“Running City London 2018” agenda supplements the general city orienteering rules.

  1. Location and date of the event: London, 12 May 2018.
  2. Number of participants in a team: from 1 to 4.
  3. Course pattern: stagewise.
    The course is divided into several stages.
    Сheckpoint legends are provided at the beginning of each stage.
    The order of stage completion is fixed. Within each stage, checkpoints may be visited in arbitrary order but only before receiving legends of the next stage.
  4. Categories:
    • "Atlas"
      Orienteering with use of public transport (about 8 hours on the course net of bonus checkpoints). Participants are allowed to move about on foot and by public transport. All checkpoints are given by specific addresses. The course is timed.
    • "Griffin"
      Walking or jogging (about 30 km net of bonus checkpoints). For participants who are confident in their physical training. All checkpoints are given by specific addresses. The course is timed.
    • "Lion-Mini"
      A recreational category (about 10 km) for those who want a leisurely walk discovering the city. Suitable for physically challenged persons and participants with strollers. No running or using transport of any kind is allowed. The course is not timed. Some checkpoints are given in the form of puzzles.
    • "Lion-Pro"
      A recreational category (about 20 km) for those who want a leisurely walk discovering the city. Participants are only allowed to walk, no running or using transport of any kind is allowed. The course is not timed. Some checkpoints are given in the form of puzzles.
    • "Sphinx"
      Puzzlehunt with use of public transport for those who think that orienteering by exact addresses is “boring”. Participants are allowed to move about on foot and by public transport. All checkpoints are given in the form of puzzles. The course is timed.
  5. Online registration: from 14:00 15 November 2017 till 15:59 10 May 2018.
  6. Registration fees are defined in the Payment Instructions. If you are not a Russian resident or you don't have a card of Russian bank, you should pay through PayPal, but first you are to sign up for the game and fill in the team and participants' details.
  7. Start location for all categories - 34 Pentonville Road.
  8. The course starts on 12 May 2018 at 09:00.
    Teams in “Lion-Mini” category start at 10:00.
  9. Teams in “Lion-Mini”, “Lion-Pro” and “Sphinx” categories start with 2-minute intervals.
    Teams in “Atlas” and “Griffin” categories start with 4-minute intervals.
  10. Finish location for all categories - 73 White Lion Street. The Three Johns pub.
  11. The course closes on 12 May 2018 at 21:00.
  12. Awards. After finishing, all participants are awarded with medals. The winners or runners-up in “Atlas”, “Griffin” and “Sphinx” categories are also awarded with diplomas and special prizes. Within three days after the results are finalized, the prize winners will be notified by email of the method they are going to receive their prizes. There is no separate award ceremony for the event.
  13. Times are shown in British Summer Time (UTC+1).
  14. Contacting the organisers: london2018@runcity.org.