This July, Alys was selected to take part in the Lagganlia training camp, held annually and based near Aviemore in Scotland.
You can read her report of her experience at Lagganlia on the EAOA Junior Squad web page, here.
Our junior team travelled to South Wales on July 4th to defend the Yvette Baker Tropy for the club. We were placed 4th due to great results and perseverance by all of the team members. Congratulations all!
22 WAOC members travelled to Bristol to compete at the British Sprint Championships on 28th June.
There were some notable successes with four podium places.
Erik (M16) and Hebe (W20) both stood on the top step by winning their age classes and getting Gold. There were Bronze medals for Esther (W12) and Sue (W70).
The British Sprint Relay Champs were held in Bristol on 27th June and WAOC fielded 7 teams (one with a runner from HH).
The best result was a Silver for the Young Junior (12-) team in conjunction with HH, but our older Juniors (16-) also put in a strong performance coming 6th.
Irrespective of results, the usual WAOC exuberance was in fine fettle as we battled the long grass and warm weather. No competitors could have avoided the hollering!
The WAGAL Scoreboard has now been updated with the points from the West Cambridge urban event on 12th April. This was the 3rd of the five WAGAL events of this year. The next WAGAL event is Ampthill Park on 13th September.
We are pleased to launch our new website, designed by WAOC members and offering features not possible on our previous website.
It is designed to be much easier to navigate and with a better experience on mobile devices.
We have tried to redirect any old links to their new locations automatically (especially historical results), but may have missed some. We will be tracking these and adding more redirects as needed.
If you have any comments, please email webmaster@waoc.org.uk.
The British Middle Distance Championships 2026 were held at Brown Clee Hill, Shropshire, on Saturday 18 April. Thirty WAOC members competed at the event organised by Harlequins OC. The courses were very technical and very fast and the day drew large and competitive fields across the classes. Careful reading of contour detail and fast descending were rewarded. It was easy to get dis-orientated amongst the pits, marshes and vegetation!
Congratulations to Alys Powell for her Silver Medal (2ND) in W14. Other top ten results in Championship classes were: Hebe Darwin (4TH, W20); Emma Jarrett (4TH, W50); Alex Wetherill (5TH, M21); Hana Powell (6TH, W12); Erik Biernacki-Jablonski (7TH, M16); Esther Eaton (8TH, W12); and Dil Wetherill (9th, M60).
Full results and photos are available here: https://www.britishmiddlechamps.org.uk/page/results
Welcome
Orienteering is a challenging outdoor adventure sport enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities.
Orienteering uses a specially drawn map to navigate between control points in a set order. It's enjoyed by young and old alike with courses for different abilities and is a great way to enjoy the countryside whilst testing both fitness and brains. You can run, jog or walk, you decide your own pace.
About WAOC
WAOC is the club for Cambridgeshire, East Bedfordshire and North Hertfordshire.
We host lots of different activities from weekly club nights to major orienteering events and we welcome members of all ages and abilities.
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