The WAGAL Scoreboard has now been updated with the points from Ampthill Park on 13th September. This was the 4th of the five WAGAL events of this year. The final WAGAL event of 2026 is the East Anglian Championships which WAOC is hosting at Santon Downham on 1st November.
The final event of the East Anglian Urban League for 2026 was at Milton Keynes in August. Now that all the league events have taken place, the scores have been calculated and can be viewed on the EAOA website.
Congratulations to the following who topped the league in their age class :
- Hana Powell (WYJ)
- Camilla Darwin (WSV)
- Erik Biernacki-Jablonski (MJ)
- Maciej Jablonski (MV)
- Chris Rampton (MSV)
Runners up include Matt Eaton (2nd in the MV class), Dil Wetherill (2nd in MSV), and Peter Duthie (2nd MUV). Hebe Darwin and Arran Pritchard also had highest points in their class, but did not attend the minimum number of league fixtures to qualify as class winners.
This July, Alys was selected to take part in the Lagganlia training camp, held annually and based near Aviemore in Scotland.
You can read her report of her experience at Lagganlia on the EAOA Junior Squad web page, here.
Our junior team travelled to South Wales on July 4th to defend the Yvette Baker Tropy for the club. We were placed 4th due to great results and perseverance by all of the team members. Congratulations all!
22 WAOC members travelled to Bristol to compete at the British Sprint Championships on 28th June.
There were some notable successes with four podium places.
Erik (M16) and Hebe (W20) both stood on the top step by winning their age classes and getting Gold. There were Bronze medals for Esther (W12) and Sue (W70).
The British Sprint Relay Champs were held in Bristol on 27th June and WAOC fielded 7 teams (one with a runner from HH).
The best result was a Silver for the Young Junior (12-) team in conjunction with HH, but our older Juniors (16-) also put in a strong performance coming 6th.
Irrespective of results, the usual WAOC exuberance was in fine fettle as we battled the long grass and warm weather. No competitors could have avoided the hollering!
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Orienteering is a challenging outdoor adventure sport enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities.
Orienteering uses a specially drawn map to navigate between control points in a set order. It's enjoyed by young and old alike with courses for different abilities and is a great way to enjoy the countryside whilst testing both fitness and brains. You can run, jog or walk, you decide your own pace.
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