1 | Oct 23, 2009 12:21 AM | Going to new (to me) parks and having a 'competitive' reason to go there - also getting 'lost' in the woods and finding my way out! |
2 | Oct 23, 2009 7:37 PM | Takes me places I wouldn't visit or even know about. |
3 | Oct 23, 2009 7:43 PM | puzzle solving and adventure elements
competing not just on physical level |
4 | Oct 23, 2009 7:44 PM | It is so much fun and almost always an adventure. I like the people and like getting out and exploring new places. |
5 | Oct 23, 2009 8:04 PM | Engages your mind as well as your body |
6 | Oct 23, 2009 8:07 PM | combination of brains and fitness |
7 | Oct 23, 2009 8:40 PM | Completing a course. |
8 | Oct 23, 2009 9:42 PM | The combination of the physical and mental challenge involved. |
9 | Oct 23, 2009 9:56 PM | challenging and fun |
10 | Oct 23, 2009 9:57 PM | The challenge, both physical and mental. |
11 | Oct 23, 2009 10:13 PM | challenge |
12 | Oct 23, 2009 10:27 PM | Meeting others, and socializing with them at other times. |
13 | Oct 23, 2009 11:12 PM | Navigation, nature, the people. |
14 | Oct 24, 2009 1:05 AM | Believe it or not, I like volunteering, being a part of healthy lifestyle with others of like mind. |
15 | Oct 24, 2009 1:22 AM | Navigational challenge |
16 | Oct 24, 2009 1:51 AM | Another reason to get outside |
17 | Oct 24, 2009 1:54 AM | being off trail, reading the map |
18 | Oct 24, 2009 4:11 AM | Every leg is a new challenge. Getting outdoors with a mental purpose |
19 | Oct 24, 2009 4:54 AM | learning map reading |
20 | Oct 24, 2009 7:06 AM | Adventures in new places using detailed maps. |
21 | Oct 24, 2009 9:33 AM | it's never boring like trail running, for example, which is more or less the same activity. |
22 | Oct 24, 2009 1:33 PM | nature plus excercise while not boring |
23 | Oct 24, 2009 3:04 PM | Practice for Adventure Racing. Short and Fast events |
24 | Oct 24, 2009 4:17 PM | fun off trail |
25 | Oct 24, 2009 4:17 PM | fun off trail |
26 | Oct 24, 2009 8:16 PM | challenge |
27 | Oct 25, 2009 3:16 AM | The challenge in reading the map correctly and then navigating "efficiently." |
28 | Oct 25, 2009 5:50 AM | Combining running and map reading skills. Good friendships developed over the years with people of similar intellectual and physical abilities. |
29 | Oct 25, 2009 1:36 PM | nature, exercise, mental challenge |
30 | Oct 26, 2009 1:51 AM | Its combination of thinking and fitness, outdoors |
31 | Oct 26, 2009 10:20 PM | Outdoor activity in beautiful places. Thrashing through the woods. Somewhat competitive sport. |
32 | Oct 28, 2009 12:07 AM | combines running (fitness), nature & mental challenge |
33 | Oct 28, 2009 1:51 AM | The events |
34 | Oct 28, 2009 4:04 AM | walking in nature |
35 | Oct 28, 2009 4:24 AM | Seeing animals, like deer |
36 | Nov 2, 2009 1:14 AM | outdoors physical challenge |
37 | Nov 2, 2009 7:59 PM | being out in wilderness
being alone in the wilderness |
38 | Nov 2, 2009 8:03 PM | The combination of fitness and mental dexterity. I am fit, but not very very fit, so it makes me balence this with smart route choice. Basically I can decide how I run, and in the end it evens out. |
39 | Nov 2, 2009 8:11 PM | Visiting and exploring new neighborhoods, and keeping up my orienteering skills. |
40 | Nov 2, 2009 10:01 PM | challenging both mind and body at the same time |
41 | Nov 2, 2009 11:46 PM | Individual challenge and decision making |
42 | Nov 5, 2009 1:57 AM | maps + fun exercise |
43 | Nov 9, 2009 5:19 PM | The challenge of navigation, getting out into the parks and seeing places I wouldn't normally see, fun way to exercise. The timed aspect of it so I can keep tring to get better. Win splits and Route gadget for post race analysis. |
44 | Nov 9, 2009 7:18 PM | Being outside and exploring new places |
45 | Nov 11, 2009 5:33 AM | Sense of exploration, physical challenge. |
46 | Nov 11, 2009 5:33 AM | B Meets. Going to great wooded areas. Reading the map and finding my way. Detailed results and RouteGadget. |
47 | Nov 11, 2009 7:18 AM | It makes running fun. |
48 | Nov 11, 2009 4:27 PM | solving puzzles while under physical stress |
49 | Nov 11, 2009 5:48 PM | like biathlon, O balances physical w/ mental fitness |
50 | Nov 11, 2009 10:06 PM | A very interesting and entertaining way to get some very goo d exercise. And the people are wonderful. |
51 | Nov 12, 2009 2:16 AM | Personal challenge |
52 | Nov 12, 2009 4:12 AM | everything |
53 | Nov 12, 2009 4:55 AM | maps, parks, people, running |
54 | Nov 12, 2009 4:18 PM | Classic distance wilderness events and challenge of navigation |
55 | Nov 13, 2009 5:44 PM | Being challenged by different parks and course setters (always something new) and being able to move up or down a level based on health, time, weather etc. |
