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NiteNav 1 Results -
Gribdale.
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1st Race (Mark Edwards) 28th April 2026 - Gribdale |
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Pos |
Name |
Start Time |
Finish Time |
Total Time |
CPs Visited |
Control Points |
CP's Points |
Pts Total |
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1 |
David Allison |
17:49:00 |
18:42:10 |
0:53:10 |
8 |
25 |
30 |
55 |
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Vince Connolly |
17:53:00 |
19:05:25 |
1:12:25 |
8 |
25 |
28 |
53 |
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3 |
Wai Cheung |
17:42:00 |
18:56:05 |
1:14:05 |
8 |
25 |
26 |
51 |
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4 |
Trevor Symonds |
17:48:00 |
19:06:57 |
1:18:57 |
8 |
25 |
25 |
50 |
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5 |
Bill Pennell |
17:30:00 |
19:10:50 |
1:40:50 |
8 |
25 |
24 |
49 |
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Len Small |
17:30:00 |
19:10:50 |
1:40:50 |
8 |
25 |
24 |
49 |
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7 |
Bref O'Rourke |
17:47:00 |
19:43:00 |
1:56:00 |
8 |
25 |
22 |
47 |
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Bob Howe |
17:47:00 |
19:43:00 |
1:56:00 |
8 |
25 |
22 |
47 |
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9 |
Dave Thompson |
17:37:00 |
19:20:30 |
1:43:30 |
7 |
22 |
20 |
42 |
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10 |
Paul Haydon |
17:40:00 |
18:58:30 |
1:18:30 |
5 |
16 |
19 |
35 |
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11 |
Mick Power |
17:36:00 |
19:32:00 |
1:56:00 |
5 |
16 |
18 |
34 |
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Steve Hutchinson |
17:36:00 |
19:32:00 |
1:56:00 |
5 |
16 |
18 |
34 |
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John Wood |
17:36:00 |
19:32:00 |
1:56:00 |
5 |
16 |
18 |
34 |
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On a nice sunny night, but a bit chilly, 13 “athletes” set
