Midsummer Madness

[Manhar]

There were 2 pairs of runners from clubs who ought to know the lie of the land (ie the host club & Tod ) who visited cp5 from the the opposite direction to that of the other 97 runners - no names......

Hope you all enjoyed another fine res bogs.

[BillJ]

Bombshell! This will be great material for my Courier/Hebden Bridge Times article - hold the front page....

And Harold Wyber from Springfield Striders (Essex) was in the lead all the way round, only to drop 10 places from the final checkpoint to the finish.

[Longdogs]

Looking forward to Tom Tittiman tomorrow.. i will be sweeping with a pack of lurchers to clear up any stragglers so look out

[Amex]

What a great race bodies strewn all around the moor bewildered folk with vests on coming at you from every direction comedy gold

[Trig]

What a great race bodies strewn all around the moor bewildered folk with vests on coming at you from every direction comedy gold

The film rights are still up for grabs

[Trig]

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[Graham Breeze]

Deep controversy..
It appears that six of the first seven runners did not visit the final checkpoint !!!!

Sneak preview from 2014 Calendar/Handbook

Navigational Skills (NS)
Anyone who competes in FRA races MUST be aware that FRA Races are organised on the premise that competitors have the necessary skills to cope with the navigational problems which may occur, whatever the weather.

In many FRA races, designated with the NS abbreviation, navigational skills are essential and competitors MUST find their own way round the course. Visibility can be poor at any time of the year and following the runner in front is not a substitute for the sound exercise of the competitor’s own skills and judgement.

[LissaJous]

Sneak preview from 2014 Calendar/Handbook

Navigational Skills (NS)
Anyone who competes in FRA races MUST be aware that FRA Races are organised on the premise that competitors have the necessary skills to cope with the navigational problems which may occur, whatever the weather.

In many FRA races, designated with the NS abbreviation, navigational skills are essential and competitors MUST find their own way round the course. Visibility can be poor at any time of the year and following the runner in front is not a substitute for the sound exercise of the competitor’s own skills and judgement.

.. and this will be subject to random testing by kidnapping some of the competitors, dropping them in an extremely isolated location, and DQing them if they fail to return?

[BillJ]

Results here: http://www.cvfr.co.uk/races/reservoir-bogs/

[Tussockface]

It was indeed a classic Bogs, which I watched unfold ahead of me, having cunningly stashed myself in a comfortable last place by CP4. (This was thanks in part to a deliberate but rashly inventive route choice to CP3.)
Having been all alone bar the sweeper for some time, I was surprised to come across a number of runners between CPs 5 and 6, all of whom were travelling in different and highly improbable directions. I even saw runners pass each other on the same path, going in opposite ways to get to the same checkpoint!
Reservoir Bogs is always fun, and today's did not disappoint.