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Co-Chairmans Chat September 25th
Caddihoe Chase Weeekend just raced by in a flurry of true English weather- we have some results to celebrate from the hardy members that made it to this weekend of events. All of our competitors were especially challenged by the Sidbury Hill course an ancient Iron age hill fort that keeps on going upwards as […]
Posted on Mon, 24th September 2018 by Jason FalconerCo-Chairmans Chat September 18th
Co-Chairmans chats from Jason now dear readers- as we go forward with a joint chairmanship Julie has asked me to write these weekly updates of all the good Wessex club activities that go on which is always to be weekend news- upcoming events and activities and of course- Tuesday Training! Its that time of year […]
Posted on Tue, 18th September 2018 by Jason FalconerBOC Balmoral
This year the British Orienteering Long Distance Championships were held on the Queen’s private estate at Balmoral. Not a dash around her ornamented gardens of course, but let loose on her private hills and woodlands of Royal Deeside – a terrain many will be familiar with from the Scottish 6 days. Sadly I didn’t attend […]
Posted on Tue, 12th June 2018 by Jolyon MedlockScottish Spring
As a precursor to the BOC at Balmoral in May, I thought I would treat Lyra to a belated 11th birthday present, by attending the Scottish Spring weekend around Stirling. I also thought it would help with fitness for me ahead of the JK, which given a month of snowed off events now seems justified. […]
Posted on Tue, 10th April 2018 by Jolyon MedlockSunset and Beyond Relay – Race Report
This event was a new format created to celebrate SOC’s 50th birthday. Based on the harvester relay in reverse, teams of six ran sequentially with the first couple of legs in the light and the later legs getting progressively darker as the dusk faded to night. Teams had a maximum allowed handicap and had to […]
Posted on Mon, 26th March 2018 by James Crickmore