Our 4th and final June WEE took place at Belvoir Forest. Fortunately the dry weather returned for the 40ish participants to enjoy.
👋 Mother and son team Norma Rea and James Ewart planned two excellent courses using a great mix of forest trails and the more open areas, so a great mix of running.
🥇🥈🥉 Being the final WEE event in June we now have the the results for this months series!
Long – Men: This was a very closely fought series. The top 5 men were all within 7 points. Lyle Fleming M60 came out top with the maximum 300 points, followed by Richard Vasey M50 on 298 and James Ewart M14 (1st Junior) on 296.
Long – Women: The ladies series was equally tight with Helen Baxter W65 finishing in first position with 279 points (the exact same as Philip!) and pipping Olivia W21 by a point (278). Gillian Wasson W45 finished in third with 265 points, leapfrogging Sharon Dickenson W45 in this last event.
Long Junior: As mentioned, James Ewart M14 was the clear Junior winner on 296 points. Anastasiia Mahlych W18 and Jason Smith M14 completed two events and came 2nd and 3rd respectively with 186 and 160 points.
Short – Senior: Daphne Hammond W65 came first with 196 points closely followed by Richard McCourt M80 on 194 points.
Short – Junior: Ellis Reeve W10 was the top Junior with an impressive 292 points, very closely followed by her sister Oonagh W10 on 289 points. Having completed 2 events, Jennifer Dawson W10 claimed 3rd place with 194 points.
All the results can be found on this handicap league table.
👍Thank you everyone for coming, but special thanks to those who put on the event for us all to enjoy: June WEE Coordinator – Chris Colwell. Setting out – Norma, Dave and James. Starts – Áine McCann and Norma. Control Collection – Daphne Hamond, Dave Ewart, Richard Vasey and Daniel Vasey. Mark Pruzina for setting up the SIEntries and Alan Gartside for the printing of the maps
The WEEs have a rest during the holiday month of July. They will return on Wed 2 at the University of Ulster Jordanstown for a new August series, so hope to see you all back.
If you can’t wait until then, there is other stuff happening. If you are down in the Newcastle area over the holiday period, check out the Mournes Evening Summer Series. MESS #4 is at Castlewellan on 11 July and MESS #5 is at Tollymore on 27 July. There are Beginner, Improver, Advanced and Expert courses on offer.
For info on all LVO fixtures visit: LVO Fixtures – Lagan Valley Orienteers