Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Far North Bicentennial Park – Mile 2.2 125 orienteers from age 0 to 89 turned out on a very warm, sunny evening of fun and challenging orienteering at the Bivouac Trailhead at mile 2.2 of Basher Road in Far North Bicentennial Park. Ian Moore won the longest, most technical Red course … Read more
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Far North Bicentennial Park from the Abbott Ball Fields Toby Schwörer won the long expert course in southwestern Far North Bicentennial Park on Wednesday evening. Nick Treinen, Jill Follett, and Diana and Dave Evans beat the men, women, and teams on the short expert course. 130 other participants enjoyed challenging expert, … Read more
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 Earthquake Park The intricate terrain and dense mosquitoes of Earthquake Park challenged 110 racers on Wednesday evening. Ian Moore narrowly outran Cory Smith on the long expert course for men, and Jen Joliff handily beat the other women on the same course. Jeremy Johnson won both the advanced beginner and short … Read more
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Far North Bicentennial Park White course (2.0km, 9 controls) Men 1)David Anomn, 58:00 Women 1)Kathy Sutton, 1:04:24; 2)Diane Blas, 1:04:25 Team 1)Rob, Laura, Brooke, and Aly Long, 36:00; 2)Matt, Cassie, Addie Ann, and Thale Randall, 37:00; 3)Sara Stanley, Rachel Williams, and Brian Hilmes, 41:00; 4)Linda and Talia Smith, 48:28; 5)Beth, Ben, … Read more
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Bear Valley Elementary school Perfect temperatures greeted the 71 people who tested their orienteering skills in Bear Valley. Lindsey Flagstad was the quickest woman on the more difficult red course and Ian Moore had the fastest time in the men’s class on the same course. Many families with young kids had … Read more
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Alaska Pacific University Eighty-five people completed last Wednesday’s score-O at APU on a beautiful spring evening. Participants attempted to find as many of the 31 controls as possible in less than 60 minutes. Ian Moore managed to find all controls in 56:27 for a total of 960 points. Cory Smith (890 … Read more
Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Kincaid Park Over 40 participants braved the windy and cold weather to participate in this Score-O style orienteering meet in Kincaid Park. They used the same course that approximately 950 Anchorage School District students used earlier in the day. The team of Bill and David Spencer had the highest point … Read more
Sunday, March 27, 2016 Far North Bicentennial Park at Hillside Score-O style event in which orienteers find as many controls as they can in a set period – either 45 minutes or 90 minutes. Each control was worth 10 points, with a 5 minute penalty for each minute overtime. Icy trails were challenging, but frozen … Read more
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Russian Jack Park Originally scheduled as a ski orienteering event, the meet was switched to a foot orienteering course due to the low amount of snow and large amount of ice. Participants sported a wide range of traction devices to handle the challenging conditions. While many of the main trails were … Read more
Sunday, September 20, 2015 Klutina Drive, Pia North and South Maps The club wrapped up the 2016 season with a beautiful day of orienteering on the eastside of Anchorage in the foothills of the Chugach. There was close competition among the men in the middle of the pack on the expert Red course, while the … Read more