Saturday, September 14th, 2019 Little Campbell Lake Kincaid ParkIt was a beautiful day for the second to last race of the Arctic Orienteering Club race season. The racers had a challenging time running the hills and trails in this chase format race while trying to stay out of the way of the moose. Billy Goat … Read more
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 University of Alaska, Anchorage Thanks to all who participated in the final sprint in the inaugural Sprint Series! About 80 people came, despite the moderately smoky conditions, to enjoy our urban sprint map. In addition to the regular results, I’ve also posted the sprint champions in each age category: Long Course, … Read more
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Fossil Creek, JBER On August 14, we were finally able to hold our Fossil Creek meet; many thanks to JBER for making this possible. 39 people came out to a sunny 70 degree evening (and not too many mosquitoes!). Ian Moore and Jen Jolliff won the men’s and women’s red course; … Read more
High School-O 2019 Results Eight high school x-c running teams tested their skills at navigating through the woods of Russian Jack Springs Park and APU. Bear sightings and wasp stings added to the adventure. East High had the highest team average of points found, with Grace close behind. A team from Dimond (Kurtis Brumbaugh, Peter … Read more
Results of Sprint O July 31 at Bartlett About 92 folks showed up for a lovely mild evening at Bartlett for the Third in the series of Sprint-O’s. A bull moose participated also, causing some excitement for orienteers as well. Several orienteers did more than one course. Nick Trienen was the fastest male on the … Read more
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Ruth Arcand Park Bill Spencer and Pat ran the fastest long course as a team and Jen Jolliff and Cory Smith topped the women and men, respectively. The long race results were compromised by a wrongly-placed control that disadvantaged some participants (including Jen above and many speedy early-starters). Brian Kirchner ran … Read more
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Alaska Pacific University 70+ people enjoyed a relatively cool evening at the Sprint-O on the APU campus and University Lake, with many competitors attempting both the long and short courses. This is the first in a three-meet sprint series this summer. Ian Moore posted the fastest times on both the long … Read more
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 FNBP N Bivouac Trailhead (Mile 2.2) Over 100 people came out to Far North Bicentennial Park on Wednesday night and got a break from the wildfire smoke to enjoy an evening of blue skies. A breeze helped keep some of the mosquitoes at bay. Jen Jolliff and Toby Schwörer won the women’s … Read more
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Mirror Lake Middle School Over 80 people came out to Mirror Lake Middle School to enjoy a beautiful evening on some fun and challenging courses. Jen Jolliff and Ian Moore won the women’s and men’s Red courses. Bill and Nowelle Spencer were the fastest team on the Red course. Wildlife sightings … Read more
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 Chugach State Park, Upper O’Malley Trailhead Beautiful and warm summer conditions and challenging running faced the ninety-eight runners that came out for Trond’s orienteering meet on Wednesday evening. The meet accessed the Chugach State Park trails and terrain from the Upper O’Malley Trailhead with the new Hemlock Knob orienteering map. Jen … Read more