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Templars Park 8/5 Forest Sprint + Yellow Results

Results RouteGadget Routes are going to look like spaghetti but the splits graph may make interesting reading for some. To access that use the red & white “Splitsbrowser” icon top right and select names of folk you want to compare. Ideally you’re looking for a pretty straight line diagonally showing you maintained concentration and effortContinue reading “Templars Park 8/5 Forest Sprint + Yellow Results”

AGM 2024 roundup, Gramp Champs and other successes

Click here for the full 2024 AGM minutes and reports. Or for those of you strapped for time here’s a summary of the headlines/highlights in no particular order: We have 2 trophies, kindly donated by past members Margaret and Oliver Musgrave, and the Chairman’s Quaich which are awarded to members who have gone above andContinue reading “AGM 2024 roundup, Gramp Champs and other successes”

DNC Glen Dye 14/2 Results

Results RouteGadget Thanks to everyone who ventured out in a rather misty Glen Dye tonight, Ros for planning, Hugh for helping collect controls, David for results and Rachel & Pete for checking the control tags were placed correctly (although the chance to use that as an excuse to swing by Finzean Farm Shop Tea Room mayContinue reading “DNC Glen Dye 14/2 Results”

Hogmanay Hangover Handicap Hazlehead 2/1/24 Results

Raw Score Results (V missing from these results as control wasn’t working)Overall Results with points for V added back in plus HHH bonuses Many thanks to those who braved this morning’s horrible rain and mud-fest to tackle this year’s Scrabble-themed HHH challenge. From a planner’s point of view it was fun to watch you all crossingContinue reading “Hogmanay Hangover Handicap Hazlehead 2/1/24 Results”

Jon Duncan Junior Deeside Cup 2023 Gramp Winners

Woohoo! We have 2*(JD)2C Champs to celebrate! Well done to Samantha McDonald W14 and Fergus Gallacher M10 for coming top of their age class, not forgetting the other Gramp Juniors who took part – Logan Thompson & Lennon Atchison both 3rd in their classes; Orla Gallacher & Joanna McDonald both 2nd in theirs. Click hereContinue reading “Jon Duncan Junior Deeside Cup 2023 Gramp Winners”

Glen Dye 12th Nov Scottish Student Uni Champs individual results

Course Results RouteGadget Mens A B C 1 David Bunn EUOC Jakub Pitula AUOC Ben Basten GOAT 2 Alex Wetherill EUOC Ben Toole STUOC 3 Ewan Bennett EUOC Joshua Britain AUOC Womens A B C 1 Ellie Bales EUOC Megan Cumming STUOC Ruth Potter GOAT 2 Eilidh Campbell EUOC Kirsty Ryman GOAT Caroline Sharp GOATContinue reading “Glen Dye 12th Nov Scottish Student Uni Champs individual results”

DNC Hazlehead 8th Nov 2023 Results

Big thank you to Ian Hamilton for launching Gramp’s side of this year’s DNC with two entertaining sprint style courses and also to Tim and Dennis for control collecting. Control 140 on the Long went walkabout so the legs either side of it have been voided. David Esson volunteered to go and have a lookContinue reading “DNC Hazlehead 8th Nov 2023 Results”

GMC South Gorms 2023 Results

(Think this one needs renamed to “The Really Wet One”) Day 1 Day 2 Overall Glitch with Team G&J’s two results not combining now fixed RouteGadget Day 1 using hill map Day 1 using forest map Day 2 using hill map Day 2 using forest map Organiser’s report Planner’s report More photos A big, bigContinue reading “GMC South Gorms 2023 Results”

Scottish Score 2023 successes for Gramp

Well done to the 9 Gramps who went over to Anagach to compete in the Scottish Score Champs 2023 and came home with pretty much a medal each including 3 outright champions. Woohoo!! M40 3rd David EssonM45 2nd Adrian WillM55 1st Tim Griffin and 4th Hugh NicholsonM60 2nd Iain McLeodM65 1st Bob DalyM80 1st NeilContinue reading “Scottish Score 2023 successes for Gramp”

20/9/23 Seaton Park Autumn Urban Sprint Results

ResultsRouteGadget One control wasn’t working and one missing so both were removed from the splits and don’t appear on the map on RG either to make everything all match up electronically. You know where you went and can plot/upload routes based on your original printed version of the map although anyone looking at it inContinue reading “20/9/23 Seaton Park Autumn Urban Sprint Results”

13/9/23 Duthie Park & Ferryhill Autumn Urban Sprint Results

Results RouteGadget Many thanks to everyone who came out to run today. Hope you all enjoyed the brain-bending start to Pete’s course? Thanks also to David E for results and Rachel, Tim G, Matthew and Hugh for control wrangling afterwards. Bonus points up for grabs: how many cable ties did it take to encompass theContinue reading “13/9/23 Duthie Park & Ferryhill Autumn Urban Sprint Results”

6/9/23 Westhill (aka The One with Control 17) Autumn Urban Sprint Results

Results RouteGadget Many thanks to Adrian Will for tonight’s route choice challenges using the map recently updated by Donald Grassie, David Esson for results and Pete and Rachel for helping collect controls. See you all at Duthie Park next week.

