This was a terrific weekend. It went from summer through fall into winter. Friday was HOT. One person came back with heat stress. Then it poured Friday night for a cool drizzly Saturday morning clearing up in the afternoon, and a cold Sunday. We built a fire in the fire pit and stood around for […]
Read MoreWe will have an OPEN event at Schenck Forest on Sunday, October 25th, 2026. Register HERE before Friday, October 23rd, at 6:00 PM. Directions from I-40: Take Edward Mills Exit and head north on Edward Mills Rd. Turn left on Reedy Creek Rd and another left on State Farm Rd. Park on State Farm Rd […]
Read MoreMost of our region’s best adventure racers came out to Falls Lake to enjoy 8 hours of trekking, paddling, and biking. With a hurricane passing to our west, the weather was iffy and we learned the night before the race that the park would be closing the mountain bike trails. Bikes could still be used […]
Read MoreOn Sunday, October 11 we will hold our annual 8-hour adventure race at Falls Lake State Recreation .
Registration Deadlne 5PM October 8
On Friday, the forcast was for rain all day, and by Sunday it stopped before 10am and stayed cool and “dry” for the rest of the day. OK, the humidity was about 100%. Those who commented thought the courses were tough, there were some, but not too many DNFs. A big thanks to Dave Waller […]
Read MoreAnother weekend of orienteering on the coast wrapped up Sunday at one of our favorite venues, Bear Island. The day before, many of us also ran middle distance courses on Shackleford Banks. Having events at the two islands in the same weekend really highlighted the differences between these two venues: Shackleford is complex topologically, but […]
Read MoreWhen it rains it pours. Not in the sense of precipitation, but with our control boxes having difficulties. On Sunday, number 44 died after working all day Saturday just fine for the JROTC event we shared the weekend with. Number 41 got collected a bit early and one runner’s time had to be adjusted to […]
Read MoreExpert orienteers (i.e., those who have successfully completed a brown, green, red, or blue course) are welcome to join us for any or all of our annual coastal orienteering weekend. This year we will hold three events: a virtual sprint through the historic downtown of Beaufort, middle distance courses on Shackleford Banks, and classic courses […]
Read MoreWhen: Tuesday, Sept 15 8:30pmWhere: Google Meet http://meet.google.com/ama-bpex-yrv This Tuesday, Sept 15, Joseph is going to host a forum on Radio Orienteering. Everyone is welcome to join. The presentation runs about 15 minutes, and there will be plenty of time to ask questions. BOK is the center of Radio Orienteering in the United States. Orienteering […]
Read MoreMercifully, the heat broke just in time — it wasn’t nearly as hot as it had been all week — though the humidity stuck around and made itself felt. All the courses were challenging, and Red was extra long at 7.8 km. Matt Craig and Karol Gabrowski went head to head on it, with Karol […]
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