MapRun

MapRun

With MapRun you can download a copy of the map with controls marked onto your phone and the app uses GPS to confirm your position at each control. Your start time, finish time and control visits are all recorded automatically in the app. Once you have completed your course you can compare your overall time with others who have completed the course. All you need is your phone, but we recommend also having a hardcopy of the course map (see below for CHIG maps).

Getting started

  • Download and install the MapRun app from the Android or iPhone App Store (note as at February 2024 the latest version is MapRun7)

  • Register your details via the User Profile button

  • Choose your event via the Select Event button. Click on UK, and for CHIG events scroll down to the London North East folder. Click on the folder and then click the event you want

  • The name of your selected event will then be displayed underneath the Select Event button on the Home screen

  • Print off a hardcopy of the map from the relevant Club’s website (CHIG maps are available from the link at the foot of this page). That is all the preparation you need.

Ready to run

  • You do not need a mobile signal, data or wi-fi access to compete

  • When you are close to the event start location, open MapRun and click the
    Go to Start button. Your screen will then display the event map, which you can zoom and scroll as required. When you are ready to commence your run, approach the Start location and your phone will beep to confirm that the clock has started!

  • When you are close enough (typically 5 to 10 metres) to each Control, your phone will beep to register your visit

  • When you reach the Finish your phone will beep again and the clock will stop

After the event

  • If your device has access to either wifi or data connection, MapRun will upload your results automatically

  • To see your results, click the Show Results button.

Safety

You are responsible for your own safety. You must take particular care when crossing roads and approaching other people. Be polite at all times to other people you encounter on your run. You take part at your own risk and neither CHIG nor British Orienteering are liable for any damage or injury sustained during your participation.

Further details

Further details about MapRun can be found on the developer’s website.

Map downloads

Maps for the following CHIG courses are available for you to download and print: