Derwent Valley Orienteers

Markeaton Park Orienteering Event

9th June 2002 – Results

 

 

White Course                        Length - 1k       9 Controls - Technically Easy

 

Position

Name

Time Taken

1

Jennie Blake

15:26

2

Sarah Blake

16:15

3

Peter Godden

17:32

4

Burke

27:02

5

Ella Pendry

31:33

6

Tessa, Nicola & Daddy Northcott

33:15

 

Yellow Course                        Length - 1.8k                        11 Controls - Technically Easy

 

Position

Name

Time Taken

1

Sarah Blake

18:00

2

Helen & Chris Warner

19:28

3

Peter Godden

19:48

4=

Becky Jeffery

20:25

4=

Karen Morris

20:25

6

Jenny Blake

25:15

7

Amelia Shooter

26:47

 

Orange Course                        Length - 3k                        13 Controls - Technically Medium

 

Position

Name

Time Taken

1

Angela Pendry

20:05

2

Brian Ward

28:36

3

Finlay Smith

28:40

4

Helen & Chris Warner

33:32

5=

Karen Morris

34:35

5=

Becky Jeffery

34:35

7

Tricia Wakefield

41:35

8

Phillippa Wakefield

42:52

9

Burke

62:54

10

Dave & Graham Walker

63:34

 

Organisers Comments

 

Thank you all for coming along and participating at Markeaton and I hope you enjoyed it, particularly since for many this was your first event.  I was pleased that there was a good mixture of people participating, included families, pairs and runners.  This mixture is mirrored at most Orienteering events where we provide a pure string course for young juniors, three simple courses (like today) for juniors, novices & families, and a further 3 or 4 courses of increasing length and complexity for the more serious competitor.  The handouts and this web site provide more information and details of our forthcoming fixtures but if you want more information please contact us through the email listings.
 
One person I spoke to was concerned about making mistakes and coming last.  The thing I like about Orienteering is that it is inevitable that you make mistakes and that the challenge is not to make (too many) big ones which can cost 5, 10, 15 or more minutes.  Indeed most of the talk at an event is comparing good and bad routes to controls.  And the number of times I’ve heard “I’d have won if only  …”.   As for coming last; since we only have seven courses and DVO events usually attract about  300 to 400 people, the chance of coming last is pretty slim.

 

May I thank on your behalf the other members of the club who helped me at the event.

 

I’ll be running (as opposed to organising) at Matlock, Carsington Pastures and Foremark Reservoir on the 12th, 14th and 15th of June, so I may see you there.

 

Robert Shooter