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Lochend is a flat wood mainly made up of conifers with patches of birch and ash. There is an extensive path network and some vehicle tracks where care is needed but it is an ideal area of juniors and newcomers.
Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us on the day when we will have a range of courses to suit everyone. The Light Green course crosses roads so is only suitable for those aged 16 and over or juniors who are being closely accompanied by an adult.
Dunbar is the driest, sunniest town in Scotland, but we can’t guarantee the weather so please dress appropriately!
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Sprintelopes are lightweight informal events featuring Urban style races around the streets of towns in East Lothian and other areas in and around Edinburgh on Wednesday evenings.
In 2024, ELO are contributing six races to the series – this is the first of them, around Haddington!
Orienteers of all abilities are welcome to join us on the day when we will have a range of courses to suit everyone including under 16s who have a course with no road crossings.
Read more…Results
- Simple results are here.
- Routegadget allows you to plot your route, either by hand or by downloading a gpx file from a watch or phone and to look where you and others went.
- British Orienteering collect results from all events and publish ranking scores for larger events.
- Munro Leagues collate the league results for the sprintelope series.
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Trophies for our club champions of 2023 were presented on Sunday 24th March after the ELO SoSOL at Balgone. The trophies were decided by performances at the ESOC SoSOL and ESOA Championships at Corstorphine Hill in November 2023.
Our three current champions are …
- Adult Female – Emily Atkinson
- Adult Male – Joel Atkinson
- Junior (Yellow course) – Jessica Naylor
No eligible juniors completed the Orange or Light Green courses.
2024 champions will be decided in November at a ranking event close to East Lothian to encourage strong competition in all categories.
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Many thanks to all the 170+ runners who came to take part on a day when the weather was kind and Balgone was looking delightful. Particular thanks to Michael for his courses and to the army of helpers co-ordinated so efficiently by Sheila.
Most notable of many strong performances was Murray Strain winning the Brown course. Murray was formerly Britain’s top-ranked orienteer but runs comparatively few events these days so it was great to see him competing in East Lothian again.
Catering cash donations raised £115 for Mary’s Meals and this does not include the many donations made online.
Read more…Planner’s Report
There are a number of constraints at Balgone so courses were planned to allow as many courses as possible to visit the most open sections of woodland rather than spending more time than was needed in the greener areas. The contrasting sections – craggy, open, undulating – provided some variation and allowed different skills to be tested.
It was particularly pleasing to see so many being successful on the White and Yellow courses!
Results
- Simple results are here.
- Routegadget allows you to plot your route, either by hand or by downloading a gpx file from a watch or phone and to look where you and others went.
- Winsplits Online gives another way of comparing your times for each leg.
- British Orienteering collect results from all events and publish ranking scores for larger events.
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A bright February afternoon saw a strong turnout enjoying the challenges of Binning Wood. Despite improved weather recently the woods are still very wet and anybody who came hoping for muddy conditions will not have gone away disappointed.
Many thanks to all who came to compete, and to the large team helping stage the event. Particular thanks to Duncan Edmondson for his courses which were very well received.
Parking continues to be in short supply at Binning so it was gratifying that several people came on foot or by bike from the nearest public transport – including the new station at East Linton.
Catering contributions raised £38 for Mary’s Meals.
Read more…Results
- Simple results are here.
- Routegadget allows you to plot your route, either by hand or by downloading a gpx file from a watch or phone and to look where you and others went.
- Winsplits Online gives another way of comparing your times for each leg.
- British Orienteering collect results from all events and publish ranking scores for larger events.
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We are delighted to announce the programme for the 2024 South of Scotland Orienteering League (SoSOL) which consists of ten events spread throughout the year.
The aim of the South of Scotland Orienteering League (SoSOL) is to promote participation in orienteering beyond the local level by providing larger, but still welcoming, events; high-quality courses; good areas; and up-to-date maps.
Competitors are invited to run any of the coloured courses and, new for this year, we will be recognising adult pairs who run on the Green courses; adult novices who run on the Orange courses; and improving adults who run on the Light Green courses.
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Thanks and congratulations to all our runners today. Lots of strong individual performances and an overall position of 8th out of 15 clubs in the CompassSport Trophy.
Our standout performer was Joel Atkinson who won his course and so scored the maximum 100 points. His brother Peter scored 96 and Benji Edmondson 95 so it was a day when our younger members did us proud.
The terrain at Birnam was tougher than is usual for this event – some very steep slopes and also dense bracken covering the flatter areas. So it’s commendable that all our runners completed their courses – no mis-punches.
In 2023 we came 5th and the lower position this year is due to not filling our quota of 13 possible scoring runners. Let’s aim to have plenty of runners across all courses in next year’s event.
