With a busy autumn orienteering season about to start there was good news for most of the younger members of Roxburgh Reivers this week with the announcement of Scottish teams for the Senior and Junior Home Internationals. Heading for South Wales later this month will be Teviothead’s Douglas and Andrew Tullie and Jedburgh’s Kirstin Maxwell who are all selected for the Scottish Junior Team. Sarah Tullie is also in the running for the team, currently selected as a Reserve.

James and Douglas Tullie have both been selected for the Scottish Team for the Senior Home Internationals taking place next month in Northern Ireland. With some of the regular team away on British Team duties both men are being asked to “run-up” an age class which is fitting reward for the hard training they have both done this year.

The 4th round of the Scottish Orienteering League was held last weekend at Carse of Ardesier near Nairn with only five Reivers making the long journey north. However, it was a worthwhile trip because, on a glorious sunny day in an enjoyable runnable forest, there were victories for Karen Maxwell on W10, Kirstin Maxell on W14, Ian Maxwell on M45S and Lindsey Knox on W45L. Eileen Maxwell finished 6th on W45S only 12 minutes behind the winner. These results leave Karen Maxwell, Lindsey Knox and Ian Maxwell all leading their classes in the Scottish League but with three rounds to go there are still ample opportunities for them to be overtaken.

Roxburgh Reivers will be holding a number of events over the coming months, starting with the traditional festive Boxing Day novelty event. This year’s Boxing Day event takes place at Wilton Park, Hawick, starting at 11am. The event will be followed by mince pies at the Hawick Cycle Club clubrooms. For more details, download the flyer below or contact Rob Cranston on 01450 372095.

Roxburgh Reivers will also be holding a couple of Saturday morning events in January and February. These will be added to the fixtures page shortly, but for a sneek preview, please download the Winter Events flyer (PDF format).

The dates for this year’s Roxburgh Reivers Wednesday evening Summer Series can now be confirmed. These events are ideal for newcomers to the sport as well as current orienteers wanting to enjoy a midweek run. The dates and venues are as follows:
 

Start times are available from 17:00-18:30 hours and entry is only £1. Three different levels of courses are on offer: Yellow (very easy), Orange (some experience needed) and Light Green (needs some orienteering skills).

Start times are available from 17:00-18:30 hours and entry is only £1. Three different levels of courses are on offer: Yellow (very easy), Orange (some experience needed) and Light Green (needs some orienteering skills).Courses are suitable for all ages and experience and newcomers are particularly welcome. You should bring oldish clothes, a pen (red is best), a watch and a clear polythene bag to protect your map. If you are planning on doing the light green course you should also bring a compass if you have one.

For more information, please contact the series co-ordinator Robin Sloan (tel: 01896 822548/email: robin_sloan@roseisle.demon.co.uk) or see the Summer Series homepage. You can also download and print out the flyer for the Summer Series, which includes full details and a map showing the locations of each event:

• Summer Series 2003 Flyer in Word 97 format(110k)

Roxburgh Reivers will be holding a series of Saturday morning Come and Try It events aimed at both newcomers and existing orienteers. The events are at Bowmont Forest, Kelso (18 Sept), Wilton Park, Hawick (9 Ocober) and Selkirk Hill, Selkirk (13 November).

Starts will be from 10:30am until 12 noon and entry is only £1. For more information either download the flyer or visit the Fixtures page.

Congratulations to Roxburgh Reiver John Tullie who has been selected for the Veteran Home Internationals which take place in Powys, South Wales on 29 september.

This year’s 11 Person Relay takes place at Drumlanrig Woods near Thornhill in Dumfriesshire on Sunday September 1st. As usual, Roxburgh Reivers will be entering a team and the format is similar to previous years with the legs as follows:

The event is being held the day after the Scottish Orienteering League race at Dalry and the good news for Roxburgh Reivers is that the handicap system introduced last year has been scrapped.

If you would like to put yourself up for selection then please email the team manager John Tullie (John@bowanhill.demon.co.uk) as soon as possible, indicating which leg, if any, you would prefer to run (although John reserves the right totoally ignore this request). You should also include your SI card number if you have one.