In 2016, I registered for a 4 hour navigation 101 clinic to learn the basics of reading a map and using a compass. Of course the next (il)logical step was to sign myself up for an orienteering race – in the dark! After that first race, I was hooked.
Read about my foray into orienteering and adventure running.
Orienteering Race Reports
2023
February 11 – Don’t Get Lost Snowshoe Raid
2020
January 18 – Don’t Get Lost Snowshoe Raid
February 29 – Don’t Get Lost Knockout Adventure Run
October – Don’t Get Lost Peak2Peak
November – Don’t Get Lost Raid the Hammer
2019
January 13 – TOC O-Cup – Brampton
January 19 – Don’t Get Lost Snowshoe Raid – Blue Mountain
February 10 – Stars W.A.R. – Mono Cliffs
February 17 – UKR O-Cup – York Region
February 24 – O-Cup – Brampton
March 3 – Don’t Get Lost O-Cup – Milton
June 9 – Jungle Adventure Run – Stoney Creek
October – Peak 2 Peak
November – Raid the Hammer
December – Icebreaker
2018
January 13 – Don’t Get Lost Snowshoe Raid, Pretty River Valley Provincial Park – 2:52:11 (400 points)
January 21 – O-Cup Race – University of Toronto Erindale campus – 58:07
February 4 – Stars W.A.R. – Wasaga Beach Provincial Park
February 25 – O-Cup Race – Rockwood Conservation Area
March 4 – Knockout Adventure Run – Stoney Creek
April 22 – Cambridge Urban Adventure Race – Hespeler
June 10 – Jungle Adventure Run (Don’t Get Lost)
July 29 – Raid the City – Hamilton
Oct 21 – Peak2Peak Adventure Run – Dundas
Nov 11 – Raid the Hammer Adventure Run – Waterdown
2017
January 21 – Don’t Get Lost Snowshoe Raid, Collingwood – 3:07:00 (65 points)
February 5 – STARS War, Mansfield – 2:24:55 (155 points)
February 26 – 2017 UKR GatorsO-Cup #5, Guelph (no results posted)
March 5 – Don’t Get Lost The Eliminator, Milton – 1:41 (575 points)
April 15 – Don’t Get Lost Raid the Rib, Niagara – 2:53:11 (50 points)
May 28 – Christian Pole Dancing (urban orienteering), Dundas (1st win!) – (11 points)
June 11 – Don’t Get Lost Jungle Run, Burlington – 57:49 (620 points)
August 5 – Canadian Orienteering Championships Middle Distance Course, Perth – 1:40:56
August 6 – Canadian Orienteering Championships Long Distance Course, Perth – 2:03:56
October 24 – Turkey Trot middle and sprint distance races, Cambridge
October 15 – STARS Star Tracks Mountain Bike Adventure, Caledon
October 28 – Ontario Orienteering Championships (sprint and middle distance races) – Niagara
October 29 – Don’t Get Lost Peak-2-Peak Adventure Run, Hamilton
November 12 – Don’t Get Lost Raid the Hammer, Hamilton
December 3 – Don’t Get Lost Icebreaker Adventure Run, Hamilton
December 14 – Raid the Ham, Hamilton
2016
October 18 – Don’t Get Lost X-League Kerncliff Park, Burlington – 30 points
November 1 – Don’t Get Lost X-League Breithaupt Park, Kitchener – 100 points
November 13 – Don’t Get Lost Raid the Hammer 1/2, Hamilton – 3:10:47
December 4 – Don’t Get Lost Fall Icebreaker Adventure Run, Hamilton – 565 points
Adventure Racing Race Reports
2022
August 6 – Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race Solo Long Course – Wiarton
2021
September 24 – Storm the Trent Trek Elite
2019
May 25 – Storm the Trent – Haliburton
June 15 – South Coast Adventure Race – Amherstburg
July 20 – RockSTAR 8-hour – Haliburton
Aug 10 – Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race Solo Long Course (!) – Wiarton
2018
May 26 – Storm the Trent – Haliburton
July 21 – Rockstar Adventure Race – Haliburton
August 11 – Subaru Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race – Wiarton
2017
August 13 – Subaru Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race (paddle/bike/run), Wiarton – 2:42:04.5 (2nd place!)
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