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Millward's Park Colour Coded Event Results 28/04/02Results to the White, Yellow, Orange, Red, Light Green, Green, Blue and Brown Courses. Next HH Event - Whippendell Wood Local Event, Watford, 11/05/02. Organiser's CommentsAs part of the South East Orienteering Association's pre-start map copying experiment, I thought it was time someone tried something a bit more radical than just moving master maps to the other side of the start box. La Fédération Française de Course d'Orientation have had master maps available at registration at their equivalent of Colour Coded events ever since I first started orienteering in France, so why shouldn't we do it here? There are lots of advantages for UK orienteers:
The choice is yours to get the most out of the event and run your course how you want to run it. I believe this arrangement helps to make the introductory end of orienteering much more user friendly and improves training possibilities for everyone. Judging by comments received at Download, only a few people were particularly opposed to this liberalisation of the sport. Their argument being that it gives an advantage to those who are prepared to consider their course in great detail beforehand and takes away the thinking on the hoof element. With this system, everyone has the opportunity to study the map, if they choose to take it. But, I agree, it will be more difficult to assess the competition, since you have no way of knowing how other people tackled the event. On the other hand, if you want the thinking running element, why not partner up with someone on a different course and swap maps as you start? Generally, however, most people, especially those we are trying to attract to orienteering, were happy with the arrangement. I hope others will experiment with this format so that more people can see the many benefits. After all Colour Coded events are intended to be a step up from totally informal local events, yet remain a means for beginners and experts alike to improve their skills. They should be different from higher grade events and not be just poor man's Badge Events. Finally, many thanks to Lord and Lady Salisbury for giving us permission to hold our event in this area, which is normally closed to the public; the staff of Hatfield House Estate for their help and co-operation; my very willing helpers, many of whom were so dedicated to their tasks that they chose not to run; and of course all those competitors who persuaded the sun to shine and made it all worth while. A total of £125 from the event receipts will be donated to Lady Salisbury's charity. Roger Moulding Planner's CommentsFirstly, my thanks to a number of people. Thanks to Janet for her helpful advice; I was particularly interested in her views on the Light Green course. Do you make it of Technical Difficulty 4 and therefore a slightly shortened version of the Green course or do you make it a transitional course between Orange and Green? We came up with a compromise: fairly easy early controls with more difficult controls later. Thanks to Jon Marsden for his tutorial on SPORTident; it's a steep learning curve, as they say, for the Luddites among us but as well as being more user friendly for competitors SPORTident allows much greater scope for course planning - using pin punching it would have been difficult to fit in Blue and Brown courses in Millward's Park without manned controls. My thanks also to the those helpers who put out and collected in controls. I had thought beforehand that copying down courses in the car park might have provoked serious controversy, but competitors I spoke to afterwards (not necessarily a representative sample) seemed remarkably relaxed about the development. Is this the way forward particularly for newcomers to the sport or is there a better way? Copying down courses in race time is not really an orienteering skill, and unless overprinted maps are available as at WAOC's event at Chicksands, might a better answer be to allow competitors to copy down the course at the pre-start as at CHIG's event at Epping East (perhaps with a time limit of say 5 minutes) and then use a punching start? Please make your views known, especially if you