Navigators were put to the test today at JK 2025's location for the Long race: Wharncliffe. Having played host to several British Championships and other major events over the years - including the JK Long back in 1978 - Wharncliffe proved itself as a rock-hard area, ideal for this year's JK Long.
The wide range of terrain types, included a forested plateau, an open moorland and a rocky escarpment cratered with mine workings and capped by a gritstone edge, the magnificent Wharncliffe Crags. Wheata Woods offered a great contrast to Wharncliffe, with an abundance of thickets and a complex path network created by walkers and bikers, which provided plenty of opportunities for complex route choice.
With thanks to all who helped coordinate and volunteered at today's event:
- Organiser - Paul Bradbury (SYO)
- Assistant Organiser - Steve Dempsey (SYO)
- Planners - Charlie Adams & Oli Johnson (SYO)
- Controller - Andy Yeates (WCH)
- Assistant Controller - Jonathan Emberton (EPOC)
- Mapper - Dave Peel (Peel Land Surveys)
- IOF Event Adviser - Steve McKinley (SN)
And well done to all of our competitors. Tomorrow is already the final day of this years festival! The Relays await at Middleton Park.
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