SOUL 4 - 2013Tweedbank, 1 September
The fourth event in this year’s Scottish Orienteering Urban League was presented by Roxburgh Reivers, in Tweedbank, between Galashiels and Melrose. There were some great ESOC results.
This was a new area for most competitors, and as promised, it featured plenty of variety. Senior courses had butterfly loops in a complex residential area that had numerous confusing pathways and courtyards. They also looped through an industrial estate, parkland, low wooded hills and round a small loch, with endless route choice throughout, so it was an excellent event. Tweedbank Sports Centre provided indoor toilets and changing facilities, which were welcome as it was a blustery day. Although dull and windy, it was dry and quite warm when running.
ESOC members in the top half of the results were:
M Open (7 competitors) – Alistair Hindle 2nd, Andrew Lindsay 3rd, Craig Nolan 4th
M Veteran (16) – Keith Brown 7th
M SuperVet (14) – Crawford Lindsay 4th, Martin Caldwell 5th
M UltraVet (4) – Roger Scrutton 1st, Alastair Lessells 2nd
M Young Juniors (6) – Ben Brown 1st
W Open (5) – Heather Thomson 1st, Rona Lindsay 3rd
W Veteran (8) – Alison Cunningham 4th
W SuperVet (7) – Sally Lindsay 1st, Janice Nisbet 2nd
W UltraVet (4) – Eleanor Pyrah 2nd
W Juniors (2) – Kerry Wood 1st
Full results, further details and Routegadget are available on the Roxburgh Reivers website.
Scottish Orienteering Urban League details and league tables are on the SOUL page of the SOA website.
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