It's exactly 20 years since I planned my first ever MBO course at the Eborienteers event on Allerthorpe Common in 1997!!
Thanks to Tim Evans for planning today's excellent course, Jens for another excellent map and the staff at the Smiths Arms for coping with an unexpected number of riders. It's a beautiful area between Harrogate and Wharfedale with pleasant country lanes and bridleways without too many severe hills. It was brilliant to see so many riders who all enjoyed the course and congratulations to our first ever female overall winner - Pippa Archer (W21) with 400 points. The other class winners were Steve Turland & Tim Harvey M40-395, Tony Thornley M60-380 (in his first MBO event), Geoff Moorhouse & Andrea Foster X60-295, Steve & Ben Collins (Gen-294), Karen Blackburn W70-294. I thoroughly enjoyed my ride as usual and decided to head west which worked well until the less than excellent bridleway east of #16. My route was 1 6 26 11 21 2 17 27 7 28 13 3 20 12 22 16 23 19 9. I've asked the leading riders to post their routes on the NYMBO web page. Today's map and Tim's comments will also be posted there. Our next event is at the Grapes Inn at Slingsby on the north edge of the Howardian Hills on Saturday 11th February. Hope to see you there. Steve