After arriving and training with the Danes, the most notable events would include a local Hungarian race, a local Czech Relay race, training with the French junior national team, and then training with the Finnish Junior national team. the reason for not blogging about the first two was the rather bad level of performance, I … Continue reading The Adaption
Different, is the word that I would use to describe the terrain here in Hungary, in the area where JWOC will be taking place. There are a number of aspects that create a relatively difficult environment for me to orienteer in, which I have never had to deal with in such a combination. These critical … Continue reading Hungary – The Arrival
As the week continued on, then number or really good maps increased accordingly. On top of some local weekly trainings the notable areas I went to were: Meech Valley, The Barrens, and March Highlands, each with completely different terrains and styles of orienteering. In this post I'll simply analyze / describe the terrains and strategies … Continue reading Ottawa Training Camp (Part 2)
Less than an hour after I had landed in Ottawa, I was already running my first training of the week at Algonquin College. A sprint map on the way to Jeff's house, which seemed average but actually managed to catch me off guard on a leg. I did my classic warm up for training, (jogging … Continue reading Ottawa Training Camp (Part 1)
The Constance Bay Meet in Ottawa was the first orienteering race of the season for me, so I guess season opener. If including Vancouver sprint camp, perhaps forest season opener. It was a very nice course, and area, although some of the route setting was a little bit messy in one place. Overall thoughts on … Continue reading Constance Bay Meet
Rumsey was the first focused-ish orienteering training of the year after finals. I volunteered as a Course Planner in organizing Prairie Opener 2018. This is a great annual event in Alberta drawing lot of runners from Calgary and Edmonton. Most of the day was spent with me walking, and setting out controls, I didn't feel … Continue reading Rumsey 2018
Some excuses are fairly lame, whilst others I would argue, are completely valid. The past month has been a downhill spiral of stress with finals coming up. I saw the terrible ordeals approaching about 2-3 weeks ahead of time, and right around then I began feeling a pain on the inside of my left leg … Continue reading A Simple Goal
