The local orienteering club HALO (Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers) held it’s annual championships on Saturday October 15th on Beverley Westwood amidst glorious sunshine. The event is a handicap and allowances are made for age and gender. Skidby’s Helena Crutchley, after a string of top three performances in recent years, finally secured top spot to become the 2011 HALO Champion. Beverley Junior, Zac Field who was the fastest runner on the…
The heat on Sunday didn’t stop runners posting some very fast times through the streets and alleyways of Beverley. Over 100 competitors took part, with experienced Orienteers travelling from as far afield as Coventry, Middlesborough and Manchester, for this the second running of the Beverley Urban Orienteering Race. The event which was organised by Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers (HALO), started and finished in the Market Square and also attracted interest…
The second round of Orienteering’s East Yorkshire Short Race Series took place on Saturday (21st May). Organised by Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers (HALO), the event consisted of two races of 3km with a handicapped start calculated for the second race. Local knowledge seemed to have been a big advantage in the event on Beverley Westwood. The technically demanding Newbegin Pits area of the Beverley Westwood caught many a runner unawares…
Only seconds separated the leaders in the first race in this year’s East Yorkshire Short Race Orienteering Series. In what could be the closest competition yet for the series, the top two in the Men’s race were separated by 28 seconds and in the Women’s by 37 seconds. This, after two 3km Orienteering courses. The Londesborough Park Estate, in glorious sunshine, hosted the first round of Orienteering’s East Yorkshire Short…
