News Archive: 2021
Turf Event TURFEMBRA01Edinburgh, Friday 4 June
Some of ESOC’s keen turfers enjoyed this exciting Turf Event in Edinburgh.
Scottish Junior Cup – Round 1Auchingarrich, 30 May
Some ESOC juniors competed at the first event of the new league for Scottish juniors, on a lovely sunny day.
April Social 2021Sunday 25 April
Anne Hickling reports from the April social, a quiz fundraiser for WaterAid.
Edinburgh Seven Hills Tracker
A reminder about the Edinburgh Seven Hills tracker on Turf.
Turf Regional CompetitionMarch 2021
After a month of stiff competition and a very exciting finish, Scotland beat Skåne - ESOC members were key players in the team.
March Social 2021Sunday 28 March
David Robertson reports on the quiz held Sunday 28th March via Zoom
Pentlands Longish ‘O’Courses are on MapRunF and MapRun6 from 13th March.
Opportunities to get out on the North Pentlands for some orienteering on longer courses
‘Corstorphine Hill in Springtime’ ChallengeAn orienteering Challenge for March 2021
The March Challenge is now finished. Look out a 'real' event coming soon
February Social 2021Sunday 28 February
David Robertson's report of the February Zoom social.
ESOC’s February Turf ChallengeSunday 7 February
It was cold again for this ESOC Turf Challenge, with a 7 Hills theme.
ESOC Seven Hills ChallengeA challenge to keep you moving through February!
Get to know the hills in your local area
ESOC in the news again!
ESOC's Strava art caught the eye of a BBC Scotland journalist.
The Night Before Burns Night SocialSunday 24 January
The annual ESOC Burns Night Social had a new look this year. Janet Clark gives a flavour of the Social
FWTN and WinterlopesWinter 2021 MapRunF opportunities
Fight with the Night (FWTN) and Winterlopes (Winter Evening Sprintelopes) are up and running on MapRunF for the coming weeks
Turf - Handling Increased Activity
Kingslayer, our Scotland zone-setter, writes about his thoughts in the aftermath of the recent explosion in Turf users (and on snooping as a tactical advantage). This article appeared in the January 2021 issue of Capital-O.