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Win for Dan in Highlander Mountain Marathon
Congratulations to Dan Gooch and his partner who won the B class in the Highlander Mountain Marathon near Ullapool last weekend. Andrew McMurtrie was 6th in the C with Ali Robertson (GRAMP).
Junior success at 2011 British Sprint and Middle Distance Championships
A number of MAROC juniors travelled down to Sussex for the very hot and sunny weekend weekend of the 9th/10th April to take part in the British Sprint and Middle Distance Championships. Between them they came home with 4 medals for podium places over the weekend.
MAROC trial “Early Entry System” at Redburn
Following the success of the Gramp system we ran the EEE system at Redburn on Sunday 27th March. This speeded up registration, and reduced computer data entry on the morning of the event.
Spring Technical Training
Training for better technique is a great way to welcome spring and the clocks going forward. There is one more indoor session and two more Technical Talks then it’s all outdoors. Read more to see dates and locations.
Sports Award Success for Alistair Walker
Alistair Walker from Braemar was recently announced runner up in the Young Male Sports Personality of the Year Category of the Aberdeenshire Sports Council Awards for 2010. Well done Alistair!
Five MAROC Winners at Scottish Sprint Championships
MAROC have 5 new Scottish Champions. The complex urban estate of North Muirton, Perth provided the setting for wins for Alistair and Jake Chapman (M10 & M12), Rhona McMillan (W16), Sarah Dunn (W40) and Duncan Coombs (M21E) last weekend. Well done all.
You can help to make our events more efficient, and also get an official ranking
With increasing numbers attending all of our events we need to ensure our entry and registration systems are as slick and efficient as possible.
Bring your BOF numbers to events as it makes registration much easier and also allows you to get BOF ranking points at our level C events.
Indoor Training & Technical Talk Program
For the next 4 Wednesday evenings there is indoor training (circuits and other assorted fun) in Banchory Sports Hall and a talk by an expert in a subject related to sporting excellence. The first of these is on Wednesday 2nd March with Fraser Clyne (experienced internationl marathon runner) attending to talk on endurance running.
2011 Deeside Summer Evening Sprint Series
MAROC and GRAMP are joining forces again, this time to put on this summers Deeside Sprint-O series. The series will commence on Friday 6th May and the single course event format will cater for all Orienteers of TD3 standard and above. Expected winning times for the evening races will be in the order of 15-20 minutes.
SOA Junior Colour & Participation Badges updated
The new up to date status of MAROC’s SOA Colour & Participation badges is now available