They said I should do what I am normally really good at:...

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MOC Camp again was an adventure with a lot of sun and aw...

MOC Championships in Malta ?? was amazing. Happy to win ...

MOC Sprint Camp ?? offered once again challenging sprint...

Jānis Tamužs 28....that’s the best time to give it a...

There`s so many nice memories connected to Hebalm - I sp...

Last Saturday, I got the opportunity to show my sport to...

Was gibt es besseres, als den heutigen Trainingstag mit ...

There's so many nice memories connected to Hebalm - I spe...

Theres so many nice memories connected to Hebalm - I spent the whole summer of 2008 and 2009 up there, helping Thomas Krejci with the very first run2gether running camps in Austria. Last weekend I we ...
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Lipica Open has been my racing season opener so many times al...

Lipica Open has been my racing season opener so many times already - and so it was this year! Delivered two stable races which resulted in a shared 2nd place at the weekend cup. And enjoyed hanging ou ...
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Perfect weather, good company and fighting spirit at today...

Perfect weather, good company and fighting spirit at todays track session with our youngsters from OC Fürstenfeld! :) #wintertraining #orienteering #ocfürstenfeld #heeressportzentrum #bunde ...
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Never thought I'd enjoy winter that much after having tas...

Never thought Id enjoy winter that much after having tasted summer in Spain. But it was just amazing to explore the beautiful ski tracks around Obertilliach for the past five days!
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A few map samples from our o-travel.com training camp in Alic...

A few map samples from our o-travel.com training camp in Alicante:
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Back home, but almost as warm and sunny as it was in Spain! :...

Back home, but almost as warm and sunny as it was in Spain! :D So nice to have some company at todays track session! #wintertraining #sunnyfürstenfeld #bundesheer #heeressportzentrum #hlsz11 #sp ...
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Alicante, it was a great pleasure! :) Feels like I've ma...

Alicante, it was a great pleasure! :) Feels like Ive made another step forward both technically and physically. But above all, it was just ten wonderful days with the best team ever!
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Taking a day off from orienteering and exploring the area by ...

Taking a day off from orienteering and exploring the area by bike instead! We were rewarded by some nice views and surprising trails :D Photo: Nicolas Kastner #wintertraining #sunnyspain #otravel #o ...
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So much fun to cruise around in the sand dune forests of Guar...

So much fun to cruise around in the sand dune forests of Guardamar/Alicante! After two warm-up days we got our national team camp really started with a first (crazy) fast session yesterday. One week t ...
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....and smoe weeks ago I have officially changed my family na...

....and smoe weeks ago I have officially changed my family name. Transition period over, its just Ymsén (yes Florian Schneider, you can still call me Kerschi ? And the GPS programs might have i ...
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Busy training weeks lie behind me. First some skiing days in ...

Busy training weeks lie behind me. First some skiing days in Ramsau, then skiing days in St. Jakob im Walde, followed by Sprint training camp in Graz with participation at Cross country race. Austria ...
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Looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight! ? The las...

Looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight! ? The last two training weeks were very diverse and a nice trip around Austria: First some ski orienteering in Pertisau (Tyrol), then a lot of cross ...
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And here's a short TV report (in German) from yesterday&#...

And heres a short TV report (in German) from yesterdays runninGraz Crosslauf:
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Happy to go for gold at runninGraz Crosslauf! ? This is the ...

Happy to go for gold at runninGraz Crosslauf! ? This is the kind of cross-country race orienteers dream of: Lots of direction changes, nice up and downhills, some muddy passages and we even had to ju ...
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Styrian cross country running cup. Tough course, exciting pos...

Styrian cross country running cup. Tough course, exciting position fights, with a successful ending for me. Nice to see, the youngsters in our team are definitely not sleeping. Results: http://results ...
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When you want to do 200s on the track and you have to dig for...

When you want to do 200s on the track and you have to dig for the start line first... But always nice to leave the very first tracks in the snow! ? #wintertraining #orienteering #heeressportzentrum # ...
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Some hours left in 2018.... Some weeks left until Sverigeprem...

Some hours left in 2018.... Some weeks left until Sverigepremiären/Swedish spring opening around Kristianstad (1st-3rd of March) Did testrunning of the night course M21 (though in daylight) at Ba ...
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Looking back at two amazing training weeks with my Bundesheer...

Looking back at two amazing training weeks with my Bundesheer buddies in Sankt Jakob im Walde! ❄️ It was a great mixture of cross-country skiing, orienteering sessions, mountain running ...
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Sportpool Burgenland christmas party. Thanks for support over...

Sportpool Burgenland christmas party. Thanks for support over many many years. Nice surprise: nominated for sportsman of the year in region Burgenland 2018. #sportpoolburgenland #heeressportzentrum
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Proudly presenting a new supporter: Lebensfit - INJOY Fü...