56 | Nov 13, 2009 5:58 PM | The combination of physical and mental challenge. The fact that its not super expensive (although I do think its too cheap) and we get to run on terrain which isn't accessible to the normal park visitor. |
57 | Nov 13, 2009 7:02 PM | Having fun with family and friends as well as the friendly competition. |
58 | Nov 14, 2009 2:45 AM | It's a game! Good people. and exercise. |
59 | Nov 16, 2009 12:00 AM | Trying new parks |
60 | Nov 16, 2009 12:18 AM | running in the woods |
61 | Nov 16, 2009 12:19 AM | Visiting different parks and hiking with a purpose. |
62 | Nov 16, 2009 12:53 AM | challenge and exercise |
63 | Nov 16, 2009 1:12 AM | It is a great mix of mental and physical challenge in beautiful outdoor settings. |
64 | Nov 16, 2009 6:07 AM | being in the wilderness, physical challenge |
65 | Nov 16, 2009 7:52 AM | I love to do it but I can't find the time |
66 | Nov 16, 2009 9:34 PM | The excitement of finding my way through the terrain and all the challenges involved. So many things can vary this experience that it is almost always fresh... the map, the course setting, the format of the course, the weather, the competition. |
67 | Nov 17, 2009 12:05 AM | Map reading, being outdoors and physical |
68 | Nov 17, 2009 1:40 AM | Challenge |
69 | Nov 17, 2009 5:16 AM | It's outdoors, you have to use the brain, it's social, you can compete in a healthy way, it's for (almost) any age and gender (including groups and families), doesn't require expensive gear, etc... |
70 | Nov 17, 2009 4:30 PM | Getting out in the woods; getting exercise with a purpose; reading maps |
71 | Nov 18, 2009 3:13 AM | I like being outdoors, and using my wits to figure out where I need to go. |
72 | Nov 20, 2009 1:25 AM | Getting into areas of the countryside I might otherwise not visit.Using my brain while out exercising and having fun with friends |
73 | Nov 22, 2009 3:25 AM | It's a sport we can do with our kids; I love the competition; I'm improving my map skills; and frankly I never had any compass skills until I started this sport. |
74 | Nov 23, 2009 1:25 PM | balance between physical and mental effort |
75 | Nov 24, 2009 3:33 AM | The challenge of having to use one's brain while exercising at a level that makes that process quite difficult. |
76 | Nov 24, 2009 6:52 AM | Running in the woods ;) |
77 | Nov 24, 2009 9:50 PM | Navigation and map discussions afterwards. |
78 | Nov 24, 2009 11:31 PM | the mental element |
79 | Nov 25, 2009 2:09 AM | The courses, seeing places I'd never see |
80 | Nov 26, 2009 7:05 AM | Healthy excercise, mental and physical, outdoors |
81 | Nov 27, 2009 9:17 PM | I like that it's competitive, but doesn't require gathering a team. I also like that it's always different. |
82 | Dec 2, 2009 4:52 AM | visiting all the local parks while keeping the mind and body occupied. |
83 | Dec 5, 2009 10:41 PM | Being outdoors; having FUN with it (though hard to remember, I appreciate the reminders); fitness aspect; mental/physical challenge/stimulation. |
84 | Dec 6, 2009 4:20 AM | It's a "thinking sport." |
85 | Dec 7, 2009 12:19 AM | The feeling that I am in combat and my life depends of finding my way... |
86 | Dec 7, 2009 5:40 PM | Opportunity to think while running |
87 | Dec 7, 2009 6:28 PM | Combines many of my favorite things: maps, outdoors, competition, hiking/trail running. Learn something new each race! |
88 | Dec 8, 2009 3:28 AM | It gives me a non-boring way to stay fit and active. |
89 | Dec 8, 2009 4:50 AM | Seeing the variety of beautiful outdoor parks in the bay area. I have lived here my entire life, but have seen more parks in the last 3 years orienteering, than all the years before! |
90 | Dec 9, 2009 2:08 AM | the fun to run around while having to think. |
91 | Dec 9, 2009 11:31 PM | Combination of physical and mental challenge |
92 | Dec 10, 2009 5:43 AM | The sense of accomplishment from finding each control- it's like putting a puzzle together. |
93 | Dec 10, 2009 6:14 AM | Running in the nature |
94 | Dec 10, 2009 3:05 PM | Mental rotation problems. |
95 | Dec 10, 2009 3:07 PM | Have not learned about orienteering yet, didnt really know that there were color coded levels. |
96 | Dec 11, 2009 4:19 AM | It's an individual sport that allows you to set your own goals and challenge yourself |
97 | Dec 11, 2009 10:11 PM | The personal challenge and the competition equally |
98 | Dec 12, 2009 6:54 PM | Seeing my friends and hanging out, though I admit a small motivation pang does come from free food. lol!:) |
99 | Dec 12, 2009 9:26 PM | The challenge of making decisions on the fly. |
100 | Dec 13, 2009 2:44 AM | The combination of physical & mental (navigational) challenge. |
101 | Dec 13, 2009 4:01 AM | I like the sense of adventure I get from exploring terrain, and I enjoy the exhilaration of running through terrain. The problem solving and competition are fun, too, but they're secondary to the aesthetic aspects. |
102 | Dec 13, 2009 7:45 AM | Running through the woods |