Lagganlia Tour of 2012 Lagganlia was an exciting orienteering training week for M14s selected from throughout Britain. We had experienced coaches who had competed at the top level in orienteering so there was a lot of great advice for us to learn from. My two coaches were Jonny and Rodger and I learned masses fromContinue reading “Ruaridh Mon-Williams Orienteering 2012”
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Joe Woodley – Orienteering 2012
European Youth Championships 2012 This year I was selected to represent Great Britain at EYOC, in Bugeat France. Leading up to the event I was excited but also fairly nervous seeing as it was my first international competition for GB. On the day the rest of the team were travelling by Euro-star from London, IContinue reading “Joe Woodley – Orienteering 2012”
Lucy Crookes (2012 Ladies winner) aims for GB Team selection
Lucy Crookes, a first year Fine Arts student and Gryphon’s Cross Country Club member, celebrated the end of her exams with a fantastic 4th place finish in the U20 British Mountain Running trial last Saturday in Sedbergh. Lucy has demonstrated impressive form over the last month winning the Jack Bloor Race and being the fastestContinue reading “Lucy Crookes (2012 Ladies winner) aims for GB Team selection”
JB Fund makes new links with rock climbing
The Jack Bloor Trustees are pleased to announce its support for young rock climbers. Jack was a keen rock climber and established many new routes around Leeds and the Lake District. Purpose built climbing walls only started to appear in the mid 1960’s and the Leeds University Climbing Wall was the first. The wall helpedContinue reading “JB Fund makes new links with rock climbing”
Results thanks
‘Thank You’ – to Bob Wightman, who wrote the entry and results software, and Dave Walton who helped set the system up.
2012 Results
Race Report JB 2012 Prize Winners Men 1st Tom Adams Ilkley Harriers 2nd Fred Slemeck Pudsey & Bramley 3rd Ian Nixon Pudsey & Bramley 1st U23 Fred Slemeck Pudsey & Bramley 1st O40 Greg Hull Leeds City AC 1st O50 Steve Webb Valley Striders Women 1st Lucy Crookes Leeds University 2nd Holly Williams Valley StridersContinue reading “2012 Results”
NEW Pat Bloor Trophy – 1st U23 Woman
This is a new trophy in memory of Pat Bloor, Jack’s wife. Pat helped set up the Jack Bloor Races in 1985 and was a Trustee until she died in August 2011. Rob Bloor, her son has replaced her as a JB Trustee. Pat initiated the idea of using a rock carving from Ilkley MoorContinue reading “NEW Pat Bloor Trophy – 1st U23 Woman”
NEW Pat Bloor Trophy – 1st U23 Woman
This is a new trophy in memory of Pat Bloor, Jack’s wife. Pat helped set up the Jack Bloor Races in 1985 and was a Trustee until she died in August 2011. Rob Bloor, her son has replaced her as a JB Trustee. Pat initiated the idea of using a rock carving from Ilkley MoorContinue reading “NEW Pat Bloor Trophy – 1st U23 Woman”
2012 Small Trophies
Every year we select a different carving from Ilkley Moor for the small trophies. This is the carving for 2012, it is called ‘the surprised face’ and can be found at grid reference 13884575 (on Stead Crag, between path along the edge of dried up part of Rushy Beck). Thanks to James Fonquernie for producingContinue reading “2012 Small Trophies”
Memories of Dolphin review in Telegraph
Martin Chilton has contacted us to say that he has reviewed the book for the Daily Telegraph, and mentions the Fund at the end of the review, click to go the the Telegraph review
Jack Bloor Race & Fund 