3rd place at Moscow Marathon!

Euromeeting 2016: Friday - Sunday in Latvia

North American Orienteering Ch...

Long run, but only discovered a small part of the impres...

EPILOGUE 2016

The victorious Alpe Adria Relay team! Very well done, gi...

Swedish Championships Weekend in Karlskrona: Middle dist...

Enter the Red Bull Alpitude until tonight 23:59 o`clock ...

On my way to North American Or...

Summary of last weekend together with SCOTT Running team...

The last five days I enjoyed late summer at the Adriatic...

Im Wettkampffieber

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Belgian Orienteering Champion in Relay with Trol Elite! ...

Good morning, USA! Very excited to spend 3 weeks in the ...

What a race at Glen Coe Skyline! Awesome course, beautif...

A taste of Karst

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Warum man beim Red Bull Apitude dabei sein muss!

Blåmandag

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2nd week into a project "REST" wasn`t exactly ...

Swedish Championships Weekend in Karlskrona: Middle dist...

Excited to be a part of the Mediterranean Orienteering Champs...

Excited to be a part of the Mediterranean Orienteering Champs and Training camp in March 2017.
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I really enjoyed today's long distance. The views over th...

I really enjoyed todays long distance. The views over the fjords were amazing and the forest was just as good. I was happy to finish in 24th place after a good run with only a few small mistakes. Midd ...
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A fantastic experience to be here in Northern Norway, competi...

A fantastic experience to be here in Northern Norway, competing in the Norwegian Champs. The long distance kicks things off tomorrow, followed by the middle qual, middle final and relay on consecutive ...
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Europe Over for Another Year

Although this feels slightly delayed (My last few days in Europe were too hectic and heading straight back to NZ to work hasn’t given me the time) I think there is a lot of value in summarising ...
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WOC 2016 in Sweden - VM i orientering is now over. It has bee...

WOC 2016 in Sweden - VM i orientering is now over. It has been a great week of racing and a chance to catch up with friends from around the world. It was really exciting to run 1st leg in the relay ye ...
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Ready for one last push in relay of the World Champs tomorrow...

Ready for one last push in relay of the World Champs tomorrow. I will be running first leg for the New Zealand Team with Gene second and Chris third. The action can be followed on the link below. htt ...
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Pretty disappointed with my run yesterday. I had a very messy...

Pretty disappointed with my run yesterday. I had a very messy start and finish and seemed to always be behind in my navigation. I finished in 48th 9 minutes behind the leader Matthias Kyburz. It will ...
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It has been a great rest day but now it's time to turn th...

It has been a great rest day but now its time to turn the attention to the forest. Tomorrows World Champs Middle gets underway just before 12 with the first New Zealand starter Toby starting at 11:46 ...
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A short video showing some of the action here in the team New...

A short video showing some of the action here in the team New Zealand camp at, WOC 2016 in Sweden - VM i orientering Make sure to hit HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LIwJHQ0-y8 Ross Morrison Laura ...
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13th in today's Sprint Final. My best WOC result yet! I h...

13th in todays Sprint Final. My best WOC result yet! I had a few small route choice mistakes at the end of the course but am happy with the result and excited for tomorrows sprint relay. Tomorrows rac ...
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I had a steady run in this morning sprint qualifier, finishin...

I had a steady run in this morning sprint qualifier, finishing in 8th position, 14 seconds behind the leader. Congratulations to Imogene and Laura who also qualified for the final this afternoon. Star ...
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It has been a long journey since my first World Orienteering ...

It has been a long journey since my first World Orienteering Champs. 4 years later I find myself in the Closest to home WOC to date and feeling the best prepared I have been. Racing kicks off tomorrow ...
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When WOC Training Goes Well

Here is now a 3rd video fresh from the forest as the NZ team prepare for WOC. The forest is always challenging here but even more rewarding now that I am navigating much smoother than when I first arr ...
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Gene Beveridge VLOG #5 – WOC – Comments f...

Gene updates us on the NZ team in preparation for World Orienteering Championships in Sweden while taking a map walk through the Swedish Forest.
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Update from the New Zealand WOC Team

Update from the New Zealand WOC team on their training in Sweden. Looking forward  to following the live coverage and GPS tracking starting this Saturday!
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I have spent the past week in Halden training both in the for...

I have spent the past week in Halden training both in the forest and the city including this hit out of 1000m intervals with Gene. (Photo credit the one and only Lizzie!) It was great for my confidenc ...
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WOC Build Restarted

17 weeks ago I started my big 20 week build for WOC and now 2 weeks away from race day I can make some assessments on what has worked and what hasn’t. Consistency has worked! This has involved a ...
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Follow the WOC Team

Half of the NZ WOC team is already in Europe with the other half arriving soon. Follow their training and racing throughout this month by subscribing to Genes YouTube Channel and Website for news and ...
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Thanks for all the Birthday wishes! I have had an awesome we...

Thanks for all the Birthday wishes! I have had an awesome week in the Norwegian mountains training, biking and spending time with my parents who are visiting. The countdown shows only two weeks now u ...
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Not your average sprint today at Oringen! Amazing atmosphere...

Not your average sprint today at Oringen! Amazing atmosphere running around the mountain huts of Lindvallen, with supporters everywhere on the course cheering. Pleased to run into 6th position in El ...
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Day Two of Oringen is now over. Pleased with yesterdays run i...

Day Two of Oringen is now over. Pleased with yesterdays run into 39th place in Elite 1 but suffered in todays race and always had tomorrows sprint in the back of my mind. Startime tomorrow is 7:30 Lov ...
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Big good luck to those competing in the JWOC Middle Final tom...

