A fantastic set of races took place at the British Mixed Sprint Relays and Individual Champs over the weekend. On Saturday evening, we fielded 5 teams in the relays (with some POTOC guests too) at Birmingham Uni. Great fun in a complex campus with lots of levels to keep you thinking. Then we moved to… Read More »British Sprints weekend
The annual Showground Relays took place in the sunshine again this year. A slightly adjusted course, so times were a little over 2023, but 3 teams of Chasers ran, to continue our unbroken record of competing in all races since the inaugural relays in 1988 (at Shugborough). This year, we had an excellent 3rd place… Read More »Showground Relays 2024
Yorkshire was host to the British Middle Distance Champs on Danefield (Otley) and the Northern Champs (Kilnsey) over the weekend. Danefield was steep and tricky with huge boulders, but an excellent technical area for a championships. 13 Chasers competed, with some great runs. Top 15 places went to Ray (12th M65), Fraser (12th M14) and… Read More »British Middles and Northern Champs
This year’s WM Relays took place at Baggeridge Country Park, with 6 teams representing the club. Some great runs and close results. The Men’s Supervet team of John, Mark and Ray were nobbled when Ray was given the wrong map – he ran an extra 1km and was only 2 mins behind, so a moral… Read More »West Midland Relays 2024
The British Champs took place over the weekend near Whitby and 12 Chasers made the trip up north. The forest was a suitably challenging area for a British Championships, and the mud made life interesting! In the individual champs on Saturday we had top 10 performances from Fraser (10th M14A), Iain (9th M40L), Andy (4th… Read More »British Champs 2024
The Annual Jan Kjellstrom festival of orienteering was held in the Midlands this year with over 2400 competitors coming from all over the UK and beyond. Day 1 was a sprint race at Loughborough Uni, Days 2 &3 were a Middle and Long Race on our very own Beaudesert, and the Relays were on Stanton… Read More »JK 2024
The final street-O of the 2023-2024 was held on 26th March, in Stafford, organised by Ray. Results from Stafford are here: Street-O Results – Baswich 260324 The final league results are here: Street-O 2023-24 Series (after 14 races) This year, we have a win for Neil Pollitt in the male category, and Claire Stamp in… Read More »Final Results of the 2023-24 Street-O Series
Sunday 18th February is the qualifying round for the Compass Sport Cup and Trophy. Final details can be found here: CSC Feb 2024 Final Details Start list are here: Start List by Club Start List by Course Late update! Given the overnight rain we’re not sure how well the parking field will take camper vans.… Read More »CompassSport Cup & Trophy Qualifier
