The annual JK festival took place over the Easter weekend, this year in South Yorkshire. Friday was a sprint race in Sheffield City Centre and was quite a spectacle finishing in the Peace Gardens. Best placed Chaser was Iain with 7th position out of 82 in the M45 class. Saturday was the middle distance race… Read More »JK Orienteering Festival 2025
7 Chasers travelled to Sussex at the weekend to compete in the British Middle Distance Championships. This year, it was held at Holmbush & Buchan Country Park in West Sussex. We had one podium place, Iain Stamp, who was 3rd in the M45 class, only 1 min 17 behind top spot – well done Iain!
Congratulations to our 3 members (Iain, Olivia and Jonah) who were in The Netherlands last weekend representing England in the Interland competition. Orienteering England retained both the Interland Cup and Junior Cup at the six-way international match at Havelte-West. All 3 were making their debut on the international stage and had great runs. You did… Read More »Interland Performances
This Saturday (1st March) Chasers are running an informal local event on the Chase. This has courses for the complete beginner (yellow and orange standard) but also a couple of courses for the more experienced (short green and green). Come along and give it a go – there is always help available on what to… Read More »Local event on Cannock Chase – 1st March
Some great performances at Clumber Park at the weekend saw Chasers qualify for the finals of the annual Compass Sport Trophy competition. We were an impressive 2nd out of the 8 clubs. Our counters are below (max points 100), but the way the scoring works, everyone else contributed by pushing other club scores down –… Read More »Chasers qualify for Compass Sport Trophy Finals
Club Captain Adam, made the journey to Scotland last weekend for the British Night Orienteering Champs. A challenging area, particularly at night, but a great result for Adam, and ex-Chaser Mike. Here are Adam’s reflections: I (Mark Stodgell also made the trip), thoroughly enjoyed a weekend up in Scotland for the British Night Championships and… Read More »British Night Orienteering Championships
Congratulations to our club members Iain, Olivia and Jonah who have been selected to compete for England in the 2025 Interland Cup, which is taking place the 2nd March in the North of the Netherlands. This will see a team of 42 runners, from M/W14 to M/W60+ travel to the Netherlands for the annual 5-way… Read More »Interland selections
In a chilly January in the UK, Chaser Ray headed to the Madeira Orienteering Festival for a bit of orienteering in the sunshine. This was a 4 stage competition, with a night sprint, middle forest, urban sprint and another middle forest race. Ray came 2nd, 1st, 1st and 4th in the M70 category, and was… Read More »Podium in Madeira
