Sprint Orienteering

Sprint events are generally held in urban areas, usually in Spring, Summer or early Autumn.

• The Victorian Sprint Championships are held in late November and are open to all.  Test yourself against your peers, or make it another excuse to get out in the sunshine.
• The Melbourne Sprint Weekend Carnival is held every second year, on Victoria’s Labour weekend, featuring courses for all ages and 6 top quality sprint events over three days. The last MSW was held in March 2022.
• MFR Summer Sprints are held each summer in January-March, on Saturday or Sunday mornings.  These exciting events will get you racing around some of Melbourne’s iconic landmarks such as Carlton Gardens and Princes Hill.  There are courses to suit everyone from newcomers to aficionados, and an innovative mini mass start format for exciting head to head racing!  Melbourne Forest Racers invites you to bring your A game, and expect the unexpected!
• The Melbourne City Race is held each year, usually in October.  The premiere Urban event in the Southern Hemisphere, featuring European urban style racing in locations like Docklands, Port Melbourne, or Williamstown. There are usually one or two lead-in races making up the Melbourne City Race Weekend.  The next edition is scheduled for October 2023, at Docklands.
• DROC Summer Shorts – NEW!!  Coming in October and November 2023, this series of four short races will be held in Melbourne parks and school campuses. Featuring colour maps, a choice of three courses, family-friendly venues, and SI Air electronic timing, these events are the perfect way to prepare for the Sprint Champs or the Primary Schools Champs; or just enjoy your Sunday mornings.

See the excitement of a sprint race in action