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NiteNav
Results Winter 2025
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Race 1 Results:
- Silton Woods
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1st Race (Dave Thompson & Caroline Glover - Silton Forest)
4th November 2025 |
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Pos |
Name |
Start Time |
Finish Time |
Total Time |
Control Points |
CP Points |
Position Pts |
Penalty Points |
Pts Total |
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1 |
David Allison |
17:33:00
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18:22:55 |
0:49:55 |
9 |
25 |
30 |
0 |
55 |
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2 |
Graeme Tweddle |
18:19:00 |
19:13:07 |
0:54:07 |
9 |
25 |
28 |
0 |
53 |
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3 |
Paul Haydon |
17:23:30 |
18:37:49 |
1:14:19 |
9 |
25 |
26 |
0 |
51 |
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4 |
Vince Connolly |
17:59:30 |
19:20:00 |
1:20:30 |
9 |
25 |
25 |
0 |
50 |
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5 |
Ian Hodgson |
18:11:30 |
19:40:50 |
1:29:20 |
9 |
25 |
24 |
0 |
49 |
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6 |
Bob Howe |
17:43:30 |
19:34:35 |
1:51:05 |
9 |
25 |
23 |
0 |
48 |
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Wai Cheung |
17:43:30 |
19:34:35
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1:51:05 |
9 |
25 |
23 |
0 |
48 |
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8 |
Mick Power |
17:43:30
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18:18:00
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0:34:30 |
6 |
17 |
21 |
0 |
38 |
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What a night! I don't know where to start. Everyone seemed
to have an experience to share. Bob gave Wai a masterclass
in navigation. Paul delivered an impressive performance on
slicks. Dave A, Ian, Graeme, and Vince proved that the
spirit of adventure is still 'alive and kicking' by
exploring and, in some cases, executing off-piste shortcuts.
Last but not least, Mick P took his new hip around the inner
loop.
Well done, everyone.
It was almost 25 years to the day when I entered my very
first NiteNav from that very same car park. Back then, it
was organised by a mad group from the Mandale Harriers. We
didn't get large scale printed maps. Just the grid
references and a description which we had to plot on our own
maps. The best torch available was a Petzl Zoom. Suffice to
say, I definitely had an adventure. The good old days.
Finally, a big thank you to my beautiful assistant Caroline,
who plied me with a cold bacon sandwich and Cola along with
doing the hard yacker of time keeper. I hope you all
appreciated what we thought was a very original and
interesting method of controls.
Well done to winner Dave Allison then Graeme Tweddle in 2nd
place and followed by 3rd place Paul Haydon.
Thank you all for turning out last night. The banter
afterwards made it very rewarding, Dave & Caroline. |
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Race 2 Results - Sheepwash.
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2nd Race (Ian Hodgson - Sheepwash) 8th November 2025 |
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Pos |
Name |
Start Time |
Finish Time |
Total Time |
Control Points |
CP Points |
Pos'n Points |
Penalty Points |
Pts Total |
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1 |
David Allison |
17:53:00 |
18:55:00 |
01:02:00 |
8 |
25 |
30 |
0 |
55 |
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2 |
Mark Edwards |
17:44:00 |
18:59:45 |
01:15:45 |
8 |
25 |
28 |
0 |
53 |
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3 |
Vince Connolly |
18:00:00 |
19:34:30 |
01:34:30 |
8 |
25 |
26 |
0 |
51 |
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4 |
Paul Haydon |
17:31:00 |
19:04:45 |
01:33:45 |
5 |
16 |
25 |
0 |
41 |
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5 |
Bob Howe |
17:54:30 |
19:30:30 |
01:36:00 |
5 |
16 |
24 |
0 |
40 |
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Steve Hutchinson |
17:54:30 |
19:30:30 |
01:36:00 |
5 |
16 |
24 |
0 |
40 |
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Mick Power |
17:54:30 |
19:30:30 |
01:36:00 |
5 |
16 |
24 |
0 |
40 |
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The evening turned out to be dry which was good after the
weather during the day setting it out. The setting out of
the controls without any public interfering with them was
the challenge and keeping them on reasonable handrails.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the course and found the controls
they were going for. The aim was to give a bit of route
choice which seemed to go well. Dave A flew round as
expected taking some direct routes, a good job it was dark!
