November
Posted on 20 Nov, 2009 by Lynne Walker | Filed under Blog • General
November has been revealed to me this year. After many years of working inside, I had forgotten just what it is like. OK, so I walked to work almost every day for the past two years, but then you forget about the weather when it is dark both ways and you need to have the waterproofs on most days.
Weekends away
Posted on 18 Oct, 2009 by Lynne Walker | Filed under Blog • Orienteering • General
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!).
Retirement
Posted on 18 Oct, 2009 by Lynne Walker | Filed under Blog • General
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!
Tay 2009: the inside view of the life of an official
Posted on 18 Aug, 2009 by Lynne Walker | Filed under Blog • Orienteering
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.
Five weeks and counting
Posted on 06 Jul, 2009 by Lynne Walker | Filed under Blog • General
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.
(One of) Ten Orienteering Things You Really Should Do
Posted on 26 Jan, 2009 by Lynne Walker | Filed under Blog • Orienteering
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.
January 2009: any progress?
Posted on 20 Jan, 2009 by Lynne Walker | Filed under Blog • General
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.
2008 - was it a lazy year?
Posted on 02 Jan, 2009 by Lynne Walker | Filed under Blog • General
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.
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.