I think there is an HTML file lurking somewhere on the event laptop which would have shown proper results, but meantime here’s a kind of results page for Saturday’s Local event on Gala Hill. Thanks all for coming and hope everyone enjoyed running on Gala Hill, after a fairly long gap since the last event here – hope you all agree it’s not a bad wee area for orienteering!

Well done John for the fastest time, but if Colin Williams hadn’t ‘warmed up’ by running from Innerleithen to the Start and wearing flat shoes, it might have been different…! And thanks very much to Fiona F, Judith and Ian for help with the event, much appreciated.

Hopefully Lindsey will be able to sort this properly and give you the splts – come back in a day or two.

• Position Course Result Name Club Age Class
• 1 Short Green 00:26:06 John Tullie RR M65
• 2 Short Green 00:27:52 Ross Lyall ELO M21
• 3 Short Green 00:28:43 Bethany Hanson AROS W21
• 4 Short Green 00:29:34 Ian Maxwell RR M60
• 5 Short Green 00:30:37 Colin Williams RR
• 6 Short Green 00:37:40 Michael Atkinson ELO M45
• 7 Short Green 00:44:34 Margaret Dalgleish ESOC W70
• 8 Short Green 00:46:42 Andrew Armstrong RR M65
• 9 Short Green 00:50:03 Les Dalgleish ESOC M70
• 10 Short Green 00:51:16 Jennifer Atkinson ELO W45
• 11 Short Green 00:55:24 Max Arthur RR M60
• 12 Short Green 01:14:32 Andrew Jackson RR M50
• 13 Short Green 01:21:41 Bridget Khursheed RR W55
• 14 Short Green 01:29:59 David Patterson RR M60
• Position Course Name Club Age Class
• 1 Orange 00:40:15 Fiona Johnston RR W60
• 2 Orange 00:41:38 Judith Purves RR W50
• Position Course Name Club Age Class
• 1 Yellow 00:29:09 Fiona Forrest RR W50

Please try to enter our next event, at Selkirk Hill, by bedtime on Sunday 13/10/24. See more information via the event page

The entry form for our sprint sprint series is now available HERE

You can fill in one form if you know your likely attendance, or fill in one per race, but note that entries close one week before each race which means the first race at Gordon needs entered by bedtime on 17/4. Late entries may not get you an entry and also cause a lot of extra work so please pre-enter if you can.

Details and the entry form for our Bowmont Forest event are now available on the event page

The Red course at the Eildons seemed popular so we’ll have a Red at Bowmont too – a bit shorter and a lot less climb than the Eildons !

Full results and splits for the event are HERE

We’re pleased to report we have raised a grand total of £180.38 from the Eildons Event for Harris Trust Many thanks to everyone who came along to enjoy some orienteering, muddy trails + traybake ! Photo shows James handing over the cheque to Jane and Dave of The Harris Trust.

Report from James Purves, Planner/Organiser:

When it comes to choosing a central Borders venue for orienteering the Eildon Hills and surrounding trails and woodlands, as well as good transport options give it a head start.

As the planner and organiser for this local winter “Come and Try Orienteering” event I was keen to try and encourage people, young and older, who had never given it a go.

Linking up with the Harris Trust who do a lot of work to encourage young people to get involved in different activities, in memory of Harris Macdonell, who at a young age sadly took his own life in 2020, we decided to make the event a small fundraiser for them.

On the day the event ( Yellow course for beginners and slightly trickier Orange course as well as much harder Green course) attracted a great number of families with young children, many who hadn’t tried orienteering before. There was plenty of “mud, mud , glorious mud, nothing quite like it for cooling the blood” and also nothing quite like it for creating lots of washing for the parents when they got home but there were plenty of happy sounds from the young participants and shouts of glee when they saw the orange and white controls!

To make the most of the Eildon Hills area and to encourage some runners and walkers who hadn’t orienteered before I decided to also have a Red course approximately 4.5 miles (Orange level but more physically challenging) which attracted some entries from Gala Harriers and Lauderdale Limpers running clubs- the small number of them said they enjoyed the experience and will hopefully give it a go at another event as well as perhaps recruiting some other club members to give it a go too. For anyone thinking about taking part in Scottish Hill races or Fell races in the Lake District and elsewhere then navigating skills are essential and possibly life saving- practice at orienteering events can develop those skills.

Roxburgh Reivers is a small orienteering club but is a great club to be a part of. As planner and organiser I was well supported throughout by both Robin Sloan, helping with map planning and setting up on the day as well as Lindsey Knox who coordinates entries and a lot of other things which make these events possible.
Also many thanks on the day to willing helpers Judith Purves, Rob Cranston, Ian and Eileen Maxwell who collected the controls and helped with advice and support for the people new to orienteering.
We are also grateful to Andy the Country Ranger from Buccleuch Estates for assistance with help and permissions for the event.

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