• Lincoln City Race

Over 200 runners from around the country experienced the delights of the city on Sunday 5th September, with planner, Liam Harrington, making full use of the new map extension provided by Steve Bones, to challenge the orienteers to a full-on urban experience. The regular delights of the Bishop's Palace, Cathedral and Bailgate areas were complimented by the newly mapped sections including the Arboretum, Lincoln College and Stamp End. Class winners on the day were NOC's Richard Robinson (Men's open); SYO's Bill Edwards (Men's Vet 40+) and Jenny Johnson (Women's Open); TVOC's Alun Jones (Men's Vet 55+) and Carol Edwards (Women's Vet 40+); OD's Sheila Carey (Women's Vet 55+) and BOK's Adam Potter (Junior M/W 16-).

Results, controller's comments and link to Routegadget are here.

• Club Training

The next training session on Thursday 9th September will be taking place at Hartsholme Park, meeting in the car park at 6:30pm. The focus will be on technique work around compass and pacing use. Full leg cover and a compass are recommended! Only £1 for the session and non-members are very welcome.

What carnage! The first ever chasing sprint witnessed untold numbers being foxed and confused by the combination of the devilish maze and the fast paced challenges of the university campus, with 9 disqualifications alone in the prologue. The chase saw local boy, Liam Harrington, take top honours on the night, with Liz Phillips (OD) the fastest female, Craig Thomson (FVO) the quickest junior and Neil Harvatt (HALO) the winning veteran. Results and link to Routegadget are here.

The new annual club competition between HALO and LOG saw the home side defeated by default, as LOG could only put together 9 of the necessary counters from the required classes. There's always next year.....