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		<title>The Coastal Warrior Weekend &#8211; 2 Days of Orienteering in Derry</title>
		<link>https://moireosullivan.com/2013/05/01/the-coastal-warrior-weekend-of-orienteering-in-derry/</link>
		<comments>https://moireosullivan.com/2013/05/01/the-coastal-warrior-weekend-of-orienteering-in-derry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 09:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Moire]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Races]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Running around the World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Derry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gransha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magilligan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nwoc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orienteering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sand dunes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sprint series]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Who would have thought there were orienteering maps of in and around Derry? But on Saturday, I was treated to a fast sprint series around Gransha Estate. And then on Sunday, a technically difficult stint around Magilligan&#8217;s sand dune system. The sprint was staged to select the Irish junior team for the European Sprint Orienteering [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=moireosullivan.com&#038;blog=5464690&#038;post=3989&#038;subd=moireosullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">The sprint prologue around Derry&#039;s Gransha hospital. </media:title>
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		<title>Bad weather blocks Weekend&#8217;s Racing</title>
		<link>https://moireosullivan.com/2013/03/25/bad-weather-blocks-weekends-racing/</link>
		<comments>https://moireosullivan.com/2013/03/25/bad-weather-blocks-weekends-racing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Moire]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Running around the World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bad weather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gale force winds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Race cancellation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was all ready to help out at the weekend&#8217;s Causeway Coast Adventure Race. It was to take place in Derry, my hometown, and I&#8217;d signed up as a marshall. I woke up, bright and early on Saturday morning, ready to head to the start. Just before leaving, I checked my Facebook page. &#8220;Event cancelled. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=moireosullivan.com&#038;blog=5464690&#038;post=3961&#038;subd=moireosullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Orienteered out &#8211; 3 Races in 24 Hours</title>
		<link>https://moireosullivan.com/2013/02/26/orienteered-out-3-races-in-24-hours/</link>
		<comments>https://moireosullivan.com/2013/02/26/orienteered-out-3-races-in-24-hours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Moire]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Races]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crossmurrin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enniskillen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fermanagh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FERMO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florencecourt Forest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frostbite Series]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Night Championships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Score Championships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orienteering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was billed as “The Big Weekend”, a veritable feast of Orienteering to be held in Northern Ireland’s County Fermanagh on 23-24 February. To begin, the organisers promised a midday kick-off on Saturday with the Northern Ireland Score Championships. Then six hours later, the Northern Ireland Night Championships, once it got dark enough to run. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=moireosullivan.com&#038;blog=5464690&#038;post=3920&#038;subd=moireosullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Comparing routes after the Northern Ireland Score event. </media:title>
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		<title>Northern Ireland’s Derry lays on LegenDerry Selection of Sports</title>
		<link>https://moireosullivan.com/2013/02/11/northern-irelands-derry-lays-on-legenderry-selection-of-sports/</link>
		<comments>https://moireosullivan.com/2013/02/11/northern-irelands-derry-lays-on-legenderry-selection-of-sports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Moire]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Running around the World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Derry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donegal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FERMO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foyle Cycling Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nwoc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orienteering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Road cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Running]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was growing up in Derry, there was a limited selection of sporting things to do. Sure, I was part of the school netball and athletics teams, but that was all that was really available. Since moving back to the North of Ireland this year however I’ve noticed an explosion of sports and associated [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=moireosullivan.com&#038;blog=5464690&#038;post=3888&#038;subd=moireosullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Many happy runners in Derry&#039;s Waterside Half Marathon. Courtesy of donegaldaily.com</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">How the Northern Ireland Orienteers divy up the territory. </media:title>
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		<title>Orienteering goes back in time</title>
		<link>https://moireosullivan.com/2013/01/19/orienteering-goes-back-in-time/</link>
		<comments>https://moireosullivan.com/2013/01/19/orienteering-goes-back-in-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Moire]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Running around the World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limavady]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[north west orienteering club]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[roe valley country park]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[North West Orienteering Club (NWOC) celebrated its 40th birthday in December. To celebrate, it laid on a score orienteering event in Limavady’s Roe Valley Country Park. Little did I know that it was going to be a “Back to the Future” experience. We had 45 minutes to visit as many controls as possible, with scores [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=moireosullivan.com&#038;blog=5464690&#038;post=3872&#038;subd=moireosullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Map of Roe Valley Country Park from 40 odd years ago... some details have changed a bit since then. </media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Current version of the Roe Valley Country Park Orienteering Map with all up-to-date details. </media:title>
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		<title>Chasing after the Danes in The Sperrin Mountains’ Raid</title>
		<link>https://moireosullivan.com/2012/10/31/chasing-after-the-danes-in-the-sperrin-mountains-raid/</link>
		<comments>https://moireosullivan.com/2012/10/31/chasing-after-the-danes-in-the-sperrin-mountains-raid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Moire]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Running around the World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adventure Racing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cooley Raid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kayaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lough Neagh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain biking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain Running]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sperrin Mountains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Raid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“We have to go out fast”, our team leader said. We all agreed. Looking around the room, there was some serious competition. Not only had Irish team “Get No Sleep” turned up, but there was a group of foreigners in our midst. They had to be good if they were sponsored by Salomon and had [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=moireosullivan.com&#038;blog=5464690&#038;post=3776&#038;subd=moireosullivan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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