Potteries Orienteering Club

West Midlands Orienteering Association

Downs Banks

POTOC Local Event
Saturday 10th November 2007

Results

BB
  Boys Brigade
BHS
  Biddulph High School
CMS
  Christchurch Middle School
WHS
  Westwood College

Easy (Yellow) Course

 1.8 km  10 controls

     name                             club    class   time

 1   Danny O`Neill Leese            BB/POTOC  Y7      52:02
       & Stefan Pollock
 2   Mr. Prosser  & Mr. Leese       BB/POTOC  M21     53:01
 3   Jack Humphries & Jason Kelsall BB/POTOC  Y7      54:09

Moderate (Orange) Course

 2.3 km  12 controls

     name                             club    class   time

 1   Terri Tomkinson                WHS/POTOC Y11     44:33
 2   Annie Coden                    WHS/POTOC Y11     45:43
       & Samantha Pickford
 3   Charlotte Storey & Mum           WRE     W10     49:07
 4   Phillipa Longmore              BHS/POTOC Y11     51:06
 5   Peter Riley                    CMS/POTOC Y7      56:35
 6   Josephine Longmore,              Ind     W45     58:47
       Robert & Paul
 7   Neil & Janet Weaver              Ind     M40     58:55
 8   Rosie Farnworth                WHS/POTOC Y11     60:01
 9   William Storey & Dad             WRE     M12     61:24
10   Lucinda Stone with coach         Ind     W21     66:36

Short Hard Course

 3.7 km  15 controls

     name                             club    class   time

 1   Anne Whitelock                   POTOC   W21     51:34
 2   Gordon Witte                     POTOC   M50     54:01
 3   John Pigott                      POTOC   M60     56:34
 4   Gerry Riley                      POTOC   M45     61:26
 5   Sue Sherwood                     DEE     W55     64:37
 6   Matthew Axford                   Ind     M45     72:48

     Austin Farr                      POTOC   M60     50:21  wrong 17
     Alastair Corbett               WMS/POTOC Y11     75:47  missed last control
     Dave Sparks                      POTOC   M60     78:21  missed 9
     Jean Rostron                     POTOC   W65     89:47  missed 14/15
     Mavis Bailey                     POTOC   W60            retired

Long Hard Course

 5.0 km  20 controls

     name                             club    class   time

 1   George Lamplough                 POTOC   M40     44:24
 2   Jonathan Millward                POTOC   M35     48:11
 3   Paul Graetz                      POTOC   M60     51:26
 4   Dave Arnot                       HOC     M60     61:24
 5   Barry McGowan                    HOC     M60     64:21
 6   John Sherwood                    DEE     M60     65:02
 7   Alison Corbett                   POTOC   W40     77:17
 8   Peter Yoxall                     POTOC   M60     81:17
 9   Philip McGlincy & Paul Bevan     Ind     M21    145:48

Planner's Comments

Thankyou all for turning out when it stopped raining; we had 33 entries, though more people were out on course. I think most of you enjoyed my courses, as the bracken had gone down a lot in a week. It is not easy to plan in a long thin area with steep sides bisected by a stream and with unwanted fences put up to keep in grazing cows.

Jonathan Millward and Henry Morgan saved my bacon by helping to put out controls early in the pouring rain. It did help that Henry and I put out all the metal stakes and some controls late on Friday.

Barbara Farr went out on course to help any children in trouble and collected all the course banners and punches at the end. Marian Denham kindly went round with Lucinda to coach her on the moderate. Special thanks to Julie Phelan from WCH. Who didn't have a run, but went to collect in a lot of controls at the end. Thanks also to all the other POTOC members who came early to help. My belief is "come and try it and enjoy the experience". So I hope to see you again at other events.

Brenda Morgan