After a wave of showers forced us to postpone the event, we managed to hold it on January 2 instead of January 1. The weather was somewhat dry, but a bit colder than expected. Still, 22 runners/teams attempted the challenge, some running full steam, others walking, jogging or pushing their kids in a stroller. There […]
Read MoreRegistration is now closed. Update on Dec 31: as expected, I’m looking at a steady stream of showers over Tennessee, heading East, with a 60% chance of rain in Cary tomorrow morning. That is the worst possible forecast I could get now. But, it looks like Saturday morning will be a perfect day instead. So, instead […]
Read MoreThanks to the park management at Umstead, we were allowed to hold an expert event with limited capacity at one of our favourite locations. The weather turned out to be perfect, the woods were wide open, and the courses were tricky. The terrain allowed for some fast running, but a small mistake could cost runners […]
Read MoreWe had a near perfect day for orienteering, except for two things. One is that the event director (Lina) got sick by Sunday morning. Luckily, Joseph and Ruth offered to run the event for her so Lina only had to set things up in the morning. The other incident is a little more worrisome: one […]
Read MoreOn the first day of proper autumn we had about a couple dozen competitors taking to the streets and greenways of Cary and Morrisville to find 48 controls (including the race director’s house). Many of them decided to use a combination of biking and running: with the exception of two controls everything was reachable by […]
Read MoreLast minute updates: The weather is looking great, in fact, this might be the first really pleasant weekend of the fall! I couldn’t have planned it better. A compass is not necessary, but could be useful. Bring a pencil for writing the answers and a highlighter to plan your route. Make sure to show up […]
Read MoreSunday was the last day of competitions. The adults had a remote start while the kids stayed near the shelter the whole time. Unfortunately, two participants got lost and had to ask for help to find their way back to the finish. Results are below. This concludes our week of events. Thank you all for […]
Read MoreOn Saturday we had two events: 80m for the youth and 2m for the adults. The adult 2m course turned out to be quite challenging, a lot of competitors came back with fewer controls than they had been assigned, a few even went overtime. The 80m course was easier. Results are below. Tonight we’ll have […]
Read MoreAfter some scary thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening we had a lovely Friday morning at Bond park for our sprint championship. This is a fast paced event, where quick thinking generally beats fast running. Results are below. A few competitors ran overtime. Some of my photos from today are here. Charles’s photos (including the group […]
Read MoreAaaaand…. we’re off! This morning we officially started the first of our four championship events: fox-orienteering at Eno River State Park. Joseph (again) designed a challenging set of courses for all levels. Apart from a couple of minor injuries everyone finished safely. Some people reported that they couldn’t hear certain transmitters while others said that […]
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