Occassional thoughts about orienteering
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Saturday, August 18, 2007 4 Analyses on Wingstedt's SprintingWhy is Emil Wingstedt so good at sprints?DagensNyheter asked four experts. Here is a rough translation of their responses: Anders Garderud - He is one of the worlds best orienteers and could have the same success at the other distances. The sprint race is in the beginning of championships and it is tough to get psyched up and ready after winning the sprint. If Emil hadn't won the sprint races, I think he'd have a good chance of doing really well at the classic distance. Marita Skogum - Emil has the right phsyical strengths and a great ability to succeed when it matters. Signar Eriksson - You have to be able to pick and chose among competitions. Emil is good at that. He has also proven he can stay cool under pressure. Pekka Nikulainen - Emil is a very good orienteer. Living in Halden, where they train orinteering all year, has helped him. Except for Skogum's, each of the quotes seems pretty interesting. Garderud's analysis - that once you've won a race, it is tough to be ready for the next race - rings true. If I remember right, this year's WOC is set up a bit differently, with the sprint final at the end of the week. Maybe that means Wingstedt will will a medal at another distance and then tank the sprint... Eriksson's quote reflects the idea that orienteers have a lot of races and a long season. For some (most?) orienteers, this means you've got to make some decisions about when to race, when to skip races and rest or train, and when to really focus. Nikulainen's quote is interesting because it suggests a way to learn from Windgstedt's success. You see that Garderud, Skogum, and Eriksson are all talking about who Wingstedt is, while Nikulainen is talking about what Wingstedt does to prepare. Back to okansas.blogspot.com. posted by Michael | 9:40 AM 
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