trelissick and Hayle will appear here in due course.  For a sneak preview see our Facebook page - link to right.  See you next week at Looe!

This Friday sees Kerno's trial of fitness with the traditional time trial around Stithians Reservoir.  The circuit is around 8 km.  Slower runners are set off first with the intention that everyone will enter the pub at the same time!  Everyone welcome.

COMING? Then let Phil Newall know for booking the Golden Lion afterwards.  Great food!

MEET: 1830 at the Golden Lion pub, click for map

PS Don't forget the Summer Series Event at Tehidy the next day (see news below).  Please email cornwallorienteering_at_hotmail.co.uk to reserve a map

Summer hots up on the afternoon of Saturday 4th June with the next event in our special Summer Series!

This series is aimed especially at newcomers of all ages, with help available to get you started.  There will also be a course suitable for existing orienteers. 

Courses on offer will be, SHORT - 2 km, easy all on paths MEDIUM - 3 km, navigation slightly more difficult and LONG - 4 km challenging navigation.  There will also be a special runners XRunning course - 45 mins to visit as many checkpoints as possible!  Run one course or all!  A second run will cost just £1.  

There will be a social BBQ afterwards, weather permitting!  See you there.

WHERE: Tehidy Country Park nr Redruth.  Click for map

REGISTRATION FOR COURSES: 1630 to 1830, entry fee £5 ADULTS, £2 JUNIORS.  £1 for a second run

COMING/QUERIES? If you are definitely planning to come please email us at cornwallorienteering_at_hotmail.co.uk - just so we know how many maps to print!

This Friday sees us returning to the moors (Bodmin) for our weekly training run.  Route options available will be 8K or 4K, though organiser Steve states there will be plenty of scope to run as far (or not!) as you fancy.

MEET: In the northern car park at Minions ready to go at 7 pm click here for map

AFTERWARDS: We will eat in the Cheesewring Inn, at Minions

If you are coming please let Steve Beech know, all welcome, be good to see you along!

The ninth Tamar League table has been complied after the recent races; please see here.  There are still opportunites to rise up the rankings and fight for the top stop in the tables.  Please see the following flyer for more details. 

Results for the Inny Foot race are now available, along with the XRunning results which can be found here.  Photos can also be seen in our Gallery - thanks to photographer Mark!

Thankyou to all those who attended the event.  Particularly those who travelled from afar to take part in our leg of the SW League.  The high turnout made for competitive racing across the courses, well done all!  We also hope you enjoyed the cakes in the tea tent afterwards - perfect post race refuelling!

We hope to see you along for our next event taking place on SATURDAY 4th JUNE at Tehidy nr Redruth.  Final details will appear here soon.  Also look out for details of our next URBX taking place on SUNDAY 12th JUNE - location to be revealed soon!  Summer is looking good.

This week we will base our training run around visiting one of Graham's favourite pubs, the Blisland Inn!  We will explore the little visited De Lank valley and surrounding moorland lanes.  Everyone welcome!

START TIME/VENUE: Meet at 7pm on the village green in Blisland nr the Inn SX 100732, click here for map

ROUTES: A choice of about 3 miles or a longer route of 5-6 miles.  However plenty of flexibility for people to do what they fancy with so many footpaths around.

AFTERWARDS: We will eat in the Blisland Inn.

COMING?: Then let Will Hancock know for pub booking.  See you Friday!

This weekend coming Cornwall OC welcomes orienteers from across the SW to compete in a Regional League event known as a Galoppen.  However newcomers are more than welcome as usual.  We hope to see you this coming Sunday!

The usual traditional line courses will be on offer.  Plus we now offer a special runner's course at all events; XRunning - 1 hour to visit as many controls as possible, you choose which to visit and in which order.  If you can't find one move on to the next.

WHERE: Inny Foot Woods nr Callington.  The event will be signposted off the A388 nr the Duchy College turning  Click here for map. 

REGISTRATION FOR COURSES: 1030 to 1300

NEWCOMERS: Entry fees from £2, help available to get you started. For further info on orienteering use the link on this page

QUERIES?: Feel free to raise a query in the EVENTS section of our FORUM or use the contact form in the “About Us” section

Further venues for our special Summer Series have now been announced.  Click through to the Fixtures section for details.

Specific details for each event will be listed nearer the time.  However ALL events will have courses suitable for ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS, with help available to get you started.  Expert orienteers will also find something suited to them as well.

Following the success of the Truro UrbX we will be offering a further street race in East Cornwall on the evening of SUNDAY 12th JUNE.  Watch this space for an imminent announcement!  Have a good summer's orienteering, and see you at INNY FOOT on 22nd MAY and TEHIDY on 4th JUNE for the next events!

The results of the inaugural Truro UrbX race have now been published and can be found here.  Photos can also be found on the link above.

Congratulations to all those who came and competed, especially the newcomers.  We hope to see you along at a future event, perhaps Inny Foot nr CALLINGTON on 22nd May or at TEHIDY WOODS for the next summer series event on 4th June.

If you enjoyed it please tell your friends.  We look forward to welcoming them along as well!  See you in two weeks time.....

Perhaps a good thing given the date(!), but there will be NO Friday night training run this Friday 13th May.  Many of the regulars are away taking part in the British Orienteering championships, good luck to them!  See you on the 20th for the annual time trial of fitness around Stithians Reservoir.

As the following day sees the inaugural running of the Truro UrbX, this weeks training run will be slightly shorter and flat!  We will explore Goss Moor.  All welcome, come and join us!  Click for link to Goss Moor trails

START TIME/VENUE: Meet at 7pm in the layby opposite Pengorse Farm, SW926597 click for map.

 
ROUTES: A choice of a flat 3 mile or a flat 4 mile route.  Plenty of scope for adding extra distance if anyone fancies it!

AFTERWARDS: We will eat in the Victoria Inn.