Mark (cruiser weight) came in second also getting all 8
controls followed Vince. For the walkers there were 5
controls all local to Cod Beck and the forest area without
having to climb the moor up towards the edge of Arncliffe
woods. Mick, Bob and Steve scooped these up whilst Paul and
Alfie went for the more challenging 3 controls first then
picked up 2 round Cod Beck. Well done to everyone and thanks
for the compliments, Ian. |
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Race 3 Results - Lordstones
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3rd Race (David Allison - Lordstones) 2nd December 2026 |
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Name |
Start Time |
Finish Time |
Total Time |
Control Points |
CP Points |
Total Pts |
Penalty Points |
Pts Total |
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1 |
Ian Hodgson |
18:13:00 |
19:22:00 |
1:09:00 |
9 |
25.0 |
30.0 |
0 |
55 |
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2 |
Vince Connolly |
17:49:00 |
19:05:00 |
1:16:00 |
9 |
25.0 |
28.0 |
0 |
53 |
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3 |
Paul Haydon |
17:26:00 |
19:06:00 |
1:40:00 |
6 |
16.7 |
26.0 |
0 |
43 |
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Alfie Haydon |
17:26:00 |
19:06:00 |
1:40:00 |
6 |
16.7 |
26.0 |
0 |
43 |
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5 |
Mick Power |
17:45:00 |
19:26:00 |
1:41:00 |
6 |
16.7 |
24.0 |
0 |
41 |
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Steve Hutchinson |
17:45:00 |
19:26:00 |
1:41:00 |
6 |
16.7 |
24.0 |
0 |
41 |
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5= |
Bob Howe |
17:45:00 |
19:26:00 |
1:41:00 |
6 |
16.7 |
24.0 |
0 |
41 |
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Seven people and two dogs ventured out from Lordstones on a
dry and mild Autumn evening. I put 3 controls furthest away
from the start for the runners and designed a shorter loop
for the walkers and offered a few route choices. As ever
someone always takes a route that you had not even thought
of - in this case Vince. Ian took the most direct route
across Bilsdale West Moor and it paid off a he came home 7
minutes ahead of Vince. |
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Race 4 Results - Great Ayton
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4th Race (Trevor Symonds - Great Ayton) 13th January 2026 |
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Pos |
Name |
Start Time |
Finish Time |
Total Time |
CP's Visited |
C.P. Pts |
Pos pts |
Penalty Points |
Pts Total |
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1 |
Dave Allison |
17:55:00 |
18:54:59 |
0:59:59 |
8 |
25 |
30 |
0 |
55 |
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2 |
Vince Connolly |
18:07:00 |
19:10:57 |
1:03:57 |
8 |
25 |
28 |
0 |
53 |
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3 |
Graeme Tweddle |
18:18:00 |
19:23:56 |
1:05:56 |
8 |
25 |
26 |
0 |
51 |
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4 |
Ian Hodgson |
17:53:00 |
18:59:12 |
1:06:12 |
8 |
25 |
25 |
0 |
50 |
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5 |
Mark Edwards |
17:37:00 |
18:55:22 |
1:18:22 |
8 |
25 |
24 |
0 |
49 |
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6 |
Paul Haydon |
17:36:00 |
18:59:39 |
1:23:39 |
8 |
25 |
23 |
0 |
48 |
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7 |
Rob Bailey |
17:34:00 |
19:12:23 |
1:38:23 |
7 |
22 |
20 |
0 |
42 |
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8 |
Bob Howe |
17:35:00 |
19:26:32 |
1:51:32 |
7 |
22 |
19 |
0 |
41 |
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Bref O'Rourke |
17:35:00 |
19:26:32 |
1:51:32 |
7 |
22 |
19 |
0 |
41 |
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Glyn West |
17:35:00 |
19:26:32 |
1:51:32 |
7 |
22 |
19 |
0 |
41 |
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11 |
Bill Pennell |
17:39:00 |
20:05:08 |
2:26:08 |
8 |
25 |
22 |
7 |
40 |
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12 |
Steve Hutchinson |
17:39:00 |
20:05:08 |
2:26:08 |
8 |
25 |
22 |
7 |
40 |
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It was really great to have so much positive feedback from
my NiteNav, always makes the effort worthwhile. The weather
was spot on with a nice clear crisp evening which tempted
some to stay out as long as possible, well done to Steve and
Bill for getting around the full route when they set off
with no intention of doing all the controls. There appeared
to be some puzzling to how to tackle the course to get the
most efficient route. This meant that runners and walkers
were heading off in various directions at the start.
