Happy Halloween Orienteers! It’s that time of year again, time for the Halloween O this coming Sunday, October 19th! Bring your costumes and your headlamps for some fall fun at Kinkaid. The woods should be fairly runnable this late in the year, so come enjoy one last O (hopefully) before the snow falls. Just be … Read more
Sorry this took a while to update…. The sprint championships were a great deal of fun. Many thanks to Brian Kirchner for putting it all together. In the men’s championship, Scott Patterson caught Allan Spangler (the starter) and won the overall sprint. He also posted the fastest time. Alex Knapp came in third. Jamie Shearer … Read more
See you all on Wednesday for orienteering on the UAA campus, followed by our annual meeting. Starts are from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. with the annual meeting starting sometime after 7 p.m. in the Beatrice McDonald Hall – right by the start. Do the course early and then watch the Women’s championship at 6:15, … Read more
The UAA Sprint and Pursuit Championship meet on Wednesday, September 24th is followed by our annual meeting (open to all!) in Beatrice McDonald Hall, ~7:20. Pizza, drinks and Club Business! Anyone can participate in the final sprint event at UAA, but for those of you interested in the pursuit racing series, here’s the final update: … Read more
On a lovely fall day at Kincaid, 26 mountain bikers and one runner toured the park looking for controls and wildlife; they were not disappointed on either count. Several encountered a black bear large enough to place high up in a fat bear contest, multiple moose were spotted, and one person was charged by both … Read more
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Location: Kincaid’s Jodphur Trailhead Director: Dave Evans Please FINISH by 8 p.m. – it’s getting dark out there and we’re pulling controls at 8. Long: 10 km, 16 controls; starts 5 to 6 p.m. Shorter: 5.5 km, 9 controls; starts 5 to 7 p.m. Super short: 2.5 km, 6 controls; starts 5 … Read more
It was a rainy night, but a lot of orienteers young, old, new and seasoned came out to run the courses. Allan Spangler won the day by finishing first in both longer sprints for the men. Jamie Shearer won for the women by winning the College Village Sprint by just enough to edge out Jen … Read more
Join us on Wednesday, September 10th on a new map for the Suburbi-O Sprint. Starts from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. You must be finished by 8 p.m. The event begins and ends at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 2501 Maplewood St., north parking lot. We have enjoyed a couple of … Read more
Our neighboring club, the Yukon Orienteering Association, is hosting an adventure run (and score-o using a larger area) on October 7th. We have 6 hour, 3 hour and 1.5 hour Score Orienteering formats. • Also a Adventure Run format for trail runners. This might be a great time of year to visit the Yukon! See … Read more
Three sprint events have now been completed and eighteen orienteers have participated in at least two events to qualify for the pursuit sprint on September 24th at UAA! The current standings are listed below. The time given after each name is the time the orienteer would start, after our current leader in the final sprint, … Read more