COMING?: Then let Will Hancock know for pub booking.  See you Friday!

Kerno's Summer Series has two aims.  Firstly to help newcomers to have fun with our exciting adventure sport - with coaching available to get you started!  And secondly to offer something different to existing orienteers.

The series kicks off on the evening of Saturday 7th May with the first Truro UrbX Race taking place.  Click for flier. This exciting new race format sees runners exploring Truro city centre seeking out checkpoints. At each checkpoint there is an electronic timing box that records the runners progress around the course.

The race format is ideal for experts, families and runners of all abilities as there are three different course lengths (3km, 6km and 10km) and you can go at your own speed and start whenever you like. The start and finish will be on Lemon Quay with start times between 1800 and 1900. There is plenty of parking nearby. 

There will also be an exciting XRunning Race, which challenges competitors to visit as many checkpoints in 1 hour as they can with a penalty for arriving back late. The XRunning race will start at 1830.

Feel free to turn up and take part on the day!  However if you are definitely coming please email cornwallorienteering_at_hotmail.co.uk telling us what course you'll be running just to help us make sure we have enough maps!  See you on the 7th!

Geevor Tin Mine is hosting a taster orienteering event on Thursday 21st April.  Members of Cornwall Orienteering Club will be on hand to assist people of all ages who have never tried the sport before.  See you there to explore this most interesting of areas!

For further information see Geevor's website click here. 

Kerno's Summer Series has two aims.  Firstly to help newcomers to have fun with our exciting adventure sport - with coaching available to get you started!  And secondly to offer something different to existing orienteers.

The series kicks off on the evening of Saturday 7th May with the first Truro UrbX Race taking place.  Click for flier. This exciting new race format sees runners exploring Truro city centre seeking out checkpoints. At each checkpoint there is an electronic timing box that records the runners progress around the course.

The race format is ideal for experts, families and runners of all abilities as there are three different course lengths (3km, 6km and 10km) and you can go at your own speed and start whenever you like. The start and finish will be on Lemon Quay with start times between 1800 and 1900. There is plenty of parking nearby. 

There will also be an exciting XRunning Race, which challenges competitors to visit as many checkpoints in 1 hour as they can with a penalty for arriving back late. The XRunning race will start at 1830.

Feel free to turn up and take part on the day!  However if you are definitely coming please email cornwallorienteering_at_hotmail.co.uk telling us what course you'll be running just to help us make sure we have enough maps!  See you on the 7th!

The results for Trellisick have been published and can be found here along with the XRunning results which can be found here.  The Tamar League standings have also been updated to reflect the latest races and can be found here.  There are still plenty of events left to bump up those scores!

Well can you ask for much more than orienteering at a sun drenched Trelissick?  Hope you enjoyed the tea and cakes after as well!  Well done as ever to all the course winners.  A special mention as well to the three generations of the Ashton family who came and competed as well - this highlights what a great family sport orienteering truly is!
 
Our next race sees a new venture for the club with the Truro urbX race.  Taking place in the streets of the Cornish capital on Saturday 7th May (evening) it will be a high octane challenge for the speedier competitors.  As ever though there will be a range of courses to offer something suitable for everyone, including assistance to get newcomers started in our exciting adventure sport.  This race is the first fixture in our inaugural summer series - watch this space for further details, dates already available in our fixtures section.

Full details on the Truro race will be on the website soon, and follow us on Twitter (@CornwallOC) and Facebook. Feel free to contact us via the forum if you have any feedback or queries. 

See you at Truro on the 7th!

Hopefully the fantastic weather we enjoyed at Trelissick will continue for this week's Friday night training run!  All welcome.

We will start from the Crown Inn at Lanlivery and take in the nature reserve at Breney Common, Helman Tor - great 360 degree views and a section of the Saint's Way.  Long (c. 4-5 miles) and short (c. 3 mile) options will be available.

Let Will know if you are coming, what length of run you want to do and whether you want food afterwards.

START: 1900 at the Crown Inn CLICK FOR MAP

Back to an old favourite this week; the coast path between Cligga Head and Trevaunance Cove.  A small part of the run is on minor roads so wear bright clothing.  Long and short routes available.

MEET: The Miners Arms, Mithian ready to set off at 1900.  Click for map

COMING? Then let Graham know how far you want to run and whether you want food

There will NOT be a training run this coming Friday 1st April.  This weekend sees the BOK Trot and many of the regulars will be there.  See you the following week and for Trelissick on Sunday 10th April

The results for Penhale have been published and the X-Running results can be found here.

A very well done to everyone who came and raced in the spectacular dunes in the spring sunshine. If you found it tough don't worry, the dunes are one of the most technical orienteering areas in Britain. Few people had an error free run here! Congratulations as ever to all the course winners, some excellent performances. To see photos of the day click through to our Flickr page from the Photos tab.

Our next race sees us back on National Trust land at Trelissick on 10th April. The views of the Carrick Roads are to die for and you may be relieved to know the navigation will be a little easier!

Keep checking the website for updates follow us on Twitter (@CornwallOC) and Facebook. Feel free to contact us via the forum if you have any feedback or queries.

This week we will run around Cardinham Woods, which offers plenty of flexibility in terms of route length and steepness!

ROUTES: Plenty of scope for choice on the night but there will be a flat route around 2-3 miles, plus a slightly longer flattish run up to a full 5 miles with some hills.

START : 1900 at Cardinham Woods main car park, click here for map  

AFTER: We will go to the Callywith for food

COMING: Then let Will know how far you want to run and whether you will eat after.  Via email or the FORUM

This week we will revisit a route last done by a select few in pouring rain.  Obviously this week there will be lots of you to enjoy the clear moonlit night!  We will tackle the relatively little used Wenford branch of the Camel Trail.  The trail surface is good and traffic-free.  Everyone welcome, come and limber up for Penhale!

