Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Mirror Lake Middle School There was good competition on all five courses at Wednesday’s orienteering meet at Mirror Lake Middle School on Eklutna, Inc. land. Cory Smith, Eric Follett, and David and Diana Evans won the Expert, Expert-Short, and Intermediate Courses, respectively. 69 people started courses, and 63 finished. Thanks to … Read more
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Kincaid Park Over 40 participants enjoyed this Score-O style meet, starting from the Kincaid Chalet. They used the same course that approximately 900 Anchorage School District students used earlier in the day. Steve Gruhn had the highest point total of the day, scoring 880 out of a possible 1160. Thanks to … Read more
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Alaska Pacific University The first Orienteering meet of the season was held at APU Wednesday, April 29. 76 people showed up to participate in Joyce & Kathy’s Spring O. A short introduction to Orienteering training was held before the meet by Anne Billman and Jill & Eric Follett. The overall points … Read more
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Bartlett 28 people raced in the Arctic Orienteering Club’s first meet of 2015. A ski-O adapted to no snow, the course was run as a Sprint-O on foot (with grippers!) on icy Bartlett ski trails. The long course was 5.7 km and the short course was 3.6 km. Cory Smith was … Read more
Wednesday, October 8,2014 APU Campus and Russian Jack Park A 45 minute Score-O format with 20 points/min penalty for late returns. Only 6 teams* braved the cold waters of University Lake to collect the 50 point offered for a short wade to an offshore control. No beaver bites were reported. Competitor Score Andrew Lee 530 … Read more
Sunday, September 28, 2014 Service High School It was another beautiful day for a long Fall-O. Times are given in hr:min. Red course 8.9 km, 20 controls Men: 1. Ian Moore 1:45; 2. Trond Jensen 1:54; 3. Tobias Schwoerer 2:02; 4. Steve Gruhn 2:22; 5. Dan Billman 2:54 6. Regan Sarwas 3:01 Green course 6.2 … Read more
Sunday, September 21, 2014 Mirror Lake map 31 people came out to enjoy a sunny Equinox afternoon in the woods on Eklutna lands behind Mirror Lake Middle School. Recently fallen leaves obscured a few trails, but the first-timers prevailed to complete their courses. Ian Moore and Jen Jolliff both declared that it was a fun … Read more
Saturday, September 13, 2014 Crevasse Moraine Orienteerers who made the trek out to Palmer on Saturday discovered that the weather was better there. Rain ended by late morning, and a least one person reported being struck by sunshine! Seventeen people ran the four courses; 12 finished their courses. A few took some interesting extra twists … Read more
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 Elmore Ballfields A perfect sunny fall evening was the setting for the Fun O. About 65 participants showed up for the event. Due to some control elves or animals or other circumstances, no one was able to complete the two expert courses in the allotted time, but many determined souls spent … Read more
Sunday, August 24th, 2014 in the Chugach Mountains Cory Smith prevailed against wind, rain, and a strong field of runners to win the Mountain Goat Race. The race challenged runners to navigate through a 20+ km loop through the Chugach Mountains above Anchorage. Each segment of the race offered choices of routes so the competitors … Read more