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
Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 University of Alaska, Anchorage Eighty people enjoyed the gorgeous summer weather and fun orienteering at UAA on Wednesday. Dan Baird and Cory Smith took home the victory on the long relay course, covering 8.4 kilometers and 28 contriols in 57 minutes and 42 seconds. David and Jessie Donahue won the short … Read more
Wednesday July 15, 2015 Raspberry Parking Lot, Kincaid Park Sixty plus people came out to Kincaid to celebrate the life of Lars Spurkland and enjoy an evening of Bike Orienteering. Lars was a long time orienteer and vibrant member of the ski, orienteering, and other communities in Alaska. He passed away last December at age … Read more
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Ruth Arcand Park Cory Smith out-sprinted all competitors in the 3.3-kilometer Long Course at Steve’s Ruth Arcand Park Sprint Orienteering Meet Wednesday evening. Smith found all 20 controls in 29 minutes, 23 seconds. Bill and Carey Johnson teamed to beat all competitors on the 1.6-kilometer short course. The couple found all … Read more
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Bartlett High School 91 people enjoyed a beautiful sunny evening of fun and competitive orienteering on Bartlett High School trails. Lured out with the promise of a Sprint-O, most people took an hour or more to enjoy the trails and woods on the Long (5K) and Short (3K) courses, but everyone … Read more
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Far North Bicentennial Park – Mile 2.2 Approximately 115 people enjoyed orienteering under sunny skies in Far North Bicentennial Park. The green and red courses used an electronic punching system. Ian Moore had the best time on the red course and finished in 1:12:29. The best time on the green course … Read more
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Storck Park 93 people came out for the orienteering event at Storck Park in Bear Valley. Challenging terrain and difficult route finding made for long adventures for participants. Cory Smith won the men’s long advanced course with Ian Moore in second. No women started the long course. John Fritz won the … Read more
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Fossil Creek on JBER Alaska Ian Moore and Lorena Knapp were top Red Course (4.8km) Orienteering mens, womens finishers displaying ‘cross country’ skill through rolling birch covered forest. Two ran under an hour: Ian – a swift 44:25, followed by Cory Smith 56:22, then Bill Spencer 1:04:40, 18 seconds later Dan … Read more
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Far North Bicentennial Park, Mile 1.1 This weeks orienteering meet had 153 participants in Bicentennial Park, mile 1 Campbell Airstrip Road. Beautiful weather and no bugs on 5 different course levels yielded lots of grinning people. On the Red course, Ian Moore edged out Toby Schwörer for first place in the … Read more
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Earthquake Park There were over 150 competitors, including several dozen first time orienteers, on the 5 traditional orienteering courses prepared at Earthquake Park. The ground was dry, the brush was thin, and the mosquitoes were non-existent providing excellent orienteering opportunities. The excitement for the evening was provided by a new born … Read more