The London Park Race Series 2012
A series of orienteering races in London parks organised by the London orienteering clubs
All the races are on weekday evenings and are suitable for beginners - just turn up!
All the races are on weekday evenings and are suitable for beginners - just turn up!
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Introduction to orienteering races - Map of race locations
Paul Couldridge is running a special free coaching session - how to improve your Park Race technique - on the evening of Tue 22 May. Sign up here.
| Date | Venue | Nearest Station | Registration (& Apres-O) | Organiser | Details | Facebook Event | Results | |
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| 1 | Wed 16 May | Danson Park | Bexleyheath  | Danson Stables | Rachel Collins (DFOK) | Details | Event | Results |
| 2 | Thu 24 May | Primrose Hill | Chalk Farm  | The Princess of Wales, 22 Chalcot Road | Neil Brooks (LOK) | Details | RSVP! | |
| 3 | Tue 29 May | Imperial College | South Kensington | Ed Stott (SLOW) | RSVP! | |||
| 4 | Thu 7 June | Oak Hill Park | Oakleigh Park | Prince of Wales | Neil Brooks (LOK) | Details | RSVP! | |
| 5 | Tue 12 June | Roehampton University | Barnes | Scott Collier (SLOW) | RSVP! | |||
| 6 | Wed 20 June | Eltham Park | Eltham | Rachel Collins (DFOK) | RSVP! | |||
| 7 | Thu 21 June | Hyde Park | Lancaster Gate | The Victoria | Neil Brooks (LOK) | Details | RSVP! | |
| 8 | Tue 26 June | Bishop's Park | Putney | Libby Schofield (SLOW) | RSVP! | |||
| 9 | Thu 5 July | Gladstone Park | Willesden Green | The Queensbury | Neil Brooks (LOK) | Details | RSVP! | |
| 10 | Tue 10 July | Mile End Park | Mile End | Oliver O'Brien (SLOW) | RSVP! | |||
| 11 | Thu 19 July | Morden Hall Park | Morden | (MV) | RSVP! | |||
| 12 | Tue 24 July | Streatham Common | Streatham | Yehuda Alon (SLOW) | RSVP! |
Races normally have start times between 6:30pm and 7:30pm
Most races have two courses - normally around 2.5km and 5km
Most of the races are in parkland, so competing in a T-shirt and trainers will normally be fineFull leg cover may put you at a slight advantage for a couple of the events.
Entry fees - £2-£4 including map, plus £1 for timing (SI) chip hireJoin one of the clubs (see logos below) and save £1 on each race
Results from the 2011 series
Central Organising Team
Series Coordinator: Chris RobinsonWebsite & Facebook: Oliver O'Brien
Newsletter & Twitter: Scott Collier
League Tables: Ben Lovett
For more information, contact webmaster [@] sloweb.org.uk
Photographs from Flickr contributors
