Pl Name Age Class School Club Time
WHITE (32) 2.100 km 20 m 8 C
1 Robert Barker M10 Barnardiston SUFFOC 10:59
2 Hugh Cashin M10 Barnardiston SUFFOC 12:37
3 Martha Crowhearst W10 Barnardiston SUFFOC 12:45
4 Sarah Roach W10 Barnardiston SUFFOC 14:02
5 Marcus Turner M9 Barnardiston SUFFOC 14:13
6 Thomas Hemingway M7/Y3 WAOC 14:16
6 Helen Vidler W10 Barnardiston SUFFOC 14:16
8 Bradley Kershaw M10 Barnardiston SUFFOC 14:37
9 James Symes-Thompson M9 Barnardiston SUFFOC 14:45
10 Liam Cocks M10 Barnardiston SUFFOC 15:35
11 Thomas Greenwell M11 Barnardiston SUFFOC 15:50
12 Emma Vidler W8 Barnardiston SUFFOC 17:40
13 David Brown M8 BAR IND 19:47
14 Felicity Hanshaw-Green W9 Barnardiston SUFFOC 20:45
15 Ivo Hayes M8 Barnadiston SUFFOC 21:37
16 Catherine Hemingway W4 WAOC 24:44
17 T Wilson M10 SUFFOC 25:34
18 Robyn Durrant W10 Barnardiston SUFFOC 27:28
19 Leondra Cashin W10 Barnardiston SUFFOC 28:51
20 Isabelle Clifton-Brown W10 Barnardiston SUFFOC 30:26
21 Isabelle Cashin W10 Barnardiston SUFFOC 31:25
22 Sarah Bibby W9 Barnardiston SUFFOC 31:31
23 Joseph Rudge M10 Barnardiston SUFFOC 32:17
24 Stephanie Wake W4 Cherry Tree SOS 36:21
25 Millie Duthie W10 Barnardiston SUFFOC 37:21
26 Rhiannon Ware W8 Cherry Tree SOS 38:25
27 Rebecca Whstell W10 Cherry Tree IND 38:27
28 Madeleine Seacombe W10 Barnardiston SUFFOC 38:30
29 India Hayes W9 Barnardiston SUFFOC 38:59
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Annabel Duthie W9 Barnardiston SUFFOC mp
Helen Laurie W9 Barnardiston SUFFOC mp
C Sims + 2 M + 2 IND dns
YELLOW (16) 2.700 km 20 m 9 C
1 Alex Bibby M11 Barnardiston SUFFOC 16:31
2 David Eustace M12 Barnardiston SUFFOC 23:36
3 Matthew Daykin M12 Barnardiston SUFFOC 27:33
4 Joscelin De Laat M12 Barnardiston SUFFOC 29:13
5 Joshua Harris M11 Barnardiston SUFFOC 29:27
6 Ralph Knight M12 Barnardiston SUFFOC 29:56
7 Chris Buckingham M11 Barnardiston SUFFOC 35:11
8 Alishia Cocks W11 Barnardiston SUFFOC 35:41
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9 Alycia Gundersen W11 Barnardiston SUFFOC 37:15
10 Alex Ware M10 Cherry Tree SOS 39:55
11 Leondra Selby W11 Barnardiston SUFFOC 40:45
12 C Congdon W40 IND 43:39
13 Harriet Baxter W13 IND 43:50
14 Elizabeth Baxter W45 IND 1:00:47
15 Michael Park M10 B Hall SUFFOC 1:07:52
Steven Bickens M11 Barnardiston SUFFOC mp
ORANGE (7) 3.500 km 20 m 10 C
1 Peter Ryall M55 WAOC 32:52
2 Nicola Barker W14 SOS 44:56
3 Sarah Park W14 Copleston SUFFOC 1:07:05
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4 Wickson +2 W + 2 SUFFOC 1:20:57
5 U Kaulmann W21 IND 1:21:07
6 Aileen Butler W50 IND 1:21:57
J Sherwen + 1 W16 SUFFOC mp
L GREEN (14) 4.100 km 30 m 12 C
1 David Anstee M40 NOR 54:18
2 Richard Barker M50 SOS 1:01:14
3 Pam Hemingway W40 WAOC 1:11:16
4 John Collyer M55 SOS 1:17:29
5 W + S Hooton M45 SUFFOC 1:22:53
6 Nancy Powell Davies W50 SOS 1:23:37
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7 Ann Black W21 HH 1:39:10
8 Val Sherwen W50 SUFFOC 1:52:09
9 Adrian Harris M35 IND 1:52:43
10 K Hudson + J Sellans M/W35 IND 2:37:21
James Park M10 Copleston SUFFOC mp
Dave Button M21 IND mp
T Hays M21 IND dnf
Tom Sherwen M14 SUFFOC dnf
GREEN (20) 5.100 km 30 m 15 C
1 Kim Eden W45 NOR 56:48
2 Rodney Freeburn M65 NOR 1:06:54
3 Jenny Collyer W55 SOS 1:10:35
4 Ian Price M35 SUFFOC 1:14:40
5 Hugh McGill M40 NOR 1:20:40
6 Norman Howarth M70 NOR 1:26:02
7 Rob Coulter M55 SUFFOC 1:27:44
8 John Webb M65 SUFFOC 1:28:36
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9 Barbara Fothergill W45 HAVOC 1:36:19
10 Mark Lowther M35 SUFFOC 1:38:19
11 Barbara George M65 NOR 1:40:00
12 Mathew + Deb Blacoe M35/W21 IND 1:50:28
13 John Russell M60 SOS 1:53:59
