Day off. Heading to the horizon and beyond Luossavaara via the straightest route through controls (little orange flags). Here's one that lives near a boulder. It's cold and kinda bleak but beautiful in its own empty way.
Orienteering We're running (no pun intended) a double-header at Hertford and St Albans in 3 weeks if you fancy giving a go
It seems like everyone was out doing some sort of running today. I've just got back from our event in Ely which coincided with a run fest around the city too. People running in all directions (but only orienteers in the centre and market square) including them running through our start and us running through theirs. At some locations there were multiple competing marshals.
Well that was fun, but it was also the slowest and hardest I've done in a long time. Everything white here is a boulder field, mapped boulders are a bit of a lottery, and everything yellow that isn't farmland is also a boulder field but you can see it before you trip. Speaking of long times...
Sunday morning mtb orienteering with a friend.
OMG I tried my category (35-45yrs). I was wondering if I could beat my worst enemy - the time limit...
But my brain went on holiday...
ctrl. 1: I got over the (inactive) electric fence: "Oh, I see it! I'm fas!" But not paying attention to the direction and got lost...
Instead of going to ctrl 5, I went to 9, then I went in the opposite direction than I should...
And in the case of 11, I didn't pay attention to the distances...
So 104 minutes. The first one did it in 43
While my NetBSD colleagues were doing the important job of debating the best way to take advantage of a buffet, I prepared for by going for a trail run through the beautiful woodlands at Maksimir Park armed only with a low-res GIF of an map
This weekend I did again an run.
Its a mental game as much as a physical one. Making fast decisions based on my map, adapting when the map what I thought was on the map dont quite line up, and staying focused under pressure.
Surprisingly good for the brain. Would 100% do it again.
I have early onset DOMS from compassSport cup final yesterday, but I think that's more about the time driving than the time in the race. South Gare is challenging: the intricacy of dune area or moraine-made-from-industrial-waste, but with the reassuring firmness underfoot of blancmange mixed with barbed wire and snails.
run was wet...
I ended up 15/22 Next time I should think less and run more...
Sounds interesting, but my DuckDuckGo skills were inadequate to find out what is. If you like hunting for things in London, you might like the London City Race weekend in Greenwich and Rotherhithe next weekend
Before the MapRun prize-giving the other day, there was a fun exercise to draw some GPS art with one mandatory location to visit besides the start/finish. Here's what I drew by guesswork. Bonus points to residents who know where this is
I got a lovely drinking vessel for winning the summer MapRun league in and around .
If you'd like to try out this sort of thing (smartphone orienteering at your own convenience) take a look at to find courses in your area (if you are in the UK). The courses I did are still available, so feel free to try to beat me!
sveriges skogar r s snabba att genom springa p... j lskar det hr. jag knner mig som 18 r gammal igen.
(men jag har inte swish fr att kpa Abiskos o-kartan :( ... ska flytta jag till sverige!)
Rckschau
Alex, DE1ADH, und Kai, DG0YT, auf
Offene Fragerunde
Do, 11.9.25 19.00 Uhr
Mit 23 Medaillen gelang dem DARC-Team der Sprung auf den dritten Platz im Medaillenspiegel. Team Leader Alex und Referee Kai laden ein, gemeinsam auf die WM in Litauen zurckzuschauen.
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Eoc tour in Geel last week. is fun. I discovered that this year and it is my new hobby.
Am very disappointed to be missing Myrsyran by 1 day, its the logical conflux of my passion for stupid races, getting wet and cold, mud, being in the far north, breaking my self, and smelling nature. What is this thing Its Sweden's slowest half marathon: "21km sten, myr, stig, obanad skog och vatten" - 21km of rocks, marsh, rough forest, and water. Love it.
Going from to today for the British Sprint Championships and we're staying overnight. The hotel is booked through booking.com and it's very keen to upsell flights "from 1449". So I clicked through and they are recommending I drive to Heathrow (further than Norwich), fly to Schiphol, sit about for over 3 hours and then fly to Norwich to arrive around 22:30. Return cost for the two of us is 3293
It's almost time for a weekend of East Anglia-based fun!
Night FTW at the White Rose Weekend in Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire
Today is the Foxoring competition. This competition is the one most similar to traditional : The approximate locations of the low-power transmitters are marked on the orienteering map. But to find the actual location, competitors must use the 3.5 MHz receiver.
The competition starts at 10.00 AM local time (Lithuania, 7.00 UTC).
Youtube live stream
Results
Today is the Sprint competition. The winners' time is expected to be app. 15 min. This is less than 90 seconds per hidden transmitter. A fast race!
The competition starts at 10.00 AM local time (Lithuania, 7.00 UTC).
Freut euch auf die
In 2 weeks an etappe of the EOC tour is in my city. How awesome is that
Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis has died in hospital after competing at the World Games in Chengdu, China, organizers said on Tuesday.
Italian Orienteering Athlete Mattia Debertolis Dies After World Games Collapse
In the last bulletin for the World MTB Orienteering Championships large areas of the map had been masked within the PDF.
An anonymous person reported that one could simply remove the mask and see large parts of the map intended for the competition.
Italian athlete dies after competing at World Games in Chengdu
An athlete has died after taking part in the World Games in the Chinese city of Chengdu, organisers
I still pop in to YouTube on occasion and there's a guy I really enjoy. Technically, its orienteering skills channel and in that regard it has good content. But I watch it mostly because it enjoy it when he "waffles on", i.e. goes of on a tangent. He often turns these waffles into their own video. Today's gem "How to put a hat on", . Look for the waffle withing the waffle about 3 minutes in. Enjoy
Take them
Tuesday sees the final park O in the London summer series. Clapham Common, so not far from me. Will local knowledge help me to level up my fairly lamentable results in the previous races I hope so, but at the end of the day it's all been fun. Happy to have rediscovered this sport after 45 years.
On our way to O-ringen. first longer trip with our new Kia EV6 and also pulling our carvan.
Charging snd coffee time.
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