Updates
17:50 Sunday Provisional Results, splitsbrowser (splits analysis) and Winsplits (other) now up

18:20 Very Provisional Ranking points up, but with some missing membership numbers, so they will change (slightly?)

19:50 Results updated, final unless any issues raised.  Ranking points updated with missing membership numbers

22:40 Routetgadget loaded.  I've created a merged map of both Limb Valley and Burbage.  Rather confusingly it opens up on the Burbage side of the map, sorry.  Just keep dragging it left to get to the start in Limb Valley.

11:00 Sat 28th Organiser's comments added.

For Brown course competitors:  I've had to replot the controls on the Burbage map, so they might not be quite right.  I suspect that GPS traces may not work very well across the map join.  PG

Organiser's Comments

A big thank you to all those who helped on the day. Everyone was very adaptable and ready to muck in wherever they were needed. Without your support SYO could not put on such events so your support is greatly appreciated. I am not sure how many miles Lucy and Colin ran whilst putting out, checking and collecting controls. You both performed a great job and did very well to keep smiling through a very long day.

A couple of items of lost property were left behind: a compass and a pair of Saucony trail shoes. If anyone has lost these then please contact Liz Cuckson on 0114 2364820.

Once again, my sincere thanks to everyone who helped to put on such a very enjoyable event.

Liz Cuckson

Planner's Comments

Controller's Comments

is a difficult area to plan courses which meet guidelines or which are comfortable and pleasurable. A number of compromises had to be made & these were thought through by Lucy & myself.

Working with Lucy was a pleasure as she worked hard, was always cheerful & was composed throughout in planning an event for the first time in a long time since she was even younger. She grappled with the restrictions of the area stoically & with perseverance producing the best courses possible

Most runners provided positive feedback. Some raised valid issues in an appropriate way, but I was surprised at others. I know it is a physical area and some runners were very tired, but please remember we are unpaid volunteers who have put in several days’ work. Even if officials don’t do as good a job as runners would like, they need to be encouraged not discouraged. Some after a difficult run seem to be less considerate of official’s feelings than they would be at other times.

Most courses had appropriate winning times but the fields stretched out a long way with some having quite long times. Orange was overlong & Yellow had a lot of climb but both were difficult to plan otherwise due to the nature of the path network & the steep sides of the valley. Green was more of a Short Blue but at 3.9km, even with the steep climb, we though (erroneously as it turned out) that it would be ok. Many competitors on Brown expressed enjoyment of what we knew was going to be a tough course.

Colin Drury