Orienteering – a running sport
If orienteering is a combination of running and technical ability, just where do you stand with each of these? Recently there has been a discussion on Nopesport about this.
New times added.
It is worthwhile reading quite a lot of this Nopesport discussion thread, consider the statement made by a top Norwegian
it’s never a matter of whether you can find the control, only how quickly
What can the club do to help you develop as an orienteer?
After the Interclub relays, several club members enjoyed coffee & cake and mulled over this question. For the autumn and winter events, should these be a combination of training events and competition? We have several ideas along these lines and watch this space – there is a committee meeting on Saturday 3rd September and we will attempt to come up with a development programme for the club for the next six months.
So, that’s part of the technical side sorted (just got to address the ‘pure dead mental’ side). But what about the running side of the sport? Paul has suggested doing a timed run – initially he thought about 5km and also a sprint distance (but was very concerned about Ellis beating him on the latter – again!) We have identified an area and circuit for club members to try, record their time and then revisit later on in the year and so on. And, of course, there is the compulsory coffee shop reward built in as well! The circuit is on a track (we can look at identifying a terrain circuit later) and almost level. Chose which way you go round it. Team up with others to increase your challenge!
The idea is as follows:
Park at the Smokery at Inverawe. Jog along the road past the power station and down the hill over the grid to the junction. Include some dynamic movement (strides, heel flicks to bum, high knees etc). Once you are thoroughly warmed up, run the circuit – once for juniors and less fit adults (1.2km); twice for most adults (2.4km) and three times for the faster/fitter (3.6km). There is also a 100m sprint between the laybys, this is to check what you have left for your run-in/finish. After doing your run(s), cool down by returning to the Smokery at a slow jog or even a fast walk and finish with some static stretches.
Send the date/distance/time to Paul (
) who will keep a table. Should we use these times as the basis for the handicap for the club champs? Will anyone be slower than me?
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Members' times
| Name | 1.2km | 2.4km | 3.6km | 100mtr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Frost | 5:54 | 11:59 | 17:53 | 0:17.3 |
| Lynne Walker | 8:13 | 16:38 | 0:34.0 | |
| Ross Lilley | 5:22 | 11:06 | 16:40 | 0:15.8 |
| Jess Halliday | 5:17 | 10:44 | 16:00 | |
| James Tullie | 4:16 | 8:30 | 12:43 | |
| Julie Watson | 7:35 | 14:51 | 0:21.9 | |
| Roanne Lilley | 5:37 | 0:17.9 | ||
| Alasdair Lilley | 6:06 | 0:20.2 | ||
| Kate Hunter | 7:00 | 14:41 | 0:21.3 | |
| Callum | 5:15 | 0:17.4 | ||
| Emily Hunter | 7:46 | 0:21.0 | ||
| Ellis Hunter | 7:14 | 0:22:25 | ||
| Andrea Lines | 8:47 | 0:23.1 | ||
| Tom Lines | 5:24 | 0:16.6 |
Posted on 27th Sep 11
by Lynne Walker - Secretary
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