The Oban 2011 event is in the final three for the Best Sporting Event Award in the Central South West Regional finals of the Scottish Thistle Awards.
Winners will be announced on 23rd May at the Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow and will be shortlisted for the national finals in November.
07th May 12 
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The selection criteria for next year’s Championships will follow the same pattern as previously used to select the Scottish Teams.
More information on the selection criteria…
04th May 12
To be held at Lanark Racecourse and Moor Country Park on Wednesday 6th June. The Festival is aimed at pupils who have been introduced to orienteering through their school and the courses will be set at a level that will allow success for all pupils who have grasped the basic skills. Courses will be set for Primary 5 and upwards. More information on the SSOA website…
04th May 12
The SOA invites club representatives to its second Development Conference, which will be held at Fordell Firs, near Dunfermline, on Saturday 26th May. Provisional agenda now available!
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Tayside Orienteer Bill Melville has written a book about the quest for the perfect run. It’s a mix of history, autobiography, travelogue, psychology and science. It’s an easy read and contains lots of interesting facts and explanations about the things that affect orienteers, I recommend it.
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The Scottish team and reserves have been selected for the 2012 Veterans Home International match against England, Ireland and Wales. This will take place in Northern Ireland on 16-17 June.
The team consists of two women and two men in each age class from 40 to 60, plus one 35 and one 65. Congratulations to the following:
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On 7th April, at a large Orienteering Event in Highland Perthshire (JK), I thought my biggest challenge would be improving the pace at which I could accurately complete my course. However, about 15 minutes into my run a much greater challenge came into view. Two other orienteers had just found a young competitor lying unconscious on the forest floor.
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Are you going to any overseas orienteering events this year? Do you live or work abroad with orienteering contacts or know anyone who does who’d be willing to help?
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