A small band of 6 club members travelled to Divis Mountain, overlooking Belfast, on a fairly cold and windy day. The event chosen for the club championships was the third of LVO’s Autumn Trophy series. Thankfully the rain and sleet stayed away during the event and although the terrain consisted of many marches, in places, the runnability was good. The area is not particularly difficult but any small errors in navigation can be costly.
First there was the wind – then came the rain! Calum certainly left his mark on this year’s classic distance Orienteering Championships making Pomeroy dark, challenging, wet and slippy. In the words of the organiser if Pomeroy was a mint it would have been EXTRA STRONG“! Many thanks to all who travelled and took part, especially those who travelled from down south and from Scotland – good to see former North-Westie Peter O’Hara contending in the very competitive M45 class.
Thanks to Anthony and Steven for courses which squeezed a lot of challenge into a small area, the club volunteers who kept everything on track and to Ursula and the junior kitchen for shelter and sustenance on a difficult day.
Any queries email Charlie@niorienteering.org.uk
Provisional results up below. Email me if you have any issues with these.
