Clydeside Orienteers

Summer Tuesday Evening Schedule

Sessions will resume at 7pm on 13th July as follows:

13th July: Patrick Walder’s
27th July: Kate Thomas’s
10th August: Christine Patterson’s
24th August: TBC

25th Jun 10   Read more...

Four CLYDEsiders included in list of the top 100 best orienteers in the UK

The advent of a single UK ranking list for all senior orienteers in the UK has made it possible to ask the question “who are the best pound-for-pound orienteers in the UK?” and, after correcting for age and gender, the latest issue of Britain’s National Orienteering Magazine Compass Sport (Volume 31, Issue 3, June 2010) has published an unofficial list of the 100 best orienteers which includes four members of CLYDE.

29th Jul 10   Read more...

Clyde invited to join British Orienteering Club Talent Squads Project

Clyde is one of 5 clubs recently invited to take part in the 2010 British Orienteering Club Talent Squads’ Project. As part of this project the club is launching a programme of regular fitness training sessions suitable for members of all levels of fitness, which will be supplemented by a programme of orienteering skills training beginning in 2011.

Tuesday Club Nights

Fortnightly evening training sessions (hills, intervals etc) suitable for all levels of fitness. (See Summer Tuesday Evening Schedule for details)

Thursday Evening Hill Runs

Meet every Thursday at 7pm to run on the hills north of Glasgow.  For directions contact club.

Monthly Saturday Morning Club Sessions

Starting in October the Club has organised a series of monthly training and information sessions.  The aim is to provide something for all club members and each session will include some physical activity plus input from visiting coaches / international athletes.  Details of the programme will be published shortly.

25th Jul 10  

Paisley and Renfrewshire Gazette article on recent Erskine WOC selection races

The local newspaper published the attached article on the recent sprint selection races for the WOC in Trondheim in August.

27th Jun 10   Read more...

CLYDE at the Jamie Stevenson Trophy 2010

Despite only fielding four runners this year, there were still two podium finishes for CLYDE juniors at this year’s Jamie Stevenson Trophy.

22nd Jun 10   Read more...

Accommodation For 11 person and SOL 5

The 4/5 September sees a weekend of orienteering on Deeside. Saturday sees the 11 person Relay at Crathes and Sunday is SOL 5 on Birsemore near Aboyne. Liz is trying to arrange some CLYDE accommodation for the weekend, so if you are interested please contact her as soon as possible at her hotmail address (below)

13th Jun 10  

CLYDE at the Glasgow parkrun (updated)

In recent months a growing number of members of CLYDE have taken part in the Glasgow parkrun, a free timed 5K held at 9.30 am every Saturday morning in Pollok Park, and so it seemed a good idea to update the list of the best times by all the members of the club who have taken part.

13th Jun 10   Read more...

SOL 4 results from Scolty

17 from Clyde travelled to Scolty Hill, Banchory, for the 4th Scottish Orienteering League event of 2010, where courses visited plenty of boulders, contour detail and heathery hillsides.  There were excellent top 4 finishes for all 3 Wilson juniors, Dave Robertson and Christine Patterson although there was disappointment for others on the blue course…

06th Jun 10   Read more...

Stop Press

Two Clyde juniors selected for Junior Inter-Regional Championships 2010

02nd Jun 10   Read more...

Thanks from Donald Grassie, President SOA

On behalf of the Board, I’d like to thank you and your team for an excellent Scottish Champs, really professionally produced.

02nd Jun 10   Read more...