We will have an open event at Bond Park (in Cary) on Aug 2, 2026. Registration will be at a picnic table near the boat house. If the parking lot near the boat house is full, please be ready to park in any other parking lot (there are plenty) and walk back to the start.

Register Here

This event is open to all skill levels. Start anytime between 10 am and 1.30 pm. Courses close at 2 pm when we start picking up controls. Be sure to check in at the start/finish after your course so we know everyone made it back.

There will be 3 sprint courses available and you can run as many as you want in any order:

Sprint A – 2.6 km (Yellow-Orange level – not exactly a sprint, but not quite middle-distance)

Sprint B – 2.1 km (Yellow level)

Sprint C – 1.5 km (White level)

In addition to the sprint courses, we’ll have a 70-minute Memory-O course/challenge. It works just like Score-O, but you won’t be given a map. Instead, a map with the controls will be placed on a table at the start, and you’ll need to memorize it to find the controls in the park. You can return to this stationary map as many times as you want (within your 70-minute time limit) to refresh your memory. Each control you find is worth 10 or 20 points. However, there will be more controls in the park than on the Memory-O map — if you punch one that isn’t on the map, you’ll get minus 5 points. The penalty for being late is 10 points per minute. If you choose to do Memory-O, you must do it before running the sprints.

Beginners may prepare themselves by watching the videos on our Newcomer Information Page. If you need additional instruction or have questions, please ask one of the BOK volunteers at registration.

We always appreciate help with control pickup.

Tatyana and Vladimir

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