Future Events
Sat 22 Jun
Riverside Gardens, Ilkley
Near: Ilkley more details...
Wed 26 Jun
Cottingley (Leeds) - Summer Sprint League
Near: Leeds more details...
Wed 3 Jul
Miles Hill - Summer Sprint League
Near: Leeds more details...
Every Tuesday evening, 7pm
Join us for a run, a jog, a walk or just for the food afterwards! more details...
AIRE Summer Sprint League 2019
The Wednesday night sprint series for Summer.
6 evenings, 3 courses: Sprint, Orange, and Yellow.
All courses have SI punching at the Start & Finish. The Sprint course should have an additional 3 controls to punch on the way round.
See the flyer here:
Results:
Next event: Weds 26th May - Cottingley
Aire Summer Picnic
At the end of the Lower Baildon Urban Event on 6th July
Please join us for this gathering
Strawberries and Cream will be provided.
Please bring a food and drink contribution to share, and to avoid plastic waste, your own plates, cups, bowls and cutlery.
If you have an early run there is plenty to do in the neighbourhood before the picnic. Saltaire and Salts Mill are just across the river and canal. The Half Moon Cafe is in Roberts Park, overlooking the cricket pitch.
AIRE Spring Sprint League 2019
Congratulations to the following winners:
- Dave Murgatroyd
- Chris Gibbins
- Anne Maguire
- Kirsty Hall
Prizes will be awarded at Woodhouse Ridge
Results:
Final League Standings:
Thank you to all helpers and competitors for taking part in this year's sprint series. We hope that you all enjoyed yourselves and will see you back for the first event of the next series: Weds 12th June - Woodhouse Ridge
Junior Local Events
A series of 4 Events for Juniors/Families and Beginners.
Aire is hosting a series of 4 events designed specifically by JDO Simon Martland for Juniors on Saturday afternoons. Each event will have a series of easy courses for the Juniors/Families and a Challenge course for more experienced orienteers. The events are being held between 1:00 and 3:30 on 11th May at Hudson Park, Wetherby:18th May at Nunroyd Park, Guiseley: 8th June at Bowling Park, Bradford and 22nd June at Riverside Gardens Ilkley.
Flyer Saturday Junior Events
More details are on the Events page.
Airienteers on the radio!
and local news...
Listen to Tony and Laura on BBC Radio 33m - 45m
Ilkley Gazette - Airienteers 50th
Ilkley Gazette - Northern Night Champs
Plus Mike Bushell tries out orienteering on the BBC - Get Inspired
JK Weekend
Evie Conway wins W18 Elite
Easter weekend saw over 30 club members running at the annual JK Orienteering Festival. The event consisted of a sprint race at Aldershot Garrison, followed by middle and long distance individual races at Windmill Hill and Cold Ash respectively and the final race being a relay at Minley.
There were some great results for Aire members over the weekend, with star performance being Evie Conway who won W18E overall with two 2nd place finishes on the day in both the middle and long.
Peter Haines was second overall in M65 but first Brit (beaten by former World Champs medallist Sigurd Daehli of Norway) with 3rd and 2nd places on the days....