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What makes a good orienteer?

Three things: 1. Good O` skills developed by racing and practicing. 2. Strong running abilities developed by training. 3. Motivation and drive. I was thinking about this as I was getting ready to go to the Texas Junior Orienteering Camp (which begins this weekend). At the training camp, we spend…
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a lot of time working on 1 and 2. But, in past years we haven`t done much with 3. Why is

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