30/8/23 Danestone Autumn Urban Sprint Results

Results RouteGadget (controls won’t line up exactly on RG for some reason but close enough for route choice purposes – if you upload a GPS track let me know if it comes out upside down/back to front as that’s what the controls did until I managed to turn them back upside up and East onContinue reading “30/8/23 Danestone Autumn Urban Sprint Results”

Cove Bay 19/7/23 Summer Series Results

Results RouteGadget Many thanks to George Esson for planning tonight’s event at Cove. And thanks to Tim & David for helping collect the controls. That’s it for this year’s Summer Series 😦 but don’t go too far as we’re back in business Wed 30th Aug at Danestone/Bridge of Don with our Autumn Urban Sprints. ***SpoilerContinue reading “Cove Bay 19/7/23 Summer Series Results”

Glen Dye 12/7/23 Summer Series Results

Results RouteGadget Many thanks to David Esson for organising and the Nicholsons for staying on to help collect controls. Much appreciated! Don’t forget to check for ticks after your run and for a few days afterwards. Remove any attached ones by simultaneously twisting and pulling gently. Turns out the wee critters may be able toContinue reading “Glen Dye 12/7/23 Summer Series Results”

AUOC Pride Month – making orienteering more inclusive

Sorry, AUOC – bit late for Pride Month (June) but I didn’t spot this until today. Inclusivity has always been one of orienteering’s attractions and the sport has been claiming for years that anyone is welcome regardless of who they are or their capabilities. Saying that on a website or in newsletters is one thingContinue reading “AUOC Pride Month – making orienteering more inclusive”

Westhill 5/7/23 Summer Series Results

ResultsRouteGadget Many thanks to Oonagh & Donald Grassie for planning tonight’s event. Cracking course with good route choice legs on a newly mapped part of Westhill. Locals were friendly too – 3 teenagers sat on a bench shouted across to me as I ran past:“Excuse me, what are you doing?”“Orienteering.”“What’s that?”“I’ve got a map andContinue reading “Westhill 5/7/23 Summer Series Results”

Haddo House 28/6/23 Summer Series Results

Results RouteGadget Many thanks to Ros for planning a fun course and also for remapping the area. Superb job! Even the map itself is happy with its makeover: Thanks to Margarita & Jakub from AUOC for very graciously helping collect the controls afterwards. Next event is Westhill Wed 5th July. Details will be posted soonContinue reading “Haddo House 28/6/23 Summer Series Results”

Foggieton 14/6/23 Summer Series Results

Results RouteGadget Thanks to Helen Rowlands for tonight’s Summer Series challenge and Helen Anderson for patching up our chairman. Proof that we always have a First Aid box as part of the organiser’s kit and folk trained to use it although I think we may need to draft in specialist psychiatric help as David looksContinue reading “Foggieton 14/6/23 Summer Series Results”

Duthie Park & Ferryhill 7/6/23 Summer Series Results

Results RouteGadget Thanks to Dennis McDonald and the weather gods for a great evening. Next up is Foggieton with map memory option for those who think they could run round with their eyes shut (not recommended, eyes shut that is) and plenty of paths for beginners and improvers to practise.

Hazlehead 31/5/23 Summer Series Results

Results RouteGadgetBOF results – don’t think they’ll count for anything but thought you might like to know we’re encouraged to upload for all events so they can do some stats on age groups, types of events etc etc. Check our FB page for a photo of the Long course. Thanks to Sam, Lesley, Dennis andContinue reading “Hazlehead 31/5/23 Summer Series Results”

Crathes 24/5/23 Forest Sprint Results

What a fantastic sunny evening to end the Forest Sprints on? Thanks to Rachel for planning, Ros/Bob/David for collecting controls and all you lovely people who came out to share the evening – so many that we got caught short on Sprint maps had to recycle so apologies to those who had to wait aContinue reading “Crathes 24/5/23 Forest Sprint Results”

Dunnottar Woods 10/5/23 Forest Sprint Results

ResultsWe’re going old school for the results from tonight’s event as the laptop wasn’t available. When David returns from his Riesling D’etre Tour we’ll download the splits and get RouteGadget up and running. In the meantime, tell us what you thought of Sprint if it’s the first time you’ve tried this O format. Thanks toContinue reading “Dunnottar Woods 10/5/23 Forest Sprint Results”

Glen Dye Sun 30/30/23 Results

Results RouteGadgetBOF results/rankings Many thanks to Planner Bob Daly and Controller Andy Oliver (MAROC) for taking care of the technical challenge provided today and Organiser Laura Farquharson for heading up today’s team of volunteers: Ros, Hugh, Neil, Alasdair, Kirsty, Paul, Judy, Rachel, Helen, David, Gareth, Dennis and Ian. As promised, the courses cherry picked allContinue reading “Glen Dye Sun 30/30/23 Results”

Celebrating our 50th with new-look club tops

Thanks to Ros we have the chance to refresh our orienteering wardrobes with some great new-look kit featuring two lots of contours, taken from Robin Sloan’s original 1972 Blackhall map and the updated 2022 Glen Dye map, plus a new take on our strapline: “50 years of running on the wild side”. Choose from techContinue reading “Celebrating our 50th with new-look club tops”

Balmedie Sun 26th Feb Results

Results BOF results with ranking points Routegadget Thanks to everyone who planned, organised, controlled, volunteered or just came along to help us kick off our 50th birthday celebrations at Balmedie today. And especial kudos to those who ran yesterday and still had enough energy, both mental and physical, to take on the infamous dunescape. BalmedieContinue reading “Balmedie Sun 26th Feb Results”

CompassSport Trophy 2023

For those of you not already in the know, CompassSport is a monthly mag dedicated to all things orienteering and the editor kindly sponsors the annual national inter-club competition which comprises the CS Cup for large clubs and the CS Trophy for small clubs. The rules are too complicated to summarise here so all youContinue reading “CompassSport Trophy 2023”