JK 2023

[GregMay]

Anyone else up at it?

[Blackhound]

No, my first JK was in 1977 and last was 1992, would not have missed any between those dates. Some friends of mine are going who I have known since those days, all in the oldie classes. We ride together on a Thursday but they were all missing today.

[GregMay]

This is my third I think. Lakes this year, Lancaster for sprints which I know well!

[Blackhound]

Let us know how it goes. I have seen an event on in a local park in mid May. I may go and have a walk jog around in my first event since being an M21, I will be a last year M60. Only thing stopping me is a 10km charity run/walk the following day.

[GregMay]

Going well so far. 11th in sprint, 17th in middle, 18th in long. Relays tomorrow. We’ve a decent team so we may do well!

[Blackhound]

Sounds good. One of my chums put himself into ‘special measures’ after day 1.
Good luck in the relay, I usually enjoyed those.

[GregMay]

Relays, last day, 15th out of 50. Chuffed as we thought we’d really fluffed it!

[GregMay]

Sums up the weekend pretty well:

Untitled by Greg.May, on Flickr

[Blackhound]

Looks great. My last orienteering race was in that part of the Lakes in December 1992, can't recall the specific area now. Three of us travelled up for the weekend.

[GregMay]

Really good to see lots of young people coming into the sport. Loads of them. Not just the usual Scandi kids as well!

We're off to the 6 Day in Scotland later in the year as well. Planning on a bit of biking, may try out a MTBO race as well....

[Blackhound]

My friends enjoyed it as well, one of their club members won one of the junior classes.
Scottish 6 days were fun. I ran in them between 1977 and 1991. The ‘77 courses used the 1976 World Championships maps. Have a great time.

My friends are off to race in Ireland shortly, both sides of the border. Then cycling WAW northwards from Galway.

[GregMay]

We can't make the two Irish weekends sadly, apparently they won't let me off teaching for the week to go have fun