WAOC Juniors at the Peter Palmer Relays
Congratulations to our team of seven WAOC Juniors who travelled to the northern Lake District last weekend to participate in the prestigious Peter Palmer Relays.
WAOC were placed 10th out of 14 teams, finishing as the best team from outside Scotland, Yorkshire or the Lakes.
The Relays were organised by West Cumberland Orienteering Club (WCOC) on a new map combining their areas near Kirkland (Cockermouth). WAOC participated in the full 6-leg Trophy competition. Having camped out in tents overnight in stunning shadow of Knock Murton, the first runners woke before 4.00am, with the relays setting off in complete darkness. The terrain was brutal, with lots of climb and tricky courses, but thankfully mild weather. There was huge enjoyment from the challenge for each member of the team. It was “the most fun orienteering, ever,” according to one WAOC Junior! A great innovation this year was the use of GPS vests so that all runners on each leg could be live tracked on screens in the arena, and by anxious parents, back at home (if awake!).
Full results available here http://www.wcoc.co.uk/pages/re...
Many thanks to WCOC for hosting a fantastic event, and thank you to those WAOC parents who travelled as team coaches and helpers.
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