BOK’s first adventure race will be on Sunday, October 20, with a mass start at 10:00 AM. This is just a reminder that if you want to participate and need to rent a kayak, you will need to register before Thursday, October 17. Registration will close entirely on Saturday, October 19 at 9:00 AM.

If you have registered for this event, please read the event description here before coming out. There is very important information throughout this page, and there will not be time to run through all of it in the pre-race briefing (at 9:45).

We have also made a small change (improvement?) to the race procedures. Instead of only seeing your map for your initial loop before the start, I will distribute the maps for loops 1-3 to everyone before the start. This will enable you to get an overview of nearly the entire race before you start, and will help inform you better about what order of loops you want to do. Note that your initial loop will still be pre-determined as part of your registration. The park opens at 8:00 AM, and I expect to be able to distribute maps as early as 8:30.

Finally, a reminder that we are hoping to use LiveLox for this event; so if you want to compare your routes with those of other racers, be sure to download the LiveLox recorder and set up an account.

We enjoyed near perfect weather and a brand new map of the New Hope Overlook portion of Jordan Lake. Many were surprised by how steep and rugged the terrain was, and the three expert-level courses did not take it easy on runners. Several people asked me how much further south this new map extends. The […]

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BOK’s second event of the weekend was a chance to see friends again, boast or commiserate about Saturday’s results and redeem oneself on a course with less climb and fewer long legs. The orange course was maybe a little easier than normal, but in general runners expressed satisfaction with the courses. We even had one […]

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We had a fantastic orienteering event with a welcome break from all the recent rain! With 44 participants registered, it was a great turnout. Control #47, aka the “dreaded pit,” gave some folks a bit of trouble, but everyone eventually found their way. Huge thanks to William Allen, Dave Waller, Brian Pike, and Vladimir Stemkovski […]

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Join us for orienteering for everyone from Beginner to Expert. On October 6th, BOK will be hosting an Open event at Carolina North Forest and we will have the full gamut of courses. Park at the Orange County Health Department and walk to the start at (35.947362657988855, -79.06679473169443)

Start times will be from 11:00am to 1:00pm with control pickup starting by 3:00pm. Registration is closed Register with the button below by Friday, October 4th at 5:00pm so we can make sure to print a map for you. We’ll be pretty busy with events this weekend, so it’s unlikely that we’ll be able to accommodate late registrations.

The courses on offer include

• White (1.6km)
• Yellow (2.8km)
• Orange (3.4km)
• Brown (3.5km)
• Green (5.4km)
• Red (7km)

We will use LIVELOX so you can see your route on the map after the event, along with everyone else on your course. LIVELOX is great because you can learn a lot about route choice, and it is fun to see how others’ choices affect their runs. The easiest way to use LIVELOX is to download the LIVELOX app to your phone. Then, when you start your course, open the app on your phone, click “Start Recording,” and then “Stop Recording” at the end of your run. Later in the day, the event will be published on livelox.com, where you can select your course for viewing. Uploading your route from your Garmin or Strava account is also possible.)