Athletics

Park race on television

Published 8 January 2009

BUDDING Olympian Laura Park will be running live on television tomorrow afternoon.

Steve makes difficult Setmurphy Forest look easy

Published 8 January 2009

WEST Cumberland Orienteers were in Setmurthy Forest near Cockermouth on New Year’s Day, in mild conditions.

Holly run

Published 1 January 2009

MILD weather and a wonderful setting in Powter Howe Wood, near Thornthwaite, provided the perfect Boxing Day race for West Cumberland Orienteering Club.

Funding for track study

Published 23 December 2008

FUNDING has been found for a feasibility study into developing a synthetic running track in Workington.

Irving win opens up night series

Published 23 December 2008

WONDERFULLY mild and clear conditions gave good racing on the wooded slopes of Melbreak.

Moon lights the way

Published 18 December 2008

WEST Cumberland Orienteers were treated to a bright full moon for their night event on Caer Mote near Bothel.

Park takes gold in European Cross Country championships

Published 18 December 2008

RUNNING prodigy Laura Park has added a European Cross Country gold medal to her ever-growing collection of honours.

Galoppen wait

Published 11 December 2008

WITH the West Cumberland juniors away at the Yvette Baker Final is was always going to be a weak team that attended the 12th and last event of the 2008 Galoppen at Gelt Woods near Brampton.

Orienteers second in national event

Published 11 December 2008

A JUNIOR team from West Cumberland Orienteering Club has finished second in the national Yvette Baker Trophy.

Hawley wins his first handicap

Published 11 December 2008

CUMBERLAND Fell Runners held their annual general meeting on Saturday afternoon after a fun handicap race up and down Crag Fell from the Ennerdale lakeside car park.

Running in memory of Janet

Published 4 December 2008

CUMBERLAND Fell Runners will take part in the Crag Fell Dash tomorrow in memory of long-standing club member Janet Sutcliffe who died last year.

And Park wins place in British U20 team

Published 4 December 2008

SIXTEEN-year-old Laura Park will race for the Great Britain U20 team in the European cross country championships in Brussels on December 14.

Valuable points won in High Brow event

Published 27 November 2008

WEST Cumberland Orienteers took some very valuable Galoppen points at the recent league event at High Brow, near Ullswater.

Girls chase world titles

Published 27 November 2008

TWO Cockermouth girls have been selected to represent the West Cumberland Orienteers in the World Schools Orienteering championship.

Runners line up for Crag Fell Dash

Published 27 November 2008

CUMBERLAND Fell Runners will gather for the annual general meeting on Saturday, December 6, at the Fox And Hounds pub at Ennerdale, from 2pm.

Hannah takes title

Published 20 November 2008

YET another young racing talent is being nurtured by Ellenborough Athletic Club.

Cockermouth orienteers find honours at British schools championships

Published 20 November 2008

PUPILS from Cockermouth School navigated to seventh place in the British Schools Orienteering Championships.

Orienteers battle atrocious weather

Published 13 November 2008

THE 10th event of the Cumbrian Galoppen series was held on Birkett Common near Kirkby Stephen in atrocious weather. Undeterred, 240 runners braved the conditions.