14 Sue Carton W45 SOS 1:56:58
15 Mary Batten W55 WAOC 2:14:10
16 Graham + Estella Ward M55/W50 NOR 2:38:14
Jon Batten M55 WAOC mp
Andy Black M21 HH mp
Russ Edwards M45 SUFFOC dnf
nc Anne Elvidge W40 SUFFOC 1:01:00
BLUE (29) 7.300 km 50 m 17 C
1 Roger Williams M40 SMOC 1:04:33
2 Tim Eden M50 NOR 1:08:10
3 Bill Morgan M50 NOR 1:10:04
4 Mike Bickle M55 WAOC 1:11:03
5 James Lyne M16 KEGS SOS 1:16:51
6 John Ward M60 NOR 1:17:17
7 Barry Parker M50 NOR 1:21:51
8 Tony Bishop M55 WAOC 1:22:29
9 T Wiskich M21 IND 1:24:01
10 David Birkett M40 SOS 1:24:08
11 Dave Brown M40 WAOC 1:25:28
12 Mark Lyne M45 SOS 1:26:52
13 Roger Horton M55 WAOC 1:28:45
14 Owen Warnock M45 NOR 1:29:26
15 Mick Liston M50 RAFO 1:34:07
16 Julia Wotton W35 WAOC 1:36:12
17 Kay Fowler W21 NOR 1:36:33
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18 M Hore M50 SUFFOC 1:38:39
19 Anthony Biggs M50 HAVOC 1:39:00
20 Maurice Hemingway M45 WAOC 1:44:29
21 Janis Ryall W50 WAOC 1:48:25
22 Gary Woods M40 SOS 1:53:21
23 Nigel Berry M35 COWA IND 1:57:19
24 Nick Strange + 1 M40 LOK 1:58:01
25 Robert Mann M55 SOS 2:26:04
26 Geraldine Russell W55 SOS 2:31:44
27 Clive Coles M55 SUFFOC 2:37:46
Dave Anderson M35 HH mp
Colin Butler M50 IND dnf
BROWN (12) 9.500 km 60 m 22 C
1 Rolf Crook M21 WAOC 1:11:22
2 Dan Goldsworthy M21 NOR 1:21:54
3 Bert Park M35 SUFFOC 1:35:57
4 James Hodson M21 WAOC 1:36:05
5 Jonathen Ellis M21 LOG 1:49:04
6 Paul Beckett M40 HAVOC 1:53:53
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7 Andrew Elliott M21 SUFFOC 2:02:07
8 Geoff Pye M45 SOS 2:03:56
9 Goff Hill M55 SUFFOC 2:29:18
10 K Wickham M60 SO 2:52:13
11 Verrill Baldwin M50 SUFFOC 3:04:01
Perry Mole M35 SUFFOC dnf
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Considering the dry summer we’ve had, and the week following the event, we were unlucky with the weather. The forecast of gales and steady rain must have put people off, but those that came really enjoyed it. Several complemented us on the interesting courses and the way the whole event went. I was pleased to see a few new faces among the helpers, and for the cheerful way we all did our tasks which made the evenings spent on the phone worth while. Thanks to the Forestry Commission for use of the lovely place and for
clearing the rides for parking. though the huge rut which was revealed
in our registration area took some steering around! |
| Mike Sherwen - SUFFOC |
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Nearly two years ago I wandered down the forest road towards the your start area, blank sheet of paper in hand, feeling a little uneasy about the task I’d taken on. 500 hours later I know I was right to feel daunted, but I have had a very enjoyable time preparing the map and courses. So if you didn’t like the map or felt the courses unfair I’m the one to blame - though I take no responsibility for the weather - with the worst conditions for 3 months pretty well coinciding exactly with the competition - I hope it didn’t spoil things too much for you. This was my first fully electronic event - from cartography using OCAD to locally printed maps and SportIdent for the forest. It seemed like more work for the planner, and you certainly need to have a ‘project plan’ to make sure nothing gets missed or is late but I shouldn’t complain too much as I know I prefer pre-marked maps and e-punching when competing. As to the courses, I feel I slightly under-estimated the physical challenge as the area is very flat and my trial runs last November suggested the bracken would not be a significant problem. This led to senior courses that were perhaps 5-10% too long. Split