Sorry this took a while to update…. The sprint championships were a great deal of fun. Many thanks to Brian Kirchner for putting it all together. In the men’s championship, Scott Patterson caught Allan Spangler (the starter) and won the overall sprint. He also posted the fastest time. Alex Knapp came in third. Jamie Shearer … Read more
On a lovely fall day at Kincaid, 26 mountain bikers and one runner toured the park looking for controls and wildlife; they were not disappointed on either count. Several encountered a black bear large enough to place high up in a fat bear contest, multiple moose were spotted, and one person was charged by both … Read more
It was a rainy night, but a lot of orienteers young, old, new and seasoned came out to run the courses. Allan Spangler won the day by finishing first in both longer sprints for the men. Jamie Shearer won for the women by winning the College Village Sprint by just enough to edge out Jen … Read more
Three sprint events have now been completed and eighteen orienteers have participated in at least two events to qualify for the pursuit sprint on September 24th at UAA! The current standings are listed below. The time given after each name is the time the orienteer would start, after our current leader in the final sprint, … Read more
More than 60 souls, ranging in age from less than 6 weeks to over 70 years, found their way to the Jodphur trailhead on Wednesday evening to participate in the third meet of the Sprint Series. While nearly all the controls were on dry trails, many near “distinctive, deciduous trees” (a new clue code experience!), … Read more
35 individuals and teams started what would become a chaotic sprint on a stormy evening after multiple wasp nests and a black bear were discovered on the course. Springer Moore flew past both the bear and the wasps, clocking the fastest time of 32:51 on the long course. Julia Ditto also made it through the … Read more
The sprints have officially begun! 62 sprinters (!), of all ages and speeds, came out with smiling faces to enjoy some sunshine amidst the clouds but before the rain re-start. Team Eli used the Long course as a warm-up before undergoing a re-name, to eli team, and crushing the competition on the White course. Team … Read more
Mike Malvik, trailing his competitors, and on the verge of overtime disqualification pulled out all the stops on the final leg and scored a home run from high on the Ball Field. As the rest of the 30+ field limped to sore footed finishes at Glen Alps in another installment of Steve and Bill’s most … Read more
About 20 stalwart orienteers participated in tonight’s sprint training. Everyone enjoyed the “all-you-can-orienteer” format and many ran multiple courses. Courses included two short sprints, two longer sprints, a traditional sprint finale, and a “no map” course. The bravest souls chose that map first. They had one minute to memorize their routes and then off they … Read more
We had 55 orienteers divide into 23 different groups to run the Kincaid Relay O on a gorgeous evening at Little Campbell Lake (aka Beer Can Lake). There were a lot of positive comments from participants who enjoyed exploring some of the lesser visited areas of Kincaid, some constructive criticism about vegetation and control placement, … Read more