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Sun 16th August 2026 – Burnbanks and Wether Hill (Local, Long-O and not so Long-O)
Near Bampton, 13km south of Penrith. Details / Entries / Preview
… and every Monday at 9am there is an online Strength & Condition session for members. Details here
Latest Results....
Sun 2nd August 2026 – Askham Common (Day 1 of Lakes 5 Day event)
Results, Routegadget etc. on L5D website
Sun 10th May – Bampton Common Cumbrian Galoppen. Results / Routegadget / Winsplits
Sat 25th April – Coombs Wood. Results / Routegadget (linear) / Routegadget (score) / Winsplits (linear)
Tues 21st April – Shap Informal Maprun. There are no published results as it was an informal event. Routegadget (To add your route go to the Draw tab and enter your name)
Latest News....
- Outdoor Sanity?
Question: What started in southeast Europe nearly 25 years ago and has now spread north and west reaching Ireland for the first time this year?No, not some nasty tick-borne disease, but instead a very nice orienteering event, the OO Cup. It’s a 5 day eventContinue reading “Outdoor Sanity?” - Indoor insanity?
The OO Cup kicked off in Killarney with a warm-up indoor event at St Brendan’s College. As we were staying in Killarney for the OO Cup week Christine and I thought we would give this a go. Billed as the Kerry Festival of Orienteering theContinue reading “Indoor insanity?” - ABC, Easy as 1-2-3
The Allerdale Bike Challenge is an annual series of five cycle events which explore the local lanes around Allerdale District. It’s open to riders of all bike types from lightweight road bikes to mountain bikes, from recumbent bikes to tandems. The format is a 2 hour scoreContinue reading “ABC, Easy as 1-2-3” - BL Long-O (and not so Long-O) – a Preview
From organisers and planners Dan and Karen After the cancellation of last two Border Liners events (blame curlews and roadworks) there is more reason than ever to come to the annual Long-O on Sunday 16th August. The first thing to say is don’t be putContinue reading “BL Long-O (and not so Long-O) – a Preview” - Saunders Mountain Marathon
The Saunders Mountain Marathon (SLMM) took place on 4th/5th July based in St John’s in the Vale, with courses covering the fells around Helvellyn and The Dodds. Despite heatwaves the week before and after, the weekend itself was cool and drizzly with the tops clag-coveredContinue reading “Saunders Mountain Marathon” - Ride to the Sun
by Paul Watson This informal annual cycle ride starting at Bitts Park and arriving at Cramond Beach, Edinburgh, in time to view the sunrise takes place every year on the closest Saturday / Sunday to the longest day. With a couple of tweaks to theContinue reading “Ride to the Sun “
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