Author Archives: ddixon

5 out tonight on a damp evening – we missed the worst of the rain though.  Two on long set a new course record, and one on a mix-and-match course.  Both runners on short retired early – must have overdone … Continue reading →

Very autumnal now, and very dark too!  Another dry run though. Two out on the long course, setting a record time.  One on short and one on a hybrid.

Another mild & fine autumn evening – getting dark earlier though! 2 out on long, 1 on short and 1 on a hybrid route.

A lovely autumnal evening – definitely getting darker quickly now.  1 on short, 3 on long and 1 doing a hybrid version.  Short time is estimated. Unusually, we had a cheerleader half way round tonight!

The start of a new season!  Five out this evening – 4 on the long course and 1 on short – sticking to the old courses one last time to see how much fitter / less fit we’ve become over … Continue reading →

A lovely evening tonight, enticing 6 runners out including a first-timer – welcome!  Four completed the long course, with two taking the Hedley short-cut.

Three out this evening – perfect running conditions.  Two made the full long loop, in 42:43 – about 9 mins/mile.  Disappointingly, Humphries was too busy for a post-run drink – we were too impatient to queue!

The clocks have gone forward, it’s still light at 7.30pm (just!) so time for a new route!  Hedley has come up with a more-or-less completely off-tarmac circuit (green route on map) and five turned up to give it a go … Continue reading →

Chaos at Campus West tonight – something big must have finished as there were huge queues at the ticket machines.  Nobody wanted a run though so it was just me on the short course on a very mild evening.

I thought orienteers were supposed to be hardy souls?  Just one out running tonight – cool and a bit damp but not too bad.  Stomach full of pancakes so just the short course tonight…  25:24 mins.