Above all I would like to apologise to those of you who ...

A great 5th place at my Sierre-Zinal debut. I was never ...

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The pleasure was mine to run the #redbullalpitude in #ar...

2nd place in the Münsiger-Lauf 5,2km. Fast workout as p...

Not bad for a Monday morning activity! From Interlaken t...

Einfach unglaublich, Teil von #RedbullAlpitude zu sein! ...

Great days in the mountains around Leukerbad. Got more c...

Kenya reloaded: Really enjoyed the last week in the Cari...

Trailrunning at its best! Ich freue mich sehr auf das nÃ...

Respecting the process

My summer obsession has been preparing for the Quebec City marathon, at the end of August. Its been a fun challenge, learning to run by pace, putting down the miles and then more miles but not indiscr ...
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Skyline trail race

Id never gotten the chance to do the Skyline race in the Blue Hills, so when it didnt conflict with anything this year, I made sure to get in on the super-short registration window. With a cap of 100 ...
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Greylock trail race and June craziness

In the three weeks since Soapstone, life went a little crazy around here. I write that like its all factors out of my control, but I should know better than that - everything is a choice, and Im reall ...
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Soapstone Mountain Trail Race

I hadnt run this one before, but Ed did it last year and wanted to go again. Sure, long run can be a trail race, why not? And actually, this one was pretty runnable, so that fit the bill nicely. And y ...
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The Sisters-Billygoat double

Two of my favorite races fell on the same weekend this year: 7 Sisters trail race was on Saturday, and the Billygoat was on Sunday, at Ward Pound Ridge. The good news was they were on separate days! S ...
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Orienteering in CA

Two weekends ago was the US Ultralong Orienteering Championships, in the Bay Area of California. I had to be out there for a board meeting anyway, so figured Id do the races, maybe work a few days fro ...
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March coaching

March has all the fun marathons, but it also has all the big championship events for the juniors, and this year I put the coaching first. I coached at Junior Nationals for team New England, and then t ...
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Final Eastern Cups

I registered for both races for the final weekend of EC racing. No good reason for it, especially considering it was two 5ks, which are pretty darn short. I guess I wanted to feel some hurt, and so th ...
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Craftsbury marathon

I havent back to the Craftsbury marathon since 2010, and I had actually had fun then, so figured Id better just quit while I was ahead. No idea why I decided to do it again this year, maybe seven year ...
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White Mountain Classic

The White Mountain Classic is a supposed 30k marathon at Jackson, the one-day club championships. It was beautiful klister conditions up there, loose granular that actually stayed put thanks to a shor ...
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Quarry Road Eastern Cups

The second weekend of Eastern Cup racing was at Quarry Rd, in Waterville. My alma maters home course! They only built the venue six years too late for me to ski there in college. Those are some really ...
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Craftsbury Eastern Cup

I guess Im a couple races behind, but somehow, its already ski season. This season is already looking better than last, with snow on the ground in at least five states around me, and more than enough ...
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Stonecat 50

I signed up for a 50-mile race, back in June. I think the reason I signed up had something to do with catching the bug after running Pisgah in 2013, and wanting to check this idiotic thing off my buck ...
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Miles to go before I sleep

Fall is finally happening! It took a while, but were finally getting frostier mornings and some leafy colors. My long runs lately have been had me thinking poetically, and lately I feel like Frost is ...
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North American Orienteering Championships

IThe North American Orienteering Championships (NAOC) is an event that happens every two years, and the hosting country alternates between Canada and the USA. This was my third time competing for the ...
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US Orienteering Championships

After returning from Sweden, I needed a little time to not think about orienteering. With the US and North American Championships coming up at the end of September, I had a few weeks to get back into ...
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WOC 2016: The forest races

The forest races at the World Champs were the two I was really excited about. The Long Distance final in my mind is the true test - the winner of this race is indeed the best orienteer in the world. T ...
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WOC Sprint

I sit here in the team cabin, one of the only ones awake right now, listening to rain and the receding peals of thunder on the morning of the long distance final. The weather has been gorgeous so far ...
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Going the distance!

