BOK members Ian Shields and David Waller taught a class for NCSU’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) on May 3. We started with an hour in the classroom at NCSU and then moved over to Schenck Forest to put the theory into practice with an introductory white course followed by an optional more challenging yellow […]

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We had a somewhat cold and windy day for Sunday but a good turnout nevertheless. Despite my best efforts to estimate map quantities, we ran out of orange and green maps and nearly ran out of red. My thanks to those who turned in their maps for others to use. Unfortunately three runners downloaded without […]

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Update Mar 9, 2017 This event will now be held on March 19, 2017 With possible snow in Raleigh on Sunday March 12, and uncertainty about whether the park might close, I got approval to move the open event originally scheduled for March 12 out a week to March 19. Sorry for any inconvenience. We hope […]

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After Hurrican Matthew threatened to shut down this event, we were able to hold it. We had lovely sunny fall weather. The rhododendron/laurel undergrowth makes this a challenging location and a few extra thorns don’t help. Most competitors enjoyed themselves and found the courses challenging, particularly the orange and up, although even yellow had some […]

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Update Oct 14, 2016 The Oct 16 open event at Raven Rock is ON. See Event notice for more information.

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Update Oct 14, 2016 The event is ON. The park reopened at noon today and the park staff were incredibly helpful to us in reviewing our courses for possible impact and in allowing us to check out sites and set controls. See below for updated group registration information and fillable PDF entry form that you […]

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Remember that BOK memberships run through August. If you have not yet renewed for 2016-2017 (September through August), now is the time. Renew online at the BOK Store or at a meet. Membership is $30 for individuals and $45 for families, and this includes your entry fee to all our open and member events. The […]

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Despite a late start, we had a fun day. Courses were fast and the one slightly misplaced control didn’t seem to slow anyone down. Several results are quite close and Ed and Patrick raced in to the finish with Ed beating Patrick by a bare two seconds. Thanks to Pat for help with setup and […]

Comments Off on Results for Lake Crabtree Farsta Relay 2016-07-03

Update 9:33 July 3, 2016: The event is ON.  Start is delayed to 11:30 We now have approval to reschedule this event to Sunday July 3, replacing the informal event that was originally on the calendar for that date. We will be starting at 11:00 rather than noon. Please register by Friday July 1, even […]

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We had a great day for orienteering, with the exception of a short but rather heavy shower around 2:30. Several families and groups came out, including some cadets who had come a good distance. We also had a visitor from Finland, Stefan Strandberg who ran the green course early and got to control #74 before […]

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