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This platform is dedicated to high-performance training in orienteering. Here you’ll find insights, methods, and resources designed to support athletes and coaches who strive for excellence. Orienteering is a complex and demanding sport that requires more than just physical fitness. Tactical decisions, mental sharpness, and technical mastery all play a decisive role. At RF-COACH, we bring together practical experience and evidence-based strategies to help you train smarter, perform under pressure, and reach your full potential. Whether you’re aiming for international success or simply looking to improve your training approach, this site offers tools and guidance to support your journey.
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MOM 2026 Preview: New Maps, Pure Orienteering
Maximus O Meeting 2026 is getting closer, and everything points towards a memorable edition built on one clear idea: pure orienteering. Four competition days, four very different challenges, and a carefully selected collection of new and mostly unused terrains will test every athlete’s ability to adapt, decide, and execute under pressure. From the first contact with the terrain in the model event to the final decisive meters of the chase start, MOM 2026 has been designed to reward smart navigation, technical discipline, and mental…
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Unleashing Your Potential: 🔍 Summarizing the series.
Following your helpful feedback, and with the aim of making the Unleashing Your Potential articles easier to explore, I’ve put together this clear and comprehensive overview. It’s designed to help you quickly find the topics that matter most to you and navigate the series with ease. The Unleashing Your Potential series offers runners, orienteers, coaches, and athletes at every level practical, science-based insights to improve performance. It brings together key training principles, mental preparation strategies, and essential performance concepts, bridging the gap between physiology,…
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Unleashing Your Potential: Are You Training Hard or Just Training Tired?
There is a moment many endurance athletes recognize instantly. You are halfway through a session that, on paper, should be manageable. You know the pace. You have done it before. Yet today everything feels heavier. Not dramatic. Not painful. Just dull. The legs respond slowly, the mind feels flat, and the effort seems strangely high for the speed you are producing. You finish the workout anyway. You always do. And later, looking at the data, everything seems acceptable. Distance completed. Session checked. Another brick…
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