The Individual event is on the open mountainside of Mullaghmore, between Banagher and Moydamlaght in the Sperrin Mountains of Co. Derry, run by NWOC. The relays next day are at Drum Manor, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone (famous for its sausages), run by FermO.
Entry forms have been sent to clubs but here are the details: Individual - all classes from M/W10-70 with short courses for M/W21. Approx. lengths M21L 8 km/ W21L 6 km. Start times 11.30 to 13.30 hrs. Fees: Senior STG£8, over 65 and unwaged STG£6, juniors STG£4, family STG£16. Please indicate which province you are running for (either your province of birth or the province in which your club is based - Ed.). Closing date 15 September.
Relays: Courses: Open, women's open, Ad-Hoc, Junior Ad-Hoc (sum of ages 48 or less). Ad Hoc can be mixed clubs. Start time 12.30. Fee: Seniors STG£5 per person, Juniors STG£2.50 per person.
Entries to Ruth Blair, 42 The Gables, Randalstown, Co. Antrim BT 41 3JY.
Phone: 028 944 3737; e-mail ruth.blair@dnet.co.uk.
Colm's times were 4:00:02 (1500)
and 1: 52:51 (800). Not bad for an auld fella!
STOP PRESS: Colm has since
captured the World Veteran Record for 800m -Martin
Last autumn Timmy was crossing the road on his way home from work when he was struck by a car. He sustained severe injuries and has been in hospital ever since. He later fell in hospital, injuring his neck. At present he is in the Rehabilitation Institute in Rochestown Avenue, Dun Laoghaire. He has recently shown signs of improvement but has no real movement in his legs and arms and may not walk again. His wife, Breda, says he would benefit from visitors and that evenings (5 pm+) especially Wednesday or Fridays from lunchtimes seem to be good times.
and hurt his neck. His daughter, Niamh, still orienteers but not so much of late.
Timmy's former comrades in the army are running a special event at Kilworth, Co. Cork, on Sunday 19th November, as a fundraiser for Timmy. The organisers are working hard on it: good courses, refreshments etc. Why not make the effort to go to the event?
Finland's Maria Rantala won the women's race and Finland also took the women's relay.
The Irish men's team was (in starting order) Gareth Evans, Mark Prendergast, Sean McSweeney, Denis Reidy, Trevor Slattery, Brendan Delaney and Padraig Higgins. The ladies team was Danielle Buckley, Deborah Hurley and Bridget Lawlor. (Bridget was the best placed of the women, in 47th place).
Bishopstown OC are running the Munster Championships there on November 12th. There's an entry form in this issue. Entries to Nick Young, 12 Fremont Drive, Bishopstown, Cork. Cheap entries up to October 15th.
(Hey, but what effect will all this iron ore have on my compass?)
The dates are April 14-16 2001. There's normally a training event on Good Friday too.
The venues are Lydney Park, Moseley Green and Lydney Park again.
Accommodation details from Coleford Tourist Information Centre, High St., Coleford, Gloucestershire GL16 8HG. (fax 0044-1594-812330, e-mail tourism@fdean.gov.uk; website www.fweb.org.uk/fddc/tourist. Event website users.globalnet.co.uk/~greyeyet/jk/).
President: Sue Harvey, Great Britain
Senior Vice-President: Ake Jacobson, Sweden
Vice Presidents: Hugh Cameron, Australia and Edmond Szechenyi, France
Members: Thomas Brogli, Switzerland; Higino Esteves, Portugal; Jan-Erik Krusberg, Finland; Iordanka Melnikliyska, Bulgaria, and Shin Murakoshi , Japan.
NIOA, meanwhile, have been granted STG£2000 by BOF which will be used for purchasing the SPORTident electronic timing equipment similar to that bought by IOA in the past year or so.
LVO celebrated their 21st year with a club trip to the Swedish 5-Day. The continuous rain in Sweden turned the event into a mudbath, by all accounts: LVO should have felt at home! Happy birthday, LVO. Maybe we'll have an account of the trip in the next TIO?
Setanta's Fachtna Healy writes "Congratulations to everyone who completed the rogaine (on July 15/16). The results can be seen at
http://www.setantaorienteers.org/rogaine_top.html .
Hugh McLindon and Roisin McDonnell were the overall winners. Setanta OC wishes to thank everyone who helped with putting out and taking in controls (all 52 were in the correct place except for no.3 which was lifted), Scoil Chaoimhín Naofa in Glendalough for the use of their facilities and everyone else who helped out."
Scotland 2001: Only a year to go to Lochaber 2001, the 13th Scottish 6-Day based at Fort William. Events will be near Fort William, Arisaig and Oban from 5th-11th August.
