Northern Championships - Ray Demesne

Newcastle and Tyneside Orienteers organised the Northern Championships at Ray Demesne - a predominantly open area with deep heather in places, some small copses and some areas of rock and contour detail.

I ran the M50L course which was 8.6k with 155m of climb and 22 controls, and which was won by John Tullie in an impressive time of 53 minutes.

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FVO Night Race - Barr Wood

Jon Cross planned tonight's race - the last of the winter! The Long course was a tough and technical 6.4k with 27 controls, and gaffles to split the field. Mark Nixon followed up last weekends British Students Championships victory with another win, in a time of 39 minutes.

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FVO Night Race - Dumyat

Will Hensman planned a tough, but fun, race on Dumyat which was 6.2k with 385m of climb and 23 controls. As usual, there was a mass start with gaffling to help split the field. Latvian runner, Kalvis Mihailovs coped well with the hilly and damp/snowy conditions to record a comfortable victory.

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Scottish Orienteering League race 1 - Dalrulzion

Interlopers organised the first Scottish Orienteering League race of 2011 at Dalrulzion, in Glen Shee to the north of Blairgowrie. Robin Galloway planned challenging courses, with the Short Brown/M50L course which I ran being 6.3k with 225m of climb and 22 controls.

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Scottish Sprint Championships - North Muirton

North Muirton, on the northern edge of Perth, was the venue for the 2011 Scottish Sprint Championships, organised by Tayside Orienteers. I ran Course 2/M50 which was excellently planned by Davie Frame and which was 2.5k with 23 controls.

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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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