Clay Buell - 07/21/99 14:34:54

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I'm interested in orienteering. I live in Lincoln, Nebraska. Please call 402-327-8743

George Allaire - 06/06/99 17:37:28

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Does OK sponsor any events for beginers. I've completed several marathons & trail runs. would like to try an orienteering event. [email protected]

[email protected] - 05/06/99 19:08:57

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I found a map on the web of the Naish Scout Reservation. I'm trying to find out how to get original copies. The map's title block has labeled: Recreation Map KS 2c Jan., 1992 U.S. Orienteering Federation P.O. Box 1444, Forest Park, GA It also references Orienteer Kansas in Lawrence KS. Do you have maps, and how can we obtain them? Thanks much. Steve Rodick ETG, Inc. 8400 West 110th Street Overland Park KS 66210 913-491-1784 913-491-1792 fax [email protected]

Mean Gene - 04/22/99 21:14:32

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Say it aint so, Mook! Shutting down the Unofficial OK Homepage? The Great One of Unofficialdom has gone. He'll surely miss this wonderful game. But, like Michael Jordan, he may resurface in North Carolina with a new website?

Sanna & Magnus - 04/15/99 02:48:22

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Finally, we got to see the lodging pictures from Yellowstone...but they were well worth waiting for. The picture taken over the Mammoth Hot Springs area is just wonderful. I bet it was a bit hard to get Mary out of bed... See you soon!

Magnus Wallenborg - 03/30/99 02:07:49
My URL:http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Gym/2450

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Hello Mike! I like your night pictures. It looks like a winter night some where in Sweden. I still miss the analysis of Possum Trout II. Are you working on them?

Mats Tellqvist(Karlsson) - 03/04/99 09:05:57
My URL:http://hof.hallandsidrotten.n.se

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Hallo Mike! I don�t know if you remember me from St Louis OC in the middle 80-ties. I and Lars was there making maps and travelling around! It was really fun to look at the short course! How would it be to run close to the lake on the left side on the second leg? Is it open or semiopen land? My best OL-wishes Mats

Sanna - 01/26/99 02:42:30

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I love the Yellowstone photos...think we have to go there!

Brian - 01/04/99 03:23:29

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Why didn't you scan in the picture I took of the swirl on top of your head? I think that would show a unique perspective of ME. Interesting selection of pictures you have. Brian

Nick and Mitzi - 01/03/99 18:35:03

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We have just had a great time on your home page Did some oooh ing and ahhing as we recognized people and places. the pictures came in clear and precise.

Magnus Wallenborg - 12/17/98 07:20:32
My URL:http://falcon.cc.ukans.edu/~magnus/wallenborgs/index.htm

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Joe Bob an all others! The homepage is now up. So check it out. Check for all hidden links, Magnus

Joe Bob Dwyer - 11/30/98 23:34:58
My URL:http://www.joebob.com/

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Magnus - I is waiting for Magnus OK home page! One month ago it was promised, but still no page! When will it be done?

Magnus - 10/26/98 01:38:52

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Joe Bob an all others. Magnus page are under construction an will soon be finished. So hang out and you will see alot of more nice pictures. Spikes are relly nice.

Magnus - 10/26/98 01:38:20

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Joe Bob an all others. Magnus page are under construction an will soon be finished. So hang out and you will see alot of more nice pictures. Spikes are relly nice.

Big Nick - 10/25/98 15:50:05

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Hi: Happy to view the comments about orienteering in Kansas. Good pictures Mike. How about some more? Nick

- 10/23/98 00:02:34

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Can somebody please tell me what ever happened to Dave Linthicum?

Joe Bob Dwyer - 10/18/98 19:59:58
My URL:http://www.joebob.com/

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I is waiting for Magnuse's OK web page. I waited long enough now and want to know what happened to the nesw that Magnus was making a web page? Will you get your act together magnus?

Joel Rauschenbach - 08/29/98 23:35:33
My URL:http://members.xoom.com/ocingearhead

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Nice page---Orienteering Cincinnati

Joe Schmoe - 07/30/98 22:19:47
My URL:http://www.joshmo.com/

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How can I find out more about OK?

Martin - 01/27/98 03:00:27
My URL:http://[email protected]

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try this browser of browsers: www.dogpile.com you will like it Cheers!

