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Urban Night Series

 Wednesday November 15th Halifax
Wednesday December 6th Dewsbury

Solo or Teams of 2

Visit as many of the 20 checkpoints as possible.

​Maps will be issued at registration, take as long as you wish planning your route but, you only have 2 hour!

Enter on the day

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iOrienteering - how it works...

You will require the iOrienteering App, its free!

Download the iOrienteering App and you are ready to go

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Times::
Registration: 18:00 to 19:00
Start:  18:00 - 19:00

Costs::
£5.00/Person

Start/Finish/Registration::
 
​Wednesday 15th November
Shears Inn, 1 Paris Gate, Boys Lane, Halifax HX3 9EZ

 Wednesday 6th December
The Leggers Inn, 66 Mill St E, Dewsbury WF12 9BD 

Kit::
You just need the iOrienteering app, lights & High-Viz 

​*Lateness penalties; 
Lose 2 points every minute up to 10 minutes. 
​Over 10 minutes hard luck you lose the lot!

Lots of Q and A's at the bottom of the page! 

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What is Urban Night Series?
A 2 hour event, we give you a simple map, you run or walk its your choice, you have up to a maximum 1 hours to visit as many of the 20 checkpoints as possible in teams of 2. You can enter male, female of mixed teams, overall championship winner goes to top scores on the evening.

What are checkpoints?
There are 20 checkpoints (CP's) on the event, these are geofenced locations no physical checkpoint. They are detected by your smartphone with the iOrienteering app as you pass through them.

Whats is the terrain like?
The areas we use have great interconnecting footpaths making them perfect for all you trail runners, road runners and everyone in-between. We recommend light trail shoes or road shoes for the events.

What is the race time?     
You can start whenever you are ready (see times above), just don't look at the map until after you pass through the start gate! Only participants competing within start times will receive scores. 

I cant read a map, can I still join in?     
Yes, you could team up with someone, there are always people looking for someone to run with on the day. To be fair the maps we use are road maps really easy to follow, and there is also a map on the app showing your location so very easy.

How do I follow the route?  
​There is no set route, you choose where to run, what direction, it is entirely your own choice. 

Prizes?
There are prizes for highest score on the evening in the fastest time 1st male, female & mixed team plus overall club prize.

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Sample Map (section taken from Halifax event July 2021)

Example UNS map

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