It was a great day for being in the woods. Autumn at its best. The courses were quite technical and presented challenges to runners. #7 on Green and Red courses turned out to be the trickiest one to find. Huge thank you to Joe Halloran, William Allen, Ian Shields and Imre Polik who helped with […]
Read MoreWe will have an OPEN event at Umstead Park (South) on Sunday, November 3, 2024. Everyone is welcome. Don’t forget to register and pay here . Registration is closed. The entrance of the park is off Harrison Avenue, called the Reedy Creek entrance. We start from the lower shelter, North of the parking lot. You […]
Read MoreIt was a very nice day for orienteering. We had good turnout and challenging courses. Thank you everybody for coming! Unfortunately, control #34 on Green and Red courses was misplaced (by about 100m), which caused results to be skewed. Depending on a chosen approach, some competitors found it quickly, which others had to wonder around […]
Read MoreEveryone is welcome to our event at Eno River State Park on Sunday, September 15th, 2024. Registration closed. Please register here before 6:00 PM on Friday, September 13, to ensure we have enough maps. On the day of event, you will first head to check-in at the Fews Ford shelter, just west of the loop […]
Read MoreWe had our first real summer day of the year, which added an extra challenge for competitors. And 80 mins for this Reveal-O turned out to be not nearly enough. No one was able to clear the course (55 points). Nick Anderson, who won, ended up with 36 points, with next six competitors getting 35, […]
Read MoreWe were fortunate that all the rain went down on Saturday. And Sunday was pretty much perfect for orienteering. We had 100 individual starts! Looking at Livelox, it appears that different controls gave troubles to different runners – always a good sign 🙂 The results follow along with a picture of red tail hawk taken […]
Read MoreIt was raining, pretty much the whole day. But it was also warm and Carolina North forest was just as beautiful as ever. Everyone had fun – lots of happy faces at the finish! Thank you all for coming! Also special thanks to Matt, Adalia and Phil who ventured back into the woods amidst the […]
Read MorePark at the parking lot of Orange County Health Department (2501 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516) and follow BOK signs to the start, which is on a major paved trail (greenway) 300 feet south west from the parking lot. The event starts at 11.30 am and everybody must finish by 2.30 PM. We will […]
Read MoreIt was a great day for orienteering. Couldn’t ask for a better weather. And the autumn forest was simply breathtakingly beautiful. The courses were relatively fast, but with lots of pits and depressions, which added an extra challenge – especially on Brown, where control #7 was indeed very tricky to find. Special thank you to […]
Read MoreWe will have an OPEN event at Umstead Park (North) on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Everyone is welcome, and we will have a beginners class at noon. Sign up for this event before the deadline at 5:00pm on Friday, November 3rd. Registration is closed Take Glenwood Ave to the park entrance. Go south past the […]
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