If getting lost in the woods sounds like fun to you, you’d love orienteering. The sport involves navigating through unfamiliar terrain, often in a forest, to locations circled on a detailed ...

“Orienteering is often called cunning running or the thinking man’s running,” he said. Dady got into orienteering from other athletic pursuits. He was a biathlete in the sport that combines skiing and ...

MIDDLEVILLE -- Mike Keating was running through the mosquito-infested woods at Yankee Springs Recreation Area, map and compass in hand. On the fly, he checked his compass bearing and quickly changed ...

For the second year in a row, a team of 10 students from Gov. Thomas Johnson High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program won first place in a national championship for ...

Local naturalist Mary Ann Schlegel can't coax her 12-year-old daughter, Hyla, into taking a hike with her. But when mom suggests they do an orienteering course, the girl scrambles for her sneakers. "I ...

Land in an unfamiliar country and race from checkpoint to checkpoint with no phone, no flights and limited funds. This is the premise of the BBC’s Race Across the World, now in its fifth season and ...

When you go for a run, you need a supportive pair of running shoes, some comfortable, sweat-wicking kit and perhaps a GPS running watch if you want to track your stats. You’ll likely follow a known, ...

Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis died Tuesday after collapsing during a competition in China on Friday, according to event organizers. He was just 29. The International World Games ...