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DNC Forvie 22/1/20
We’re back up in the northern end of Forvie this time so parking will be at the nature reserve visitor centre car park (not the field).
what3words: hobbit.bulky.contour
Long 4.9km 13C
Short 3.2km 10C
Matt Parkes will be ready and waiting for 18:00 as usual.
(Watch out for hobbits)
Important stuff we want to keep reminding you about........
Thanks to Sam and Lesley and the fearless Panda for tonight’s twirl round Crathes. Great start to the 2020 half of the series.
If your New Year Resolution was to try Night O this year then see our DNC blog for full list of events to come and get in touch if you want a bit of back up or advice choosing a good area to start with: webmaster@grampoc.com
Sarah Dunn of Scottish Orienteering is championing this mobile based version of orienteering using your phone’s GPS capabilities to track and time yourself while running one of our MapRun courses. Upload to Strava too so you can challenge your Stravamates.
Visit the MapRun page for more info, instructions and downloads for the MapRun app and pdf course files.
Great to see so many enthusiastic juniors charging round the Yellow (with more than a touch of sibling rivalry going on) and some old regulars coming out of the woodwork for some fresh air and a different challenge on the Score. First time I’ve been thanked for making someone’s brain ache – because “it took my mind off my other injuries”.
Results (as normal score)
Splits
Starter for 10 overall scores
I’ve adjusted a few people’s control/points tally following a couple of controls not registering but eye-witnessed or similar proof and/or my mental arithmetic going a bit wrong in the heat of the moment at download.
Well, those who read the Starter for 10 rules and inwardly digested certainly reaped the rewards, most notably Neil McLean who leapt up 10 places after calmly picking off 11 consecutive pairs. Also interesting how the “perfect” target score (which was actually wrong!) did seem to stick in people’s minds.
Congratulations to Duncan Grassie for seeing through my ploys and whizzing round all 25 controls well within time to win.
Thanks to Pete for helping set up (hence NC and a self-confessed DSQ in results), David for wrangling the Score software, George and Lindsey for the warm welcome/soup/fire after and Pete, Neil and David for helping collect controls.
REGULAR SERIES ON WED EVENINGS
...FOREST SPRINTS...(in conjunction with Maroc)
...One course TD3/medium difficulty
...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
MAPRUN Mobile O
(JD)2C
TICK AWARENESS AND TREE DISEASES
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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- Learn how to use MapRun – further workshopsFollowing the success of the workshop in September, Scottish Orienteering is planning to run a further two workshops on MapRun […] The post Learn how to use MapRun – further workshops appeared first on Scottish Orienteering Association.
