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Kris Jones gets 2017 off to a flying start

                                            

British Orienteering’s Kris Jones has again impressed on rivals what a formidable performer he is as he builds towards the World Orienteering Championships 2017 and adds another Scottish title to his collection. Winning the indoor 3,000m title in 8:07, last night, adds to his 2016 Scottish titles over 5,000m and 10km.

Over the last few months, Kris has put together a string of impressive performances. In November he ran a 10km pb of 29:32 and on New Year's Eve was victorious over 5k at the popular Nos Galen event, in South Wales, where his 14:11 broke the course record by six seconds.

Kris is currently building his training towards the World Orienteering Championships 2017 and will next be seen in action at the Scottish Inter-District Cross Country Championships, which takes place at Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, on Saturday alongside the International XC event. Kris will represent the East District along with Scott Fraser, Peter Hodkinson and Murray Strain, whilst Alasdair McLeod also lines up representing the West. British Orienteering will also be watching out for our junior athletes who will represent Scottish Students: Alex Carcas, Sasha Chepelin and Jack Leitch along with Finlay Todd, who will represent the North and Freddie Carcas, who goes in the Under 17 race for the East.
 

Item posted by Jackie Newton, Performance Manager 

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