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
Saturday, September 5, 2015 Mirror Lake Middle School Near perfect fall conditions greeted the orienteers who came to Mirror Lake for this traditional meet. Lots of beautiful fall colors, no bugs, and very little brush made excellent orienteering. On the most difficult Red course, Cory Smith earned an 13 minute victory over Kimball Forrest, finishing … Read more
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Earthquake Park Near perfect conditions greeted the 70 orienteers who came to Earthquake Park for this traditional meet. Lots of sunshine, no bugs, and very little brush made the conditions almost too easy for this hardy crew. On the most difficult Red course, Ian Moore earned an eight minute victory over … Read more
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 Goose Lake The Arctic Orienteering Club held their annual meeting and Score O meet Wednesday evening at Goose Lake with 30 controls spread throughout the APU/UAA campuses and Russian Jack Park. 75 runners and strollers enjoyed the evening sunshine. Ian Moore lead the men with 570 points with Gary Snyder hot … Read more
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 Service High School The 2015 Back to School-O was met with sunny skies and record numbers of participants. 50 community members and seven high school teams took to the Service High School trails to show their map skills. The top scorer of the day was Gary Snyder, with an astounding 700 … Read more