The Women's Premier Winning Team - South Yorkshire Orienteers, Chloe Potter, Freya Tryner and Laura Robertson, photo: Wendy Carlyle
On Saturday 10th May in the tough terrain of Grizedale Forest, husband and wife Ben and Megan Mitchell won the British Long Open titles. It was Ben's second major title, the other being last year's Middle Distance Champs. It was Megan's 21st.
Results British Long Distance Orienteering Champs 2025
On Sunday the British Relays were held at Bigland.
In the men's Forth Valley repeated their JK win. In the women's South Yorkshire improved on their second at the JK to take the win.
Men's Premier
- Forth Valley Orienteers (Peter Molloy, Chris Smithard, Graham Gristwood)
- Edinburgh University (Alex Wetherill, James Hammond, Euan Tryner)
- Octavian Droobers (Philip Vokes, Matthew Elkington, Nathan Lawson)
- Interlopers (James Ackland, Aidan Smith, Luke Fisher)
- Swansea Bay (Megan Mitchell, Robin Irwin, Ben Mitchell)
- West Cumberland (Dan Heppell, Dan Spencer, Alastair Thomas)
Men's Premier Podium, photo: Wendy Carlyle
Women's Premier
- South Yorkshire (Chloe Potter, Freya Tryner, Laura Robertson)
- Edinburgh University (Emma Crawford, Fiona Eades, Fiona Bunn)
- Auld Reekie (Ellie Bales, Kirsten Strain, Niamh Hunter)
- Sheffield University (Rebecca Ward, Daisy Rennie, Jocie Hilton)
- Lakeland (Lizzie Browne, Hollie Orr, Alison Fryer)
- Forth Valley (Alison Smithard, Laura Brown, Fanni Gyurko)
Women's Premier Podium, photo: Wendy Carlyle
On The Red Line These races are not easy to get top spots in. Many congratulations therefore to those who did that. It looks from the results as if the racing was fast and tough at the front, and we continue to think relay days are among the best days in the sport. There were slightly fewer teams than at the JK three weeks ago: 29 teams of three ran the Men's Premier and 12 teams of three ran the Women's Premier.
M21E
- Ben Mitchell (Swansea Bay)
- Graham Gristwood (Forth Valley)
- Joshua Dudley (Mar OK)
- Luke Fisher (Interlopers)
- Peter Molloy (Forth Valley)
- Euan Tryner (South Yorkshire)
The men's long range was pretty close, with the first four runners having the speed to win and small time losses deciding the race. Ben's winning margin in the 100 minute race was just 42 seconds.
Jonny Crickmore, who ran the long night leg for third placed OK Ravinen at last weekend's TioMila, said it was a race too many for him. See his Attackpoint.
W21E
- Megan Mitchell (Swansea Bay)
- Fiona Bunn (Edinburgh University)
- Chloe Potter (South Yorkshire)
- Emma Wilson (Clyde)
- Laura Robertson (South Yorkshire)
- Jo Shepherd (Inverness)
On The Red Line There were 26 finishers in the women's elite race. We congratulate all of them and note that three of them were out over three and a half hours.
Megan Mitchell, photo: Wendy Carlyle
Ben Mitchell, photo: Wendy Carlyle
British Champs Podium 2025, photo: Wendy Carlyle