PSUK Orienteering
2023 PSUK Orienteering Championships
The 2023 PSUK Orienteering Championships will be held on Sunday 19 November 2023 at Watchwood and Calverton, near Calverton, north of Nottingham in conjunction with a club event organised by the Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club. The competition area is established Forestry Commission woodland and reclaimed colliery land, last used for orienteering in 1995.
Courses
Course Class Course to Enter Distances
A Men’s Open Blue 6 -7 km
B Women’s Open Green 4 -5 km
C Veteran Men
A veteran is aged 40 years or over in 2023 Green 4 -5 km
D Veteran Women
A veteran is aged 40 years or over in 2023 Short
Green 3 -4 km
E Super Vets Men
A Super Vet is aged 70 years or over in 2023 Short Green 2.5 – 3 km
F Super Vets Women
A Super Vet is aged 70 years or over in 2023 Short Green 2.5 – 3 km
G Introductory
For newcomers to the sport giving a 30–40-minute run Pairs acceptable. Orange 3km
Entries: All competitors will be required to agree and comply with any Government Covid guidelines. All entries have to be made on-line.
Once entries are open, the entry link will be circulated to the PSUK orienteering email list, but will also be added to the event website . If you are not a British Orienteering member, please enter PSUK in the club box. When selecting a start time please select one before 12 noon so the prize giving can take place at 1.30pm. You enter the colour course appropriate to your 'Class' as above, or you can ‘run up’ a class, example : Veteran Man up to Men’s Open.
Please advise Peter by email to psukorienteering@btinternet.com if you have entered. He will also deal with any enquiries you have. Please do not email the event organiser.
Team Competitions
Men’s Open class : 3 to score, based on finishing position compared with other PSUK entrants.
Women’s Open classes : 3 to score, based on finishing position compared with other PSUK entrants.
Mixed Team: 3 to score from courses A to F compared with other PSUK entrants excluding those scoring for the Men’s or Women’s Open Team competitions.
Individual Awards/Prizes : These will depend on the number of entries on each course A-F, but for each course the winner as a minimum. Introductory course (G) : First Man, first Women and first pair.
Team Prizes: For each member of the winning team.
PSUK v RAF
The event will also include our annual challenge match against the RAF.