The 11th Glasgow Park Championships took place on 6 December and, as the Maxwell family always seem to enjoy the event, Jim and I decided to give it a go this year. Continue reading →

Unusually this years British Schools Orienteering Championships were held in the North of England enabling a large number of Scots pupils to attend. The event took place in dunes and parkland at Druridge Bay in Northumberland and attracted over 600 competitors.

Kirstin Maxwell running for Jedburgh Grammar School was one of 3 Scottish winners taking 1^st place in the Senior Girls race finishing more than 1 minute ahead of Sophie Kirk from Coventry. Karen running in the 3^rd year girls race (TD3 standard) finished top Scot ahead of her usual Aberdeenshire rivals but couldn’t match the pace of some of the bigger English girls on the fast later stages of the race.

Douglas Henderson has won the Super Veterans (Over 55) category of the Nopesport Urban League which consisted of the 10 main city races in Great Britain. Continue reading →

The Sheffield City Chase was the final round of the Nopesport Urban League, which consisted of the 10 major city races held in Great Britain this year and had attracted a very high standard of entry with Graham Gristwood, Oly Johnston, Rachel Elder and Jenny Johnston among the 220 competitors. Continue reading →

A small number of Reivers headed for Pitmedden Forest last Sunday for the Scottish Score Championships. Continue reading →

ISTANBUL 5 DAYS
4th – 8th November 2009

Participation in the Istanbul 5 Days was a good excuse to visit the city. It has always had an air of mystique so it was somewhat surprising to find a modern vibrant and clean city with a very efficient transportation system. Continue reading →