Welcome to the INVOC website.
Recent website updates:
16 May: Abriachan results (results page) Results
4 May: Coulmony iROMP info on homepage
30 Apr: Back to Basics Adult Coaching Block
Our Next Event
All of INVOC's 2020's fixtures including iROMPs and MAPRUNs can be found by clicking the link here
See Scottish Orienteering Events Calendar for other Scottish fixtures, or MOR's and BASOC's websites for their specific events.
Athletes' COVID-19 Code of Conduct: here
Abriachan Level D (Local) event Sun 16th May
[posted May 16th]
Getting back to O.
Abriachan provisional results. https://invoc.org.uk/results/2021/Abriachan_1605/index.html/
The sun shone and Abriachan, its heather and steep slopes hosted us in our return. Well done to everyone. Big turn out from the juniors, for the first competition in a long time. For the adults it was a case of “I need to get fitter”. Thanks to Carolyn & Laurence Cload who organised, Colin and Eilidh Simpson who planned and Jim Finlayson for event timing (who did not expect to get sunburnt!). Thanks to all those who also helped on starts, car parking, first aid and control collecting.
Back to Basics Training
Orienteering events are re-starting. Want to get back out into the forest but feeling rusty after a pandemic layoff? Want to improve your skills? Want to see some of your club mates again? INVOC has arranged for a block of three professionally coached sessions, as part of the SOA initiative to get back to orienteering. These are for adults only. More details on coaching page.
Please sign up before Tuesday 11th May.
Our current iROMP and MAPRUN
Coulmony iROMP - May 1st to mid-June
There are four courses courtesy of Angus and James Laird: orange, light green, green and blue. The blue and green make use of a unique untracked section of native woodland – making excellent TD5 orienteering. Coulmony is a mature forest on moraine with interesting contour detail, plus an escarpment and slope of untracked native birch and scots pine woodland. It is in optimum condition at this time of year with the bracken down. There is also some mature pine forest with heather – which makes harder running. It is a bit wet, but not that wet underfoot. Go and enjoy! Remember if you go out to drop the planner an email, record your results on the google form or a message on the WhatsApp group so we know whether it is being used.
Results: Submit your time here here; Compare your time to others here
Nairn East Beach Maprun
The next Maprun is now live and ready to download from BOF Permanent Orienteering Courses. This Maprun is in the sand dunes of Nairn East Beach on a 1:4000 map, so should offer a challenge for those who are not so keen on Urban and wish to test their navigation skills. The brambles are down at the moment, so good time to be out there. As before you will get until the end of April to complete this Maprun. Any problems please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If the lockcode does not work try the code for the other course, but it should be fine. For those that have not undertaken a Maprun yet, it is great fun and uses the "MaprunF" app on your smartphone to log your position. When you get to the control you get a beep from your phone. Check your phone / watch to make sure you have collected the right control!
Training and Coaching:
Technique training: 2020 Training Groups. Junior training has re-started following lockdown:
- iJOS Weds evenings alternating in terrain and online.
- Talons online (for the moment)
All subject to Scottish Govt guidelines on organised sport - maybe subject to cancellation at short notice.
Details and sign up via Spond. If you are not already in a training group (and using Spond) and wish to join one of them contact Jacquie Laird. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Due to covid restrictions additional spaces may be limited.
iROMP (forest) & MAPRUN (urban) :
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:
- To be announced once Covid restrictions ease
The next few 'local' events
See this spreadsheet at this link for all forthcoming INVOC events in 2021
See Scottish Orienteering Events Calendar for other Scottish fixtures, or MOR's and BASOC's websites for their specific events.