JUNIOR MINI SERIES
Orienteering is an outdoor adventure sport. The aim is to navigate between control points marked on an orienteering map and decide the best route to complete the course in the quickest time. It does not matter how young, old or fit you are, as you can run, walk or jog and progress at your own pace.
These events are specifically aimed to introduce children and their parents to the sport. However all our events have courses suitable for all abilities - see elsewhere on our website for more details.
Saturday 20 July Great Notley Country Park Results
Saturday 10 August Highwoods Country Park, Colchester Results
Saturday 17 August Castle Park, Colchester Results League Scores
Saturday 21 September Admirals Park Chelmsford
Format
Four events for school age children held on Saturday afternoons with start times between 1pm - 2.30pm Parents and younger children are encouraged to give it a go!
Each competitor will locate as many controls in the time allowed (30 minutes) by deciding the quickest route. Points will be awarded for each control successfully located within the time limit.
Cloth badges will be awarded to all those who navigate to more than 25 controls accross the series.
Registration
Course registration is open from 1pm to 2.30pm most are based near to the park cafes but look out for the green SOS banner. Competitors will need to complete a registration form. They will receive a map with the course printed on it and an electronic timing chip. All children will need to bring a watch. Parents can talk through the course and can shadow (follow) inexperienced competitors around the course but please let children navigate themselves.
Scoring
Controls punched after 30 minutes are not counted for purposes of the mini league and have been deducted from the overall score.
These controls will count towards the Explorer Challenge. Explorer Challenge Badges will be awarded for every 25 controls successfully located across the series.
Children Free
Participating Adults £3
Event 1 - Great Notley Country Park - Results
| Position | Name | RaceTime | Score | Penalty | Final Score |
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| 1 | Taylor Gooding | 0:30:32 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Liam Haylock | 0:31:41 | 15 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Lillia Haylock | 0:31:42 | 15 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Harry Burrows | 0:24:41 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Theo McElvenna | 0:29:55 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Tahlia Haylock | 0:36:56 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Lucy Stopps | 0:46:27 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Lulu Godding | 0:21:37 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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| n/c | Roj Gooding | 0:38:00 | 20 | 6 | 14 |
Event 2 - Highwoods Country Park, Colchester - Results
| Position | Name | RaceTime | Score | Penalty | Final Score |
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| 1 | Edwin Osborne | 01:02:24 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Elena, Selina & Jonathon Needs | 00:43:31 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | James | 01:16:04 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 4 | Marnie | 01:15:59 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | Esther, Quiana & Katie | 00:39:27 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Archie Revell | 00:37:48 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Indie Lima | 00:38:15 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Elsie Revell | 00:37:39 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Chloe & Alana | 00:34:06 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Event 3 - Castle Park, Colchester - Results
| Position | Name | RaceTime | Score | Penalty | Final Score |
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| 1 | Gregor, Lucian & Jude | 00:21:52 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Phoebe & Teddy | 00:24:55 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Clemence & Emmanuel | 00:19:19 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 4 | Ava & Harriet | 00:21:27 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Sunesh & Rion | 00:21:48 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Teha | 00:24:00 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Dabe & Temi | 00:26:33 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Maia | 00:28:45 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Leo & Joseph | 00:21:22 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Scarlet | 00:32:20 | 20 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Gabrielle | 00:16:18 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Leah | 00:47:22 | 20 | 3 | 17 |
| 13 | Lucas | 00:26:59 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Eesah, Yusuf & Zakariyah | 00:33:55 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | ELIJAH | 00:20:45 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 | Jack, Mary & Maisie | 00:52:19 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 17 | Joseph | 00:16:10 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
League table after three events
| | Name | Score | Runs |
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| 1 | Gregor, Lucian & Jude | 20 | 1 | | |
| Phoebe & Teddy | 20 | 1 | | |
| 3 | Clemence & Emmanuel | 19 | 1 | | |
| Ava & Harriet | 19 | 1 | | |
| Sunesh & Rion | 19 | 1 | | |
| Teha | 19 | 1 | | |
| Dabe & Temi | 19 | 1 | | |
| Maia | 19 | 1 | | |
| 9 | Leo & Joseph | 18 | 1 | | |
| Scarlet | 18 | 1 | | |
| Taylor Gooding | 18 | 1 | | |
| 12 | Gabrielle | 17 | 1 | | |
| Leah | 17 | 1 | | |
| 14 | Lucas | 15 | 1 | | |
| 15 | Eesah, Yusuf & Zakariyah | 14 | 1 | | |
| Liam Haylock | 14 | 1 | | |
| Lillia Haylock | 14 | 1 | | |
| 18 | ELIJAH | 13 | 1 | | |
| Harry Burrows | 13 | 1 | | |
| 20 | Theo McElvenna | 12 | 1 | | |
| Tahlia Haylock | 12 | 1 | | |
| 22 | Lucy Stopps | 11 | 1 | | |
| Edwin Osborne | 11 | 1 | | |
| 24 | Elena, Selina & Jonathon Needs | 9 | 1 | | |
| Lulu Gooding | 9 | 1 | | |
| 26 | James | 8 | 1 | | |
| Marnie | 8 | 1 | | |
| Esther, Quiana, Katie | 8 | 1 | | |
| Jack, Mary & Maisie | 8 | 1 | | |
| 30 | Archie Revell | 7 | 1 | | |
| Indie Lima | 7 | 1 | | |
| 32 | Joseph | 6 | 1 | | |
| Elsie Revell | 6 | 1 | | |
| 34 | Chloe & Alana | 5 | 1 | | |
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