Rain. We had a fun day out at Occoneechee Mountain despite the weather. And we had perfect attendance. Everyone who signed up got out to run, with a brave group who started right after 10am and had to run most of their course in the rain. Occoneechee packs so much into a compact park that […]
Read MoreWe had short practice courses each of the three weekends of Radio Orienteering classes. Here are the course results from April 21, 28, and May 4.
Read MoreWe will have an 80 m classic course at William B. Umstead Park South Reedy Creek entrance on Sunday, May 12, 2024. The Reedy Creek entrance is off Harrison Avenue, just north of exit 287 from I-40 GPS: 35.83311, -78.760 For more information about Radio-O/ARDF, see the BOK ARDF page. Starts are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The […]
Read MoreOrienteering Sprint Courses We wil have 2 long and 2 short Orienteering Sprint courses. The Long courses will be just under 3k and the short courses will be just under 2k Radio Orienteering Sprint We will have the full Radio Orienteering sprint format which includes the 5 “slow” foxes, the Spectator control, the 5 “fast” […]
Read MoreJoin us on May 5 for Expert orienteering in Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area in Hillsborough, NC. Come for the mountain laurel and stay for the steep climbs. This is a smaller event due to often limited parking, so we will be offering three courses for expert orienteers. Anyone who has successfully completed an expert-level course […]
Read MoreThe USA Championships are open to everyone. They are a great way to learn more about the sport and get experience on world-class courses. So mark your calendar and look for more information in the coming months.
Read MoreWe had our first real summer day of the year, which added an extra challenge for competitors. And 80 mins for this Reveal-O turned out to be not nearly enough. No one was able to clear the course (55 points). Nick Anderson, who won, ended up with 36 points, with next six competitors getting 35, […]
Read MoreWe had chilly weather (at least for the ones who were stuck in the shelter!), but Imre got a nice fire in the chimney, and that made it very cosy! A bit of mishap from me (Mihai): we had some small issues with the number of maps that we had printed, specifically on Orange. I […]
Read MoreWe were fortunate to be able to add a radio orienteering event to the open orienteering event at Umstead South. A dozen people participated in the sprint and most of them decided to ignore the course assignments and completed the entire course to practice. The course proved to be rather physical involving at least 130m […]
Read MoreWe will have an Open Reveal-O event at Carolina North on Sunday, Apr 14. You don’t need to be an expert to participate in this event – there will be plenty of controls to find for all levels. Park at the parking lot of Orange County Health Department (2501 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516) […]
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