21 Walton Chasers spent the week in Moray, northern Scotland, competing in some of the best orienteering areas in the UK. The biannual event was held across Lossie, Darnaway, Roseisle and Culbin, all but one day in tricky forested dunes. Overall results are now in, with top ten performances by Cath (4th W50S), Birbahadur (6th… Read More »Moray 2023
Results of West Midlands Urba League #1 – Tamworth Results available here Routegadget GPS route Analysis and splitsbrowser here Winsplits anlaysis here
UPDATE! Registration / download are in the small hut, just to the west of the bandstand. Entries are now open for our urban race in Tamworth on 23rd July. Come and run round the castle grounds and the town centre. Courses for all abilities – get in touch if you need some advice on what… Read More »Tamworth Urban Race – Sun 23rd July
The annual Showground Relays (ex Shugborough) took place at Stafford Showground tonight. We had 2 teams, running the 4 x 2mile relay on a sunny and hot evening. Iain, Olivia, Fraser and Claire were 4th in the Family relay, while Jonah, Stuart, Andy and John were 28th in the Men’s 160+ category. Keeping up Chasers… Read More »Showground Relays 2023
The annual Peel Pursuit race was held on Brocton Coppice tonight, followed by a BBQ. Fastest runner on the night was Stuart Duckworth, who just pipped Jonah. Christine Collins retained her handicap trophy. Thanks to Jonathan for organising, and for hosting the BBQ afterwards.
Springtime in Shropshire is a biennial 3-day competition run across the 2nd May Bank Holiday. This year, we had an Urban Race in Telford, followed by a Long Race on Brampton Bryan (incorporating the Midland Champs), and a Middle Race on Corndon. The sun shone and some great courses were enjoyed in very varied terrain,… Read More »SinS 2023 and Midland Champs
The British Sprint and Middle Champs took place in Northern Ireland last weekend, and Chasers had 4 representatives. The Sprint Champs comprised of a qualifier and final around the streets of Armagh. 2 of the 4 made the ‘A’ finals, so great runs in the tricky areas around the City Observatory. The following day, the… Read More »British Sprint and Middle Champs 2023
It is with sadness that we have to report that one of the founder members of Walton Chasers, Eric Johnson, has died at the age of 93. Eric was an active competitor for over 40 years, a long-time WCH committee member and WMOA fixture’s secretary. He also drew the first black and white map of… Read More »Eric Johnson funeral details
