After Scotland hosted the biannual Scottish 6 Days last year it was back to the Lake District for the Lakes 5 Day in 2026. Taking place over August 2nd-7th, ten members of Sarum made the trip north and no doubt welcomed the cooler temperatures!
The event days were spread across a variety of terrains, although every day was on the top of a great tall hill, with long climbs on rocky tracks to the starts. Once you got there the orienteering was fabulous, as was the scenery.
Congratulations to Jilly Tovey for making the podium in W35L with an excellent 3rd place. Well done also to Robert Elston for a 4th place in the M21S, just missing out on a podium place. Des Dickinson and Kerry Corkery faced some strong competition in their classes but both achieved excellent 5th places.
A great result of the event was for Freda who managed to effectively finish 3 of her courses. There were only 2 entrants in the W85 but kudos to both of them for taking on these physically challenging courses and a well-deserved podium place for both W85 ladies.