Incorporating number 8 into the route seemed problematic for
some.
Well done to Dave A for breaking the hour, all be it by 1
second. Thanks to you all. Cheers, Trevor. |
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Race 5 Results - Gribdale
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5th Race (Mark Edwards - Gribdale) 10th February 2026 |
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Pos |
Name |
Start Time |
Finish Time |
Total Time |
CP's Visited |
C.P. Pts |
Pos Points |
Penalty Points |
Pts Total |
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1 |
Ian Hodgson |
18:10:00 |
19:24:40 |
1:14:40 |
7 |
25 |
30.00 |
0 |
55 |
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2 |
David Allison |
17:56:00 |
19:12:10 |
1:16:10 |
7 |
25 |
28.00 |
0 |
53 |
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3 |
Graeme Tweddle |
18:26:00 |
19:47:55 |
1:21:55 |
7 |
25 |
26.00 |
0 |
51 |
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4 |
Vince Connolly |
18:11:00 |
19:39:10 |
1:28:10 |
7 |
25 |
25.00 |
0 |
50 |
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5 |
Trevor Symonds |
17:41:00 |
19:14:18 |
1:33:18 |
7 |
25 |
24.00 |
0 |
49 |
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6 |
Paul Haydon |
17:45:00 |
19:33:00 |
1:48:00 |
7 |
25 |
23.00 |
0 |
48 |
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7 |
Bill Pennell |
17:36:00 |
19:56:45 |
2:20:45 |
7 |
25 |
22.00 |
0 |
47 |
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8 |
Dave Thompson |
17:42:00 |
19:57:45 |
2:15:45 |
5 |
18 |
21.00 |
0 |
39 |
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9 |
Bob Howe |
17:43:00 |
19:47:30 |
2:04:30 |
4 |
14 |
20.00 |
0 |
34 |
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Bref O'Rourke |
17:43:00 |
19:47:30 |
2:04:30 |
4 |
14 |
20.00 |
0 |
34 |
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Glyn West |
17:43:00 |
19:47:30 |
2:04:30 |
4 |
14 |
20.00 |
0 |
34 |
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12 |
Steve Hutchinson |
17:40:00 |
19:28:30 |
1:48:30 |
3 |
11 |
17.00 |
0 |
28 |
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Mick Power |
17:40:00 |
19:28:30 |
1:48:30 |
3 |
11 |
17.00 |
0 |
28 |
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Massive Pat on the back to the 13 hardy souls who ventured
out from Gribdale into the Mizzle for tonight’s NightNav.The
weather earlier was a vast improvement on two weeks ago
when I abandoned putting out the controls but the mist and
rain came along to bite us on the backside. Well done Ian
Hodgson on his win. Some interesting routes taken but
everybody got back safe, sound and very wet, then back to
the Royal Oak to mull over what could have been, 🍻🏃♂️🌧️.
