A small, but committed, Sarum contingent of 13 recently took part in the Lakes 5 Days event. Although it was as hot in Cumbria as the rest of the country it was amazing, and refreshing, to see green lawns and lush vegetation everywhere. As expected, the Lakeland Fell, provided tough going, especially for the older…
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Cam Jacobs recently completed an amazing 70k run from Salisbury to Swindon along the Great Stones Way in 8hr 41min. Many of you will remember Cam from his time as one of Juniors and his running since then has gone from strength to strength. Over the past two years Cam has benefited from being mentored…
A cooling wind made competing in this year’s Hardy Relays, organised, as ever by Wessex Orienteers, a relatively pleasant experience after the recent heatwave. This year’s race took place in Littledown and King’s Parks, Bournemouth. The race used the Harris relay format in which each runner in a team of three had to visit all…
This event was something of a first for Sarum. Courtesy of a Grant from Sport England’s Return to Sport program we have been able to purchase new SIAC (contactless) timing equipment as the first step in migrating from our ageing EMIT equipment. Thanks to Des Dickinson, we had previously run a programme of five training…
BOC Long Distance Championships For anyone at the British Long Distance Championships who had run at the Sarum Saunter the previous Sunday, Fonthill must have seemed like perfect preparation for Golden Valley and Cognor Wood. There was the same plethora of windblown trees and brashings but with added steep slopes and boggy bits. It was…
What a glorious Spring day it was. Fonthill Abbey Woods looked to be at their best with bright sunshine streaming through the trees seeming to welcome orienteers to a great day’s navigational challenge. What a glorious Spring day it was. Fonthill Abbey Woods looked to be at their best with bright sunshine streaming through…
After achieving success as winner of the SWOA Galoppen Yellow course in the previous year, Max followed this up by taking the Orange Course honours in the 2021/22 competition. The photo shows Max being presented with a commemorative medal for his 20/22 triumph by Sarum Vice-Chair, Mark White. Here we see max with his 1920/21…
Written by Ian Peirce SARUM competed at Rushall Woods, hosted by BKO. “Large clubs” compete for the Compass Sport Cup and “small clubs” compete for the Compass Sport Trophy. As a “small club” SARUM were up against BKO, SOC, NWO and BADO in these heats. Rushall Woods is a mixed woodland with a path network…
Armed with only a map, compass and headtorch, our very own Charlotte Thornton recently achieved two notable successes in major night orienteering competitions. Charlotte recently won the W75 Southern Night Orienteering Championships held at Tweseldown near Aldershot over a challenging course hosted by the British Army. Charlotte followed that with a fine Silver Medal in…
A bitterly cold, but sunny, Saturday saw another training session for the juniors (and those of a certain age) organised by Des Dickinson. Using the small but complex features making up the Moot at Downton, Des recapped the basic skills practised in previous sessions and then let everyone loose on a Score course that made…