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Mastering Route Execution

Work on the third book in the Confident Orienteering series is well underway.


The book will not be released this autumn. There is still a great deal of work to do, especially on the maps, illustrations, and the many practical examples included throughout the book. All of these require careful preparation, accuracy, and attention to detail.

The good news is that the text itself is now almost complete. It is currently going through the final editorial review and last checks.

There is also one important update: the working title Techniques and Tactics in Races has been changed.

The new title is Mastering Route Execution.

The provisional publication date is January–February 2027.

Although this will be the third book in the series, it is designed to stand completely on its own. You do not need to read the first two books before starting this one — in fact, you can begin the Confident Orienteering series with Mastering Route Execution.

This will be a very practical book. Many of the ideas, techniques, and examples can be taken directly into training and applied straight away.

I hope Mastering Route Execution will become a useful practical resource for preparing for the 2027 competition season.

Mastering Route Execution — a new book in the Confident Orienteering series, coming in early 2027.

The cover shown here is still a working design prototype. The image was created with the assistance of ChatGPT. The orienteering map used in the image is from the World Masters Orienteering Championships 2023 in Košice, Slovakia, from my personal archive. The compass is my personal Moscompass, and the hand shown in the image is that of the book’s author.

Confident Orienteereing Book 1: Fundamentals 
Confident Orienteereing Book 2: Planning Reliable Routes

Aleksandr Alekseyonok, October 3, 2026.

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