Despite an overcast and bitterly cold day, we still had a solid 42 starts for our sprint event in Bond Park. Two sprint courses were offered, each with winning times of about 20 minutes. Competition was tough at the top, with Gheorghe Fala winning Sprint A by just 26 seconds and Matt Craig winning Sprint […]
Read MoreWe had good attendance for a slightly chilly event on Sunday. The few minutes of rain did not scare off any competitor. Extra credit goes to the Pamlico crew for their nicely coordinated outfits! Thanks to Dave W. and Brian P, who helped pick up controls and thus allowed us to wrap up the event […]
Read MoreWe will have an OPEN event at Umstead Park (South) on Saturday, January 19, 2025. Take the Harrison Ave exit off of I-40 to the park entrance. The event starts at 11.30 am and everybody must finish by 2.30 PM.We will have all regular courses from beginner to advanced: We will also have a beginners […]
Read MoreWe had chilly weather (at least for the ones who were stuck in the shelter!), but Imre got a nice fire in the chimney, and that made it very cosy! A bit of mishap from me (Mihai): we had some small issues with the number of maps that we had printed, specifically on Orange. I […]
Read MoreOn Sunday, March 24th, 2024, BOK is hosting an Open orienteering event at UmsteadPark at the Reedy Creek Entrance on Harrison Avenue. Follow the trail from theparking lot down the hill northwest of the parking lot to the big shelter,(35.838111, -78.760729). This event is open to all skill levels. Beginners may prepare themselves by watching […]
Read MoreWhat a fantastic day for orienteering! We don’t get a lot of days in May with low humidity and mild temperature. We had a decent number of people run both sprints, which were of comparable length and relatively short. General comments: Many thanks to Imre for vetting and adding streamers to the courses, and to […]
Read MoreThis event has been a true team effort. History: this event had been planned for April 2nd. However, the Park management noticed a conflict with the big Umstead 100 race, so we were forced to change to a different date. Easter Sunday was not ideal, but since we didn’t have an alternate location ready for […]
Read MoreOn Sunday, April 9th, BOK is hosting an Open orienteering event at UmsteadPark. Enter the park from Glenwood Avenue and follow the road past the Visitor Center, and the directions to parking for Potts Branch and Sycamore Trail. We will start from the Crabtree Shelter (35.8717237,-78.7591062). This event is open to all skill levels. There […]
Read MoreI (Mihai) apologize for posting the results so late. The event was run in parallel with a NJROTC event in the same area of the park. The advanced courses reused some of the controls set by Dave for the other event, which made the organization much easier (thanks Dave!). Also, not having seen the controls […]
Read MoreEveryone is welcome to the North side of Umstead State Park on Saturday, October 8th.Enter the park from Glenwood Ave./US 70; park here; and check-in at the large shelter, here (GPS = 35.871668, -78.759166). Registration is now closed. As a reminder, our annual passes expire at the end of August. It is a good idea […]
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