SINS Day 1 Saturday 24th May 2025
The full details as at Thursday 22nd May 2025, including a summary of changes since the previous version, are here. If any last minute amendments are needed, they will be flagged here.
Start times are now available on the Fabian4 website here.
Ludlow Urban Event
We are really excited to have secured exclusive use of Ludlow Castle for our event. All of the junior courses will have a chance to complete their races running around the castle ruins with the event finish inside the grounds. Race starts will be between 5:30 and 7:30 pm.
| Organiser | Simon Thompson (HOC) |
| Planner | Karen Thompson (HOC) |
| Controller | John Leeson (HOC) |
Photo credit: Charlie Leventon
Ludlow featured in both the 2011 and 2013 SinS weekends. The medieval grid layout combined with narrow intersecting side streets and significant contours make it a demanding urban venue.
To further distract runners there are over 500 listed buildings including a splendid ruined castle.
Link to the Routegadget from a 2015 event.
The classes/courses being provided are based on the courses suggested by BOF for an Urban event as detailed in the table below.
Entry will be by the class name e.g. Open Men, Veteran Men 40+, Supervet Men 55+, etc.
You can enter any course you like, the table is only a guide for experienced orienteers. A junior can be accompanied by an adult at no extra charge. Course 7 would be a good choice for an accompanied junior newcomer. Courses 5a/5b or 6 would be a good choice for a walker new to navigating. Courses 3a/3b or 4a/4b would be a good choice for a runner new to navigating.
| Class Name | Course number | Age Classes |
| Open Men | 1 | M18, M20, M21, M35 |
| Veteran Men 40+ | 2 | M40, M45, M50 |
| Supervet Men 55+ | 3a | M55, M60 |
| Ultravet Men 65+ | 4a | M65, M70 |
| Hypervet Men 75+ | 5a | M75, M80, M85 |
| Junior Men 16- | 6 | M16 |
| Young Junior Men 14- | 7 | M12, M14 |
| Very Young Junior Men 10- | 8 | M10 |
| Open Women | 2 | W18, W20, W21, W35 |
| Veteran Women 40+ | 3b | W40, W45, W50 |
| Supervet Women 55+ | 4b | W55, W60 |
| Ultravet Women 65+ | 5a | W65, W70 |
| Hypervet Women 75+ | 5b | W75, W80, W85 |
| Junior Women 16- | 6 | W16 |
| Young Junior Women 14- | 7 | W12, W14 |
| Very Young Junior Women 10- | 8 | W10 |
| Course Number | Viable Route Distance | Climb (nearest 5m) | Number of controls | Time Out Road Crossing | Road Crossings |
| 1 | 8.6 km | 75 m | 30 | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | 7.1 km | 70 m | 25 | Yes | Yes |
| 3a | 5.5 km | 60 m | 22 | Yes | Yes |
| 3b | 5.6 km | 60 m | 22 | Yes | Yes |
| 4a | 5.2 km | 55 m | 22 | No | Yes |
| 4b | 4.6 km | 55 m | 20 | No | Yes |
| 5a | 3.9 km | 35 m | 23 | No | Yes |
| 5b | 3.0 km | 25 m | 18 | No | Yes |
| 6 | 3.6 km | 30 m | 21 | No | Yes (minor, take care) |
| 7 | 1.8 km | 15 m | 16 | No | Yes (marshalled) |
| 8 | 1.1 km | 10 m | 16 | No | No |
The event forms part of World Orienteering Week
