December 26, 2022 by Michelle Kastner
FISU’s World University Championships – Orienteering recently released its wrap-up video for WUC 2022. Watch some fantastic forest competition shots, get a feel for the Swiss terrain, and see COC and USA Team member, Jessica Colleran, interviewed at just past the 5-minute mark. It’s fantastic to see Team USA get some coverage via a COC and WIOL member! Watch it here:
UncategorizedDecember 19, 2022 by Michelle Kastner
WL #3 was canceled due to our permit being pulled because of a power outage. We are happy to announce we have rescheduled the event at South Seattle College for Saturday, Jan. 28th. Save the date- we hope to see you there!
UncategorizedDecember 12, 2022 by Michelle Kastner
Registration closes Wednesday, December 14th at midnight for Winter League #4. Be sure to sign up for some pre-holiday fun at Shorecrest HS – Hamlin Park – South Woods. Come one, come all: walk, jog, or run these fun courses. Santa hats welcome!
UncategorizedDecember 8, 2022 by Michelle Kastner
CYA Wraps up its series with Bog Slog at Lord Hill Park on Dec 31st! The Bog Slog, now in its 43rd year, is the extra tough and extra muddy halftime race to the Winter League, and a fantastic opportunity for students who have graduated from WIOL to return for a holiday reunion with friends! The Bog Slog concludes the Choose Your Adventure Series, which means that we are offering two mass-start, point-to-point courses (The Bog Slog & The Bog […]
UncategorizedDecember 5, 2022 by Michelle Kastner
Looking for a family fun activity between COC Winter League meets? Check out Mergeo’s: Street Scramble at the Market Saturday, December 10, 2022 – 9:30am Street Scramble at the Market is 2 hours and on-foot only (no 3-hour or bike option), so the course is especially compact. Expect to be able to visit a bunch of checkpoints in a relatively short distance! Also, in the spirit of giving, half of the proceeds go to The Pike Place Market Foundation, which provides […]
UncategorizedDecember 3, 2022 by Michelle Kastner
Due to having to cancel the 12/3 SSC meet because our permit was pulled due to a power failure at SSC, we also need to cancel the 12/4 “About the Route” Zoom Meetup. See you all in two weeks.
UncategorizedDecember 3, 2022 by Michelle Kastner
TODAYS MEET IS CANCELLED DUE TO NO POWER AT SSC. SSC PULLED OUR PERMIT AT 7 AM THIS MORNING DUE TO THEIR POLICY OF NO EVENTS ON CAMPUS WHEN THERE IS A POWER OUTAGE. PUBLIC RUNNERS AND WIOL MEET-TO-MEET RUNNERS WILL BE REFUNDED THROUGH OUR SYSTEM FOR THIS RACE. WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO RESCHEDULE THIS EVENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. Many apologies! Michelle Kastner C0C Winter League Director
UncategorizedDecember 2, 2022 by Michelle Kastner
After a successful first season during last year’s Winter League, we’re bringing back About The Route, our free online course review over Zoom. Join hosts Will Enger & Patrick Nuss at 8pm on the Sundays following Winter League orienteering events. Together, we’ll talk about the race courses and interesting route choices. What worked well? What didn’t? How can we learn and improve for next time? Bring your questions, tell us about your races, and hopefully you’ll learn a few tricks to […]
UncategorizedNovember 28, 2022 by Michelle Kastner
Winter League #3 at SSC happens Saturday, Dec 3rd. Public registration and volunteering are open. After registering at the COC site, public runners can pick their own start time on our SignUp Genius page. Hope to see you all there!
UncategorizedNovember 21, 2022 by Michelle Kastner
Ordering closes at 11:59pm on Sunday, December 4. You can pick them up as soon as Winter League #5 in early January, so if you’re going to Junior Nationals in Georgia, you will have your stuff by then! Ordering is currently live at https://register.cascadeoc.org/ (the ordering pages are set up as “events”). There are two designs to choose from: The standard red design, which you can get in: basic short sleeve, basic long sleeve, zip-top, singlet, and jacket The 2022 Special Edition “retro blue” design, that only comes […]
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