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.

FVO Night Event - Minewoods & Bridge of Allan

I organised tonights event which was 5.0k with 18 controls. James Tullie won in 41.35, with Will Hensman second 12 seconds behind and Steve Barrett third a further 4 seconds down.

Results.
Spilts.

INT Club Championships - Craigmillar Castle

The flier for the event said that "Craigmillar provides a unique combination of parkland, intricate contour detail and complex urban terrain. An unspeakable nettlefest in the summer, the winter reveals it in all its glory. The urban area comprises three distinct sections. Craigmillar is a recently built affordable housing complex. The Thistle Foundation, formerly a closed community for disabled servicemen, is being restored as another housing estate. Greendykes Farm is a former council estate, now a deserted ghost town in the process of demolition (this has already begun, some areas with demolition in progress are mapped out of bounds)."

With a map made by Scott Fraser and Graeme Ackland, and courses planned by Graeme Ackland, this was an event not to be missed. I ran the long course which was 8.1k with 31 controls.

Results.
WinSplits.

FVO Night Event - Abbey Craig

Jon Cross planned a testing long course which was 4.7k with 30 controls. James Tullie scored his third successive victory, with Steve Nicholson second and Ross McLennan third.

Results.
Splits.

Part 1 map.



Part 2 map.

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.
WinSplits.
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.

Results.
Splits.
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.

Results.
Splits.
RouteGadget.

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.

Results.
Splits.
RouteGadget.

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.

Results.
Splits.
RouteGadget.

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.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.
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.

Results.
WinSplits.
RouteGadget.