Kings Hill   Kent Night Cup10

After Event:

There is food and post-race chat in The Spitfire. Food orders taken at registration.

Prize giving will take place in the pub afterwards. Full results will be on the Saxons website a day or so later. 

Location

Nearest town: Kings Hill

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• Latitude: 51.27349
• Longitude: 0.40006
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Directions / Parking

Please park your car at the Asda car park, 1 Alexander Grove, Kings Hill, ME19 4SZ. If the weather is dry, registration will be outside ‘The Spitfire’, Kings Hill’s only pub about 50 metres from Asda (walk through a small shopping arcade). If it’s raining, registration will be close by at the organisers car near the Asda car park entrance. Look for the red and white orienteering flags.

Registration & Start Times

Start: 7.30pm, but please could everyone register by 7.20. Registration will open at about 7 - Please bring your dibber (if you have one) for speedy registration.

Course Information

A 60 minute score orienteering race around the streets of Kings Hill.

There will be 20 checkpoints (controls) spread around the streets of Kings Hill. Find as many as you can in an hour using the map provided. Score 1 point for every control you find, lose one point for every minute or part minute you are late. You choose your route through the streets. You can run as an individual or as a team of 2 or 3. No experience is necessary as street orienteering is quite straightforward. The race format and timing equipment will be explained at the start

 

Faster runners and more experienced orienteers can complete a lap of Kings Hill in well under an hour. To give these people an extra challenge there will be two bonus points available for visiting controls 90 and 100 consecutively (or visa versa) and for visiting controls 91 and 101 consecutively (or visa versa). Visiting these controls in order will add considerably to the distance! If you visit another control between 90/100 or 91/101 you won’t get your bonus.

 

You'll be given a waterproof map before the start. You do not need to be an experienced orienteer to understand the map. You can see the map (without the controls) before the start. Kings Hill has grown since the last orienteering event here. There are new roads and alleyways to visit which have not been used for orienteering before.

 

The race will use Sport Ident electronic timing. Each individual or team will have an SI unit (sometimes called a dibber) and will swipe the dibber at each control. You can hire one at the event. At the end of the race you will receive a printout of your split times. The equipment is very easy to use. You need to bring some kind of torch to read the map. High visibility clothing is strongly recommended. Most of the alleyways in Kings Hill are well lit, but a few are not. You don’t need to choose these routes or visit these controls

 

Most competitors run between 7 and 14km, and will have time to score between 7 and 22 points.

Explanation of Score courses

You don't have to visit all the controls! There is usually a time limit, instead of a set course. Points are scored for visiting controls, and deducted for finishing over the time limit. You decide which controls to visit, and in which sequence. Sometimes controls have different points values. You will need to carry a watch or phone, so you know how long you have been out.

Entry Details

No need to pre-enter. Enter on the night. However it would be helpful if you could email the organiser so we can print enough maps. We will print a few spare in any case. . Or sign up to the Saxons event on Facebook

 

Seniors £4, Juniors £1,  Dibber hire £1.

 

British Orienteering insurance rules require that under 16’s are non-competitive for this race. Under 16’s may take part in the race provided they are non-competitive and accompanied by an adult for the race.

Terrain Description

urban roads and allyways

Contacts / Officials

Organiser: Sean Cronin