50@50 Event on Stickle Pike
Well done and thank you to everyone who joined us for the Iain special 50@50 event on Stickle Pike on Monday ! We hope you enjoyed your run and joining us for a celebration of our 50th Anniversary.
Rowan has sent in a few photos from the day - if you have any others, please do share them with us !
Bay Limestone Round - 11th August
10 members of LOC are taking part in a 55 mile charity relay, starting at Kents Bank and finishing at Arnside.
The team organised by Isobel Williamson and Cliff Etherden will be starting at Kents Bank Station at 07.30 on Tuesday 11th August:
Leg 1: Andrew Smith and Paul Williams
Leg 2: Derek Fryer and Andy Robinson
Leg 3: Isobel Williamson and Pauline Richardson
Leg 4: John & Janet Nash
Leg 5: Cliff Etherden and Norman French
The charity we will be sponsoring is North Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Care.
The name of the team is LOC Vets and donations would be very welcome through the Just Giving Web site.
Further information about the round can be found here. at www.bay-limestone-round.org.uk We will be carrying a tracker so you will be able to monitor our progress (details later)
Jack Wright’s Bob Graham Round11th July 2020
At the weekend Jack Wright completed his Bob Graham Round in an excellent 16 hours and 58 minutes which may be in the top 20 times. The pressure was on for the section after Honister.
Jack said "This was about 2 hours quicker than I'd thought possible! I set off at 4am Saturday morning and arrived back in Keswick at just before 9pm. It was the perfect day!
For context it's 42 peaks in 65 miles and 8000m of climb which is akin to climbing Everest (almost)".
The photos below are on the run-in and at the finish (photo credit is jamesappletonphotography).
LOC British Night Champions!
Many congratulations to both Emily Turner (W16) and Charlie Somers-Cocks (W60) who were both crowned British Night Champions in their respective age classes last night!
LOC England and GB selections
Congratulations to Sarah Jones and to Ellie Simmonds who have both recently been selected to the GB Squad or to represent England in the forthcoming Interland match.
Northern Nights Champions !
Congratulations to both Andy Robinson (M65+) and Charlotte Somers-Cocks (W55+) who were crowned Northern Night Champions recently at the event held on Jesmond Dene, near Newcastle!
2020 Spring LOC Coaching
During Spring 2020 LOC put on a series of training sessions with a coach, planned and organised by Carol McNeill, almost every Saturday morning from now until April. This series is a chance to be introduced to new techniques and practice those which have become rusty which will contribute to improving your results and enjoying.
It covers Urban, Terrain and Relay styles using specially prepared training maps.
There are also 2 'Come and Try it' events where some Compass and contour methods are integrated into those sessions.
The details of each session will be on the Events page and which will be updated as each session approaches.
The overall schedule is attached here.
50th Anniversary Year starts in style !
Our 50th Anniversary year celebrations started 'in style' today - 70's style to be exact with several club members digging out their older O kit from the 70's and 80's for the club champs ! Results from the retro loops are also now available below.