It was a great day for being in the woods. Autumn at its best. The courses were quite technical and presented challenges to runners. #7 on Green and Red courses turned out to be the trickiest one to find. Huge thank you to Joe Halloran, William Allen, Ian Shields and Imre Polik who helped with […]

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We will have an OPEN event at Umstead Park (South) on Sunday, November 3, 2024. Everyone is welcome. Don’t forget to register and pay here . Registration is closed. The entrance of the park is off Harrison Avenue, called the Reedy Creek entrance. We start from the lower shelter, North of the parking lot. You […]

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As you all know by now OUSA is providing the advanced features of Livelox for all the clubs in the United States. What you may not know, is that BOK is one of the top clubs using Livelox this year through September: Club Events OCIN 35 BOK 30 GAOC 25 NEOC 21 DVOA 20 GRIZ […]

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It was a fantastic day to be in the Triangle, and racers came with positive attitudes and a ‘can-do’ spirit to tackle BOK’s first adventure race. It was a monster course that probably could have served as a ten hour event; but people only had eight hours to do their best. Even our best racers […]

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BOK’s first adventure race will be on Sunday, October 20, with a mass start at 10:00 AM. This is just a reminder that if you want to participate you will need to register before Saturday, October 19 at 9:00 AM. The registration deadline for kayak rental has already passed; so if you are a late […]

Comments Off on Reminder and update to BOK’s Adventure Race

We enjoyed near perfect weather and a brand new map of the New Hope Overlook portion of Jordan Lake. Many were surprised by how steep and rugged the terrain was, and the three expert-level courses did not take it easy on runners. Several people asked me how much further south this new map extends. The […]

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BOK’s second event of the weekend was a chance to see friends again, boast or commiserate about Saturday’s results and redeem oneself on a course with less climb and fewer long legs. The orange course was maybe a little easier than normal, but in general runners expressed satisfaction with the courses. We even had one […]

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We had a fantastic orienteering event with a welcome break from all the recent rain! With 44 participants registered, it was a great turnout. Control #47, aka the “dreaded pit,” gave some folks a bit of trouble, but everyone eventually found their way. Huge thanks to William Allen, Dave Waller, Brian Pike, and Vladimir Stemkovski […]

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We wrapped-up our fifth annual Fox Chase at Carolina North Forest on Sunday. For the first time, we ran the race from the school side of the park, and the Fox walked a much more circuitous and narrow route than in years past. This new twist favored thoughful navigation even more than usual, as runners […]

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Join us for an advanced classic orienteering event on Sunday, September 29th, 2024 at Horton Grove Nature Preserve, which is located 10 minutes west of Butner, NC Registration is closed. Please register here before 6:00 PM on Friday, September 27, to ensure we have enough maps. On the day of the event, you will park in […]

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