Claro Junior League Event Cancelled
Unfortunately due to a clash with another event also taking place in Valley Gardens on Saturday we have reluctantly decided to cancel this Saturday’s event . We are looking to reschedule the final event in conjunction with the Junior league prize giving at the club picnic on the 7th July.
Have a look at what was going on at the Christmas Dinner
Richard Kirk asks:
….THEN try his free Fitness Session:
Saturday 30 September 2017 from 2.00pm – 3.30pm
Location: Jacob Smith Park, Scriven Road, Knaresborough. Meet just inside the Park entrance (SE348581) – opposite Park Grove.
The session will be for 90 minutes and will comprise:
Terrain: Exercises will be exclusively on soft grass. We will be using a cleared area and various paths. We will not be in the overgrown areas. Jacob Smith is great place for a quiet run over pleasantly undulating terrain.
Equipment: You need what you would normally wear to run on open terrain. Shorts will be OK, but have a track suit or equivalent with you to help control your cooling down. Bring a waterproof in case of wet weather. Do not forget to pack some drinks for re-hydration and maybe even a snack bar.
In the unlikely event of the need to cancel e.g. really bad weather there will be a notice here, so please check the website before coming along on the day.
This session is for EVERYONE whatever your age or level of fitness. Whether you have never even tried to run for a bus or are able to overtake it, I will have an exercise programme tailored for you.
See you there!
Richard.
Richard Kirk and Jemima Parker will be conducting two more coaching sessions building on basic techniques covered before Christmas. These will be:
Venue: Valley Gardens, Harrogate. Meet at the Crucifix Memorial near the edge of the wooded area to the south west of the mini-golf course. Grid Ref: SE 291548.
Parking: in either Ebor Rise or Harlow Moor Drive.
Timing: each session will start at 14.00 and will last 90 minutes.
Equipment: Compasses and maps will be provided.
Clothing: Please wear suitable clothes and footwear for running/walking on wet and muddy ground in and out of the woods and not only on paths. We will be active most of the time, but there will be some standing around during explanation/teaching, so dress warmly.
Under 16’s should be accompanied by a parent or responsible adult.
If you have never really used a compass in orienteering, or if you think you need a refresher, then the next CLARO coaching session is for you. The session title is “Introduction to the Orienteering Compass and its use” and it will include a demonstration and some exercises, plus a short score event if time permits.
Please meet at 2.00pm on Saturday 25th November 2016 at the Crucifix monument (just near the top end of the mini-golf course) in Valley Gardens, Harrogate. Cost £1.50. Each session will last about 90 minutes.
No specialist equipment is needed. Compasses will be provided. Wear suitable footwear for running on rough ground and clothing appropriate to being outside whatever the weather – preferably clothes that you don’t mind getting muddy.
For further information, contact me, Richard Kirk, Coach, CLARO. 01423 879313 or richardk@claro-orienteering.org.uk.
If you have tried orienteering and want to be better, want to know what it is all about, love maps and working with them – or just want to run, come along to my coaching sessions on 5 and 26 November 2016.
Each activity will be made up of demonstrating orienteering techniques, trying them out and then applying them in two competition courses.
Please meet at 2.00pm at the Crucifix monument (just near the top end of the mini-golf course) in Valley Gardens, Harrogate. Cost £1.50. Each session will last about 90 minutes.
No specialist equipment is needed. Wear suitable footwear for running on rough ground and clothing appropriate to being outside whatever the weather – preferably clothes that you don’t mind getting muddy.
For further information, contact me, Richard Kirk, Coach, CLARO. 01423 879313 or richardk@claro-orienteering.org.uk.
Well done to Ruth and Tamsin for a successful picnic event on Sunday. The results are up, together with some photos, including some of the excellent, club branded cakes by the Whitakers. Well done also to Steve and Luke Fry for winning and earning the right to organise next year!
Congratulations to the schools champions as well – the prize giving was at the picnic.
Come and join us for a Christmas Run around the Stray at 7pm on Tuesday 22nd December 2015, and afterwards at the Swan on the Stray. All welcome. Club tops and Santa hats optional.
The wait is finally over – details of this year’s Christmas Dinner can be found here. It should be splendid! Please let us know if you want to come as we need to secure the best table. And no, this is not me taking over as Social Secretary – just helping out until someone volunteers!
A comment made at our recent AGM about how few Claros had been spotted at recent events got Linda thinking, “If we weren’t orienteering at the weekend what were we all doing?” So via the means of modern technology she decided to find out. It seems we were all very busy! Thank you to everyone who replied. Here’s what we were up to:
Geoffrey and Lindsey Hensman: Falkirk Park Run. This is the second time we have been, although Geoffrey did a few when we were still in Harrogate. Continue reading The Weekend the Clocks Went Back
