SPRINT SCOTLAND 2019 - 20th-23rd june
Note that the times from Race 1 and Race 2 will be combined to produce scores for the Scottish Urban League and UK Urban League.
Welcome to 4 days of Sprint and Urban orienteering around Bo’ness and Denny!
Program Thursday 20th June 10:00 - 14:00 Sprint coaching – Rosyth ( n ote change of venue) 14:00 – 15:00 Q&A session about sprint orienteering with Graham Gristwood, Chris Smithard and Fanni Gyurko - Rosyth 17:00 – 19:00 Training race– Bo’ness North Friday 21st June 10:00 – 14:00 Sprint coaching - Denny 14:00 – 15:00 Presentation about sprint orienteering followed by Q&A with Matt Fellbaum 17:00 – 19:00 Training race – Denny Saturday 22nd June 10:30 – 12:00 Sprint Race 1 – Bo’ness - Kinneil (WRE, Scottish Urban League, UK Urban League) 13:00 – 14:00 Scottish Orienteering Association AGM - Bo'ness Academy 14:00 – 15:00 Guest speaker - Oystein Kvaal Osterbo - Bo'ness Academy 15:30 – 17:00 Sprint Race 2 – Bo’ness - Grahamdyke (WRE, Scottish Urban League, UK Urban League) Sunday 23rd June 11:30 – 12:30 Sprint / Urban Race 3 – Bo’ness - Newtown (WRE) 13:30 Sprint Scotland prize-giving Classes - M/W12-, M/W16-, M/W Open, M/W40+, M/W55+, M/W65+, M/W75+ Winning time for competitions - 12-15 minutes for sprint races. Open classes will have a sprint on Sunday - other classes will have longer urban courses. Timing system - SPORTIdent with contact-less punching enabled. SI and SIAC cards available for hire. Terrain - Traditional varied Scottish sprint orienteering terrain. Maps - All maps drawn at 1:4000 to ISSOM specification 2018-19 by Graham Gristwood and Chris Smithard. Labyrinth – We plan to offer labyrinth orienteering at the races. Coaching days
Scottish Orienteering Association AGM and talk by Oystein Kvaal Osterbo (WOC medallist) We are delighted to welcome the SOA Annual General Meeting between our races on the Saturday, at the same venue. There will also be a guest talk by Oystein Kvaal Osterbo who has been one of the world's best sprint orienteers for more than a decade. Presentations
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Going green - We encourage people to use public transport and share transport where possible.
Visas / extra training – Use the contact email address. Accommodation - Various in and around Falkirk - be aware of the embargoed area in Bo'ness. Climate - This is Scotland, so could be anything! Embargoed areas - Available on the British Orienteering website. Map samples from Sprint Scotland 2018 |
Co-ordinator and Organiser Graham Gristwood
Training planner Chris Smithard
Race planners Jon Cross, Graeme Ackland, Matt Fellbaum
Controllers Ted Finch (FVO) and Rob Hickling (GRAMP)
IOF Event Advisors Ted Finch (FVO) and Rob Hickling (GRAMP)
Contact e-mail address [email protected]
Map production part funded by the Orienteering Foundation and the National Lottery Community Fund.
Training planner Chris Smithard
Race planners Jon Cross, Graeme Ackland, Matt Fellbaum
Controllers Ted Finch (FVO) and Rob Hickling (GRAMP)
IOF Event Advisors Ted Finch (FVO) and Rob Hickling (GRAMP)
Contact e-mail address [email protected]
Map production part funded by the Orienteering Foundation and the National Lottery Community Fund.
Sprint Scotland is organised by Masterplan Adventure.