Dorset Summer MapRun Summer League 2025   Details       League Tables
WSX & WIM will be running a series of summer events using the same format as we used successfully in 2024.

Summer MapRun League Events:

Monday 7^th April until Sunday 4^th May – Poole Town (WSX) Extended to 4th May because of the late start to the event, due to the planner's computer dying just as he was due to upload the map files!      Poole A3       Poole 2xA4      Descriptions

Thursday 1^st May until Saturday 31^st May – Ringwood (WIM)
Ringwood A3      Ringwood West (A4)      Ringwood East (A4)        Planner's Notes    

Sunday 1^st June until Monday 30^th June – Ferndown Forest (WIM)

Tuesday 1^st July until Thursday 31^st July – Corfe Mullen (WSX)

Friday 1^st August until Sunday 31^st August – Dorchester (WIM)

Monday 1^st September until Tuesday 30^th September – Bournemouth Chines (WSX)

The 2025 summer programme will consist of:
1) A Dorset 2025 Summer MapRun League, consisting of 6 events each with a duration over a calendar month starting in April and ending in September
2) A Dorset 2025 Summer League consisting of 6 physical events with one physical event held every month, either at the weekend or a weekday evening, starting in April and ending in September
3) The physical events in May & June will include free family “have a go” events in conjunction with Dorset Council’s Get Active Outdoors Programme.

The Dorset 2025 Summer MapRun League and Dorset 2025 Summer League will be run & organised jointly by WSX & WIM with WSX organising 3 MapRun events and 3 physical events in April, July & September and WIM organising 3 MapRun events and 3 physical events in May, June & August.
Rob Mills from WIM will act as the overall co-ordinator for the 2025 Dorset Summer MapRun League and 2025 Dorset Summer League.

Format:
Dorset 2025 Summer MapRun League
The Dorset 2025 MapRun Summer League will run over calendar month blocks from start of April to end of September, giving 6 events in total.
Competitors will be able to run the course at any time in the one-month window for their result to count for the league. The course format for all 6 events will be a 60-minute score.
Scoring will be as previous MapRun leagues with first place getting 50 points, second place 49 points, etc. The best 4 scores will count for the league. Planners of league events will be awarded 49 points but only for one event in the Dorset 2025 Summer MapRun League series. Age Graded results and league tables will also be produced.
For all the Dorset 2025 Summer MapRun League events, competitors will download and print their own maps.
Senior competitors will be charged £15 to enter the League (6 events) whilst junior competitors (M/W20-) will be free. Entry and payment for the league for senior competitors will be via RaceSignUp.  Senior competitors will only appear in the individual event results and league tables from when they enter the league.

Under 16 competitors need to be accompanied for safety reasons.

 

Dorset 2025 Summer League

The Dorset 2025 Summer League will consist of 1 physical event held every month from April to September, giving 6 events in total. 
The focus of the Dorset 2025 Summer League is to offer WSX & WIM club members the opportunity to socialize and where possible also offer a course suitable for juniors.

The physical events will utilize SI timing with full size or mini sized kites.  The physical event should offer a 60-minute score course for the league and, if possible, a 60-minute junior score course.  In addition, at the planner’s discretion, the physical events can offer limited line courses designed specifically for beginners and/or juniors.

League scoring will be as per the MapRun league with first place getting 50 points, second place 49 points, etc.  The best 4 scores will count for the league.  Planners and Organisers of league events will be awarded 49 points but only for one event in the Dorset 2025 Summer League series.  Age Graded results and league tables will also be produced.

For all the Dorset 2025 Summer League events, maps will be printed for competitors.

Entry for each of the physical events will be via RaceSignUp.  Senior competitors will be charged £7 for each event whilst junior competitors (M/W20-) will pay £3 for each event.

The proposed venues and dates for the 2025 Dorset Summer League events are given below.

Dorset 2025 Summer Combined League

Competitors in the Dorset 2025 Summer MapRun League and Dorset 2025 Summer League will be automatically entered in the combined league which consists of a total of 12 events from the above leagues.  The best 8 scores will count for the league. 

Planners and Organisers of league events will be awarded 49 points but only for one event in the combined league.  Age Graded results and league tables will also be produced.

Venues & Dates for 2025 Dorset Summer MapRun League Events:

Monday 7^th April until Sunday 4^th May – Poole Town (WSX) Extended to 4th May because of the late start to the event, due to the planner's computer dying just as he was due to upload the map files!

Thursday 1^st May until Saturday 31^st May – Ringwood (WIM)

Sunday 1^st June until Monday 30^th June – Ferndown Forest (WIM)

Tuesday 1^st July until Thursday 31^st July – Corfe Mullen (WSX)

Friday 1^st August until Sunday 31^st August – Dorchester (WIM)

Monday 1^st September until Tuesday 30^th September – Bournemouth Chines (WSX)

Proposed Venues & Dates for Dorset 2025 Summer League Physical Events:

April Event: 1100 - 1400, Saturday 26^th April – Wareham (WSX)

May Event: 1100 - 1400, Saturday 3^rd May – Poundbury (WIM)

June Event: 1100 - 1400, Saturday 14^th June – Blandford Stour Meadows (WIM)

July Event: 1830 - 2015, Thursday 10^th July – Corfe Castle (WSX)

August Event 1100-1400, Saturday 30th August  – Puddletown Forest (WIM)

September Event: 1830 - 2015, Thursday 11^th September – Bisterne Close (WSX)

 

 

 

Dorset Summer MapRun Summer League 2024   - Details     
Final Results for Summer 2024 - MapRun, Physical events & Combined results

The Dorset 2024 Summer MapRun League and Dorset 2024 Summer League will be run & organised jointly by WSX & WIM with WSX organising 3 MapRun events and 3 physical events in April, June & August and WIM organising 3 MapRun events and 3 physical events in May, July & September. Rob Mills from WIM will act as the overall co-ordinator for the 2024 Dorset Summer MapRun League and 2024 Dorset Summer League whilst Jason Falconer from WSX will act as the overall co-ordinator and BOF liaison for the 2024 Find Your Way programme.

