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Check out 2023's Line-up
Friday 2023 line up (2024 announced soon!)
All About Orienteering
Kay from British Orienteering
Find out more about orienteering. It’s an exciting outdoor adventure sport suitable for all ages and fitness levels and exercises your mind and body!
18:30
Free
Kit Repair Advice
Lauren and James from Team OMM
Make your kit last longer and keep it out of landfill with advice from our in-house experts. Find out more about RE:OMM
19:00
Free
Intro Into Long Distance Running
Dave Troman from Love to Run Coaching
An introduction to ultra trail running, including hints, tips and practicalities of running your first ultra marathon.
20:00
Free
Last Minute Navigation Training
Sean Bolland – Team OMM Navigation Expert
Join our 45 minute navigation training session full of practical tips and tricks.
This informal discussion will go through some basic navigation techniques and tips. Also great as a refresher and to calm nerves.
You will know more than you think!
21:00
Free
Saturday 2023 line up (2024 announced soon!)
Morning mobility session
Teleri from Momentum
How about some early morning mobility with our expert instructor. Great start to the day. All abilities welcome. At the talks tent. Approx 30 mins
07:00
Free
Facepainting
Fancy Fox Face Painting
Add a little magic to your day with some face painting! £4.50 pay on the day.
From 10:00
£4.50
SPORTS MASSAGE
sports recovery kendal
Ease away the aches of the day with a massage from Vicki, Verity or Rich. Prebooking available now!
from 10:00
£20 for 20mins
Teddy Dash
Calling all 5 and unders! We challenge you to run, run, run! Can you and your teddy gallop to the finish line on the sports field. Medals and Lollipops for all. Enter on the day in the main marquee for £1
12:00
£1
navigation maze and trails
Lakeland Orienteering Club and British Orienteering
Have a go at navigation with our free trails! Can you navigate around the mini maze or a mini course within the Grasmere Showfield or tackle a longer trail around the beautiful Grasmere village. Learn navigation skills which are not only a vital life skill but a handy performance tool for budding trail and fell runners. Understand how to orientate a map, look for features and plan for the optimum route between controls, not to mention a few compass tricks too. Delivered by the friendly team from Lakeland Orienteering Club and British Orienteering. All ages and abilities welcome!
from 10:00
FREE
Supercharge Your Navigation Workshop
Sean Bolland – Team OMM Navigation Expert
This Free Navigation Workshop is a practical session for beginners or those seeking a refresher. You’ll cover approx. 3miles, 5km on trails to the lower fells where you can master all the basics. Children are welcome but would need to be accompanied by an adult. This is a free event. Max of 15. approx 2 hours. Email emma@theomm.com or book at the information desk
14:00
Free
Running Technique Workshop
Dave Troman from Love to Run Coaching
In this 1 hour workshop learn how to Improve your running technique to achieve increased efficiency, lowered risk of injury and increased speed; making running even more enjoyable. Limited to 15 spaces @ £5 pp. Pre-book by emailing davetroman@lovetoruncoaching.co.uk
or book at the information desk.
15:00
£5pp
Mobility & Stretching for runners
Teleri from Momentum
Aid your body recovery with a stretching/mobility session. All abilities welcome at the Talks Tent. Approx 30 mins
15:00
Free
All about Orienteering
Kay from British Orienteering
Find out more about orienteering. It’s an exciting outdoor adventure sport suitable for all ages and fitness levels and exercises your mind and body!
16:00
Free
5km group run
Sabrina Verjee
Here’s your chance to have a leg stretch with the record-breaking Sabrina! Meet outside the Talks Tent
16:30
Free
Conservation in the Lakes
Laura and James from National Trust
Find out more about conservation projects in the beautiful Lakes
16:30
Free
Last Minute Navigation Training
Sean Bolland – Team OMM Navigation Expert
Join our 45 minute navigation training session full of practical tips and tricks.
This informal discussion will go through some basic navigation techniques and tips.
17:00
Free
Take Your Navigation to the Next Level
Sean Bolland – Team OMM Navigation Expert
Confidently progress your navigation skills for the main October OMM.
In this 30 min discussion we’ll talk about the enhanced techniques needed on open fell/ off path navigation and go through some route choices of previous OMMs of all different classes.
