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Monday, August 22, 2005

Course setting styles

 

I was reading Oystein Sorensen's summary of his weekend's racing where he touched on the idea of course setting styles. Sorensen wrote about having started Sunday's race after having learned about the course setter's style on Saturday. He went in to more detail about both races and, if you can manage the Norwegian, it is worth reading his article.

Anyway, it got me to thinking about course setting styles. Gene Wee has a distinct style. His courses look similar and the way he makes use of different leg lengths stands out. Possum Trot O' Club course setters used to set courses that all looked the same -- the same general shape and leg lengths. It was very distinct (they've gotten to be a bit more diverse in the recent years). A few years ago, Peggy Dickison set the courses on one day at the U.S. Champs. I looked at some courses she'd set earlier. When the U.S. Champs came, I was completely ready for Peggy's courses. We didn't face any difficulties I hadn't thought about before the race. Kris Harrison set the courses on the other day, and her courses had a very different style.

Back to Sorensen....The course setter for the two races he ran last weekend was a well-known Norwegian orienteer named Eystein Weltzien. Weltzien's courses from the weekend have a distinct style. Take a look at:

Sunday's relay course and Saturday's indiviudal course, which is divided into three parts: start to 2; 2 to 8; and 9 to the finnish.

Interesting courses with a distinct style, don't you think?

posted by Michael | 7:39 PM

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