October Odyssey Day 1: Cramlington

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  • NATO
  • National
  • Highlight Event
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    • Starts from: 12:00 pm

    Day One of the October Odyssey will be held in Cramlington, a 1960s new town developed around a much older village. The area includes several urban parks. The housing developments provide a complex network of paths and green spaces. The various estates lead off the main arterial roads which are crossed by underpasses and are joined by a network of cycle tracks.

    Competitors must use the underpasses to avoid the main roads which are indicated by purple hatching..

    Junior courses (6 & 7) will include quiet estate routes. Please take care. Juniors who have not reached their 16th birthday must enter one of these courses.

    Assembly, toilets and a café are at Concordia Leisure Centre, Forum Way, Cramlington, NE23 6YB.

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    Bus: From all surrounding parts including Newcastle Haymarket and Regent Centre (from Metro) to Dudley Lane Shops. Walk right through the shopping mall (400 m.) to Concordia Leisure Centre outside the far end.
    Rail: Newcastle > Cramlington > Morpeth (650 m.)

    There is ample free parking at the leisure centre limited to four hours.

    Entries: It is necessary to enter in advance before midnight on Sunday 12th October. Click here to enter at SiEntries. Entry fees are £12 for seniors or £5 for juniors/students. Dibber hire can be done during the entry process. Collect your hire dibber from Download on the day of the event before going to the Start. Note that courses 1 & 2 require a dibber that can record more than 30 controls. There will be a charge of £25 for a lost hire dibber.

    Starts from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. You can turn up at the start at any time between these times to start. A one minute interval will be left between participants on the same course so you may need to wait before you can start.

    Courses close at 4:00 p.m.

    Start – 5 minutes walk south of Concordia Leisure Centre.
    Finish – East of Manor Walks Shopping Centre. Taped return to Concordia Leisure Centre.

    Maps: The map for all courses is A3 size at a scale of 1:4,000. Courses 1 & 2 will be double sided.

    CoursesClassesProvisional straight line course lengths subject to final controlling. Actual distances using optimal routes (+~ 33%).
    1 Dibber capacity >30 neededMen Open (M18 – 35)8.05 km.
    2 Dibber capacity >30 neededWomen Open (W18 – 35)
    Veteran Men (M40+)    		6.89 km.
    3Super Veteran Men (55+)
    Veteran Women (W40+)    		4.94 km.
    4Ultra Veteran Men (M65+)
    Super Veteran Women (W55+)    		4.15 km.
    5Hyper Veteran Men (M75+)
    Ultra Veteran Women (W65+)
    Hyper Veteran Women (W75+)    		2.84 km.
    6Junior Men (M16-)
    Junior Women(W16-)    		4.24 km.
    7Young Junior Men (M12-)
    Young Junior Women (W12-)    		1.99 km.

    Organiser Mary Rack m.rack@AOL.com
    Planner Patrick Smyth
    Controller Allen Banister – Northern Navigators

    Safety: Orienteering is an adventure sport.  A comprehensive risk assessment for the event will be prepared and identified risks mitigated. However, please be aware that participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.
    Be aware of urban hazards – traffic, cycles, pedestrians particularly at blind corners.
    Please take care of yourself and others.