Just a heads up that we will be having our annual membership meeting right after the Sprint-O Final this week at Ruth Arcand. Starts on the sprint courses will be from 5-6pm. The top competitors will start the championship pursuit final at 6pm. We will have the annual meeting in the pavillion right by the … Read more
The final sprint championship is set for this coming Wednesday, followed by the club’s annual meeting. Here’s how it will work: From 5-6 come out and run the sprint courses as an Open competitor. Everyone is welcome! It doesn’t matter if you haven’t even run a single sprint. At 6 p.m. we will have the … Read more
On Wednesday we will have a Bike-O in Kincaid, with starts beginning at the Jodphur trailhead. The event will be a bit different this year as we will be using a more official bike orienteering map. Below is a link to information about the Kincaid Bike-O map. Please read it before you come. There will … Read more
Everyone think sun and come out to sprint at Kincaid on Wednesday! Starts from 5:00 to 7:00 and finish by 9:00. Start area is in stadium near score board. There will be 2 courses: A short fun romp around the stadium area that is 2.6K. If you are up for a little more of a … Read more
After the first three races, the sprint series is starting to take shape. Fourteen orienteers have qualified for the final event, to be held on September 25th just before the club’s annual meeting. Remember that the final championship is a pursuit. A group of orienteers (last year it was the top 18) will begin the … Read more
UAA Double-O The third installment of the 2024 Sprint Series will be held at UAA. Starting at the UAA Sports Center NW Lot. Please park in the same lot as the start/finish, as the club has arranged for our parking fees to be waived, but only in that lot. Short Course racers will complete the … Read more
The second meet of the Sprint Series will be held this Wednesday at Bartlett High School, 1101 Golden Bear Drive. The registration table will be at the south east corner of the south parking lot. Two courses combining pavement, buildings, fences, knolls, boulders, ski trails and special objects will be set. The long course will … Read more
Date: Wednesday, August 21st Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 8:00pm Location: Earthquake Park. 5101 Point Woronzof Rd, Anchorage, AK 99502 The 2024 Arctic Orienteering Sprint Series kicks off on Wednesday evening at Earthquake Park! In sprint orienteering, the courses are shorter and the navigation is easier than traditional orienteering. The … Read more
Can you believe that we’re ALMOST DONE with our 2024 season points race? Yep, not only is this your VERY LAST chance to win your fancy champion glass at our September meeting, it’s also your last chance of the year to experience the new FNBP map in action. Just stay on course and don’t get … Read more
Date: Wednesday, August 7 Time: 9:30am to 6:00pm starts; course closes at 7pm Location: Bartlett High School 1101 Golden Bear Dr Anchorage, AK 99504 The High School-O is on for tomorrow! This is a fun event where the club hosts area high school teams for a fast and fun 1-hour score-o. There are 25 controls … Read more