{"id":834,"date":"2019-12-08T21:46:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T21:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ngocweb.com\/maprun\/?page_id=834"},"modified":"2019-12-12T18:41:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T18:41:41","slug":"834-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.ngocweb.com\/maprun\/834-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-834\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-834-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-834-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-834-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-slider panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-834-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-slider so-widget-sow-slider-default-6d39609536fd-834\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" style=\"display: none\" 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href=\"http:\/\/britishorienteering.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/maprun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bof-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"50\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1528\" \/><\/a>Our events are registered with <a href=\"http:\/\/britishorienteering.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Orienteering<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">We are keen to introduce runners to navigating \u2013 it\u2019s nothing to be scared about (except in the dark!) and we are keen to make your first experience a fun one. We\u2019ll have \u201cexperts\u201d on hand at our evening events to provide advice and guidance, and answer any questions you may have. We are also willing to run \u201cpop-up\u201d events (informally) if any large group requests \ud83d\ude42 It\u2019s easiest to message us via our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MapRunGloucestershire\/\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6>How does it work?<\/h6>\n<p>Maprun is a run where you decide the route!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have 60 minutes, and a map with 30 checkpoints to visit.<\/li>\n<li>Your goal: to score points by visiting checkpoints. Score as many points as you can, and get back to the start within the time limit.<\/li>\n<li>You can choose which checkpoints to visit, in any order, via any route.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speed is an advantage, but the fastest runner won\u2019t necessarily come out on top. It\u2019ll take smart planning to find the shortest route worth the most points.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your route is recorded by the free Maprun app, available for Android and iPhone.<\/li>\n<li>The app automatically records each checkpoint you visit: it will bleep to tell you it has registered.<\/li>\n<li>You can use the map provided on the app, or print a paper map and store your phone away.<\/li>\n<li>Once you\u2019ve finished, the app will upload your route, so you can compare your results with everyone else.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/maprun\/getting-started\/\">Getting Started<\/a> for help setting yourself up.<\/p>\n<h6>Where?<\/h6>\n<p>We have over 30 courses across Gloucestershire. You can run these any time: just head to the start location, select the course on the app, and you\u2019re good to go. You can find a map and list of courses on the <a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/maprun\/courses\/\">Courses<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<h6>Events<\/h6>\n<p>About once a month, we add a new course to our catalogue and hold a launch event: these events take place at 7pm, and are open to all. Most of our winter 2019-20 events are on Wednesday evenings. It\u2019s a good chance to test your route choices against lots of other people running at the same time.<\/p>\n<h6>Understanding the Map<\/h6>\n<p>On the left is a sample map from Ross-on-Wye. The colours will seem a little confusing at first but you will get used to it!<\/p>\n<p>In general, solid black lines are roads, dashed black lines are tracks and footpaths. \u201cBigger\u201d roads may be coloured pale browny\/pink with black outlines. Areas of pale browny\/pink are normally car parks.<\/p>\n<p>Black and white lines are railways \u2013 these are forbidden to access.<\/p>\n<p>Water features are blue \u2013 in general these must be avoided. DO NOT take un-necessary risks with deep water<\/p>\n<p>Dark green lines are hedges, used to mark out field boundaries and gateways. Areas of green are woodland. Often you can go \u201ccross country\u201d here rather than stick to paths, but the terrain can be variable. Yellow areas are normally grassy land \u2013 you do not normally have to stick to paths and can run right across these. Lastly, white is \u201cundefined\u201d \u2013 please assume you have no access to these areas as these are normally private gardens etc.<br \/>\nThe pink circles are the locations of the \u201cvirtual checkpoints\u201d you aim is to visit. The start and finish location is the double circle with triangle.<br \/>\nSome maps feature pink hatches (criss-cross), or \u201cX\u201d, these areas are strictly forbidden as judged by us \u2013 either for safety or in respect of the landowner. Note you have no specific permission to enter private property.<br \/>\nThe maps are aligned such that grid north is always aligned as \u201cup\u201d, and map scale is 1:10,000 \u2013 i.e. 1km on the ground is 10cm (4in) on the map. Please think about this when you estimate what distance you will cover in 1 hour!<\/p>\n<h6>Course Format<\/h6>\n<p>Maprun courses all have the same basic rules:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have a 60 minute time window, and a map with 30 checkpoints to visit.<\/li>\n<li>The 10 lowest-numbered checkpoints are worth 10 points.<\/li>\n<li>The 10 middle-numbered checkpoints are worth 20 points.<\/li>\n<li>The 10 highest-numbered checkpoints are worth 30 points.<\/li>\n<li>You can visit whichever checkpoints you like, in any order, via any (legal!) route.<\/li>\n<li>If you go over the time limit, you\u2019ll start to amass penalties \u2013 make sure you\u2019re back at the finish in time!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Want to try more?<\/h6>\n<p>As well as maprun events and courses, We, North Gloucestershire Orienteering Club (NGOC) run a full programme of standard orienteering events at which you can develop or navigation skills, or just have some fun running around the forests and towns of the Cotswolds and Forest of Dean. In Winter we tend to be off-road, and sometimes include longer trail courses alongside our standard orienteering courses, and in the Summer we are usually to be found in urban and suburban terrain towns and suburbia. You can find out a lot more about what we do, and can subscribe to our mailing list, by visiting the NGOC website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ngoc.org.uk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.ngoc.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6>Insurance<\/h6>\n<p>Please note that third party liability insurance for individuals extends only to members of British Orienteering \u2013 all others compete at their own risk. 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