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Summer Series so far….

oldglutton6 — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:04:28 +0000

….apart from not being very summery (!) has got off to a good start again and we’re seeing quite a few newcomers as the result of the pre-series coaching and promotion. This is great but causing a few headaches for our coaches as there simply aren’t enough of them to go round!

Whilst we will always try and have someone allocated to welcome newcomers and provide hints and tips, if I could ask our regulars to look out for new faces and make them feel welcome by saying hello and offering any assistance, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Sam

Summer Series points after two events

Mulloch Forest Sprint – results

oldglutton6 — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:51:59 +0000

I hope you all enjoyed your run. Thank-you for turning out on a rather chilly night.

Helen

Mulloch Results.pdf
Mulloch Split time results.pdf

Collieston Multi-Terrain Challenge Sat 6th July 11am

oldglutton6 — Sun, 12 May 2013 10:11:22 +0000

When we use Forvie for our bigger events, we park in a local farmer’s field and take a collection which goes towards the Collieston Pier Fund. Now’s your chance to donate again and have a bit of fun by taking part in the Collieston Multi-Terrain Challenge on Sat 6th July when you can choose between 3, 5 or 10k routes around Collieston and Forvie Nature Reserve starting from or near the Community Centre in Colieston at 11am. If you need more details, contact the organiser on 01358 751325.

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Team McGramp take BOC 2013 Mixed Adhoc Relay prize

oldglutton6 — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:49:17 +0000

Team McGramp – aka Carolyn, Calum and Iain McLeod – fought off the opposition down south to romp home to victory in the British Orienteering Relay Mixed Adhoc class by some 2.5 minutes. Probably sweetest of all was beating Maroc 7 (who should surely have been disq’d as there are only 3 runners to a team?? )

Individually Team McGramp also had good results: 4th W45L, 10th M18E and 6th M50S respectively.
Several other Gramps were in attendance too including the Hicklings, Bob Daly, Paul Duley, the Armitages and at least one Hale and Chepelin that I spotted in the results. Sasha kept up his winning form post-JK by taking top spot for M16A.

Congratulations all round!

Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Team, Sponsored Walk 2013

oldglutton6 — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:08:51 +0000

Every year thousands of people walk, climb, bike and run in the Cairngorms and the mountains surrounding the rivers Dee and Don and the vast majority do so in complete safety and never need assistance from anyone other than their companions. But often enough, people do get into severe difficulties and then they require the help of a more specialised kind. Aberdeen MRT, along with Braemar MRT and Police Scotland (ex-Grampian Police) MRT, are available for call-out 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to respond to mountain incidents anywhere in the Grampian Region (and further afield if necessary) which includes much of the Cairngorms, the mountains around Lochnagar and Glen Shee and the lower hills and forests such as those at Fetteresso, Bennachie and Pitfichie.

People are rescued from the Scottish mountains totally free of charge but unlike the emergency services, mountain rescue is not funded solely by the government and the vast bulk of an MRT’s annual operating costs are met by donations given by members of the public. All of the Team members are dedicated volunteers and none of them are paid for their time but training and equipping an MRT takes a lot of money on an annual basis, even before the cost of each rescue is taken into consideration. The Sponsored Walk is the primary way in which Aberdeen MRT funds itself from year to year.

Further details can be obtained from the website .
If anyone wishes to make a donation directly to Aberdeen MRT they can do so by visiting http://www.justgiving.com/aberdeenmountainrescue

Many thanks and best regards,

Hugh Wallace for Aberdeen and St. John Mountain Rescue Association

Walk Poster 2013 b.pdf
Spon_Walk_Entry_Form 2013.pdf

We’ve never needed the Aberdeen MRT crew at an event yet, touch wood, but you never know. Anyone interested in getting a Team GRAMP together to take part? Rachel

(JD)2C rankings after Glen Dye

oldglutton6 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:52:46 +0000

Hi GJOs!

Wondering how your ranking points for the (JD)2C are looking after Glen Dye? Then wonder no more and check here – Jon Duncan Junior Deeside Cup 2013 rankings after Glen Dye.

What’s the (JD)2C? It’s a competition between the GRAMP and MAROC Juniors – if you’re a member of either club then you’re automatically entered into it so all you have to do is keep coming to the events and keep practising and keep getting better!

If you want to know more about the rules and points system then click here.

