| Start times | 9:00am – 10:00am |
| Course closure | 10:45am |
| Day of week | Sunday |
| Courses | Short course (approx. 2.5km – 3.0km) Beginner sprint course (approx. 1.0km – 1.5km) |
Short Series Features
Two courses
Short course (≈3.0 km)
Beginner course (≈1km)
Suitable for all ages and abilities
New Maps
Races will be held at new or rarely used venues throughout urban Canberra.
Runners Shop Handicap
Together with the Sprint Series, the Short Series forms one half of the annual Runners Shop Handicap competition.
The competition uses handicapped kilometre rates rather than actual race time. Points are awarded as 125 for first, 124 for second, and so on down to 25 for 101st (and lower). The overall series places are based on each competitor’s best floor(N/2)+1 scores from N events, where N equals the number of events staged and floor(x) is the largest integer less than or equal to x.
Runners Shop vouchers will be presented to the top three placegetters.
Important Rules
Urban and park sprint maps include numerous uncrossable and out of bounds areas, it is strictly forbidden to enter or cross these areas. These areas are often denoted by olive green sections (garden beds or private property), thick black lines (uncrossable walls and fences), or purple lines/hatching (temporary out of bounds and forbidden routes).
Crossing these areas is strictly against the rules of the orienteering, and can result in disqualification. It is forbidden to enter these areas, jump over them, or lean over them to reach a control, even if you are physically able to do so.
Violating impassable areas is not only unfair to other competitors, it can also lead to significant safety risks, and may jeopardise our ability to conduct future events at many locations where areas have been made out of bounds at the request of the landholder.
Short Series Program
| Day | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 01-Nov-26 | ACT Short Series: incl. Runners Shop Handicap #1, Telopea Park |
| Sunday | 08-Nov-26 | ACT Short Series: incl. Runners Shop Handicap #2, Evatt Wetlands |
| Sunday | 15-Nov-26 | ACT Short Series: incl. Runners Shop Handicap #3, Palmerville |
| Sunday | 22-Nov-26 | ACT Short Series: incl. Runners Shop Handicap #4, Narrabundah Hill North |
| Sunday | 29-Nov-26 | ACT Short Series: incl. Runners Shop Handicap #5, Little Bruce Ridge |
| Sunday | 06-Dec-26 | ACT Short Series: incl. Runners Shop Handicap #6, Majura Pines |
| Sunday | 13-Dec-26 | ACT Short Series: incl. Runners Shop Handicap #7, Holder Wetlands |
| Sunday | 13-Dec-26 | ACT Short Series Season Pass |