We had good attendance for a slightly chilly event on Sunday. The few minutes of rain did not scare off any competitor. Extra credit goes to the Pamlico crew for their nicely coordinated outfits! Thanks to Dave W. and Brian P, who helped pick up controls and thus allowed us to wrap up the event […]

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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 […]

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On February 1st, BOK held a rogaine training event starting/finishing at Gray Owl in the NE corner of Birkhead Mountains Wilderness. This consisted of two 6-hour “loops” (one during the day and one during the night). Most of the controls on each course didn’t have physical flags. Instead, participants had to use the UsynligO and […]

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We 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 […]

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In 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 […]

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We 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 […]

Comments Off on Results – Radio-O 2m Short Classic and Sprint at Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest on Sunday December 15 2024

It 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, […]

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It 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 […]

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Last minute updates: Registration closes at 5 pm on Friday 12/13 Event Directors: Evgeny Danilov, Erin Hammer

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We 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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