Thanks again everybody, Mark. |
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Race 6 Results - Carlton
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6th Race (Bref O'Rourke - Carlton) 3rd March 2026 |
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Pos |
Name |
Start Time |
Finish Time |
Total Time |
CP's Visited |
CP Pts |
Pos pts |
Penalty Points |
Pts Total |
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1 |
Ian Hodgson |
17:57:00 |
19:20:30 |
1:23:30 |
9 |
25 |
30 |
0 |
55 |
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2 |
David Allison |
17:46:00 |
19:15:25 |
1:29:25 |
9 |
25 |
28 |
0 |
53 |
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3 |
Vince Connolly |
17:53:00 |
19:27:35 |
1:34:35 |
9 |
25 |
26 |
0 |
51 |
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4 |
Graeme Tweddle |
18:01:00 |
19:37:00 |
1:36:00 |
9 |
25 |
25 |
0 |
50 |
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5 |
Mark Edwards |
17:42:00 |
19:23:05 |
1:41:05 |
9 |
25 |
24 |
0 |
49 |
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Dave Thompson |
17:41:00 |
19:40:25 |
1:59:25 |
9 |
25 |
23 |
0 |
48 |
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7 |
Bob Howe |
17:41:00 |
19:40:25 |
1:59:25 |
9 |
25 |
23 |
0 |
48 |
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8 |
Bill Pennell |
17:39:00 |
19:39:15 |
2:00:15 |
9 |
25 |
21 |
0 |
46 |
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9 |
Glyn West |
17:39:00 |
19:39:15 |
2:00:15 |
9 |
25 |
21 |
0 |
46 |
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10 |
Paul Haydon |
17:35:00 |
19:42:30 |
2:07:30 |
9 |
25 |
19 |
0 |
44 |
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11 |
Wai Cheung |
17:40:00 |
19:43:30 |
2:03:30 |
4 |
11 |
18 |
0 |
29 |
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Steve Hutchinson |
17:40:00 |
19:43:30 |
2:03:30 |
4 |
11 |
18 |
0 |
29 |
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Mick Power |
17:40:00 |
19:43:30 |
2:03:30 |
4 |
11 |
18 |
0 |
29 |
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Well done to all thirteen Smellys who took part in my
Nitenav this evening. It was my bad weather course starting
just outside the village instead of Lordstones due to the
wintry weather at the time of the original date. Anyway, it
gave me the chance to use paths that were new or unfamiliar
to most along with some serious climbing for those taking in
the full route. The weather was perfect tonight with a full
moon and the early start gave everyone a bit of daylight to
help. However, some overshot CP2 as reflectives don’t work
in broad daylight. Congratulations to Ian, who pipped second
place David and third place Vince. In fact well done to
Mark, Graeme and Paul who also completed the full course
involving 1,500 feet of climb. I took a leaf out of Dave T’s
book and allowed the over seventies to skip the two summits
CP5 & 6 which unsurprisingly seemed to go down well, Bref. |
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Final Positions for
Winter 2025-26 Series
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Smelly Helly Winter NiteNav Series 2025-26 |
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Pos |
Name |
Race 1 |
Race 2 |
Race 3 |
Race 4 |
Race 5 |
Race 6 |
Pts. Total |
Current Average |
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1 |
David Allison |
55 |
55 |
54 |
55 |
53 |
53 |
219.20 |
54.20 |
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2 |
Ian Hodgson |
49 |
53 |
55 |
50 |
55 |
55 |
217.80 |
52.80 |
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3 |
Vince Connolly |
50 |
51 |
53 |
53 |
50 |
51 |
208.00 |
51.33 |
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6 |
Graeme Tweddle |
53 |
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51 |
51 |
50 |
205.00 |
51.25 |
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7 |
Mark Edwards |
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53 |
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49 |
50 |
49 |
201.33 |
50.33 |
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8 |
Paul Haydon |
51 |
41 |
43 |
48 |
48 |
44 |
191.00 |
45.83 |
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9 |
Bob Howe |
48 |
40 |
41 |
41 |
34 |
48 |
178.00 |
42.00 |
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10 |
Steve Hutchinson |
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40 |
41 |
40 |
28 |
29 |
150.00 |
35.60 |
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11 |
Mick Power |
38 |
40 |
41 |
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28 |
29 |
148.00 |
35.20 |
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12 |
Bill Pennell |
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0 |
0 |
40 |
47 |
46 |
133.00 |
44.33 |
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13 |
Dave Thompson |
