Category Archives: Grants

In September, the Jack Bloor Fund was able to fund my trip to the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in the Pyrenees in Canfranc, Spain, in which I competed for Great Britain. This trip was my favourite international trip I had been on, as I got to experience a new place and compete atContinue reading “2025 Jack Sanderson, World Mountain and Trail Running Championships”

This year’s European Championships were held in Belgium, with a focus on the sprint disciplines as the World Championships had been in the forest. It was my first sprint competition as a senior so whilst I didn’t have high expectations, I was nonetheless excited to gain some more experience. The first race was the mixedContinue reading “2025 Euan Tryner, European Orienteering Championships”

What a fantastic experience. 🤩🤩 7th in 2025 European Sprint & Standard Distance Triathlon Championships Istanbul. Have to be honest and was gutted I didn’t get on the podium but I’m still 16 and racing everyone under 20. It was a REALLY tough course. Swim was in the Bosporus with jelly fish and huge freightContinue reading “2025 Logan MacNamara, European Sprint and Standard Distance Triathlon”

This year I was fortunate to be financially supported by the Jack Bloor Award whilst training for the Youth Skyrunning World Championships. The money awarded went towards my gym membership which was part of a bouldering gym. Trying to maintain training alongside completing my final year of university was demanding and I valued the socialContinue reading “2025, Alexandra Whitaker, Youth Skyrunning World Championships”

This summer I was selected to go on the JROS Stockholm Tour, a two week orienteering training camp, based at the OK Ravinen hut just south of the city. The terrain was incredible, especially as it was my first taste of Scandinavian orienteering. Although the complex contours and rock detail confused me at the start,Continue reading “2025 Katie Buckley, Junior Orienteering Training, Sweden”

Towards the end of July, I caught the train up from Leeds all the way to Aviemore. Many of the participants met up on the journey. Coaches met us and drove us to Lagganlia outdoor camp, our accommodation for the next orienteering filled week. 23 upper year M/W14s had been selected to take part in this prestigiousContinue reading “2025 Sam Crook, Lagganlia Orienteering Training Camp”

In the last week of July, the European University Orienteering Championships took place Łódź, Poland. For the event, university teams from across Europe gathered for 3 days of racing: The Sprint (urban), The Middle (forest) and Relay (urban). Having had some time away from navigation and orienteering whilst I focused on my running, it wasContinue reading “2025 Anika Schwarze-Chintapatia, European University Orienteering Championships “

In the first week of July, the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) took place in the stunning region of Trento, Italy, with the event centre based in the lakeside town of Baselga di Piné. It was amazing to see the town leaning into the sport with the JWOC mascot visible on every roundabout and manyContinue reading “2025 Freya Tryner, Junior World Orienteering Championships”

After 3 years of competing for GB at various contential races, at the beginning of July I travelled to Tiszaujvaros in Hungary for what would be my first race at World Cup level. Tiszy is an iconic race on the world triathlon circuit, the small town coming together to host a festival including two daysContinue reading “2025, Dominic Coy, Triathlon World Cup”

In late June, I headed out to the Junior World Orienteering Championships with the kind support of the Jack Bloor Memorial Fund. The championships were held in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of the Dolomites in northern Italy, specifically in the town of Baselga di Pinè. The event consisted of five races – three individual andContinue reading “2025, Emily Gibbins, Junior World Orienteering Championships”