SOL 4 @ Docharn and Deisher

The rescheduled fourth round of the Scottish O League took place last weekend at Docharn and Deisher near Grantown on Spey. Originally postponed following the foot and mouth outbreak last year and then again this year due to new laws protecting the Capercaillie, the event had been looked forward to for some time.

Once again, Douglas Tullie led Roxburgh Reivers’ results, winning the JML4 class by a clear four minutes, with younger brother Andrew coming fifth. There were also good results for dad John and brother James, who both came in third on their respective classes. Rounding off the Reivers results were Lindsey Knox (4th on W40L) Bill Bruce (5th on M45S) and Sarah Tullie (5th on JW2).

For full results and the latest league standings see the Grampian Orienteers Website.

Lakes 5 Days

Roxburgh Reivers produced a sparkling display at the recent Lakes Five Days event, near Penrith in Cumbria. The multi-day event, which took place in some of the North West of England’s best terrain suited Reivers down to the ground. Leading the way was Scotland International James Tullie who won the competitive M16A, making up for a 12th place on Day 2 with wins on the final two days of competition.

Following the family success, dad John was second on M45L, unable to catch FVO’s Martin Dean, who won all five days and a consistent performance of four third places for young Sarah Tullie on W10A led to an excellent runners-up spot.

As if that was not enough, 15 year old Douglas Tullie, who has had a fantastic season so far, was top Scot on M14A, finishing the week in third place, with younger brother Andrew in 21st place.

For full results see the Lakeland Orienteers Website.

Your Club needs you 2002

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:

 

Legs Courses on Leg
Leg 1 Tartan (short Green)
Leg 2 Orange Light Green Green
Leg 3 Orange Light Green Green
Leg 4 Orange Light Green Green
Leg 5 Tartan (as Leg 1)

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.

Junior Inter-regional Championships

Roxburgh Reivers’ James Tullie played an important part in Scotland’s second place at last weekend’s Junior Inter-Regional Championships. James’ recorded an excellent fifth place against older competition whilst running up a class at the 2002 championships near Kendal, with younger brother Douglas coming in fourth on M14. This, along with several other podium results helped Scotland finish the weekend in second place overall, only a few points behind eventual winners, the North West.

The good performances from Saturday’s Individual event were also replicated on the Sunday during the relays. In the Boys relay, SOA Boys 1, which included James as well as fellow Scotland stars Oleg Cheplin (who won M16 the previous day) and Calum Coombs, finished just 22 seconds behind the North West Orienteering Association’s winning team. This was matched by the girls team, who matched the boys by also finishing in second place.

Full results for the weekend are available from the Lakeland Orienteers Web site.