Happendon 1978. Another from the golden age of scribing. I was familiar with the map from Harvey's JK stands. Now only the eastern part is used, it is not possible to cross the motorway that has been built since. ,

Und wir kennen uns nicht einmal! Wolfsburg ist doch eine Grostadt.

Mit Karte, Kopfhrer und Antenne durchs Hasselbachtal Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club e. V. H24

Bill Gauld's , 1975. A map which was used for many years. When surveyed, the park was still grazed. Fewer whins and not many trees.

Drigg 1980, coast near a low level nuclear waste depository. A very fine area, one I have not seen used for a long time now.

Calder Wood, 1979 Robert Bloor. Still in use. ,

Ich mag Schichtarbeit. Wie sonst kannst du an einem Arbeitstag nach Davos fahren um an einem OL teilzunehmen und trotzdem noch dein Tagespensum naja 6h20 fahren

races have changed since the days of 1970s sitcoms

Enjoy an autumnal control

A weekend of orienteering comes to end. It was our first time taking part in Helg utan lg on the island of Gotland. We had a grear time and hope to be back next year

Naturpasset is an excellent idea if you have the territory. 100 controls, score event, several weeks to log them. I only had time for the first 22 controls, but the whole thing is about 30km2 and I had about an hour, so let me off. Next year I'll be more organised... Thanks IFK Kiruna!

Honestly, navigating a transit system around an urban environment is a pretty big and useful one.

A few years back we encountered an intermediate school group doing an amazing race exercise all over the city. I thought it was a brilliant idea. I also put together an urban course for a youth group, along the same lines.

Another . still have a lot to learn...

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.

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.

Alle Interessierten sind lich eingeladen.

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

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