More New Members Since I last wrote, Gideon Felton has joined and the Andrews family (Heather, Ian, Mark and Carolyn) have rejoined after a number of years at CROC. A warm welcome to all. JK and British Champs Relay Teams If you’d like to run in a CHIG team at either of the JK or […]
Happy New Year to all CHIG members (and anyone else who happens to be reading)! Compass Sport Trophy and New Members We’ve had a fantastic response this year and will be fielding a crack team of 30 runners – a 50% increase on last year. Half of this increase comes from the Campbell family who […]
Stop Press! CHIG Captain fails to break 3 hours in Luton marathon and swears, “Never again”! Battling against strong wind, hills and the monotony of the A6, I finished my first (and most definitely last) marathon on Sunday 2nd December in an uncomfirmed time of 3 hours, 2 minutes. I confess I was aiming to […]
CHIG win Snail Trail Trophy CHIG have won HAVOC’s Snail Trail Trophy event at Epping SW on 14th Oct, despite several competitors encountering a hornet’s nest. Using an arcane scoring method, we notched up only 59523 penalty points, beating WAOC, SUFFOC, NOR and HAVOC! The Trophy has now been handed over (see photo). It’s nice […]
Notable Performances News from members’ summer travels has been covered in depth by the recent edition of CHIGChat, but I think Charlotte Cheetham’s 4th place out of 21 competitors in W45S on Day 1 of the White Rose Weekend is worthy of a second mention – an excellent result! Long-Os For me the new season […]
Future CHIG Member Firstly, apologies for the slight delay in this month’s blog. I blame it mainly on the arrival of baby Edward on 11th July. I’ve hung some orienteering flags around his nursery, so he should get the hang of things before long. Despite some sleep-deprivation, I’m still managing to keep training, though whether […]