Big Foot Sprints X - The Big Show, St Ives
The 2007 BF Sprints was a resounding success, due to Richard's planning, the Little Feet cake stall, the beautiful weather and the large numbers of people who tried out orienteering for the first time! We had 68 entries in total: 35 for the Sprints, 20 for Park O and 13 for Blue.
In the men's sprints, Robbie Preston had a comfortable 45-60 sec lead over Ben Rattray and Jock Davis after the 1st leg, and still held this lead going into the last 2 controls. A lapse of concentration led to Robbie only visiting one of these and thus a DNF, meaning the race to the finish by Ben and Jock (won by Jock by 3 secs) decided the event.
In the women's sprints, Jo Parr held off the challenge from Julie Gooding to take 1st place. This meant that BF had the double for the first time since 2001.
Many thanks to Richard for the well organised event, the Little Feet for baking and selling the cakes, and the other willing helpers who helped start and finish record numbers at the event, and helped clear up and collect controls afterwards.
Results
Sprints:
| Name | 1st Leg Time | 1st Leg Position | 2nd Leg Time | 2nd Leg Position | Combined Time | Overall Position | ||
| Jock | Davis | BF.N | 00:15:18 | 3 | 00:14:34 | 1 | 00:29:52 | 1 |
| Ben | Rattray | OH.S | 00:15:02 | 2 | 00:14:53 | 2 | 00:29:55 | 2 |
| Andrew | Hill | WH.N | 00:17:21 | 4 | 00:15:17 | 3 | 00:32:38 | 3 |
| Andy | Simpson | BF.N | 00:17:25 | 5 | 00:15:22 | 4 | 00:32:47 | 4 |
| Glenn | Horrocks | GO.N | 00:17:42 | 6 | 00:16:17 | 5 | 00:33:59 | 5 |
| Aaron | Simson-Woods | UR.N | 00:19:09 | 9 | 00:17:21 | 6 | 00:36:30 | 6 |
| Nick | Woodward | BF.N | 00:18:24 | 7 | 00:18:20 | 8 | 00:36:44 | 7 |
| Simon | George | BF.N | 00:18:50 | 8 | 00:18:55 | 9 | 00:37:45 | 8 |
| Mark | Shingler | BF.N | 00:22:40 | 16 | 00:17:37 | 7 | 00:40:17 | 9 |
| Anthony | Petterson | GO.N | 00:19:48 | 10 | 00:20:49 | 16 | 00:40:37 | 10 |
| Ian | McKenzie | UR.N | 00:21:40 | 14 | 00:19:00 | 10 | 00:40:40 | 11 |
| Wayne | Pepper | 00:21:03 | 13 | 00:19:40 | 14 | 00:40:43 | 12 | |
| Matt | Hackett | WH.N | 00:21:46 | 15 | 00:19:04 | 11 | 00:40:50 | 13 |
| Chris | Jacka | BF.N | 00:22:58 | 19 | 00:19:10 | 12 | 00:42:08 | 14 |
| Gordon | Wilson | BN.N | 00:20:55 | 11 | 00:21:24 | 18 | 00:42:19 | 15 |
| Joanna | Parr | BF.N | 00:20:58 | 12 | 00:21:52 | 20 | 00:42:50 | 16 |
| Dave | Provan | NONE | 00:24:11 | 21 | 00:19:49 | 15 | 00:44:00 | 17 |
| Julie | Gooding | BF.N | 00:23:07 | 20 | 00:21:06 | 17 | 00:44:13 | 18 |
| Stuart | Wilson | BF.N | 00:22:49 | 17 | 00:21:25 | 19 | 00:44:14 | 19 |
| Ross | Barr | 00:22:57 | 18 | 00:22:16 | 22 | 00:45:13 | 20 | |
| Russell | Taylor | GO.N | 00:24:39 | 23 | 00:22:14 | 21 | 00:46:53 | 21 |
| Dick | Ogilvie | UR.N | 00:25:34 | 24 | 00:22:46 | 23 | 00:48:20 | 22 |
| Helen | Czioska | 00:24:20 | 22 | 00:24:00 | 27 | 00:48:20 | 23 | |
| Damon | Goerke | NONE | 00:29:45 | 27 | 00:19:37 | 13 | 00:49:22 | 24 |
| Alexa | Troedson | BF.N | 00:25:37 | 25 | 00:24:33 | 28 | 00:50:10 | 25 |
| Fleur | Grose | NONE | 00:27:50 | 26 | 00:23:15 | 25 | 00:51:05 | 26 |
| Sue | Davis | BF.N | 00:30:42 | 29 | 00:23:43 | 26 | 00:54:25 | 27 |
| Warwick | Selby | GO.N | 00:31:36 | 30 | 00:23:05 | 24 | 00:54:41 | 28 |
| David | Bowerman | GO.N | 00:30:25 | 28 | 00:26:17 | 29 | 00:56:42 | 29 |
| Kim | Willocks | NONE | 00:35:15 | 32 | 00:28:37 | 30 | 01:03:52 | 30 |
| Ange | Brown | 00:33:17 | 31 | 00:41:42 | 33 | 01:14:59 | 31 | |
| Lloyd | Gledhill | GO.N | 00:45:01 | 35 | 00:38:03 | 31 | 01:23:04 | 32 |
| Maureen | Ogilvie | UR.N | 00:44:22 | 34 | 00:41:24 | 32 | 01:25:46 | 33 |
| Rob | Preston | NC.N | 00:14:19 | 1 | 00:14:38 | MP | Disqualified - miss punch | |
| Luke | Brown | 00:35:18 | 33 | DNF | ||||
| 35 Entries | ||||||||
Date:
Friday, May 11, 2007