Club News by Karin Kirk news@octavian-droobers.org
BRITISH SPRINT AND MIDDLE DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND
Nearly 50 Octavian Droobers club members travelled up to York to compete in the British Sprint and Middle Distance Championships. The Sprint event was held at York University and the morning heats and afternoon finals were run around the campus in quite gloomy and misty conditions. Whereas on Sunday the Middle Distance event was staged at Strensall Common, a technical area on open heathland, quite boggy in places, in glorious sunshine.
Congratulations go to several club members who achieved some great results, in particular to Harrison McCartney, Julie Emmerson and Sheila Carey who completed the double after winning both Championships.
Harrison McCartney, took first place in the Sprint M14 Final completing the 1.9k course in 12.55mins and the Middle Distance event in 17.40mins, nearly 3mins ahead of nearest rival. Julie Emmerson W16 was 1st in the sprint final 2.3k course in 15.46mins and in the Middle Distance 4.1k course winning in 28.20mins. Sheila Carey W65 won the Sprint Championship 1.5k course in 13.01mins and the Middle Distance 3.5k course in 31.00mins.
Club Members produced some fine runs in the Sprint Finals and on the podium were: Hilary Simpson W70 2nd on the 1.5k course in 18.08mins, Mike Hampton M65 3rd on the 1.7k course in 12.59mins and Anne Straube W35 3rd on 2.3k course in 18.10mins. Jane Halliday W50 was 5th as was Trevor Simpson M70. In the B Finals Sue Bicknell W65 was 1st Aimee Morse W16 and Heather Rogers W14 3rd and Karin Kirk W65 4th.
Anne Straube W35 had a fine run in the Middle Distance Championship coming 2nd on her 5.2k course in 42.47mins, Matt Elkington M18 came in 3rd on his 6.5k course in 37.51mins. Hilary Simpson W70 was 3rd on the 2.7k course in 33.34mins, Trevor Simpson M70 4th in 46.22mins on the 4.1k course and Sophie Kirk W20 5th in 38.46mins on the 5.5k course. Other club members achieving championships times in the middle distance event were: Hamish Rogers M16, William Gardner M20, Mike Hampton M65, Jo Halliday W21 and Riina Kuuselo W21.
27th March 2012
EVENTFUL WEEKEND
Octavian Droobers club members organised two events, one on Saturday at Brueton Park, Solihull and the other at Coombe Country Park, near Coventry, on Sunday.
Lin Page and Steph Ellis-Gray organised three courses at Brueton Park and the event attracted many schoolchildren from around the area. On the short Yellow course Bourneville School sixteen year old pupils took the first 3 places: Kyle McIntosh 13.52mins, Connor Lockwood 13.53mins and Jared Lowe 15.26mins. Andy Cherry M40 came in first on the Orange course in 24.39 mins, John Bowman M70 was the next club member in 30.18mins and John Wright M70 3rd club member in 34.19mins. On the longer Green course Calum Barnetson M20 was 1st in 33.19mins, ahead of Mike Hampton M65 35.40 and Alan Halliday M55 in 38.02mins.
The West Midlands League event staged at Coombe Country Park by John Middler, was well attended by runners from around the midlands. Winner of the White 1.7k course was Olivia Bailey W8 in 15.14mins; Kieran Sampson Leicester Orienteering Club was 2nd in 19.37mins and Adam Kermode M14 3rd in 20.10mins. On the Yellow 2.3k course Holly Craig W10 from Walton Chasers won in 18.05mins, John Cherry M12 2nd in 18.48mins and Ben Hardy M10 Leicester 19.53mins, and 7 year old Luke Cherry ran his first ever solo race and came 4th in 20.57mins – not far behind his brother!
Luke Lambert M12 was 1st on the Orange 2.6k course in 19.09mins; Liz Cherry W40 was 2nd in 19.49mins and Kim M70 3rd in 22.36mins. On the Light Green 3.5k course Jason Sampson M40 from Leicester won in 30.54mins, Andrew Till was 2nd in 31.29mins and Heather Craig W14 from Walton Chasers 3rd in 31.54mins. Andy Cherry M40 won the Short Green 3.2k course in 26.50mins ahead of Colin Spears M75 Harlequins 28.30mins and Hazel Waters W60 Walton Chasers 29.01mins.
Hamish Rogers M16 won the Green 4.6k course in 27.14mins, Andrew Sadler M21 Sheffield University was 2nd in 30.03mins and Mike Hampton M65 3rd in 32.42mins. On the long Blue 7.3k course Matthew Elkington M18 came 1st in 39.11mins ahead of John Embrey M50 Harlequins in 40.37mins and Tom Jeffries M40 in 41.42mins.
20th March 2012