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Info for athletes
Suggestions for links to
include on this page are most welcome.
- Informal rankings of Canada's
male and
female
elite orienteers (thanks to Jon Torrance who compiles these
rankings)
-
North
American sprint series - how are you doing in the sprint
series rankings?
Upcoming World Masters Championships
(for orienteers of all levels over the age of 35)
Are you planning to attend the 2009
WMOCs in Australia? Bill Anderson and Gloria Rankin are gathering a list
of those planning to attend... and would like to create some Canadian
team spirit. Email BillATwgacartoDOTca and the group can share ideas and
suggestions for Team Canada.
Bjorn Kjellstrom Cup
- The Bjorn Kjellstrom (BK) Cup is awarded to either the
US or Canada, based results in M and W 20 at the North American
Orienteering Championships which are held every 2 years.
- The Cup is awarded to the country
with the highest point total after the sprint, middle and long
distance races. Points are awarded to the top 15 finishers in each
of M and W 20-34 according the following points system: 1st - 25,
2nd- 22, 3rd -19, 4th -16, 5th -13, 6th -10, 7th -9, 8th - 8, 9th -
7, 10th -6, 11th -5, 12th -4, 13th -3, 14th -2, and 15th -1. The top
3 finishers for each country in M and W 20-34 in each of the three
races is used to determine the overall points total.
- At the 2008 North American
Orienteering Championships BK results were: Woman: Canada 166, USA
147; Men: Canada 180, USA 130, Total: Canada 346, USA 277. Way to go
Canada! Canada has won the Cup 14 of the 15 times it was awarded.
The US won it in 1982.
Technical information:
Training information:
-
Template
training program created by Ted de St. Croix
-
Injury chronicles
- orienteering specific information about various sport
injuries and training information, written by Canadian
orienteer Marie-Catherine Bruno
Other information:
Also, take a look at the national team
page.
Did you know?
... from Scarf, P. (1998).
Route choice and an empirical basis for the equivalence between climb
and distance. Scientific Journal of Orienteering, 14, 23-30. They
looked at data on U.K. fell running records in order to investigate the
equivalence between climb and distance. The analysis points to a "1 to
8" rule for male athletes, whereby 125 m of climb is equivalent to a
flat distance of 1 km, and a "1 to 10" rule for female athletes. These
rules can be used in decision making about alternative routes, and to
compare courses of differing distance and climb.
To be developed on this page: technical orienteering tips, training
information etc. Suggestions for content are most welcome.
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