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Siri Ulvestad took the Bronze medal at the Junior World Champs Long in Gothenburg this year. Below Ulvestad 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 Siri Ulvestad
Give a short presentation of yourself.
My name is Siri Ulvestad and I am 20 years old. I grew up in Oslo and started to run orienteering when I was about 8 years old. At the age of 11 I also started competing in cross country skiing, and have combined those sports ever since. Last year I moved to Trondheim and started to study civil engineering at the Norwegian university of science and technology.
What was the highlight of the 2008 season for you?
The international highlight was the bronze medal at the long distance in the junior world orienteering championships. On national level there has been many highlights wining 5 gold medals in the Norwegian championships and the overall national cup.
On national level there has been many highlights wining 5 gold medals in the Norwegian championships
What is your thought about being nominated for the orienteering achievement of 2008?
I think it is great to be nominated among so many other good junior orienteers.
What are your main goals for the future?
My main goal in the future is to achieve good results as an senior orienteer, and have fun while practicing and competing in orienteering.
Where is your favourite place to orienteer – where you would advice our readers to travel?
I do like typical Nordic terrains the most, and I really enjoy running orienteering in the forests south of Oslo (for example at Siggerud where the World Cup was held)
Can you describe your thoughest training week in 2008 (day-by-day)? Did that have any specific impact for your great achievements in 2008?
I guess I have a few though weeks in front of me as the cross country skiing season is coming up, but so far my hardest training week is maybe O-ringen.
- Mon: 1. Orienteering competition (1:55) 2. Roller ski (0:30)
- Tue: 1. Orienteering competition (1:15) 2. Running (0:20)
- Wed: 1. Orienteering competition (1:35) 2. Running (0:25)
- Thu: 1. Orienteering competition (1:05) 2. Running (0:20)
- Fri: 1. Orienteering competition (1:35)
- Sat: Rest day
- Sun: 1. Cycling (4:45)
I like to look at my self as a professional orienteer
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 like to look at my self as a professional orienteer. I study 75% compared to a full study, and train about 550 hours a year.
In your training: Do you put priority on running in the forest or on the road/track? What is your PB in 3000m/5000m?
I do almost all of my running in the forest, but ran 3000m a few times in 2006-2007. My PB in 3000 m is 10:24.
