We managed to fit this event in between rain and cold, so we had a beautiful warm sunny day.  Since this was billed as a sprint with various segments, and we are scoring it as such.  All people who ran the same number of courses compete against each other.     1 course 1 Albert Boulus […]

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Friday was a return of the club’s traditional New Year’s Day Relay. This has been an abnormally warm winter, but the day of the event was pleasantly cool. The previous several days of heavy rain gave way to clear conditions for the race, although there was ample water in low lying areas on the course. […]

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One could not ask for a better weather for a winter event! Many people came and enjoyed a beautiful day in the forest. Not many hills and open woods resulted in some very good times on all courses. Also runners on the White course had an opportunity to find some interesting facts about white oaks, […]

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It was a perfect day for orienteering — cool temperatures, and a bright sun to help keep competitors oriented.  Ian Shields cruised to an uncontested victory in the one-hour event, while Vladimir Stemkovski, aided by his new aerodynamic chin, ran nearly 10 miles to double his closest competitor’s score in the two-hour event. Certainly one of […]

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We had gorgeous weather and a large crowd for our first open event at Lake Crabtree County Park. Runners on the longer courses got to see a lot of the park. Vladimir and Tatyana organized the event but had to leave early, so I get to write up the results. Thanks to them both for […]

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November 8, Eno River November 8, Eno River The rain let up all day, allowing 27 orienteers to enjoy the first orienteering meet ever at Eno River State Park. The woods were open and runnable; the hills were long and steep; and the partially-complete map was good enough to enable everyone to finish their course […]

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We had a productive Annual Meeting. We scheduled 25 events for 2016, and they are on the calendar marked “Pending Approval”.  (If you weren’t at the meeting you should check to see if you are directing any events.) We have some new maps in the works.  The Eno River map is made its preview  Nov 8, […]

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    31 Oct 2015, Schenck   31 Oct 2015, Schenck Forest   A dozen orienteers gathered on a cool Halloween night at Schenck Forest for a good old-fashioned Vampire-O. Four of the 12 runners were randomly selected as vampires, able to trade their vampire map for a fresh one.  After the one-hour score-O, runners re-gathered […]

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On Sunday, November 8, we will hold our first meet ever at Eno River State Park.  This is an advanced event, open to any BOK member who has previously completed an “expert” (brown, green, red, or blue) course.  You must preregister for this event here, before 5:00 PM Friday November 6, so that we know […]

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To celebrate Halloween at the upcoming night-O in Schenck Forest, we will have a one-hour “Vampire-O”.  We will also do a “search and destroy” event for control pickup.  This is an advanced event that is open to any BOK member who has completed an orange (or above) course.  You must pre-register for this event here.  […]

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