The Thames Valley Orienteering Club returned to Abingdon to run the Abingdon Urban Race today Sunday, September 24th.

Over 200 competitors participated in the event, which saw them navigate a series of checkpoints around the town using maps.

The race started in the Abbey Gardens, with different course maps available, and different age categories. Competitors could be seen running through the town’s streets, parks, and alleys, clutching their maps and searching for their next checkpoint. They last orienteered Abingdon in 2017.

What is Orienteering?
The aim is to navigate between checkpoints on a special orienteering map. There is no set route so the skill and fun come from trying to find the best way to go.

In competitive orienteering, the challenge is to complete the course in the quickest time.

See https://tvoc.org.uk/ to find out more.