okansas.blogspot.com Occassional thoughts about orienteering
Tuesday, August 20, 2002
A few words from the current number one ranked orienteer
If you go by world ranking points, the number one orienteer in the world is Fredrik Lowegren of Sweden.
Fredrik has had some serious injury problems this year. Here is a bit of an interview (translated from Swedish):
What is your goal now?
Well, it occurred to me that I should retire while I'm at the top....No, not really. A new goal will probably be to try to keep my spot on the top of the world rankings when the season is over, though I'd rather win a medal at the European Champs.
How are the injuries and training going?
My foot isn't completely well but I'm going to go out for my first running session tonight -- 15 minutes of easy running on grass. I decided, with some advice from Dr. Claes Östberg, to begin alternating biking, running in a swimming pool and easy runs. The idea is to get in shape for the European Champs at the end of September.
I'll be interested to see how it goes for Fredrik at the European Champs.
