Airienteers brush off festive season

Runners from Airienteers, the area’s orienteering club, took advantage of the mild weather to run off the Christmas pudding at Bishop Wood, near Selby.

Fine performances from Ilkley’s Ben Stevens (winner on the 7.4km Brown course), his brother George (second on the 4.7km green course) and Cerys Jones from Baildon (second on the 6.8km blue course) were the highlights of the club’s efforts.

Top five positions were also achieved on their respective courses by Harden’s Tony Carlyle and Baildon’s Peter Jones on the blue course and Leeds junior Alistair Broadest on the 1km white course.

The next major orienteering event will be held at Middleton Park in South Leeds on Sunday 8^th January with registration between 10am and noon. More details can be found at the Airienteers website www.aire.org.uk

Orienteering is a family-focussed sport combining physical exercise with the mental challenge of navigation. Airienteers is a friendly local orienteering club covering the wide area of Airedale, Wharfedale, Leeds and Bradford.

Full Airienteer results from Bishop Wood:

Brown course (7.4km): 1^st Ben Stevens

Blue course (6.8km): 2^nd Cerys Jones, 4^th Tony Carlyle, 5^th Peter Jones, 13^th Howard Sawyer, 17^th Martyn Gill, 18^th Peter Avis, 26^th James Avis, 29^th Guy Patterson, 31^st Gerry Symes, 35^th Simon Bowens, 36^th Henk van Rossum, 39^th Sam Avis.

Green course (4.7km): 2^nd George Stevens, 7^th John Macdonald, 14^th Susan Stevens, 20^th Nicholas Jones, 22^nd Lowri Jones, 29^th Janet Leake, 36^th Wendy Carlyle, 44^th Simon Brook, 45^th Anna Chavez, 48^th Nicola Boon, 50^th Val Gilleard, 51^st Liz Davies, 59^th Alan Parker, 66^th Margaret Parker.

Light green course (3.4km): 14^th Miles Gilleard, 20^th Carlos Chavez

Yellow course (1.7km): 7^th James Elizabeth and Cathy, 8^th Theo Bowens

White course (1km): 5^th Alistair Broadest