Scottish Orienteering League Event No.2
incorporating a Future Champions Cup
Race
Reports and Badge Times
Planner's Report
There were various constraints on the use of this area, partly because of substantial clear felling and partly because we had been asked to try and keep out of about a third of the "Craig a'Barns" part of the map for nature conservancy reasons. As I also wanted to use the Craig a'Barns area as much as possible (the forested area to the East of the map is thick and nasty), I had little choice on where the courses could go. Course 7 in particular ended up slightly on the long side, just in order to get round the sensitive areas and down off the hill at a sensible place.
The
forest is probably at its best just now, with many trees and plants in bud and
the bracken still flat. I hope that you
enjoyed the run, even though some of you spent quite a long time in the forest.
If you took time to look around you
might have seen something of the wide range of birds and animals spotted during planning and putting out controls.
The junior courses were in a separate area from the
senior courses, because that was the only part of the map which had a
substantial path network and no obstacles.
A possible alternative area to the East also used by some senior courses
(my original choice) was ruled out because of a stream which would have been
difficult to cross in wet conditions.
Janice
Nisbet
Controller’s
Report
Changing
the name of the forest from Craig a’ Barns to Drumbuie hasn't made much
difference to the quality of the terrain for orienteering. The additional
mapped areas are decidedly rough and not easily linked together. Besides the terrain, there were other
considerations such as felling and environmental restrictions which decided the
shape of the courses. Recent felling was close to the competition date and may
have affected your navigation. The map needs a major revision given the other
changes such as the removal of the fences.
The
junior courses were allocated to an area which, though rough and wind blown,
offered convenient line features for easier navigation.
When
I took over controlling, ten days before the competition, I had already helped
out the planner by looking at some control sites and had a good knowledge of
the terrain. Janice had decided on the course shapes and was virtually ready to
overprint maps and control descriptions. Cancellation was briefly mentioned but
rejected since there was such a large entry.
The competition went ahead successfully due to the strong support of the many ESOC members. It was sufficient reward for their efforts to see so many enthusiastic entries for the Future Champions Cup and further entries on the day which raised the number to over 400 competitors.
Given
the recent global warming, the forest was certainly at its best for
Orienteering. The course times indicate
the obvious fact that the capacity to cope with rough terrain decreases with
competitor age so perhaps the age classes allocated to each course need some
flexibility and refinement.
Four
SI units failed during the competition out of a total of 62 units; they were
replaced as soon as possible.
During
control checking, old tapes from previous events were still hanging in situ;
given sufficient time, if not removed, control sites won't need control flags -
just look for the coloured streamers!
Eddie
Harvey
Organiser’s Report
Thank you to everyone for coming. It was a real pleasure when handling the
entries to see how many people were prepared to travel from all over Britain to
run in a piece of classic Scottish terrain.
This was of course largely due to the fact that we were hosting a Future
Champions Cup Race and junior selection races.
The sense of eager anticipation rapidly turned to
anguish when the original controller pulled out just ten days before the event
and it looked as though the whole event might be in jeopardy. I am sure we are all very glad that Eddie was
able and willing to step into the breach.
He and Janice really had to pull out all the stops to get everything
ready on time, but no corners were cut and control sites, maps and descriptions
were all checked as they should be.
We are fortunate in ESOC to have a group of very
experienced and dependable people who inevitably swing into action as the event
draws near and virtually take over on the day.
For this I am extremely grateful.
I can’t name them all but I think we know who they are!
Following Suse’s comments in CompassSport, I am including here some (very) provisional event accounts. The bulk of the money goes in land access fees and levies to BOF and SOA, but it would appear that the income to the club will be about £1.25 per competitor, not an excessive amount I think you will agree, to invest in orienteering at club level. As mentioned by Eddie, the map needs a major update before we can hold a similar event on Craig a’Barns again and that doesn’t come cheap!
Income Expenditure
Income from Entries 2 760 Land
access charges 600
Car park fees 170 BOF
Levy 440
2
930 SOA Levy 260
Toilets 315
* Maps are from
ESOC stocks. Maps * 320
The
cost is based on the original First
Aid 80
cost per map. Expenses
(mostly travel) 200
Consumables 100
Copying
costs 100
2 415
Eleanor Pyrah
|
Class |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
|
Class |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
|
JM1 |
|
26:30 |
35:20 |
|
JW1 |
26:23 |
31:39 |
42:12 |
|
JM2 |
32:34 |
39:05 |
52:06 |
|
JW2 |
35:28 |
42:33 |
56:44 |
|
JM3 |
37:28 |
44:57 |
59:56 |
|
JW3 |
47:28 |
56:57 |
75:56 |
|
JM4 |
35:31 |
42:38 |
56:50 |
|
JW4 |
36:35 |
43:54 |
58:32 |
|
JM5S |
44:50 |
53:48 |
71:44 |
|
JW5S |
58:46 |
70:31 |
94:02 |
|
JM5M |
67:15 |
80:42 |
107:36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
JM5L |
87:28 |
104:57 |
139:56 |
|
JW5L |
73:20 |
88:00 |
117:21 |
|
M21L |
90:46 |
108:55 |
145:14 |
|
W21L |
97:20 |
116:48 |
155:44 |
|
M21S |
62:13 |
74:39 |
99:32 |
|
W21S |
71:48 |
86:10 |
114:52 |
|
M35L |
88:28 |
106:08 |
141:31 |
|
W35L |
90:25 |
108:30 |
144:40 |
|
M35S |
62:39 |
75:11 |
100:15 |
|
W35S |
79:47 |
95:44 |
127:39 |
|
M40L |
95:16 |
114:20 |
152:26 |
|
W40L |
94:19 |
113:10 |
150:54 |
|
M40S |
67:29 |
80:59 |
107:58 |
|
W40S |
62:53 |
75:27 |
100:35 |
|
M45L |
72:32 |
87:03 |
116:04 |
|
W45L |
97:30 |
117:00 |
156:00 |
|
M45S |
53:29 |
64:13 |
85:37 |
|
W45S |
73:40 |
88:24 |
117:52 |
|
M50L |
98:40 |
118:24 |
157:52 |