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iof :: mirc-O out of woc

MicrO is off the menu for the World Orienteering Championships next year in Denmark The IOF Council decision made in Japan states that the implementation of the MicrO concept in the Middle Distance at next year’s World Orienteering Championships is conditioned upon an agreement of comprehensive ...

british aussie -> aussie brit

(text by Ewan McCarthy) Hold the back page. Hold the front page. Hold all the Queen’s horses. Nothing will rouse the Commonwealth more than this. Australian national team star David Brickhill-Jones has confirmed his intentions to run for Great Britain from next year. The 24-year-old who was...

iof :: micr-o training guide

The IOF has published a Micr-O training guide, it gives details of the new format to allow potential WOC runners a chance to sample this new and untested format. Many elite competitors feel that there may be an unfair edvantage towards athletes who competed in the Nordic Championships, as it i...

fra ::Orienteers win FRA Relay

The 17th UK Athletics British Fell & Hill Running Relay Championships was held today in the Ochil Hills near Alva, Clackmannanshire (Stirling Direction). For those who don't know what the format of this event is, here is a brief description: 1st Leg solo - 7km 730m climb 2nd leg solo - 6km 63...

csc :: final - OD & FVO Win

This year’s Compass Sport Cup culminated in a thrilling final held at Clowbridge, Burnley, with Octavian Droobers winning the Cup and Forth Valley winning the Trophy. SELOC put on a decent event on a fairly small area, though the run-in could have been better placed with the only route to club...

event :: Night Mirc-O Premier

Stora Tuna IK, one of the World's biggest orienteering clubs from Borlänge - Sweden, held the first ever Night Micr-O on Wednesday. Nearly 50 juniors took part in the training event, planned by ex-GBR and Swedish team coach Göran Andersson. If you read Swedish you can find out more on Tuna's home...

jec :: relay

The weekend of the Junior european Champs was finished off today with the relays. For some of the juniors it was the last major event for them as a junior so wanted to go out in style. Oleg Chepelin did just that and continued his good form over the weekend by pulling out one of the fastest 2n...

25manna :: Kalevan Rasti win *

Kalevan Rasti win the 2005 25 manna. IT was a close fought battle with the leaders changing regularly during the race but Kalevan Rasti always stayed in with the leading pack. They jumped back and fourth from the lead but stayed at the front when it mattered, on the last leg! A relay. With 25...

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