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.

Results.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.

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.

Results.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.




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.

Results.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.



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.

Results.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.

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.

Results.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.

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.

Results.

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.

Results.
Splits.
RouteGadget.

JOK Chasing Sprint - Holyrood and Meadowfield Parks

This years JOK Chasing Sprint took place at Holyrood Park - a volcanic plug in central Edinburgh, with a prologue being followed by a chase. I ran the M40+ courses which were excellently planned by Graeme Ackland and enjoyed some great head to head racing, especially in the chase!

The prologue was 2.9k with 75m of climb and 13 controls.

Prologue splits.

Prologue map.




The chase was 2.7k with 90m of climb and 10 controls.

Chase splits.
Overall results.

Chase map.

EUOC - Edinburgh City Race

Edinburgh was at its best for this years city race - cold, but clear and sunny! The course took us past a number of well known landmarks including Holyrood Palace, the Scottish Parliament, Dynamic Earth, Royal Mile, Calton Hill, Grassmarket, Edinburgh Castle and Princes Street Gardens; and provided some technical orienteering. I ran the Mens Veterans (Long course) which was 6.6k with 26 controls.

Results.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.

FVO Night Event - Stirling Old Town

Gareth Bryan Jones organised tonights event which gave lots of route choice and plentiful climb. I ran the Long course which was 4.9k with 13 controls. Will Hensman scored a second successive victory, with Fraser Purves second.

Results.

ESOC Sprint O - Kinneil Wood

Will Hensman of FVO approaching the finish of the prologue.


This years ESOC Sprint O took place at Kinneil Wood, near Bo'ness. A prologue was followed by a chase.

The prologue was 2.7k with 80m of climb and 14 controls. Tom Ryan was fastest, with Dave Robertson and Will Hensman second and third. I finished fourth in 14.30.

Prologue results.
Prologue WinSplits.

Prologue map.






Punching the first control of the Chase closely followed by Andrew Dalgleish of ESOC (Photo from Interlopers website).


The Chase was 2.7k with 60m of climb and 14 controls. Tom Ryan held onto his lead, Will Hensman passed Dave Robertson for second and third respectively; and I hung onto fourth place, but was pushed hard by Andrew Dalgleish.

Chase results.
Chase WinSplits.
Overall results.
RouteGadget.

Chase map.

FVO Night Event - University of Stirling

Ross McLennan organised FVO's first night event of 2010. I ran the long course which was 6.6k with 22 controls. Gaffling at the first control seperated runners very effectively, with Will Hensman going on to secure victory, albeit a narrow one over Tom Ryan who was in the lead at the last control, but who fell on ice on the way to the finish.

Results.
Splits.