Route to Christmas: 2008
Route to Christmas: Day 1 2008
The ‘Route to Christmas’ series at World of O was very popular last year - and I’ve therefore decided to continue the series this Christmas as well. For now I found maps for the first 10 days - and based on tips from YOU, we’ll see if Route to Christmas comes all the way to Christmas Eve, or if we stop at December 10th. If y
Route to Christmas: Day 2 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is leg 3 from the XXIII Oravatonni in Finland at 2008-10-05 - organized by Mynämäen Suunnistajat. The category is M21A. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and think about how you would attack this leg (if the image is too small, you may click
Route to Christmas: Day 3 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is leg 12 from the Tampere-Jukola 2008 at June 14th 2008 - from the last leg. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and think about how you would attack this leg (if the image is too small, you may click on it to get it larger):
Route to Christmas: Day 4 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is leg 3 from the Spring Cup 2008 Classic @ 2008-03-29. FIF Hillerød. H 21 E1. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and think about how you would attack this leg (if the image is too small, you may click on it to get it larger):
Route to Christmas: Day 5 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is leg 6 in H21E from the Løvspretten @ 2008-05-12 organized by Hamar OK og Løten OL. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and think about how you would attack this leg (if the image is too small, you may click on it to get it larger):
Route to Christmas: Day 6 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is leg 5 in H21E from the Swiss Champs Middle Distance at April 12th 2008. Note that few of the best have drawn their route (but the winner Matthias Merz has), and therefore not too much can be taken from the results. Maybe somebody participating can tell more about what was really the fastest her
Route to Christmas: Day 7 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is leg 7 in HE from the Swiss Champs long distance 2008 @ 2008-09-07 - OLG Cordoba. This is a really long leg today… The top runners did not draw their route, but it is still an interesting leg. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and thi
Route to Christmas: Day 8 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is leg 10 in HE from the Swiss Champs Sprint distance 2008 @ 2008-09-06. Again - not all the best have drawn their routes - but still an interesting leg. There is especially one route which is difficult to spot… The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a lo
Route to Christmas: Day 9 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is from the Swiss Champs in MTB-O - leg 12 in the Men Elite course - 2008-08-17. There were many other legs which looked more tricky, but all competitors had taken similar routes. In that respect, this seemingly simple leg is more interesting… The leg is as usually first provided wi
Route to Christmas: Day 10 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is leg 4 from the Tampere-Jukola 2008 at June 14th 2008 - from the 5th leg The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and think about how you would attack this leg (if the image is too small, you may click on it to get it larger):
Route to Christmas: Day 11 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is leg 3 in DE from the 9. Nationaler OL Solothurn @ 2008-10-12 - a street orienteering race. A short leg - you should decide very fast… The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and think about how you would attack this leg (if the image is too
Route to Christmas: Day 12 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is leg from the Hungarian Champs Long Distance - October 25th 2008 - where Daniel Hubmann made one of the most impressive runs of the year. Many world class runners where present - and Hubmann won with impressive 5 minutes. Hungary is the country where next years World Champs are held - so Hubmann
Route to Christmas: Day 13 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is leg 11 the longest course in the British Senior Home Internationals (2008-10-26). The leg was submitted by James Tullie. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and think about how you would attack this leg (if the image is too small, you may clic
Route to Christmas: Day 14 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is leg 18 in Men Elite from the 6. Nationaler Baselbieter OL @ 2008-09-14 (OLV Baselland). A really long leg in alpine terrain - towards the end of the course. Thank you to Stefan Lombriser (running himself) and Marcel Schiess for this tip. The leg is as usually first provided without rou
Route to Christmas: Day 15 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008‘ is an extremely long leg from the Highlands Open Long Distance in Cesuna di Roana, Italy - August 31st 2008. Thank you very much to Cristian Bellotto for providing both map and routes of the best runners for this interesting leg. Please provide comments to the leg in the comment section below. T
Route to Christmas: Day 16 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is from Thermenlandopen 2008 in Slovenia (Dobrovnik). The category is Men 21 Elite, and the leg chosen is the long leg to control number 8. Thank you very much to Martin Veitsberger who helped collect the routes of several top runners for this leg. The leg is as usually first provided with
Route to Christmas: Day 17 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is from Finland and KuUS-rastit at 2008-05-17. The chosen leg is leg number 5 from the H21A course. Thank you very much to Kari Hovi for the tip. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and think about how you would attack this leg (if the image is t
Route to Christmas: Day 18 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is a Ski-Orienteering leg from Finland. The chosen leg is leg 18 in Men 21 from the Hiihtosuunnistuksen SM-kilpailut @ 2008-03-15. Thanks to Sindre Jansson Haverstad to the tip about the competition. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and think
Route to Christmas: Day 19 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is from Copa Catalana - Saldes 08 in Spain @ 2008-06-01. The chosen leg is leg 11 in Course 1. Thank you to Eva Jurenikova for the tip about the competition. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and think about how you would attack this leg (if
Route to Christmas: Day 20 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is leg 26 in HE from the Swiss Champs long distance 2008 @ 2008-09-07 - OLG Cordoba. Again not all the best runners have drawn their route - but still an interesting leg with several different options taken by the runners. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take
Route to Christmas: Day 21 2008
Today we present a leg from an Israeli event based on the Israeli course planning championship, held in Park Canada on December 13th. The leg is the 9th leg in the longest course. Thank you very much to the course planner Dan Chissick for preparing map and routes. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at
Route to Christmas: Day 22 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is another leg from the Hungarian Champs Long Distance - October 25th 2008 - where Daniel Hubmann made one of the most impressive runs of the year. Many world class runners where present - and Hubmann won with impressive 5 minutes. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you
Route to Christmas: Day 23 2008
Today we present several legs from WMOC 2008 Long Final in Portugal in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ @ 2008-07-05. The first three legs are from Men 45 - the last one is from Men 40. Note that not all the best runners have drawn their routes, so you won’t have full material for an analysis in the results. If somebody has more info abo
Route to Christmas: Day 24 2008
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is from one of the rock labyrinth areas near to Le Caylar, on the Plateau du Larzac. - Wonderful to run on, even better to plan the courses, says Ray Hulse who gave the tip of this leg. Le Caylar is also the area which most people named their favorite place to orienteer in The Orienteering Achieve
Route to Christmas 2008: Bonus
Todays leg in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is a bonus leg - as we are already at December 25th. It is leg 14 in Men 21E from the French Champs Long Distance 2008 @ 2008-08-23. Thank you very much to Eva Jurenikova for the tip. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and think about how you w
Route to Christmas 2008: Bonus 2
The second Bonus route in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is from the sprint competition Ribbe&Loff 2008 @ 2008-12-13 by Sentrum OK. We are looking at the men 21 category. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and think about how you would attack this leg (if the image is too small, you
Route to Christmas 2008: Bonus 3
The third Bonus route in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is from Ås by Night & Fog 2008 #1 @ 2008-11-25 by Ås-UMB Orientering. We are looking at the men 17 category. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and think about how you would attack this leg (if the image is too small, you may c
Route to Christmas 2008: Bonus 4
The fourth Bonus route in ‘Route to Christmas 2008′ is again from Ås by Night & Fog 2008 #1 @ 2008-11-25 by Ås-UMB Orientering. We are still looking at the men 17 category - but now leg number 17. The leg is as usually first provided without routes - you may take a look at it and think about how you would attack this leg