MDOC - Twin Peaks

Manchester and District Orienteering Club is the club I was a member of before moving to Scotland in 1977 and the Twin Peaks event is their annual two day event.

SATURDAY,FEBRUARY 26, 2011

Middle Distance Race - Bleathwaite

I ran the Brown/M50 course which was 3.7k with 210m of climb and 16 controls.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Long Distance Race - Torver Back Common



I ran the Short Brown/M50 course which was 6.3k with 210m of climb and 22 controls.

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FVO Night Event - Laigh Hills and Barbush

Louise Longhurst planned tonight's FVO night race. The Long course was 6.0k with 21 controls and gave lots of route choice which, together with a mass start, made for another exciting race.

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RR SoSOL - Lanton Moor

Roxburgh Reivers organised todays South of Scotland Orienteering League event at Lanton Moor, close to Jedburgh. I ran the Brown course which was 9.9k with 200m of climb and 22 controls, and which was won by Jegor Kostylev in 61.04.

After the event, I was recommended to "refuel" at the Woodside Garden Cafe which was so good that I ate and drank far more than intended!

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Scottish Night Championships - The Braids

Interlopers organised this years event and, unusually, used golf courses on the south side of Edinburgh. I ran M50 which was 6.5k with 240m of climb and 20 controls.

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SROC Regional Event - Hutton Roof and Dalton Crags

I've run in the south west part of todays area (Dalton) once before - in 1976 on a 2 coloured (black and brown) map made by Mel Wilkinson. My recollection was of a tough and technical area and today, 35 years later, I've been reminded how tough and technical it is!

I ran Short Brown/M50L which was 6.8k with 300m of climb and 17 controls, and which was won by Martin Bagness in 57.10.

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FVO Night Race - Stirling Old Town

Tonight's Night Race was planned by Ross McLennan, who used his garden for control 4/7/10. The Long course was 4.3k with 17 controls and despite a mass start, legs with lots of route choice, coupled with gaffling; meant that runners were often on their own. After 10, I found myself in a pack with 3 other runners, with the lead changing repeatedly as runners took different routes. It was such an absorbing race that I only became aware of the heavy rain, that had apparently been falling throughout the race, once I'd finished!

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ESOC Sprint O - Corstorphine Hill and Lauriston Castle

The ESOC Sprint O is a Prologue followed by a Chase, both of which were excellently planned by Crawford Lindsay.



The Prologue took place at Corstorphine Hill and was 2.2k with 85m of climb and 12 controls. Marcus Pinker did the fastest time of 12.39.

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The Chase took place at Lauriston Castle and was 2.3k with 50m of climb and 29 controls. Gaffling worked really well to separate runners. Marcus was passed by Chris Galloway, but a mispunch by Chris meant that Marcus was victorious, just holding off Will Hensman who recorded the fastest time in the Chase. I also mispunched (number 20) and completely overlooked, and so didn't visit, number 12.

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EUOC SoSOL - Holyrood and Meadowfield Parks

This was the second race of the EUOC Big Weekend and incorporated a South of Scotland Orienteering League event and the East of Scotland Championships. I ran the Brown (longest) course which was 7.9k with 490m of climb and 27 controls, and which was won by Murray Strain in a very impressive 48.29.

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EUOC - Edinburgh City Race

This years EUOC Edinburgh City Race, planned by Jegor Kostylev, gave challenging orienteering, with lots of route choice and scope for going down "dead ends". I ran the Medium course which was for Veterans M/W40+ and which was 4.4k with 19 controls. Richard Barrett won the course in 39 minutes.

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STAG Glasgow Parks Championships - Bellahouston, Tollcross and Drumpellier

This was STAG's 12th Glasgow Parks Championships - which involves 3 races in 1 day! 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 Championships, the final event had a chasing start!


Race 1 - Bellahouston Park



Veterans Mens was 2.9k with 65m of climb and 10 controls.

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Race 2 - Tollcross Park



Veterans Mens was 2.6k with 75m of climb and 11 controls.

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Race 3 - Drumpellier Country Park



Veterans Mens was 4.1k with 40m of climb and 11 controls.

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FVO Night Event - Doune

Jason Inman planned tonight's FVO night race - the first of 2011! The Long course was 5.1k with 23 controls and gave lots of route choice which, together with a mass start and snowy/icy conditions, helped make for an exciting race.

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FVO Night Event - Polmaise Wood

Roger Goddard planned tonight's course, with the gaffling working really well at separating runners after the mass start. I ran the Long course which was 4.8k with 18 controls and which was won by Mark Nixon in 38 minutes.

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TAY Christmas Score - Knock of Crieff

The TAY Christmas Score is always good fun - orienteering followed by a social with food! This years event took place at Crieff, with the orienteering taking place on the snow covered Knock - the hill above the town, followed by post race ginger wine (far better than water!) and lunch at the Glenturret Distillery. I got all except one control, but took 2 minutes more than the time allowed (60 minutes) so incurred some penalty points! I visited the controls in the following order: 171, 173, 174, 172, 177, 178, 176, 175, 181, 185, 184, 182, 186, 188, 187, 180, 194, 193, 192, 189, 190, 179, 183 and 170. Will Hensman continued his recent good form by winning the event.

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FVO Night Event - Minewoods and Bridge of Allan

I organised FVO's Night Event tonight. Cold temperatures and snow meant that only hardcore club members turned out. The Long course was 5.6k with 26 controls and gaffles, and was won by Will Hensman. The Short course, won by Gareth Bryan-Jones, was 4.4k and was the same as the Long, except that number 5 was their first control.

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FVO Club Championships - South Achray

James Tullie planned this years FVO Club Championships at South Achray, near Aberfoyle. I ran the Blue course which was 5.0k with 15 controls. More exercise is planned for tonight with the FVO ceilidh.

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FVO Night Race - Plean Country Park

Map above produced by Stirling Countryside Ranger Service.

Tonights courses was planned by Steve Barrett of Stirling Surveys. I ran the Long course which was 5.0k with 150m of climb and 21 controls. The race was won by Mark Nixon from Will Hensman, whilst I finished in 7th place with a time of 39:20.

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