For accommodation details, contact the Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board, Dept. SOA/FW, PO Box 9, Dunoon, Argyll, PA23 8QQ (www.host.co.uk). Event information from Lochaber 2001, PO Box 2001, Hamilton, ML3 7WE, Scotland (www.scottish-orienteering.org/lochaber2001/)
Future events, Fixtures/Results, Team sheets, Club History, Directions to your club location,etc
Its indexing will enable your club to be more visible all over the World.
For more information visit : http://www.clubsworld.com/ or for queries contact : debbie@clubsworld.com
The Irish Sports Council has developed a new web-site to be used as a resource for National Governing Bodies of Sports. Their web address is: www.irishsportscouncil.ie
There is speculation that next year's event may head west, to the new Harveys map of Connemara ...
Sept 2 CitySwift 10 mile road race, Rathcoole.
Sept 16 BHAA Dublin Half Marathon, Phoenix Park.
Oct 30 98FM Dublin City Marathon
Nov 18 ESB Beach Race, Sandymount.
Nov 25 BHAA 5K road race, Phoenix Park.
The cross-country series usually runs from January to about April with road races from March to December. People run as team members for their place of work and have to register with the BHAA.
Details from BHAA, PO Box 1287, Dublin 2. Phone 01-6707918.
Congratulations also to Tom Callery and Nuala Higgins, who got married over the summer, and to Ciaran Young and Eileen Jones who followed suit a few days later. Tom's and Nuala's wedding reception in a building site (formerly the Eccles Hotel in Glengarrif) was evidently memorable and some of the guests managed a spot of orienrteering on Shrone Hill next day.
Our sympathy to NWOC's Steven Linton on the death of his mother and to 3ROC's Harold White on the death of his father during the summer.
World Cup, Finland (Event 8, short race). Men: 1 V. Novikov (Russia) 23:15; 2 T. Karpinnen (Finland) 24:23; 3 F Lowegren (Sweden) 24:29. Irish placings: 51 J. Feehan 29:55; 63 M Pinker 30:49; 79 B. Edwards 32:59; 80 C. O'Halloran 33:04; 119 C. Rothery 45:28; 128 B. O'Brien 62:10.
Women: 1 S. Luder (Switzerland) 27:04; 2 M. Sandstrom (Sweden) 27:27; 3 H. Staff (Norway) 27:56. Irish placings: 76 T. O'Donovan 43:22; 92 A. Creedon 67:17.
World Cup (Finland, medium race). Men, 6.9k: 1 V. Novikov (Russia) 45.08; 2 M Mamlejv (Russia) 45.33; 3 M Bostrom (Sweden) 46.14. Irish placings: 55 J. Feehan 53.55; 59 M. Pinker 54.15; 92 C. Rothery 59.26; 101 B. Edwards 61.41; 102 C. O'Halloran 61.49; 119 B. O'Brien 72.48.
Women, 4.5k: 1 H Monro (Britain) 33.36; 2 M Mikkola (Finland) 33.58; 3 S. Luder (Switzerland) 33.59. Irish placings: 90 T. O'Donovan 74.29; 92 A. Creedon 100.55.
World Cup (Finland), Classic race. Men (13.2k): 1. J Lakanen (Finland) 73:55; 2. T Asp (Sweden) 73:58; 3. N Jonasson (Sweden) 74:22. Irish placings: 43. J Feehan 86:04; 78. B Edwards 97:45; 85. M Pinker 103:24; 89. C Rothery 106:22; 93. C O'Halloran 107:43; 101. B O'Brien 116.:20.
Women (8.7k): 1. K Bostrom (Sweden) 59:44; 2. M Sandstrom (Sweden) 59:57; 3.
J Johansson (Sweden) 60:04. Irish placings: 85. T O'Donovan 104:21; 87. A Creedon 112:25.
Dave Weston, 49 Ashlawn, Ballinteer, Dublin 16, Phone (01)2960854; e-mail dave.weston.dublincorp@luas.ie or else e-mail our website www.setantaorienteers.org
41 member countries from five continents participated in the Congress week activities and attended the 20th IOF General Assembly. Sue Harvey (GBR) was re-elected President of the IOF.
The General Assembly approved Council's strategy paper 'IOF Elite Events - a concept for development', decided to introduce a World Championship in sprint orienteering and agreed on the criteria for introduction of a World Championship in Trail Orienteering.
The General Assembly also endorsed the proposed amendments to the IOF Statutes, one of the most important being the clause referring unresolved sports-related disputes to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Japan was appointed organiser of the World Orienteering Championships in 2005, and Australia will be the host country of the World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships in 2004. The General Assembly delegated to Council to appoint the organiser of the World Ski Orienteering Championships in 2004.
The next IOF Congress and General Assembly will be held in France in 2002.
Details from IOA mapping officer, Ted Lucey, Kilpadder, Dromahane, Mallow, Co. Cork. (Phone 022-47300).