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Tuesday Training
Tonights frozen pea souper put the dedicated into action again. Short Hills was the session- Coming to tuesdays is part of becoming a regular runner, and the social afterwards is a great time for a catch up and review of races at the weekend. come down as winter miles mean summer smiles
Posted on Tue, 24th January 2017 by Jason FalconerDouble B
Today I drove all the way to the Forest of Dean for the NGOC Galoppen. The test yesterday on Avon Heath was successful, meaning that I was testing out how my toe that was half destroyed on the last day of last year would hold up wearing a proper Orienteering shoe and running through terrain. […]
Posted on Sun, 22nd January 2017 by Peter SubaAs the winter rolls in
With warnings of severe weather all day, sleet and snow expected, not many people made it to Romsey. Myself have been driving back from work in London and this was almost on the route, so I have planned my commute to attend. After really difficult driving conditions on the M3 with heavy snow actually falling, […]
2017 GCSE P.E Assessments- Orienteering.
A great pleasure to be surprised by colleagues at Winton and Glenmoor that although Orienteering has now left the Secondary Curriculum, 2015-16 students would still be allowed to choose this for part of their assessment in 16-17 academic year. As a reminder its 10% of the whole qualification, […]
Posted on Wed, 11th January 2017 by Jason FalconerSN Trophy 2016
Hard to believe after last night’s Night Event in the rain, but today there was glorious sunshine and relatively mild temperatures for a December. Perfect day for an Orienteering race then. A new map for me and having looked at Routegadget beforehand, I decided that the key to today’s race will be to simplify the […]
Posted on Sun, 11th December 2016 by Peter Suba