BASOC eNews January 2023
Happy New Year to everyone - do you have plans for 2023?
1. BASOC Board
The BASOC AGM was held (by Zoom) on Tuesday 10th
January 2023. The following were elected to the Board:
Chair: Clare Kemsley
Secretary: Suzanne Anderson
Treasurer: Mehmet Karatay
Board members: Jane Chisholm (also club captain), Jo Cumming (also access), Hilary Quick, Sue Leadbetter, Lynne Walker.
2. NNC4 – Heathfield
Have you entered NNC4 yet? Entries for the event close on Thursday 12th January at 23.59. The event is on Wednesday 18th January at Heathfield, Grantown on Spey. Parking is at Grantown Grammar School.
The other NNC events are:
NNC5 = 25th January, Forres Golf Club, MOR
NNC6 = 8th February, Keppernach, INVOC
3. CompassSport Cup / Trophy.
This event – where clubs compete against one another – is being held at Faskally near Pitlochry on Sunday 12th February 2023. As our new Club Captain, Jane (Purple) Chisholm will be finding out who would like to go to the event. Everyone can come along and do a colour coded course; if you compete in your age class you often run an easier or shorter course than usual!
4. BASOC Coaching day
This BASOC Coaching day could be on Sunday 5th
February 2023 at Heathfield, Grantown on Spey from 10:45am to 1pm.
NOTE Moravian have an event at Gordonston School
on Sunday 5th February so this coaching session could be moved to Sunday
29th January - please state your preference when you book.
All details are on the BASOC website, along with the sign-up form (please sign-up by Thursday 26th January 2023).
5. Tuesday=O Strength & Conditioning training.
Strength & Conditioning training will take place on Tuesday 14th, 21st and 28th February at Kincraig Community Hall from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Jane & Mehmet are planning a block of sessions which will be an introduction to Functional Strength & Conditioning. They will take you through a variety of exercises which can develop your balance, stability and running form. The exercises will involve little or no equipment so you can replicate them at home. The intensity of the sessions can be adapted to suit beginners through to seasoned athletes and most importantly it will be light-hearted and fun!
6. Congratulations!
As well as Lewis coming 1st in the M12 class at the 2022 SOLs, Marion MacCormick (2nd W75) and Clare Kemsley (3rd
W55L) have also been awarded certificates.
All certificates can be collected from Lynne / Registration / Download at NNC4 at Heathfield on Wednesday 18th January.
7. BASOC playing cards
Buy your very own set of BASOC playing cards! The back of the card has the BASOC Wolf and the face has a variety of BASOC map segments. Can you identify the 14 map segments? Price £7.50 from Lynne.
8. BASOC calendar
You can find the latest version of the BASOC Calendar on the website.
9. Local events to enter.
Saturday 14th January 2023: Quarry Wood, Elgin. Quarry Wood has many paths and some very interesting quarries!
Wednesday 25th January 2023: NNC5 at Forres Golf Club – even the option to have fish & chips afterwards!
Saturday 4th February 2023: Inverness City Race. INVOC are hosting SOUL 2 (Scottish Orienteering Urban League); provisional details are on the INVOC website.
Sunday 5th February (a potential clash with the BASOC training!): Gordonston School Urban / Parkland Sprint
Wednesday 8th February: NNC6 at Keppernach, near Cawdor. Provisional details are on the INVOC website.
10. Membership
Have you remembered to renew your membership (of either BASOC + Scottish Orienteering or BASOC + British Orienteering)? renewal notices often come out pre-Christmas and it is easy to forget. If you are in any doubt, please contact Hilary Quick by the Contacts page.