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It was a great turnout for this evening’s event in Churchdown – thanks to everyone who came along! It was a nice mixture of regulars and newcomers to Maprun. Richard Cronin was the clear winner, with 490 out of a Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 6 years ago

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Churchdown event tomorrow evening

Tomorrow (Thursday 25 April) sees the second in our summer series of Maprun events, in Churchdown: you can choose the streets in the village, or the footpaths up the hill (or both!) Looks like the rain should be clearing up Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 6 years ago

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Coleford

This is a mixed urban/rural course: it combines the streets of Coleford with footpaths through the surrounding fields and forest. Parking is in the main car park in the centre of Coleford. The start and finish are at the east Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 6 years06/04/2019 ago

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Abbeymead

This course ventures into Gloucester’s suburbs and parks, around Abbeymead and Barnwood. Parking is in the Abbeydale Community Centre car park. The start and finish are at the north end of the car park, near the footpath into the park. Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 6 years ago

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Leckhampton

Starting from Bath Road, this course explores Cheltenham’s suburbs of Leckhampton and Charlton Kings. Parking is in the Bath Terrace car park. The start and finish are at the north corner of the car park, as shown on the map Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 6 years ago

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2019 Summer Series gets underway!

Thanks to everyone who came along to last night’s event in Coleford: we hope you enjoyed it! And thanks to Pat Macleod for organising. The weather hadn’t got the message that the summer series was underway, with a few patches Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 6 years05/04/2019 ago

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2019 Summer Series is Announced

We are pleased to be able to announce the 2019 Summer evening series, which will consist of 8 or 9 Thursday evening races. As the evenings will be lighter, there will be no need for headtorches, and we will be Read more…

By Pat Macleod, 6 years ago

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Last Race in the 18-19 Winter Series….

Tomorrow is your last chance to influence the leaderboard in the 18-19 Winter series. We’ll be at Abbeydale Community Centre around 18:30 tomorrow evening – GL4 4BL is the place to head for, turn in for Morrisons then go straight Read more…

By Pat Macleod, 6 years ago

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Maprun Leckhampton – Thursday 7 March

This is the penultimate race in the 2018-19 Winter series. We will be developing the summer programme shortly, and contrary to what the NGOC website currently says about the summer mapruns we will probably retain the one hour score format, Read more…

By Pat Macleod, 6 years ago

Courses

Cooper’s Edge

This course, on the outskirts of Gloucester, ranges from the new estate of Cooper’s Edge, to the wider streets of Hucclecote. Parking is outside Cooper’s Edge school. The start and finish is by the front of the school. Directions Click Read more…

By Tom Cochrane, 6 years ago

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MapRun Gloucestershire

2 days ago

The 2024 MapRun season is rolling towards a close on 18 December, and we are starting to look at our programme for 2025. We aim to have another 20 or so runs during the year, a mix of winter night street races and summer evening semi rural ones, and we need people to plan them. They are pretty straightforward to plan, and we have a good list of possible venues, though you may have your own ideas as to where we could go. If you fancy planning one, email maprun'at'ngoc.org.uk and we can discuss options and opportunities. You don't have to be an expert MapRunner; we'll help you along the way. And if you are new to MapRun, and wonder what it's all about, go to ngoc.org.uk/maprun-gloucestershire and read up about it. It's a great way to get some exercise, learn a bit of map reading, and explore places you may not have visited before around the county. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

Well, what a fun time we had at Newnham last evening, thanks to MapRun's Odds and Evens scheme, clever planning by Abi Jones and Nicki Pettiford, and a lovely evening with a wonderful moonrise, in no way done justice on a micky mouse phone photo! By the way, spot the lone paddler waiting for the bore, due through in about half an hour! Almost everyone got the hang of the intricacies of odds and evens scoring on a course where every control you pass is registered, whether odd or even, and the system worked perfectly. Then on top of that delicious Welsh cakes and tiffin to replace the normal Lidl offerings! The general view was that it was a most enjoyable change from the normal scoring, but not to be repeated too often; it adds too much thinking🤨.Our next run, next Thursday, is in Hereford, and then in early October we are on the western edge of Gloucester, taking in Alney Island and the city centre, so look out for details soon here and on the website, for both of these races. Entries are open already on Fabian4. ... See MoreSee Less

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MapRun Gloucestershire

3 months ago

Thanks and well done to everyone who made it to Berry Hill last night; the rain just about held off, but the going was very wet underfoot, and very dark for early September in the woods. Our next run, in Newnham on the 18th September, will be somewhat different in format. Details will appear shortly, but in essence, due to the lack of accessible paths up the hill West of the village, we will be running an Odds and Evens course on a 1:7,500 map, focussing on the village and the paths immediately around it. Of course, with satellite punching, you can't avoid punching odd controls when doing evens, and vice versa, but MapRun provides rules for helping to prevent inadvertent 'set' switching, and clever planning should also reduce the challenge somewhat. We'll explain how all this works in the event details, but book the date - 18 September - for what should be a fun challenge. ... See MoreSee Less

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MapRun Gloucestershire

3 months ago

Our series of late Summer MapRuns is now published. We have a mix of venues, some largely urban, some semi-rural. These are ideal races for people looking for pleasant early evening running, or getting fit for more serious orienteering and other races towards the Autumn. As usual, the format is simple; you have 60 minutes to collect as many points as possible by visiting checkpoints of varying value. So picking a route that you can do in the time allowed whilst visiting as many high scoring controls as you can is key.That said, you don’t have to be competitive; if you just fancy a stroll or jog around some lovely local towns, villages and countryside you will be made most welcome. All you need is the MapRun App on your smartphone; the App will record your progress, give you a satisfying beep as you find each checkpoint, and will save your results to the MapRun system when you finish. You can pre-enter at Fabian4.co.uk, which is preferred, so that we know how many maps to print, or you can just turn up on the day, and hope that we have enough maps for you. It costs £5 to enter, for which you get third party liability insurance, a nice waterproof map that you can use again and again, and a cake or two at the Finish!Next week we will be in Ledbury on the 22nd August....details at ngoc.org.uk/event/ledbury-2024 ... See MoreSee Less

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MapRun Gloucestershire

5 months ago

We have decided to postpone the Cirencester Maprun due to a lack of entries! Maybe due to the very late publication of details, and everyone being busy elsewhere. We will reschedule it for sometime in August or September, so look out for further information in due course. ... See MoreSee Less

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