EUOC FWTN 3 - Riccarton

Roger Scrutton planned tonights event at Riccarton - Heriot Watt University campus to the west of Edinburgh. I ran the long course which was 4.7k with 50m of climb and 20 controls.

Results.

GRAMP SOL 6 - Forvie

Forvie is an open, sand dune area to the north of Aberdeen. Doug Guy planned some technical and enjoyable courses, with my M50L course being 7.7k with 15 controls. Fastest on the course was John Tullie in a very impressive 53 minutes.

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MAROC SOL 5 - Coull

It was great to return to Coull after ca 20 years and to run a course, planned by Roger Coombs, which made really good use of the area. I ran M50L which was 7.3k with 330m of climb and 17 controls.

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INVOC District Event - Anagach

I ran the Brown course which was 7.8k with 215m of climb and 17 controls.

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MOR Scottish Sprint Championships - Lossiemouth Sunbank Park

Lossiemouth, a small town on the edge of the Moray Firth, was the venue for this years Scottish Sprint Championships. I ran the B course which was 2.7k with 18 controls.

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STAG SOL 4 - Dalnamein

I ran the Short Brown course which was 8.7k with 180m of climb and 21 controls, and which took me 61.39.

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STAG 11 person relay - Faskally

The victorious FVO team - photo from FVO website.

This years 11 person relay took place in Faskally Woods, near Pitlochry. FVO were defending champions, but were facing stiff competition from Edinburgh University and Interlopers.

I ran second leg (with 2 other team members running different courses starting at the same time) and ran a Light Green course which was 3.0k with 120m of climb and 13 controls.

The last leg was a close race between FVO and the students, with FVO's Jamie Stevenson just (by 3 seconds) holding off Ali McLeod.

Overall team results.
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Map with my route.

Gramp Local Event - Glen Dye

I ran the Brown (longest) course which was 8.4k with 305m of climb and 23 controls, and which was won by Oleg Chepelin.

Results and splits.
RouteGadget.

Map with my route.

FVO Evening Event - Dumyat

I ran the long course which was 6.0k with 10 controls, which took me 44.13.

Ressults to follow.

Map with my route.

FVO Evening Event - Stirling Old Town

Ross McLennan planned some great courses, with lots of route choice. I ran the long course which was 4.3k(?) with 18 controls.

Results.

Map with my route.

FVO Evening Event - University of Stirling

Steve Barrett planned tonights event. I ran the long course which was 5.0k with 13 controls and which provided plenty of route choice. I lost time by not being as direct as I should have been from 115-143. I also ran to 132 when I should have been going to 134, so losing more time.

Results.

Map with my route.

Scottish 6 Days - Tay 2009 - August 2nd - 8th, 2009

Tay 2009 was based on Perth and provided some great orienteering - varied terrain, excellent maps and planning, and wonderful (apart from Day 3!) weather!

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 - Day 1 - Darulzion

M50L was 5.2k with 205m of climb and 16 controls.

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Map with my route.



Monday, August 3rd, 2009 - Day 2 - Kinnoull Hill

M50L was 6.7k with 230m of climb and 18 controls.

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Map with my route.



Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 - Day 3 - Tullochroisk

M50L was 6.2k with 240m of climb and 15 controls.

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Map with my route.



Thursday, August 6th, 2009 - Day 4 - Tentsmuir

M50L was 7.7k with 55m of climb and 18 controls.

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Map with my route.



Friday, August 7th, 2009 - Day 5 - Barry Buddon

M50L was 7.3k with 140m of climb and 23 controls.

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Map with my route.



Saturday, August 8th, 2009 - Day 6 - Loch Ordie

M50L was 6.3k with 230m of climb and 18 controls.

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Overall results.

Map with my route.

Xtremor - Mala Lazna - July 14th - 16th, 2009

The Xtremor event, which was organised a few days after the 5 Days of Dolomites and only a few hours drive away, was the catalyst for me to make my first visit to Slovenia, a small country with 2 million people and lots of superb forests.

The organisation was low key, but friendly; with the emphasis being on the things that matter - good forests, good maps and good planning!

The event was another opportunity to catch up with friends and I spent some time chatting with Milan based orienteer, Marco Givannini, whose blog reports on Italian orienteering events, written in both Italian and English.

In the absence of an M50 class, I ran M45. The courses were short, but their technicality, especially on days 1 and 2 when the terrain was described as extreme karst; more than compensated for the lack of distance!

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 - Day 1 - Mala Lazna

M45 was 3.1k with 15 controls.

Splits.

Map with my route.



Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 - Day 2 - Mala Lazna

M45 was 2.9k with 14 controls.

Splits.

Map with my route.



Thursday, July 16th, 2009 - Day 3 - Mala Lazna

M45 was 3.5k with 18 controls.

Splits.
Overall results.

Map with my route.

5 Days of Dolomites - Primiero - July 6th - 11th, 2009

Injuries have curtailed my orienteering recently, but despite ongoing niggles, I was able to participate in the 5 Days of Dolomites based on Primiero in northern Italy.

Italy is one of my favourite countries and Primiero one of the areas in it that I like most, so an opportunity to return and orienteer there was not to be missed; especially since JWOC was taking place at the same time and the programme carefully scheduled to allow 5 Days runners to spectate at the junior races.

The event was also an opportunity to catch up with old friends and I was particularly pleased to bump into Norwegian mapmaker, Ivar Helegesen, who I hadn't seen in over 30 years and whose family had been particularly kind to me when I visited Norway as a teenager.

At Primiero I ran M50-2 which had a strong field with more than one former world champion.

Monday, July 6th, 2009 - Day 1 - Caltena S Giovanni

Hazel leaving the last control on Day 1.



M50-2 was 4.6k with 170m of climb and 15 controls.

Results.
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Map with my route.



Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 - Day 2 - Passo Rolle Nord

M50-2 was 5.4k with 250m of climb and 16 controls.

Results.
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Map with my route.



Thursday, July 9th, 2009 - Day 3 - San Martino Sud

M50-2 was 3.5k with 210m of climb and 12 controls.

Results.
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Map with my route.



Friday, July 10th, 2009 - Day 4 - San Martino Centro

M50-2 was 3.7k with 155m of climb and 15 controls.

Results.
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Map with my route.



Saturday, July 11th, 2009 - Day 5 - Val Canali Piazmador

M50-2 was 5.4k with 180m of climb and 17 controls.

Splits.
Overall results.

Map with my route.

MAROC District Event - Glen Feardar

Glen Feardar, near Braemar, was too hot for me today and I retired at 15. The views to the nearby Cairngorms however, more than made up for my disappointing run!

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Map with my route.