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Ulf Forseth Indgaard won two medals at the Junior World Champs in Gothenburg this year: Silver over the middle distance and bronze in the relay. Below Forseth Indgaard is presented for the nomination “The Ultimate Junior Orienteer of 2008″ through an interview made by World of O and Ultimate Orienteering.
About: Two of the major sources for international orienteering news on the Internet – World of O and Ultimate Orienteering – are organizing a poll to name “The Orienteering Achievement of 2008″ and “The Ultimate Junior Orienteer of 2008″. The winner in each category is decided in a vote amongst all the readers of World of O and Ultimate Orienteering after all nominees have been presented. Starting November 12th we present all nominees on a day-by-day basis. The poll is sponsored by Trimtex. Voting will be possible after all nominees have been presented from the voting page. See also all nominees in the initial press release.
Interview with Ulf Forseth Indgaard
Give a short presentation of yourself.
I am 19 years old, and I live in Levanger in Nord-Trøndelag. I am going the last year at a sport school in Steinkjer.
What was the highlight of the 2008 season for you?
The Norwegian Championship relay (senior) where I ran in to silver for my team together with two other juniors (including my younger brother) was one of the big highlights. The other highlight was JWOC in Göteborg with silver at the middle distance and bronze at the relay. Norwegian championship for juniors, middle and long distance where I managed to take two gold medals is another highlight.
What is your thought about being nominated for the orienteering achievement of 2008?
I am very satisfied with my own results and races this season, and I am happy that others notice these good results.
I am very satisfied with my own results and races this session, and
I am happy that others notice this
What are your main goals for the future?
JWOC in Italy is my main goal the next season. For the future I have a dream to run WOC in Trondheim in 2010, since its only one hours drive from where I have grown up.
Where is your favourite place to orienteer – where you would advice our readers to travel?
This summer I was in Italy to train for next years JWOC, and I really liked the terrain there. The sand dunes in Murcia is also one of my favourite orienteering places.
Can you describe your thoughest training week in 2008 (day-by-day)? Did that have any specific impact for your great achievements in 2008?
One of my toughest weeks in 2008 was in the winter where I do a lot of my training at low intensity and on skis. I try to train some orienteering through the winter, even if it usually is some snow in the forest.
Here is the training week:
- Monday: Cross country skiing low intensity 2h
- Tuesday: Cross country skiing low intensity 3h
- Wednesday: Intervals 5x6min high intensity 1,5h + Cross country skiing low intensity 1,5h
- Thursday: Orienteering low intensity 1h
- Friday: Strength (to prevent injuries), power 1,5h + Running low intensity 2h
- Saturday: Orienteering medium intensity 1.5h + Running low intensity 2h
- Sunday: Intervals 5x8min medium intensity 1,5h
The sand dunes in Murcia is also one of my favorite orienteering places
Are you a professional orienteer? How many percent is your work/study that you do besides orienteering compared to a full position – and how many hours do you train each year?
I am taking the third year at high school over two years to get better time for training and studying. This is my last year at school. This year I trained about 500 hours.
In your training: Do you put priority on running in the forest or on the road/track? What is your PB in 3000m/5000m?
Most of my training at low intensity is in the forests, but usually I run intervals on tracks and roads. The last years I have not tested myself on 3000m, but two years ago I ran at 9:11.
