International ShUOC Selections 04/13/2012
A number of ShUOC's athletes featured in the first announcement of selections to represent Great Britain this year. Most importantly three athletes have been selected for the World Students Orienteering Championships in Alicante, Spain this July. There is talk of more joining them in support. Anwen Darlington, Kris Jones and Dave Schorah will all wear the red, white and blue in the Spanish sunshine. I'm sure good hydration before and during the races will be key. Perhaps they could give Joe Taunton a ring and ask for some gin tips. Dave Schorah (pictured below in a rather fetching get up) has also been selected for the European Championships after a solid set of selection races. John Rocke has also been selected (on a much less solid set) after suffering will illness and injury. Graham Gristwood has the "X-factor" and former ShUOC member Chris Smithard makes the team too. The European Champs take place in Sweden in may. SHUOC!  Add Comment JK relay 3rd 04/13/2012
On Monday ShUOC mens team (Kelly Candy's Barmy Army) continued their stint on the podium at the JK relay with 3rd position. Some much older, more experienced/weathered and less attractive bodies were in the teams ahead of us so we can't be too disappointed with that result. 
University Orienteering Club of the Year 03/30/2012
Today Sheffield University Orienteering Club was named University club of the year by British Orienteering. We also came second in the overall competition looking at all the orienteering clubs across Great Britian. This is a fantastic achievement and shows that the hard work the club has put in in the last year is being recognised. http://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/index.php?pg=1&action=news&id=MjQwMw==&rtn=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5icml0aXNob3JpZW50ZWVyaW5nLm9yZy51ay8=  Last weekend, ShUOC travelled to the lake district to compete in BUC's Orienteering. It was a fine turnout from ShUOC with members representing both the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University. The individual race took place on Loughrig, a tough open hillside with lots of detail. This produced some fantastic orienteering for both the experienced members of the club fighting for medals and the beginners fighting to complete their course. 
John Rocke finishing the mens race
The stand out performers of the day were Anwen Darlington, who took the silver medal in the womens class, and John Rocke, who's early mistake cost him a medal, finishing in 5th place in the mens. After the individual race, The University of Sheffield was in 2nd place behind Edinburgh University. The relays took place on classic lake district orienteering area Bigland. Offering a different challenge from the individual the fast but tricky forest offered great challenges to competitors. In the mens race, Sheffield Hallam's tactics of sending their strongest runners out first saw them fighting for the lead after two legs but a great run by John Rocke saw The University of Sheffield take a silver medal with Hallam pushed down to fourth. In the womens race, Anwen Darlington led The University of Sheffield into fourth place behind an Edinburgh clean sweep of the podium. 
Overall The University of Sheffield managed 2nd place behind Edinburgh university. In all it was a fantastic weekend of orienteering organised by Cambridge Orienteering Club. Results Nopesport article Photos (courtesy of Ian Buxton) This week. 03/21/2012
Monday - 5.30pm Circuits, Goodwin Activity Room 2 Pub Fox and Duck 8.30 onwards.. Tuesday - 6.15pm Intervals meet outside the gates of Goodwin and then we'll run down to Endcliffe Park Wednesday - 6.45 SYO Clubnight, this week is being run by Kris Jones and will be focussing on British Sprint and Middle Champs this weekend, I'd highly recommend it to anyone who is competing! It will be held in a classroom so please ask at reception Thursday - 4.30 Sprintervals, meet outside the gates of Goodwin and please remember to print off a map http://www.shuoc.co.uk/sprintervals.html Weekend - British Sprint and Middle Champs, for transport please check the forum. On FRIDAY we are holding a Sport Relief competition. It is £2.50 to enter with 50p going back to ShUOC. This is a competition with other university clubs as to which club can run the most miles. It is up to you how many miles you would like to run.. It would be great to have everyone's support. For Sport Relief we are raising money by seeing which University sport team can run the most miles in a 4 hour time limit. It's £2.50 per person and you can run as many miles as you like with 50p being returned to the club it came from. There is a prize for the person wh...o runs the most miles. You can only run for 1 sports team. Details are still being finalised but 23rd of March, 11am-3pm, in Weston park. What's on this week. 03/06/2012
