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M21 Black |
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M35 M40 Brown |
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M18 M20 M45 M50 W21 M21S ShBr |
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M16 M55 M60 W35 W40 M35S M40S Blue |
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M65 W18 W20 W45 W50 M50S M20S M45S W21S ShBlu |
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M70 W16 W55 W60 M55S M60S W35S W40S Green |
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M75 M80 W65 W70 M65S W18S W20S W45S W50S ShGr |
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W75 W80 M70S M75S M80S W55S W60S W65S W70S VSG |
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M14 W14 M16B W16B LGren |
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M12 W12 M14B W14B Orng |
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M10 W10 M12B W12B Yellw |
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M10B W10B White |
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Organiser’s
Comments:
Well,
the 2017 East Midlands Championships finally took place today, with some
‘churn’ of entries as a result of the postponement and clashing
fixtures. Thanks to Ann-Marie for her input as December Organiser. With the
withdrawal of the field on the Tuesday before the event, it was my job to
transpose the arrangements she’d carefully put in place. I’m very
fortunate that Stuart had suggested visiting the Gliding Club as a back-up in
mid January, as it took much of the uncertainty out of the situation. Thank you
Roger, Shirley and Brian from the Gliding Club for welcoming us as our plans
changed at the last minute!
A big thank you to the DVO help teams who have been working behind the
scenes (and in front) meaning that I didn’t get mired in too much detail.
Nice to work with Keith, a Controller who has migrated into DVO territory. He
and Richard can now have a well-earned rest!
Sal Chaffey
Planner’s
Comments
Bretton Clough may not be as
technically challenging as it seems, but it is a very interesting area in which
to orienteer. I wanted as many competitors as possible to get that opportunity
and the best way to achieve that was to start at the western extreme. The
downside was the climb out of the clough at the end for the shorter courses.
Had the event been scheduled for January originally, and not early December,
the low level of the bracken would have permitted more interesting legs in this
last section of the courses.
I was very pleased to see the variety of routes chosen out of the clough on the
longer courses. I saw all the anticipated variants and more. (Thanks for
up-loading them to Route Gadget.) I confess I was also pleased to see people
fall into the traps that were set: visiting the wrong ‘drumlin,’
overshooting on a short leg, following competitors on another course to their
control.
The Black course was won in just under the recommended time. Well done, Jonny
Malley. We got that about right. I’d like to apologise to those who may
have found their Short Blue course more physically challenging than they
wanted. I was keen to give you the long route choice leg but it turned out to
be a bridge (or wall) too far. The alternatives were less interesting, I
promise.
I would also concede control #155 on the top three courses could have been more
visible, particularly for those on Short Brown who ran straight at it from the
NW. It was visible from over 20m from a range of other directions, including
the straight line for Black and Brown (I checked today). The kite was placed at
the front of the depression but a position further back may have prevented some
of you from going astray. Apologies to those of you who felt it was unfair.
I’d like to thank the control collectors, the finish and start teams out
there in the cold, also the marshals waiting around for the minibus, and of
course Sal Chaffey for assuming organizing duties and dealing with the
last-minute parking arrangements.
And thanks to all of you for coming.
Richard Parkin
Controller’s Comments
The contrasting terrain
across the map provided Richard with an excellent area on which to start
planning - but also produced its own challenges. The small number of tracks
restricted opportunities for the junior courses whilst the desire to get all
other courses into the narrow contoured area of Bretton Clough resulted in the
two separate starts. Bussing solved that problem although last minute parking
changes altered the arrangements. Unfortunately compromises on distance and
best use of the terrain did result in the Short Blue being a little long and
the climb at the end of the shorter courses was unavoidable.
Bracken grew vigorously in the summer across the moor but had died back
sufficiently to be a challenge rather than a physical impediment.
Not only was Richard the planner, but he also remapped the area, a major piece
of work. Discussions on the day and subsequent plots on Routegadget show that
he created a wide range of route choices, it's not often you see so many
variations being taken.
Unfortunately the December snow meant the postponement of the event after Ann-Marie's
initial organisation but that was the only realistic option. Sal Chaffey took
over but with the last minute loss of parking she had to reorganise much more
than just reversing the bus route.
On the day everything ran smoothly and even the weather was kind. Well done to
Richard as well as Ann-Marie and Sal as well as all helpers.
Congratulations to all regional champions on their runs.
Keith Downing (SMOC)
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