Race preparation
Prepare for your next orienteering race with terrain study, specific training and clear routines. Connect the work you do now with the demands ahead.
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Unleashing Your Potential: How to Train Your Orienteering Intuition
How terrain experience, systematic analysis and practice at race speed make better orienteering decisions feel natural.
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Route to JWOC 2026 Karlskrona: Speed, Compass and the Next Step
A JWOC 2026 preparation guide to Karlskrona: sprint decisions, forest direction and the transition towards senior performance.
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Route to EYOC 2026: The Karst Test of Lokve
A preparation guide to the karst terrain of Lokve for EYOC 2026, with a long-distance route-choice exercise.
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World Cup #2 2026 Sweden: The Sprint Puzzle Moves to Skara
A sprint preparation guide to Skara and Lidköping for the second round of the 2026 World Cup.
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World Cup #1 2026 Switzerland: Sprint Season Starts in Locarno
Locarno and Ascona provide the setting for this sprint-focused 2026 World Cup preparation guide.
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MOM 2026 Preview: New Maps, Pure Orienteering
The Maximus O Meeting 2026 preview introduces new terrain and the technical demands of four contrasting stages.
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Route to JEC25: Brave Routes in Loch Ard
Loch Ard’s slopes and varied forest provide the focus for this JEC 2025 long-distance preparation article.
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Route to WOC25 Kuopio: Episode 3, Long-Distance Insights from Aebersold, Fosser and Weckman
Simona Aebersold, Kasper Fosser and mapmaker Janne Weckman discuss the terrain and route choices behind WOC 2025 long-distance preparation.
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Route to WOC25 Kuopio: Episode 2: Neulaniemi Insights (feat. Thierry Gueorgiou)
Thierry Gueorgiou shares insights into Neulaniemi through two simulations for the WOC 2025 middle distance.
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Mastering Slope Controls: Lessons from Idre Fjäll
On a hillside, a reliable attack combines direction, height and the shape of the terrain.