JK relays
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Has our recent Compass Sport Cup heat whetted your appetite for the "big time"?
The JK relays are another prestigious event and take place on Easter Monday (22 April). As the venue is in Hampshire and only about two hours away, a day trip is possible.
Yvette Baker Trophy (YBT)
National junior competition
Please keep Sunday 7 April free in your diaries! All juniors are invited to run for the club in a great area for orienteering, Savernake Forest in Wiltshire.
To get an idea of what it's about, read on....
Introduction
Throughout the year, there are events where you can compete as part of teams representing the club.
Compass Sport Trophy
Final, West Midlands
Backed by our brilliant support team, 18 members ran for the club at the national final of this inter-club tournament on Sunday. Up against some very stiff competition, we still managed to beat a couple of clubs.
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
Compass Sport Trophy
Index
This is the national inter-club competition for small clubs, 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
South West summer relays
2018 review
QO finished 3rd in the series behind Wessex OC and Sarum OC. There were seven relays held throughout the South West on anything from landscaped school grounds to open moors...
Wessex Relays
Runners-up
Well done to Steve Robertson, Graham Hartley and Roger Craddock for not only making the long journey to Poole to represent us in Wessex OC's Hardy Relays, but also for finishing runners up!
Adams Avery relays
Greens win ad hoc relay
Bristol OK provided our three teams with a real mix of terrain on Sunday with woods, open areas and urban aspects to their annual relay. The Green family won their race and our team in the main competition were 4th, beating several Bristol teams.