We are delighted to announce the appointment of Nikki Howard to the SOA staff team as Events & Operations Manager. Nikki brings with her extensive experience in organising events for her club Moravian and also from being assistant day organiser on day 3 (Arisaig) of Scottish 6 Days last year. She will be taking on much of the work previously done by Colin Matheson who retired in 2021, including assisting clubs with access for events and working to evolve our partnerships with Forestry & Land Scotland and other organsations. As part of the operations component of the role, Nikki will work to support the ongoing development of our network of event planners, controllers and will work with clubs to coordinate the event calendar in future years.
Grandtully has previously been connected with canoeing the rapids but there was a new type of downhill race with the final day of Strathearn 2019 in close proximity to the river. For yet another day the weather held out and the Middle Distance race was a fantastic finale to what has been a hugely successful Scottish 6 Days.
Craig a Barns was the birthplace of Scottish orienteering and has seen many excellent events since 1962, so was the perfect venue for Day 5 of Strathearn 2019.
The Scottish 6 Days promised a variety of terrain types and a few surprises. Culteuchar & Dron was very different from the previous few days and offered fast running over closely cropped grassland before descending into the woods. And what a finish – who would believe 2,500 orienteers would end up in someone’s back garden?
With a day off from the competition of the event, orienteers enjoyed days of Sprint Orienteering, TrailO, and many other attractions across Strathearn and beyond. For others it was a case of setting up for the next few days – expect a surprise with the Day 4 race arena.
Beautiful weather, a stunning race arena and some of the best orienteering terrain in Scotland. Today’s event near St Fillans had it all, with the added attraction of a World Ranking Event Middle Distance race (and Middle Distance for us all which was a welcome relief after two tough days).
Day 2 of Strathearn 2010 took place in Edinchip – a
brand new area to orienteering and credit goes to Allan Downie (Tayside
Orienteers) and Terry O’Brien (Event Coordinator) for their exploratory efforts
finding new terrain that was under everyone’s noses all the time.
Auchingarrich proved a tough and testing area for the first
day of Strathearn 2019, as orienteers from around the world enjoyed challenging
terrain on a day with sunshine and a light breeze.
The largest event on Scotland’s orienteering calendar has started and you can follow all the action from Strathearn 2019 online, with live video streaming and tracking set to start from midday on Sunday 28 July.
Orienteers from around the world are heading to Strathearn this weekend for the largest event in the Scottish orienteering calendar, as the Strathearn 2019 Scottish 6 Days starts on Sunday 28 July.
