FVO Night Event - Abbey Craig

Mark Holliday planned Forth Valley Orienteers event at Abbey Craig tonight. I ran the Long course which was 4.2k with 23 controls.

Results.

To view map - right click on it, then "open link in new window".

Part 1.

Part 2.

EUOC SoSOL - Holyrood and Meadowfield Parks

Edinburgh University Orienteering Club organised today's South of Scotland Orienteering League race. I ran the Brown course which was 8.4k with 630m of climb and 30 controls. The course incorporated a section of micro-O (between controls 18 and 25) which had a map at a scale of 1:1,000.

Results.

WinSplits.

RouteGadget.

RouteGadget. (Micro O)

To view map, right click on it then "open link in new window".

Parts 1 and 3.

Part 2.

EUOC City Race - Edinburgh Southside

Edinburgh University Orienteering Club organise the Big Weekend every January in Edinburgh, with a City Race on Saturday and a race in Holyrood Park on Sunday.

In the City Race, I ran Course C/Men's Superveteran which was 3.9k with 22 controls. 

Results.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.

To view map - right click on it, then "open link in new window".

Part 1.

Part 2.

Clyde Urban Race - Glasgow West End

This was the third time Clydeside Orienteers have tried to organise this event - bad weather having scuppered previous attempts. I ran the Long course which was 5.5k with 18 controls.

Results.

WinSplits.

RouteGadget.

To view map - right click on it, then "open link in new window".

FVO Night Event - Stirling Old Town

Trevor Hoey planned a great course for tonight's night race in Stirling. I ran the Long course which 4.3k with 15 controls.

Results.

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STAG Winter Score 1 - Pollok Country Park

Today's Winter Score event organised by STAG took place at Pollok Country Park. Runners had one hour to get as many of the 28 controls as they could.

Results.
RouteGadget.

To view map - right click on it, then "open link in new window".

FVO Night Event - Polmaise

Gareth Bryan-Jones planned tonight's Forth Valley Orienteers Night Event at Polmaise. I ran the Long course was 5.0k with 17 controls.

Results.

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TAY Christmas Score Event - Kinnoull Hill

This years Tayside Orienteers Christmas Score Event took place at Kinnoull Hill, on the edge of Perth. Competitors on the long course had 60 minutes to get as many controls as they could, with each control having a points value. A late return resulted in penalty points being deducted. To complicate things further and, in keeping with the season, bonus points were available at selected controls. At the last control, competitors were given a second map (see below) and had to visit 6 controls in order before finishing. Missing or wrong controls resulted in penalty points being deducted. The event was followed by a Christmas lunch at the nearby Murrayshall House Hotel.

Results.

To view maps - left click on it, then right click and "open image in new tab".

STAGlasgow's 13th 3 parks in 1 day - King's Park, Cathkin Braes Country Park and Queen's Park

This was STAGlasgow's 13th 3 parks in 1 day event! The location of the first park was only revealed at the end of last week, with the venue for the second race disclosed after the first event and the venue for the final race, revealed after the second event. To add further spice to the event, the final event had a chasing start!


Race 1 - King's Park



Veterans Mens was 2.3k with 50m of climb and 12 controls.

WinSplits.
RouteGadget.

To view map - left click on it, then right click and "open image in new tab".




Race 2 - Cathkin Braes Country Park

Veterans Mens was 1.88k with 45m of climb and 7 controls.

WinSplits.
RouteGadget.

To view map - left click on it, then right click and "open image in new tab".




Race 3 - Queen's Park



Veterans Mens was 4.3k with 110m of climb and 15 controls.

WinSplits.
RouteGadget.

Overall results.

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FVO Night Race - Dunblane

I planned tonight's Forth Valley Orienteers Night Race in Dunblane. The Long course (below) was 6.9k with 26 controls and the Short was 4.6k with 18 controls.

Results.

FVO Scottish Score Championships - Dumyat

Forth Valley Orienteers organised this years Scottish Score Championships on Dumyat. I ran the M40-70 course which had 26 controls and a time limit of 1 hour, afterwhich penaly points are deducted. I got 21 controls and 420 points in 60.51, but was deducted 9 points for being late back and so scored 411 points.

Results.
RouteGadget.
My route on TracTrac.


To view map - left click on it, then right click and "open image in new tab".

FVO Club Championships - North Third

This years Forth Valley Orienteers club championships were held at North Third, to the west of Stirling. I ran the Veteran Mens/Blue course which was 5.4k with 20 controls.

Results.
RouteGadget.

To view map - left click on it, then right click and "open image in new tab".

FVO Night Race - Doune

This was Forth Valley Orienteers first night race of the autumn and with a newly extended map, a quality field and great planning (by Jon Cross), it was an event I wasn't going to miss - even though I had a cold. I ran the Long course which was 5.6k with 26 controls and which was won by Mark Nixon in 35 minutes.

Results.

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ECKO Event - Fearnoch Forest

This event was part of Lock Eck Orienteers autumn series. I ran the Blue (longest) course which was 5.4k with 270m of climb and 17 controls.

Results.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.

To view map - left click on it, then right click and "open image in new tab".

EUOC Fight With The Night 4 - The Braids

Edinburgh University Orienteering Club organised the fourth race of the Fight With The Night series at The Braids - an area of golf courses on the south side of Edinburgh. I ran the Long course which was 4.8k with 19 controls.

Results.

Map - part 1.

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Map - part 2.

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Catalonian Championships - Campdevanol

Video of event by Rose Kowalski.

This was my first visit to the Pyrenees. To see how beautiful the area is, check out the photos from the competition area on the following link:
http://championshipscato2011.wordpress.com/photos-zone-competition/
The races were organised by Aligots who did a great job and provided excellent maps and courses.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011
Middle Distance - Font Del Querol

I ran M50 which was 2.2k with 125m of climb and 13 controls.

Results.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.

To view map - left click on it, then right click and "open image in new tab".



SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2011
Long Distance - Torrent D'Estiula

I ran M50 which was 4.2k with 210m of climb and 14 controls.

Results.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.

To view map - left click on it, then right click and "open image in new tab".