The Super Big Bike-O will be postponed until Sunday, September 24th due to the new bridge construction on the Tour of Anchorage trail in Far North Bicentennial Park. The trail is currently unrideable: a muddy, sloppy, wet mess due to the heavy construction equipment that has been back and forth across it. But the contractor … Read more
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 8:30pm Location: Alaska Pacific University 4301 University Dr Come enjoy Anchorage’s transition to a temperate rainforest this Wednesday, August 30 at Alaska Pacific University. There will be two sprint-style orienteering courses: a 2.0k Short with 10 controls and a 4.0k Long with 20 controls. You’ll get the … Read more
There is one last sprint event, Wednesday on the UMED Sprint map, before the Sprint Series Championship! More to come on that event. Below are the current standings. Several excellent orienteers still haven’t qualified so this could change before September 6th and the championship at Bartlett. The plan on the night of the final sprint … 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
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 8:00 pm Location: UAA Campus Seawolf Dr (See notes below) This week the Sprint Series will be held at UAA starting and finishing from the UAA parking lot just south of King Tech. As an extra special sprint bonus there will be an award for … Read more
After Springer’s Service High-O, fifteen orienteers have qualified for the sprint final by running two events. But, there are plenty of great orienteers left to qualify and two more events coming. Here are the current standings: Scott Patterson Ian Moore (4:21 behind Scott) Dorn Van Dommelen (8:20) Cory Smith (9:48) Jen Jolliff (12:56) Nick Crews … 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
Date: Wednesday, August 16 Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 8:00pm Location: Service High School 5577 Abbott Road Service Sprint Meet The Sprint Series is back with two courses starting from Service High School: Long: 4.1k, 21 controls Short: 2.6k, 11 controls The long course goes further into the woods and … Read more
High School O at Bartlett High School is a go. We’re really excited to back at this fun and easy venue for the event. Not so easy to get lost here! Gary Snyder has designed the course which should be fast and fun. The meet is a score-o format with 1 hour to find as … 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