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The runner chosen for March is Jonn Are Myhren running for The Netherlands in 2007 – and changing to Norway in 2008. – After two years in The Netherlands I change back to Norway. Why do I do it? The reason is obvious. I was offered a place in one of the best national teams in the world, Jonn Are comments his change of national team before the 2008 season.
The 2007 season was a fantastic success for Jonn Are. In his own words about the highlight – the 6th place at the WOC Middle distance in Kiev, Ukraine: – I ended in 6th position, last podium position. For me this was a dream coming true and more than I could have expected. Both my performance and result were personal records. I didn’t miss much and managed to run fast during the whole course despite the hot weather.. Read more about Jonn Are on his Blog – one of the very best orienteering pages out there. Not the best regarding maps, but good stories and pictures.
See full statistics and pictures for Jonn Are Myhren in World of O Runners.
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About WoO Wall Calendar 2008
This is a preview of World of O Wall Calendar 2008: 12 runners – 12 countries. It will be available for free download as a high-quality PDF-file in January 2008. The preview of the calendar is shown to give organizers time (and motivate them) to add their competitions to World of O Calendar. All international orienteering competitions inside World of O Calendar at January 5th will be included in World of O Wall Calendar 2008. The pictures in the calendar are selected from World of O Runners – choosing 12 runners from 12 different countries to show the spread of orienteering around the world.
