Confident Orienteering

  The Most Important Part — Before the Book Is Out I know some people tend to skip the intro sections of a book — honestly, I sometimes do too. 🙂 But that’s usually where all the thank-yous go. So I’d like to share mine here, in advance, before Confident Orienteering  Book 2: Planning Reliable Routes comes out on October 22, 2025 . Huge thanks to everyone who helped bring this book to life. It’s been a true team effort — and it simply wouldn’t be the same without your support. Many of you were already part of the journey with Confident Orienteering  Book 1: Fundamentals , and I’m genuinely grateful that the team stayed together (and even grew!). Thank you for your work, your feedback, your ideas, and your patience — it means a lot. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The first book of the Confident Orienteering Practical Guide took a year and a half to finish; the second — almost two years. In some ways, Book 2 felt easier: the process was familiar, and I knew readers were wa...

Left, Right or Straight (30.09.25) Today we will look at a Leg 7-8 from the Long Distance race at the regional championships on September 21st in Östergötland (H21 class), Sweden. Organiser Motala AIF OL.   It seems that the runnability in the forest was quite difficult. Even on this leg, the route to the right, via the road, was competitive. Few athletes chose it, since on such a long leg it usually doesn’t pay off to make such a detour. But everything depends on the speed you can maintain in the forest. Let’s look at the routes of the leg winner Olof Ljunggren (4:21 for 660 meters — about 7:00 min/km) and John Kinnander , 4th on the leg (4:49 for 940 meters —  5:08 min/km). John eventually finished 7th overall, and 4th place on this leg was one of his best splits of the race. Yes, he lost 27 seconds. But his way to the road was not ideal either — I think it was possible to reach the big road junction faster. Overall, John’s total time loss to the race leader was ...

Confident Orienteering Book 2 cover We are very close to have a cover for Book 2.  You could read Book 1 here Aleksandr Alekseyonok, September 29, 2025.

Confident Orienteering – Book 2: Last Steps to Publishing From September 20th we will start the very last check — after that comes book registration and publishing! 🚀 Here’s a preview from the Introduction of the upcoming volume: Confident Orienteering — Introduction There is no better feeling in competition than running fast and knowing, with complete confidence, that your navigation will not let you down. The Confident Orienteering Practical Guide was created to give athletes a clear, practical system for reliable navigation under competitive conditions. With solid navigation, results improve, the effort you put into training feels worthwhile, and motivation to keep progressing comes naturally. When Book 1: Fundamentals was first published in 2023, the Practical Guide was planned as a two-volume work. However, in the process of developing the material it became clear that one more volume was needed to fully address the execution phase. The Practical Guide will therefore consis...

 Confident Orienteering  Book 2 is almost here! In about four weeks, Confident Orienteering,  Book 2: Planning Reliable Routes will be published. Here are the chapter titles — just a glimpse of what’s inside: Route Tracking Overview Confidence in Pinpoint Positioning Using All the Indicators for Confident Positioning Structured Route Planning Planning of Bearing Sections Planning of Linear Sections Ensuring a Reliable Control Approach Completing the Control Attack A Step-by-Step Route Choice Procedure Although each book can be read on its own, they are designed as a unified system .  👉 That’s why it’s best to start with Confident Orienteering  Book 1: Fundamentals — it lays the foundation and makes Book 2 much easier to follow. 📖 Book 1: Fundamentals was published in October 2023 and is available here. Aleksandr Alekseyonok, September 10, 2025. 

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