A belated roundup of BOK activity over the last few weekends. Several members travelled to the Wimborne Winter Warmer Regional event at Ibsley on 18th Feb. Notable results included double 1st places on M21L and W21L for Clive and Jackie Hallett and 1st places also for Matt Lyle (JM5L), Katy Dyer (W55L) and Anne Donnell (W75L). Jo Foster finished 2nd on W50L and John Parker was 2nd on M70L. Full results here.
A few members made the journey to Surrey for the National Event at Whitedowns on 25th Feb. Clive and Jackie again won their classes, but this time M40L and W50L. Ifor Powell was 3rd on M35L. Full results here. Closer to home, DEVON's Long-O at Woodbury was unfortunately cancelled due to insufficient entries, but John Higgins was able to enjoy the Short course. Even closer, Chris Kelsey was BOK's representative in the Quantocks fell race, organised by Tom Gibbs. On Saturday 24th, there was the usual good turnout from BOK at the Western Night League event at Minchinhampton Common near Stroud. Results here.
The wet and windy weather on 4th March did not put everyone off, with a few stalwarts even doing the SOC Long-O (though not the longest course). David Hunt finished 6th on the 15.4K Dark Brown, with Dave Palmer 10th and only 10 minutes slower. Chris Johnson finished not much later in 16th place. The Kelsey family chose something a bit shorter and more local with the Butleigh multi-terrain race. Runners at the Western Night League event at Ashdown Park near Swindon on the Saturday evening will hopefully have enjoyed much better conditions, finishing a few hours before the spectacular lunar eclipse.
