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  • British Schools Championship

    British Schools Championship

     

     

     

     

     

    Sam Nicholls on the run in - 7th Year 12
    Sam Nicholls on the run in – 7th Year 12

     

     

    On the 15th of November the British Schools Orienteering Championships were held in Norfolk at Sandringham, hosted by EAOA. With just over 500 juniors running, it was a huge event, but thanks to help from NOR members and the other East Anglian clubs the event ran smoothly. Sandringham was the perfect venue, with a complex path network and intricate contour detail – the amount of climb caught some people out! The whole event had a great atmosphere, and the East Anglian junior squad raised £229 with a delicious cake stall!

    Norwich School Year 7 - Bronze Medal Team
    Norwich School Year 7 – Bronze Medal Team

    Norfolk juniors performed very well, with four top tens from Norwich school – Steven Denby (year 10 boys) and William Blyth-Bartram (year 7 boys) both coming 4th and only missing out on podiums by less than 30 seconds. The Norwich School Year 7 boys team then went on to take 3rd place in the team competition. Well done to all those who competed, and many thanks to those who helped run the event!

    Photos from the event can be found at the BSOA website. Results are on the “Final Details” page.

    Ella Gilbert – Junior Captain

  • Club Championships – King’s Forest – Sunday 22nd November

    Club Championships – King’s Forest – Sunday 22nd November

    This year’s club champs will take place on Sunday 22nd November in King’s Forest, just south of Thetford. In a change from previous years, everyone should run the course appropriate for their age-group, as prescribed for East Anglian League events (M21 on brown, W80 on short green etc). Seniors will still be trying to beat the handicapper to lift the overall title, but we will be using a different algorithm to take account of different courses. This, along with the fact that none of us will be officials on the day (it’s a SUFFOC event) means we should all be able to run at roughly the same time, and there should be less hanging around than previous years, so I hope more people will stay for the presentation. This will take place at 1:00, so you could time your run to finish around 12:00-12:30, leaving enough time to recover your composure, have a bite to eat, and write your acceptance speech.

     

    King's Forest final detailsClick on the sheet to download final details

    Glen

  • Medal haul in London for NOR members

    Medal haul in London for NOR members

    Fifteen NOR members took part in the 8th London City Race on Saturday bringing home medals of every colour. Over 900 competitors from the UK and overseas took part in the race which was based in Wapping with the longer courses extending into the city and around the Tower of London. The sun truly shone on a day of fantastic racing.

    London City Race - WappingSteven Denby became our first ever winner at this event, beating an international field to win the M16 race, despite still being an M14 himself; he was a full 2.5 mins clear of his nearest rival.

    Ella Gilbert was runner up in the Euro Youth Women’s class comprising W18/20 age groups, and Glen Richardson took third place in the M35 Vets class missing top spot by only 36 seconds. Glen also gained a podium place coming 3rd in the Night Sprint event at Imperial College on the Friday evening.
    Special mention should also go to Jonathan Gilbert for his 22nd position out of 177 competitors in the hugely popular M50 class, and to Sam Nicholls and Matt Jefford who finished only 15 seconds apart after covering an actual distance of about 12k in the Euro Youth Mens class, Matt taking the honours in a time of 69.07 in 14th position.

  • British Championships & NOR League News

    British Championships & NOR League News

    Glen Richardson reports……..The star of the weekend was undoubtedly Ella Gilbert. On Saturday, Ella secured 6th place on the W18E course at the individual champs. This must be the best NOR result on an elite course for many a year, and Ella still has another year in the age group. Then on Sunday, Ella teamed up with dad Jonathan and Stephen Searle to claim 5th place in the mixed relay. Again, this must be our best relay result for a long time. As if all this was not enough, Ella was confirmed as outright winner of the NOR league as a result of events at Ken Hill.

    Other notable results from the British Champs were 12th place for our W50 relay team of Kim Eden, Helen Lloyd and Fiona Coventry. Kim also followed up her JK win with 2nd place on W55S. On the long courses, Helen was an impressive 13th on W55, while the top man was Rob Frost with 21st on M45.

    Meanwhile, back in Norfolk, Mick Liston must have flown round the green course at Ken Hill. The Chairman annihilated the opposition to secure the win he needed to snatch 3rd place in the league from Ian Renfrew, and in so doing ensure that Barbara George couldn’t join Ella on the maximum 500. Rob Frost also produced a great run to win the brown and move into the top 5 in the league. All the more impressive considering he’d run a 90 minute course in the Forest of Dean the day before! Here are the final Final League results.