Edinburgh Southern Orienteering Club

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.

The 2024 Scottish Sprint Championships was a 2-race event, with overall results based on the combined times. MacRosty Park is in the valley of the Turret Burn, on the west side of Crieff, with some steep slopes. There are many mature trees, a Victorian bandstand, children’s play areas, flower beds, and grassed areas, criss-crossed by paths, steps and bridges over the burn and an old mill lade.
The start and finish for both races was close to the parking area. Courses for the first race included local streets and also Turretbank Woods, as well as the park itself, while the second race stayed within the park. The weather was dull and cool, but remained dry.

There were 2 Scottish Champions from ESOC:

  • Kirsten Tinsley – W10
  • Helen Bridle – W Open

Other ESOC medallists were:

  • Calum Robertson – silver, M16
  • Helena Nolan – bronze, W Supervet
  • Ian Pyrah – bronze, M Hypervet
  • Eleanor Pyrah – silver, W Hypervet
  • Anne Stevenson – bronze, W Hypervet

Full results plus other details about the event are available on the Scottish Sprint Championships event page of the TAY website.

For a list of all this year’s Scottish Orienteering Urban League events, see the SOUL page of the Scottish Orienteering Association website. The latest league tables are available here.

The Scottish Sprint was also the eighth event in the 2024 Scottish Inter-Club Championships. With the scores for this event included, ESOC was still lying 2nd in the Large Clubs division, and was 7th in Junior Large Clubs. For further details and the league tables, see this news item on the Scottish Orienteering website.

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