Type of event: Training, Juniors
Paul Chavasse planned excellent courses at Willett Hill on Saturday, he had a lot of map corrections to do before even starting to work on the four courses. Many thanks to Sue Toomer for the many hours she spent controlling Willett Hill.
As expected we were rather short of juniors as Willett Hill is a little further out than usual. The Fox is becoming the Blue Ribbon Event for JOGgers and Paul devised a great corridor map for Fox which provided a good challenge to all takers, although Finley managed it in 32 mins 30secs.
Our Junior Orienteering Group (JOG) runs during term times holding low-key weekly events aimed at juniors, families, and all those looking to improve or train. Newcomers are always welcome.
Non-members are very welcome. If you like it and want to join, read about joining QO here.
Series organisers: Judy & Roger Craddock 01823 323850 jandr.craddock@gmail.com
Parking is on the forest track on the way to the registration area.
We cater from beginners through to a good club standard. We call the courses Hare, Squirrel, Badger, and Fox and these offer a clear progression in the difficulty level. The Fox course usually incorporates adult training exercises.
Hare to Badger usually uses PIN punching, and sometimes also the option of QR code punching using your smartphone. The latter has the training benefit of the GPS tracks automatically being added to Routegadget for post-run analysis. Fox is sometimes PIN/QR punching and sometimes GPS punching. The latter is also automatically uploaded to Routegadget.
Please consider buying a pack of pre-entry credits in advance. This costs you the same but saves the club a lot in credit card fees.
Starts at 1.30pm with controls being collected in from 3.30pm (No starts after 3pm)
Dogs allowed
Planner: Paul Chavasse
Controller: Sue Toomer
Safety and Risk: A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. All participants must report to download whether they finish their course or not.
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Planner Paul talks a junior through his course
Credit:
Judy Craddock
David and Hazel discuss their routes
Credit:
Judy Craddock
Dylan 1st on the Squirrel, Dad and Finley 1st on the Fox!
Credit:
Judy Craddock
Phoenix enjoyed his Squirrel course.
Credit:
Judy Craddock
Indie enjoyed the Hare
Credit:
Judy Craddock
Bea racing around the Hare
Credit:
Judy Craddock
Finley in action
Credit:
Judy Craddock
Finley follows Dylan around his first Badger course.
Credit:
Judy Craddock
Indie and Phoenix at the Tower
Credit:
Judy Craddock