2024 Alberta Orienteering Championships (AOCs) & 50th Anniversary!
August 24th 2024 10:00am - August 25th 2024 12:00am
Organizers: Marsha Fehr (Event Director), Bogi Gyorfi (Assistant), Kitty Jones (Course Planner), David Campden (Course Planner), Marion O (Controller), Don Riddle (Controller)
Done & Dusted! A 50th Anniversary well celebrated:)
Thank you to our amazing crew of volunteers who hosted a terrific event!
- Course planners: Kitty J, Marion O, David C
- Controllers: Marion O, Don R
- Assistant extraordinaire: Bogi G
- Timing / Finish: Oleg T, Nicki R, Mauricio E
- Safety: Don B, Lucas D
- Medical: Christin L, Magali R
- Refreshments: Alda B
- Check-In: Evelyn R
- Start crew: Philippa H, Kurt E, Jim W, Janet A
- Site crew: Robin M, Lauren K
- Chief fire builders: David C, Margaret B
- Control picker uppers: Nicki R, Don B, Bogi G, Jan R, Karen M, Alda B, Lauren K, Lucas D
Congratulations to the winners of the combined Classic event! Full results listed here. Photos of the 2024 AOCs have been uploaded to Flickr.
Tim M has created a Livelox page for uploading GPS tracks to
- the AOC Middle at https://www.livelox.com/
Events/Show/136535/AOC2024- Middle-Sandy-McNabb - and for the Long at https://www.livelox.com/
Events/Show/136536/AOC2024- Long-Sandy-McNabb
- Long
- Middle
- Location: Sandy MacNabb, ( Group Campground B) a breathtaking venue with stunning forest views and a newly updated map.
- Dates: August 24-25, 2024. Join us for one or both days of the event.
- Courses for Everyone: from beginners to advanced orienteers, there's something for everyone, even for small groups to head out together. Great terrain, beautiful views, and world-class courses.
- RETRO EVENT: let's have some nostalgic fun. Wear your best 70s and 80s orienteering kits and headbands to revive the old spirit of orienteering.
- Awards and Championships: special awards and a memorable medal crafted specifically for this event. Compete in the long and middle courses to vie for the overall champion title. Just as in the historical way of combining both days' results to name the champion, you must attend both events (Long and Middle) for the awards.
- AOA BBQ: enjoy a Saturday smokies BBQ sponsored by AOA.
- Optional Camping: make it a full weekend experience with our group camping option.
- Bear spray is recommended for all 3 events this weekend. The course setter has not seen evidence of bear activity (up to August 2).
- Fences: If you have to cross a fence, do not climb the fenceposts or step on the barbed wire. Please carefully squeeze yourself between the barbed wire, or roll under the wire.
- Gates: You will likely have to go through gate(s). Please close them after you go through.
- Cattle: There are many cattle grazing in the area of the Long event. Give them plenty of distance between you and them.
Winsplits results for each individual event are here:
Retro Results:
| Intermediate | ||
| Beth C | 40:30:00 | 1st F |
| Jim W | 41:28:00 | 1st M |
| Mary-Lou H | 48:51:00 | 2nd F |
| Advanced | ||
| Bill J | 39:22:00 | 1st M |
| Nicki R | 40:15:00 | 1st F |
| Robyn A | 43:20:00 | 2nd F |
| Jan R | 43:27:00 | 2nd M |
| Lucas D | 46:30:00 | 3rd M |
| Don B | 47:53:00 | |
| Karen M | 49:42:00 | 3rd F |
| Alton H | 54:35:00 | |
| Silken K | 55:35:00 | |
| Greg Y | 58:38:00 | |
| Philippa H | 65:25:00 | |
| Kurt E | 65:49:00 | |
| Lauren K | 66:15:00 | |
| Robin M | 66:19:00 | |
| Wayne B | 73:34:00 | |
| Garry A | 76:47:00 | |
| Einer V | 80:28:00 | plus mushrooms! |
| Don H | ? |
Download the bulletin here, which includes all the detailed information about the events.
Carrying bear spray is mandatory on the courses!
Join Us for AOA's 50th Anniversary Orienteering Event!
Celebrate five decades of orienteering with the AOA at our special anniversary event, designed for all skill levels. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned orienteer, we have fantastic courses waiting for you.
Event Details:
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