Hobbies

Orienteering and Running

I, as a member of Wimborne Orienteers, am often to be found in a forest, on a moor, or in a town, running with a map and compass. I have planned an event for the Dorset Schools League and I am regularly involved with the organisation and computing at orienteering events.

Since 2006 I have been blogging about the orienteering and running races I have attended. In 2012 I attended 31 races; 2011: 27 races; 2010: 38; 2009: 39; 2008: 38; 2007: 40; 2006: 28; and you can follow my progress in 2013.

My digital orienteering map archive.

Personal Bests

1M – 5:48
5k – 19:56
5M – 37:03
10K – 44:30
10M – 73:10
Half Marathon – 94:53
Marathon – 4:53:30

Reading

For the last few years I have been taking part in the 50 Book Challenge – i.e. to read 50 books in a year. For this I only counts the books I read for the first time. In 2012 I read 160 books; 2011: 134 books; 2010: 128; 2009: 105; 2008: 83; 2007: 54; 2006: 54; 2005: 41; and you can follow my progress in 2013.

The Photos

At various orienteering events Chris and Simon Branford take photographs. These are available on my flickr.com account. A random selection appears at the top of the column on the right. If you have any comments or queries concerning these photographs please contact me.