May 17, 2021 by Michelle Kastner
Been enjoying COC events these past few months? There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes to make COC events fair, challenging, enjoyable, smooth, permit compliant, and well-attended, so huge thanks to everyone in our community who has stepped up to volunteer. If you have some time to spare, we are still in need of more volunteers- some in critical roles and some in casual roles. Current open positions include but are not limited to Land Permissions Coordinator, Training […]
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May 10, 2021 by Michelle Kastner
Calling all adventurous orienteers. Head on over to Eastern Washington this weekend for some ultimate racing in rugged and challenging terrain. Frenchman Spring and Frenchman Coulee back to back days is guaranteed to get your adrenaline flowing. Snakes are active, so gaiters are a must. Registration is open. Reserve your spot now.
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April 26, 2021 by Michelle Kastner
Permits are in hand for a Winter League Series Championship race at Shorecrest High School-Hamlin Park-South Woods Park on Saturday, May 8th. Registration for public (60 spots to start- more added as we can) is open. Dave Tallent is updating the maps and promising exciting courses once again. A small outdoor awards ceremony will immediately follow the event. **King County possibly returning to Phase 2 of COVID Restrictions does NOT affect this meet. The mini-Winter League Series was originally setup […]
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April 19, 2021 by Michelle Kastner
Winter League #5 heads south to the Maple Valley area this Saturday, April 24. COC is excited to have our first official event at this new venue. Course designer and map creator John Brady has promised hard and challenging courses. You won’t want to miss the debut of Rock Creek/Summit Trails as an orienteering landscape for COC. Public registration opens Monday night (4/19) at 7pm and closes Wednesday (2/21) at 9pm. Read more about the event here and the series here.
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April 12, 2021 by Michelle Kastner
Join us for a day of racing at Ft Steilacoom Park in Tacoma. At this venue you will experience dense forests, hills, native grass fields, ruins and an urban campus. Public registration opens tonight (4/12) at 7pm and will close on Wednesday (4/14) at 9pm or when the limited spots fill up. Read more about the event here.
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April 5, 2021 by Michelle Kastner
Winter League is excited to announce a Winter League and WIOL Championship Race on May 8th in the general Puget Sound area, pending permits. Stay tuned and check the series page for more information as it becomes available. The Ultimate Orienteer Series has teamed up with Eastern Washington Orienteering Club to offer another weekend of events on June 5th and 6th in Spokane. For more details see the series and event pages here and here.
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March 29, 2021 by Michelle Kastner
Winter League #3 is this Saturday April 3rd at South Seattle College. Join us for a fun sprint style race at a venue COC hasn’t visited in a few years. Public registration will open at 7pm tonight (3/29) and close at 9pm on Wednesday (3/31). Rental e-punches will be available for this meet, but you must pre-pay online for them. Be sure and check out the event page for important parking information and other need to knows.
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March 24, 2021 by Michelle Kastner
COC’s Ultimate Orienteer Series has officially released their season schedule. This year’s series will be three weekend double-headers over the mountains in Eastern Washington. Ultimate Orienteer events are COC’s most challenging courses but are open to everyone. All events will include Intermediate and Beginner courses in addition to Advanced courses. Read about the UO events here. Registration is open here. Here’s the just released schedule: 4/10 – #1, Bishop’s Land (Classic) 4/11 – #2, Quincy Lakes (Classic) 5/15 – #3, Frenchman Coulee (Middle) 5/16 – #4, Frenchman […]
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March 15, 2021 by Michelle Kastner
Winter League is excited to visit an old friend in Lynndale Park this Saturday, March 20th. Public registration will open at 7pm tonight (3/15) and close at 9pm on Wednesday (3/17). Rental e-punches will be available for this meet, but you must pre-pay online for them. Be sure and check out the event page for important parking information and other need to knows.
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March 8, 2021 by Michelle Kastner
Looking for an orienteering challenge? The Winter Virtual Series Live Finale is This Saturday, March 13th at Lord Hill Regional Park in Snohomish. Brand new courses, brand new areas on the map. Lots of flattish open runnable forest totally off trails, where creating one’s own handrails using contours, vegetation boundaries and other imaginary life savers will be the norm. More information on the event can be found here. Sign up now! Registration closes this Thursday, March 11th at 9pm. Register here.
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