ESOC Pentlands Long-O
Pentland Hills © Dave Henniker
On Sunday 13th March ESOC will be hosting a Long-O event in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh. Anyone not familiar with the area can expect plenty of open grassy and heathery hillside with a wide variety of contour detail, not to mention magnificent views over Edinburgh and beyond.
Using a 1:25,000 Harveys map the following courses will be on offer:
Short Course approx 10km
Medium Course approx 15km
Long Course approx 20km (Anticipated Winning Time 3.5 hours)
Courses may be shortened due to bad or inclement weather.
Prizes: Shall be presented to the first 3 male and females on each course.
Registrations: 8:30am-10:30am. Please make plans to arrive early.
Starts: 9:30am-11am (Courses will close at 3:00pm), Allow 30 minutes to walk to the start.
Map: For those that do not bring one, they will be on sale at the event at a discounted price (Approx Cost £6). A master map system shall be used.
Fees: £5.00/£3.00 (Electronic punching will not be used). Please enter using the BOF Standard Entry Form and indicate map requirement to allow organiser to Pre-order sufficient quantities. Limited EOD will be accepted. Cheques to be made payable to “ESOC”. Closing date for entries 21/02/05. Entry form found on BOF website here.
Entries: Entries to Reid Cunningham, 35 Relugas Road, Edinburgh, EH9 2NF.
Tel 0131 667 9917, e-mail rcunning@hbgc.co.uk. Start times shall pre allocated. Please provide a SAE for confirmation of final details and start times.
Age Restrictions: Entries cannot be accepted from those younger than 16 on the 1st March 2005.
Planner: Ron Nolan (ESOC)
Controller: Eddie Harvey (ESOC)
Organiser: Ron Nolan tel 0131 4531497,
e-mail ron.nolan@hulley.co.uk
For those wanting to make a weekend of it there is an Interlopers local event at Corstorphine Hill on the Saturday.
Location: Clermiston Road North, Edinburgh.
Start times: 2 - 3pm
Entry fees: £2/£1
Courses for all levels of experience will be available.
Enquiries: Paul Caban 0131 445 3098.
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