Proudly presenting a new supporter: Lebensfit - INJOY Fürstenfeld! Hier quäle ich mich zwei Mal die Woche beim Krafttraining - aber in so freundlicher Atmosphäre und in einer so super ...
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Goodbye 2018, hello 2019! Last Saturday at the ÖFOL Gal...

Goodbye 2018, hello 2019! Last Saturday at the ÖFOL Gala it was time to celebrate 2018 - one of the most successful years ever for the Austrian Orienteering Federation! As usual, the national te ...
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Winter training kick-off in Venice – so nice to reunite...

Winter training kick-off in Venice – so nice to reunite with the OJE Wappler gang for this weekend trip! ❤️ My first time to run MOV was 15 years ago when I started to train & ...
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Used the training break to learn a lot about training! ? Thi...

Used the training break to learn a lot about training! ? This was part two (of four) of the course to become a sports instructor for orienteering – the first step to become orienteering coach. ...
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Last year my lucky number was 8 (8th at WOC Sprint and World ...

Last year my lucky number was 8 (8th at WOC Sprint and World Games Middle), this year it was 5: 5th at EOC Sprint Relay in ??️ 5th at World Cup Relay in ??️ 5th at World Cup Sprint in ? ...
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Sprinting to my first individual World Cup diploma – ph...

Sprinting to my first individual World Cup diploma – photo by Tomáš Bubela
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A few impressions from last weekend – thanks to Tom&aac...

A few impressions from last weekend – thanks to Tomáš Bubela for the nice pictures! And thanks to the OWC 2018 organizers and the Austrian team ? for the great weekend and the good ...
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After 11 races, I finished 9th in the overall worldcup 2018. ...

After 11 races, I finished 9th in the overall worldcup 2018. A 19th place in the last race was enough to defend the top 10 position. So, I had to become a master to achieve an personal all time best. ...
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No better way to finish the World Cup season: My first (indiv...

No better way to finish the World Cup season: My first (individual) diploma! ? It still feels a bit unreal that I ended up in shared 5th place with a race that wasnt even optimal. But thats sprint, h ...
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What a day, what a terrain, what a course, what a race. Just ...

What a day, what a terrain, what a course, what a race. Just grateful for being able to achieve another worldcup podium. Third place in sandstone labyrinth of "Waldstein" map (pretty ...
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Really enjoyed today's middle distance in the sand stones...

Really enjoyed todays middle distance in the sand stones, though the climbing was extremely tough... Had a quite clean race until control 13, then I lost time and places, especially on the route choic ...
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No top result for us at today’s mixed sprint relay &nda...

No top result for us at today’s mixed sprint relay – 15th place, 8th nation. Therefore we "just" kept our 7th place in the Team World Cup (we were hoping to make it to to ...
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No finals for me at today's knock-out sprint, which I was...

No finals for me at todays knock-out sprint, which I was looking forward to so much. ? Didnt push enough in the qualification and missed the quarterfinal by four seconds. But great to see four Austri ...
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Finally, it's final time. From Thursday to Sunday I will ...

Finally, its final time. From Thursday to Sunday I will compete in Czech Republic and fight for some more World cup points. Tomorrows Knock out sprint sounds quite promising, I am sure the organisers ...
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Last weekend, I had the possibility to compete again in my ho...

Last weekend, I had the possibility to compete again in my home district in Austria, participating in both, Austrian long distance and relay championships. Compared to Swedish long distance, which I t ...
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After two weeks since WOC, it was already time for me to star...

After two weeks since WOC, it was already time for me to start into the autumn season. As a warm-up for the upcoming world cup events in Norway, I participated in Skåne District champs, middle a ...
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WOC 2018 finished. Finished today's long distance on 10th...

WOC 2018 finished. Finished todays long distance on 10th place. Good start, but getting more and more tired, thus not taking perfect route choices in the end. However, happy to be in top 10 again. And ...
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Finally :) It's a WOC diploma. Relay, Sigulda, Latvia: Ma...

Finally :) Its a WOC diploma. Relay, Sigulda, Latvia: Matthias Groell, Kerschi, Robert Merl, 4th place. Thanks guys :) Our ladies became 8th. Both for men and women historical best WOC Austrian relay ...
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Some days have passed since returning back home to Sweden fro...

Some days have passed since returning back home to Sweden from Latvia. Three weeks left for me until WOC middle distance. Therefore, perfect to participate in Österlens three evening middle dista ...
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WOC camp in Sigulda. As non-insiders mix sometimes Austrian w...

WOC camp in Sigulda. As non-insiders mix sometimes Austrian with Latvian flag: See the difference ;) Test races this weekend will give important feedback for "final preparation work" ...
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