UK Orienteering League

Congratulations to Quentin, Sue and Zoe Harding all of whom won their classes in the 2013 UK Orienteering League, which is now complete. In addition SROC finished a highly creditable 6th Club. The best 15 individual club members’ scores count, subject to certain conditions about classes.

First North West Night League event of the season coming soon

The first event in the new season is SROC's event in Low Park Wood not far from Kendal next Saturday 30th November. A must for all fans of orienteering in the dark, but also a good place to try night O to see if it's for you. There are full details of the event here.

RouteGadget mk2

Anyone who uses RouteGadget, the route analysis tool, will know that there are currently problems with the Java software that drives RG mk1. It seems that this will become more of  problem in the near future and will render the whole RG system useless. Fortunately Simon Errington is working on RG mk2, avoiding all the problems. It is still very much under development but SROC has installed the latest version on our RG site and it is available for viewing all our past events and testing usability. New functions are being added every few days, so check back regularly if you are interested.  There is not as yet the ability to draw new routes but this will be included soon. So for now any new routes should be added using the old version.

Blackpool North Street League and Tower Trophy

Many thanks to Bill & Dawn for hosting the Tower Trophy event on a blustery but dry night. The provisional results are now on the web as is the winner of the Tower Trophy. RouteGadget is also ready for your routes. Subject to any queries/appeals this year's winner is Ray Pickett. Many congratulations Ray a real boost for us 'oldies'. I have shown the individual/team multiplier we use for age and gender and the resultant adjusted scores. A reminder that the Tower Trophy winner must not have won it before. Don't forget that the next event is at Bolton North courtesy of Pete Kidd and Paul Turner. See you there - Bob

Movember - Team SROC

Some SROC members have joined the 'Movember' campaign. The campaign raises issues surrounding men's health. If you wish to donate and support Team SROC follow the link and 'Donate to my Team'. Updates on the teams facial hair can be found on SROC Facebook page. Beth Davey (SROC Junior) thought our Chairman looked like Shakespeare!! . http://uk.movember.com/mospace/7072237 .

Street League Tables

The League Tables are now on the web for your perusal. See Gross scores or Age-adjusted scores. There was some lost property from the Wigan event. The items are a Petzl Headtorch currently with Mark Sammon, a blue cap and a black drinks bottle, these are currently with Bill and Dawn Lock.

White Coppice Autumn series 2

Results for the White Coppice events held yesterday are on-line here, and RouteGadget is here. The weather forecast was ‘Changeable’ for Saturday 9th Nov. and this proved to be accurate – sun (while I put out the controls), rain and heavy hail squalls during the event and thunder and lightning when we brought in the controls!

Wigan South results

The results from Wigan South are now on the web. The tables will be updated after the weekend in case there are any appeals. Many thanks to Mark and Darren for developing a new area, I know how time consuming this is. Shame about the drizzle as it spoilt our 'dry' run. It wasn't really a problem except for the almost hallucinatory effect it produced through my glasses. Once again the chosen venue provided a very convivial atmosphere for the after run chat, an aspect of the events which I think we all find most enjoyable. Now on to Blackpool and the Tower Trophy! - Bob

Street League event 2, Wigan South

A new area for street league with an excellent map. The light rain just serving to keep the runners cool! RouteGadget is now ready for your routes.