FVO Evening Event - Minewoods and Bridge of Allan

I organised tonights evening event at Minewoods which had 3 courses and attracted ca 50 runners. The long course saw close competition with Jason Inman recording the fastest time of 34:55.

Results.

Map with courses.

Scottish Championships - Speyside

SATURDAY MAY 23, 2009

Scottish Individual Championships - Balavil and Dunachtonmore

Balavil and Dunachtonmore is fantastically varied, with some pine forest, open birch woods and semi-open areas. I ran M50L which was 8.0k with 275m of climb and 20 controls.

Results.
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SUNDAY MAY 24, 2009

Scottish Relay Championships - Strathmashie

Strathmashie is rough and tough, but the courses, planned by Eddie Harwood, made good use of the area and provided some great competition. I ran first leg in the Handicap Relay which was 5.8k with 16 controls.

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MAROC Local Event - Corsedardar

Corsedardar is a varied area, with runnable pine forest in the western part and birch woods/open hillside in the east. I ran the Brown (longest) course which was 8.0k with 320m of climb and 14 controls, and which was won by Jon Musgrave.

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ECKO SOL 2 - Ardnaskie

Ardnaskie (a gaelic word meaning headland of shelter) is on the south side of Loch Etive in Argyll and is a mixture of oak and birch woodland, with some open ground. I ran the Short Brown course which was 6.8k with 345m of climb and 19 controls.

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ECKO Local Event - Inverawe Country Park

ECKO use good areas, have good maps and plan good courses, and when the sun shines and a tea room is within yards of the finish, as it was today; life doesn't get much better!

I ran the Blue (longest) course which was 6.0k with 195m of climb and 20 controls.

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LOC Regional Event - Graythwaite

Graythwaite is in the Lake District and has been used for a British Championships and a World Cup race in the past. Former World Championship runner, Carol McNeil, planned some excellent and very technical courses. Competitors were offered a choice of scales - I had a choice of 1:10,000 or 1:7,500, and opted for the latter. Despite that, I still failed to see 13 and was disqualified for going from 12 to 14!

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JK 2009 - Northumbrian Hills

The JK event takes place every Easter and is in memory of Jan Kjellstrom, a Swede, who helped introduce orienteering to Britain. This years event (JK 2009) took place in the Northumbrian Hills. I missed Day 1 which was a Sprint race in Newcastle.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2009

Day 2 took place at Kyloe Hills. I ran M50L which was 6.9k with 310m of climb and 19 controls, and which was won by John Tullie in an impressive 53 minutes.

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SUNDAY,APRIL 12, 2009

Day 3 took place at Greensheen and Cockenhaugh. I ran M50L which was 7.4k with 245m of climb and 22 controls, and which was again won by John Tullie.

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Overall results.

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MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2009

Day 4 was the relays, which took place at Dipton Woods. I ran second leg in a Mens 120+ team with Roger Goddard and Jason Inman. My course was the shortest leg which was 3.4k with 85m of climb and 12 controls.

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CLYDE SoSOL and Compass Sport Cup/Trophy - Cragallian and Mugdock

Craigallian and Mugdock is a Country Park on the northern fringe of Glasgow and was the venue for Clydeside Orienteers South of Scotland Orienteering League race and Compass Sport Cup and Trophy event. Patrick Walder's courses made really good use of the area and posed a variety of technical challenges. I ran the Blue Mens course which was 6.7k with 215m of climb and 19 controls.

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MOR Moray Mix - Culbin East and Forres

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009



MOR Colour Coded Event - Culbin East

Culbin has been used for the World Relay Championships (in 1976) and the British Orienteering Championships (in 2008) and is forested sand dunes which give fast running, whilst providing a good technical challenge.

I ran the Brown course which was 9.9k with 200m of climb and 21 controls.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2009



MOR Street Event - Forres

Forres is a small town with woodland on it's eastern fringe and proved to be a really good venue for a street event. I ran the long course which was 7.3k with 24 controls.

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FVO Night Event - South Achray

This was the last FVO night event of the winter. Jason and Janine Inman planned a long course which made great use of the area, had lots of gaffling and which was 5.9k with 30 controls. Steve Barrett secured a comfortable victory in 47:15, with Ross McLennan second in ca 48:50.

Results to follow.

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Map with my route.

FVO Night Event - Touch

Steve Barrett planned a really tricky course which was 4.9k with 25 controls and which was won by Will Hensman.

Results to follow.

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Part 2 map with course.



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Part 2 map with my route.