We had a hot and humid day for the Lake Crabtree Sprint event. The forecast scattered thunderstorms did not materialize for which we were truly grateful. Most folks found the courses sufficiently challenging for a hot summer day. The runners who tackled all three courses were generally tired by the end. Lake Crabtree has a […]
Read MoreThe date for the Dix Park night event is being rescheduled from August 15th to August 28th. There will be a mass start at 8 pm. This will be a one hour score course. At 9:15 there will be a Night Destruct”O”. Details will follow when registration opens.
Read MoreOn July 11, we will be holding a Sprint orienteering event at Lake Crabtree County Park at 1400 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville. Everyone is welcome. We will not have beginner classes or instruction. We recommend that you have completed a yellow course before attempting this event. Map pickup and download will be at the White Oak […]
Read MoreAlmost 40 orienteers braved a hot June day in Raleigh to enjoy some short, fast sprints.The early starts had the advantage of relatively lower temperatures and more cloud cover, but everyone had plenty of humidity. Those who started later got to see the Pride parade down Umstead Dr. There was one obvious mistake by the […]
Read MoreOn June 27, we will be holding an Open Sprint orienteering event at Dix Park in Raleigh. Everyone is welcome. We will not be offering beginner classes or instruction, but some courses are easier by virtue of being shorter. For those new to orienteering we can provide textual control descriptions. Register near the gazebo on […]
Read MoreApologies for publishing results so late. The weather was absolutely perfect for mid-June. We had a good number of starts. There were several interesting coincidences: Jeff and Imre were separated by exactly 16 seconds for both sprints, and Imre was tied on second place with exactly the same time by Matt. Many thanks to everyone […]
Read MoreWe will have an Open Sprint at Bond Park on Sunday, June 13th. You can choose between a White course (1.7km) and one or both of the Sprint courses (around 2.3km each). The start will be at the Kiwanis shelter. If the parking lot is full, please be ready to park in any other parking […]
Read MoreThe event went very well. Almost everyone set out a control and we all got started in a timely manner both days. The rain was very cooperative and came down only before or after our events. Each person was assigned a region in which to set their transmitter and given a briefing on thinking strategically […]
Read MoreWe got a taste of summer with temperatures in mid to high 80’s and clear skies this weekend. The race sold out completely and we look forward to the day when we can have even more runners participate. Thank you Greg Kopsch, Carolina North Forest Manager, for allowing us to host another event in this […]
Read MoreOn Saturday May 22nd and Sunday May 23rd we will have an open orienteering event at Carolina North Forest (CNF) in Chapel Hill. Courses will be the same both days. The event is open to runners of all experience levels. If you are new to the sport, we recommend you visit BOK’s Newcomer Information for […]
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