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West Midlands Relays results

West Midlands Relays results

Harlequins Orienteering hosted the 2024 West Midlands relays on a sunny day in Baggeridge. The results by relay class are here, and a pdf file of the results by course is here. Scroll down for a gallery of images collated from the clubs’ social media, and some backgound on the mapping of Baggeridge.

Many thanks to all the volunteers, particularly Adrian and Kerstin for planning and organising, and congratulations to the winning teams:

ClassClubRunners
A – Mini
B – Junior women WREHarriet Allinson, Grace Allinson, Annie Lewis
C – Intermediate Women
D – OpenWomen ODJuliette Soulard, Harriet Lawson, Anne Straube
E – Senior Women POTOCEden Pigott, Ianka Evans, Elizabeth Bales
F – Veteran Women WRESarah Bayliss, Marian White, Diane Jacks
G – Super Veteran Women
H – Junior Men
I – Intermediate Men ODAdam Landels, Rupert Powell, Max Straube-Roth
J – Open Men HOCKin Wai Lee, Steve Blackmore, Dave Aldridge
K – Senior Men ODAlistair Powell, Alistair Landels, Tom Jeffries
L – Veteran Men HOCSimon Thompson, David Williams, Ian Chafer
M – Super Veteran Men WREAndy Clough, Rod Postlethwaite, Andy White
N – Mixed Ad Hoc HOCBarry McGowan, Karen Thompson, Ka Man Leung

From Rod Postlethwaite’s archives:

Did you know that WRE were the first club to map Baggeridge Country Park way back in 1985? Back in those days there was no computer mapping and training maps were drawn with pen and ink and photocopied in black and white.

The map was surveyed by the late Ken Posnett (Wrekin’s one time Chairman) and drawn by Dave Gittus and was used for a couple of Tuesday evening training events before HOC mapped it in colour.

Running on the map was quite tricky!

Acting Chair: Important update

Acting Chair: Important update

Richard Lewis (Wrekin) has agreed to be co-opted on to the WMOA committee as Vice Chair, and this has been approved by the existing committee members.

Richard will also be taking on the role of Chair until someone else steps forward. He is happy to mentor someone to take up this position, so if you are able to volunteer then you can be confident that there is plenty of support available.

2024 Laurie Bradley Score

2024 Laurie Bradley Score

Congratulations to Octavian Droobers on their victory in Monday’s event at Pooley Fields. Summary individual results are available on here.

In the club competition, the 2023 top two positions were reversed again this year with Wrekin runners up:

  • 5240   OD
  • 4970   WRE
  • 4900   HOC
  • 3610   WCH
  •  690   POTOC

Wrekin Orienteers do the double!

Wrekin Orienteers do the double!

Not content with winning the Laurie Bradley Score at the start of the year, Wrekin have now won the West Midlands League by over 200 points from Harlequins and Octavian Droobers. Despite being a much smaller club than their rivals, a great turnout on Saturday secured the vistory.

Is this the first time that they have won the league?

Can they repeat this feat in 2024?

ClubPoints
WRE5750
HOC5511
OD5411
WCH4535
POTOC4032

Here are details of the club counters and individual scores.

Sutton Park, 10th December

Sutton Park, 10th December

Octavian Droobers are hosting the final West Midlands League event for 2023 in Sutton Park on Sunday 10th December. Full details can be found here.

For discounted Pre-entry, and to guarantee a map for the course of your choice, pre-enter by midnight on Sunday 3rd December; here is a link to Fabian4.

A reminder of which course to enter to gain the maximum West Midlands League points for your age can be found on the WM League Rules page.

West Midlands League update

West Midlands League update

It’s a nailbiting finish to this year’s league. Octavian Droobers are back in third place, less than 100 points behind Harlequins and with home advantage for the final event on 10th December in Sutton Park. However Wrekin are still out in front. Can they hold on for an historic win – the first this century? Ever?

Standings in the 2023 West Midlands League before the final event:

ClubPoints
WRE2595
HOC2564
OD
2341
WCH1309
POTOC518