START TIME/VENUE: 1900 at Poley's Bridge, 1 mile NW of Blisland (SX082741) click for map 

ROUTES: 10 km or 5 km at whatever pace suits you! 

AFTERWARDS: We will eat in the excellent nearby pub, the Blisland Inn

COMING?: Then let Graham know for pub booking, direct via email or via our NEW FORUM.  See you Friday!

Our next race takes place in the dunes of Penhale Sands near Perranporth.  This is one of the UK's premier orienteering areas.  It will not be used again until 2013, so make the most of this opportunity to pit your wits against it!

The usual traditional line courses will be on offer.  Plus XRunning - 1 hour to visit as many controls as possible, you choose which to visit and in which order!

WHERE: Perran Sands Holiday Park, SW770458 click here for map, look out for the o signs!

REGISTRATION FOR COURSES: 1030 to 1300

NEWCOMERS: Entry fees from £2, help available to get you started. For further info on orienteering use the link on this page

QUERIES?: Feel free to raise a query in the EVENTS section of our FORUM or use the contact form in the “About Us” section

See you in the dunes!

There will NOT be a training run this Friday 11th March.  Many of the regulars are away taking part in the JOK sprint race.  Good luck to them and see you all next week!

If you were going to the event at Penhale on the 6th March please note this has been changed to the 19th March - Saturday - as the original date clashes with St Pirans celebration on the dunes.

Phil has lined up a treat  this week – a round of Lanner village taking in an old tramway as well as lots of mining features and the Carn Marth open air theatre – not to be missed (although it might, as it will be dark!).  Everyone welcome!

START TIME: Meet at 7pm in the pub car park (see below).
 
ROUTES: 9.3km (the whole loop), 6km (short loop) to 4km (Lovely downhill section over Carn Marth).

AFTERWARDS: A great pub the Fox & Hounds, Comford click here for map

COMING?: Then let Phil know for pub booking, direct via email or via our NEW FORUM.  See you Friday! 

The results have been published and for the Forest League results can be found here, the X-Running results can be found here and the Night results can be found here.

Congratulations to all those who came and did battle with the red mud! This made the courses physically demanding but we were blessed with some spring sunshine and spectacular views of Plymouth Sound.  Good to see a number of newcomers again, well done to all those stepping up a course from last week at Lanhydrock.

Our next event sees us moving west to one of the premier orienteering areas in Britain.  The dunes of PENHALE SANDS, Perranporth on a revised date, hopefully the 19th March.  Keep checking the website for confirmation or follow us on Twitter (@CornwallOC) and Facebook.  Feel free to contact us via the "About Us" section of the website or now via the new forum if you have any feedback or queries.

See you at Penhale!

The Cornwall Orienteering Club website now has a forum where you can discuss anything that takes your fancy.  This should prove a great place to give post-event feedback, arrange lifts to races and to get help & information about the fantastic sport of Orienteering in Cornwall.  Please feel free to register and get talking!

Saturday Feb 26th, Mount Edgcumbe nr Torpoint

After Lanhydrock we move east to the dramatic scenery of the Mount Edgcumbe country park. Its a joint day/night event , although its not compulsory to do both! We hope to see you along to enjoy the coming of spring! Who can triumph and do a double on both their courses?

WHERE: Barrow Car Park, SX448524, look out for the o signs

DAY START REGISTRATION: 1400 to 1600

NIGHTS: Approx 1800 to 1900. Shorter courses. Headtorch required!

NEWCOMERS: Entry fees from £2, help available to get you started. For further info on orienteering use the link on this page

QUERIES?: Feel free to use the contact form in the “About Us” section

The results have been published and for the Forest League results can be found here and for the X-Running results can be found here.

Firstly congratulations to all the course winners.  A special mention must also be made to the large numbers taking part in their first event – well done and thankyou for coming, we hope you enjoyed it!

We would be delighted to welcome you along again to our next event at MT EDGCUMBE, Torpoint this SATURDAY 26th FEBRUARY.  The event after that sees us moving west to PENHALE SANDS, Perranporth on a revised date, hopefully the 19th March.  Watch this space for details.  See you next Saturday!

Having been soaked last week on the Camel Trail, we will go back this week and do the next section under clear skies!

Meet in the car park in Padstow, as near to the end of the trail as possible (SW921750), and be ready to set off promptly at 19.00.  We will use cars to drop people off along the trail towards Wadebridge and then run back to Padstow.

Lengths available will be 3km, 6km and 9km and all are very slightly downhill.  We will be on the trail all the way, so should not meet any traffic. 

Afterwards we will go to a local pub for refreshments; please let me know if you can suggest a good one.

Please reply if you would like to come, telling Graham what length you would like to do (3, 6 or 9km) and whether you want food afterwards.

Next orienteering event – Sunday 20th February, Lanhydrock (nr Bodmin)
Come along and enjoy orienteering in the beautiful surroundings of the National Trust Lanhydrock estate. Look out for the “o” signs leading to the event which will be based in the main car park, with registration for courses at any time between 1030 and 1300. As well as the traditional courses there will be an option to try “X running” an event in which you have an hour to visit as many checkpoints as possible. You choose where to go and in which order! Start time for this 1230, with a chat before.
If you are new to orienteering we look forward to welcoming you along. Entry fees for newcomers are from £2. There is some useful info to the right in the newcomer's guide. Be assured that friendly experienced orienteers will be on hand to get you started in this exciting sport. If you have any further questions feel free to contact us by completing the form in the “About Us” section. See you on the Sunday!

