SN Trophy, Long Valley South I competed in my first orienteering event of the season this morning: the Southern Navigators Trophy at Long Valley South, a typical forest-and-heathland military area just west of Aldershot. I entered the M21S course (8.34km, 260m) – I should really be running Long but this was my first race, in […]
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Joining the Gym
Well autumn is definitly here – it’s difficult to believe it was 38 degrees celsius two months ago, it’s now near freezing at nights. Autumn is also when the UK orienteering season really gets going, with a National event in the New Forest in November. With that in mind, and a long, lazy slumber in […]
Here’s an analysis of two particular sections of the maps used during the French 5-days event in early July. Click on the map fragments to see an enlarged copy. The first is on the fourth day – where upon starting the race I realised it was 3km shorter than it was supposed to be. My […]
I’m back! After a highly enjoyable week in south west France, at the biennual ‘5-Jour de France’ festival of orienteering, on this year’s Oxford Uni OC club tour. I didn’t do particularly well at the event, much to do with my poor level of fitness as to the exceptional heat (up to 35 degrees celsius […]
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Adventures in the Scottish Highlands
Well, just back from a week’s training in Strathspey, in the Scottish Highlands. The weather was superb – unbroken sunshine for four days, sunbathing and swimming in lochs in the Highlands in March?! See here for the pics, and follow the link below to see the full write up on what was a quality week. […]