CLYDEsiders in action in three different countries last weekend

CLYDEsiders were in in action in three different countries last weekend. Emma Wilson (W21) was part of the Scotland team which came a close second to England at the Senior Home Internationals held in the New Forest. As well as a strong individual run, Emma was first back on first leg of the relay. Closer to home, Dave Robertson (M55) and Donald Petrie (M65) were crowned champions at the Scottish Score Champions held in Cumbernauld. Full results can be found here. Rather further away from Glasgow, Thomas Wilson (M21) defended his title at the Barcelona City Race, which involved four races over two days with the final two races in a head-to-head knockout sprint format. Well done to these and all the other CLYDE members who were competing last weekend!

Saturday Informal Club Training Session at Dunrod Hill on 22nd October

The next informal club training will be held at Dunrod Hill near Greenock on Saturday 22nd October. See the recent email for further details and, in particular, how to sign up for this club activity.

Location of access to the area is Overton Rd, Greenock, PA16 9JZ, NS266748, able.proper.daily

This is a small (10 car) carpark and likely to be full and is not suitable for minibuses. It is signposted as “Greenock Cut Trail P” from Papermill Rd/Glen Kinglas Rd (this is the same road that changes name at the junction with Overton Rd!). There is roadside parking on Papermill Rd.

Clyde and GOAT people should make their way up through the car park, across the Greenock Cut Aqueduct, and follow the road for about 400m to the start of the exercises, just past a reservoir on the left, as shown on the map. Meet at the arrow at about 11am.

CLYDE Gilmorehill MapRun

Thanks to Klaas Wynne for putting on a great MapRun activity around Kelvingrove Park and Glasgow University on Thursday 13th October. A good turnout of runners, especially from Glasgow University, did battle with the damp conditions (and, for the later starters, the dark) and explored some familiar and some less familiar parts of the West End. Fastest on the night was Al Dunlop, but anyone can run (or rerun) the course anytime using MapRun.

CLYDE at SOL 6

There were some strong CLYDE performances at the INT Middle Distance and BASOC SOL races on Loch Vaa and Creag Dhubh (two of the best orienteering areas in the UK) on the weekend on 8th and 9th October. Top results at the SOL included Emma Wilson's 5th place (and first woman) on Brown and Donald Petrie's win on Short Blue, while Steve Wilson was 10th on Blue at the Middle Distance race, but the best performance was undoubtably by Dave Robertson, who won Blue at the Middle Distance race and Short Brown at the SOL (the latter by more than 7 minutes). Well done Dave!

CLYDE at SOL 5

Last weekend a group of CLYDEsiders travelled north to run in Anagach Woods, one of the best orienteering areas in Scotland, in the 5th Scottish Orienteering League (SOL) event of the year organised by INVOC. The well-planned courses made the most of the area, and CLYDE highlights included 6th and 10th for Alastair McCartney and Emma Wilson, respectively, on Brown, 5th and 6th for the comeback kid Patrick Walder and Dave Robertson, respectively, on Short Brown, and 6th for Donald Petrie on Short Blue. Full results can be found here.

Training Event at Garscube Campus on Thursday 15th September

Click on the title to sign up for this low key local event suitable for novices and experienced orienteers alike!

Saturday Informal Club Training Sessions in Autumn 2022

We are arranging to hold training sessions on the following Saturdays (11am-1pm) :

- 17th September: Balloch Country Park

- 22nd October: Dunrod Hill (Greenock)

- 19th November: Mugdock South (Milngavie)

Click on the title for more details and to sign up for these sessions.

CLYDE at Glasgow Parks Championships

There was a good turnout of CLYDEsiders at the recent Glasgow Parks Championships organised by our neighbours STAG. The annual three-parks-in-one-day event involved races in Linn Park, Queen's Park, and Pollok Park. The best performances were by Dave Robertson, who won the Superveteran Men category, Al McCartney, who ran strongly to finish second in the Open Men category, and Emma Wilson, who finished third in the Open Women category.

CLYDE at the Scottish Championships 2022

Well done to all the CLYDEsiders who conquered physically and technically challenging courses at the Individual Championships at Glen Dye and the Relay Championships at Sluie Woods on the weekend on 28th/29th May. Highlights of what is always one of the key competitions of the Scottish orienteering year included a gold medal and Scottish title for Alice Wilson on W20E, silver medals for Donald and Amelia Petrie on M65L and W65L, respectively, a bronze medal for Christine Patterson on W60L, and a strong run by Dave Robertson (4th, 2nd Scot) on M55L. The highlight of the relays was undoubtably the surprise win by just 16 seconds of the overall Handicap Trophy by a CLYDE Destroyers team consisting of Donald Petrie, Steve Wilson and last-leg-hero Dave Robertson.

CLYDE at the Scottish Middle Distance Championships 2022

Congratulations to all the CLYDEsiders who took part in the Scottish Middle Distance Championships held at Kinnoull Hill near Perth on Saturday 14th May, but especially the newly-crowed Scottish Champions Donald Petrie (Ultravet Men) and Alice Wilson (W20), and commiserations to Dave Robertson who missed out on the Supervet Men title by a mere 24 seconds!