are a newcomer to the sport. I'm sure that David May, BOF's Technical Representative for the South-East, would be interested to hear from you. Finally, I hope you enjoyed the event. There is plenty of pleasant runnable forest in Millward's Park and using the rhododendrons to aid navigation provides a test which is probably unique in the South-East. Robin Barris Controller's CommentsThere was a good turn-out, on a pleasant day to encourage the officials and helpers. No problems were reported to me directly so I must assume everyone went away from the event in a reasonably happy mood. I hope the activities of the large flail machine, parked between the finish and the orange squash, which caused one of the small paths to become a wide ride and for the disappearance of several of the smaller rhododendron bushes, did not cause you any difficulty. The clearance work was done less than two weeks before the event after the courses had been finalised, hence the need for the last minute map corrections. Just one example of the many headaches event officials can suffer while trying to put on courses for your enjoyment. I am pleased to say Robin's courses were very well received. Also, the map was given a thumb's up by many people. If anyone would like to comment on whether or not competitors should be allowed to copy down their courses before starting, then please either send me an e-mail or contact your own club committee or the SEOA directly. I will pass on the opinions of competitors I spoke to at the event. As a matter of interest, most of you will have seen the large watch-towers by the out of bounds area. These were, I was told, part of one of the sets used when filming "Saving Private Ryan". Thanks must go the Hatfield Park Estate for permission to hold the event and to Robin for his thorough and meticulous planning, and to Roger and his cheerful band of helpers for the efficient organisation. Also, thanks to Neil Gostick for helping me check the controls on the day. Janet Biggs, HAVOC The Hertfordshire Orienteering Club ( HH )If you are not already a member of an Orienteering Club and live in or around Herfordshire, you may like to join Happy Herts. Membership allows you to enjoy many exclusive extra activities, including technique training and socials and receive the Club journal and monthly newsletter which includes an events programme compiled specially for people living in this area. More club information. For more details contact S. Marsden ( Membership Secretary ). White, 1.5 km, 20m Climb, 9 Controls. 1 Grace Gear W4 IND 23:22
2 Danny Figg M3 HH 24:02
3 Amy Wareing W7 HH 24:21
4 Emily Batty W8 HAVOC 31:59
5 Georgie Yearsley W4 GO 32:38
6 Emily Wareing W4 HH 35:08
7 Gemma Gostick W2 HH 40:55
8 Rebecca Rogers W4 SLOW 64:19
- Par Time -------------------------------------- 64.19
Jane Ellis W35 BKO mp
Yellow, 2.3km, 20m Climb, 8 Controls.1 Jonathan Crickmore M10 SO 13:40 2 Katy Woods W11 WAOC 24:27 3 Daniel Gear M8 IND 31:07 4 Janet Spencer W55 EBOR 32:19 5 Taylor Family IND 33:46 - Par Time -------------------------------------- 33.46 6 Michael O'Hagan M45 IND 42:22 7 Jennifer Quinton W7 IND 45:55 8 Stacey Dazley W12 IND 51:57 9 Harry Biggs M80 HAVOC 57:53 Orange, 3.4km, 25m Climb, 13 Controls. 1 Bryony Crickmore W12 SO 26:24
2 Ciara Tansey W21 IND 40:35
3 Laura Parkes W10 HH 55:09
4 Elizabeth Vogt W21 IND 66:11
5 C Dazley & S Secker W14 IND 72:59
- Par Time -------------------------------------- 72.59
6 Janet Watts W50 IND 75:10
7 Abu Simbel M35 IND 93:08
8 Paul Hearn M5 IND 111:25
Adam Smith M14 WAOC mp
Red, 4.9km, 65m Climb, 15 Controls.1 Dominic Scholfield M21 IND 45:35 2 John Last M65 TVOC 60:16 3 Jonathan Compton M21 TVOC 60:44 4 Yvonne Hodson W55 TVOC 62:03 - Par Time -------------------------------------- 62.03 5 Anna Burgess W21 HH 66:33 6 Richard & Tim Huxtable M55/M25 WAOC 70:30 7 Anthony Spencer M60 EBOR 84:17 8 Heather McNeill W10 IND 105:22 Light Green, 3.5km, 35m Climb, 10 Controls. 1 Chris & Emma Eagles M/W21 IND 43:41
2 John Gillespie M50 CHIG 46:57
3 Catherine Gillespie W21 CHIG 47:58
4 Nicola Allsop W21 LOK 48:25
5 Andrew Trimble M45 SLOW 49:27
6 Emma Whitaker W21 IND 50:43
7 Ken Livermore M70 HH 53:39
8 Elizabeth Chalmers W65 TVOC 54:42
9 Valerie Warburton W55 HH 65:15
