240 orienteers travelled from as far away as Cornwall and Ayr to take part in the Sarum Saunter in Grovely Wood. Although the woodland looks to be open the thick undergrowth makes some parts of the wood very difficult to run through at speed making route choice important. Mark White wrestled with the terrain and…
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In glorious spring sunshine over 550 orienteers from as far away as Cornwall and Surrey competed at Hollands Wood near Brockenhurst in the regional qualifying heat of the National Compass Sport Cup and Trophy competitions. The open deciduous forest offered fast, if not technical, running. The lack of highly technical ground was offset to some…
Sarum Orienteers annual dinner was held again at the Hamptworth Golf and Country Club. Nearly 40 members enjoyed good food and conversation in one of those rare occasions when we manage to get together without all the hassles of helping to run an event. This all would never take place without the hard work of…
The 2015/16 Wessex Night League has just ended with Sarum’s own Charlotte Thornton glowing in the darkness to win the Women’s Handicap class. This is Charlotte’s third win on four years confirming her consistency in this challenging format. For the first time there was a prize for the competitor who completed the most races. This…
Harris Attracts Military and Civilian Hordes to Sidbury! Glorious winter sunshine brought many military and civilian orienteers to Sidbury Hill, Tidworth to run in the Military League South (MLS) Team Harris Orienteering Championships Tidworth on Wed. 24th Feb. The event was organised by Cpt. Jason Patt and a small team from 19 Regiment RA, with…
NO BUTTS ABOUT IT Over 220 orienteers competed in Wimborne Orienteers’ Winter Warmer event at Turf Hill and Millersford near Redlynch in the New Forest. The area is largely open and runable, despite the marshes and plentiful surface water, not to mention the gorse and bracken and Tom Butt had a fine run (43min 38…
ORIENTEERS GET WET FEET Waterlogged marshes, streams in flood, surface water and thick heather all presented tough physical challenges at the Wessex Orienteers’ Galoppen event at Bisterne Close, near Burley in the New Forest. The area was well past saturation and it’s undoubtedly true that no one got round a course without having wet feet;…
A mock village at Copehill Down on Salisbury Plain used for military training was the challenging centrepiece of Sarum Orienteers’ New Year’s Day orienteering event. The novel location attracted 233 runners who fought against cold winds, rain, mud and the clock in a score format race in which they had one hour to visit as…
Students at the new Salisbury University Technical College are being given the opportunity to learn sporting skills and, at the request of the UTC, Sarum has recently been helping by putting on O-training sessions based at the Hub Club sports field on Wilton Road. Liz and Charlotte, supported by Alan, have shown groups of up…
When the nights draw in some orienteers get out their head torches and continue navigating through the forests. Sarum has several members who are afflicted with this habit and who welcome the changing of the clocks that means they can soon be heading out to participate in the dark side of our sport. In all…