QUID GAMES: Quick Draw Score | Presented by SportsShoes

Quick Draw Score Takes Over Keswick

For 60 minutes, runners took on one map with complete route freedom in the inaugural Quick Draw Score - a fast-paced urban orienteering challenge held in Keswick town centre as part of the Keswick Mountain Festival. Set against the backdrop of the Derwent hills, this high-energy event was brought to you by SportsShoes Quid Games, in partnership with British Orienteering, and supported by adidas TERREX, YETI and Suunto.

The event required competitors to think fast, move efficiently, and make strategic decisions under pressure. Once the clock started, checkpoints across the course went live, leaving runners to decide their own tactics from the very first second.

With no set route, no mandatory order, and no “right” way to play, there was one question on every runner’s mind: Do I attack the high-value prize checkpoints, or rack up consistent scores across the course in pursuit of the overall win? With valuable points lost for missing the finish deadline, keeping one eye on the clock proved just as important as speed and navigation.

Checkpoints included Lakeland summit Latrigg, a cinema, the infamous Moot Hall, and even a one inside a dragon’s head, which probably tells you everything you need to know about a Quid Games event.

Runners gathered from 5:45pm to prepare, study maps, and finalise race plans ahead of the 7:00pm start. From there, around 100 runners stormed from the start line inside The Pencil Factory, completing a lap around an audience of around 200 people who had just sat down to watch a film as part of the Keswick Festival. A Quid Games trailer was playing on the screen inside and outside, in perfect synchronicity.

The runners then split out into the streets, parks and hidden corners of the town, with some pushing hard for Latrigg summit where a Suunto watch was waiting for the first male and female finisher - a tactical gamble potentially worth missing points on the ground for.

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Men's and Women's Race Results

At the sharp end of the competition, Finlay Todd claimed the men’s title and overall victory after scoring the maximum 250 points in 49:53. Andrew McLaren secured second place in the men’s standings, also reaching 250 points, before Thomas Laraia completed the men’s podium in third with another maximum-score finish.

In the women’s competition, Niamh Hunter took the win with an impressive 240 points, placing sixth overall. Chloe Potter finished second woman with 230 points, while Mairi Eades rounded out the women’s podium with 210 points.

View the full Quick Draw Score results here


Men’s Results

1st - Finlay Todd – 250pts

2nd - Andrew McLaren – 250pts

3rd - Thomas Laraia – 250pts

Women’s Results

1st - Niamh Hunter – 240pts

2nd - Chloe Potter – 230pts

3rd - Mairi Eades – 210pts

Orienteering, Reimagined

Quid Games events are open to all abilities; the unique points system welcomes both experienced orienteers and complete newcomers, giving everyone a chance to win in one way or another. Quick Draw Score brought together runners, adventurers, and racers for an evening of strategy, speed, and exploration in the heart of Keswick.

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This wasn’t your traditional orienteering event.

This is orienteering reimagined. Repurposed. Reinvented.

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