News Archive: Turf
November Social 2025Tuesday 11th November, Stockbridge
As it poured with rain in the afternoon, I think most of us were reflecting on our decision to sign up for a night pounding the Stockbridge cobbles. However, Catherine's excellently planned, and as ever, unique and mind-bending social really turned out to be worth putting on a waterproof for.
October Turf Event and Social 2025Thursday 30th October, Drumbrae and Corstorphine
A select few Turfers enjoyed a fabulous event in dry and cool conditions which incorporated urban based zones and a fair few on the wooded and open slopes of Corstorphine Hill. We then met for a natter in the warmth of the Spice Lounge, Drumbrae.
Turf Bonanza 2025Edinburgh, 6-9 June
ESOC hosted the 2025 Turf Bonanza! This was the first Turf Bonanza to be held in Scotland, and the first Bonanza outside of Sweden. It was a great success, in a format similar to the previous SCOnanza events - a busy weekend of events and socials, with many international competitors.
April Social 2025Penicuik, Tuesday 29 April
It was a hot and sunny April evening when we met at The Craigie Hotel in Penicuik for Roger's orienteering social, reports Emma A. It was a combination of a Hagaby relay and a Harris relay which started next to the stream in the playing fields over the road.
March Social 2025Corstorphine, Tuesday 25 March
On a calm dry evening club members enjoyed the choice of either an urban orienteering event or a Turf event. Both events started in the twilight at 7pm, just one week shy of the clocks changing otherwise it would have been fully in the light.
February Social 2025Greenbank, Wednesday 26 February
Celebrity M60s and W60s were being hunted on the streets of Edinburgh on Wednesday for the orienteering element of the February ESOC social!
Edinburgh Seven Hills Tracker
A reminder about the Edinburgh Seven Hills tracker on Turf.
July Social 2024Monday 1st July, Musselburgh Lagoons
July’s social took place at Musselburgh lagoons, where our Canoe-O practice is going from strength to strength. Organised by Hanne and David for the second year, the date was met with immediate acclaim, both by paddlers who had enjoyed themselves last time and also those who had missed out but heard
SCOnanza 2024Edinburgh, 31 May - 2 June
SCOnanza 2024 was the second Scottish Turf Open Championships. The format was similar to the first Open events, held the previous autumn, and it was another great success - a busy weekend of events and socials, again attracting competitors from far and wide.
May Social 2024Roseburn, Tuesday, 21 May
Sarah McAdam writes: "Our May Social brought us to Roseburn in the West of Edinburgh for a Harry Potter themed 60 minute orienteering score event. There was also a foot or cycle Turf event at the same time.
April Social 2024Edinburgh, New Town, Tuesday, 16th April
Matt Ball writes: It was a lovely evening and perfect for running in North Edinburgh (I discovered it was pouring with rain in south Edinburgh on my cycle home!) for the April social. People could again choose between an orienteering and a TURF event. For those of us orienteering we started off the
March Social 2024Newington, Tuesday 19th March
Vicente Lopez reports: It was a lovely evening at the Clarks' house, where the start, finish line, and post-event were located for this social, with the race going through Newington and Mayfield. A remarkable number of ESOC runners, dressed in the green, red, and white to celebrate this Italian-them
February Social 2024Pollock Halls, Tuesday 20th February
Alison Harding reports: “It was a chilly evening when ESOC members gathered outside the Commonwealth Pool, looking enviously at the warm interior. However Sabine soon made us forget that as she explained the event we were about to do - it seemed complicated! Everyone gathered in teams of two or thr
TURF! What is it all about?
Find out about Turf from our zone maker for Scotland, Kingslayer! (This article appeared in the September 2020 issue of Capital-O.)
Turf, an outdoor addictionOutdoor Addiction
This article, by Crawford Lindsay, gives an introduction to Turf. It appeared in the May 2020 issue of Capital-O.