Tomorrow is the long distance final, and with 11.2km/540m/18c for the woman and 15.5km/650m/30c for the men, it will certainly be a challenging day. Be sure to check out the auto-generated map of the ...
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Middle wrap

Quick results from the middle distance:Samantha Saeger 46th, Kseniya Popova 55th, and Ross Smith 62nd.It was a beautiful day to be in the forest and the Americans put in some good running. See the co ...
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Middle distance tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the Middle Distance race in Tanum, a bit south of Strömstad. Running for Team USA tomorrow are Ross, Kseniya, and Sam.Start times:Ross 12:16Kseniya 15:10Sam 15:26All times are local, six ...
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Great photos from Ken

Do yourself a favor and check out these great photos from the sprint and sprint relay by Ken Walker, Jr.;
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Team USA 24th in Sprint Relay

The Team USA team of Sam, Giacomo, Will, and Hillary finished 24th today in the Sprint Relay.Heres a quick video description of their races from the athletes:And some photos from beside the arena aft ...
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Local media exposure for Team USA!

The local newspaper Strömstads Tidning had a nice shot of some Team USA members getting ready to run around the sprint model yesterday:;
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Will after the Sprint Qual

Todays sprint qual was Wills very first WOC race. He didnt qualify but he did have fun and he finished with a smile.;
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Quick update after the sprint qual

Quick update from Strömstad: Unfortunately none of the Americans made it through to the final this morning. Alex was our closest, 18th in her heat and only 15s back from qualifying position. No big ...
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Sprint sprint sprint!

The World Orienteering Champs kick off tomorrow with the Sprint Qualification and Sprint Final races.Up for Team USA in tomorrow mornings qual races:9:10 Hannah9:18 Hillary9:27 Alex10:07 Ross10:18 Wi ...
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D minus one!

The races start tomorrow, but that doesnt mean today wasnt busy!Members of the team was up early, mostly in an attempt to be ready for tomorrows early events despite lingering jet lag. There was coff ...
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US Team arrives in Strömstad for WOC

Most of the team competing at this years World Orienteering Championships in Strömstad, Sweden has arrived in our team accommodations and are settling in. WOC begins on Saturday with the sprint qual ...
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The final taper

Anyone who knows me knows that Id much rather be running in the woods than sitting around resting. But, thats the name of the game as you head into the big competitions. Things have been looking good ...
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July

I have been lying a little low since the trip to Laramie, as I mentioned in the last post. We had a trip to NJ for social/family stuff, and naturally I managed to find a road race around the corner fr ...
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WUOC Sprint 2016

WUOC SprintJuly 31, 2016Maps: Women MenResults: Women MenLive page with GPS and splits and photosLocation: LillafüredThe first race of WUOC was this morning, and there were some mixed results from o ...
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WUOC model event and Opening Ceremony

by WillSaturday July 30 - Model day!​After a solid breakfast, the US Team boarded the busses to head out to the woods for one last day of training.We were brought to another park from what we train ...
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WUOC 2016 team has made it to hungry

By Will, Sam, and Trey​Hungry for time out in the woods, the US Teambegan our firstfull day venturing out to the national parks surrounding Miskolc. The day began with a scrumptiousbreakfast and di ...
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Pre WUOC 2016 tourism

Well I think its time I resurrect this blog dont you?! Its been a long year finishing up my masters course at Heriot Watt but loved it! Im now in Budapest doing a day of sightseeing before meeting u ...
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The background work

Im racing a lot less this summer than I have in past summers, and replacing the time with some solid training blocks. The hope, obviously, is to make myself faster for the races that count. The Larami ...
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Rocky Mountain Orienteering Festival

I believe in race starts. I believe that collecting race starts is the only way to truly prepare yourself for the big show, whatever your big show may be. And the more specific the race start, the bet ...
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Mt. Greylock Trail Race

The other weekend was my first Grand Tree race of the year – the Greylock Trail race! This is a great course, testing all aspects of trail racing. Sustained uphills, technical downhills, fun sin ...
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Boston Sprint Camp

Ed and I had so much fun hosting the Boston Sprint Camp last year that we decided to do it again this year. New year, new parks, so this meant a lot of mapping for Ed. I just sort of watched from the ...
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US Team Trials

Every year, the US Orienteering Team holds a set of trials races to determine who will represent at the World Championships (WOC). These races also determine which events youll race at WOC, but ultima ...
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