Big good luck to those competing in the JWOC Middle Final tomorrow! It has been great watching the races so far! Go New Zealand and go Fossum! It has been a while now since the last time I have race ...
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Pacing for Running

Wooo! What a blast! The Xterra race at Totara Park on Sunday almost counted as 21km of speed work! Under 4 minutes per km on moderately hilly trails thanks to the hard-pack surface and good conditions ...
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The Nights Experiment

  Objective: The aim of this study was to ascertain the effects of night shift work on athletic performance in cross country mountain bike racing. Methods: The study model had participants (n ...
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IOF News: National Quotas for World Orienteering Championship...

The National Quotas for the World Orienteering Championships 2016 in Strömstad – Tanum, Sweden, are available.
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Nduro Winter Series – pre ride 1

Cold mornings, wet days and dark evenings conspire to make long training rides less appealing over winter. It’s usually not a problem once the first 20 minutes are done, but getting out the ...
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Really happy to take out today's City Sprint and the over...

Really happy to take out todays City Sprint and the overall ASOM Title. It was a fun race in the thunder and lightning. Thanks to the organisers for another great event. I hope to be back again next ...
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After a disappointing sprint at O-festival I travelled to Bel...

After a disappointing sprint at O-festival I travelled to Belgium to compete in the Antwerp Sprint Orienteering Meet. I finished 1st and a 2nd today Im currently holding the Yellow Singlet with 10 sec ...
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After the European Champs I travelled to Austria to compete i...

After the European Champs I travelled to Austria to compete in the Austrian Long Distance Champs, visit Marlene, and head into the Alps for some training before Jukola. Here is a short video from one ...
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Success with New Training Strategies

With the extended base phase done I am now looking at the addition of hilly tempo efforts done on trails and in terrain to my schedule. These high intensity sessions will complement the slower running ...
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Strong Performances at QBD

The second race on the weekend was a long distance (although slightly short for a long) and featured more complex open dunes, but this time balanced with a large area of fast flat-running forest where ...
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Looking forward to competing again soon in Antwerp. A great ...

Looking forward to competing again soon in Antwerp. A great competition, and its not too late to enter!
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European Champs all finished. A little disappointing not to ...

European Champs all finished. A little disappointing not to qualify for the A forest finals but I was happy with my orienteering throughout the week. It was great to be in the top 10 again for the sp ...
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Ready for the middle distance qualification at EOC today. I&...

Ready for the middle distance qualification at EOC today. Im starting at 16:12. Other Kiwis... Ross 15:12, Toby 15:26, Laura 15:27 and Kate 15:53 Live splits: http://liveresultat.orientering.se/foll ...
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Found out just how tough the step up is from junior to senior...

Found out just how tough the step up is from junior to senior is in todays 70 minute winning time long distance qualification. Unfortunately a pretty good race from me, (10 minutes behind the leader D ...
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Picture from yesterdays Sprint Final. Not a typical New Zeala...

Picture from yesterdays Sprint Final. Not a typical New Zealand Uni Campus Sprint but I loved racing around the Czech Ski Spa Resort. Map and GPS can be found here: http://www.tulospalvelu.fi/gps/2016 ...
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The Goat Kaimai 2016

The Goat Kaimai seems to have the little brother reputation when compared to its older, longer , more mountainous sibling held at Mt Ruapehu. To my eyes, the Kaimai is one mean younger brother. Steep, ...
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ONZ Supporters Slack Account for Live Chat!

Join the new OrienteeringNZ slack team - for live NZ Team supporters chat, sharing, and open team work.
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Orienteering NZ Compass Point e-Newsletter – April 2016

The April e-Newsletter full of news and updates from OrienteeringNZ. Includes: This months View from the Chair; NZ representative orienteers; vacancies; NZ Secondary Schools Team - JWOC Exclusion Rati ...
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Selection Announcement – WORLD ORIENTEERING CHAMPIO...

The confirmed team selected to represent New Zealand at the World Orienteering Championships for 2016 to be held in Stromstad-Tonum, Sweden from 20-28 August 2016 has been announced.
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Long Weekend at NZ Champs

It’s always tough dealing with the difference between expectation and reality when you perform well below your potential. Although I consider my first training block of the year to be quite succ ...
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NZ Orienteering Nationals 2016

The 2016 NZ Orienteering Champs marked my 12th NZ Champs in a row. Easter weekend is orienteering and the 4 days always means tough racing, exciting (often new) orienteering maps and a chance to see a ...
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Warm Weather Training.

(A.K.A. Shameless advertising of why you should visit New Zealand next Northern winter)Prior to moving to Norway I was lucky enough to be given a fair bit of advice from down-under orienteers who have ...
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Going Hard

Today I had a race. A race against my own body and mind. A race of will power. I had 7 and a half minutes in which to prove myself. To prove that either I’m either up for the challenge of becomi ...
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Getting Rekt – The Hillary

The Hillary 34km has been a race that I have been looking forward to for some time now. Racing in my own local training ground against the best local and some international trail runners has always be ...
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Good People Run!

So what’s with Good People Run? What are we doing and why are we here? Good People Run was founded by Paul Petch who’s a family man, professional photographer and designer with a love for ...
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2016 Trek TopFuel 9.8 SL

This year I have taken the leap to full suspension. In late December I added a 2016 Trek Top Fuel to the garage. I love my Superfly, a fast and lean hardtail, but the promised advantages of full suspe ...
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Sunshine and Mountains

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Trek Topfuel 9.8

Christmas has come early this year in the form of a new bike in the stable. To complement my Trek Superfly 9.8SL hardtail, Cyco and Cyclesport NZ have helped to get me sorted on a Trek Topfuel 9.8. Th ...
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Around the block

Moving house means saying goodbye to some favourite tracks and training loops. Leaving Whangarei back in April meant farewell to favourites like Parihaka, Western Hills, Mt Tiger and Kara Road. I& ...
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