Author: David Waller
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Results — Wilson Park
13 August, Wilson Park Two dozen of the Triangle’s best orienteers gathered at Wilson Park in Carrboro for a pair of forest “sprints” on a brand new map. With winning times well above 20 minutes, these courses were quite a bit beefier than typical sprints, and in retrospect they probably should have been…
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August 13 Members event at Wilson Park, Carrboro
On Sunday, August 13, we will have two park/forest sprint courses, using a new map of Wilson park (and adjoining greenspace) in Carrboro. This event is open to BOK members who have completed an advanced course (orange, brown, green, red, or blue), to advanced members of other orienteering clubs (for $5), and to active members…
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2017 Bubbagoat & Chapel Hill Score-O
Important note: Daylight savings will end at 2:00 AM on Sunday. The time change won’t affect the Bubbagoat, but the Chapel Hill street-O that starts at 10:00, noon, or 1:00 will seem more like 11:00, 1:00, and 2:00, respectively. If you miss the time change, you will have an extra hour to study your map!…
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Results for Eno River (04 June)
Sunday brought a great group of the region’s best orienteers out to Eno River State Park to enjoy a tr(z)icky course, set by Josef. The mass start went off promptly at 10:00, when approximately 20 orienteers began a 9-control score course in a fairly small and flat area of the park. (Unlike most score…
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Members event — June 4 — Eno River
On Sunday June 4, Josef Trzicky will challenge us with new courses at Eno River State Park. This event is open to club members who have completed an expert (brown, green, or red) course. Note that this event will have a mass start at 10:00. Competitors will first complete a short prologue on relatively flat…
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Results for open event at Carolina North Forest
23 April 2017, Carolina North Forest Over forty-five brave orienteers did not let the rain stop them from enjoying BOK’s first public event at Carolina North Forest. Although the conditions were rather soggy, the courses were fairly fast, and people were treated to a wide variety of terrain and map features. Runners on the expert…
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Open event at Carolina North Forest (Chapel Hill/Carrboro)
Everyone is welcome to our first public orienteering event at Carolina North Forest, on 23 April. Registration and starts will be near the parking lot of Seawell Elementary school (GPS coordinates = 35.940102, -79.078815). If you’re coming in a group of 5 or more, please pre-register here to help streamline your registration process, and to…
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Results for Eno River (19 Feb)
19 Feb, Eno River A picture-perfect warm sunny February afternoon brought 32 orienteers out to Eno River State Park to enjoy some great orienteering. Eno River is a much hillier and steeper venue than most others locations that BOK uses. As such, courses can be designed with route choices that either embrace or avoid climb.…
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Members event, 19 Feb, Eno River
On Sunday February 19, BOK will hold a Member event at Eno River State Park. This is event is open to club members who have completed an expert (brown, green, or red) course. You must pre-register for this event here, before 5:00 PM on Friday, February 17, so that we know how many maps to print. …
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Results for Lake Crabtree (11 Dec 2016)
11 Dec 2016, Lake Crabtree Co. Park It was a great afternoon for orienteering, with brisk weather and steely gray skies. Well over 100 people enjoyed a full range of courses, set in the runner-friendly confines of Lake Crabtree park. We were very glad to see so many beginners and first-timers. Hopefully, these folks will…