The Dorset 2024 MapRun Summer League will run over calendar month blocks from start of April to end of September, giving 6 events in total. 
Competitors will be able to run the course at any time in the one-month window for their result to count for the league.  The course format for all 6 events will be a 60-minute score. 
Scoring will be as previous MapRun leagues with first place getting 50 points, second place 49 points, etc.  The best 4 scores will count for the league.  Planners of league events will be awarded 49 points but only for one event in the 2024 Dorset 2024 Summer MapRun League series.  Age Graded results and league tables will also be produced.

For all the Dorset 2024 Summer MapRun League events, competitors will download and print their own maps. Maps may be downloaded from the links below

Senior competitors will be charged £15 to enter the League (6 events) whilst junior competitors (M/W20-) will be free.  Entry and payment for the league for senior competitors will be via RaceSignUp.  Senior competitors will only appear in the individual event results and league tables from when they enter the league.

Under 16 competitors need to be accompanied for safety reasons.

Monday 1^st April until Tuesday 30^th April – Upton (WSX)  Map  Descriptions & Points  Parking at main UCP car park. Start/Finish is at large tree at south of the car park. Points values are: 1-10 worth 10 points; 11-20 worth 20 points; 21-30 worth 30 points.
N.B There are several Upton courses on the MapRun server:make sure you download the file Upton Summer League 2024

Wednesday 1^st May until Friday 31^st May – Poundbury (WIM)  Its an A3 size map so there is a choice of map files depending on whether you have an A3 printer, or an A4 printer.
 Map A3    Map A4 Top   Map A4 Bottom    Control Descriptions  
The Start and Finish are close to the Pip Café and Meeting Hub on ‘The Great Field – Poundbury’ Tel 01305 259142

Plenty of parking (free) on Saint John Way, Dorchester DT1 2FG by the Surgery and Pharmacy. Café  is brilliant for refreshments after (and before if you are in need)  Toilets on end of block
Usual 60 minute score course with 30 controls numbered 1 – 30 Points 1 – 10 10 points, 11 – 20 20 points, 21 – 30 30 points, total 600 points
Start and finish on the ‘sit and rest’ round small building. N.B. Control 21 is playing up a bit and you may need to go another 10/15m south for it to ping.

In MapRun, the event is Poundbury MapRun 2024 PXAS ScoreN60  Planned by Cat Edwardes (DEVON) for our enjoyment to whom we are very grateful.

Saturday 1^st June until Sunday 30^th June – Wareham (WSX)
Instructions     Control Descriptions       Map A4 1:7500        Map 2xA4 1:6 000      Map A3 1:6 000

Monday 1^st July until Wednesday 31^st July – West Moors (WIM)
Instructions      A4 Map (West)     A4 Map (East)      A3 Map

Thursday 1^st August until Saturday 31^st August – Bearwood (WSX)    Map 2xA4 (1:5 000)    Control Descriptions
Parking is at What 3 words - cringe.siesta.increases 
There is a co op convenience store right by the parking. If car park is full there is plenty of parking nearby, residential streets, the church behind the car park has parking too,
Nearest pub is The Bear Cross, what 3 words - requests.pickles.trickles
Sunday 1^st September until Monday 30^th September – Ringwood North (WIM)
A3 Map      A4 Map 1    A4 Map 2   
The event is in Ringwood North Forest with the Start just off 'The Chase' road in Verwood.
There is a small carpark on the edge of the forest (what.3.words - overhead.glider.handlebar) and plenty of on road parking nearby.

Dorset Summer MapRun Summer League 2023

Final League tables after all 12 events   (up to and including the Christchurch event)  including the age graded table 
League administrator Rob Mills writes...
1.  Congratulations to James and Karen for winning the overall senior male & female Open categories.
 Also congratulations to Harry (who was also 3rd senior male) and Eskarina for winning the junior male & female Open categories

MapRun courses which produce results and league tables now incur levy charges from British Orienteering and we also have to pay a small charge to the MapRun organisation for keeping our files on their servers. Initially this cost was absorbed by the club, but from Summer 2023 we feel the need to pass on some of the costs to our clientele, so entry to the series, via Racesignup, is £20 for as many of the 12 planned events as you choose to compete in.  Read the competition details here.

Download the Dorset MapRun League 2023 courses here  
Map files will be available for download two or three days before each new race, starting from March 29th for the April 1st event.

 

League Results Summer 2022 ( Final standings after the Blandford Milldown event)
Wessex Region Summer League 2021
Summer League 2021 fixtures  Please note that the final league event, at Willow Walk, has has to be cancelled because of a clash with a Historical Re-Enactment Event in the middle of Wimborne.
Summer League 2021 League Tables   after 5 events (including Sturminster Aug 21)
Summer Series 2019 Final League Table   
Final Summer League tables 2018 
Final League Tables 2017 
Final Handicap table 2017 
Final Non-handicap table 2017
Summer League 2016 archive