Clydeside Orienteers

Permanent Courses using GPS, Maprun an Orienteering app for your phone

The “MapRun” orienteering app allows you to set up and take part in “Virtual” orienteering courses using the GPS your smartphone. You run a course using either the map on your phone screen or a paper version, and your phone will automatically beep when you reach the correct location of each control (nothing marking it on the ground). At the end of the course your results and split times can be saved into a results table alongside others who have run the course. Clyde have a number of courses available that you can run any time you want to.

03rd Jul 19 Read more...

CLYDE at the Devil’s Burdens Relay 2020

While other CLYDE members were talking part in the Edinburgh City Race last Saturday, six club members were representing CLYDE in the annual Devil’s Burdens Relay in Falkland. The race, which involves four legs (two run singly, two run in pairs) involves a certain amount of navigation and attracts a number of orienteers as well as top hill runners from around Scotland. This is the third year CLYDE has taken part, and this year saw debutants Ben and Alice join the team. Ben Lewis ran an excellent first leg to bring us back in 53rd place and handed over to Mirjam Allik and Alice Wilson who did an outstanding job to finish 54th on leg 2 (probably the longest and toughest leg). This good work was then somewhat undone by Stephen Wilson and Ty Solomon who - slightly embarrassingly for orienteers - lost the route on the way up the hill and dropped around 5 minutes and 20 places before getting back on track to finish 94th on leg 3. The final leg, which, rather unusually, was in a score orienteering format with route choice left up to the individual runners, was run by Iain Mennie, who finished 54th on the leg. Overall, despite the wobble on leg 3, the team finished a very respectable 59th out of 154 teams before adjourning to a nearby cafe for much needed refreshment. Full results can be found here.

27th Jan 20 Read more...

CLYDE Urban Training in Milngavie on 18th January

Thanks for everyone who made the CLYDE Urban Training in Milngavie on 18th January such a success, especially to Rachel for planning and to Ty and Mirjam for hosting afterwards. Hopefully you’ll all see the benefit at the EUOC Big Weekend! Watch out for future CLYDE training sessions, currently tentatively scheduled for 22nd February and 28th March. 

22nd Jan 20 Read more...

Clyde 2020 Coaching #1 - Saturday 18th January

There will be training exercises suitable for novices as well as for more experienced orienteers.
Where: Milngavie Library and Community Centre, Allander Rd, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 8PN
When: Saturday 18 January 2020 13:30 – 15:30
Cost : £3 adults/ £1 junior (to cover map and room hire) + £1 for non members
What: Urban orienteering plus exercises for novices plus Scottish Night map geeking preparation
And afterwards ... post training refreshment (and further analysis of courses / navigation) kindly offered at Mirjam and Ty’s flat in Milngavie.
How to register: please email Rachel (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) to make sure we have maps for you and refreshments.

Date for Diary : Clyde Coaching #2 - Sat 22 Feb, Balloch Country Park

18th Jan 20 Read more...

How to Join CLYDE

To join CLYDE simply click on the “Membership” tab at the top of the page, read the instructions, and then follow this link to the Scottish Orienteering page.

25th Nov 19 Read more...

CLYDE AGM 2019

A very well attended and successful CLYDE AGM was held in Milngavie on Saturday 23rd November 2019, preceded by a low-key score event using the Maprun app. Chair Rachel Wilson was re-elected unopposed for a further year, and, among other subjects, the meeting discussed the club’s development plans for 2020. The winners of the club’s annual awards were as follows. Most Improved Man: Ruaraidh MacPherson; Most Improved Woman: Alice Wilson; The Cannon Trophy (for most points in Scottish Orienteering League): Donald Petrie; Croy Bowl (for a notable achievement): Alastair Dunlop; and the Outstanding Achievement Award: Donald Petrie for an outstanding year, including a clean sweep of individual wins at the JK. Full minutes will be circulated in due course.

24th Nov 19 Read more...