At recent weekend events there were bottles of water at the finish because of the heat. Today's race in Lincoln was sponsored by Walkers, so there were boxes of crisps instead. Not quite as thirst-quenching
According to my , I'm not in peak condition for the race in Lincoln today
Having a bit of an jolly this weekend in the . Staying in ready for the city race tomorrow after running in earlier. The 12 final controls on a 1:2000 map was novel
Well I'm not getting any better at this Lanequest malarkey in terms of planning any kind of high point-scoring route, but it's been a good excuse to ride new lanes each and every week.
I'm immensely proud of the West Anglian Orienteering Club (WAOC) junior squad for winning the national inter-club junior final yesterday. As club chairman, I have to pay tribute to the current captain, junior captain and coaches, but this has been a long time in the making, so all previous chairs, captains and coaches must also be thanked.
Go WAOC!
World Youth Championships 2025
Marinsk Lzn (CZE)
Watch now the live broadcast from the ARDF Sprint competition.
7th World Youth Championships 2025
Marinsk Lzn (CZE)
2nd day, 144 MHz Classic
Live broadcast 10.15 MEST = 8.15 UTC:
100 young athletes from around the world have gathered here for exciting competitions.
Racing with the 144 MHz band through these steep hills wont be easyits a true test of both skill and stamina. Can the competitors keep up the pace and deliver a winning performance
World Youth Championships 2025
1st day, 3.5 MHz
Youtube livestream:
A second attempt at Lanequest this evening. Planned to get 21 controls. Ended up with 18. But then was so late back (11 minutes, thanks amongst other excuses to a dropping chain) that I think Ill effectively have lost 4 of those.
10/x Thu 5-730 - Cambridge Plays - Navigation Games
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Something new this evening: Lanequest, which is a local series. Made some rookie errors in route choice, but did ok, made it back with a minute to spare, and it was a fun way to spend a couple of hours working head and legs.
I'm East Anglian champion for the 2nd year running!
Going to be a hot East Anglian Championships race today. I'm hoping for a lot of tree cover overhead. Luckily my watch claims I'm in prime condition and ready for action
Wednesday night's punt was fun. Pretty unique to too (they do canoe orienteering in York - that's probably not quite as social though)
Urps, a mispunch live on TV. Also, mesmerizing to see how the contours near control 8 pose a problem to so many of the elite! I'd so like to go to Idrefjll right now and see for myself!
Go out as a solo or duo team, during 6 hours in search of as many checkpoints as possible.
All checkpoints are marked on a topographic map. Every checkpoint found contributes to your score in the final ranking. Along the way, you run or hike along trails of your own choice.
This was yesterday, 6 hours of fun. And afterwards we got a medaille, life is better while orienteering.
Verej bh v nepstupnm ternu.Erstellung einer ARDF-/OL-Basiskarte mit OpenOrienteering Mapper und offenen Geodaten
Matthias, DL3SDO auf
Offene Fragerunde
Do, 12.6.25 19.00 Uhr MESZ
Offene und Open-Source-Software ermglichen es, in kurzer Zeit eine einfache Karte fr -Aktivitten zu erstellen.
Alle Interessierten sind lich eingeladen.
Done that thing during race today... having had physio for damaged hip and knee on one side and been careful for months, compensating with other side means I tore hamstring while lamping up an earthwall at the Grand Festival Of Earthwall Lamping (not it's real name, but should be).
I love how the Mastodon/fedi furry Norwegian architect shares her project to build an Arduino-controlled beehive vibe extends all the way to .
Yes, please, fill my timeline with stories of how you got lost at your local event, pictures of chonky middle-aged village players, and brags about your kid making it to the Western Hokkaido 3rd division championship.
I was prevented from using my new kit collection at the Roehampton park event this week, owing to doctor's orders. So my new club top, jacket and dibber will have to wait until next Tuesday. That one's in Morden Hall Park, so it should be scenic.
An etappe in the city cup. This tile in Tessenderlo. I learned about this year and dor me it is fun. I like it more than races in the street. It is running with your mind that is empty
MTBO at Hgbo Bruk.
Today it was time again. This time it was with my glasses. Am I getting old
The IOF published a new document, clarifying and educating on Sprint Mapping. See description by Ludk Kritka below.
And here is the link to the document:
Did my first 'park O' (park ) event of the London summer series yesterday. Waterlow Park, Archway. Nice place. I'd hoped to drop in on Karl Marx at Highgate Cemetery, next door, but he'd turned in for the night.
Oggi celebriamo la Giornata Mondiale dell'Orienteering!
Un'avventura tra natura, strategia e movimento, dove mappa e bussola diventano gli strumenti per esplorare il mondo.
Leggete larticolo e scoprite di pi!
Street event this evening in Bethnal Green, E London. As it doesn't get dark now until about 9pm, no need for a head torch, thankfully. Aim will be to beat my friend, and friendly rival, Paul. I'm quicker than him, but he's been known to out-navigate me.
Belgian Championship Sprint Orienteering.
I started this year with . And already running in the Belgian Chalpionships.
What I knew was confirmed here. I need to learn a lot
It is 10Mila time this weekend!
Here's a test of magnanimity. Your son beats you at on his first attempt at the sport. He does much better than you thought he would, even taking account of his faster running. What do you feel Damn, he beat me, or, what a great achievement, what's not to celebrate I managed the latter - just!
Here are the rotation and fixed frame demonstrated
Some overdue improvements for my app just dropped. Video editor takes next level: you can
- Rotate & zoom the video
- Decide between a fixed frame or centered one
- Change dot and line color, width
- Change video aspect ratio & resolution
I have been feeling a bit down lately. All kinds of illnesses are attacking me constantly. Again feverish days. But I get much enjoyment when I am watching my Control Club feed right now. I have Matthias Kyburz, Simona Aebersold and Minna Kauppi posting their trainings
One good thing about technology and data is it allows you to accurately quantify how much you mess up. I've finally looked at my route analysis from JK relays: clearly mentally not in the game for control 1. Will have to make up for it on Beacon Hill tonight...
Last time i ran in an relay was Spring Cup 2000 in Denmark, a quarter century ago. My dibber had only 5 digits (37266), my knees worked, I was in a team of friends, and I trained and raced nearly every week. Things change! It was fun to see how it's changed, and fun to hurtle with a pack (but not fun to foul up the first control badly). There should be more relays.
Well that's the whole Jan Kjellstrm International Festival of Orienteering over for another year . Thanks to all the volunteers and excellent organisation
Day 2, let's go . Today is middle distance race at Tankersley, intricate contour time. The best prep does not involve sharing a hotel room with my kids.
I managed to survive without any emotional distress