CLYDE achieved some great results at the Scottish Championships 2017 held at Gullane and Binning Wood, with three CLYDEsiders becoming Scottish Champions and several other podium places. The new CLYDE Scottish Individual Champions are Emma Wilson (W18E), Thomas Wilson (M20E) and Donald Petrie (M60L). In addition, there were podium places for Kirsten Robertson (W14B), Lindsay Robertson (W18E) and Dave Robertson (M50L). In the Relays, the best results were by the Handicap 8+ team of Dave Robertson, Simon Gardner and Donald Petrie, who were 2nd, and the Women’s Open team of Emma Wilson, Bryony Harding and Lindsay Robertson, who were 6th. Full results here.
21st May 17 
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A large contingent of CLYDEsiders made the trip to Oban for SOUL 4 at Dunstaffnage and SOL 4 at Glen Tant. Special thanks to Christine who (over) catered for everyone staying at Oban Youth Hostel with a great 3 course meal for an amazing £2.50 per head.
14th May 17 Read more...
Congratulation to CLYDE Junior Lindsay Robertson who has been selected to make her GBR debut at the 2017 Junior European Cup to be held in Fürstenfeld, Austria on 29th September to 1st October 2017. The full list of selections can be found here.
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The CLYDE highlights from the British Championships held in the Lake District last weekend were a superb silver medal for Ali McLeod on M21E and a very impressive bronze medal for Donald Petrie in M60L. Other top ten results included 7th on W16A by Alice Wilson, 7th on W18E by Emma Wilson, and 7th on M50L for Dave Robertson. In the Relays, the Women’s Short team were 6th and the M40 team were 8th.
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There were some fantastic CLYDE results at the JK Festival of Orienteering held in the south of England over the Easter Weekend, including victories for Alice Wilson in the W16 Sprint race, for Donald Petrie in M60, and the Women’s Short team in the relay, and a close second place for the M165+ team in the relay. There were also 3rd places for Emma Wilson in W18E, Dave Robertson in the M50 Sprint and in M50, and Donald Petrie in the M60 Sprint. Some CLYDE photos can be found here, and there are further photos of the Sprint and Relays.
18th Apr 17 Read more...
With brighter evenings, the joint CLYDE/STAG series of low-key Spring/Summer training events has started (details here). Thursday Hill Runs have therefore been suspended to avoid clashing with these events, and will restart on 29th June.
07th Apr 17 Read more...
At the recent CLYDE committee meeting held on 20th March the club agreed to continue to support its junior orienteers who are members of the Scottish Junior Orienteering Squad (ScotJOS) with a contribution towards the costs of training and competing for Scotland. The photograph shows CLYDE Chair Rachel Wilson congratulating the three CLYDE members of ScotJOS at a recent event.
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There were Scottish Sprint Orienteering titles for Donald (M60) and Amelia (W60) Petrie on 19th February, with second places for Alastair Dunlop (M40), Dave Robertson (M50), and Alice Wilson (W16). The event consisted of two back-to-back sprint races, with one race in runnable forest and the other in urban terrain in Lossiemouth last Sunday.
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Lindsay Robertson took the W18 Scottish Night Orienteering title at Darnaway on 18th February ahead of fellow CLYDEsider Emma Wilson, who was just 85 second behind.
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The first CLYDE committee meeting of 2017 was a very productive one, with valuable input from SOA Regional Development Officer Rona Lindsay. Watch out for announcements of various CLYDE activities in the next few months, including a CLYDE trip to the Harvester Trophy in June and a club training weekend later in the year.
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