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DNC Scolty 23/1/2019
Parking wil be in the FC car park. Follow the brown signs from Banchory town centre.
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Important stuff we want to keep reminding you about........
Sponsored by BTO Solicitors, this SOUL is also the first event of 3 for the British Night Orienteering Championships Weekend 2019.
Terrain and courses: housing estates on the outskirts of Cove so expect plenty of alleyways, small open areas, paths, corners and wiggly roads. Trainers recommended.
All Sprint courses planned with 12 – 15 minute winning times. Course lengths shown below are provisional subject to controlling:
| Course | Length/climb | SOUL Class | Non-comp | |
| 1 | 3.0km 35m | MO | Course 1 Open | |
| 2 | 2.6km 30m | WO/MV | Course 2 Open | |
| 3 | 2.0km 25m | WV/MSV | Course 3 Open | |
| 4 | 1.9km 25m | WSV/MUV | Course 4 Open | |
| 5 | 1.6km 25m | WUV/WHV/MHV | Course 5 Open | |
| 6 | 2.5km 30m | WJ/MJ (16-) | Course 6 Open | |
| 7 | 1.6km 20m | WYJ/MYJ (12-) | Course 7 Open |
Enter by SOUL class according to your age class:
- M/W YJ 12-
- M/W J 16- (with regard to the BOF requirements for under 16’s running in urban areas unaccompanied i.e. you must have passed your 16th birthday on or before the date of the event to compete in the Open class)
- M/W Open 18 – 35 and open to any other class
- M/W Vet (40+)
- M/W Supervet (55+)
- M/W Ultravet (65+)
- M/W Hypervet (75+)
Or enter any of the so-called “Course X Open” classes if you don’t want to be competitive in the SOUL but fancy a run anyway.
Registration/Download and Event Centre: Altens Community Centre
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Toilets and rooms to leave kit while out racing.
Parking: in far corner of car park of The Aberdeen Altens Hotel
Many thanks to hotel for giving us permission for this – you might like to book a room there with twin/double rooms from just £50.
Timing system: Emit Touch Free – emiTags will be provided FOC.
Many thanks to Emit UK for providing the kit as it gives folk a chance to use it prior to JK2019.
Starts: 13:00 – 15:00
Fees: Seniors £10 (non-BOF/SOA supplement £2), Juniors and Students £5
Cove and Altens locals are also invited to come along and try orienteering – see the
Cove Chronicle or the Community Facebooks for more info and costs
Apres-SOUL: The British Night Championships 2019 will follow on after this event (about 1 hour’s drive up Deeside to Muir of Dinnet) and then there’s the first SOL of 2019 at Birsemore on Sunday 24th which is also a UKOL ranking event.
Online entries for all three events are now open on Fabian 4.
First closing date is 4/2/19 after which fees go up by £1.
Final closing date is 18/2/19 midnight.
You can enter 1, 2 or all 3 events in one hit by clicking on the Fabian 4 Enter button above.
Get the dates in your diaries and enter now!
Planner: Pete Lawrence GRAMP
Organiser: Rachel Scott GRAMP Any questions?? Please use this contact form
Controller: Tim Griffin GRAMP
REGULAR SERIES ON WED EVENINGS
...SUMMER SERIES
...Four courses from easy to hard
...URBAN SPRINTS
...One course TD3/medium difficulty
...DEESIDE NIGHT CUP...(in conjunction with Maroc)
...Two courses both TD5/hard
...FOREST SPRINTS...(in conjunction with Maroc)
...One course TD3/medium difficulty
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Ticks (no not this kind, the bad kind) just love to move in on unsuspecting orienteers. Here's a brief guide on what to look for and how to remove the wee critters.
Scotland is still suffering outbreaks of tree diseases and we can do our bit to help stop the spread and also continue good working relationships with landowners whose land we use by following the guidelines given here.
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