A great day in the park! Results now available.
City of York Council and Friends of Rowntree Park have kindly given permission for this event. The Assembly, Start and Finish of this year’s event will be in Rowntree Park, YO23 1JQ. Longer courses will extend into the city centre and all adult courses will enter a school grounds that we also have permission to use. Junior courses will be centred in Rowntree Park and environs, including parkland. Adult courses cross busy roads.
**The Friends of Rowntree Park (the volunteer powered charity that help maintain and improve Rowntree Park) will be at the event with a stall selling home made cakes, juice and some Rowntree Park merchandise. Cash or card accepted and all profit goes back into the work they do in the park. **
There is also a café in Rowntree Park (with toilets) and Public Toilets.
BEGINNERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME – contact event organiser simon.brook(at)lineone.net
Location: - Rowntree Park, York, YO23 1JQ
Fixture Date: - 04/06/2023
Location
Assembly location will be in Rowntree Park, YO23, 1JQ. Rowntree Park is a leafy public park with features such as playgrounds, picnic areas, tennis courts & a sizeable lake. Dogs are allowed in the park.
Please don’t approach the park from the South to avoid passing through main competition area and avoid other runners. Preferred entry route is via Terry Avenue, which runs next to the river on the east side of the park, with pedestrian access via the small car park. Alternative entry points to the west of the park are off Bishopthorpe Road via Vine Street and Anne Street to access the NW gate, or Richardson Street to access the west gate. These are visible if you maximise the location map.
Assembly, Start and Finish is in the northern, city side of the park. You can leave clothing bags at Assembly at your own risk and we will provide a tent for this purpose.
Public toilets are available in the park.
Please note that Rowntree Park is a popular area, so please respect other park users. There will be plenty warm up space at the north end of the park or up Terry Avenue.
Parking
Use any of the York Park and Ride schemes and they will drop you off in the City Centre. Rowntree Park is a 2km walk from York Railway station, 1km from Ouse bridge. The P+R buses stop at these locations.
Alternatively, please park in local public carparks: St George’s Field car park (Tower St, York YO10 4AB), Nunnery Lane car park (Nunnery Ln, York YO23 1AA) and Castle Car Park (Tower St, York YO1 9SA) are the closest car parks to the start area. Please do not use the small car park in the park itself along Terry Avenue.
Costs (£2+ per hour) will apply in the public car parks (please note that much of York is resident permit parking only on the streets, particularly around Rowntree Park).
Terrain
Urban areas consisting of residential streets and alleyways with sections of parkland. Longer courses will extend into the city centre which is mostly pedestrianised (from 10:30) with some busy roads and all adult courses will enter a school grounds that we also have permission to use.
As a fast paced urban event and a 1:4000 map, some controls are in close proximity to other controls and competitors should make sure that they check their control codes.
Junior courses will be entirely within the Park and adjacent woodlands, with no roads to cross.
Courses 1+2 – South Bank urban streets and City Centre South
Courses 3+4 – South Bank urban streets
Course 5 – Rowntree Park and parkland/woodland across Millenium Bridge
Course 6 – Rowntree Park and grass parkland South of the park.
Please also note:
– The courses go near the river and the lake in the park, so juniors should be careful not to go too close. If parents are worried they should shadow juniors. There are no controls that should require juniors to approach the river bank
– Adult courses have been planned to make sure that competitors get a short run through the historic centre of York. York city centre is likely to be busy and will be more busy for later runners than early ones. To try and mitigate this we have brought forward start times 30 mins, but please be courteous as you go through the city centre.
– As with all urban events there are road crossings, some of which will be busy. Please cross carefully and safely.
Map
1:4000 for all courses
Registration
Pre-enter via Racesignup. Entry will be available via Racesignup up to 11-30 on the 4th June to allow EOD, subject to map availability. Helper discount code is available from the organiser. Full time students can enter for junior rate.
Starts
Assembly, Start and Finish are all in Rowntree Park.
Enquiries open from 09:30 am
Start times 10:00-12:00 (NB slightly earlier times to try and get runners through the city centre before it gets too busy)
Courses close at 13:30. Please return to download even if you do not complete your course.
If pre-entered with your own dibber, you may go directly to the start if you wish. The start location tbc
Controls will be SIAC enabled.
Prize giving at 13:00 or as soon as possible thereafter.
COVID-19
Please comply with Covid procedures for distancing and sanitisation as requested. Please obey instructions of Start marshals.
Fees
Electronic chip hire £1 Senior & 50p Junior (note SIAC dibbers will not be available to hire)
Seniors (21 and above)
£10
Juniors and students (20 and under)
£5
Courses
ADULTS MAY ENTER ANY COURSE THEY WISH BUT TROPHY AND LEAGUE RULES SPECIFY CERTAIN COURSES FOR CERTAIN AGE GROUPS AS SHOWN BELOW (distances subject to final controlling):
| Course No. | Class | Course length (tbc) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men Open (M18+), Veteran Men (M40+), Women Open (W18+) | 7.0k |
| 2 | Supervet Men (M55+), Veteran Women (W40+) | 6.1k |
| 3 | Ultravet Men (M65+), Supervet Women (W55+) | 5.1k |
| 4 | Ultravet Women (W65+), Hypervet Men (M75+), Hypervet Women (W75+) | 4.0k |
| 5 | Junior Men (M16-), Junior Women (W16-) | 2.9k |
| 6 | Young Junior Men (M12-), Young Junior Women (W12-) | 1.5k |
SI electronic punching, SIAC enabled.
Download will be managed in a socially distant manner. If you have any queries or issues about your run subsequent to downloading, please notify download marshal who will either fix any computing problem or contact an event official if necessary on your behalf.
Safety
Although a thorough risk assessment has been conducted by the organiser, orienteering is an adventure sport and you are taking part at your own risk.
Results
Results will be posted on the Eborienteers website as well as here, once the event has occurred. Please allow 24 hours.
Officials
- Organiser:
- Planner:
- Controller:
Simon Brook (EBOR)
Bryan Greener (EBOR)
Martyn Dean (CLOK)
COVID-19
Please follow the latest Government Covid-19 advice.
Safeguarding
British Orienteering and EBORIENTEERS take their safeguarding responsibilities very seriously. Please report any concerns to either Eborienteers’ safeguarding lead (Amanda Cooper, acc_cm@hotmail.com ) or to British Orienteering (safeguarding@britishorienteering.org.uk ).
Data Protection
Some of the data you provide at registration (name, club and age class) will be used to publish results on our website. All other data required for insurance purposes will be kept for 5 years.
Membership
If you are not yet a member of an orienteering club affiliated to British Orienteering, we encourage you to join, and benefit from the membership advantages from British Orienteering and Eborienteers. Please ask any of our club officials for more information on how to join.
Photography policy
We have a policy on the taking of photographs at events, based on national guidance. This provides a sensible balance between the benefits and risks associated with the taking and use of images. If you are unsure about acceptable practice, please speak to the event organiser.