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Selected for the National Team 2019

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What does your room door look like? #swissmap #swisstopo...

One year after I broke my toe the metal plate with three...

World cup final – end of season

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Been on the road a lot lately. Good to spent time home w...

Sprint training camp - Bologna & Vergato

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Arge Alp as a volunteer and the season is finally over. ...

Time for a Change

In 2012 I made a push from the robotics side of mechatronics engineering to medical devices and had one job in mind, product development engineer at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. It looked to be ...
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A little disappointed with the result from yesterday's wo...

A little disappointed with the result from yesterdays world cup sprint. Like many others I made a route choice mistake on the long leg costing 30 seconds. But thats just a part of the game. I finished ...
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My favourite world cup terrain yet! It was an exciting day st...

My favourite world cup terrain yet! It was an exciting day starting in castle ruins and racing through beautiful sandstones. I had a great race but took the wrong route on the long leg, costing almost ...
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Another average day today. I made a big mistake early in the ...

Another average day today. I made a big mistake early in the course and it was difficult to pick up time after that. Toby and Lizzie finished well and our team came 19th. Tomorrow we move into the fo ...
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The day started well but ended quickly for me. 1st = in the q...

The day started well but ended quickly for me. 1st = in the qualifier but knocked out in the quarter final after choosing a route through an area of forest that turned out to be not as open as I thoug ...
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Arrived in Prague for the OWC 2018. This seasons finale. Tom...

Arrived in Prague for the OWC 2018. This seasons finale. Tomorrow the new Knock-out Sprint format will make its debut in the World Cup. Live TV can be followed here https://www.wcup.cz/en/live Quali ...
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My attempt at a RAW100 video. Except I am not Brandon Semenuk...

My attempt at a RAW100 video. Except I am not Brandon Semenuk, and its 120 seconds not 100. A super fun day exploring my new playground and enjoying the final week of being active before shoulder surg ...
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Finishing my weekend in Denmark on a high with a win in the E...

Finishing my weekend in Denmark on a high with a win in the Euromeeting Sprint today. Yesterday, the Knock-Out sprint formats were tested once again. I worked my way through the three tough qualifica ...
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Nice opportunity to run a mile against some strong runners in...

Nice opportunity to run a mile against some strong runners in Wiener Neustadt yesterday. It had been 6 years since my last and I lacked a lot of speed after halfway, but finished in 6th position. 1st ...
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Trek Checkpoint – 2 months of exploring

New Zealand is lucky to have a huge network of back roads. Narrow, largely gravel roads criss-cross hills and valleys all around rural areas. Add to these access tracks through conservation land as we ...
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Do what you love and love what you do. A different approach t...

Do what you love and love what you do. A different approach taken for this weekends World Cup Round in Norway. With the focus on enjoying the beautiful places that orienteering takes me and the amazi ...
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When cross country meets orienteering....Tim is feeling prett...

When cross country meets orienteering....Tim is feeling pretty smashed after the Long, Prologue & Pursuit.... After a tough day yesterday and a shaky start in the prologue this morning, Tim wa ...
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Tim has made a big mistake and given his mother editing right...

Tim has made a big mistake and given his mother editing rights to his athlete page Officially I am only his spell checker but when he is too busy I will write a few posts on his behalf. Watch out Tim ...
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Cerkno Cup

Slovenia delivered on all fronts with some tough orienteering and wonderful settings. 5 races in 5 days, 3 middle distances in some of the world famous karst terrain, 1 long distance in the mountains ...
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WOC Reflection

Did I achieve something? What can I learn? I’ve had some time to reflect on another WOC and form some ideas about what I’m trying to achieve. Last year I was of the opinion that as long as ...
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WOC 2018

The last weeks have marked somewhat of a come back to international orienteering in which I have competed in my third World Orienteering Championships (WOC). After running in 2014 and 2015, during whi ...
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Whangamata 12 hour Adventure Race

The 2018 Whangamata Adventure Race took place from a base in Opoutere, not far north of Whangamata. The 12 hour race included 5 stages in a loops format from the start finish. Our team, Ataraxia, incl ...
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My woc week is over. Yesterdays relay was a nice way to finis...

My woc week is over. Yesterdays relay was a nice way to finish what has been a fantastic week. I was a little disappointed with my run yesterday, loosing one minute in a forking and another on the lon ...
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Stable WOC Relay

Stable runs from the New Zealand men’s relay team got us a 17th, 1 place down from the our good result in Scotland 3 years ago. We were very happy with the 16th at that World Champs because ...
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A little clip from the Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Champi...

A little clip from the Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2018 Latvia sprint created by the #ogang with some alternative commentary. These guys have had a huge influence on my orienteering ...
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Steps Forward

There have been countless times over the last years, months and weeks that Ive wanted to write publicly about the health issues Ive been experiencing. But Ive held off, firstly as I havent felt ready, ...
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Too many mistakes in yesterdays middle distance to fight for ...

