South Midlands Orienteering Club

14/06/2026

It’s that time of year again when we tackle the Greensands Ridge Relay!

2 teams, 13 runners, and a whole lot of hills!

There’s no medal, no t-shirt, no loos, but we do it for the team spirit and the pub at the end!!

14/06/2026

Some happy competitors from yesterday’s Greensand Ridge Relay.

Greensands Ridge Relay 2026

Well done to our team at the Greensands Ridge Relay on Saturday 13 June.

Julie Martin said 'Another great day out on the Greensand Ridge Team Lattelegs were the winning Redway Runners team again and Jennifer Mills smashed it as usual, picking up the ladies trophy for yet another year

A fantastic friendly event with lots of other local clubs represented, organised by , finishing at a pub , what more could you want!'

Well done all.

(Martin)

12/06/2026

Back in May, a scorching bank holiday weekend was the setting for Canterbury’s orienteering events, where heat, tight timings and a controversial final control kept everyone on their toes. Read Rosie’s account of her family's visit to this city - link in comments.


📷Hazel Gleed

30/05/2026

SMOC orientourists get around! Here's a pic of Ian in action (?) in Gdansk this weekend

26/05/2026

With over 1000 photos from last weekend's Canterbury City Race 2026, here's just a few of our SMOCies in action.

Thanks to this weekend's photographers:
📷1-7 Hazel Gleed
📷8-14 Abigail Cross

22/05/2026

A dozen SMOCies are travelling to Canterbury for a weekend of urban orienteering. Saturday’s event is part of the City Race Euro Tour - a league of 9 events across Europe. Good luck everyone!

IT’S FINALLY RACE DAY! 🤩 The sun is shining and we look forward to welcoming competitors from all over Europe to Canterbury!

City Race Euro TourMy CanterburyBritish OrienteeringSaxons Orienteering ClubDartford OrienteersCraven Street WealthVisit CanterburyCanterbury Guided ToursCanterbury Christ Church University

07/05/2026

What route would you take? We had a great turnout for our second summer MapRun league event. The courses are still available on the MapRun app for you to run anytime.
The excitement continued for those of us who got locked in the car park! We were too busy comparing routes to notice 🤣

30/04/2026

We had a great session at Campbell Park working on our sprint orienteering skills. Thank you to Freya for this evening’s session. Don’t miss the next two sessions - link in comments.

16/04/2026

First event this evening. Link in comments.

14/04/2026

Summer MapRun League
This Thursday 16 April will be the first in our series of events forming our Summer MapRun league. The events will be:

Thursday 16 April Aspley Heath (Church Road, Woburn Sands)
Thursday 7 May Aspley Heath (Woburn Road layby)
Thursday 4 June Aspley Heath (Bow Brickhill)
Thursday 23 July Aspley Heath (Longslade Lane Car Park)
Saturday 22 Aug Woolstone, Milton Keynes

There will be a short course (about 3km) and a long course (about 5km) at each event. We will be using the MapRun app technology but with the addition of control sites marked with a streamer of red & white tape.

The results of each of the events will count towards the overall standings, including the final event which will be part of our 40th Anniversary party on Saturday 22 August in Woolstone, Milton Keynes.

All the events will be free for club members but there will be a £2 fee for non-SMOCies.

This event is suitable for both beginners and more experienced orienteers. If you’ve not tried MapRun before, visit www.smoc.info/maprun.php to find out how it works. The courses will be available to download on the day. Find the MapRun event files in the UK/South Midlands /Summer MapRun Series 2026 folder on the MapRun App.

There will be help available for those new to MapRun and new to orienteering too.

Please DM if you have any questions or if you would like a printed map.

Where: Meet at top of Church Road, Woburn Sands, MK17 8TR, What3Words ///lifelong.stays.represent

When: Thursday 16 April. Starts from 6.30 - 7pm.