Thanks again to everyone who came to the WM Schools Champs at Cannon Hill Park on Saturday. We hope that you enjoyed the event. The results of the event are available here. Congratulations to everyone who took part. The WM Orienteering Schools Champs Trophies were awarded as follows:
After hours of work behind the scenes we are delighted to confirm that our Summer Series will launch in style on the 18th May. Arley Arboretum is home to over 300 species of trees, it features Britain’s longest Laburnumarch, it is a brand new HOC area, complete with a complex maze within which there will be anumber of controls. Many, many thanks to Paul B (mapper), Charlie N (permissions), Kerstin and not least Jeremy for stepping forward to organise at…
This league is designed to provide a chance for all Harlequins to compete in different age groups across all events where Members are representing HOC in a calendar year. After four events the scores so far are:
Click here for full details and the entry form.
Harlequins hosted the 2024 West Midlands relays on a sunny day in Baggeridge. The results by relay class are here, and a pdf file of the results by course both here and displayed below. Many thanks to all the volunteers, particularly Adrian and Kerstin for planning and organising. Ka Man, Karen and Barry with the hotly contested mixed AdHoc trophy. Two thirds of the victorious Senior Men’s team – Ian C and David W. Kin Wai, Steve and Dave A…
Andy H made the podium (silver medal) and then, ably assisted by Ian G and Kerstin, came a very respectable 6th in the Ad Hoc relays. The event was held on the North Yorkshire Moors (Mulgrave Woods) and it was flipping fantastic! Steep slopes, mud fest, primulas in the forest and plenty of sunshine 😊 (Plus a few battles with branches; hopefully Ian’s head has stopped bleeding by now…)
Day 1 Sprint at Loughborough University:
The final league table is available as a pdf file here – or scroll down to view it on the screen (you’ll have to zoom in!) Many thanks to John for an excellent series; he reports: The final event in the series of 10 night street MapRun events was held on 21 March in Kingswinford, based at Kerstin and Martin’s Full Supply business premises. True to form, Eloise Lee and Ben Crone were the leading female and male runners and are…
The Find Your Way project has its own website here The Find Your Way project is a Sport England funded project to get more people engaged and active in their local spaces through virtual orienteeing activities. It is a collaboration between orienteering clubs and local community partnerships to create exciting bespoke activities in local green and urban spaces to get people exploring their surroundings. First, download the Maprun6 App: https://maprunners.weebly.com/ Once you’ve set up the phone and arrived at the…