Last updated 19:49, Thursday, 11 September 2008

QUITE a few West Cumberland Orienteering Club members attended the eighth event of the Cumbrian Galoppen at Bannisdale on Sunday.

There was success for Helen Winskill who won the blue course with an impressive one-minute margin.

The first of the Park Races was held at Mirehouse on the shores of Bassenthwaite Lake. Short, easy and very fast racing gave some top rate competition.

Chris Brand-Barker stormed round the 2.4km course, accurately finding the 18 controls in a very quick 11 minutes and 40 seconds.

Close contact with the map was very important, as any hesitation proved very costly.

Charlotte Watson took fifth place, as first lady.

The shorter course saw Alistair Pollitt take the win, with Sarah and Esther Moore in hot pursuit. Many juniors from the schools league found the running much to their liking.

The series continues for the next several weeks. Details of the various venues with parking etc can be found on the website www.wcoc.co.uk and, close to each event, on the answerphone 01768 895539.

Bannisdale results – Light green: 7, Natalie Burns 45.12; 18, Angela Jackson 64.45.

Green: 24, Kim Leslie 53.48; 39, Paul Tickner 60.51; 41, Joyce Hemingway 61.32.

Blue: 1, Helen Winskill 48.27; 15, Chris Emerson 60.59; 16, Howard Leslie 61.27; 17, Chris Pollitt 61.30; 18, Tony Duncan 62.16; 24, Debbie Thompson 64.43; 29, Penny Bibby 66.20; 33, Debbie Watson 67.35; 39, Mike Harrison 71.36; 40, Douglas Tickner 73.23.

Brown: 6, Alan Irving 65.40; 7, Phil Winskill 65.45; 10, John Slater 67.27; 18, Colin Valentine 71.43; 21, Jeff Goodwin 75.24; 25, Michael Pearson 79.39; 27, Graham Watson 82.34; 36, Malcolm Ruckledge 109.47.

Mirehouse results – Long: 1, Chris Brand-Barker 11.40; 2, Graham Hemingway 12.25; 3, Andrew Bradley 12.28; 4, Chris Emerson 13.06; 5, Charlotte Watson 13.15; 6, Alan Irving 13.16; 7, Chris Naylor 13.24; 8, John Taylor 13.31; 9, Howard Leslie 13.33; 10, Mike Pearson 13.38; 11, Kevin Hodgson 13.51; 12, Lewis Taylor 14.03; 13, Graham Watson 14.33; 14, Rosie Watson 14.52; 15, Tony Brand-Barker 15.05; 16, Penny Bibby 15.21; 17, Matthew Atkinson 15.22; 18, Nathaniel Green 15.31; 19, Chris Pollitt 15.51; 20, Nick Moore 16.06; 21, Malcolm Ruckledge 16.12; 22, Debbie Watson 16.18; 23, Ged Hagan 16.37; 24, Gavin Moore 16.40; 25, Angela Brand-Barker 16.43; 26, Mike Hind 16.46; 27, Alistair Hornsby 17.06; 28, Andrew Warner 17.20; 29, Barnaby Angus-Southall 17.21; 30, Katrina Hemingway 18.25; 31, Douglas Tickner 18.37; 32, Jenny Wren 18.40; 33, Jane Hornsby 19.12; 34, Colin Southall 19.42; 35, Paul Tickner 19.45; 36, Hannah Bradley 19.51; 37, Natalie Burns 20.22; 38, Brian Wilson 20.28; 39, Oliver Burns 21.13; 40, Christopher Hemingway 22.02; 41, Louise Hagan 22.20; 42, Joyce Hemingway 24.40; 43, Michael Green 26.49; 44, Bramble Park 34.46; 45, Samuel Graham 34.56.

Short: 1, Alistair Pollitt 12.22; 2, Sarah Moore 14.41; 3, Esther Moore 14.57; 4, James Cousins 20.51; 5, Thomas Burns 21.16; 6, Diana Green 22.47; 7, Niamh Hunter 26.47; 8, Rosie Hogg 27.03; 9, Emily Armstrong 27.55; 10, Charlotte Howis 28.02.