17:45
Free
Sports Nutrition and its effect on your performance
Darren Foot Founder of Moutain Fuel
From roads, trails or mountains, two feet to two wheels and whatever your ability. Find out more about providing your body with the nutrition and energy to cope with any type of physical activity
18:15
Free
Learn how to efficiently use poles for the Lakeland Fells
Sean bolland – Team omm
Learn more about using poles to increase power on the uphills and reduce the pressure on the lower limbs, for running and walking in the fells
19:00
Free
Motivation, goals and challenges – one Wainwright at a time.
Sabrina Verjee
Sabrina will be discussing the importance of motivation, goal setting, challenges and how we can be successful not just in running but in life in general.
Signed copies of Sabrina’s new book will be available to purchase on site.
19:30
Free
Acoustic music in the
main marquee
BAILEY MOORE
Come and enjoy a drink and some live music from local talent Bailey Moore and his guitar. Something for everyone from the last 4 decades!
20:30 – 22:30
Free
Sunday 2023 line up (2024 announced soon!)
Morning mobility session
Teleri from Momentum
How about some early morning mobility with our expert instructor. Great start to the day. All abilities welcome. At the talks tent.
07:00
Free
SPORTS MASSAGE
sports recovery kendal
Ease away the aches of the day with a massage from Vicki, Verity or Rich. Prebooking available now!
from 10:00
£20 for 20mins
navigation maze and trails
Lakeland Orienteering Club and British Orienteering
Have a go at navigation with our free trails! Can you navigate around the mini maze or around a mini course within the Grasmere Showfield or tackle a longer trail around the beautiful Grasmere village. Learn navigation skills which are not only a vital life skill but a handy performance tool for budding trail and fell runners. Understand how to orientate a map, look for features and plan for the optimum route between controls, not to mention a few compass tricks too. Delivered by the friendly team from Lakeland Orienteering Club and British Orienteering. All ages and abilities welcome!
from 10:00
FREE
Supercharge Your Navigation Workshop
Sean Bolland – Team OMM Navigation Expert and former winner of the OMM Elite
This Free Navigation Workshop is practical session for beginners or those seeking a refresher. You’ll cover approx. 3miles, 5km on trails to the lower fells where you can master all the basics. Children are welcome but would need to be accompanied by an adult. This is a free event. Max of 15 participants. More details and to book on, email emma@theomm.com or head to the information desk.
14:00
Free
About our 2023 Speakers
Sabrina Verjee
‘The greater the challenge, the sweeter the reward, but also the greater the risk of failure. And fear of failure is the greatest barrier to success.’ Sabrina Verjee is an ultrarunning phenomenon.
In June 2021, on her fourth attempt, she became the first person to climb the Lake District’s 214 Wainwright hills in under six days, running 325 miles with a colossal 36,000 metres of ascent. An outsider who was never picked for a school sports team yet went on to become an accomplished modern pentathlete and adventure racer.
After switching her focus to ultrarunning in her thirties, Sabrina moved to the Lake District, where she could hone her mountain-running skills on the local fells.
High-profile success in endurance events followed, as she completed the Dragon’s Back Race three times and was the outright winner of the 2019 Summer Spine Race, beating her nearest competitor by more than eight hours.
Dave Troman – Love to Run Coaching
Dave is a qualified running coach through UK Athletics and the prestigious UESCA college in the US. He is also a running technique coach with The Running School, based in London. He has a degree in sports science and a background in teaching sports psychology. Love to Run Coaching was established in 2017 and has quickly become a respected name within the sport for athletes of all abilities. Dave was a Great Britain international orienteer at junior and senior level and has subsequently raced on the roads, cross country, trails and fells. Amongst his achievements have been podium finishes in some of the UK’s toughest ultra marathons and mountain marathons.
Sean Bolland
Sean has over 30 years mountain running experience. Growing up, Sean was involved in British Orienteering which helped develop his navigation skills.
As an accomplished fell runner, Sean has placed well in British and English Fell Championships and is a previous OMM Elite class winner.
Sean is a running guide who also delivers navigation coaching to runners and hikers alike and is key member of the OMM Team giving expert advice at the OMM Centre in Lancaster.
Darren Foote, Mountain Fuel.
Darren founded Mountain Fuel after having served 13 years in the Royal Military Police as a physical training instructor. He completed a diploma in sports nutrition and worked alongside a sports scientist to create the original drinks formulas. He’s also a lecturer in public services, health and social care along with sports nutrition. He enjoys coaching and is a Level 3 personal coach, Level 2 UK athletics coach and also enjoys time as a Wellbeing coach while charity fund raising and supporting mental health and well being in communities and veteran charities.
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