News Archive: Event Reports
Scottish Sprint Championships 2024MacRosty Park, Crieff, 1 September
ESOC had 2 class winners at the Scottish Sprint Championships, which was organised by Tayside Orienteers. It was also the sixth event in this year’s Scottish Orienteering Urban League.
Croeso 2024South Wales, 21-27 July
14 ESOC members competed at the Welsh 6 Day event in the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons National Park), and thoroughly enjoyed the week.
WOC 202411-16 July, Edinburgh
The Sprint World Orienteering Championships took place in Edinburgh after many years of preparation, and was enormously successful.
Jamie Stevenson Trophy 2024The Hermitage (Dunkeld), 16 June
Sunday saw the 2024 edition of the annual junior inter-club competition, with a crack squad of 13 ESOC juniors (lucky for some!) venturing into the forests of Dunkeld, claiming a Bronze medal and in our biased opinion the smartest team turnout with ESOC kit and war paint on point!
SOL 3, 2024North Pentlands, 9 June
ESOC organised the third event in this year’s Scottish Orienteering League, in the familiar surroundings of the North Pentland Hills.
SSOF 2024Drumpellier Country Park, 7 June
The 2024 Scottish Schools’ Orienteering Festival was organised by STAG (St Andrew’s Orienteering Club), and ESOC juniors enjoyed the day, with some great results.
Scottish Championships 2024Craig Leach & Roseisle, 25-26 May
Inverness played host to the 2024 Scottish Orienteering Championships, with the quality terrain attracting over 350 competitors including a fair few pilgrims from south of the border. ESOC managed a turnout of 30 competitors with ages spanning from 12 to 80 years old, who admired the bluebells, enth
SoSOL 4, 2024Balkello Hill, 19 May
The fourth event in the 2024 South of Scotland Orienteering League was organised by Tayside Orienteers (the third event was unfortunately cancelled due to bad weather).
STAG Glasgow City Race weekendGlasgow Caledonian Uni, Kelvingrove Park, City Centre
Glasgow hosted the first of the "Euro City Race Tour" series last weekend, combined with some head-scratching indoor O at Glasgow university, and a WOC-relevant sprint (relay) at Kelvingrove Park. ESOC members were delighted to don their skimpiest racing vests and shorts, safe in the knowledge that
Sprint Scotland 2024Glenrothes, 4/5 May
Sprint Scotland 2024 was organised by Masterplan Adventure and featured 3 separate events, all in complex urban terrain, including the 3rd event in the 2024 Scottish Orienteering Urban League.
British Middle Champs + Northern Champs 2024Danefield / Kilnsey South, 27-28 April
A double-header Yorkshire weekend didn't stint on orienteering riches, offering bouldery forest fun at the British Middle Championships at Danefield followed by challenging exposed moorland for the Northern Champs at Kilnsey South. ESOC came away with 2 shiny Silver medals for Janice and Eleanor in
Scottish Middle Champs + SOL 2, 2024Hill of Alyth & Balfour, 21-22 April
A double weekend saw relieved Scottish orienteers returning to home terrain with such comments as "my O shoes are now clean of mud from the British" and "proper technical orienteering". At Saturday's Middle Championships event, ESOC runners achieved some great results including 2 Golds, 3 Silvers, a
British Orienteering Championships 2024Mulgrave Woods, 13-14 April
ESOC turned mud and brambles into Gold and Silver at the 2024 BOC Individual, anointing Eleanor W80 British Champion and Janice Nisbet W70 runner-up, with prizes awarded by BOF President Steve Cram!
JK 2024Loughboro Uni / Cannock / Stanton Moor, 29 Mar - 1 Apr
An East Midlands + West Midlands collaboration for the 2024 JK saw our ESOC contingent dotting between fast and furious university campus sprinting to the mudbaths of Beaudesert for a physical Middle & Long, and finally back to the drizzly but highly enjoyable moors and mines of the Peak Distric
SoSOL 2, 2024Balgone Heughs, 24 March
ELO organised the second South of Scotland Orienteering League event of the year, on a fine spring day.