Category: Beginners
Edinburgh-O Midday Map Runs postponed
Published:
March 13, 2020
In light of the constantly changing coronavirus situation, Scottish Orienteering has made the difficult decision to postpone the Edinburgh-O Midday Map Runs which were scheduled to be held across six weeks, starting on Wednesday 18 March.
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Scottish Orienteering launches “Edinburgh-O Midday Map Runs”
Published:
February 27, 2020
A series of lunchtime events is being launched this spring to introduce new
people to the sport of orienteering ahead of Edinburgh hosting the World
Orienteering Championships in 2022.
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A week of World Orienteering Days kicks off in Scotland
Published:
May 15, 2019
A week of World Orienteering Day events kicked off on 15 May and in Edinburgh school children, pre-school children, a team from Active Scotland and even MSP Joe FitzPatrick, Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing, got involved.
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World Orienteering Week events taking place across Scotland
Published:
May 14, 2019
World Orienteering Week runs from Wednesday 15th May to Tuesday 21st May and schools, clubs and groups across Scotland have registered “World Orienteering Day” events with the aim of breaking a world record and getting new people into the sport.
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A beginners’ guide to Scottish Orienteering events
Published:
May 3, 2019
Are you new to orienteering but not sure where to start? Claire
Ward, SOA Performance Director, put together this guide, as featured in the
latest issue of SCORE.
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Get involved in World Orienteering Week 2019!
Published:
April 26, 2019
With World Orienteering Week set to take place from
15th-21st May 2019 we’re helping schools, clubs and other groups across
Scotland become part of the 350,000 people aiming to break a world record in
this year’s event.
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New video introduces orienteering for beginners
Published:
January 10, 2019
If you want to try orienteering for the first time but aren’t sure what you need to know, a new video has been released to help explain the basics for beginners.
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