44 |
0 |
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39 |
48 |
130.50 |
43.50 |
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14 |
Glyn West |
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0 |
0 |
41 |
34 |
46 |
121.00 |
40.33 |
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15 |
Bref O'Rourke |
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0 |
0 |
41 |
34 |
38 |
112.50 |
37.50 |
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16 |
Trevor Symonds |
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0 |
0 |
49 |
49 |
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98.00 |
49.00 |
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17 |
Wai Cheung |
48 |
0 |
0 |
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29 |
77.00 |
38.50 |
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18 |
Alfie Haydon |
0 |
0 |
43 |
0 |
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43.00 |
43.00 |
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19 |
Rob Bailey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
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42.00 |
42.00 |
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Twilight Special - Lordstones
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Twilight Special (Steve & Bill - Lordstones) 17th March 2026 |
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Pos |
Name |
Start |
Finish |
Total |
Controls |
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1 |
David Allison |
17:39:00 |
18:28:00 |
00:49:00 |
7 |
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2 |
Ian Hodgson |
18:06:00 |
19:03:25 |
00:57:25 |
7 |
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3 |
Vince Connolly |
17:50:00 |
18:54:35 |
01:04:35 |
7 |
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4 |
Mark Edwards |
17:44:00 |
18:54:45 |
01:10:45 |
7 |
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5 |
Paul Haydon |
17:32:00 |
18:53:50 |
01:21:50 |
7 |
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Alfie Haydon |
17:32:00 |
18:53:50 |
01:21:50 |
7 |
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7 |
Dave Thompson |
17:31:30 |
19:01:55 |
01:30:25 |
7 |
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8 |
Wai Cheung |
17:37:00 |
19:12:05 |
01:35:05 |
7 |
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Andrew Watson |
17:37:00 |
19:12:05 |
01:35:05 |
7 |
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10 |
Bob Howe |
17:41:00 |
19:19:10 |
01:38:10 |
7 |
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Bref O'Rourke |
17:41:00 |
19:19:10 |
01:38:10 |
7 |
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12 |
Mick Power |
17:30:00 |
19:04:20 |
01:34:20 |
5 |
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Len Small |
17:30:00 |
19:04:20 |
01:34:20 |
5 |
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Ken Wilson |
17:30:00 |
19:04:20 |
01:34:20 |
5 |
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The course route had been devised by Steve and then
'fine-tuned' by me. We were extremely fortunate with the
weather forecast for this week as previous weeks had been
wet, windy and very cold. Tonight, was gloriously sunny and
much warmer (15ºC). We had an fantastic turnout with 14 keen
and eager runners and walkers raring to go. After putting
the controls out Steve and I were trying to predict the
winning time. Given that the course length was around 4
miles and with 7 controls to find, we both predicted around
45 to 50 minute winning time - Spot on! David Allison
stormed in, also first runner back, in 49 minutes dead, over
25 minutes before anyone else arrived back. Fantastic stuff.
Well done David. The next runners back were Vince, closely
followed by Mark, but we had to wait another 10 minutes, or
so, to find out if Vince would be in second place, but, the
last runner out was Ian H and, was the only other runner to
break the hour, and so was second in a time of just over 57
minutes pushing Vince into 3rd place with Mark finishing
4th. There was only one small(ish) incident whereby Len, Ken
& Mick, thinking they had completed the course, saying that
the information card on the Cairn control was missing and
hence, thought that it was the last control, only to be told
by Dave T that he had secured the loose card under stone and
that there were two more controls after that! Oh dear, never
mind, after all they did confess to having had a great night
out!
What a fantastic response Steve and I received afterwards
regarding the course. Everyone said that it had been a great
route - Thanks guys, this makes it all worthwhile.
Steve and I would like to thank everyone for the very
positive feedback and hope to see you all back for the
summer NiteNav series, Bill & Steve. |
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