off on the first of the 2026 summer NiteNavs from Gribdale,
some set off to checkpoint 1 and some set off to checkpoint
8, which is good to see as it’s then not a procession. All
is calm for about an hour then first back is David A with a
head wound, (just under the hour), taking risks by cutting
corners and crashing through the woods to C/P 8. After that
it was a steady stream of runners and walkers arriving back
at the finish having done different routes and tales of
fighting with undergrowth and showing off blood spattered
legs. Some strange routes taken but that’s the beauty of a
NiteNav, sometimes the short route isn’t necessarily the
quickest. The visit to the pub was probably the most
complicated part of the night, with the idea to go to the
Buck but the roadworks had everyone confused and finally we
ended up in the Royal Oak. Well done to all and many thanks
to all who turned out, Mark 👍. |
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NiteNav
2 Results - St Hilda's Church, Town Green.
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2nd Race (Bref O'Rourke) 19th May 2026 - St Hilda's Church,
Town Green |
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Pos |
Name |
Start Time |
Finish Time |
Total Time |
CPs Visited |
CP's Points |
Pos'n Points |
Pts Total |
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1 |
Vince Connolly |
17:45:00 |
19:16:00 |
1:31:00 |
12 |
25 |
30 |
55 |
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2 |
Mark Edwards |
16:37:00 |
18:27:40 |
1:50:40 |
12 |
25 |
28 |
53 |
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3 |
Dave Thompson |
17:29:00 |
19:31:00 |
2:02:00 |
11 |
23 |
26 |
49 |
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4 |
Bob Howe |
16:51:00 |
19:50:00 |
2:59:00 |
9 |
19 |
25 |
44 |
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Mick Power |
16:51:00 |
19:50:00 |
2:59:00 |
9 |
19 |
25 |
44 |
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Steve Hutchinson |
16:51:00 |
19:50:00 |
2:59:00 |
9 |
19 |
25 |
44 |
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To make the most of the evening with the days drawing out I
had stated beforehand that an early start would be available
and that there would be no time penalties so that walkers
and plodders could get round the six mile course comfortably
before the usual eight o’clock finish time. Unfortunately,
due to other priorities, several regulars were unable to
attend and therefore numbers were down with only six Smellys
taking part in my NiteNav. That was a shame as while I was
recceing the route I realised how picturesque the area was
this time of year with an abundance of bluebells throughout
the course and was hoping everyone would enjoy it just as I
did. Now to the race result and congratulations go to the
winner, Vince, completing the full course, which included
1,400ft of climb, in the fastest time. Mark was second also
completing the full course without any issues. Third was
Dave T who confessed to confusion on Cold Moor resulting in
missing CP9. Finally, Bob, Steve and Mick ambled round in
just under three hours having had a lovely evening choosing
not to bother with the moorland controls. I have to own up
to misplacing CP7 a bit too low on the map but the blue
water pipe in the map’s red circle led Vince, Mark and DaveT
to the intended target, the cistern. Well done to all, Bref. |
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NiteNav 3 Results: - Hutton Village
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3rd Race (Bill Pennell) 9th June 2026 - Hutton Village |
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Pos |
Name |
Start Time |
Finish Time |
Total Time |
CPs Visited |
CP's Points |
Pos'n Points |
Pts Total |
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1 |
Ian Hodgson |
17:54:00 |
19:13:10 |
1:19:10 |
13 |
25 |
30 |
55 |
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2 |
Mark Edwards |
17:26:00 |
18:56:05 |
1:30:05 |
13 |
25 |
28 |
53 |
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3 |
Dave Thompson |
17:27:00 |
19:21:50 |
1:54:50 |
13 |
25 |
26 |
51 |
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4 |
Len Small |
17:15:00 |
19:22:15 |
2:07:15 |
13 |
25 |
25 |
50 |
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Ken Wilson |
17:15:00 |
19:22:15 |
2:07:15 |
13 |
25 |
25 |
50 |
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Bref O'Rourke |
17:23:00 |
19:35:05 |
2:12:05 |
13 |
25 |
23 |
48 |
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Glyn West |
17:23:00 |
19:35:05 |
2:12:05 |
13 |
25 |
23 |
48 |
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Paul Haydon |
17:24:00 |
18:44:20 |
1:20:20 |
9 |
17 |
21 |
38 |
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Wai Cheung |
17:49:00 |
19:11:20 |
1:22:20 |
7 |
13 |
20 |
33 |
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10 |
Steve Hutchinson |
17:26:00 |
19:11:20 |
1:45:20 |
7 |
13 |
19 |
32 |
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The original date for my NiteNav was for the previous
Tuesday, 2nd June, but due to horrendous rain I decided to
abandon it until the following Tuesday, tonight the 9th.
However, within 15 minutes, whilst most had either gone home
or on to the Voyager, the sun came out and Mark, Bref and
Ian H managed to go for a run on what turned into a lovely
night. Anyway, I decided to start the rearranged NiteNav for
5:00pm to give any walkers a chance of completing the 6.5
mile course. However, on arrival I that that it was going to
be a bit of deja vous as the heavens opened up again with a
rather heavy rain and hail shower but, fortunately it was
short-lived. The first walkers, Len and Ken, started out at
5:15pm as the weather cleared into a sunny evening, albeit
an odd shower during. First back was Paul Haydon but hadn't
intended to complete the course by only bagging 9 of the 13
controls. Next back was Mark Edwards who did complete all
controls but had to wait a while for the other runners to
return. Last man out and winner was Ian Hodgson who
completed the course beating Mark into second place, by over
10 minutes. Third place went to a battle scarred Dave T who
beat his way through the overgrowth not realising that there
was an easy path to the mine entrance gate, via the
reservoir. Ouch! Len Small and Ken Wilson had a really good
walk/jog round the course, in a clockwise direction (as did
Dave T) whilst most went in numerical order, anticlockwise.
