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Marianne Andersen has grown to become one of the big profiles in international orienteering with individual World Championship medals 3 years in a row. Below Andersen is presented for the nomination “The Orienteering Achievement 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 Marianne Andersen
Give a short presentation of yourself.
I’m 28 years old, live in Oslo, but come from Drammen. I have been orienteering since I was 16. The last four years I have run for Nydalens SK, but next season I’m going to run for my home club Konnerud IL again.
What was the highlight of the 2008 season for you?
Because I was injured most of the winter and spring, WOC in Czech Republic became not only my main goal, but in many ways also my only goal this season. That I managed to get in decent shape for WOC and get a silver medal and a 4th place there, was the highlight of the 2008 season for me. But the best race of the year I did in the Norwegian long distance Championship in august.
The best race of the year I did in the Norwegian Long Distance Champs in August
What is your thought about being nominated for the orienteering achievement of 2008?
I am a bit surprised, because I hadn’t thought I would be nominated for something like that. But I’m also really happy about it.
What are your main goals for the future?
My main goal is to become a better orienteering runner. My main goal for 2009 is to win a gold medal in WOC in Hungary.
Where is your favourite place to orienteer – where you would advice our readers to travel?
My favorite terrains are some of the forests around Eiker and Kongsberg. But I like to orienteer in almost all kinds of terrains – the variation of terrains is one of the things I like with orienteering
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 don’t feel that I had any really though training weeks in 2008. Because I couldn’t run from January to April, my legs weren’t ready for really though running this summer. But I trained quite a lot in the last part of April and in May. This was short after my Achilles tendon had become so well that I could start running again, and therefor I still did a lot of alternative training. Here is a typical training week in this period:
- 21/4: I: Aqua jog 2h 5min II: Running 35min
- 22/4: I: Aqua jog: Warm up 20min, 15*3.15-3.20min intervals (I-3), 30sec recovery, cool down 15min. II: Orienteering 35min + Roller skiing (using only my arms) 1h
- 23/4: I: Aqua jog 2h 25min II: Cycling 1h 35min
- 24/4: I: Aqua jog 2h II: Orienteering 35min (9 + 6 min fast). Strength training 20min.
- 25/4: I: Aqua jog: Warm up 20min, 15*3.20min intervals (I-3), 30sec rec, cool down 10min II: Running 40min III: Cycling 1h 25min
- 26/4: I: Aqua jog 2h II: Orienteering 40min. Strength training 30min.
- 27/4: I: Skiing (using only my arms) 1h 20min II: Running: Warm up 10min, 5*4min hill intervals (I3-4), 1min rec, walked down. III: Cycling 1h 25min
I think all the alternative training I did when I couldn’t run, was the main reason that my shape became as good as it was at WOC.
I will now put priority on running in the forest
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 work 40% at the Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority. This year I will train about 850h. At the most I have trained about 950h.
In your training: Do you put priority on running in the forest or on the road/track? What is your PB in 3000m/5000m?
The last couple of years I have put priority on running on road/track to improve my skills on this area. But this has led to more injuries than before. And with the next two WOCs in hilly terrains in Hungary and Norway, I will now put priority on running in the forest. My PB in 3000m is 9.50.
