Compass Sport Cup
Club away day
The novelty of hiring a luxury coach that doubled up as a changing room, warm up area and entertainment lounge was amongst the highlights of this fun club away day. Many folks ran in a different course class than usual but the results were still good.
Inter-club competition
Captain's call
Because of our new and rather unrealistic status as a "big" club, our captain Chris Hasler has an extra challenge this year making up a full team to take part in the heat near Gloucester on Sunday 15 March. Please email Chris ASAP if you'd like to take part.
Introduction
Throughout the year, there are events where you can compete as part of teams representing the club.
Yvette Baker Trophy (YBT)
National junior competition
If our juniors can emulate their 2019 feat of qualifying for the final, we should have much less trouble getting there this time- it's 90 minutes away for most, at Westonbirt Arboretum. And the qualifier is on QO turf!
To get an idea of what the Trophy is about, read on....
Compass Sport Cup & Trophy
Index
These are the two national inter-club competitions, held annually. Up against strong competition, QO always aim to raise as big a team as possible for the qualifying round, held every spring somewhere in the SW.
Further information (compiled by Compass Sport Cup/Trophy co-ordinator)
South West Relay series
Index
Featuring:
A history of the series from a club perspective
Reports and league tables for seasons gone by
Relay formats explained
There are a variety or relay formats used in the summer South West relays series and further afield. Some are variations on a theme- the most common ones are described below. Summary by Berkshire OC
SW Summer Relays 2020
There are usually six or seven relays held throughout the South West typically in small woods, country parks and urban areas.
All relays are on Sundays and some even have a BBQ or social afterwards.
Wessex Relays
A close finish
In a tragic plot twist befitting of a Thomas Hardy novel and to the backdrop of that writer's beloved Wessex terrain, our enjoyable and successful series ended in misfortune and anti-climax at the Hardy Relays.
SW Summer Relays 2019
So close!
It went down to the final relay but Wessex pipped us in the end on their own patch. Apart from that, it was a great series with three relays wins for us at Devon, Sarum and our own events.