Thanks to all who turned out and for the positive comments -
sorry Dave......
Hope to see you at the next NiteNav which is organised by
Dave T and Caroline G (hope you don't try to get your own
back Dave............, Bill. |
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NiteNav 4 Results: - Percy Rigg.
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4th Race (Dave T & Caroline Glover) 7th July 2026 - Percy
Rigg |
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Pos |
Name |
Start Time |
Finish Time |
Total Time |
CPs Visited |
Control Points |
Pos'n Points |
Pts Total |
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1 |
Vince Connolly |
17:41:00 |
18:55:50 |
1:14:50 |
8 |
25 |
30 |
55 |
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2 |
Graeme Tweddle |
18:16:00 |
19:33:55 |
1:17:55 |
8 |
25 |
28 |
53 |
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3 |
David Allison |
17:52:00 |
19:10:50 |
1:18:50 |
8 |
25 |
26 |
51 |
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4 |
Wai Cheung |
17:35:00 |
18:57:20 |
1:22:20 |
8 |
25 |
25 |
50 |
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5 |
Trevor Symonds |
17:33:00 |
18:56:45 |
1:23:45 |
8 |
25 |
24 |
49 |
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6 |
Paul Haydon |
17:34:00 |
19:03:15 |
1:29:15 |
8 |
25 |
23 |
48 |
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7 |
Len Small |
17:31:00 |
19:21:20 |
1:50:20 |
8 |
25 |
22 |
47 |
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Steve Hutchinson |
17:31:00 |
19:21:20 |
1:50:20 |
8 |
25 |
22 |
47 |
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Bill Pennell |
17:30:00 |
19:20:50 |
1:50:50 |
8 |
25 |
20 |
45 |
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Bob Howe |
17:30:00 |
19:20:50 |
1:50:50 |
8 |
25 |
20 |
45 |
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Glyn West |
17:30:00 |
19:20:50 |
1:50:50 |
8 |
25 |
20 |
45 |
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High cloud, warm with a breeze and no midge, perfect
conditions for the eleven eager NiteNavers tackling the
Percy Rigg course, which was completed by all before a short
shower arrived. A big thank you to Caroline, my beautiful
assistant, who put in a lot of work in creating the course.
She was unable to attend on the night due to family
commitments, so I had to recruit Sam as my assistant who
loved the chips.
It turned out to be a race of three categories: - Runners,
Plodders and Walkers, the latter (Len & Steve 80 +) being
the only two taking advantage of the over 70’s free
controls, which made the final run-in by the latter two
groups rather interesting. Trev was a bit disappointed as he
didn’t realise there were freebies for over 70’s - anyway,
he doesn’t look old enough to be in that category. Graeme T
was the only one who took a direct line from CP 7 to the
finish. This caused great interest as he was the last to go
and could have made the difference to the final result, all
watched as he came off Codhill Heights and disappeared out
of sight before tackling the steep hill to the finish. Alas,
it didn’t but all agreed it was definitely quicker than
going the long way round on good tracks. Vince took first
place, with the top five, all within 9 minutes. Very close
competition indeed. I accept the criticism of the accuracy
of the location of CP3, but CP4 is where Ordnance Survey
believes it to be!!!
Finally, thank you to everyone who didn’t respond and turned
out on the night. It helped enormously towards having the
right quantity of maps, with very little waste. You are
definitely my go to group for banter and fun, Dave T.
Hope to see you at the next NiteNav which is organised by
Terry C and Alan R on 28th July from Castleton top end CP,
Bill. |
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NiteNav 5 Results: -
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NiteNav 6 Results: -
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Final Positions for Summer 2026
Series:
Best 4 results of 6 Races to count.
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