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ORION HARRIERS
NO parking at Clubhouse on Race Days or Wednesday evenings.
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** How to JOIN Orion an Orion History - in booklet-ish form About Our Beloved Forest Sitemap Results Archive ** |
Which implies... basically... Well, how about... ...canters over lush wildflower meadows, in dappled dawns and dusks; a Midsummer Grade 'A' Fell Race criss-crossing Greenwich Meridian 0° Longitude seeing central London from 'flat' Essex County; gentle ambles through thick forest - for fifteen or so miles; a run through a bluebell wood; dew-drenched Autumnal dawn runs; a Spring jog to view azaleas and rhododendrons; or a variety of Cross Country races, in our beloved Epping Forest and rural idylls; the highly competitive Chingford League; occasional road runs such as London Marathon. |
trails in ancient Epping Forest, 17 miles long and 2 miles at its widest point. Winter training nights are on local streets, on immensely diverse routes. (No: never lost...) As our races are normally "awash with thick, sploshy mud", it's no surprise that initially our club vest's colour is:
Our membership is over 300. Geriatrics, Seniors, Ladies and Juniors of ALL standards participate and race. The XC racing season extends from early September till late March. In Summer we compete in a Midweek Road League. Running in our beloved Forest is an all year thing. Groups run from the clubhouse at all times of day...  ...and some obsessive nutters go running, alone, at night, in the forest, wearing headtorches... We don't talk about them. |
