Braemar success for Moravian Orienteering Club
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There was success for Moravian Orienteering Club in their latest event at Braemar.
Nine members of the Moray club entered an event held at the Highland village, following routes on a largely unknown area adjacent to the Highland Games field.
The quest through some deep heather turned out to be a long, physical challenge in the hot sun for the competitors.
Elgin youngster Finlay McLuckie (M14-) stepped up to the second longest adult course and destroyed most of the field, only being beaten by a young local man.
His sister Kate (W16-) ran the next course and came a close third in a battle with a boy and a girl of her own age, beating all the adults, although her mother Morag (W50+) had a great run to finish fifth on the course.
Kinloss teenager Michael Bishenden (M16-) had a great run on a tough route for his first-ever run on the long course, coming fourth in a classy field of older youngsters who took the top five places.
The club's oldest competitor, Urquhart's Eddie Harwood (M70+) won the wooden spoon – how long will he continue to run the longest courses?
Getting her orienteering shoes back on, W70+ runner Margaret Dearman, from Duffus showed she had recovered from both a heart attack and a replacement hip operation by tackling the intermediate course.
She managed to pip a rival by one second after nearly 80 minutes of running.
