Welcome to the INVOC website.
Recent website updates:
28 Sept: Urban Series Leagues updated after RD3
24 Sept: Lochardil Urban event details and maps on home page, UHI & Raigmore results on results page
23 Sept: A4 maps of UHI & Raigmore now available to download (homepage)
Our current event(s): Urban Series and iROMPs
All of INVOC's 2020's fixtures including iROMPs and MAPRUNs can be found by clicking the link here
Athletes' COVID-19 Code of Conduct: here
iROMP
September 13th 2020 for 5 weeks. Craig Phadrig iROMP. Controls are now out for an orange and green course at Craig Phadrig. Maps and info are being distributed with the eNews. Self-timing and input your time via a form on our website. You need to be responsible for your own safety.
Course and safety info here. Maps sent by email in eNews.
Results: Submit your time here; Compare your time to others here
***** Littlemill iROMP will remain out until the end of September Course and safety info here. Maps sent by email in eNews. *****************
Urban Series - Lochardil (last event of the series)
Friday 25th Sept (for 2 weeks). Lochardil Urban. The final event of the urban series in the suburbs of Lochardil. Thanks to Alison Matheson for planning and organising and Marsela McLeod for course reviewing. See options below for recording your time and getting control punching (from self-timing to install apps on your phone or watch). Two courses for the urban series a short and a long. To count for the urban league complete by Sunday 11th October.
******* UHI & Raigmore is still open until Sunday Sept 27th for counting for the urban league. Event details and maps lower down page **************
Event details here. Urban Leagues current standings
Long Course: download map (A4) Current leaderboard Routegadget
Short course: download map (A4) Current leaderboard Routegadget
Options for doing the MapRun courses:
- For those not using MapRunF app submit your time for the urban league here; or
- For those with a GPS watch but not using MapRunF upload your GPX track here to appear in MapRun leaderboards and have your route checked; or
- For control punching, splits, etc. use the MapRunF app on your phone (you can try linking via bluetooth to the GPS on your watch to improve GPS); or
- For those with compatible Garmin watches install MapRunG IQ App on your Garmin watch and set your watch GPS functions to most accurate. More info here
Our next event(s):
mid-October to end of November: Achtemearck iROMP. More details to follow.
Training and Coaching:
Technique training: On hold. 2020 Training Groups.
iROMP (forest) & MAPRUN (urban) : iROMP distribution list.
See the Events page for all forthcoming INVOC fixtures and links to other clubs' and national fixture lists.
Running training: The park run is a regular for many INVOCs including our best runners ***** park run is on hold due to Covid-19 ****. For those using Strava as a training log join the INVOC Strava club. This week's Strava training league table is here.
Our next Team INVOC races:
- Sun Oct 18th. Compass Sport Cup Final. Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands CANCELLED
- Sat/Sun Oct 24/25: Junior Inter-Areas Stirling and Glasgow. CANCELLED
The next few 'local' events
******* WE HAVE STARTED A PROGRAMME OF IROMPS AND MAPRUN COURSES, WHICH WILL LEAD INTO SOME LOCAL SESSIONS IN THE AUTUMN *****************
|
DATE |
TYPE |
AREA |
| Sept 13th to end of Oct | iROMP | Craig Phadrig |
| 24th Sept for 2 weeks | Urban League 4 - MAPRUN | Lochardil |
| mid-Oct to end of Nov | iROMP | Achtemarack, Drumnadrochit |
| Sun 1st November | Local event | Achtemarack, Drumnadrochit |
| mid-Nov to end of Dec | iROMP | Carse of Ardesier |
| Sun 29th November | Local Event | Carse of Ardesier |
See the Events page for all forthcoming INVOC fixtures and links to other clubs' and national fixture lists.
2021 SOLs and Scottish Champs dates will be published when we know them - subject to Covid.
UHI & Raigmore Urban - Sept 11th to Sept 27th
[posted 24 Sept 2020]
3rd of four events making the urban series. Thanks to Colin Salisbury for planning and organising and Johannes Petersen for course reviewing. Once again just under 30 people taking part on the short and long courses.
Long Course: download map (A3) download map (A4) double sided Current leaderboard Routegadget
Short course: download map (A3) download map (A4) double sided Current leaderboard Routegadget
Kinmylies Urban - Aug 22nd to Sept 11th
[posted 17 Sept 2020]
Thanks to Oscar Shepherd for planning, Jon Shepherd for organising and Guy Seaman for course reviewing our second urban event using MapRun. Again more than 30 people took part. MapRun courses remain open until Nov 1st if you would like to have a go.
Long Course: Map Leaderboard Routegadget Route choice analysis
Short course: Map Leaderboard Routegadget
Inshes Park Urban - Aug 7th to 21st
[posted 30th August 2020]
Thanks to Laurence Cload for planning and Steve Scott for course reviewing our first urban event using MapRun. More than 30 people took part. MapRUn courses remain open until Nov 1st if you would like to have a go. ***** From Aug 24th maps available from website and courses open to MOR and BASOC *****
Long course: Download map Leaderboard Routegadget Route Choice Analysis
Short course: Download map Leaderboard Routegadget Route Choice Analysis
Ord Hill iROMP - July 20th August 31st
[posted 30th August 2020]
Thanks to Oscar Shepherd and Jon Shepherd for our first forest orienteering for a long time. With yellow, orange and green courses on Ord Hill. Not everyone who did it posted their times, but for those who did you can see the results here. For those that didn't you can still add your time for others to see and to add to their enjoyrment.
Results: Submit your time here; Compare your time to others here