We are well into the peak of pollen season here in North Carolina, so clouds of the yellow stuff were blowing out of the trees and many runners emerged from the largely pine forest covered in it. But the temperatures were perfect for running, the forecasted rain held off, and the woods were still open […]

Comments Off on March 30 Results: New Hope Score-O

Half-Life Score-O Join us for a Score-O event at the New Hope Overlook section of Jordan Lake on Sunday March 30. In this event, your goal is to collect as many points as possible within the allotted time. There is no set route—you can visit the controls in any order you choose. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED […]

Comments Off on Half-Life Score-O and 2M Radio-O at New Hope Overlook

A perfect spring day greeted 31 intrepid orienteers as they tackled a new “progressive scoring” Score-O event. The new format was generally well-received but the progressive scoring played more of a factor in the 2hr than 1hr, with William Allen gaining three spots based on the number of progressive controls obtained. For the 2hr runners, […]

Comments Off on Results, Carolina North Score-O, March 6

Join us for a 1hr or 2hr Score-O on March 6 at Carolina North. This is an advanced level meet and is open to any orienteer who has successfully completed an advanced course (i.e., orange, brown, green, red, or blue). Start window is 10am – 12pm at Seawell Elementary (35.940130, -79.078902). Register Here before 12pm […]

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Lake Crabtree County Park is a convenient, accessible park in the heart of the triangle, and is very popular on the weekends. It has a good system of mountain biking trails which are well maintained through the joint efforts of the parks system and Triangle Off-Road Cyclists (TORC). This means that trails are constantly being […]

Comments Off on Results: 8/23 Crabtree Sprint

On August 23, we will be holding a sprint orienteering event at Lake Crabtree County Park.  The event is open to everyone, but we will not be offering beginner classes nor instruction.  Registration will be in or near the Dogwood shelter. We are not able to reserve shelters, so if it is already taken registration […]

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The weather today was perfect for orienteering and 101 individuals or groups showed up for some fun running through the open woods. Because of the great weather, many people registered later than normal and I did not have an accurate count when I printed maps. So for a short time we ran out of Orange […]

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We will have an OPEN event at Umstead Park (North) starting at Noon on Sunday, February 23, 2020. Everyone is welcome, and we will have a beginners class at 12:30. If you are new to orienteering, please see our newcomer page. I have also created a newcomer guide which will be available at the start […]

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We had a great turnout for yesterday’s event at Schenck. There were 112 starts, and one of the largest beginners classes I have seen. We had six groups pre-register, with 75 participants among them. Many beginners saw enough success on their first course, that they came back and tried a second. The advanced courses took […]

Comments Off on March 3 Schenck Results

It was a great day for orienteering on June 3 at Bond Park – sunny and warm, but manageable.  Runners had their choice of four separate maps (Beginner: 1.6km, Sprint A: 2.6km, Sprint B: 2.7km and “The Whole Enchilada”: 5.3km).  Sprints A and B had shortcut options that allowed runners to make a 2.0km course.   […]

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