Yet another sunny weekend - how long can this last? Good, varied and physical orienteering was enjoyed at BOK's Regional event at Gare Hill. Matt Jeffery won JM2, John Grenfell-Shaw, George Hurford and Luke Grenfell-Shaw took the top 3 places in JM3, Ben Maliphant won JM4 and David Maliphant finished 2nd in JM5M. For the girls, Jess Benjamin and Jessica Milne won JW3 and JW4 respectively, with Rosemary Hurford 3rd in JW5S. In the senior classes, Pete Maliphant was 5th on a fairly competitive M50L, Trevor Griffiths finished 2nd in M55L and Jenny Grenfell-Shaw was 3rd in W40L. The event ran very smoothly thanks to the organising team and the usual efficient squads of helpers. Full results are available elsewhere on this website.
On the Saturday, Mark Saunders and Chris Kelsey enjoyed fine conditions for the Sugar Loaf fell race, where Mark finished 1st vet 40. This is an excellent race, with a meandering route up the hill from Abergavenny followed by a delightful direct descent, mostly on grassy paths.
Looking forward to next weekend, good luck to everyone who has entered the British Championships at Pwll Du. BOK relay teams are now on the website and Clive Hallett has kindly volunteered to coordinate registrations and late team changes on the day as the Kelseys won't be there.
