Orienteering

Last updated at 12:06, Thursday, 05 April 2012

THE fourth event in the 2012 Cumbrian Galoppen series attracted over 300 orienteers to the Bigland Estate in South Lakeland.

Lewis Taylor just missed the win on the premier brown course with a strong run through the rough, hilly terrain.

Michael Billinghurst was the second placed WCOC runner in 11th, having a day off from the planning for the British Championships to be held in Eskdale in early May.

Phil Winskill took fourth place on blue, three minutes ahead of wife Helen in seventh, with daughter Isabel on the white course.

Twelve-year-old Alastair Thomas had a very strong run on green coming in seventh from a field on just short of a hundred runners.

Quite a few club members travel to Perthshire in Scotland for the Jan Kjellstrom orienteering festival over the Easter weekend.

The event has attracted over 2,000 competitors and will provide top class orienteering on some of the best terrain in the country.

MORE Spring sunshine and an hours more daylight helped the 34 runners enjoy the first longer race in the series.

Back at Loweswater for a second week but over different courses, competitors raced around Mosedale visiting checkpoints on the slopes of Melbreak and Hen Combe.

Another close battle on the long course saw Ambleside’s Todd Oates register his second victory in two weeks, this time with Howard Seal of CFR in second.

Todd’s time was 52:15; Howard posted 52:21. Yet another of the talented Elbra juniors – 16 year old Sam Johnston – finished third in 52:41: a mightily impressive performance. First WCOC runner home was 19 year old Lewis Taylor, fifth in 55:22. First lady was Keswick AC’s Angela Wakefield in 73:14.

Twelve-year-old Alastair Thomas of WCOC took a well-deserved first victory on the short course in 61:25. Second – also of WCOC – was Paul Tickner in 62:24. Alastair’s dad, Roger was third in 63:19. To complete a fine family night out, Alastair’s mum Lynne was first lady in 69:03.

Bigland

Brown: 2, Lewis Taylor 66.09; 11, Michael Billinghurst 75.45; 14, Alan Irving 79.03; 15, Andrew Bradley 79.22; 24, Martin Skinner 88.01; 25, Mike Harrison 88.44; 35, Roger Thomas 96.07; 38, Susan Skinner 97.42; 39, Mark Edwards 98.09; 44, Colin Valentine 107.54

Blue: 4, Phil Winskill 53.00; 7, Helen Winskill 55.58; 10, John Slater 58.03; 14, John Taylor 62.25; 26, David Downes 67.42; 28, Kate Charles 68.41; 31, Chris Emerson 70.36; 41, Bob Barnby 74.12; 42, Ray Johnstone 74.49; 51, Lynne Thomas 80.25; 53, Margaret Mackenzie 81.11; 58, Heather Wornham 83.35; 59, Ian Lowles 84.13; 62, Angela Jackson 85.26; 66, Malcolm Ruckledge 91.03

Green: 7, Alastair Thomas 52.59; 9, Steve Telford 54.52; 12, Tony Duncan 56.36; 14, Roger Jackson 56.57; 17, Paul Eaton 58.09; 39, Dave Fenwick 67.46; 58, Jonathan Eaton 75.26; 68, Chris Whitby 79.04; 74, Anne Burbidge 83.45; 81, Jenny Jennings 97.19

Light Green: 5, Katherine Lowles 43.43; 7, Matthew Whitby 44.07; 9, Solomon White 45.15; 11, Jenny Bradley 56.23; 14, Kate Skinner 61.05; 16, Philip Jennings 64.37

Orange: 4, Joseph Goodwin 50.29; 11, Chris Telford 68.03

Yellow: 10, Carys Thomas 32.15; 17, Jonty Goodwin 48.23

White: 9, Isabel Winskill 39.10

Mosedale Mosey

Long : 1, Todd Oates 52.15; 2, Howard Seal 52.21; 3, Sam Johnston 52.41; 4, Chris Knowles 53.09; 5, Lewis Taylor 55.22; 6, Billy Edmondson 58.41; 7, Nick Ray 58.44; 8, Mike Harrison 58.57; 9, Paul Johnson 61.47; 10, Ian Cumpstey 68.40; 11, Chris Emerson 68.54; 12, Mike Hind 70.02; 13, Bobby Hagan 71.15; 14, Raymond Wren 71.23; 15, John Taylor 71.31; 16, Paul Jennings 72.02; 17, Angela Wakefield 73.14; 18, Graham Watson 74.11; 19, Angela Jackson 75.06; 20, David Downes 75.07; 21, Jim Connell 75.36; 22, Stephen Holliday 75.20; 23, Steve Breeze 77.27

Short Course: 1, Alastair Thomas 61.25; 2, Paul Tickner 62.24; 3, Roger Thomas 63.19; 4, Phillip Jennings 67.05; 5, Roger Jackson 68.04; 6, Lynne Thomas 69.03; 7, Sarah Chaudrhi 74.16; 8, Terry Lowden 78.27; 9, Colin Southall 80.09; 10, Jenny Jennings 81.20; 11, Syd Thomas 85.49.

First published at 11:08, Thursday, 05 April 2012
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