Wessex Hardy Relays

Sunday 22 June 2014

We have to thank Roger Crickmore and WSX for organising the Hardy Relays at Holton Lee - an ideal venue for such an event and a very enjoyable day.

Our Team of Amy Bullen, Darren Whittingham and Becky Whittingham were convincing winners of the Junior Relays.
Amy Bullen is seen here being congratulated by Roger Crickmore - organiser. (Photo credit - Kay Sayer)

Also in the Open Race our four WIM Birds ladies (Sally Calland, Wendy Bullen, Becca Ellis and Jo Pickering) were 2nd.

Unfortunately in the Vets Race I was DSQ for wrong control - otherwise we would also have been first (thanks to Lynn and Richard Brightman for not strangling me when they discovered what I had done).

Chris Branford

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NWO Relays

Sunday 29 June 2014

Sunday was the NWO Relays at West Woods and we had a team of Sally Calland, Richard Brightman and myself. 

We ended up 8th out of about 20 teams in what was an open race with no allowance for handicaps.  Unfortunately that was the only team we had entered which was rather disappointing given the closeness of the event.

Chris Branford

 

Results

 

Sarum Moonraker Relays

Saturday 5 July 2014

Venue: Collingbourne Woods. Format: Harris Relay. 26 controls were in the forest. Controls 31-36 formed the spine which had to be visited (in any order) by each team member. The remaining 20 had to be punched once by any team member.

At the Start, Liz Yeadon tried to enthuse teams by briefing us on the dire state of the brashings, brambles, mud, rutted tracks etc etc. "If you go off the paths, you're on your own." Oddly, no-one made the sensible choice and went home. True, there were some hellish bits but there was also much typically lovely runnable Wiltshire woodland. The winners were BADO who pipped Wessex Raiders by a mere 17 seconds. The WIM team - Chris & Lynn Branford and Mike Kite - finished 9th. A good day out for all!

Mike Kite

Results