okansas.blogspot.com Occassional thoughts about orienteering
Friday, August 26, 2005
Watching car racing and looking at an O' map
I'm skipping this weekend's U.S. Champs in Oregon. Instead, I'm staying home. I mowed the lawn tonight and now I'm cooking dinner. After dinner, I'll sit on the sofa, glance at an O' map, and watch the NASCAR race on TV.
Car racing and orienteering reminds me of a web page I came across a few days ago. I like reading web pages written by orienteers. Usually, I find them when someone posts an announcement on Alternativet or OPN. But, a few days ago I found one that, as far as I can tell, is nearly unknown.
Ingun Fristad is a Norwegian who has run one WOC (2001). She lives in Finland and has a web page. The page isn't full of stuff, but when I first came across it I was surprised to see an entry about auto racing!
Fristad wrote a bit about her summer training, including that she is aiming for next year's WOC, and described a visit to watch Finland's World Rally Champs race.
Fristad's page is a bit light -- a few stories, some photos, no maps. Most of the page is in Norwegian, but a bit is in English. If you're a fanatic orienteer, it is worth a look at Ingunn Fristad's web page.
posted by Michael |
7:26 PM