There will be a run this Friday along the Camel Trail.
Meet in the car park in Wadebridge (map ref SW992722 - park in the correct part as some of it closes at 21.00), and be ready to set off promptly at 19.00.  We will use cars to drop people off along the trail and then run back to Wadebridge.
Lengths available will be 4km, 7km and 9km and all are very slightly downhill.  We will be on the trail all the way, so should not meet any traffic.
Afterwards we will go to a local pub for refreshments.
Please reply to Graham if you would like to come, telling him what length you would like to do (4, 7 or 9km) and whether you want food afterwards.

After a very flat run last week,  we will start on the fringes of Bodmin and head out to the Lanhydrock estate, for routes with a little more climb on the way back!  It's Will's birthday too, so please come along to help him celebrate and get warmed up for the dinner dance the following day!
The options will be:
--3 miles with approx 40-50 m climb
--a longer route, provisionally 5.5 miles with more c. 150 m climb but with plenty of scope to make it longer or shorter depending on what we feel like
Part of the route will be on roads, so hi-vis gear recommended.  Meet at the Dragon Leisure Centre car park, SX077653 ready to set off at 1900.  We will go to the Callywith after for food.
If you'd like to come please reply to Will with length of run and whether you want food after.

After several runs in the west, we are heading east this week, to Siblyback Lake near St Cleer.
Meet ready to run at 7pm at the car park just before the Lake at SX237706.  The circuit is 5km so the short option is one circuit and the long option is two.
Please let Graham know if you would like to come, telling him what length you would like to do (1 lap or 2) and whether you want food afterwards.

The results from the Lanhydrock Night Event have been compiled and can be found here (pdf).  Also here are a few words from the planner...

I like Lanhydrock, especially the parkland as there are so many opportunities to be slightly off on a bearing and at night to when visibility is reduced - for some.  We were embarrassed with probably the best entry of this D&C Night season with 27 times recorded but with more bodies out under the stars.  Some newcomers had a go and survived.  Well done!  I was keen to try a novel planning "trick" of using the same leg twice but going left [or right] on exiting the second control - it sounds odd but most people found it tested the "little grey cells".  Paul Ames used the most powerful torch I have ever seen to race home first in Jade.  The comparison between father and sons lumens was such that Edward had the moral victory.  Not only that but Edward found deep mud near the pond [as did Gavin!].  Will Hancock raced around on a second hand map to win the Green - of course, that was an advantage as the map had been round the course once before.  Hurrah for some entries on the Orange - this course has seen fewer entries of late so I was pleased to see them.

Thanks to Steve and Rob for passing on their Green maps so that others could run - and to Dick likewise for Jade.  Thanks to the host of volunteers who collected in controls - that made life much easier.  Thanks to Elsie for admin and lastly, Sunday morning saw us back in the park to see if we could find my mobile phone.  We did!  Roger

This Fridays run will be based in Truro.  It will use the 1:4000 map created by James Hargreaves last year.  4 courses are available - 7, 5, 4 and a special 2km for Annabel! You can run solo or in a group.

Meet at the car car by the Law Courts at 1845.  Pls get in touch via the website if you want to reserve a map and also let the organiser know if you want to eat at the Wig & Pen afterwards

British Orienteering is running a new Event Safety and Welfare Workshop at Friends Provident, Dorking on Saturday 22 January.  This will follow on from the Box Hill Fell Race which is based in the morning at the same venue.  The course is free and is targetted at all Organisers of  Grade A, B & C events.  Controllers and planners are also invited to attend, but if the course is full, preference will be given to Organisers.  This workshop will become a pre-requisite for all organisers in the near future.The course tutor is Katy Stubbs of Berkshire Orienteers, a highly experienced controller and organiser who has been involved in drawing up the details of the course.

Start time: 13.30pm (depending on completion of Box Hill Race prize giving).  Finish time: c 17.00pm.  Venue: the very pleasant Friends Provident social club in Dorking, used for Box Hill Fell Race and a few Mole Valley events in recent years.  Cost: free

After an excellent season of orienteering, the final standings have been calculated and the worthy winners are as follows:

Congratulations to all the winners and all those who took part.  The full standings can be found here.  The new season kicks off with Forest League 1 at Polly Joke at the end of the month.  Good luck for 2011!

Made your New Year resolution to get fitter?
Need some encouragement to actually do it?
Come and join us on the Friday runs!

At this time of year we avoid rough terrain and find that a headtorch is adequate to run safely. This Friday we will use the Pentewan Trail plus a side track or two for those who want to go a bit further. The start will be at London Apprentice at 7:00pm. If coming from St Austell on the B3273 towards Mevagissey, take there small road to the left just after the Kingswood Restaurant which leads to our parking place at map reference SX007497.

There options will be:
-- Short (6km) no significant climb and entireky off-road
-- Long (8km) with one long climb and about 1km on a minor road so wear something to make you clearly visible to other road users

Please reply to Graham you would like to come, telling him what length you would like to do and whether you want food afterwards (probably at the Polgooth Inn).

Here's hoping for a healthy, fit and happy year of orienteering in 2011. Watch out for details of the re-arranged Mt Edgcumbe event on 26th Feb. It's on a Saturday and will have both day and night events. For those of you who haven't been night orienteering you could try it in the dusk.

After doing a straw poll round folks at Tehidy, this Friday’s run will be from the Newall’s, starting at 7pm – food and drink provided.  Choice of routes to suit all needs.  However, let Phil know if you are coming so that he can cater accordingly.

Fancy doing some Mountain Bike Orienteering?  There is an event being organised by Mud and Sweat on Sunday the 2nd January 2011.  Details are as follows:

THE TURKEY BURNER
-- Woodbury Common near Exmouth
-- Trail Blazer class short medium and long
-- Score navigation class short or long
-- Solos pairs and families
-- Off road mountain bike event good prizes

More details can be found here (pdf).

