{"id":129,"date":"2016-01-27T23:24:28","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T23:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/?p=129"},"modified":"2016-01-28T22:42:51","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T22:42:51","slug":"edinburgh-big-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/2016\/01\/27\/edinburgh-big-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Big Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Burn&#8217;s weekend saw a UNOC group travelling up to Edinburgh for the annual EUOC big weekend, in anticipation of some exciting\u00a0orienteering and ceilidh dancing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/files\/2016\/01\/P1000465-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/files\/2016\/01\/P1000465-002-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur's Seat\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/files\/2016\/01\/P1000465-002-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/files\/2016\/01\/P1000465-002-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the Saturday the Edinburgh city race provided some well-planned courses taking in all the key areas, from the university campus, housing estates, the Royal Mile, the infamously trickly multi-levelled Exchange district, and finishing on the meadows. With some members running in excess of 11 miles, some well-earned recovery was required.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/files\/2016\/01\/P1000453-001-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/files\/2016\/01\/P1000453-001-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Edinburgh City Race\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/files\/2016\/01\/P1000453-001-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/files\/2016\/01\/P1000453-001-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/files\/2016\/01\/P1000453-001-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However what we got instead was the big weekend ceilidh, fusing a combination of traditional dancing\u00a0and haggis into an excellent evening. On Sunday the classic event on Arthur&#8217;s Seat had\u00a0some brilliant courses with a blend of fine navigation and big route choice providing the main interest, although the uphill legs were particularly tiring!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/files\/2016\/01\/P1000461-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/files\/2016\/01\/P1000461-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Holyrood Park Event\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/files\/2016\/01\/P1000461-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/files\/2016\/01\/P1000461-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/unoc\/files\/2016\/01\/P1000461-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to everyone who came along and also to EUOC for putting on such a great set of events. We&#8217;ll definitely be back next year! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rstrain.ndtilda.co.uk\/results_16\/euoc_bw\/\" target=\"_blank\">Results<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burn&#8217;s weekend saw a UNOC group travelling up to Edinburgh for the annual EUOC big weekend, in anticipation of some exciting\u00a0orienteering and ceilidh dancing. 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