Fantastic result for Sasha at the World Schools

oldglutton6 — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:17:33 +0000

3rd in the Middle Distance Race

Well done, Sasha!

Here he is in the traditional medal winners’ pose along with Dane Blomquist of the England team. Take a look at the results and pics on the WSC2013 website – if you think it looks hot and sunny in this photo then imagine that run-in along all that loose sand.

Sasha also came 6th in the Long Distance race and teamed up with Jens Van Lommel of Belgium/Flemish team and Xiaojia Ou of China to come 35th out of 148 in the Friendship Relay. I guess a handover is the same whatever language you speak but must have been interesting trying to discuss routes afterwards?

Orienteers and tree diseases

oldglutton6 — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:32:47 +0000

You’ll all have heard about Ash Dieback by now and seen the round robin from BOF that Ian circulated a while ago with advice on how we can help prevent the spread of this and other tree diseases. Here’s a little reminder of how we as orienteers (who are therefore more likely to visit parts of the woods most others never reach), can help prevent the spread – and it’s really worth paying more attention this time as the spring/summer weather tempts us all out and about and especially as Glen Dye has been confirmed as victim of an outbreak of a similar disease affecting larch.

You can help by following these guidelines whether orienteering or just out for a walk:

If possible, thoroughly wash all footwear, paws and bike/buggy tyres before leaving the area – the spores are carried in clods of mud and leaf litter stuck to these – but don’t just dunk your shoes in the nearest stream as this will simply disperse any contamination all the more effectively!
Alternatively, wash footwear, paws and tyres when you get home and using a garden fungicide will make this more effective (but not on the paws please)
Thoroughly wash and dry any clothing especially if it’s clarted in mud – preferably give it 48 hours before reuse if possible. Spores are wind-bourne before they get into the mud so you may pick some up while running around. (Even if you haven’t, it’s common courtesy to other orienteers down-wind of you at the next event!)

If you want more info on tree diseases then here are a few links or you can ask our resident biosecurity expert, Gen.

Poster showing spread of identified outbreaks throughout Britain as of Feb 2103
Juniper Dieback – many of the areas we use have juniper
Phytophthora ramorum – Latin for “the larch one”
Chalara fraxinea – Latin for “the ash one”

Unlike Foot and Mouth, the effects of these diseases aren’t so easy to see so easily forgotten about. Please remember and help orienteering to maintain its good reputation with landowners by doing your bit. Thanks.

Street O – local, laidback, lowkey maps now online

oldglutton6 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:34:59 +0000

Tonight saw the last of our current Street O series with Ewen taking us on a spiral tour of Mannofield and the Hickling’s back garden (almost). Many thanks to him and the other organisers – Jess, Sam, Ian, Joonas and Evgeuni - for taking part in this experiment. Feedback has been very good and I’ve had a request from one regular to publish the map of the one event he missed he enjoyed them so much.

Here are the maps from this year’s series if you missed out and fancy a go at your (not so) leisure. We’ll publish more every now and then that anyone can download and go round whenever suits as Wednesdays at 6pm isn’t convenient for some. Perhaps time yourself and let us know and we can publish that too so you can get a feel for just how sprinty you are (or aren’t!) compared to the rest.

So if anyone feels like creating a map for future publication, give Sam or Jess a shout and they’ll send you instructions. Doesn’t have to be Aberdeen - Stonehaven, Inverurie, New York, Munich….

2013 Forest Sprint Series Fridays

oldglutton6 — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:18:34 +0000

April
19th Dunnottar Woods GRAMP Results
26th Shooting Greens MAROC Results

May
3rd Scolty GRAMP   Results   Splits
10th Dess MAROC    Results
17th Mulloch GRAMP    Results   Splits
24th Potarch MAROC

Click on area names above for maps showing location.

One course TD3 or Orange standard, about 3km, with lots of controls and route choice in a relatively small area so full on concentration required just as much as fleet feet. Great for developing Juniors too if accompanied by a TD3 standard runner. Best 4 scores out of 6 will count towards the FSS league results.

Registration and Starts: 18:00 to 19:00 (unless indicated otherwise by the planner)
Fees: £4 Senior, £2.50 Junior/Student

Results links will be added as they come through and the overall Forest Sprint League results will be found on the Maroc website. Best 4 of 6 scores count towards your final score and, who knows, maybe even some lavish prizes.