Here are the league details after our first two events – thanks to John Dixon for sorting this out.

	NYMBO League 2021	Events entered	QUALIFYING SCORE	Event 1 2hrs Markington 22 May	Event 2 3hrs Pool 12 June
	NAME		planner:	D DAY	T THORNTON
CLASS	YOUTH < 18
Y18	ben collins	1	85.7	85.7
Y18	jake powell	1	71.6		71.6
	GENERATION (1 < 18 & 1 > 18)
GEN	jeffrey & laura barber	1	76.0	76
GEN	alistair + martyn broadest	1	5.8	5.8
	MALE 18 – 40
M21	ian nixon	2	200.0	100	100
M21	chris dodd	2	165.6	77.2	88.4
M21	ian furlong	1	98.6		98.6
M21	jack page	1	66.5		66.5
M21	harry dillon	1	5.4		5.4
	FEMALE 18 < 40
W21	egg cameron	1	54.1		54.1
	MALE 40 < 50
M40	carrick armer	1	78.4		78.4
M40	steve wilson	1	73.0		73
M40	chris edwards	1	66.2		66.2
M40	greg barton	1	62.2		62.2
M40	ian nightingale	1	55.6	55.6
	FEMALE 40 < 50
W40	rachael markham	1	47.3		47.3
W40	carmen elphick	1	30.7	30.7
	MALE 50 < 60
M50	andy conn	2	198.1	100	98.1
M50	tim evans	2	172.6	84.8	87.8
M50	david collins	2	155.2	68.7	86.5
M50	richard wise	2	106.4	59.1	47.3
M50	alan powell	1	91.4		91.4
M50	colin johnson	2	90.9	58.5	32.4
M50	oliver anderson	2	90.9	58.5	32.4
M50	mark rowley	1	89.2		89.2
M50	simon caldwell	1	82.2	82.2
M50	warren mason	1	81.1		81.1
M50	neil reid	1	78.4		78.4
M50	andy windrum	1	77.5	77.5
M50	simon coiley	1	77.0		77
M50	phil williams	1	76.0	76
M50	steven colllins	1	74.6	74.6
M50	jeff mew	1	71.6		71.6
M50	douglas nisbet	1	65.8	65.8
M50	graham farrell	1	58.5	58.5
M50	simon waller	1	48.6		48.6
M50	tim edwards + bryan websdale	1	44.7	44.7
M50	graeme tiffany/steve wigglesworth	1	43.2		43.2
M50	graham ramsden	1	30.7	30.7
	FEMALE 50 < 60
W50	angela brand-barker	2	123.4	62.6	60.8
W50	sarah slade	2	113.1	65.8	47.3
W50	sue booth	1	76.0	76
W50	helen bagley	1	27.8	27.8
	MALE  60 < 70
M60	tony brand-barker	2	124.5	73.1	51.4
M60	jeff harris	2	112.9	62.9	50
M60	john deighton	2	84.4	26.3	58.1
M60	jeff barber	1	76.8		76.8
M60	chris swift	1	72.2	72.2
M60	alan kitchener	1	71.6	71.6
M60	steven wood	1	71.6	71.6
M60	steve wood	1	63.5		63.5
M60	robert king	1	59.5		59.5
M60	iain grant	1	58.5	58.5
M60	mark kerr	1	58.5	58.5
M60	john birtwistle	1	51.4		51.4
M60	johnn lebeter	1	51.4		51.4
M60	michael barnard	1	40.9	40.9
	FEMALE  60 < 70
W60	ceri williams	2	78.5	26.3	52.2
W60	susan birtwistle	1	31.1		31.1
W60	liz potterton	1	21.9	21.9
	MALE > 70
M70	steve willis	2	151.8	77.5	74.3
M70	tony thornley	1	64.3	64.3
M70E	john burkinshaw	1	62.2		62.2
	FEMALE > 70
	MIXED 18 < 40
	MIXED 40 < 50
X40	greg barton + claire riley	1	48.2	48.2
	MIXED 50 < 60
X50	gill + paul crane	1	73.7	73.7
X50	karena hanley + keith dawson	1	65.5	65.5
	MIXED > 60
X60	andrea & steve foster	2	145.9	81	64.9
	TANDEM

Planner’s Comments:

Thanks to all of you for coming and for the kind comments. It was good fun checking out all the bridleways (in the winter of course when at least half were deep in mud) and planning the course. The turnout was almost as good as at Markington, which was pleasing given that Pool is at the south edge of NYMBO’s usual terrain.

From a quick scan of the routes, there was no consensus about the right order to tackle the controls.  Exactly as I had hoped. Most people chose to avoid the north east and many started along the south edge, although the two sites in Danefield were strenuous and a bit harder to locate than most of the others. Ian, Ian and Andy who finished within 7 points of each other at the top used quite different strategies. Ian Nixon did by far the most cycling, but got stuck on almost the only really grotty bridleway in Stainburn Forest and finished up a bit late.

