SROC Regional Event - Whitbarrow Scar

Whitbarrow Scar was wet and cold, but gave some great orienteering. I ran the Short Brown course which was 7.7k with 235m of climb and 22 controls.

Results.
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RouteGadget.

Scottish Score Championships - Pitmedden Forest

I ran the B course which allowed 60 minutes to get as many controls as possible. Each control had a points value (from 10-50 points), with points being deducted for being late back (1 point for every 6 seconds late). I got 19 of the 23 controls in 58.14 and visited controls: 109, 110, 111, 113, 130, 133, 106, 107, 136, 124, 119, 118, 117, 116, 104, 103, 101, 102 and 128. I would have done better if I'd ignored the first 4 controls I did and tried to get the 4 I didn't visit (in the north east part of the area - only 1 visible on map below), since they were worth more points.

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RouteGadget.

FVO Club Championships - Hermitage Woods

Will Hensman planned some imaginative courses which, although physical, made good use of the area. I ran the Blue course which was 5.2k with 380m of climb and 14 controls.

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FVO Night Event - Sauchie Crags

Jason Inman planned a technical course on a map updated by Gareth Bryan-Jones. I ran the long course which was 5.6k with21 controls, but ran out of time and retired at number 11. James Tullie secured a second, successive night event victory.

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MAROC District Event - Inver

Inver is a pine forest just east of Braemar and is an area I have not run in for several years. I ran the Brown (longest) course which was 7.1k with 220m of climb and 19 controls.

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FVO Night Event - Polmaise Wood

Will Hensman planned FVO's first night event of the autumn. The long course was 5.1k with 21 controls and was won by James Tullie.

Results to follow.

Tinto Twin Day Event and SOL 7- Beecraigs and Witch Craig Wood

This was the last SOL of 2009, with the south west part of the area new to orienteering. I ran the Short Brown/M50L course which was 7.7k with 260m of climb and 23 controls.

Results.
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Overall results.

Tinto Twin Night Event - Beecraigs

This years Tinto Twin took place at Beecraigs, near Linlithgow. I ran Course 2/M50L which was 5.0k with 125m of climb and 13 controls.

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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.
Results by course.
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RouteGadget.

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.

Results.
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RouteGadget.

Map with my route.



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

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

Results.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.

Map with my route.



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

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

Results.
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RouteGadget.

Map with my route.



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

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

Results.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.

Map with my route.



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

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

Results.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.

Map with my route.



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

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

Results.
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RouteGadget.
Overall results.

Map with my route.