Kings Wood
Saturday Series
1st March 2025
RouteGadget Please do add your route; the planner is always keen to see where competitors went, and competitors find it useful to see where others went.
Please refer any queries with these results to Alun
Controller's Comments
For level D events we don’t have a controller to check sites or to check control placement. However I usually provide an armchair controlling service to help maintain the technical standard, as I did on this occasion. Inevitably there is the risk that a control will be misplaced, as happened today.
This is of course a low key event, and competitors are normally quite relaxed when such errors do occur. So I was rather disappointed about the vehemence with which a couple of competitors disputed the location of 130. We have a hard job getting planners as it is without competitors chewing the ears off the planner. .
If you ever come across what appears to be a misplaced control, I would encourage you to merely state the facts and request someone reviews the control site.
Mark
Planner's Comments
Let me start with a massive apology to those running early on Green and Light Green – control 130 was placed in a wrong pit, about 40m NE from the right place. I had tagged the correct pit but, unfortunately, I managed to place the control in the wrong one. This is entirely my mistake and I hope it did not ruin your run. All affected competitors have been reinstated.
Apart from this, I hope you enjoyed your course. Kings Wood is an interesting and surprisingly challenging area for orienteering. I know some of you found the navigation more difficult than you expected.
This was my second event as a planner/organiser. I would therefore appreciate any comments (both positive and negative) you might have. Please email me at janusz.orienteering@gmail.com
Also, many thanks to those who helped make the event happen today.
Janusz