Stirling University on Google Earth.
I participated in the afternoon session which was attended by a good mix of orienteers and outdoor educationalists. Andy Kitchen gave a presentation on short racing. He focused on the skills required to perform well in short races and also analysed how to coach athletes for short races.
Dick Carmichael then gave a presentation on night orienteering. Dick spoke of his passion for night orienteering, advocated more night races (possibly a Scottish Night League) and commented on the lack of guidelines. He analysed routes taken at the recent Tinto Twin Night Event at Stone Hill, pointing out that poor technique tends to be punished more than in day events and highlighting how longer, safe routes are often fastest at night. I then had the opportunity to put some of these ideas into practice by running a 2.6k, 4 control course that had been laid out in the University grounds.
Map with night course.
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