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Ben finishes in 5th place and Best Brit. in TORUS Advent Calendar
Congratulations to Ben Kyd who finished in 5th place, in a field of 523 from all over the world, in the TORUS Advent Calendar - a 24-day Virtual TempO competition.
Two other MDOC members achieved top-100 places - John Kewley was 81st and Dominic Wathey 94th. In total, 14 members of MDOC took part and we finished 3rd in the clubs competition.
MapRun Winter Series 1 at Bramhall available from 19th December
In accordance with the latest BOF Guidance on the Suspension of Competitions Activities in Tier 4 areas in England (see below), the MDOC Winter MapRun Series has been suspended until further notice.
Winter MapRun Series
MDOC is publishing a series of new MapRun courses on street maps for the Winter months.
Missing your orienteering practice during Covid restrictions? MDOC members have planned a number of linear and score courses to help you keep fit independently on urban streets using the free MapRunF app available on your smart phone ...
British Orienteering - Update to National Restrictions in England
Following the Prime Minister’s official announcement on Saturday, 31 October 2020, there will be a new, month-long set of restrictions coming into force throughout England.
These new measures will come into force across England from 00:01 on Thursday 5 November 2020 until Wednesday 2 December 2020.
Having reviewed both the new laws and the official guidance published by the UK government for England, the Board of British Orienteering has made the difficult decision that all orienteering events and organised club activities will be suspended in England from Thursday 5 November for as long as these restrictions remain in force.
The full statement can be found here.
MDOC finish in 2nd place in TORUS Cup
The final event of the 2nd TORUS Cup was held on Thursday. Our B course representative David Gray didn’t compete, whereas the MDOC team on the A course put in some solid performances to clinch overall 2nd Club in this international event, behind a very strong Italian team.
Well done!
John Kewley reports ...