Great NotleyWed 16 Apr
Essex Summer Midweek Series 2025
Local level event
Explanation of Event levels
Local events are usually low key and in the 'localised' area, ideal for newcomers to try the sport and Training events are non competitive and used for training and coaching, aimed at members of the club, but they can attract people from neighbouring clubs, and are often ideal for newcomers to try the sport. Regional events attract participants from around the local Region, National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away, Major events are Major Events such as a British Championships.
Terrain type: Urban & Parkland & Woodland
Results
Report
Missed the event? You can still run the course on Maprun catch up until 30th April to score for the league. Follow the links below for details and PDF maps.
Event report
The first event in the Summer Series got off to a good start. The weather was kind to us and it was very pleasant sitting in the garden enjoying the excellent beer while you all ran. I hope you enjoyed the beer afterwards.
Essex Stragglers are keen to run a few events using standard orienteering maps and I hope you enjoyed the variation and for the long course a chance to orienteer in the country park. I tried to get the short course into the park as well but there wasn't enough distance. It would have been a fairly straight run there, a couple of uninteresting controls and back out. I decided to plan a more interesting route in Notley Village which is a delightful estate with plenty of green and lots of footpaths/cycleways for interesting route choice. I decided to hang kites in the country park although with maprun they aren't strictly necessary. However, as a number of runners are inexperienced, I felt it better to have the kites in place. If your phone didn't ping and there was no kite, you were in the wrong place! As it happens the only mispunch was an experienced orienteer! I also hope you enjoyed the view from the statue. That was the last kite that I hung and I took the time to admire the spectacular view over the Essex countryside.
Well done to those that battled through the traffic to get to the event and I hope those that didn't make it get chance to run their course on catch up which is open for 2 weeks after the event. On a sober note, the accident that caused the closure on A120 resulted in the death of a motorcyclist which puts the inconvenience into perspective.
Congratulations to Seb on Long and Eddie on Short for taking the 100 points. But there is a long way to go. Finally, thank you all for coming and see you at the next event on April 30th.
Lyn West
Overview
Midweek street event using MapRun
The event will form part of Essex Summer Midweek Series 2025
Points will be awarded based on finishing times adjusted using an age/gender handicap system. Best 6 results from the 8 event series will count.
Location Info
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Near: Braintree Lat,Lng: 51.8665,0.5396 Postcode: CM77 7PU What3Words: ///nitrogen.spout.rekindle
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Related events or Information
Map / Terrain
Standard orienteering map printed on waterproof paper.
1:7500, 5m contours
Courses will use roads and paths in Great Notley with hydrants as controls.
The Long course will enter Great Notley Country Park with controls located on features specified in control descriptions and identified with orange and white control kites.
Course Information
Long 6.0k 22 controls
Short 3.4k 11 controls
This is a line event, where you are expected to visit the controls in the correct order. Depending on your route choice, you may pass controls en-route to your destination, however, you must still visit all of the controls in the correct order.
It is useful to download the course you need before you arrive, download the course onto the MapRun app by clicking on ‘Select Event' in the app, and following the menu path UK > Essex > Great Notley
The course map will not be visible on your phone until you receive the PIN at Registration on the night. You do not need the PIN to run using a Garmin watch.
Your result will be automatically downloaded when you finish. The full procedure will be explained at Registration. If the app fails to register your visit to a control, you need to note the lower number on the H sign or code on kite. If a control is missed then the software will show your result as Mispunch, but in the results we will add the usual penalty for a missed or incorrect control.
Entry Details
Enter this event via Racesignup
Entries close at 12:00 noon on Wednesday 16th April.
£4 Seniors, £5 unaffiliated runners, £2 under 21 or students
For late entries email series coordinator.
Registration and Start times
Start times will be between 6.30pm and 7.30pm.
Please ensure you notify the organiser that you have finished, so that safety checks can be completed.
Competitors must report to the finish by 8:45pm.
Facilities
Toilets are available in the pub.
Why not stay behind at the end for a drink afterwards and discuss your course and route choice. The pub offers a good range of cask ales. No food is served.
Dog restrictions
Well-behaved dogs on a lead.
Nearest A&E Hospital
Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET 01245 513902
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Safety Notes
Participation is at your own risk. Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult.
Bring clothing and footwear appropriate for the weather conditions.
As with any street orienteering, participants will be required to cross roads and you are asked to take due care and attention at all times. The Long course crosses A131 to enter the Country Park. Use marked mandatory crossing points. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS AT ANY OTHER POINT.
High visibility clothing is strongly recommended.
There may be dog walkers, cyclists or residents on pavements and footpaths – be aware and give them priority.
Miscellaneous
The event will form part of Essex Summer Midweek Series 2025 O League. Points will be awarded based on finishing times adjusted using an age/gender handicap system.
Each missed or incorrect control will incur a 5 minutes penalty.
Best 6 results from the 8 event series will count.
On-the-night bonus of 15 points per event for those running on the night, as opposed to MapRun catchup. 5 min penalty for Anytime. A second run on any particular course will not count for scoring purposes. Anytime catch-up for events hopefully available for 2 weeks after the event, on MapRun.
You are welcome to run together as a group, but in order to be fair we ask that you keep together, as when running as a group the least advantageous handicap is applied.
100 points will be allocated to the course organiser/planner for each event planned.
Full results will be emailed and published on the SOS and HAVOC websites.