Saturday started out with some steady rain, and a few hardy souls started out, but by 11am the rain stopped and the sun even began to peak out. Here are the results from Saturday: Gray Owl ARDF & Orienteering, Saturday Preliminary Results 2022-05-14 2m4.2 km 300 min (5 Controls) 1 William Allen 5 p […]
Read MoreIt was a beautiful spring day for orienteering at Dix Park today. Unbeknown to us and to the Dix calendar, there was a large “Racing for Rescues 5K” run at Dix this morning with police blocking entrances until around 11:00. A very strange coincidence with our “dog bone” score-O. We were able to run the […]
Read MoreWe will have an open fun event at Dorothea Dix Park on May 1, 2022. Most of the park entrances are blocked until 11:30 but you can enter at Hunt Drive. There is a 5k at Dorothea Dix today. The mass start may be delayed. Registration is now closed There will be two courses. Beginner […]
Read MoreThis Easter Sunday turned out to be a sunny day and temps in the low 70’s. Perfect for a day outside! We had 22 runners and four different courses. Thank you Triangle Land Conservancy for allowing us to use this land for our race. TLC has nine other preserves in the Triangle area – check […]
Read MoreWe will have an 80 m classic course at Carolina North Forest on April 24, Sunday. Park at the Orange County Health Department off of Homestead Rd (GPS 35.9483 -79.0649, Google maps link). Then follow the BOK signs to pick up your map. For more information about Radio-O/ARDF, see the BOK ARDF page. The course […]
Read MoreThe final day of the championships is – as usual – the 80m classic event. The location was similar to that of the 2m event, just North of the campground. The weather was a bit colder than in the previous days, but much drier. The forest was no different though. Many thanks for Charles Scharlau […]
Read MoreWe will have an ADVANCED event at Horton Grove Nature Preserve on Sunday April 17th, 2022. This preserve is managed by Triangle Land Conservancy and this land used to be part of the largest plantations in North Carolina. It is located 10 miles north of Durham. Everyone who has completed the equivalent of a yellow […]
Read MoreSaturday’s event was the 2m classic. Only 5 transmitters, much fewer than the previous days. Everything went fine, we didn’t have any technical issues today. We were also grateful for the trails on the course today: the top finishers all made good use of them. The performance of the day is definitely Eduard Nasybulin’s 82 […]
Read MoreOn Friday we continued with fox orienteering under drier conditions. The weather was close to perfect for orienteering and the forest was dry enough. The new format (where foxes are spread over three different frequencies and two modes) is in line with international competitions. Most people adapted to it fairly quickly. There was ample opportunity […]
Read MoreThe 2022 ARDF Championships have officially begun! We had 25 people starting the tricky sprint competition amidst a light drizzle. Despite the less than perfect weather everything ended up all right. The transmitter locations are marked on the following map: We’ve put some pictures in this album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/oSuaKpqUba5E3bLv9 Results are below. Tomorrow we are continuing […]
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