Comments on: Route to Christmas: Day 7 2010

By: Matthias M

Matthias M — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:22:55 +0000

I enjoyed the race. The course was interesting, the runability was good in the most part of the terrain and last but not least, the WEATHER was fine.

This is a terrain which has never been used for orienteering before. Most of the competitions in Switzerland are held in well known terrain.

By: Jan Kocbach

Jan Kocbach — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:51:18 +0000

Most orienteers like challenges – and travel a long way to experience such courses:) If you look at “The course of the Year 2010″ it is dominated by this kind of tough courses: http://news.worldofo.com/2010/11/25/the-course-of-the-year-2010-jukola/

By: Jan Kocbach

Jan Kocbach — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:49:23 +0000

I guess try to make the choice very fast while orienteering to control number one, and in case one is not sure about the choice, stop and read the map until you are sure about your choice. But of course you have to be strong mentally to stop for 10 seconds at the first control in an important race – it is easier to just make a quick choice…

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:08:51 +0000

@Bill Melville
Orienteering is not for lazy ass people, thats true. But usually the sport offers a variety of courses, so that beginners and less fit people can run easier races. To distinguish the good from the bad however, it is sometimes necessary to present a terrain like this.

Should the sport adobt to the increasing amount of people spending more time in their sofa, than anything else. No, stick with races that are challenging physically and technically and so tough that fat people cry of joy when they reach the finish line and not some easy sprint in a kindergarden.
Now I don’t know if you meant what you wrote, or if you just said it to praise the course, but it is an interesting discussion.