Claro News 12th April 2022

Claro Results

On Sunday Claro runners split between Moor and Urban. At CLOKs race at Aislaby Moor, Vicky Bailey was 1st Woman and 8th on Brown with Kevin Francis 12th, on Green Allen Barnes was 6th and on Short Green Jackie Barnes 4th.

Meanwhile on the mean streets of Halifax in EPOC's Yorkshire Urban League event on MSV Quentin Harding was 1st and Andrew Kelly 2nd, John Lebeter was 11th MUV and Mike Cope 3rd MHV, Sharon Bowes was 6th WV and Kinda Kelly 4th WUV.

Claro Juniors

On Saturday Claro Juniors were treated to some sprint relay training, in the grounds of the newly mapped Oatlands Junior School. (Your Relay Captain will be telling you more shortly ) pictured here are the SI team and the coaches. Full results are here

Claro Travels

Poundbury UKUL Urban event 9 April 2022
Ensuring Claro is represented everywhere, Ruth took her shiny new kit ( and her High Viz shoes Ed) to furthest Dorset on Saturday to the extraordinarily, bizarre new town of Poundbury. The photos below give no impression.

There is a webcam up on Wimborne Orienteers Facebook if you have the dedication to explore it properly. Otherwise, Googling it is entertaining and Ruth can recommend getting yourself there at your first opportunity. Ruth says "If only so much thought went into all the new build around here. I’m not saying I’d like it all like Poundbury. I’d just like it all thought about as much.
Claro Result WSV 1st Ruth Ker

Meanwhile in Denmark as part of the MTBO Camp Tim Evans was 13th M55 on the Long, 12th M55 on the Crying Mile , 11th M55 on Sundays Middle, 10th M55 on the Sprint which included some brutal hill climbs, see extract below. He was 30th M50 on Mondays Ultra Long ( a 34km straight line route he cycled 53km and 16th M55 on Tuesdays Middle . Below is a picture of the Danish Download 'tent'

Coming Up

These dates are all provisional and subject to change as the lockdown easing measures become apparent. It is likely that all these events will be pre-entry only and have limited numbers , please check the links for more details.

Wed 13th Apr - PFO Local Backup Entries close 11th April
15th-18th Apr - JK South Wales Entries closed
Sat 23rd Apr - SROC National Newby Bridge Entries close 17th Apr
Sun 24th Apr - LOC Regional Loughrigg Entries close 20th Apr
Tue 26th Apr - CLARO Local Hookstone Wood Entries close 25th Apr
Wed 27th Apr - AIRE Spring Sprint Series Danefield EOD only
Sat 30th Apr - NYMBO MTBO 3hr Score Paradise Farm Entries close 28th Apr
Wed 4th May - AIRE Spring Sprint Series Ilkley EOD only
Sun 8th May -NATO Local Broomley Woods
Sun 8th May - SYO Regional Treeton.
Tue 10th May - CLARO Local Plumpton Rocks Entries close 5th May
Wed 11th May - AIRE Local Calverley Woods EOD only
Sat 14th May - PFO Regional Tockholes Wood
Sun 15th May - AIRE Regional Buck Wood Pre entry preferred
Sun 15th May - CLOK Regional Bassledon Woods Long
Wed 18th May- AIRE Local Meanwood Park EOD only
Thu 19th May - CLOK Local Kipling Hall
Sat 21st May - CLARO Local Junior Series Conyngham HallEOD only
Sat 21st May - MDOC Regional Macclesfield
Sun 22nd May- - MDOC National Ancoats

Summer Evening Series of 6 Events (Spring Flowers)

Fortnightly from April 26 through to July 5

A delightful series of summer early evening events in local woods:

1. April 26 Hookstone Woods, Harrogate. Ruth Ker

2. May 10 Plumpton Rocks, near Harrogate. Andrew Kelly

3. May 24 Harlow Hill, Harrogate. Planner needed. Ideal for novice planner. Tim Evans has volunteered to mentor a first-timer. Do volunteer!

4. June 7 Jacob Smith, Knaresborough. Kevin Francis

5. June 21 Conyngham Hall, Knaresborough Bryn Jones

6. July 5 Hell Wath, Ripon. Will Drewe

More details soon.

Entries will be in advance and through RaceSignUp

To enter just Hookstone click here.

To Enter the whole series as you keep missing entry deadlines click here.

Start times 6.00 – 6.45pm. Courses close: 7.30pm. Full SI Air will be used. Courses for all (Short and Long Beginners, Short and Long Experienced). Orienteering coaching will be run by Quentin just before each event. Keep an eye on the website here

Tour De Ned

As a few Claros also follow the cycling ( some are even having a rest day on the JK missing the Long so they can watch the Paris -Roubaix ) Linda has suggested that there could be a club social event to see Ned Boulting ( A noted cycling commentator ) at Ilkley Kings Hall on Wednesday 26th October., with possibly some food before hand. Seats are available here and if there is enough of us going we can sort out a venue for beforehand.

Items for the newsletter

We have set up an e-mail address news@claro-orienteering.org.uk for you to send items to the newsletter should you want to promote any event, provide results , or a plug for a report or article you have done for the website. I will do a quick scan for results but would be more than happy to receive them from the competitors.