Welcome to the Thames Valley Street Series! An event using the MapRun app, based in Kidlington, north of Oxford. Planner: Ben Green.
Entries: Pre-entry via RaceSignUp only, HERE. £3 per entry. Under 16s must be accompanied by somebody 16 or over on their run. Entries will be open until the start window closes for online entries, but please try and enter by (deadline) as this helps with estimating map numbers. If you intend to eat at the pub please enter in good time.
The Event: Start between 18.30 and 19.30. We recommend that entrants wear hi-vis.
A MapRun 1 hour score event starting from the Kings Arms, Kidlington. There will be 30 controls to try and get within the 60 minutes. Controls may be found in any order. Controls 10-19 score 10, controls 20-29 score 20, and controls 30-39 score 30 and controls 40-45 score 40. 30 point penalty for each minute or part minute you are over the hour. You may complete as many or as few controls as you want.
The event will use the free MapRun app. This is available on phone, as well as Apple and Garmin watches. It’s advised to have this downloaded in advance of the event. The event is available to downloaded, but is protected by a PIN which you will be given at the event. In MapRun, go to Thames Valley/TVSS/ and the event name starts Kidlington. Alternatively use the QR code available here.
The event will be hosted from the Kings Arms, Kidlington. Please stay for a drink/food after your run. The Kings Arms have asked us to give an indication of numbers for food; you can indicate your intentions when signing up.
What to bring: Yourself, in suitable clothing (high-vis highly recommended) and footwear. A phone with plenty of charge or a Garmin/Apple watch if you own one. A compass (not essential).
Area and map: The streets and paths of Kidlington as well as footpaths and field edges in the meadows towards the Cherwell; generated from Open Orienteering Map at scale 1:10000, with minor modifications and additions. Several paths depicted on the map are not public rights of way, but there is significant evidence of permissive use by the public and no `private’ signs. Please use only the mapped paths and orange (open grass) areas; in particular, the yellow `rough open’ and light green areas may not be crossed. At the time of survey (May 3rd), all paths were completely dry and road shoes will be suitable. Nettles were infrequent and very low but could potentially be more of a problem by the date of the event.
What to expect on the course: As this event uses the MapRun app, there is no physical orienteering infrastructure out on the course. Controls are set virtually, and your phone/watch will register when you have got within a certain number of metres of the specified control site. It is important to not run through the finish control until you want to finish your race, as doing so will finish your race. The finish control is located on a route which is never optimal between controls other than the finish, so you should not need to go past it.