The Yukon Orienteering Association wrapped up a busy summer of events last week.

The Golden Aspen Orienteering Festival encompassed three events, September 13-17. Each event focused on a different format, which required different skills to be used.

Saturday's race was a middle distance format. Course planner Brent Langbakk designed four courses with short legs and lots of changes of direction, to keep people focused.

Detailed map reading skills were necessary, as the Copper King map has many boulders and other fine features.

This map was last used in July, for the western Canadian championships, and unfortunately is likely to be changed drastically, with the development of the Raven's Ridge subdivision.

The Yukon orienteering championships were part of Sunday's race, which was held on the newly-revised Golden Horn map. Amazing scenic views didn't seem to distract too many of the orienteers, who took on the seven courses planned by Juri Peepre and Pam James.

The longer classic distance challenges all orienteering skills, but route choice takes on an added importance.

One of the most wonderful aspects of orienteering competitions is the fact that on the same day, using the same map, people of all ages and skill levels can be out together enjoying the forest. On Sunday, the Marten Berkman family tried orienteering for the first time, while elite athletes tested the over 10-kilometre course for men 20-34 years of age.

Langbakk was the first to complete the course, which was so long two maps were required. Competitors in this category had to run through an exchange zone in the assembly area, pick up another map and go back out on the course a second time.

Some of the more notable results were turned in by the members of the Yukon orienteering squad. Many of them ran 'up', on longer and more difficult courses then their age category would normally run, and are already challenging the 'big boys'.

Colin Abbott and Lee Hawkings were first and second, faster then every other competitor who ran Course 5 on Sunday. Trevor Bray also had excellent results over the three days, firmly showing his mastery of Course 1.

The Yukon Orienteering Association would like to thank all the club volunteers who assisted with meet organization, registration and timing this year.

Here are the full results from the weekend races results from the Sept. 13 race ran in the Thursday, Sept. 14 edition of the Star:

Sunday, September 17

Yukon Orienteering

Championships

Male 12 1.9 km, 60 m

1 Bray, Trevor, 19:39

2 McLean, Caelan, 21:04

3 Hoffman, Shea, 22:23

Female 12 1.9 km, 60 m

1 Blake, Pia, ,25:22

2 Roots, Galena, 31:04

Open 1 1.9 km, 60 m

1 Beatty, Odessa , 28:23

2 Annable, MaryAnn, 36:05

3 Toner, Jim,Finn & Gen, 47:34

4 Berkman, Marten & family, 54:01

Female 13-14 2.4 km, 75 m

1 Beatty, Dahria, 32:38

2 Burnett, Kerstin, 41:05

M13-14 2.4 km, 75 m

1 Roots, Logan, 26:09

Open 2 2.4 km, 75 m

1 Blake, Leif & Sabine, 57:35

Male 15-16 3.2 km, 90 m

1 Murray, Nansen, 37:37

Open 3 3.2 km, 90 m

1 Hoffman, Phil, 1:07:56

2 Kiemele, Deb, 1:18:24

3 Pearson, Marsha, 1:35:55

4 MacArthur, Jane, 1:51:52

5 Pearson, Ron, 2:33:42

McCorkell, Aileen, dnf

Male 55-64 3.1 km, 90 m

1 Fossum, Lars, 53:59

2 Abbott, Grant, 56:38

3 Whitley, Gerry, 1:00:29

Female 65+ 3.1 km, 90 m

1 Leduc, Nesta, 57:44

Open 4 3.1 km, 90 m

1 McNeil, Pippa, 41:37

Female 45-54 4.2 km, 95 m

1 McKenna, Karen, 48:38

2 Scheck, Barbara, 52:37

3 Nixon, Wendy, 1:49:14

VanHees, Violet, mp

Miyahara, Miko, dnf

Male 17-19 4.2 km, 95 m

1 Abbott, Colin, 43:51

2 Hawkings, Lee, 48:25

3 Abbott, Michael, 1:13:27

Male 45-54 4.2 km, 95 m

1 Hawkings, Jim, 54:45

2 McLean, Bruce, 1:02:08

3 Hamilton, Cord, 1:03:46

4 Roots, Charlie, 1:09:38

5 Gladish, Mike, 1:29:16

Female 20-34 6.3 km, 110 m

1 Brown, Ellyn, 1:09:30

2 Nielsen, Sara, 1:20:23

Male 35-44 6.3 km, 110 m

1 Forest, Kimball (Anchorage), 1:03:53

2 Bradley, Joe, 1:47:57

Open 6 6.3 km, 110 m

1 Kelly, Ryan, 1:38:22

Male 20-34 10.6 km, 200 m

1 Langbakk, Brent, 1:15:20

2 Pearson, Forest, 1:27:52

3 Burnett, Ross, 1:41:56

4 Pearson, Sky, 2:11:31

Saturday, September 16

Middle Distance

Male 12 1.8 km, 45 m

1 Bray, Trevor, 22:47

2 McLean, Caelan, 25:53

3 Balsillie, Sean, 30:39

Female 12 1.8 km, 45 m

1 Roots, Galena, 29:27

2 Blake, Pia, 35:41

Open 1 1.8 km, 45 m

1 Taguchi, Ritsuko & Hiro, 29:18

2 Annable, MaryAnn, 36:39

3 Toner, Jim,Finn & Gen, 1:21:04

Worsfold, Shari, Jared & La, dnf

Female 13-14 1.8 km, 45 m

1 Burnett, Kerstin, 27:42

Male 13-14 1.8 km, 45 m

1 Roots, Logan, 17:46

Open 2 2.2 km, 55 m

1 Gilbert, Scott, 30:10

2 Kiemele, Deb, 46:25

3 Blake, Leif & Sabine, 1:01:02

4 McCorkell, Aileen, 1:10:55

Male 15-16 2.2 km, 55 m

1 Abbott, Colin, 20:13

2 Abbott, Michael, 22:15

3 Murray, Nansen, 28:13

Open 3 2.5 km, 60 m

1 McNeil, Pippa, 36:29

Female 55-64 2.5 km, 60 m

1 Pearson, Marsha, 1:07:42

Male 55-64 2.5 km, 60 m

1 Abbott, Grant, 35:51

2 Fossum, Lars, 45:48

3 Whitley, Gerry, 1:23:43

4 Pearson, Ron, 1:38:10

Female 65+ 2.5 km, 60 m

1 Leduc, Nesta, 1:14:47

Female 45-54 2.5 km, 60 m

1 Scheck, Barbara, 32:21

2 McKenna, Karen, 39:34

3 Miyahara, Miko, 56:32

Brown, Ellyn (Anchorage), mp

Nixon, Wendy, dns

Pangman, Jill, dns

Male 17-19 2.5 km, 60 m

1 Hawkings, Lee, 31:25

Male 45-54 2.5 km, 60 m

1 Peepre, Juri, 23:12

2 Forest, Kimball (Anchorage), 26:44

3 Hawkings, Jim, 34:54

4 Roots, Charlie, 36:09

5 McLean, Bruce, 45:42

6 Beatty, Craig, 1:08:16

Female 20-34 3.6 km, 115 m

1 James, Pam, 41:00

Male 35-44 3.6 km, 115 m

1 Bradley, Joe, 1:19:34

Male 20-34 3.6 km, 115 m

1 Burnett, Ross, 32:43

2 Pearson, Forest, 33:11

3 Pearson, Sky, 55:52

4 Kelly, Ryan, 1:06:05