This week coming 3rd December we will explore the Goss Moor trails.
The long run of 7 miles will cover the whole trail.  There will also be a shorter run option of 5 miles and a walk route of 3 miles.  Meet in the layby opposite Pengorse Farm on the east side of Indian Queens at SW926597.  We will set off at 7 pm.
Afterwards we will go the Victoria Inn to eat.  Please get in touch with Will Hancock telling him which length of run you'd like to do and whether you'd like to eat afterwards.
Hope to see you this Friday

Sorry to advise that we have decided to cancel tomorrow's event at Mt Edgcumbe because the bad road conditions look set to continue through the weekend.
The decision was taken jointly with Alan Peters, planner, John Moody, controller, and Steve Beech, club chair.
Please pass the news on to any others not likely to read this message.
Hopefully the event can be held early next year.

We are going to explore some of the “Clay Trails” this week.  These are relatively new gravel surfaced paths through the clay district just north of St Austell.
Park at the Carclaze Inn at the top of the hill on the north side of St Austell, beside the A391 (SX022546) and be ready to start at 7pm.
Most of the way we will be on gravel paths, but we will also be on quiet roads for short stretches, so wear visible clothing.  Plenty of choice for length and effort. Good food afterwards.
Please let Graham know if you will be coming, what sort of length (L, M or S) you prefer and whether you want food.

Like Dartmoor?  Like running?  Then Dartmoor Runners might be up your street; they are an informal group that enjoys running in open spaces and off the beaten track.  All the information you need is on the webpage but one additional point to note is that you need your own map on which to mark the designated control points.

So that we don’t clash with the AGM, next week’s run will be on Wednesday (10th).
Park at the doctor’s surgery in Fowey (SX125518) and be ready to start at 7pm.
Some on quiet roads, so wear visible clothing, some on the coast path which might be muddy, so wear appropriate shoes.  Plenty of choice for length and effort.  Good food afterwards.
Please let Graham know if you will be coming, what sort of length (L, M or S) and whether you want food.

A splendid number of Kerno members braved this year's OMM, held on our doorstep on Dartmoor.  Congratulations to all those who took part.  Results were as follows

Full results, reports and photos can be found on the OMM's website.

Advance notice of a very special evening on Friday 26th November.  We are invited to Pete and Nellie’s for our training runs, followed by supper and a sleep-over, as the location is a bit too far away for most people to return home that evening.
There are two run options, both on tracks and quiet side roads:  One is a loop and is about 6km and 220m climb, the other is either 10km or 12.5km and between 330-380m climb.  There are several rooms for sleeping in, but you need to bring a sleeping bag.
Please let Graham know if you are interested and he will send further details.

Kerno's AGM will be held on the 12th November at Poltair School starting at 7pm.  This will be followed by ten pin bowling at 9.00pm at Ozzell Bow, St Austell PL25 5AB.

Anyone wanting a pasty at the AGM or to go bowling afterwards must let the secretary know via the contact form (use the "General Enquiries" option).

The results from Hardhead Downs have been posted.  Congratulations to the winners and all those who took part.  The Brown was won by Will Hancock, the Blue by Ken George, the Green by Nellie Clothier, the Light Green by Anton Luiten, the Orange by Wayne Allum, the Yellow by Erryn Lockett and the White by Harrington Leake.  Shane Ohly deserves a special mention for running every course and clocking up over 19 miles in the process; good work!

A level run this week, and on a path which apparently has recently been relaid to a good standard:  The circuit around Siblyback Lake near St Cleer.
Meet ready to run at 7pm at the car park just before the Lake at SX237706.  The circuit is 5km so the short option is one circuit and the long option is two.  I suspect the second will get a bit competitive!
Pete has kindly offered to be the organiser this time, so please let him know if you will be coming, whether you want to do one circuit or two and whether you want to join us at a nearby pub for food afterwards.

There will be a run this Friday starting at 7pm at the Camel Trail car park, (beyond the Borough Arms car park) at Dunmere near Bodmin; map ref SX047675.
There will be various run lengths upto 10km and we will be eating in the pub afterwards.  The terrain will be mainly gravel path, with a few short bits of footpath and minor road.  Please wear visible clothing to be safer on the latter.
Please let Graham know if you will be coming, what sort of length and whether you want food.

There will be a run this Friday starting at the main car park in Lostwithiel (MapRef 105600).  There will be various run lengths to suit and somewhere to eat after.  Please let Graham know if you will be coming, what sort of length run you crave and whether you want food.

A volunteer is wanted to take over from Chris Derrick of BOK, who has run the SWOA website for several years. Suitable experience of club websites or others is required. The website needs to be reliable and easy to use rather than beautiful; it is important that new items be posted promptly. Links are provided to the BOF site and BOF fixtures and to club websites, and email contacts for SWOA officials and club secretaries. Amongst other contents will be Gallopen results and official documents. Reasonable running expenses  will be paid. For more information and to make an offer email or ring the  SWOA Secretary Arthur Vince [arthur.vince@btinternet.com, 01935 863429]  ASAP and in any case by 15th October.

Forest League 7 was held on Craddock Moor, an area that allows blisteringly fast times and spectacular scenery when the weather plays ball.  Another good turnout enjoyed some challenging courses; well done to all those that ran.  Brown was won by Ben Chesters (Sarum), Blue by Peter Morton, Green by Nellie Clothier, Light Green by Liz Whitley, Orange by Pat Brunskill and the Yellow and White by Erryn and Abbie Lockett respectively.

If you lost a Helly Hansen top or a purple head band, please get in touch.

The main competition winners again this year are Wessex, with Bristol regaining the Handicap Trophy.

2010 Results

2010 Handicap Competition

Other results so far......

King of the Mountain

King of the Coast

Due to us literally running out of daylight + the next few weekends jammed with “O” events, often Saturday and Sunday, it has been decided to try for the twice annual Stithians Run on Wednesday 15th September.

Usual arrangements apply, the 7.6km, fairly flat lake circuit might take 70 minutes if briskly walked, majority of runners around the 35-50 minute target, although Shane did it in under 30 minutes last time!!

