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Friday, November 15, 2002

Top orienteering events

 

When I posted the photos yesterday, I thought, "the Swedish mountain O' race is one of those events I'd love to experience." What other races would make a top 5 or top 10 list?

Here are some suggestions (use the comment function to suggest additions):

The World Champs The WOC is the premier competitive event. Every O' fanatic would love to compete or watch a WOC. An opportunity to see the best in the world at their best is something special. I'm lucky to have competed in the WOC several times.

Tio Mila Tio Mila is a ten leg relay race in Sweden every spring. The race begins in the evening and finishes the next morning. It is a classic event. I've been lucky enough to run the race four times.

Orienteering in Venice One of the best parts of orienteering is being in the forest. But, if you have to run orienteering in an urban setting, what could be better than Venice? Lennart Gustavsson (a club mate from my year with OKS Ljungsbro and a Swedish B-team member in the 1980s) said that orienteering in Venice was as hard as any orienteering he'd ever done. Check out the Orienteering in Venice web page. I haven't (yet!) orienteered in Venice. It is on my list of things to do.

Redwood Forest The Bay Area O' Club has maps of redwood forests. The orienteering isn't the best, but the setting is amazing. Orienteer Kansas had a training camp in San Francisco a few years ago and we spent a day orienteering in the redwood forest at Big Basin State Park. As you run a course through the redwood forest, you have trouble keeping your mind on orienteering. It is hard not to stop and admire the huge trees.

Czech sandstone terrain I've never run in the Czech Republic, but I understand the sandstone terrain there is fantastic -- huge cliffs with small passages that allow you to run through them. The terrain makes for excellent route choice problems, difficult navigation, and a beautiful setting...at least that is what I've heard. I think the terrain was used for a World Champs a long time ago (maybe 1972?), a Student WOC (1983?) and World Cup (1985?). Someday I hope to get there.

posted by Michael | 1:10 PM

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