Too many mistakes in yesterdays middle distance to fight for a top result. I started well and felt great physically. But three large mistakes dropped me from the top 10 into 30th position in the finis ...
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WOC Nerves

So far my experience this year at the World Orienteering Champs has been limited to spectating, but I finally hit the start line tomorrow in my 4th WOC relay. This event in previous years has brought ...
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Another awesome day in Latvia ?? Laura had a great run finish...

Another awesome day in Latvia ?? Laura had a great run finishing in 14th position. I tried to hang on to a flying Kris Jones but the pace was too hot towards the end of the course ? Stoked to run the ...
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Shout out to my big sister Laura, wouldn't be in this pos...

Shout out to my big sister Laura, wouldnt be in this position if it wasnt for her! She brought our family into orienteering when we were 10 and 12 years old and we have been hooked ever since! Ive bee ...
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Packrafting the Whirinaki River

The Whirinaki River is a one of the main rivers draining Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Forest Park around 1 hour east of Rotorua. It is fed by a watershed the extends south and east from the Gala ...
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Indescribable. 2nd place at the Nokian Tyres World Orienteeri...

Indescribable. 2nd place at the Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2018 Latvia. It was a tight battle all the way with Koovee suunnistus team mate Daniel Hubmann. An unreal feeling to be st ...
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Job done in this mornings WOC Sprint qualification finishing ...

Job done in this mornings WOC Sprint qualification finishing 1st in Heat A with a controlled run. Follow me and two other kiwis Imogene Scott, Laura Robertson, from 14.57. Links to live coverage below ...
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The countdown to the Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Champion...

The countdown to the Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2018 Latvia is almost over. Its been an awesome journey since my first WOC in Lausanne, Switzerland. 6 years on, Im feeling ready for ...
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Too Sick to Train

I’d love to share all of the training I’ve done in Latvia so far, buuuuut, I’ve spent most of my time here in bed. I had a cold leaving New Zealand which got quite bad after 2 nights ...
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Overload

While I usually spread training load more evenly at a weekly level to build a gradual progression I do occasionally have intense period of overload. Escaping from Auckland to somewhere with more relev ...
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World University orienteering champion in the sprint distance...

World University orienteering champion in the sprint distance! A fantastic feeling to stand on the the top step of the podium again after what was an exciting race in Seinäjoki, Finland. Really e ...
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It was scorching hot out there during the World University mi...

It was scorching hot out there during the World University middle champs today! I had a great start but quickly faded during the second half of the course. Some small mistakes towards the end of the ...
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Great start to my training camp for the Nokian Tyres World Or...

Great start to my training camp for the Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships 2018 Latvia yesterday competing in the test race sprint. Happy to come away with 4th place in a very strong start ...
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Flying into the last control of the Antwerp Sprint Orienteeri...

Flying into the last control of the Antwerp Sprint Orienteering Meeting. After the first two races on Saturday only 5 seconds separated Frédéric and I going into Sundays 10km city race. ...
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What a roller coaster of a week! 9 days ago I was lying in th...

What a roller coaster of a week! 9 days ago I was lying in the hospital after my 4th shoulder dislocation. The next day I was unable to take my flight to Finland and spent the day in bed with a sling ...
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Jafa QBD Report

It’s a great feeling when it all comes together, when your work is finally cashed in, but the return on the investment often comes in sudden steps. Despite consistent training week to week, I of ...
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Terrain Box makes an Impact

Following up from my earlier outing with the my Terrain Box, it got a second outing to a Maker Space event at work. Maker Space is a group at work which periodically hosts events to share all the cool ...
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Bringing Back Lizzie

After 6 months of a tough new training regime, I’m ready to unveil my new look…Photo cred to Lisa; Who took a photography class, with a certificate and everything. So how she managed not ...
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Ring of Fire

When I saw the announcement a year ago that the organisers of The Goat and Tussock Traverse were going to hold a new race on the slopes of the magnificent Mount Ruapehu, and it was going to be a relay ...
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Updating the Trek Superfly

I have been on a Trek Superfly since back in early 2011 (check an early write up of the bike here). My current Superfly is the 9.8 SL version and the spec was still largely stock and based on the 2014 ...
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Starting your race right

  You’ve made it to race day, breakfast has been eaten, you’ve parked up at the event. Walking to the arena, bags in hand, you think “I hope I have a good run to ...
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Navigating with ‘stepping stones’

Everyday we have situations where we use a process to get things done. From tying our shoes laces to driving a car, we all follow step by step processes to complete a task. Sport is no different & ...
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Route planning in rogaining

Roagaining, or score events, add some different challenges from traditional orienteering. Not only do you have to find the controls, but you have to decided which order to collect them. Planning a goo ...
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