News archive for 2005

Pitmedden

FVO ventured back to Pitmedden where our juniors triumphed in the Jamie Stevenson trophy earlier this autumn.

No navigation for the dozen members who ventured out for the Pitmedden 10km. A new route meant that the road part was all but abolished for the run through the forest. On a …

17th Dec 05   → read more...

ScotJos

Congratulations to our junior members who have been selected for Scotjos - the Scotland Junior Squad for 2006

  • Abi Longhurst,
  • Victoria Longhurst,
  • Jack Barrett, and
  • Stuart Thomson

Full squad selection here

15th Dec 05   → read more...

Club Champs and Dinner Dance

Gareth and Jan raised the bar on Club Championships by putting on an excellent event on a new area that Gareth himself had mapped . To top it all - a choice of different piping hot soups on a freezing day. Congratulations then to our new club champions:

Title Winner …

19th Nov 05   → read more...

Team of the Year

Stirling Sports Council awards FVO "Team of the Year"

For the third year in a row, Forth Valley Orienteers beat off strong competition from other sports clubs in the Stirling Council Area to take the award of Sports Team of the Year" at this years ceremony in the Albert Halls. …

16th Nov 05   → read more...

South Achray SOSOL

SoSOL 2 at South Achray

Click here for results and splits from the SoSOL held at South Acrhray on Sunday 30th October 2005. Thanks to Beccy for planning, John Emelius for controlling, Gary & Caspian for organising -- and of course Robin for his ever helpful presence round SportIdent. And …

30th Oct 05   → read more...

Scottish Score

A small but select band of FVO runners made the trip down to Loch Doon near Ayr to compete in the Scottish Score Championships and represent FVO in the Scottish Inter-Club Championships. All of them finished in the top 3 in their class, with four age class winners! Well done …

17th Sep 05   → read more...

Jamie Stevenson Trophy Success

More success to report I am pleased to say! This time it is congratulations to the FVO junior team, who were clear winners of the Jamie Stevenson Trophy at Pitmedden Forest, ahead of the MAROC team that pipped them for the trophy at last year's event. There were a lot …

11th Sep 05   → read more...

Podium at MTBO World Champs!

Janine Hensman (FVO) represented Great Britain at the World Mountain Biking Orienteering Championships in Slovakia last week. Despite having broken her collar bone only 6 weeks before that prevented any mountain biking until just days before the race, Janine gained an amazing 25th in the middle distance, and along with …

9th Sep 05   → read more...

JK Relays

Well done to all the FVO teams at the JK Relays on Easter Monday, particularly the Women's Short team of Victoria, Louise and Beccy which was in the prizes in 2nd place (outsprinting 3rd on the run-in!) Other good finishes by our relay teams included the Men's Open team in …

28th Mar 05   → read more...