Category: Event Results

We had a great fall day for orienteering with a large turnout that included 40 JROTC cadets. Some of the cadets were back for more after participating in a JROTC championship on Saturday. We also had three scouts from Troop 346 in Raleigh who are working on their orienteering merit badge who did a great…

We had a great turnout at our season start. Thank you all for coming! Even though the summer is behind us, it was still pretty hot, which made it harder for everybody. The courses were also more difficult than usual (especially Yellow and Orange) – there were quite a few DNFs. In addition, control #9…

Results for Schenck Forest, September 10, 2017.

    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…

Given our typical summer heat here, this was a relatively nice day for orienteering in a park with a lot of shade. We had one yellow and two orange courses. Several folks tried both orange courses while some opted for only one. Many thanks to Pat McQuaid who helped me with course validation and setup…

  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…

Great weather for an event at the beginning of summer

Beautiful weather and perfect day for orienteering. The courses were quite challenging. Several participants had problems with the controls on the west side of Old Reedy Creek Rd. Joseph H showed us what a devoted orienteer he is on his way to control # 55. He finished this 750 m long leg in no less…