It was warm, the sun shone for most of the weekend and Douglas Tullie emerged as our only Scottish Individual Champion, winning M18A comfortably with Andrew Tullie taking 4^th in the same class.  John Tullie and Kirstin Maxwell both finished in the frame, taking 3^rd on M45L and W14A, although Kirstin was pushed all the way by Sarah Tullie who had her best run of the season finishing only 24 seconds further back in 4^th place.

Jim Knox had a tentative 2^nd place jog round his M55S course and emerged with stiff legs but no lasting damage. Douglas Henderson had a slightly below average run to take 10^th on M55L – “I never do well in Deeside forests!”, and Ian Maxwell was 17^th on M45L.

Karen Maxwell finished more or less as expected in 6^th place, her first year in W12A.  Eileen Maxwell had a steady run round W40S for 6^th place, and Lindsey Knox on W45L also finished 6^th having blown her championships lead with a major error near the finish.

The Relays at Bogendreip unfortunately ended in controversy when it became clear during the prizegiving that the calculations were wrong.  The Emit punching system obviously doesn’t have a proper relay programme the way Sportident does, and the calculations made on the day were seriously flawed.  No results, of any kind, were displayed on the day but the organisers hope to issue official results with corrected times on Monday.  Apart from that, The Tullie team of John, Douglas and Andrew reckon they won the Handicap class, and James Tullie was part of the EUOC team who finished 2^nd in the Men’s Open. No-one else has a clue about their results !  Other snippets – Kirstin Maxwell tripped in full view of everyone on the run-out at the start of her leg and was black-affronted, the new club flag was aired, and the home-made muffins on sale were superb.

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Also added to the Big Weekend pages are updated travel information, giving details of the Carlisle to Edinburgh bus service for those coming by public transport.

Finally, a reminder for those still to book accomodation – the Big Weekend coincides with the Hawick Common Riding. Whilst Morrisons supermarket in Hawick will be open usual hours, accommodation in the local area may be scarce. For the latest information please see the VisitScotland website.

Reivers had another successful outing on the Scottish O League circuit on Sunday, this time at  Dunrod Hill overlooking Greenock.  The terrain was fast and furious, the weather surprisingly warm despite the occasional shower of rain, and the results flowed once more.

Douglas Tullie scooted round the JM5L course to win his class, just failing to catch Martin Dean on the same course.  John Tullie, nursing a sore leg after coming off worst in a bull v man contest, still managed a respectable run to finish 4^th on M45L, with Ian Maxwell finishing 10th on the same class. Bill Bruce denies doing any extra training but is doing well in M50S this season and had a winning run on Sunday.  Douglas Henderson finished 2^nd on M55L on what he reckons was his ideal terrain. 

Among the ladies, Karen Maxwell found the legs to win JW3 by 5 minutes, her first SOL win in her new class.  Kirstin Maxwell couldn’t quite match her INVOC rival and finished 2^nd on JW4 with Sarah Tullie finishing 5^th on the same course.  On W40S Eileen Maxwell made one or two mistakes but still had a creditable finish on 4^th, and Lindsey Knox made amends for last weekend’s disappointing run to record her third win of the SOL season on W45L. 

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