Expert orienteers are welcome to join us for classic orienteering courses at Falls Lake State Recreation Area on Sunday, January 26. Start on the brown (4.0 km) green (5.5 km) or red (7.1 km) course any time between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Control pickup will start no later than 2:30. Unless you participated in […]
Read MoreWe will have an OPEN event at Umstead Park (South) on Saturday, January 19, 2025. Take the Harrison Ave exit off of I-40 to the park entrance. The event starts at 11.30 am and everybody must finish by 2.30 PM.We will have all regular courses from beginner to advanced: We will also have a beginners […]
Read MoreIn keeping with our tradition of having fun on New Year’s Day, we went back to a Team Score O format, but with the simpler rules as seen in the original event description. It turns out this was a really fun format for this event and the course was laid out without any really obvious […]
Read MoreThere will be a unique expert-level Rogaine training opportunity held concurrently with a Classic Orienteering event at Gray Owl in the Birkhead Wilderness on Saturday, February 1st and Sunday, February 2. Courses Schedule Rogaine participants will be required to run the Usynligo and Livelox apps (both free) on their phones and carry their phone with […]
Read MoreUPDATE: Explorer course option added. Backwoods Orienteering Klub will have an Team Score-O event at Schenck Forest on Wednesday, January 1st. You should have completed an orange or higher course to participate in this event and you do need to run with a team. Teammates can be chosen at the event, you do not need […]
Read MoreWe have had a nice day outdoors catching radio waves. The weather cooperated giving us a nice sun shine in the middle of December. Thank you all for coming. The directors would extend very special thanks to the BOK for scheduling the event, reserving the place, and providing rental equipment, Charles for his tremendous help […]
Read MoreIt was nice and chilly and we had a good crowd for this time of the year. The course were pretty fast with several runners showing very impressive times. Special thanks goes to Brian Pike, Sandro Gisler, William Allen and Matt Craig for the help with controls pickup. Tatyana and Vladimir Umstead North, Dec 14, […]
Read MoreIt was a great day for a long score course — chilly, sunny, and dry. This year, we were back at Umstead with a course that concentrated around the north side of the park. In fact, it was the first time this event has been at Umstead and hasn’t asked the 4-hour competitors to cross […]
Read MoreLast minute updates: Registration closes at 5 pm on Friday 12/13 Event Directors: Evgeny Danilov, Erin Hammer
Read MoreWe will have an OPEN event at Umstead Park (North) on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Take Glenwood Ave to the park entrance. Go south past the visitor center to the parking lots at the end of the road. Registration and starts will be in the large picnic shelter to the east of the parking area. […]
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