EVENTS 2008/09 

 

Upcoming Events

Shell round the walls race - Boxing Day 08

(Race Limit has now been reached)

Do you want to burn off a few of the Christmas calories? Well this is the event for you. This is a 4.5 mile (approx) race starting at the Roodee involving some sections of Chester’s walls and finishing back on the Race Course. Please enter early for this event as there is a 500 race limit and the race was over subscribed last year by approx 100 people.

There is also a fun run for those less competitive individuals to be held on the Roodee.

Cost - £8 or £6 for registered UK club members

            Fun Run £2

Includes – award for all finishing fun runners

Start time – main race 11 am

                    Fun Run 10:15 am

For more information please visit the West Cheshire Athletics Club website by clicking this link.

 

Chester Half Marathon 2009 - Sunday 17th may

This is a 13 mile run around the surrounding rural areas of Chester. Entries will open online via the West Cheshire Athletics Club in January, for more information please visit the West Cheshire website.

 

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Past Events

City Centre Orienteering race 08

On Sunday 12th October Chester held it's first ever city centre orienteering event in glorious conditions. The event was ran as a pilot and was open solely to the event organisers - Deeside Orienteering Club.

The event was considered a great success by all and has paved the way for Chester to next year progress the event to a possible national / international event. 

Orienteering is a sport that involves individuals locating a series of controls set up on a course using their navigational/map reading skills. The aim is to identify the best routes from control to control, with the task of completing the full course of controls in the correct sequence with the quickest time. The competitors have a special device known as a dibber that they insert into each controller identifying the time that they have arrived at each control stopping anyone from completing the course in the incorrect order.

The course this year included some of Chesters magnificent features including Abbey Square, The Rows and the Groves. The start and finish were set up in the glorious backdrop of Grosvenor Park and the event was especially lucky to have brilliant sunshine.

A number of Deeside O's Elite runners were also on show during the event with numerous England internationals taking part. For the full results of the first event or for more information about orienteering please Click Here.