Wednesday September 25, 2024 Ruth Arcand Park Over sixty orienteers came out to the Ruth Arcand Park on Wednesday for a sprint pursuit final. The weather was cool and damp but held back from raining throughout most of the event. We saw some fast and tightly contested finishes and glimpses of competitors making quick decisions … Read more
The 2024 Arctic Orienteering Sprint Series ended with an exciting, if somewhat rainy finale. The last event was a pursuit and since we mixed things up a bit this year and had three separate pursuits, I’ve listed the final order that racers would have come in if it had been an all-out pursuit race: Scott … Read more
Just a heads up that we will be having our annual membership meeting right after the Sprint-O Final this week at Ruth Arcand. Starts on the sprint courses will be from 5-6pm. The top competitors will start the championship pursuit final at 6pm. We will have the annual meeting in the pavillion right by the … Read more
The final sprint championship is set for this coming Wednesday, followed by the club’s annual meeting. Here’s how it will work: From 5-6 come out and run the sprint courses as an Open competitor. Everyone is welcome! It doesn’t matter if you haven’t even run a single sprint. At 6 p.m. we will have the … Read more
Wednesday September 18, 2024 Kincaid Park Over thirty orienteers came out to the Jodphur Loop last night for the Bike-O. The weather was good and the trails decent, though there were certainly a few good puddles and ponds out there. The courses were set on an experimental Bike-O map, which worked well. There were a … Read more
On Wednesday we will have a Bike-O in Kincaid, with starts beginning at the Jodphur trailhead. The event will be a bit different this year as we will be using a more official bike orienteering map. Below is a link to information about the Kincaid Bike-O map. Please read it before you come. There will … Read more
Wednesday September 11, 2024 Kincaid Stadium, Anchorage Review and analyze your results on any of the online services. LiveLox Attackpoint SportIdent Thanks to all the hearty soles who came out Wednesday and braved the weather and wildlife for the Kincaid sprint. Lynn and Ben Spencer-Stedman were able to get this shot of the bad boy … Read more
Everyone think sun and come out to sprint at Kincaid on Wednesday! Starts from 5:00 to 7:00 and finish by 9:00. Start area is in stadium near score board. There will be 2 courses: A short fun romp around the stadium area that is 2.6K. If you are up for a little more of a … Read more
After the first three races, the sprint series is starting to take shape. Fourteen orienteers have qualified for the final event, to be held on September 25th just before the club’s annual meeting. Remember that the final championship is a pursuit. A group of orienteers (last year it was the top 18) will begin the … Read more
Wednesday September 4, 2024 University of Alaska, Anchorage Controlled Chaos! Control number 38 threw everyone a curveball at the UAA Sprint. Some competitors registered a mispunch, while others had elapsed times of 170 hours despite making it back by the 8 PM cutoff. The issue has now been resolved. On the short course (map A) Barret Malouf … Read more