2023 Spring/Summer League 03 - Colden Common

The third event in the 2023 Spring/Summer SOC MapRun League.

The event will be available in the app from Friday 12 May 2023. For your run to count in the League, you must submit your results by the end of Thursday 25 May 2023. After that, you can still have a go at the course but it won't count for the League. 

UK > Southampton>SpringSummer League 2023

Location: Starting and finishing at the Community Centre car park off St Vigor Way SO21 1UU:  What3Words: table.probe.sector

Format: 45 minutes, 30 controls. Points are 10, 20, or 30 per control : 10 points for 1 - 10, 20 points for 11 to 20, and 30 points for 21 to 30, for a maximum of 600 points. There is a penalty of 10 points per minute late back or part thereof.

MapRun app: Use the MapRun (v7) or MapRun6 app. See the MapRun website for guidance on configuring your phone. Use this link on your phone to directly access the event.

Map: The map is a 1:7500 OpenOrienteeringMap. It is the ‘pseudo’ map and the PDF can be downloaded below. There are a couple of minor paths missing on the map, but these do not affect route choice.

Terrain: The course is mostly around the residential area and primarily on paths. There are some open and wooded areas but only one path that is slightly muddy. There is no access to the woods in the East.

Safety: There are lots of road crossings, most of Colden Common roads are relatively quiet, but some control sites will require you to cross the B3354 Twyford to Fair Oak Rd, this can be busy, especially during rush hour. In most cases you can run along one side of the road whilst waiting for a gap in the traffic, where possible use the crossing islands. Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult. Fences are not to be climbed, whether marked on the map or not – this also includes squeezing though holes in fences!

Social: Thursday 25 May 2023 from 7.30pm at Rising Sun within walking distance of the finish.