Fritz - 01/10/98 01:30:04

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F.Y.I. :

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Sunday 1:30 - I never thought I'd make it, but here I am! How's tricks? I can't hang around here, gotta go to a late lunch thing at friends who live on the other side of Olathe. It's snowing and we're running late. I must say I'm already impressed wit your page, even though I will have to wait to get the full effect on my next visit. Cheers!

Michael - 12/09/97 19:06:25

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Jim Baker posted some comments on the ONET related to this page.

From: James Baker

Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1997 22:03:33 -0700

Subject: course review

Since there was interest here in course reviews (even ones from a little while back), I have republished the discussion of leg 3 to 4 of the day 2 Red course of the 1996 New England Championships. (This is a long route choice leg. Posters describe the routes they took, and how they worked out. Comments republished with permission.)

It's at http://www.concentric.net/~jimbaker/red3to4

(Hey, if you didn't come to the event, what does it matter if it's a year old? :)

Really, seriously, the review of the 1996 US Short Course Champs was fun. It'd be fun to have more like these online. Might be fun to have one for a Billygoat...(if someone has the comments and splits from the event, and an OCD (1996) or bitmap (1997) file of the map, I could probably be persuaded to put together a web site for some year...just help me get permission).

Are there other event directors and course setters who thought you had fun courses or interesting route choice legs? Put out a site! Let us all post-mortem together online. (Beats shivering outside at -23C. :)

Jim Baker

[email protected]

Mikell Platt - 12/06/97 02:59:13

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Hi Spike! In looking back over the course and reading your comments, I think James' early lead was a combination of running fast and my losing more time to #4 than would be apparent from the map. I think really my route should bulge a good bit further from the bee ine than it does, and I probably even stopped to figure out what was going on. That would'nt be 25 seconds I suspect, but it would be more than just a few...

- 12/06/97 02:40:09

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Michael - 12/05/97 02:55:09

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Tapio Leino posted some comments about this site on the ONET. I thought it was interesting and worth putting on the guestbook.

Michael Eglinski

From: Tapio Leino

Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1997 10:18:20 -0800

Subject: Re: web site with a course analysis

It is always interesting to see analysis of the orienteering routes.

On control nr. 5 I think both runners made a clear error if their purpose really was to run towards the control point and to try to identify the bends of the path in front because the control point is a broad reentrant and there is a ditch behind the control. The only similar feature is on the north side!

The text implies that their primary method of finding the control would have been to read the features in front of the control (i.e. the bends of the path) instead of the CONTOURS which in this case would take you to the control point much easier and faster!

By running a bit more to south to the bend of the road (where it starts bending to left!) and by continuing exactly to the same direction downhill or only a bit to north would have brought them exactly to the correct reentrant, because after the down slope they would have known for sure to turn to right! There would have been no chance of making an error, and thus by reading only the contours they could have run to the control point without a stop. Also the yellow part becomes longer!

In Finland we call this method as "the lengthening of the control point"! In this case it would have made the map reading totally unnecessary. One can easily remember such a route with only one glance on the map! Running towards the control point is always very risky!

T.L.

Jim Baker - 12/05/97 00:43:53
My URL:mailto:[email protected]

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Nice course analysis. I think the web makes a nice way to expand the post-mortem to a wider audience. (Much more interesting than just results -- or even splits!) Jim

Sam Levitin - 12/04/97 20:16:01

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Thanks for making this analysis available once again. I read it at the previous location, and, would you believe, had searched for it unsuccessfully after its disappearance. Sam

Ed Kobos/CNYO - 12/04/97 13:37:49

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Very impressed with the work on showing portions of the maps with the comments. The animation was GREAT. How much time did it take you to create this display? We may have nominate you to do this for all championship races in the future.

Guenther Kloeckl - 12/04/97 09:47:28
My URL:http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/usr/h90/h9052618

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Watching the route choices was very interesting.

Billy Wilson, Trailbusters OC - 12/01/97 06:42:11

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Seeing the course analysis, I'm again impressed with your continuing creativity! The animation is great. The O'Read on the Net looks wonderful, too. See you at the P Trot, Sunday.

Ernesto Colnago - 11/29/97 16:44:12
My URL:http://www.ernesto.com

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Spectacular!

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Michael, I really like your Web page, especially the GIF animation. You'll have to tell me how you did that sometime. See you at The Possum Trot, December 7. Dick