Monday - 5.30pm Circuits, Goodwin Activity Room 2 Also pub, 8.30 onwards, Fox and Duck Tuesday - 6.15 Intervals, meet ourside the gates of Goodwin and we'll run down to Endcliffe Park. Wednesday - 6.45, SYO Clubnight, this week is a circuits session, Pearson Building, Sport Hallam Thursday - The Kelham Island Urban Race on Thursday March 8th will be a normal (if there is such a thing), night middle’ish race on anew map. I have booked the upstairs room at the Fat Cat for food, great beer and a general get together afterwards. However, food needs to be pre-ordered and it would also be good to know who’s running at the same time so if you plan on coming please RSVP with food and course orders. Tim Tett's email is below the info, please RSVP to him NOT this email address. Food of offer – all £4.50 · Steak & Ale Pie, Potatoes and Peas · Chicken Curry & Rice · Nutty Mushroom Pies, Pots and Peas (V) Beer on Offer · Plenty of Real Ale – it’s the Fat Cat Courses on offer · Long –6.0km as the crow flies · Medium – 4Km · Short – 1.5km. only crosses a few minor roads – should be ok for children if you trust them The Long and Medium courses will cross several busy roads and because it gets dark later, the O’ing won’t start until 7 with last start around 7.45. Food will be from 8.30’ish. Tim Tett 68 Roebuck Road, Sheffield, S6 3GQ E: timtett@ttpca.force9.net T: 0114 266 7922 M: 07771 725021 Saturday - Urban Orienteering (SHAFF Weekend) The event will be on an exciting all-new map by Oli Johnson including Park Hill flats and the new Sheaf Park, but also crossing to Victoria Quays with assembly in the new amphitheatre above the mainline Sheffield Station. It will have 3 urban orienteering courses plus some kids activities - a beginner's course and a kid's course, Starts between 11:00 and 12:30. Cost for beginners and kids courses £1 juniors (under 21), £3 adults. The standard orienteering courses will cost £3 juniors, £7 adults, with a discount of £2 for adult British Orienteering members and those having a ticket for a ShAFF film. Please preenter at http://www.fabian4.co.uk/default.aspx?EventID=649 if possible so that we know how many maps to provide. Entries will stay open until Wednesday 7th March. Course lengths are:
So quite a busy week this week! Ralph Street setting the pace over the early stages of the English National Cross Country Championships. Well done to everyone competing. Training and socials for w/c 27th Feb 02/27/2012
Here's what's going on this week! Monday - 5.30pm Circuits, Goodwin Activity Room 2 Monday night pub, 8.30 onwards in Fox and Duck Tuesday - 6.15 Intervals, meet outside the gates of Goodwin and we will run down to Endcliffe Park Wednesday - 6.45 Clubnight, Pearson Building, Sport Hallam, this week is being run by Vanessa. ALSO BEERIENTEERING VS ATHLETICS. This is combined social with Athletics where we all dress up in the worst/brightest lycra that you can find. It starts with a barcrawl through Broomhill and will end in Roar. It will be a brilliant night, so find your brightest and worst lycra (Cow on West Street is a prime location for finding cheap and bright lycra) and if you haven't already asked for a ticket then please reply to the email or post on the forum. Meeting time and place will be sent out Tuesday I imagine. It is going to be amaaazing!! Thursday - 4.30 Sprint orienteering intervals, please print off your own map, www.shuoc.co.uk/sprintervals.html, we will meet outside the gates of Goodwin and then run to the start. For the weekend, we will plan another run in the peaks, information about this will be sent out nearer the time so keep checking the forum if you're interested. That's it for now! See you at Beerienteering :) Ralph Street, 22nd in BUC's cross country 02/06/2012
Well done to captain Ralph Street who came 22nd in BUC's cross country last weekend. Well done to all who competed. Results can be found here. 
Training for w/c 6th February 02/06/2012
Monday - 5.30pm Circuits Activity Room 2 Monday night pub, 8.30pm onwards at Fox and Duck Tuesday - 6.15 Intervals and Goodwin the down to Endcliffe Park Wednesday - SYO Clubnight, this is a night orienteering session in the city, please look on the forum for details of where to meet and what time Thursday - 4.15 Sprint orienteering intervals, meet at Goodwin. See http://www.shuoc.co.uk/sprintervals.html for details. Please print off your own map. Sunday - Long run, details will go up on the forum towards the end of the week so please check for details of time and place. We will try to get out to the peaks, at the moment the plan is likely to be Edale. | ArchivesApril 2012 CategoriesAll |
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