As it’s getting dark, it is suggested slower walkers/runners should aim to be setting off from the Golden Lion pub by around 6.30pm, runners around 7.00pm so that we all finish fairly close together.

The highlight of the evening is the great food at the pub!

So, if you want to do it, please use the contacts page so that numbers can be catered for.

This is just a short note to relate the results of the race.  Wessex won easily and KERNO came second just reversing the result of 2008 when Bristol pipped us by a couple of minutes.  We managed a 13minute gap over BOK.

Thanks to Ken for the logistics although we had the odd hiccup on the Weymouth Relief Road when the path diversion was poorly signed.  Steve Beech had to continue when the stringing team didn't quite make it.  The results are

Handicap positions are yet to be revealed.

Photos from the day can be found here.

Photos from the 2010 Oringen have been posted to the Kerno photos page on Flickr.

If there are any volunteers to curate any of the photos (adding titles, descriptions, moderating comments, etc.) then get in touch with the website admin via the contact page.

The sun blazed and members tackled a score event with thirty controls spread across the farm. Nobody managed to get to all thirty although Mark Lockett found 27 but incurred some time penalties. Most controls dibbed within the allowed sixty minutes was 22 by Gavin Henderson.
Despite careful synchronisation of the control boxes by Barry Olds we had some significant timing problems. There seems to be some mysterious interaction between the memory of the portable reader/printer and the dibbers/boxes which intermittently causes recorded times to jump forward by 6 or 12 hours or sometimes other amounts – or not! Not a problem for a social event but something we need to sort out before we get started on Night-O.  I used a couple of new control sites, both related to pumping water. In Lamb Park Wood (the one with the concealed pond) we visited the old Ram house which still contains the Victorian water pump used to drive water into the reservoir supplying the big house at Coldrenick. Down by the viaduct at the bottom of the farm we saw the pipe carrying water into a leat supplying another Ram, this one pushing water up to the quarry works. Search Wikipedia for ‘Hydraulic Ram’ to see how these ingenious pumps ran, powered only by a slow flow of water though a leat from a nearby stream.  Afterwards we enjoyed a barbeque and swimming. Pretty hard to beat Cornwall in august when the weather cooperates!
Rob Sneyd


Results

Score  Name
220    Gavin Henderson
214    Graham Pring
204    Arthur Boyt
203    Peter Clothier
202    Steve Beech
193    Mark Lockett
190    Nellie Clothier (NC)
188    Pauline Olds
181    Ken George
180    Peter Morton
170    Roger Hargreaves
157    Peter Heywood
147    Elsie Hargreaves
134    Sara Dowler
119    Hilde Anderson
110    Pat Shuttlewood & Sarah Middleton
100    Tim Andrews
100    Fiona Sneyd
100    Waters Family
90      Caspar Clothier
90      Xanthe Clothier
90      Barry Olds
90      Annabel Pring
80      Jim Boyd
80      MayLou George
80      Sue Morton
60      Kevin Goldsworthy
47      Greg Skinner
Rtd     Val Andrews
Rtd     Yvonne Stephens

After last week’s successful use of a train to get to the beginning of our run, we are going to do the same this week, on a different route.

 Meet at Bodmin Parkway Railway Station (pay and display parking) at SX110641 in good time to catch the 18.32 train to Lostwithiel. 

Bring some change to buy your ticket at the station before departure.  We will then run back from Lostwithiel, along the Fowey River valley to the Lanhydrock Estate.  Here the different route options diverge giving lengths ranging from 6km (no climb) up to 10km (with climb).  We will eat in Lostwithiel afterwards.

 Please reply to this message using the contacts page if you want to join in, telling me:

How far you want to walk or run and if you want to eat

 See you on Friday.

 Graham

This is a social event with orienteering and a BBQ held at Coldrenick, near Menheniot.  The orienteering will be a score event plus a couple of short courses as an alternative.  Aim to get started by 11am or possibly slightly earlier.

We will have a BBQ lunch and there is swimming available as well.  The BBQ is provided but you need to bring your own stuff to put onto it.  By getting going with the orienteering reasonably early we can all enjoy the BBQ lunch together. 

Please note this is a no dogs event due to there being calves in some of the fields. 

Any queries to Rob Sneyd 07870 271531.

After last week’s successful use of a train to get to the beginning of our run, we are going to do the same this week, on a different route.

Meet at Bodmin Parkway Railway Station (pay and display parking) at SX110641 in good time to catch the 18.32 train to Lostwithiel.  Bring some change to buy your ticket at the station before departure.  We will then run back from Lostwithiel, along the Fowey River valley to the Lanhydrock Estate.

Here the different route options diverge giving lengths ranging from 6km (no climb) up to 10km (with climb).  We will eat in Lostwithiel afterwards.

Please reply to Graham if you want to join us, telling him:
    * How far you want to walk/run
    * If you want to eat

See you on Friday.

By popular demand we will leave the second half of the Minerals Tramway until the regulars are back, so this Friday we will revisit an old favourite which we have not done for several years.

Meet at Par Railway Station (free parking) at SX077542 in good time to catch the 18.29 train to Luxulyan.  Bring some change to buy your ticket on the train.  We will then run back from Luxulyan, over the famous Treffry Viaduct, along another old tramway through the beautiful Luxulyan Valley, before dropping down the inclined plane to Ponts Mill.  From here there are 4 options back to Par Station giving total lengths of 6.5, 7, 8 and 10km.  We will eat in the Royal Inn, opposite the station.

Please reply to this message if you want to join us, telling Graham:
    * How far you want to walk/run
    * If you want to eat

See you on Friday.

Please note that FL7 held at Cradock Moor is being held on Saturday 18th September not as previously advertised on the Sunday.

Updated fixtures can be found here.