10 Maureen Webster W50 HH 66:50
11 Robin de Carteret M21 IND 75:14
-- Par Time -------------------------------------- 75.14
12 David McNeill M35 IND 77:04
13 Jill Chapman W55 HH 77:24
14 Mark Whitaker M35 IND 81:37
15 Joan Miley W60 HH 82:31
16 Rina Campbell W50 HAVOC 83:13
17 Edwin Power M70 LOK 93:34
18 Kay W50 IND 100:03
John O'Dowd M50 HH mp
Dawn Figg W21 HH mp
Brian Eadon M45 IND mp
Green, 4.4km, 50m Climb, 12 Controls. 1 Simon Martin M40 HH 38:24
2 Genevieve Graves W21 CUOC 40:58
3 Keith Payne M40 TVOC 42:35
4 David Cottingham M20 CUOC 48:19
=5 John Warburton M55 HH 48:30
=5 Andrew Chalmers M65 TVOC 48:30
7 Catherine Lee W45 TVOC 51:42
8 Gillian Hanson W35 HH 52:29
9 Paula Redpath W35 MDDXO 52:33
10 Gillian Jubb W21 HH 53:36
11 Clare Woods W14 WAOC 56:45
12 John Capeling M60 SAX 57:23
13 Glyn Parry M65 HH 57:28
14 Phil Brown M35 HH 58:44
15 Jack Eskdale M40 IND 59:12
16 Richard Baldwin M55 TVOC 59:27
17 Berny Profit M40 HH 59:42
18 Andy Mitham M35 HH 59:56
19 Vera Eames W40 BKO 60:35
20 Peter Lee M50 TVOC 61:16
-- Par Time -------------------------------------- 61.16
21 Bobbie Baldwin W50 TVOC 62:58
22 Fred Ashford M65 TVOC 64:19
23 Anne Power W70 LOK 64:58
24 Jeremy Smith M35 IND 66:18
25 Sam Thompson M14 HH 68:13
26 Bob Kay M55 HH 70:18
27 Jackie Olive W50 MV 73:13
28 Ruth Saxl W55 WAOC 74:51
29 Chris Baker M65 DFOK 74:55
30 Pat Nelson M75 MV 75:22
31 David Thomas M70 SN 75:33
32 Maria Marshall W50 WAOC 83:59
33 Andrew Thompson M16 HH 84:54
34 Jack Blake M75 MV 85:55
35 Perry Gear M35 IND 92:01
36 Brian Johnson M60 MDDXO 96:48
37 Penny Parkes W45 HH 97:30
38 Dan & Alex Stobbart M40/M10 IND 107:32
Jenny Gostick W35 HH mp
Elisabeth Best W21 SLOW mp
Blue, 6.5km, 75m Climb, 16 Controls. 1 Neil Crickmore M40 SO 43:22
2 Keith Ellis M35 BKO 54:47
3 Gary Jefferson M21 TVOC 55:23
4 Bryn Taylor M35 GO 55:52
5 Ian Smith M45 WAOC 58:45
6 Maire Convery W35 HH 59:16
7 Robert Coomber M45 MDDXO 59:34
8 Jon Moulding M21 UWOC 59:43
9 Colin Webster M50 HH 59:44
10 Julia Wotton W35 WAOC 61:55
11 John Hayler M40 SAX 62:13
12 Garry Parmenter M55 HAVOC 63:02
13 Rory Percival M35 HH 63:05
14 Mark Thompson M45 TVOC 63:07
15 George Normand M55 HH 64:16
16 Rosemary Dyer W20 BOK 67:56
17 Andy Morrison M40 SLOW 68:57
18 Val Challacombe W50 HH 70:05
19 Daniel de Carcenac M21 CUOC 70:53
20 Tamsin Horsler W35 SMOC 71:38
21 Peter Riches M50 TVOC 71:54
-- Par Time -------------------------------------- 71.54
22 Judy Hayler W40 SAX 72:26
23 Jim Wharton M35 HH 72:43
24 Janis Ryall W50 WAOC 72:50
25 Mark Collins M35 WAOC 73:11
26 Peter Ryall M50 WAOC 74:01
27 Bruce Marshall M50 WAOC 74:36
28 Jan Saxl M50 WAOC 75:48
29 Simon Thomas M21 CUOC 76:07
30 Anthony Biggs M50 HAVOC 81:10
31 James Kay M21 IND 81:12
32 Eric Brown M50 HH 81:17
33 Glenn Taylor M35 IND 83:44
34 Andy Black M35 HH 83:55
35 Ian Lewington M45 HH 84:40
36 Ian Lawson M45 WAOC 87:51
37 David Anderson M21 IND 89:25
38 Sue Woods W45 WAOC 103:41
39 Howard Porter M35 IND 105:47
40 Ron Russell M65 IND 140:36
Peter Allen M50 CHIG mp
Brown, 8.2km, 85m Climb, 19 Controls.1 Ian Maynard M40 HAVOC 57:10 2 Rolf Crook M21 WAOC 60:10 3 Anthony Emmet M21 HKOC 60:22 4 Trevor Jones M45 SLOW 60:51 5 Jeff Slater M21 HALO 63:08 6 Thomas Burke M21 BAOC 63:16 7 Hugh Roberts M45 MDDXO 65:01 8 Tim Hall M35 HH 66:19 9 Michael Muggeridge M40 HAVOC 66:35 10 Leo Eisher M21 CUOC 68:15 11 Alan Hickling M35 SAX 69:15 12 Paul Mace M40 HH 69:35 =13 Ali Robertson M21 WAOC 73:26 =13 Mark Collis M21 CUOC 73:26 15 Patrick Wooddisse M21 IND 74:30 16 Jon Coles M21 MV 74:36 17 Paul Wallace-Stock M55 SN 74:52 18 Ian Whisson M40 CHIG 76:16 19 Graham Sutton M55 MV 77:48 20 Ralph Phipps M50 TVOC 79:57 21 Soren Brage M21 CUOC 80:07 22 Paul Langston M45 HH 80:52 23 Steven Horsler M35 SMOC 81:40 24 Chris Shaw M50 HAVOC 81:51 25 Alwyn Challacombe M50 HH 82:21 26 Kevin Parkes M40 HH 84:12 27 Peter Woods M45 WAOC 85:31 -- Par Time -------------------------------------- 85.45 28 Paul Greenough M50 TVOC 88:13 29 Sandra Daniels W35 CHIG 90:08 30 Anthony Wadeson M45 WAOC 90:59 31 Barry Breed M55 HH 93:06 32 Ian Macnab M45 IND 93:12 33 Richard Hyman M60 HH 95:40 34 Eric Heritage M40 LEI 98:45 35 Andy Elliott M55 CROC 100:59 36 Michael Hill M45 HAVOC 114:41 37 Ken Wickham M60 CHIG 115:08 |