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The German TRAIL Magazin has made a small portrait about...

From Swedish mountain terrain to Czech sandstone: Gustav...

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Double World Cup winner Michiels about the top courses o...

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Fastest time ever in Gossau 🇨🇭 but only second beh...

Marokopa Munter 2019

Marokopa is a small settlement on the West Coast of the North Island, basically head west from Waitomo until you hit the sea. The drive out includes a sample of what the terrain offers, large hills, s ...
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3 Points on Long Distance Orienteering

It’s taken a little while to put pen to paper, but I think I have a valuable story that I didn’t want my readers to miss out on. In October I travelled to Australia for Oceania Ori ...
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Ready for the final round of the 2019 World Cup 🇨
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Ready for the final round of the 2019 World Cup 🇨🇳 The race can be followed on the IOF live centre. My start time - 15:21 local time (20:21 NZ, 09:21 CEST) #orienteering ...
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Three weeks out, the hard work's going in

Three weeks out, the hard works going in
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WOC Long 2019

Earlier this month I raced my 4th long distance at WOC. After being very sick for this race in 2016 and 2018, and discovering over training in 2017, I was aiming for revenge, but fell well short of th ...
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WOC 2019 Build Review

2 weeks ago I competed at my 5th World Orienteering Championship, this time in Norway, focusing on my preferred race (the long distance), and also racing in the relay. It’s taken me two week ...
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Back in the forest tomorrow for the middle distance final. I&...

Back in the forest tomorrow for the middle distance final. Im starting at 16.28. The race can be followed on national television here in Norway or on the link below https://orienteering. ...
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Scraped through in 14th position in todays middle qualificati...

Scraped through in 14th position in todays middle qualification. The race was going well until a big mistake shortly before the finish, so counting myself lucky to have a spot in the fi ...
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Ready for my 8th World Championships this week in Sarpsborg, ...

Ready for my 8th World Championships this week in Sarpsborg, Norway. Racing kicks off with the middle qualification tomorrow. I am starting at 11.15 The race can be followed on the link ...
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14th place in the relay with Tommy and Devon to finish what h...

14th place in the relay with Tommy and Devon to finish what has been a really fun week. On my way back to Austria to recharge the batteries before the World Orienteering Championships in ...
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From 83rd and the last row on the start grid to 23rd in the f...

From 83rd and the last row on the start grid to 23rd in the finish. Chaotic racing but a lot of fun. Looking forward to the final race tomorrow. Relay with Tommy and Devon. I will be sta ...
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Feeling fresh and ready for tomorrow's mass start. Elite ...

Feeling fresh and ready for tomorrows mass start. Elite men off at 9.30. With 4 map changes in a small area it should be an exciting race, not only for the riders, but also for those fol ...
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Missing sprints this year? Come and join us in Vienna for som...

Missing sprints this year? Come and join us in Vienna for some awesome racing. Perfect preparation for the autumn season and a perfect reason to explore the capital of Austria See you th ...
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Finally a result on the board! Pleased with 24th place in tod...

Finally a result on the board! Pleased with 24th place in todays 50km long distance. I fought till the end but it was a tough ask for my running legs 🏃🏾 A well deserved ...
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A sidewall puncture after 8 minutes of racing unfortunately c...

A sidewall puncture after 8 minutes of racing unfortunately cut my day short. Disappointed not to be able to complete the rest of what looked like a fun course. Hoping my luck will chang ...
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Felt good on today's model. Let's see if I can get al...

Felt good on todays model. Lets see if I can get all the controls tomorrow.. 10.58 start in the middle distance. Tracking and live results can be followed on the link below http://wmtboc ...
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Left looking for more after the sprint at the World mtbo cham...

Left looking for more after the sprint at the World mtbo champs. The speed for the victory in mens elite was clearly there but unfortunately the 7th control wasnt. A big surprise conside ...
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Sending it into the world mtbo champs. Sprint starts tomorrow...

Sending it into the world mtbo champs. Sprint starts tomorrow. Im off at 9.43. The race can be followed at http://wmtboc2019.dk/ #kiwiscanfly
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3rd at Oringen sprint. Amazing atmosphere and a fun course. T...

3rd at Oringen sprint. Amazing atmosphere and a fun course. Time to mix it up a little at the world mtbo champs, 5 years after competing as a junior in Poland. 📸 @Sven Alexanders ...
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Learning a New Terrain

I left Uppsala with no sign of any injuries (part of the plan), but overtrained (not part of the plan) and headed to Fredrikstad in the south eastern corner of Norway, not far from where I stayed in H ...
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Training in Uppsala

I last visited Uppsala in 2014, and have always wanted a chance to go back. I seized the opportunity to head across the water to Sweden after World Schools Orienteering Champs to do some truly world c ...
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WSOC Mega Post

Here’s a look at my experience with World Schools Orienteering Championships in Estonia. In this longer that usual post I’ll take a look at my approach to preparing the athletes bo ...
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The Art of Tapering

My fourth ultra went off with a bang, a satisfying redemption after Kepler Challenge in December where I was unavoidably under-trained and Tarawera Ultra last year where I was disappoin ...
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Tarawera Ultra 50km

Woohoo! My first ultramarathon victory! And in no other event than the Tarawera Ultramarathon! This stunning 50km has been my target since the start of October with a 19 week build starting after ...
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Revenant 2019

Jeansie and I spotted Revenant not long after the event was released. Long distance, navigation based and self supported had us curious, and since neither of us was able to race an expedition adventur ...
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My first 5-Day Fast

How do you think your energy levels would be after 5 days of only eating one salad per day? The answer might be surprising. This is a follow up to yesterday’s post on fasting, so make sure y ...
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Fasting

After being obsessed with eating as much as possible for my entire athletic career, I’m now having a change of heart. I’ve never tracked calories, but I’ve always eaten a ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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