Devoran to Portreath Minerals Tramway - Part 1

Have crossed Cornwall one way (The Saints’ Way), we are now going to recross it further west.  The Minerals Tramway is an almost level, smooth surfaces route, which will take us 2 weeks.  Options this week for running/walking are 4km, 6km or 9km.  Cycling is another options available on this route.

Meet at the Fox and Hounds pub car park in Scorrier, just off the A30, (SW723444) ready to set off at 18.30.  Please let Graham know:
   1. If you are coming and which length you want to do, (or if you want to cycle).
   2. Whether you want to eat afterwards.

See you on Friday.

The last leg along the Saint’s Way is not all downhill, as last week’s leg to Milltown brought us down to almost sea level and the journey on is not flat!  Nonetheless it will be worth the effort as the scenery is superb.

Options this week are 9km from Milltown, or 5km from Golant, to Fowey.  We will go to a restaurant in Fowey to eat afterwards.

Please reply to Graham via the training option on the contact form to tell him:
   1. If you are coming and which length you want to do.
   2. Whether you want to eat afterwards.

Meet at the Caffa Mill (Bodinnick Ferry) car park in Fowey (SX126522) ready to set off at 18.30.  Bring change for the car park, as it is pay and display.

See you on Friday.

Sam Giles (of Sarum OC and SWJS) is riding solo from Lands End to John O Groats starting on Mon 26th July and aiming to finish on Saturday 7th August, a mere 13 days later.  He will be averaging 80 miles a day.  He would be most grateful if members of SW orienteering clubs felt able to sponser him.  His route will take him through Cornwall on his way up north.  If anybody would like to sponser him or perhaps come out in support, please get in touch.

Last Sunday saw Trelissick host Forest League 5 and all those that ventured to the National Trust estate enjoyed some glorious weather, swealtering temperatures, fantastic views and challenging orienteering.  Gavin Henderson's courses made the most of the area, dominated by parkland and steep slopes, and heres hoping you all had a good run.  Thanks must also go to Roger Venn for controlling and Ian Harvey for organising.

Results can be found here.

The next event will be Forest League 6 at Idless Woods.

Our last leg along the Saint’s Way was quite a tough one, as we climbed to the high point of Helman Tor.  The next one looks significantly easier, as we descend from 209m to 10m.  I am not saying that every step is downhill, but they are definitely in the majority!

Options this week are 7km from Helman Tor to Milltown or 4km from Lanlivery to Milltown.  We go into Lostwithiel to eat afterwards.

Please reply to Graham to tell him:
   1. If you are coming and which length you want to do.
   2. Whether you want to eat afterwards.

Meet on the south side of the railway bridge on the minor road from Lostwithiel to Golant at SX104576 ready to set off at 18.30.  There is space for us to park at this point.
See you on Friday.

The Saint’s Way is turning out to be a very pleasant and straightforward route to follow and is enabling us to see new parts of Cornwall that we would not normally visit.  A good example is the peaceful little village of Withiel where we finished our run last week.  Having reached the highest point at St Breock, where we ceremoniously touched the longstone, this week we move on to the second high point, just a few metres lower, at Helman Tor.

Options this week are 9km from Withiel to Helman Tor or 5km from Withiel to Lanivet.  We will move on to the Crown Inn at Lanlivery afterwards.

Please contact Graham (via the training option on the contact form) to tell him:
   1. If you are coming and which length you want to do.
   2. Whether you want to eat at the pub afterwards.

Meet at the car park below Helman Tor (SX062614) ready to set off at 18.30, (the early time is because the narrow roads in the area will slow things down).  Allow plenty of time to get there.

The second part of the 9km run, from Lanivet to Helman Tor is on minor roads, so bright clothing and trainers are recommended.

See you on Friday.

Whether inspired or depressed by your performance at the Tamar Triple, your next chance to get a bit fitter is this Friday, when we tackle the next stage of the Saints’ Way. 

Options this week are 9km from St Jidgey to Withiel or 5km from St Breock to Withiel.  We will move on to the Victoria Inn at Roche afterwards.

Please reply to Graham to tell him if you are coming and which length you want to do and whether you want to eat at the pub afterwards.

Meet at the church in Withiel (SW994654) ready to set off at 18.30 (the earlier time is because the narrow roads in the area will slow things down).  Allow plenty of time to get there.

Parking in Withiel is restricted, but there are some places down the hill through the village from the church.  Please park with consideration for residents.  Please share if possible; you could make your own arrangement to meet a friend at the Victoria in Roche, (by the old A30), and leave one car there.

 Contact Graham via the contact form using the 'Training' option.

Over the last three years we have run around Cornwall (well most of it), so now we need a new challenge.  We are going to run across Cornwall! 

The Saints’ Way runs from Padstow to Fowey via some high points along the way.  It’s too far to go in one evening, so we are going to split it up a bit.  

Meet this Friday at the main quayside car park in Padstow at SW920752, ready to start promptly at 7pm.  It’s a pay and display, so bring some change.  

Lengths are 4km or 8km long; take your choice.  We will go to a local pub to eat afterwards. Please let Graham know if you are coming so that the pub can be booked.

See you there.

The website is constantly under development.  A new feature has been the addition of a link to Flikr - a photo hosting site.

The first batch is a set of photos taken on the Friday urban O run around Truro on James Hargreaves "new" O-map.  Participants could choose from a score or a multi-loop course.  Options were 3km, 5km or the full 8km.  That is of course the OCAD calculation of distance - Shane recorded almost 12km on his completion of the longest course.  Other runners to complete the full distance were Graham and Will.   Barry and Arthur looked shattered after only 5km!

The Stithians run around the lake is Kerno's biannual test of running fitness.  It has been happening regularly since the Autumn of 2002 whatever the weather.  The distance was thought to be 5 miles or 8km - GPS technology now confirms the distance as 7.79km!

