Ashclyst Forest Results 4 Mar 07

I was worried before the event about car parking and the running of the start and registration, but thanks to all work by the willing helpers on the day everything ran smoothly.

I would like to thank all those of you who came to run and put up with the atrocious weather without complaint. Everyone returned safely and no one showed symptoms of hypothermia.

Nick had produced some pleasing courses within the confines of the forest.It was a pleasure to work with him.

Apologies to those of you on the brown course that were thrown by the difference between the loose control description sheet and the number of control 11 on the map and the ground. This was the result of combining the two parts of the description sheet to give the overall loose list. I hope it did not spoil the day for you.

One of the pleasures of controlling an event is that you often get to see the forest at its best, in the sunshine and when it is quiet. I have some very pleasant memories of my earlier visits and especially on Saturday in the warm sunshine!

Ashclyst in Winter normally means mud, but the Sunday of the event was exceptional ! My aim was to offer legs off the paths where possible, but the options were limited by the blocks of fight in the middle, and the extensive path network drawing competitors to it. The Wednesday afternoon before the event, after the maps were printed, I had a call from the National Trust asking us not to use a particular control site because of butterfly larvae. Hence the deletion of a control on Blue & Green. This was my first time planning using the SI kit. Personally I am in favour of a lower effort approach for club events along the lines of those promoted by John Ceely a couple of years ago - master maps & pin punches !! My thanks go to Susan Hateley for helpful advice on the courses, to Susan & Roger for helping with control placing & collection, and to Steve Rose for winding up the computer. And last but not least, to you all for coming !

  
Brown  (10 8.9 km  300 m   16 C 

   1 Ben Chesters           M21       SARUM               1:07:47 
   2 Ian Hargreaves         M21       KERNO               1:16:22 
   3 Will Kromhout          M35       KERNO               1:17:51 
   4 Kevin Hagley           M45       DEVON               1:27:07 
   5 Steve Edmonds          M50       DEVON               1:36:56 
   6 Michelle Spillar       W21       WIM                 1:40:30 
   6 Andrew Reynolds        M40       DEVON               1:40:30 
   8 Jon Hurrell            M35       IND                 2:06:44 
   9 Hugh Crawford          M45       QO                  2:06:56 
  10 John Chesters          M55       QO                  2:10:32 

Blue  (14) 6.3 km  250 m   14 C 

   1 Philip Way             M45       DEVON               1:05:25 
   2 Mike Wimpenny          M55       DEVON               1:07:08 
   3 Andy Rimes             M40       QO                  1:14:15 
   4 Anthony Dew            M21       DEVON               1:18:50 
   5 Jim Mallinson          M55       QO                  1:22:33 
   6 Bryan Smith            M55       DEVON               1:27:37 
   7 Michael Cullen         M55       DEVON               1:32:52 
   8 Ian Bartlett           M35       QO                  1:36:34 
   9 Robert Southall-Brown  M35       DEVON               1:43:46 
  10 Kevin Cullen           M35       IND                 1:47:46 
  11 Paul Schofield         M45       QO                  1:49:51 
  12 Ella Bowles            W45       DEVON               1:56:06 

     Stephen Williams       M50       QO                       mp 
     Alison Reynolds        W40       DEVON                    mp 

Green  (15 4.4 km  200 m   12 C 

   1 Christopher Virgo      M55       DEVON               1:02:25 
   2 Ann Hughes             W60       DEVON               1:09:06 
   3 Michael Smith          M19       DEVON               1:09:23 
   4 John Dyson             M65       DEVON               1:11:34 
   5 Mike Hughes            M60       DEVON               1:14:47 
   6 Neil Clegg             M45       QO                  1:23:42 
   7 Rosie Wych             W50       QO                  1:29:26 
   8 Matt Ryder             M14       Torbay 29th         1:32:32 
   9 Jack Baker             M14       Torbay 29th         1:36:05 
  10 Brian Parker           M70       DEVON               1:36:52 
  11 Stephen Dunford        M65       DEVON               1:48:04 
  12 Rob Toy                M10       IND                 1:50:12 
  13 Nicola Kelly           W40       DEVON               1:57:10 
  14 Steve Elliston         M50       QO                  2:11:44 

     Savas Spall            M50       IND                      mp 

Lt-green   3.3 km  150 m   10 C 

   1 Eleanor Taylor         W45       DEVON                 50:20 
   2 Ian Bowles             M50       DEVON                 56:18 
   3 Luke Hayward           M14       Torbay 29th           58:26 
   4 Paul Moroz             M14       Torbay 29th         1:00:50 
   5 James Tudor            M14       Torbay 29th         1:12:35 
   6 Sam Tudor              M14       Torbay 29th         1:43:22 
   7 Jeffrey/Tamsyn Pakes   M21       IND                 1:48:27 

     Rosemary Roach         W75       DEVON                    mp 

Orange  (6 3.0 km  100 m   11 C 

   1 Ian Bowles             M50       DEVON                 27:35 
   2 Kay Elliston           W40       QO                    38:00 
   3 Ellie Stone            W12       DEVON                 40:26 
   4 Luke Stitson           M12       DEVON                 51:02 
   5 Tom Elliston           M14       QO                    58:18 

     Alice/Samuel Kelly     W10/12    DEVON                    mp 

Yellow  (2 2.1 km  50 m   10 C  

   1 Finlay Stone           M10       DEVON                 29:14 
   2 Alice/Samuel Kelly     W10/12    IND                 1:03:04