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AIRE and CLARO look forward to seeing you all at the British Middle Championships this coming weekend.
You have entered in greater numbers than we anticipated, but we have adapted to cater for you all as best we can. Both Danefield and Kilnsey Moor is a lovely places in the Spring sunshine and we really hope the weather is kind so that you can enjoy it at its best. The technical woodland of Danefield is in sharp contrast to the fast open areas of Kilnsey. You should enjoy some great orienteering on both days. Str8 compasses is sponsoring a lot of prizes for the Northern Championships and the British Middles so run well and good luck.
Start times and final details are published, maps are printed and lots of equipment is ready to move. No controls are out yet, but we have been busy at Kilnsey as you may be able to see from a picture. There are a variety of crossing points on Kilnsey Moor – many of you will only encounter this one. There are no stiles to cross at Danefield you’ll be relieved to know.
We will be able to accommodate you all in the parking areas for both events, but as always, it would help if you car shared as much as possible. The Danefield field has remained in good condition throughout the winter, but as some rain has been forecast over the coming days we will have some tracking available. Kilnsey has the delight of hard standing in the quarry. We can’t promise that you will keep your feet dry, but at least cars should not get stuck in the mud as might have happened at some recent events. We’re hoping that’s true for Danefield. Definitely true for Kilnsey!
Anyone wanting to carry a club tent to Danefield, could reduce the distance to carry the tent by 800m by using the drop off point suggested in the event details. It would need to be a rapid drop-off as there are often no parking bays available. They are all quite uneven, and the road is very narrow. To get back to the parking field it is best to not attempt a 5 point turn but to drive in an anti-clockwise route with LH turns for 2.5k to get back to the parking field. This should take no morfme than 5 minutes.
Have a great weekend.
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Full details on the British Middle Championships are available via this link. Visit the CLARO website for more details regarding the Northern Championships. Good luck to everyone taking part!
As agreed at the AGM 2023, from 1 May 2024 British Orienteering would like to offer an exclusive part-year Membership to new members.
New members are individuals who have not been members of British Orienteering in any of the previous four calendar years.
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The GBR teams for the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) and the European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC) are announced.
The JWOC races are in Plzeň, Czechia from 1 - 6 July and the EYOC races are in Szczecin, Poland from 21 - 24 June.
All named athletes are selected to all disciplines at each competition.
In alphabetical order of surname, the JWOC team is:
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JWOC Men M20 |
JWOC Women W20 |
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Ben Gostick |
Ruth Gooch |
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James Hammond |
Jocie Hilton |
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Adam Methven |
Isobel Howard |
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Thomas Rollins |
Daisy May McNamara |
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Ben Squire |
Imogen Pieters |
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Euan Tryner |
Freya Tryner |
Non-travelling reserves: Adam Barrie and Emma Crawford
In alphabetical order of surname, the EYOC team is:
| EYOC Men M18 | EYOC Women W18 |
| James Hammond | Ruth Gooch |
| Daniel Heppell | Heather High |
| Thomas Rollins | Jocie Hilton |
| Oliver Prince (subject to fitness) | Freya Tryner |
| Non-travelling reserve: Laurence Ward | Non-travelling reserve: Kate McLuckie |
| EYOC Men M16 | EYOC Women W16 |
| Finn Selmer Duguid | Emily Atkinson |
| Finlay McLuckie | Ella Baxter |
| Oscar Peel | Katie Buckley |
| Marcus Perry | Scarlett Kelly |
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Non-travelling reserve 1: Ruari Cottier |
Non-travelling reserve 1: Anna Todd |
| Non-travelling reserve 2: Caspar Reynolds | Non-travelling reserve 2: Sophie Crawford |
Photos from the Middle distance race at the World Cup Final Round in Italy. Photo credits: William Hollowell (IOF).
The Middle distance race was in fast and open forest, with complex contour detail and a lot of crags and rock which meant that high concentration was necessary as well as strength and speed. Tove Alexandersson (SWE) and Kaspar Harlem Fosser (NOR) were worthy winners, with Megan Carter-Davies (GB) and Ralph Street (GB) putting in excellent performances to finish 10th and 22nd respectively.
The women’s race developed in a quite fascinating way, with fastest times at intermediate controls being regularly bettered as the later starters came through.
In the men’s race a strong time was recorded early on by home athlete Riccardo Scalet; he set some impressive Leg times that very few of the later runners managed to beat, and his time ended good enough for the bronze medal.
Sunday saw the final day of competition, ending the event with an exciting Sprint Relay in which the lead changed several times, and eventually won by Norway in a sprint finish, with Sweden finishing just 5 seconds behind.
Agility, speed and good navigation was needed as Sweden dominated the race early on, their teams taking the first three places after the first Leg, however thanks to a fine run by Ralph Street, Great Britain moved up to 3rd place on Leg 3. Leg 4 saw Andrine Benjaminsen for Norway trying to hold off Sara Hagstrom for Sweden, Megan Carter Davies for Great Britain and Simona Aebersold for Switzerland. A great race on the streets, steps and hills of Cortina ended with Benjaminsen holding off Hagstrom in the sprint to the finish. Aebersold and Carter Davies lost 45 seconds on the course and finished third and fourth, with Sweden’s second team sandwiched between them.
After the race Megan commented: “The team did an awesome job and as soon as I heard Ralph was up at the front on 3rd Leg I was getting nervous!
I was sent out in 2nd place just behind Norway, with Sweden and Switzerland very close behind too. I was feeling very tired and flat so while I knew speed was not on my side today, I tried to focus on taking good routes and staying ahead of my navigation. Unfortunately I let myself down a couple of times, changing my mind last minute as I saw some of the girls ahead of me take the wrong decision and going with them, so in the end I was disappointed with my run and can’t help but think about what could have been when we finished so close to 3rd place.
Anyway it was exciting to be on the podium again and this kind of result, with space for improvement, is great motivation for us towards next year’s Sprint World Champs.”
Photos from the Sprint Relay. Photo credits: William Hollowell (IOF).
Well done to all the Team Members in Italy, and thank you to Team Managers Andy Kitchin and Mark Hayman for supporting the team throughout the competition.
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