Saturday 14th March 2020- Scottish Middle Distance Championships Gleneagles Arena
As well as being a renowned hotel and golfing paradise, Gleneagles has plenty more to offer! Just over the road from the hotel and golf courses, the Estate encompasses off-road driving, running trails, horse riding, shooting and archery.
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COVID-19 SITUATION - UPDATE 13th MARCH 17:00
There has been Guidance published by British Orienteering regarding orienteering events (see the British Orienteering website for full details). Specifically:
You must not come to any British Orienteering competition or activity if you fall into one of the following categories:
These further measures are being implemented in order to minimise the risk of infection:
Check before you travel to the event!
Nobody wants to cancel the event (unless we have to). Please follow some simple measures and help to not spread the virus:
KEY INFO
Date - Saturday 14th March 2020
Venue - Gleneagles Arena (not the Hotel!)
Parking - PH3 1NZ, signed and entrance here https://goo.gl/maps/6v52XjmWsDo
Facilities - Toilets, indoor registration, Compass Point will attend.
Map - 1:10,000 ISOM17 by G Gristwood. Enlarged to 1:7,500 for some classes.
Terrain - A real mixture of open moorland, diffuse woodland and worked land.
Registration - 10:30-12:00
Starts - 11:00-13:00. Call-up -3.
There are 2 starts. South Start is approximately 1km flat walk, mostly along a pavement and crosses several minor roads. North Start (Women HyperVet and all under 14s start) is approximately 400m flat walk, including through the car park.
Finish – Close to North Start, approximately 400m flat walk. Please Download after your run at the Arena.
Loose descriptions – Will be available at the Starts (text for White, otherwise pictorial).
Courses close - 14:00
Timing - SportIDENT, SIAC Touch free enabled.
Entries – Limited late entry / entry on the day subject to map availability. Seniors £14, Juniors/students £8. Non BOF/SOA members +£2 supplement.
Courses - According to Scottish Orienteering guidelines, estimated winning time 30-35 minutes (25 minutes for juniors):
There has been Guidance published by British Orienteering regarding orienteering events (see the British Orienteering website for full details). Specifically:
You must not come to any British Orienteering competition or activity if you fall into one of the following categories:
- If you have a high temperature
- If you have a new continuous cough
- If you have been in Wuhan city or Hubei Province (China), Daegu or Cheongdo (Republic of Korea), Iran, or the containment areas in northern Italy on or after Saturday 7 March
- If you have been anywhere in Italy on or after Monday 9 March
- If you have been advised to stay at home by a health professional.
These further measures are being implemented in order to minimise the risk of infection:
- Prize-giving will be postponed (proabably to Scottish Championships weekend)
- No Start Lists or Final Details will be on display - make sure you know your start time!
- No Results will be on display - there will be live results on the website
- There will be no Labyrinth
- Please use the external toilets (they will be signed, and see map below)
- Don't go inside the arena unless you have to
- Don't go to registration unless you have to (i.e. to register or pay)
- Go directly to the start (see map below), have your run, download, then go home!
- Unfortunately the weather is not looking kind enough for us to have an outdoor download, but please remember to download (by Registration), but don't linger there!
- Please bring along your own hand sanitiser and take your rubbish away with you.
Check before you travel to the event!
Nobody wants to cancel the event (unless we have to). Please follow some simple measures and help to not spread the virus:
- Don't attend the event if you have returned from a high risk area (list here)
- Don't attend the event if you are feeling even slightly unwell
- Don't attend the event if someone in your close family is feeling even slightly unwell
- Follow the government guidance and NHS guidelines
- Wash your hands often - we will try and have some hand sanitiser at Registration/Download
- Don't get too close to other people, and especially don't cough at them - no following (?!)
KEY INFO
Date - Saturday 14th March 2020
Venue - Gleneagles Arena (not the Hotel!)
Parking - PH3 1NZ, signed and entrance here https://goo.gl/maps/6v52XjmWsDo
Facilities - Toilets, indoor registration, Compass Point will attend.
