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Summer Sprint Series 1 - Waimea Schools, Richmond
- Wednesday 18 February 2026
- 5:45 pm - 7:30 pm
- Waimea Schools, Richmond, Tasman, 7020, New Zealand
The first event of the 2026 Summer Sprint Series will be held at the Waimea Schools on Wednesday, 18 February 2026. To win, you'll need to run, but walking the course is perfectly fine!
Course setting for this event is done by Eddie Swain, and the controller is Jane Lambert.
Pre-registration required!
The Summer Sprint Series is an excellent introduction to the exciting sport of orienteering: all events take place in an urban environment, navigating the map is pretty straightforward, and it is almost impossible to get lost.
There will be three different courses to choose from: Easy, Medium and Hard. If you are completely new to orienteering, we'd recommend starting with an Easy course - if there is still time within the Start window and you're keen to do a slightly more difficult course (two for the price of one), come back to Registration, explain your wish to do a second course and you'll be set-up for this 'on the spot'.
Timing uses the SportIdent (SI) system - this means that an individual participant needs to either bring his/her own SI-card or hire an SI-card for $3 during the registration process. When running as a group, at least one participant in the group needs to have an SI-card. Hired SI-cards can be picked up from Registration on the day, before going to the Start.
The Start Window is 17:45 - 18:45 (5:45 - 6:45 pm). Course closure is at 19.30 (7.30 pm).
The exact locations for parking and Start to be confirmed closer to the event.
Pre-registration closes Monday, 16 February 2026, at midnight.