Longniddry Sprintelope
Wednesday 18th August 2021
Sprintelope 2021 - Informal Urban Orienteering
Sprintelopes are lightweight informal events featuring Urban style races around the streets of towns in East Lothian and other areas in and around Edinburgh on Wednesday evenings.
This event is the 17th and final Sprintelope of 2021. After the event we will be able to reveal the final league results.
Because they are informal, there are only SI units for the start and finish – the rest of the controls are usually drainpipes (which are less conspicuous than flags).
There will be a long (5km) and a short (3.5km) option although these are straight line distances so expect to run further than that.
Because of the road crossings ALL under 16s must be accompanied at all times by an adult when running
Pre-event details…
- Registration must be done in advance online – you can enter one race at a time or the whole series
- Starts from 18:00 to 19:30
- Urban Sprint for over 16s or shadowed juniors with SI for Start / Finish only
- Courses – 5 km with a shorter option of approximately 3.5 km
- £1 for juniors
- £2 for full-time students
- £3 for adults
Location
- Postcode – EH32 0LL
- Grid Ref – NT445765
- Parking – Amisfield Place Car Park or A198
- Nearest Toilets – Scout hut, Longniddry
- By bus – 124 to North Berwick from Edinburgh
- By train – start is near to Longniddry railway station
Because Urban courses involve road crossings, under 16s can only take part if accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.
What to Expect
Sprintelopes are informal events and as such there is no electronic punching at most of the controls.
It’s taken on trust that you visit them and instead of looking for a large white and orange kite you are looking for a more discreet white drainpipe which is usually hung on a tree, a drainpipe, a fence etc…
The only time you need to “dib” a control is at the start and the finish to record your total time.
At the start there is an all-in-one board to clear, start and then indicate whether you are running the short or the long course.
After you’ve punched the long or short option its time to find the rest of the controls (but don’t try to stick your dibber into them as they won’t beep) and enjoy yourself.
You MUST report back to the finish and download even if you don’t manage to find all the controls so that we don’t go out hunting for you!
Start Times
Control Descriptions
You can download control descriptions. There will not be any loose copies
Wednesday evening events continue in the Edinburgh area – please see the Facebook page and the websites of the other clubs for more details Interlopers, ESOC and Roxburgh Reivers for details).
A thorough risk assessment has been carried out. By entering the event your accept that your name may appear in start lists and published results.