okansas.blogspot.com Occassional thoughts about orienteering
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Some notes from a good orienteer
Boris wrote up some notes from a presentation by Sofie Johansson (on the Swedish relay team that took the bronze medal in 2008):
- train, train, train, train, train - try to eliminate feelings from orienteering: don't think about how something feels during a warm-up or during a race, as that can just be a distraction - prepare: ahead of time, write down a bunch of things situations that can happen during a race and how you will react (i think Sandra does this and it seems like a great idea) - have a long-term training plan (in Sofie's case, 5 years, with focus on Trondheim) - go to as many training camps as possible Technical things: - time going into/out of controls - spend the time running on roads or trails usefully (if you dont like reading ahead, just run harder, as long as you know when to slow down) - keep your eyes up! Other things: - make sure your work/living situation allows you to train as much as you need (probably the most important thing for all orienteers living in the US!!) - have a number of trainings per week that are prioritized: that is, the whole week revolves around then. all the other trainings are bonus trainings - have a goal in orienteering that comes from the heart, that you see in your dreams - LOVE TO TRAIN