times also gives a lot of information from which certain inferences can be made. For example the Yellow only caused problems to some competitors when several decision points were introduced to a leg . The Light Green was probably a bit too difficult technically and the Green may have been a bit tough physically given the EAGAL classes assigned to it. There were also indications that competitors coped very well with the open heathland, but several were caught out by the change of technique required when the course went from the more runnable areas into the greener areas. The splits also highlighted the ‘problem’ controls. 115 on a vegetation boundary by a path junction and legs over indistinct paths proved to be difficult for several youngsters and 131 - the small gully on the forest/heath edge proved costly for about a third of the seniors. In retrospect the large depression just to the south would have been a fairer end to the leg as orienteering is about navigation of the leg rather than hunting for a control. In contrast 140, the pit in the green area, was I feel fair. Difficult yes, but on at least 7 visits, from different directions, I never failed find it quickly. The key was to recognise potential to lose time when trying to locate a point feature in dense forest, adjust technique accordingly and the use the handrails (the rootstock banks / planting lanes) and attack points (the other pits by the rootstock banks) available. The fact that the nearest catching feature (the forest edge) was 160 metres away made errors in distance judgement potentially very expensive. Enough of analysis. Some excellent winning times were recorded with several competitors appearing to have virtually error frees runs. Most people seemed to enjoy their runs and we received several positive comments which made our efforts worthwhile. If you enjoyed the area please tell your friends as you were in fact only offered about 60% of the mapped area. In about 18 months we hope to offer the ‘Blaxhall’ event which will be run on a map comprising of some more coniferous blocks to the north (many of which are runnable), some interesting heathland and the best bits from today’s Tunstall map. And finally, thanks to Richard for his sympathetic and helpful controlling,
Mike and his teams for the smooth organisation both before and on the
day, to Forest Enterprise and Tunstall Parish Council for land access
and to Anne who sacrificed her competitive run to visit all 47 sites on
Saturday to help me place and ‘dress’ the controls. |
| Simon Peck - SUFFOC |
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First I would like to thank all of you that turned up on a wet and windy Sunday to orienteer in Tunstall Forest for the first time in over 15 years. Judging by the comments of competetitors immediately after finishing, you enjoyed the testing and physical courses set by Simon the Planner. But before you complain… you should have seen some of the sites and area's we rejected due to the undergrowth. A number of senior competitors particularly remarked on the pleasant lack of optimal path-running routes on their courses. It is clear from listening to your route choice and scanning the split times that Tunstall Forest caught out a few experienced competitors, - small lapses of concentration can cause significant time lost in relocating. It is a pity that there was not a larger turnout to appreciate the planner's considerable efforts. Many thanks go to the organiser and his small team for their hard work. And to all SUFFOC members who braved a cold and wet day to help. |
| Richard Bonnett - SOS |