ORIENTEERING: News from the Droobers
Several top runners score maximum points in West Midlands League
Several orienteers from Coventry and Warwickshire club, Octavian Droobers, scored maximum points in the West Midlands league. The club were in third place before the event at Brereton Spurs on Cannock Chase, organised by Walton Chasers Orienteering Club, and these good results should help the club move up the league. The area was mainly wooded, has extensive path networks and plenty of spurs and contour detail.
Maximum point scorers and coming first on the Brown 8.95k 293m climb course were Chris McCartney M40 in 71.05mins, and Jessica Halliday W21 in 73.16mins. On the Blue 6.57k course Bob Brandon M60 completed in a fast time of 62.38mins and Lesley Ross in W40 69.14mins. Daniel Kotecky M16 51.37mins, Roy Lindsell M65 46.42mins, Rachel Emmerson W14 49.07mins and Sheila Carey W60 55.08mins all came first on the Green 4.46k 185m climb Green course. Three runners came in first on the Light Green 3.47k course Roger Hailey M70 in 44.56mins, Frank Smith M80 95.19mins and Hilary Simpson W70 60.31mins.
On Saturday Daniel Halliday M21 came in second place on the long Chasing Sprint course held around University of Birmingham campus in 35.06 mins having completed the first round in 14.39mins and 20.27mins respectively. Will Critchley M21 3rd in 37.13mins, Chris McCartney M40 7th in 41.23mins and Matt Elkington M16 11th in 41.43mins. Sheila Carey W60 was 4th on the medium course in 43.48mins.
NEXT EVENT
Octavian Droobers welcome runners and walkers to Oversley Wood on Saturday 27 February 10.30am – 12noon. Come along and try out this adventure sport with a difference. Maps and electronic timing units are supplied, bring a compass if you have one. Families and individuals of all ages 5 – 85 years are welcome to try out short easy and harder longer courses. Ring 01926 632189 or see website www.octavian-droobers.org.
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Friday 10 February 2012
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