Map - 1:10,000 ISOM17 by G Gristwood. Enlarged to 1:7,500 for some classes.
Terrain - A real mixture of open moorland, diffuse woodland and worked land.
Registration - 10:30-12:00
Starts - 11:00-13:00. Call-up -3.
There are 2 starts. South Start is approximately 1km flat walk, mostly along a pavement and crosses several minor roads. North Start (Women HyperVet and all under 14s start) is approximately 400m flat walk, including through the car park.
Finish – Close to North Start, approximately 400m flat walk. Please Download after your run at the Arena.
Loose descriptions – Will be available at the Starts (text for White, otherwise pictorial).
Courses close - 14:00
Timing - SportIDENT, SIAC Touch free enabled.
Entries – Limited late entry / entry on the day subject to map availability. Seniors £14, Juniors/students £8. Non BOF/SOA members +£2 supplement.
Courses - According to Scottish Orienteering guidelines, estimated winning time 30-35 minutes (25 minutes for juniors):
OTHER INFO
Labyrinth – We plan to have this close to registration.
Prize-giving - 14:00 in the Arena
Awards and Trophies -
Trophies will be awarded to the first “Scot” in Men’s Open and Women’s Open classes.
All members of Scottish open Clubs shall automatically be recognised as “Scots”. All other orienteers claiming to be a “Scot” must notify the organiser before the event. Any of the following qualifies an orienteer as a “Scot”:
a) born in Scotland
b) have at least one parent who was born in Scotland
c) a current member of the Scottish Orienteering Association
Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd each category (irrespective of being a “Scot”).
Map notes-
Safety Information -
Organiser: Graham Gristwood (07821 788885)
Planner: Jon Cross
Controller: Ted Finch (FVO)
Labyrinth – We plan to have this close to registration.
Prize-giving - 14:00 in the Arena
Awards and Trophies -
Trophies will be awarded to the first “Scot” in Men’s Open and Women’s Open classes.
All members of Scottish open Clubs shall automatically be recognised as “Scots”. All other orienteers claiming to be a “Scot” must notify the organiser before the event. Any of the following qualifies an orienteer as a “Scot”:
a) born in Scotland
b) have at least one parent who was born in Scotland
c) a current member of the Scottish Orienteering Association
Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd each category (irrespective of being a “Scot”).
Map notes-
- Black circles – shooting ‘butts’.
- Black crosses – man made features – usually horse jumps. These do move sometimes, but were accurate when the map was made!
- There are many minor unmapped ditches – only the most prominent are mapped. Some ditches in the north of the area have been dredged and in places the gorse alongside them has been cut down - it is lying on the ground and is shown as green.
- Roads at the North and South of the map are Out of Bounds and have been marked with a thick ‘forbidden to cross’ purple line.
- A green dot may represent either a bush or a small distinctive tree. Larger distinctive trees are shown with a green circle or as a vegetation boundary (see map sample).
Safety Information -
- There are many other organised activities which may be taking place on the area at the same time, including Segways, Archery, Horse Riding, Shooting, Off-roading (Quad bikes / Argo cats) and Mountain biking. Courses will be planned to avoid these areas, but there is no physical barrier in some instances. There is a large shooting area marked with olive green which must be avoided.
- There will be other activities taking place on the area at the same time, including walking and dog walking (it is a popular area). We will notify these other users as best we can about the event. Please be respectful.
- There is one residential area on the map. Courses will not go near there. Please be respectful.
- The area is rough in places. There are many drainage ditches, the most prominent of which are mapped.
- The route to Start 2 will be along the pavement by a road, and will involve crossing 2 minor roads. Courses will not cross any roads.
- Roads are out of bounds during the event.
- Participants with existing medical conditions should leave appropriate information at Registration.
- People travelling alone should leave appropriate information at Registration.
- First Aid will be available at Registration/Download.
- In the event of extreme bad weather, check the website for cancellation.
Organiser: Graham Gristwood (07821 788885)
Planner: Jon Cross
Controller: Ted Finch (FVO)
