True story: A few years ago, I was in Helsinki for a conference. My wife and I walked by the beautiful Helsinki Senate Square which was packed with hundreds of spectators watching the finish of some running event. I joked that is was likely an orienteering event: It was! It was a World Cup Sprint … Read more
It is a fast, fun and sometimes wet meet out at APU on Wednesday, August 30. Scott Patterson had the fastest time on the 4k long course, beating out the team of Peter and Curtis by only two seconds! On the 2k short course, Team Elizabeth had the fastest time. I think it is shaping … Read more
Wednesday August 23, 2023 University of Alaska, Anchorage Thanks to everyone who showed up for the 100 Meter Dash-O! There was some fierce competition for the fastest 100 meters on the track. Ultimately Scott Patterson took the win for the men’s with a time of 17 seconds. In the women’s the team “Ale & Gretta” … Read more
Wednesday August 16, 2023 Service Highschool Compare and analyze ePunch results on any of the following sites: RouteGadget* SportIdent* Attackpoint * The results on SportIdent and RouteGadget have errors for the short course due to confusion regarding the “Trailside Controls”. The results have been corrected in Attackpoint and in the table below. Sorry for the … Read more
Wednesday August 2, 2023 Earthquake Park The second event in the sprint series was another evening of beautiful weather for than more than 60 participants. Jen Jolliff took top honors in the women’s long course, Scott Patterson took top honors in the men’s long course, Laura Swogger took top honors in the women’s short course, … Read more
Wednesday July 26, 2023 Ruth Arcand Park The first event in the Sprint Series was fun for all, with over 65 participants. It was a beautiful evening of orienteering – No bears, moose, very few mosquitos, and many new faces! Scott Patterson and Ellyn Brown took top honors in the Long and Short course respectively. … Read more
Wednesday July 19, 2023 Glen Alps Compare and analyze the ePunch results on any of the following sites: SportIdent RouteGadget (red only)
Wednesday July 12, 2023 Mirror Lake Compare and analyze the ePunch results on any of the following sites: SportIdent RouteGadget Attackpoint LiveLox
Wednesday June 21, 2023 Earthquake Park While most orienteers enjoyed the challenging courses, the talk of the day was how treacherous the footing was in the wet and slippery park, and how unimaginably thick the mosquitos were. Several orienteers commented that even when they got lost they had to keep running in circles, because they … Read more
Last week, Arctic Orienteering Club partnered with UAA to put on an Orienteering Camp for 26 kids age 10-15. Jen Jolliff, Ian Moore, and Dorn Van Dommelen, and Springer Moore (assisted by Vebjorn Flagstad, Jane Malouf, and Iona Snyder) used a wide variety of classroom exercises, creative games, and outdoor training courses to prepare campers … Read more