FVO Evening Event - Dumyat

Roger Goddard planned tonights courses. I ran the Long course which was 4.6k with 15 controls.

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Scottish Relay Championships - Rannoch Forest

The Scottish Relay Championships were held in the same forest as yesterdays individual event, with Edinburgh University winning the Mens Open and Forth Valley (pictured above) winning the Womens Open. I ran first leg on the Handicap 9 course which was 5.0k with 190m of climb and 18 controls.

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Scottish Championships - Rannoch Forest

This years Scottish Championships took place in Rannoch Forest in the Highlands, an area last used for the JK in 2000. I ran the M50L course (which was excellently planned by WOC runner Hollie Orr, and) which was 7.0k with 255m of climb and 21 controls.

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MAROC Local Event - Bogendreip

The weather this weekend was wonderful and it was difficult to decide what to do. I was keen on going skiing at Cairngorm, but Hazel wanted to go orienteering and so, overruled, we drove to Deeside for MAROC's Local event at Bogendreip - an area I've run on a few times before and which we felt would be good preparation for next weekends Scottish Championships. I ran the Brown course, which posed some good challenges and which was 7.7k with 255m of climb and 21 controls.

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TAY SOL 3 - Balkello Hill

Balkello Hill was the venue for the third Scottish Orienteering League race of 2010 and, whilst some found the heathery parts hard going, I enjoyed the variety of terrain and the technical challenges the area provided. I ran M50L which was 7.0k with 305m of climb and 17 controls.

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BOF WOC Middle Selection Race - Ardnaskie

Hollie Orr approaching the finish.

Arnaskie, near Oban, was the venue for the second (of three!) selection race for this years World Championships. Marsela McLeod planned testing and varied middle distance courses which started in open woodland, then had a few controls in a plantation with low visibility, before finishing in a tricky, bushy(rhododendrons) area. I ran the Mens course which was 5.4k with 255m of climb and 25 controls. Scott Fraser won the Mens course from Graham Gristwood and Grace Crane won the Womens course from Helen Palmer.

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FVO Evening Event - Touch Estate

Injury and illness meant this was my first event for some time. I ran the Long course which was 4.8k with 15 controls. I retired at 9 having mistakenly done controls 5, 6 and 7 in reverse order and, with events this coming weekend, not wanting to overdo it!

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SOLWAY SOL 2 - Dalbeattie Town Wood

Photo from Solway Orienteers website.

Knee injury has prevented me doing much orienteering recently and, whilst things aren't perfect; I am running again!

Todays event was the second of this years Scottish Orienteering League races and was organised by Solway Orienteers in Dalbeattie Town Wood - a rough, but very technical wood. I ran the M50L course which made really good use of the area and which was 6.5k with 220m of climb and 24 controls.

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FVO Night Event - Dumyat

Roger Goddard planned tonights course which was both physical and technical. The Long course was 5.9k with 18 controls and was won by Tom Ryan, with Will Hensman second.

Results to follow.

Scottish Sprint Championships - The King's Buildings and British Night Championships - North Pentlands

Scottish Sprint Championships - The King's Buildings





Photo by Ken Daly.

INT organised this years Scottish Sprint Championships at Edinburgh Universitiy's King's Buildings. I ran Course 1 (for M16-50) which was 2.7k with 22 controls. I disqualified myself after realising (only at the finish!) that I'd crossed a wall that it was forbidden to cross going to 17.

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British Night Championships - North Pentlands



Later the same day, ESOC organised the British Night Championships on the Pentland Hills to the south of Edinburgh. I ran M50L which was 6.1k with 225m of climb and 15 controls.

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Some orienteers (notably Murray Strain and Helen Bridle) also ran a third race today - a 5 mile road race in Edinburgh, which took place before the sprint. Orienteer, Scott Fraser won the race in a new record and Murray finished third.

FVO Night Event - Barr Wood

Tonight's course was planned by Fraser Purves and took place in snowy conditions. I ran the Long course which was 5.5k with 25 controls.

Results to follow.

ESOC SoSOL - Newtyle Hill

Photos by Andy Hyslop.



Photo by Ken Daly.

I've had a great weekend, spending yesterday telemark skiing in fantastic weather/conditions at Glen Shee with Andy Hyslop and today orienteering at ESOC's South of Scotland Orienteering League event at Newtyle Hill. Newtyle is varied and in places very rough, but provided interesting and fun orienteering. I ran the Brown (longest) course which was 8.0k with 365m of climb and 24 controls.

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Scottish Night Championships - Faskally

This years Scottish Night Championships took place at Faskally, near Pitlochry. Dougie Condy planned courses that made really good use of the area and that had lots of route choice. I ran the M50L course which was 5.5k with 295m of climb and 20 controls.

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FVO Night Event - Dunblane

Brad and Beccy planned tonights event which was in my home town of Dunblane. The Long course was 6.5k with 15 controls, had a mass start and gaffling in the middle part. The lead changed hands several times throughout the race, with James Tullie winning in 40 minutes.

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MOR Colour Coded Event - Darnaway Forest South

Leaving the second control (Photo from Moravian Orienteers website.)

Darnaway was used for the World Championships in 1976 and always provides good orienteering. Today was no exception! I ran the Brown course which was 9.4k with 230m of climb and 19 controls.

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