Thank you to all those who came along to Gordon Community Woodland. I hope you enjoyed your run. It was good to see a few new faces and also visitors from over the border.
I enjoyed my planning trips to the woodland leading up to the event. The flat ground and network of paths make Gordon a good area for newcomers to orienteering. From an organisers perspective the hut is ideal too, providing a focal point as well as warmth and shelter for registration and download.
In the wooded areas the visibility and runability are very much evolving as the plantation becomes more mature . I would like to thank Robin & Lindsey for their work making alterations to the map which reflect the changes.
There is good running on the paths and tracks around the plantation but off the paths there are areas of really tough going. On the Light Green I tried to plan legs which offered route choice but also wanted to give the opportunity to run across some of the better ground . Well done to Sam for leading the way on this course.
As usual, the on the day organisation was a team effort with Robin helping to place controls and Lindsey running the computer side. Post-run, Robin, Paul, Sam & James collected in controls, while Max & Lindsey helped tidy up. Thank you. See you at Bowhill in October.