MapRun is by no means perfect but it does reduce the need to find ‘clues’ and involves no hardware in the terrain – although I did put out a couple of tapes at sites where there was no feature, in case MapRun didn’t work there. Most of the MapRun failings in the results were down to human errors, for example failing to start the App or losing a phone. And control 24, which I had failed to get to work twice, was fine for everyone. As the GPS signal seems to vary with weather as well as terrain, it may be that we need to hold our events on nice days? But there were a worrying handful of you whose GPS dropped out during the event, just as mine did at Markington. I wonder if MapRun cannot reconnect easily with a phone on a bike that is moving – on the whole – faster than with a static or slower moving phone? I think, on balance, that MapRun is here to stay for Trailquest type events, but it needs a slightly different approach to planning, and may not do for events in steep wooded terrain on wet days.

My thanks to Quentin Harding for uploading the MapRun files for me, to Tim for map printing, to Steve and Dave for managing the NYMBO website, to Cecily at Pool Memorial Hall and to Alistair Wood for all sorts of help with the event. I was going to put a control in his garden in Leathley but decided that it might be a bit too confusing. 

Tony Thornley

Here are the provisional results from yesterdays event – hopefully everyone had a great ride! Tony’s noted a few issues with MapRun results – so if there’s something on the table below that’s not quite right please drop him an email (tonythornley@btinternet.com). Full report to follow later.

V2	First name	Surname	Class	Time	Penalties	MapRun Points	Manual amendments	TOTAL
1	Ian	Nixon	M21	3.17	60	430	0	370
2	Ian	Furlong	M21	2.58	0	365	0	365
3	Andy	Conn	M50	3.06	7	370	0	363
4	Al	Powell	M50	3.06	7	345	0	338
5	Mark	Rowley	M50	3.00	0	330	0	330
6	Christopher	Dodd	M21	3.09	13	340	0	327
7	Tim	Evans	M50	3.05	5	280	50	325
8	David	Collins	M50	3.11	20	340	0	320
9	Warren	Mason	M50	3.10	15	315	0	300
10	Carrick	Armer	M40	3.05	5	295	0	290
10	Neil	Reed	M50	3.10	15	305	0	290
12	Simon	Coiley	M50	2.59	0	285	0	285
13	Jeffrey	Barber	M60	3.01	1	285	0	284
14	Steve	Willis	M70	3.05	5	280	0	275
15	Steve	Wilson	M40	3.11	20	290	0	270
16	Jeff	Mew	M50	2.59	0	265	0	265
16	Jake	Powell	Y18	3.14	35	0	300	265
18	Jack	Page	M21	3.07	9	255	0	246
19	Chris	Edwards	M40	2.51	0	245	0	245
20	Andrea/Steve	Foster	MIX60	3.05	5	245	0	240
21	Steven	Wood	M60	2.56	0	235	0	235
22	Greg	Barton	M40	2.55	0	230	0	230
22	John	Burkinshaw	eBike	2.58	0	225	5	230
24	Angela	Brand-Barker	W60	2.53	0	0	225	225
25	Robert	King	M60	2.50	0	220	0	220
26	John	Deighton	M60	2.54	0	215	0	215
27	Egg	Cameron	W21	2.29	0	200	0	200
28	Ceri	Williams	W60	3.02	2	195	0	193
29	John	Birtwistle	M60	2.41	0	190	0	190
29	Tony	Brand-Barker	M60	2.19	0	0	190	190
29	John	Lebeter	M60	2.34	0	0	190	190
32	Jeff	Harris	M60	2.53	0	135	50	185
33	Simon	Waller	M50	2.52	0	120	60	180
34	Rachael	Markham	W40	2.53	0	0	175	175
34	Sarah	Slade	W50	2.50	0	0	175	175
34	Richard	Wise	M50	2.44	0	80	95	175
37	Graeme/Steve	Tiffany/Wigglesworth	M50	3.17	60	220	0	160
38	Oliver	Anderson	M50	2.51	0	120	0	120
38	Colin	Johnson	M50	2.50	0	120	0	120
40	Susan	Birtwistle	W60	2.57	0	115	0	115
41	Harry	Dillon	M21	3.24	190	210	0	20
42	Paul / Gary	Fletcher/Hetherington	eBike	3.34	lots	225	0	0
42	David	Harvey	M60	3.32	lots	225	0	0

Saturday 12th June – 3 hour MBO event at Pool in Wharfedale.

Online entry closes midnight Wednesday 9th

Blank course map here

Online entry closes midnight Wednesday (remember, there’s no entry on the day)

Key things to know:

• 3 hour event – again using MapRun but with a paper clues option if you prefer that (please drop an email to nymbo.events@gmail.com if you would like that option so we know how many clue sheets to print)
• Registration 08.45 – 10.00 and starts from 09.00 – 1015.
• Limited parking at Pool Memorial Hall LS21 1LG (but please try to depart by 1pm before the cricketers arrive)
• Alternative parking at the White Hart LSA21 1LH if you pre-order lunch (website or call 0113 203 7862)
• If that runs out then park south of Pool bridge near the garage

Map updated 06-Jun to higher resolution