We held our first Boxing Day activity in 1990 so are celebrating 30 years in 2020. By necessity it’s going to be different so this year will be a virtual “MapRun” on Selkirk Hill. See the details on the Upcoming Events link.
Teviothead local event 28/11/20
Results from our event at Teviothead on Saturday are HERE
Thanks to John for putting out, waking up and collecting all the controls. Big thanks and a well done to Kate for her first event as Planner, not the easiest of events to plan for your first one but Kate gave us all a challenge with no easy or obvious route choices. Rob helped at Registration allowing me to get a run this time 🙂
Lindsey
Some photos from Kate, the Planner.
Teviothead 3/10/20
Results from a damp Teviothead today are HERE
Routegadget HERE
Hope everyone enjoyed themselves today (despite the weather) – from the comments I received it sounds like folk were just glad to be back competing.
My plan was to not have a conventional course for the green – more middle-distance/relay style planning with lots of controls (it wasn’t a coincidence that it ended up as 19!) and changes of direction. I also wanted to try and use the best bits of the area with all the lovely wiggly brown lines – hence the reason for the 1,7500 scale. This also tends to be the bit with the best underfoot conditions.
Light-Green was perhaps more conventional although with a lot of similar legs – a consequence of being limited to 25 controls. Leg 16-17 on Green seems to have caught a few people out – a deceptively tricky leg, made all the more difficult by control 120 on Light-Green pulling the unsuspecting off-line.
The observant among you may have noticed several control sites which were used in my devious Photo O challenge from earlier in the year. The “memorial” at 117 was my attempt at some light hearted humour in this time of gloom – I hope it didn’t put you off!
John Tullie (Planner/Organiser)
Teviothead event
Our first post-Covid event is at Teviothead, courtesy of John Tullie. This event is for members only to help familiarise ourselves with the new procedures. Club members have been emailed with the information.
Strictly NO entry on the day for anyone.
Postbox O
Another exercise for those of you in the larger towns. Pauline has made up some maps where the controls are postboxes. Set your own target of say a 30 minute Score. Note that these courses aren’t part of an organised event so you take part at your own risk. Suitable for members and non-members. Take care crossing roads.
Links to the maps:
MapRun courses
MapRun is an App which allows you to use your smartphone to enjoy orienteering without needing to set up physical control points on the ground. Reivers now have 7 local courses for folk (members and non-members) to enjoy.
Available courses:
- Bowmont Forest, near Kelso (Easy Trail 4.7km course)
- Bowmont Forest, near Kelso (Long course, Urban style i.e. only paths, rides, roads allowed)
- Bowmont Forest, near Kelso (Shorter course, Urban style)
- Gala Policies (Light Green course)
- Hawick Town (All controls)
- Hawick Town (8 controls)
- Tweedbank (Orange, medium, urban course)
- Wilton Park, Hawick (30 minute Score)
Go to HERE and towards the bottom of the page you’ll find some instructions then the list of available events, in alphabetical order, under that.
The App is called MapRunF. Once you’ve installed this it’ll find events near you automatically when you tap the “Events Near Me” button on your phone. Ideally you would print off the PDF and run using that to navigate but it’s also perfectly possible to just use the map on your phone.
There’s a short video of MapRunF HERE
Important: Note that these courses aren’t part of an organised event so you take part at your own risk. Take care crossing roads.