Archive for June, 2004

Event: Great Hampden & Whiteleaf, Chiltern Hills

Monday, June 7th, 2004

After missing the Wendover event two weeks ago I was determined to make this, last Sunday, only a few miles from the former. Great Hampden has a reputation for being “green” (ie. lots of undergrowth) and with the event taking place in June, I was expecting something physical. The longer courses took the runners through [...]

Event: Weald Park, Brentwood

Monday, June 7th, 2004

Having turned up here on a Sunday back in January, only to (later) realise that the event had been the previous day, I was determined to get back ot this promising looking country park for its next orienteering event. So last Wednesday I disappeared early from work to compete here in a local event.
Weald [...]

Event: JK 2004, Graythwaite, The Lake District

Monday, June 7th, 2004

Lake District maps are always full of technical and physical goodness, and Graythwaite - the area for the JK International event this Easter, was no exception. However the course planning for M21S was uninspired (especially on the first day, where we effectively visited all parts of the map except the really interesting section in the [...]