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After WOC my blog nearly die. I was running quite many orienteering competitions, but without any bigger success. Main problem was that I have to finish my school. I made it successfully and now I am runner again!

I choose to end my season in the remote destination on PWT in China instead of running Smalandskavlen, because of that I was not able to upload my blog during last two weeks. Chinese internet does not screen blogspot.com or FB. PWT China was a perfect trip for the end of the orienteering season and tonight I am going to watch performance of my friends on Smalanskavlen just on the computer screen.

First stage was in the Olympic park. This was quite easy sprint competition for the beginning. As you can see from the map, there were not so many problems to solve, but it was the most important one with really nice opening and closing ceremony and about thousand participants.

Approaching a fake control

Source: PWT.org

Map


Second stage was much more interesting. We travel behind the Beijing and run middle WRE competition. In the beginning I had huge problems to read the map and when it starts to be bit more easily, I made nearly 3min mistake and my race was over.
Map




Last stage was typical PWT competition in pretty complicated park around UNESCO heritage Summer Palace. It was organized by PWT and Nordic Ways.
Map:




PWT in China was not just about the competitions, but it was really interesting trip with perfect group of people. So thanks to organizers for opportunity to come to China and other runners for really nice time we have together. Now season is over and my blog alive again!

Worse mapmaker than Fabu

After a long time I have to return back to WOC 2011. We did not have access to the internet during the WOC and just after I have a lot of work with my Master Thesis…

Sprint:

This was my biggest goal and biggest disappointment during WOC. I did make the same as Fabu and redraw whole map to OCAD with use of old maps and street-view. You can never trust this kind of the map and I am worse mapmaker compare to Swiss precision…



I did not success in the course setting. I did not set courses, but I try to find challenging legs:



Unfortunately, I did not find any of real competition route choice.





My preparation give me a lot info about the terrain, but in the end nearly all route choices were equal and my poor performance was caused by terrible running shape…

Results sprint
GPS sprint


Photo: Kade.cz

Long:

This was a challenge for me. I was aiming for middle, but after winning long on Czech selections, I have to run it also on WOC. My goal was to be around 15th place. My final 16th place means satisfaction for me and my performance in my worst discipline.

We did expect a lot from long distance. I was waiting a huge challenge in the Nordic terrain. In the end our course was this kind of challenge just for first kilometers. After that we have to solve butterfly, make route choice over private areas and run trough competition center. What a boring course in such nice terrain…

GPS long
Results long


Photo: Kade.cz

Relay:

We are never enough good to win a medal. Tomas did a perfect job on the first leg and change me to me in the leading group, but I was too passive I did not use opportunity to split the group during my shorter forking. Actually I was never in the lead during the second leg. This is bit unusual for my relay performance. I change to Michal Smola in the leading group, but left him longer forking in the end. This was extremely difficult situation for Michal and even after his very good performance we finished on 5th place.

Results relay
GPS relay


Photo: Kade.cz

You are welcome!

WOC 2010 is getting closer and closer. Our Czech Team is not living in the official accommodation offered by organizers, but we are staying in the middle of nature in the cross-coutry skiing clubhouse near to Klaebu. Our accommodation have just one disadvantage, we have to travel a lot during WOC.

On the other side there are many advantages. Do you want to see them? Do you want to meet us? Our fans, supporters and friends are welcome!



When: After 4th stage of WOC Tour on Friday 13. 8. at 14 o'clock
Where: Gjenvollhytta (see the map)
Program: Possible to do short training, drinking of coffe and eating of waffles...


View Meeting with the Czech team in a larger map

Come to see us!

WUOC is over

It was really nice week in Borlange and my last competitions before WOC in Trondheim. Organizers of WUOC 2010 from my former club Stora Tuna did a perfect job and all the competitions have really nice atmosphere!

I ran long on Tuesday as a test race for WOC long. Unfortunately, I was still destroyed from previous training camp in Trondheim and did not reach my usual speed.

Run A Way from Gyllbergen long

Sprint was in the city of Borlange and my performance was much stronger than in the previous long distance. Competition terrain was again really similar to WOC 2010 sprint area and it was a good test! Hopefully, my running speed will rise in following two weeks!

Run A Way from sprint

Today we run the most important relay competition! It was difficult to select the teams for our coach of Czech team. In the end we split the team to youngsters and MASTERS. Tomas Dlabaja started our MASTER team pretty well and change to Jan Sedivy on the top positions, just before youngsters. Seda ran the best time on the second leg and change to me in the lead. I started quite aggressive, but run out of energy soon. After that Johan Aronsson from Sweden took a lead and run away from me, FUCK. But I did not find any extra energy to follow him. Still this is silver for our MASTER team! JOOO



Our MASTER car driver Roban


And New-Ski captain Vodr


map from relay:

On the way to/from Trondheim

After lonely Bulgaria, I was part of KR team in crowded Jukola. I did run first leg and my orienteering was out of control as you can see from my GPS

My first top of season were Jukola and Czech selection races in Trondheim. I had to change my plans and start to focus on new and LONG challenge after those competitions ...

Last week Czech team have training camp in Trondheim and my orienteering skills were falling down. Time for REST from the map.


Our Coach is big star of worldofo.com and before WOC he requires mistake less performances even during traveling in a car.


Because on today route to Borlange we did visit one nice festival in Norway Mountains :) The only problem was that we did know anything about the Festival beforehand.

View Directions to Borlänge Municipality, Sweden in a larger map

I will run long, sprint and relays on WUOC in next days and I promise more actual info than in last months.

I feel lonely

And maybe I am not alone. What is the reason of EOC? To arrange competitions just for best runners and give IOF diplomas and IOF medals without spectators and with poor media coverage? What about live-GPS? And what about…



On the other side competitions are interesting and our 5th place (ok 7th…) in relays is really good! My performance was good, but there is still something to improve. Thanks to Bingo and Olaf for nice runs...



results

Last Sunday I did one of my poorest performances in the sprint, and did not make final…


Let’s hope that my performances will be better tomorrow and on Saturday.
you can watch it on competition webpages

LANGA NATTEN 2010 – the story of one leg

My place in the KR team on Tiomila was on the third leg, non-forked langa natten. I did have a phone call in the week before 10M with our national team coach Radovan:

Radovan: By the way, which leg are you going to run?
Me: Langa natten
Radovan: Are you so poor, or what happened?

I did start to understand his words after talking with our experienced runners Tommi and Miika. My task was easy, just stay in the contact with Halden and Kristiansand. No problem, on non-forked course, but something against my view of orienteering.

This task becomes bit more difficult after my start. I catch the leaders of my starting group on the second control, but I did not see Halden or Kristiansand. Ok, I have to reboot my system and take northern direction with full speed. Some teams did follow me and finally I reach the route and use my running skills. Only Bekkelaget manage to stay with me all the time. When I climb up to the hill before 3rd control, I saw I big group approaching 3rd control. Perkele! At least my route choice was equal… What a kind surprise, there is Järla and Stora Tuna. I just climb up trough group and I saw THE MASTER in front and Kristiansand just behind! YEP! WE ARE BACK!


Thanks Jan Kocbach for this video!

Rest of the course was quite boring, because I did play for the team. Anders was doing really good work in front. He is clear KING of the long night; I am just king of one route choice…