Glasgow City Race

[zulu_warrior]

Here here, Thanks to everyone involved. Great day out beutiful sunshine a course that kept you thinking all the way (How do you get round the impassible wall!) and a city that is well worth the visit.

[johnloguk]

I can sense myself repeating what others have just posted, but who cares Awesome event, great map, great weather, great course, one gobsmacking mistake by yours truly, but I suspect that comments about the big wall mean I wasn't the only one. Possibly not quite as complex as Scarborough, but some sections to compare with the best urban racing I've ever done. I hope it isn't sacrilege to say it was better than York, but the climb and those bridges/underpasses literally gave another dimension to the route choices. Good effort by the select band who put this on. 600 miles made a mess of my carbon footprint, but I suspect I've still got more credit than Madonna

[andy]

i'll echo all the comments about the race today, great course, great map, great weather

thoroughtly enjoyed it

[rosco]

hear hear

but...

"so many gems: The Renee Mackintosh house; the Burrell collection"

I love Glasgow but the Burrell collection is guff.

[Meat Market]

Was there any banjoing of neds / terrorists to get your si card in the controls john smeaton style?

[pyrat]

Hello!

Thanks for the positive feedback guys. I am happy how the event turned out and would like to thank Patrick Walder for mapping a chunk of Glasgow out of love for the sport.

There are some photos online
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyrat/sets ... 716680116/

We hope to extend the map even further and there are plans for the Glasgow 2012 commonwealth orienteering champs!

Gross: Dont get me started on the delights of Falkirk. A commuter town with a big wheel?

Cheers,
Ally.

[pyrat]

I have put the course online also..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyrat/768208874/

[SeanC]

Apologies for the thread drift.

I've not done any of these street races so apologies if this is a daft question but one thing puzzles me. In normal 0 when there is a big road crossing there are manned crossing points, risk assessment forms, time allowances etc. How do you get away with it for an event where you are constantly crossing roads?

Does this explain the low turnout, a fear of being flattened by crazy Glasgow motorists?

[Tom R]

It was on a sunday morning so the roads werent too busy we only crossed one or two main roads. Most of the hardest urban stuff is in small alleyways away from main roads anyway.

[andy]

Apologies for the thread drift.

I've not done any of these street races so apologies if this is a daft question but one thing puzzles me. In normal 0 when there is a big road crossing there are manned crossing points, risk assessment forms, time allowances etc. How do you get away with it for an event where you are constantly crossing roads?

Does this explain the low turnout, a fear of being flattened by crazy Glasgow motorists?

None of the roads being crossed were busy roads, more residential streets. The one big road we 'crossed' was planned so we went under it rather than across it (10-11). I guess the same road *could* have been crossed later on but I didn't take that route so can't really comment.

I was more in fear of getting knifed/glassed than getting run down, with it being glasgow. (sorry for the negative glasgow thing, I'm an east-coast person )

[rosco]

and that's in the posh part of town.... lucky it wasn't the Possil Urban Jungle Cup although I bet there would be some amazingly fast times for that one.

[pyrat]

Superlightweight results: http://www.simplyexcited.co.uk/results/cityrace.htm
I used emit but no emit software as I decided it was too rubbish to bother with!

[greywolf]

race was brilliant, thanks...i take it "no emit software" means there won't be any splits going up...

[Wendles]

Re. the crossing of roads, we're all grown-ups and take full responsibility for running out in front of moving vehicles, hence my dice with death on the dual-carriageway!

[awk]

A bit off-topic, but on that issue of racing on roads etc., does anybody know what the insurance/permissions/police situation is when organising a street O-race?