James Ackland, photo: Wendy Carlyle
This year's British Sprints were held on the beautiful campus of the University of East Anglia (UEA) on Sunday 31st August. It was the usual format of qualification races followed by finals. Thanks to the East Anglian Association.
The elite class winners were Alice Leake and James Ackland.
Multiple levels on the campus, photo: Wendy Carlyle
Top 6
Women
- Alice Leake, Airienteers 19:32
- Mairi Eades, Interlopers 19:58
- Alison Campbell, StAndrews Glasgow 22:42
- Kirstin Maxwell, Roxburgh Reivers 23:39
- Ellie Bales, Interlopers 24:05
- Vinh-Phuong Hoang, South London 25:07
Daisy Rennie, Emma Crawford and Jocie Hilton, the top-3 in W20, recorded times good enough for this list.
Alice and Mairi were both fast enough for the win and mostly their leg times were very similar. The main difference was Mairi losing time to controls 7 and 8.
Men
- James Ackland Interlopers 18:03
- Alex Wetherill Edinburgh University 18:05
- Will Gardner Octavian Droobers 18:10
- Oliver Williams Manchester & District 18:27
- Thomas Laraia Interlopers 18:52
- Rudi Paul St Andrews Glasgow 18:56
Will was in the lead from control 22 to control 27 of 32 but lost time to control 28. James and Alex were neck and neck through the last few controls.
Routegadget - British Sprints 2025 Finals
Alice Leake, photo: Wendy Carlyle
Mairi Eades, photo: Wendy Carlyle
Alex Wetherill, photo: Wendy Carlyle