MetrO - Sale Water Park
MetrO: is a night street type event run in daylight, with public transport to a choice of four starts, and with the option of a paperless map.
Results and Organiser's Comments now available ...
Mon 24th Aug 2015
Type of event: Local, Street, Urban
Info updated: 25th Aug
Results
Event Report
Organiser's Comments
Some stunning times from what was a long linear Orienteering event.
Well done to everyone who found their way to the right Stations and Starts and still had the energy to run back.
And well done to those who ran navigating purely by their Apps. Surely an Orienteering first!
PS No retirals, but that would have been v. difficult.
Peter Ross
Results
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Brooklands |
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| Name | Club | Time | |
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1 |
Jillyan Dobby |
MDOC |
26.51 |
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2 |
Jacky Embrey |
DEE |
27.35 |
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3 |
Janet Pickering & Phillipa |
28.51 |
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4 |
Julie Brook |
MDOC |
33.09 |
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5 |
Marie Roberts |
MDOC |
42.50 |
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6 |
Margaret Gregory |
MDOC |
51.18 |
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Timperley |
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Name |
Club |
Time |
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1 |
John Britton |
MDOC |
38.56 |
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2 |
Trevor Hindle |
MDOC |
40.27 |
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3 |
David Wathey |
MDOC |
46.58 |
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4 |
Laura Hindle |
MDOC |
47.42 |
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5 |
Pete Owen |
DEE |
50.33 |
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6 |
Carolyn Hindle |
MDOC |
53.13 |
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7 |
Graham Stanton |
54.11 |
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8 |
Ian Farrell |
MDOC |
55.00 |
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9 |
Peter Jackson |
55.40 |
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10 |
Hazel Hindle |
MDOC |
60.18 |
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11 |
Trevor Roberts |
MDOC |
61.52 |
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12 |
Andrew Gregory |
MDOC |
62.13 |
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13 |
Grahame Crawshaw |
MDOC |
63.47 |
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14 |
Charlotte Willis |
66.19 |
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15 |
Jean Payne |
DEE |
68.50 |
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16 |
Rebecca Wilson |
75.56 |
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17 |
Hannah Proud |
MDOC |
77.33 |
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18 |
Melody Thompson |
SELOC |
85.45 |
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Navigation Road |
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Name |
Club |
Time |
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1 |
Lee Scott |
SYO |
65.20 |
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2 |
Stephen Martin |
MDOC |
65.43 |
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3 |
Ian Maudsley |
68.22 |
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4 |
James Munro |
70.19 |
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5 |
Andrew Littlewood |
MDOC |
75.16 |
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6 |
Mark Seddon |
SELOC |
76.53 |
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7 |
John Williams |
MDOC |
81.11 |
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8 |
Chris Rostron |
MDOC |
84.49 |
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9 |
Andy Payne |
DEE |
85.18 |
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10 |
David Morris |
MDOC |
91.25 |
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Altrincham |
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Name |
Club |
Time |
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1 |
Leon Foster |
AIRE |
63.18 |
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2 |
James Walsh |
MDOC |
66.02 |
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3 |
John Embrey |
DEE |
75.30 |
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4 |
Patrick Walsh |
76.35 |
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5 |
Paul Turner |
SELOC |
84.52 |
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6 |
Darren Baker |
DEE |
92.24 |
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7 |
Paul Clifford |
MDOC |
96.42 |
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8 |
Trevor Longman |
106.57 |
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Pre Event Info
The idea is that the competitors, having assembled in the car park at the Trafford Water Sports Centre by Sale Water Park around 6.30pm, will then take the short walk to Dane Road Metro station before taking a southbound tram to one of four stations: Brooklands, Timperley, Navigation Road or Altrincham. They then run back to the finish at Sale Water Park (not to be confused with Sale Metro Station) arriving before sundown - 8.00pm - to enjoy the Boathouse bar and pub grub.
There will one A4 night street event type map for each of the four legs of the Altrincham to Sale Water Park course. Those getting off before Altrincham will require fewer maps on which to return to the Water Park. Alternatively Peter Ross () will supply a single georeferenced digital map, complete with controls, covering the whole competition area. This can be read using the MapTiler app (£1.99) on an Android or Apple smartphone or tablet.
The map is sourced from openorienteeringmap data courtesy of Steve Lang's wizardry and updated a wee bit by Sue Birkinshaw and Peter Ross. The controls will be typical night street event controls.
Location
Nearest town: Sale
- Grid Ref: SJ807924
- Postcode: M33 2LX
- Latitude: 53.42873
- Longitude: -2.29334
- Google Map
- Streetmap (OS 50k)
- Bing Map (OS 50k)
- OpenStreetMap
Directions / Parking
Signed from roundabout under M60 junction 6
Entry Details
| Starting point | To Sale Water Park | Maps required | Metro ticket |
|---|---|---|---|
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Brooklands |
2.9km |
1 | £1.60 |
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Timperley |
6.1km |
2 | £2.20 |
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Navigation Road |
8.9km |
3 | £2.20 |
| Altrincham | 11.6km | 4 | £2.20 |
Fee: Seniors £3/ Juniors £1.50. Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult.
Please let Peter know if you intend to come so that we have enough maps.
or phone 07768 431 478
Facilities
Useful stuff
http://www.theboathousesale.co.uk and the telephone number is 0161 962 0118
http://www.metrolink.co.uk/stationinfo/Documents/Route_Map.pdf
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.klokantech.maptiler.app
Safety and Risk
A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event.
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