The latest run on the 7th May was a good evening for the run with 12 hardy souls running or walking the route.  The idea is that of a handicap time trial - staggered starts so that in an ideal world there is a mass finish.

Past runnings of the test have shown some speed with times close to the 30 minute mark.  Several people have got close - Martin Ackerley has been closest most often but John Allen has been close too.  The two Hargreaves brothers James and Ian have been close as well.

However this running saw the breaking of the 30 minute barrier by Shane Ohly.  On only his first attempt at running the all terrain route unseen he managed 29:42 - wow!

Next running - autumn 2010 - will you be there?

A few words from the organisers of the event.

Firstly, an apology; a few people commented on one or two map anomalies that should have been corrected before the event – they’ll be sorted although the outcome maybe academic.

Secondly, the good stuff; a superb day for all of us and a unique opportunity to run in this particular location with a quality field representing all ages of British Orienteering.  And apart from those super-fast runners going quicker than expected on Oak most courses were won in 30 minutes which was the aim of the planner.  Thanks for coming and making this a successful event.  Elsie and I would also like to thank our friends and club members for turning out to support the event.

Lastly, the not so good stuff.  There were many conditions placed on KERNO to allow this event to coincide with the week following the JK.  Two were safety related – a complete ban on anyone entering the land train route and walking was mandatory on the time out leg on the long courses.  From a high observation point it was seen that several competitors breached those conditions. 

Then, in a horticultural environment such as Eden it is unthinkable that runners should cut corners and run across the planted beds – apart from gaining an illicit time advantage by going out of bounds those runners totally compromised ever returning to Eden.  I was with the site manager when several instances were seen. 

Next, competitors were asked to take care of themselves, other runners and visitors to the Project.  There are now written reports on file of runners barging visitors and staff.  Unbelievable!

So what is in store for the future for orienteering at Eden?  We don’t know yet but a meeting with management is scheduled soon when all Eden reports have been collated.  It was noted, however, that the vast majority of competitors were well behaved and the pit area was alive with movement and a feel good factor was created by the, mostly athletic, activity.  Up to now KERNO’s orienteering based activity at Eden has been with the blessing of the site – with some further tweaks we may be able to return

Roger & Elsie Hargreaves

Mapper, Planner, Organiser

Eden results have now been posted and are available here.

Please note there are a few issues with how the run-in splits are displayed - this is due to the fact that the code that beautifies the results files is not robust enough to deal with the untimed leg.  This problem is currently being actively corrected.

Such has been the interest in this event that we cannot take any more entries.  We are full!

For details of how to get to registration please see the fixtures page of this website and click on the Eden link.

All you now need to do is turn up from 1000 to register, reserve your map and start time.  Collect your entry voucher and then go off to enjoy the Eden Project. 

Remember that the first start will be at 1600 hrs, last start at 1715 and courses close at 1800.  See you there! 

The Eden Urban race is filling up - less than 40 places left - get in touch now via the fixtures contact page.  Entries now top 170 and new applications are received daily. Call in at event registration - open from 1000hrs - to reserve your map and start time and collect your entry voucher.

Club members are asked to ring Roger or Elsie Hargreaves with offers of help or to express interest in entering the event.  See BOF web site for event details and contact.

Starts are from 1600 hrs until 1715 and the courses close at 1800 hrs.

Gavin Henderson, Club Captain, has announced the teams for the JK Relay on the 5th April.  Two mens Short teams have been entered along with one 165+ team and three Mixed Ad Hoc teams.

Good luck to them.

Entries for the JK are still open until the 12th March.

The annual Awards evening and Dinner Dance was held last Saturday evening at Lanhydrock Hotel and was a magnificent success.  A modest gathering of old and new members got together for an excellent meal, short speeches and dancing.

Steve Beech hosted the awards and Pauline Olds master-minded the whole evening. Music by Jailhouse proved very popular with the dance floor rarely empty.  Jock Turnham impressed everyone with his freeform  and innovative moves.

The usual colour and age class awards were distributed.  Winner of the Brown was Gavin Henderson, Blue Barry Olds, Green Rod Allday, Light Green Andy Barclay, Orange Victoria Smith and Yellow Erryn Lockett.  The Junior Trophy was awarded to Victoria Smith, the Mosely Trophy to James Hargreaves and the KERNO Salver to Roger Hargreaves.

Awards not given at the evening will be presented at the earliest opportunity at forthcomimg events.

DATE CHANGE!!

KERNO members may be interested in taking part in this Race.  The Trotter is now in its fifth year, and was a great success again last year, with over 300 runners taking part. A few KERNO runners took part too.

The race starts and finishes in Tywardreath (between St Austell and Fowey) on Saturday 24th July 2010. There is a 1-mile fun run at 5.30pm. The main 7-mile race starts at 6.30pm. Both races are approximately half off-road.

Their website has all the information that you will need, including entry forms, course map, course profile and description, previous results and photos, etc and is at www.tywardreathtrotter.co.uk. Use the online entry form.

The race is run under England Athletics permit, is well marshalled and refreshments are available. All money raised goes to local charities.

Good running.

The 2010 fixture list has been finalised and can be found here.

This year's forest league will be fought out over 10 rounds; from the season opener at Polly Joke on the 31st January to the exciting finale at Tehidy on 12th December.  It is bound to be a great year's racing.

Also this year sees two major events being held in our region.  Firstly the JK, Britain's premier orienteering weekend, will be held in the South West over the Easter weekend (2nd-5th April).  The JK is always a fantastic event and for those that have never been it is highly recommended.  Details can be found at the event website here.

As well being heavily involved in organising the JK, KERNO is also hosting this year's Tamar Triple, which is being held on Penhale over three days from 29th-31st May.  Penhale is one of Britain's best areas and on a fine day there are few better places to go orienteering.

Happy orienteering in 2010.