Mote Park New Year Score 2025
Wednesday 1st January
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New Year Score event at Mote Park.
Online advance registration only.
Short Score start at 11am. Long Score at 11.15am.
Newcomers and Groups welcome. If you need some help and advice before the start, please arrive at 10.30am - Saxons club members will be available to help you get started. If you are entering as a group, only the team leader should enter - select group entry and provide other team member details in the field provided. Entry fee for team leader covers all team members.
Please note: We will be using MapRun to validate checkpoints you visit. You will need to have downloaded MapRun to your phone or GPS watch prior to the event. Please watch linked video on how to download and set up MapRun Further details on how to download the course will be sent to participants ahead of the event. If you have not used MapRun before it is recommended you familiarise yourself with its operation beforehand.
If you need any help or advice using this online entry system, please contact the Organiser on the link below.
Contact: chairman@saxons-oc.org
Long Score 60 mins
Suitable for more experienced orienteers - 60 minute score, 24 checkpoints. Odds and Evens. Start on odd or even checkpoint numbers before switching to the other set. No changeover control. There are 4 bonus controls, numbers 21-24. Get an extra 10 points for consecutively visiting 21 to 23 and 22 to 24 within your odds/events set. Penalties award for each minute or part minute you are late back after the 60 minutes.
Entered: 1
Short Score 60 mins
60 minute score suitable for beginners, family groups and those looking to cover a shorter distance. 30 scoring controls to be visited in any order - but beware, points get deducted for every minute you are over the 60 minute time limit.
Entered: 2
Senior: £5.00/£7.00
Junior/Student: £3.00
Group (where people are running together as a Group)
Entry Fee: £10.00
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.
For full details please see Saxons Event Details page
If you need to withdraw prior to the event, you will automatically receive a credit note for use against future Saxon events.
Parking
Parking will be at the main Mote Park Car Park in the NW corner of the park. ME15 7SX. Pay and display parking £2.
Cafe and Toilet block available close to parking.
Newcomers and Beginners
If you are new to Orienteering and would like some additional help before attending an event, please check the appropriate box on the entry form and the event organiser will be in touch. There are also some helpful youtube introductory videos to watch. One by a nearby London club Newcomer Guide and another from a Manchester based club Getting Started
Timing, Start/Finish and Race Information
Please note: we will be using MapRun mobile App for event scoring and timing. No physical checkpoints will be placed in the park - the MapRun app records when you have visited each checkpoint site and notifies you with a tone sound on your phone.
You will need to download the MapRun app to your mobile device in advance of the event as well as the New Year Day course which will be pin protected. Further instructions will be emailed to participants in advance of the event.
Start and Finish will be located close to the car park, and will be marked with the Saxons Start and Finish Banners.
Short Score participants will start at 11am, collecting a map, receiving the pin, and starting as soon as the app registers the Start checkpoint.
Long Score participants will start from 11.15am in the same manner.
Visit as many of the virtual controls as you can within the 60 minutes (according to either the Short or Long Score rules as appropriate) before returning to the Start/Finish area. The MapRun app will register the Finish, and your result will be automatically uploaded to the MapRun results.
1:10,000 scale map with 5m contours
Conduct
You must adhere to the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct.
Medical conditions
Competitors take part at their own risk. If you have an existing Medical Condition of which the Organisers should be aware, please complete a Medical Form which can be downloaded from the Event Details on the Saxons website and hand to the Organiser in a sealed envelope. This can be collected once you have downloaded, or will be destroyed at the end of the event.
Results
Results can be viewed immediately on the MapRun App, and will be made available on the Saxons website subsequently.
| Long Score 60 mins | Age Category | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Betts | M60 | SAX |
| Short Score 60 mins | Age Category | Club |
| Elaine Eyers | W40 | DFOK |
| Andrea Pauling | W50 | SAX |