The ramblings of Lynne Walker,
an orienteering coach (amongst many other things)
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Paul & I have been to the cinema quite a lot in the first three months of 2011.
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Retirement – all the time in the world to do things! Start to try to live up to the profile on the blog – an active Orienteer (yes), Mountain biker (can’t cycle at the moment due to hip), Kayaker (not been in my kayak this year due to hip), Climber (would probably fall off a ‘Diff’ and not been up a hill for ages!).
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Well, life has taken an unexpected turn. In mid-June, there was a ‘voluntary severance trawl’ of teaching staff in Inverclyde. As geography was one of the subjects mentioned, I applied and then heard on the last day of term that I was being offered a ‘severance date’ of 30th September 2009 (no negotiation allowed, not even to the Friday of the week) with 4 years enhancement which took me to the age of 60!
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The biennial 6 Day event is the largest event in Scotland. Over the years it has peaked at over 5000 competitors (in 1999 when it was held in conjunction with the World Championships) to about 2500 in 2001 when the event was cast into doubt by the occurrence of foot & mouth disease.
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I really should not listen to my husband (or my inner self for that matter). The Inveraray (fun) hill run at the end of May. I would try it if Carol would as well. We both entered and brought up the rear as we crossed the main road into the Castle grounds where I slowed to a walk as the starting pace was a little fast for me.
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First of all, I must admit that I was not a fan of urban orienteering and did not bother to enter the races. So what has happened to change my mind? Quite a lot over the past couple of years is the answer.
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So, after the last post, am I keeping to the aims I put down for 2009? What is it possible to do in January?
Well, the holiday finished with a couple of long runs; one at Taynish as part of the club deflab run (and this was followed by soup / sandwiches / cake at the Tayvallich Coffee Shop). The report of this run is on the EckO website.
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As usual, all the best intentions for regular posts on the blog went somewhere. I have become so out of practise that I will have to enlist the help of my assistant to make sure I get this post up! I had thought that posts would be more regular after purchasing ‘Wee EEE pc’ but that has not happened.
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Kerrera – an island just south of Oban, a short ferry journey, low-lying but with intricate contour detail and stunning views to Mull, the Garvellachs (the Islands of the Sea) and numerous other islands dotted around the Firth of Lorn.
All photos were taken by Iain Shepherd, INVOC. Many thanks for these Iain.
I am a level 4 orienteering coach and a qualified Assessor & Coach Educator. I have been orienteering for xx years and have coached on many foreign tours.