Competitions
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Jon Duncan Junior Deeside Cup - Standings after 2 events
Latest standings after the events at Glen O'Dee in January and the Birsemore SOL in February are here.
Next event which counts for the JD2C is the event this Sunday at Glen Dye. Weather forecast is good and a nice area so get out there and score some points! Check the Gramp website for info on the road closure approaching Strachan from the west.
Jon Duncan Junior Deeside Cup 2019 Events and Rules
The Jon Duncan Dunior Deeside Cup (JD2C) is a points competition for Juniors of MAROC and Grampian Orienteers which runs each calendar year. The competition this year will be run over 9 events and is already underway with the event at Glen O'Dee on Sunday.
The full list of fixtures is in the table below and this along with summary of rules in the attached.
Event number | Date | Organising club | Location |
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1 | 6th January | MAROC | Glen O'Dee |
2 | 24th February | GRAMP/MAROC | SOL1 Birsemore |
3 | 24th March | GRAMP | Glen Dye |
4 | 28th April | MAROC | Coull |
5 | 30th June | MAROC | Potarch |
6 | 7th July | GRAMP | Balmedie |
7 | 25th August | MAROC | Glen Feardar |
8 | 6th October | GRAMP | Forvie |
9 | 10th November | MAROC | Cambus O'May |
Prize giving for the competition (the much coveted wooden statues) will be at the GRAMP And MAROC Club AGMs.
If you are not sure of the age class that you should be running in, this is tied to your year of birth, so effectively your age at the end of 2019 - see the attached table.
JD2C Final Results 2018
With apologies to those affected, belated posting of revised Final standing for the JD2C. Congratulations again to the category winners below as well as to all medal winners in the attached full table.
M8 | Fraser Pain (GRAMP) | W8 | Dara Tivendale |
M10 | Findlay Cormack | W10 | Romily Kellas |
M12 | Ranolph Whitehead | W12 | Ruth Gooch |
M14 | Ewan Musgrave | W14 | Catriona Chapman |
M16 | Matthew Gooch | W16 | Eilidh Garrett |
Gramp Post AGM Christmas Score, Sunday December 2nd
Grampian Orienteers have asked us to advertise the following. For anyone not coming to MAROC club training on Sunday morning (but why wouldn't you???):
Gramp Post AGM Christmas Score, Sunday December 2nd
Foggieton
Parking at Cults Primary School, NJ883032
Courses:
Long score, 45mins (over 16s only)
Short score, 30mins (included recommended yellow course if preferred)
Starts 11 -12
Seniors £4, Juniors £2
Cake and hot drinks stall in aid of the Scottish World Schools Team
Junior Colour and Participation Badges
Latest updates to the junior colour and participation badges, updated to include the recent event at Bogendreip.
British Night Orienteering Championships Weekend
The British Night Orienteering Championships are coming to Deeside on the weekend of February 23rd - 24th 2019.
As well as the Night Chamionship event itself on Saturday evening, there will be a SOL at Birsemore on the Sunday and a SOUL sprint event organised by Grampian Orienteers at Cove earlier on the Saturday.
Online entries for all three events are now open on Fabian 4.
First closing date is 4/2/19 after which fees go up by £1.
Final closing date is 18/2/19 midnight.
JD2C Latest
Latest JD2C standings updated after the event at Scolty on Sunday 14th October. Final (JD)2C event is at Bogendreip on this coming Sunday, 4th November.
SOUL 8 at Danestone Aberdeen
GRAMP organised event on Saturday 15th September
Reminder that the BTO SOUL 8 event is taking place on Saturday 15th September at Danestone. Using the Danestone/Grandholm area to the northwest of the city centre and based in Danestone Community Centre, courses are full length urban style mainly on paths through the housing estates, some grassy open areas and woodland.
Online entries are now open via Fabian 4 and full details can be found on the GRAMP website.
JD2C Standings and Remaining Fixtures
Latest JD2C standings updated after the event at Crathes on 24th June. We finally have the schedule with the remaining fixtures for the year:
- Balfour 26th August
- Pannanich 16th September
- Raemoir 14th October
- Bogendreip 4th November
Full details and reminder of rules here.
Forest Sprint Series Final Results
Final points table for the Forest Sprint series is here. Well done to all who took part and especially to Matthew Gooch for taking the top spot.