Save Umstead from the Quarry The SW corner of our Umstead Map is an area that we used for many years, Odd Fellows – until the airport stopped giving us permission. Now the airport wants to allow Wake Stone to turn it into a quarry. I would like BOK to to support the “Stop the […]
Read MoreIn my opinion, Carolina North Forest is probably BOK’s best venue for night orienteering. On one hand, there are a lot of winding, potentially confusing trails, making route choice and navigation –even if it’s largely on trails – somewhat challenging. But because there are so many trails and junctions, there are almost always opportunities for […]
Read MoreIt was a very hot day and yet we had a very good turnout. North Umstead is quite runnable, even the heat and certain pits couldn’t slow down the winners. Orange course shared a number of controls with Brown/Green/Red and turned out to be rather difficult. Kudos to all who completed it. It was the […]
Read MoreWe will have our first (sub)urban orienteering event in Cary on Saturday, October 5, 2019. The format will be similar to the Chapel Hill street-o event, but the landscape is a bit different. There will be a 2 and a 4-hour category, and a bike option. Note that this event isn’t a regular orienteering event. […]
Read MoreExpert orienteers (i.e., those who have finished a brown, green, red, or blue course) are welcome to participate in a nighttime orienteering event at Carolina North Forest on Saturday, September 14. We will offer four point-to-point advanced/expert courses (orange, brown, green, and red), with individual starts any time between 8:30 and 9:30 PM. Control pickup […]
Read MoreSunday was a near-perfect day for orienteering — the temperature and humidity dropped to very comfortable levels. We got out on a brand new map of the Pump Station area of Eno River State Park, and most people had a great time. A year ago, this sort of small informal meet with no beginner courses […]
Read MoreIt was a pleasant, even though somewhat hot day. We had 2 fast courses: 2.4km and 4.2km, and many runners did both. Thank you all for coming! Special thank you to Gheorghe Fala for helping with controls pickup and several other orienteers who also offered to help. It’s much appreciated! Vladimir and Tatyana Dorothea Dix […]
Read MoreSunday was the last day of competitions. The adults had a remote start while the kids stayed near the shelter the whole time. Unfortunately, two participants got lost and had to ask for help to find their way back to the finish. Results are below. This concludes our week of events. Thank you all for […]
Read MoreOn Saturday we had two events: 80m for the youth and 2m for the adults. The adult 2m course turned out to be quite challenging, a lot of competitors came back with fewer controls than they had been assigned, a few even went overtime. The 80m course was easier. Results are below. Tonight we’ll have […]
Read MoreAfter some scary thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening we had a lovely Friday morning at Bond park for our sprint championship. This is a fast paced event, where quick thinking generally beats fast running. Results are below. A few competitors ran overtime. Some of my photos from today are here. Charles’s photos (including the group […]
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