Sunday, September 20, 2015 Klutina Drive, Pia North and South Maps The club wrapped up the 2016 season with a beautiful day of orienteering on the eastside of Anchorage in the foothills of the Chugach. There was close competition among the men in the middle of the pack on the expert Red course, while the … Read more
Saturday, September 5, 2015 Mirror Lake Middle School Near perfect fall conditions greeted the orienteers who came to Mirror Lake for this traditional meet. Lots of beautiful fall colors, no bugs, and very little brush made excellent orienteering. On the most difficult Red course, Cory Smith earned an 13 minute victory over Kimball Forrest, finishing … Read more
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Earthquake Park Near perfect conditions greeted the 70 orienteers who came to Earthquake Park for this traditional meet. Lots of sunshine, no bugs, and very little brush made the conditions almost too easy for this hardy crew. On the most difficult Red course, Ian Moore earned an eight minute victory over … Read more
From the Meet Director regarding the upcoming 9/2/15 Earthquake Park Meet: – I am looking for some helpers: — someone to help at the registration table (or a few people to trade shifts) — At our last Earthquake Park meet we had a control taken down, so I’d like someone to make sure they are … Read more
We are sorry to report that we will not be able to hold our upcoming traditional meet on the military land (tank trails) in East Anchorage this Wednesday as planned. We are trying to reschedule and will update the website and facebook as soon as possible.
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 Goose Lake The Arctic Orienteering Club held their annual meeting and Score O meet Wednesday evening at Goose Lake with 30 controls spread throughout the APU/UAA campuses and Russian Jack Park. 75 runners and strollers enjoyed the evening sunshine. Ian Moore lead the men with 570 points with Gary Snyder hot … Read more
The Arctic Orienteering Club is having the 2015 annual meeting on Wednesday, August 19th at Goose Lake Park Pavilion. The meeting will begin after the Score-O and refreshments. We hope you can stick around for this short (and fun) meeting (see the agenda for details). Did I mention there would be free Pizza and refreshments?
Arctic Orienteering Club Board Meeting: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 Meeting called to order at 7:20pm. Members present: Trond Jensen; Joyce Goodell; Dan Billman; Lia Keller; Anne Billman; Regan Sarwas; Mike Robinson; Kathy Farynairz. Annual meeting planning Bill Spencer will Run the Score-O, with the meet time 6:00–7:00pm, and the eat and meet directly to follow … Read more
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