Author: Imre Polik
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Results Friday – ARDF Sprint Championship
After 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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Results Thursday – ARDF fox-o championship
Aaaaand…. we’re off! This morning we officially started the first of our four championship events: fox-orienteering at Eno River State Park. Joseph (again) designed a challenging set of courses for all levels. Apart from a couple of minor injuries everyone finished safely. Some people reported that they couldn’t hear certain transmitters while others said that…
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Results Wednesday – ARDF Sprint practice
On Wednesday we descended on Pullen park to practice ARDF sprint. This is a fast paced event, where the competitors have to find two sets of five controls, each transmitting for only 12 seconds. Everyone seemed to have a good time, and even the course setters Joseph and Ruth had a chance to try the…
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Results Tuesday – ARDF practice – Adult 80m and youth 2m results
Tuesday morning we returned to Umstead State park to complement Monday’s practice. This time the adults were on 80m and the kids tried 2m. The events went smoothly, thanks to the work of Patrick, Kelly, Dave, Joseph and Ruth, who reconfigured and moved all the transmitters after yesterday’s events. There was one minor hickup: the…
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Results Monday – Adults 2m and Youth 80m practice
On Monday we moved to one of our favourite locations, Umstead State Park. The adults enjoyed a mid-length course on the 2m wavelength while the youth tried their luck on a shorter course on 80m. On Tuesday the roles will reverse: the adults will do 80m and the youth will do 2m. Thanks to Patrick…
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Results Sunday – ARDF Championship Fox-o practice
This morning saw the beginning of a week full of events. The first four days until Wednesday we’ll have practice events, where participants can check their equipment, get accustomed to the local weather and vegetation and the organizers can work out some final issues before the championship. Joseph Huberman designed a challenging course for our…
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Results for Sprint at Dix on July 7, 2019
We had several courses designed by Gheorghe Fala around the buildings in Dorothea Dix park. Many people showed up despite the heat and the imminent storms. In the end everyone finished dry (at least from the rain). These events are a bit different from regular ones: there is very little vegetation, most of the navigation…
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20190505 Umstead South results
On a typical late spring day we had a good crowd trying out courses in Umstead State park. The rain held off for most of the day. A lot of people took the advanced courses with mostly great results. It was good to be able to use a remote part of the part. Results are…
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Open event at Umstead South on May 5, 2019
Weather update: the event is on rain or shine. We cancel only if the park is closed (an update will be posted here in that case). We leave it to you to judge the weather situation and decide if you want to come or not. There is a significant chance of thunderstorms in the forecast…
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Results – 20181202 Lake Crabtree Farsta relay
After all the uncertainty surrounding the event we were glad to have 18 participants for the Farsta relay, all of whom started at noon. They went quickly into the woods and a short 15 minutes later Vladimir emerged as the leader after the first lap. (Little did he know what was to come for him.)…