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Junior Colour and Participation Badges
The lists of Junior Colour and Participation badges have been updated up to 17th December 2015.
Potarch Christmas special training
Sun 13th Dec 2015
Training session will be a Christmas fun orienteering session.
Mobile Phone Orienteering Competition
Three of Maroc's permanent orienteering courses in Deeside have recently been upgraded to create the first mobile phone orienteering facilities in Scotland. To celebrate their launch, we are setting a special prize-winning competition for the first people to meet the mobile phone challenge.
Jukola 2015
Coombs Family Epic
The Jukola relay is the world's biggest orienteering event with over 1700 teams of 7 running in an overnight relay. This year the Coombs family decided to set themselves something of an epic challenge. Read on for Roger's report of what followed...
Top Maroc performances at JK 2015
Over forty competitors and their families from Mar Orienteering Club (Maroc) made the most of the Bank Holiday weekend by competing in the JK International Orienteering Festival in the Lake District.
This is the UK's premier annual multi day competition attracting over 2300 competitors from around the world.
Talent Squad winter training weekend, Jan 2015
As has become a tradition over the last few years Maroc Talent Squad held their winter training weekend away in suitably wintry conditions. This year they visited the Loch Tay area and took part in some tough physical and technical sessions.
A short trip to the heart of world orienteering
Jon Musgrave recently paid a visit to Halden to catch up with the Norwegian section of Maroc (elite athlete Helen Palmer) and to find out what new developments are going on in a top international club. Read on to hear what he found.
2014 Scottish and British Champs successes
Maroc members have had lots of success at both the 2014 Scottish and British Championships over the past couple of weekends. Special congratulations to British Individual champions Jake Chapman (M14) and Jon Musgrave (M50) and to the M14 British relay champions Jake Chapman, Luke Graham and Joe Wright. Read on for a full report of both weekends…
More photos in the 2014 Photo Gallery
Top Maroc performances at JK 2014
Approximately 40 members attended the 2014 Jan Kjellstrom International event in the south Wales valleys over the Easter weekend.
Maroc, as usual, had a series of outstanding performances with many top 10 placings but the club’s sole overall class winner was Ewan Musgrave on M10A, who also won the sprint. The junior relay team of Jake Chapman, Matthew Gooch and Joe Wright finished second in their class.
Top Results for Maroc Juniors at JK Festival
The JK International Orienteering Festival kicked off on Good Friday with a sprint race round the University campus in Reading. A strong contingent from Maroc have travelled down for this 4-day Easter event and were rewarded with top class results from a number of the juniors in the sprint event today.
Lots of JK photos in the photo gallery.