Confident Orienteering

  S-shaped route If you are planning an S-shaped route, take a closer look at the point of maximum deviation on the first curve — the point from which you intend to return toward the leg line. (point A on the figure) From this point, mentally move the next curve to the opposite side (red line). The S-shaped route can then be viewed as one larger curve. This may reveal another option: from the same point, you might be able to run in the opposite direction along a better arc. There is a more general principle behind this. Once you have deviated from the leg line and start reconsidering your route, the leg line should no longer determine how you compare the alternatives. It may even interfere with the evaluation. At that moment, your route choice should be reconsidered from your current position . A good example comes from the recent Estonian Long Distance Championships, from the women’s elite course. The winner, Marianne Hauge, chose an S-shaped route , while the silver medalist, Sig...

Looking for Reviewers for the complete Confident Orienteering series The Confident Orienteering project is now approaching its final stage, with Book 3 completing the current three-book series . The first two books have received very encouraging feedback, but I feel the series is still not widely known enough among top-level athletes and national-team coaches. Before the project is completed, I would especially like to hear how the three books work together as a series from the perspective of experienced coaches and elite orienteers. I am therefore looking for a small number of reviewers — active elite athletes and experienced coaches — who would be willing to read all three books and give an honest professional assessment of the series as a whole . I will provide all three books free of charge to the reviewers. Of course, I do not expect the review to be entirely positive. I am looking for an honest professional assessment, so critical comments, disagreements, and suggestions are a...