Mike Robinson After Springer’s Service High-O, fifteen orienteers have qualified for the sprint final by running two events. But, there are plenty of great orienteers left to qualify and two more events coming. Here are the current standings: Scott Patterson Ian Moore (4:21 behind Scott) Dorn Van Dommelen (8:20) Cory Smith (9:48) Jen Jolliff (12:56) Nick Crews … Read more
Date: Wednesday, August 16 Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 8:00pm Location: Service High School 5577 Abbott Road Service Sprint Meet The Sprint Series is back with two courses starting from Service High School: Long: 4.1k, 21 controls Short: 2.6k, 11 controls The long course goes further into the woods and … Read more
The fabulously fun 2023 Orienteering Sprint Series is coming up, beginning with the first meet on July 26th at Ruth Arcand Park. The series will consist of six meets, with the final meet of the series being the Championship Final. Each meet will have two courses set, a short course and a long course. Anyone … Read more
Tonight’s meet is a Sprint-O at Ruth Arcand Park. There will be a 2.0K Short course, and a 4.1K for the long course. This is a very interesting area with a nice mix of trails, man made and natural features. Arrive for a start time between 5:00 and 7:00pm. All participants must be back at … Read more
Date: Wednesday, July 19 Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 8:30 pm Location: 13101 Glen Alps Rd Anchorage, AK 99516 The Butterfly-O is back and happening TONIGHT! Here are the notes from the meet director. There will be five courses of varying length and difficulty: White course: 6 controls, 1.3 km … Read more
Both of our meet directors for Mountain-O that was scheduled for this weekend (7/15) came down with an illness, so we are going to need to hopefully reschedule, possibly cancel. Get well soon, Steve and Bill!
Date: Wednesday, July 12 Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 9:00pm Location: Mirror Lake Middle School 22901 Lake Hill Dr, Chugiak, AK 99567 Come orienteer in the beautiful forests north and west of Mirror Lake Middle School. Starts between 5 and 7; finish before 9 pm. Intro to orienteering class starting at … Read more
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 9:00pm Location: North Bivouac Trailhead Mile 2.2 Campbell Airstrip Road Traditional Meet with White (beginner) to Red (advanced) courses. Start any time between 5pm and 7pm. You must be done by 9pm. The Mile 2.2 orienteering area is greening up and gorgeous. The grass is … Read more
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 9:00pm Location: Mile 1.1 Campbell Airstrip Rd. Anchorage AK Come on out to Far North Bicentennial Park this Wednesday for the second meet of the season! The snow has melted throughout FNBP and the trees and brush are just starting to bud out. Get out … Read more
Hello orienteers, This summer it seems our meet directors are especially busy with travel and other commitments and we have had a hard time filling in all the holes in the schedule. But thanks to Jen’s persistent efforts as VP of Events, some flexibility among our usual meet directors, plus some new volunteers, we have … Read more