On a spare Monday evening in the "Crimbo Limbo" between Christmas and New Year (thanks for the suggested name, Caitlin!), 4 Goodgym Islington regulars made the most out of an evening off. Area Activator Simon spent the afternoon creating a "Street- O" map for a street orienteering challenge for anyone to try.

Our crew (Kim, Paul and Louise) were given 45 minutes to run from the Arsenal Community Hub, and around the Islington borough, attempting to visit as many listed spots as possible within the time limit. To prove that they had successfully visited the areas, they were given a location specific question to answer, before moving on to the next area.

For example:

What is the price of a portion of "Cheese and Chips" at the Gunners Bar?

To add an extra element of jeopardy to the proceedings, there was a time penalty of 1 point per 10 seconds delay after 45 minutes total time. Every question scored 10 points each, with greater more point scoring opportunities available for those who took the risk to run further away from the Arsenal Community Hub. Time management was the name of the game!

Very impressive results (and fun looking Strava maps) from everyone involved. Great opportunity to tally up the results at the Cock Tavern in Highbury and Islington too!

If anyone would like to try this Street Orienteering course, you are welcome to download the map and clues here:

https://we.tl/t-hRc9OpBcPo