Many thanks to everyone who turned out for LOG’s EMOA event in the beautiful grounds of Harlaxton Manor today and, especially, to the organising team of Ade Chapman (planner), Jeff Baker (controller) and Sean Harrington (organiser), along with the management team at Harlaxton Manor. We hope you enjoyed your run around this little gem of an area!
Results and Routegadget are now up on the respective pages here and here
The second Fight the Night event, planned by LOG stalwart, Kev Rice, saw 34 runners take to the damp streets of Saxilby and, given the small nature of the area, there were lots of big scores on the night. An impressive 6 orienteers managed to grab all 20 controls, with Paul Murgatroyd leading the pack home for the second consecutive win. Richard Crabb was only a minute and a half back in second and Marcus Lancastle took the final podium spot, being a further one minute down.
Once the age handicap system was applied, there was a complete reshuffling of the pack. Amanda Roberts leapt to the top of the standings, with a huge total of 300 points and veterans, Nick Lyons (261 pts) in second and Ade Chapman & Marcus (both 260 pts) tied in third, completed the top roster placings. The handicap results can be seen here and the series table is here. Competition for the top two spots in each group is hotting up, with just one more qualifier to go!
Next week’s third event is at Birchwood & Doddington and entries are open until midnight on Monday night. All the details and entry links are on the race page here: here
Club night continues next Wednesday for the final technical training session ahead of the FtN series, starting the week after. Meet in the main car park at Hartsholme car park at 6pm in O kit. No MapRun this week!
Our thanks to everyone who contributed to the second of our 2025 EMUL races at Newark Town today, especially Planner: Philip Johsnton-Davis; Controller: Paul Murgatroyd and Organiser: Sean Harrington, with Andy Lucas running the IT with his usual excellent efficiency. We’d like to thanks also NOC for allowing us to access the area and for sharing the costs of the updated map and to Mike Hampton and Bruce Bryant for their sterling work on this.
Congratulations to the following class winners:
Men’s Open: Nerijus Rozkovas (DVO)
Women’s Open: Megan Harrison (EPOC)
Men’s Veteran: Wayne Byrne (RAFO)
Women’s Veteran: Tanya Taylor (LOG)
Men’s Superveteran: Matt White (LEI)
Women’s Superveteran: Amanda Roberts (LOG)
Men’s Ultraveteran: Paul Morris (NOC)
Women’s Ultraveteran: Val Johnson (DVO)
Men’s Hyperveteran: Doug Dickinson (DVO)
Women’s Hyperveteran: Hilary Palmer (NOC)
Men’s Junior: Michael May (LOG)
Women’s Junior: Eliana Dickinson (IND)
Final results can be viewed here, with Routegadget, to upload your routes and analyse your runs, accessed here.
Lincoln held their annual city race in conjunction with the prestigious City Race Euro Tour (CRET) this weekend, with nearly 400 runners taking to the sights of the historic city centre in blazing hot conditions. Our thanks go to the organising team of: Sean Harrington & Amanda Roberts (organisers); Paul Murgatroyd & Craig Lucas (planners); Jeff Baker (controller), and the IT duo, Andy Lucas and Ade Chapman. A sterling effort from all involved, including the many LOG club volunteers who helped out across the weekend.
Results from the event can be seen here. Our congratulations go to the winners of the following classes:
Men’s Elite: Richard Robinson (NOC)
Women’s Elite: Freya Tryner (SYO)
Men’s Veteran: Rhys Manning (SWOC)
Women’s Veteran: Tanya Taylor (LOG)
Men’s Superveteran: Quentin Harding (CLARO)
Women’s Superveteran: Eileen Maxwell (RR)
Men’s Ultraveteran: John Embrey (SROC)
Women’s Ultraveteran: Lindsey Knox (RR)
Men’s Hyperveteran: Keith Willdig (OD)
Women’s Hyperveteran: Hilary Palmer (NOC)
Men’s Youth: Joshua Owen (SOS)
Women’s Youth: Sarah Darley (SN)
Men’s Junior: Jamie Osborne (LOC)
Women’s Junior: Imogen Satherley (DVO)
Men’s Young Junior: Michael May (LOG)
Women’s Young Junior: Grace Robinson (NOC)
Routegadget to plot and compare you routes is available here.
Following the sixth and final LUL in sunny Gainsborough, the points from the evening can be seen here and the final league table is available for viewing here
In the individual series, three of the trophies had been decided before the final race. The Short saw Mary Vickers retain her title from last year, the Medium Male trophy was won by Brian Ward and the Long Male trophy was claimed by Paul Murgatroyd. On the night, therefore, all the attention was on the Medium and Long Female trophies, with a number of contenders all battling it out for the top honours. Once the dust had settled, it was Hannah Mather who ran out as clear winner on the Women’s Medium, but the Long was a much closer affair, with only 4 points separating the top 4 women, and it was Amanda Roberts who ended up taking the glory by a single point from Helen Parkinson.
In the inter-club series, LOG’s dominance across the races saw them win their 5th event and take the victory over neighbours HALO by the significant margin of 140 points overall. Our thanks to all the event planners, Brian Hostad for compiling the league tables each week, and to Andy Lucas and Pete Shew for all their technical wizardry.
Lincoln Orienteering Group (LOG), is a small, friendly club based in the eastern part of the EMOA (East Midlands Orienteering Association) region and affiliated nationally to British Orienteering. LOG host a range of local orienteering events around the central and southern parts of Lincolnshire and hold weekly training sessions for everyone, from beginners through to experienced orienteers. You can join LOG here.
