It's been a long time since I have written my last post. I have been really busy with studies, but honestly spoken also lazy. Furthermore, we had a crash with the map-server, so most of the maps were gone respectively all information was lost and only the map was there. I had really not the nerves to write everything again. So I try give a real short overview over the past four months and then continue with the current stuff.
A lot happened in the first part of the season, especially with a lot of competitions and training camps, both with national team and organised by me. In the middle of April we had a 5-days training camp in Gánt/Hungary with the national team. The day before we did our obligatory 5.000 meter test run on the track and the O-400 test, same like the swiss do. With a personal best time of 15:57 min. and the best time in O-400 I was very happy!
Right after Hungary me and four friends flew to Sweden, took part in two Elitserien races, had one week of preparation for 10Mila and finally running 10Mila for our clubs. I fought once again on the last leg and due to a solid run I was able to catch 13 positions and leading my team to place number 59.
Two weeks later we moved to Asiago/Italy and had a nice national team training camp to get first impressions of WOC 2014.
The weekend after I organised a training camp in and around my home village Henndorf, putting a focus on sprint orienteering. Our highlight was the first Henndorfer Biathlon-OL :D
Again 7 days later our first Austrian championships came on the schedule, namely sprint and team. With two bronze medals I was more happy and satisfied as there were a lot of runners with the chance of winning a medal.
Only some days later me and two other students from the Faculty of Applied Sciences in Wr. Neustadt run the Vienna Academic Championships. With individual silver and team gold this competition was successful, too.
Directly after that race we drove to Tyrol for another – steep and sometimes tricky – training camp.
The two stages of Chicken Challenge this year were also our qualification races number 2 and 3 for WOC. Place 6 in the middle distance and 4th lace in the long course (and 4th in sprint) let me hope for a nomination. Luckily, I made it! :) I will run sprint and middle in WOC in France.
On the same day we started our journey to Finland for NORT and Jukola. And at the first stage of NORT it happened – I tored my upper left calf muscle. I could neither walk for 5 days nor run for around 11 days. After that I could carefully start with training again...
Currently, I'm in Rio de Janeiro at the 5th Military World Games. It's just amazing :) More of that a bit later.
Donnerstag, 21. Juli 2011
Dienstag, 29. März 2011
CESOM 2011 - I like!
Central European Spring Orienteering Meeting, this nice 2-days event was held on the last weekend in Borsky Mikulas, Slovakia, not far away from the Austrian border. On Saturday morning was a middle distance and in the afternoon a sprint. To complete the schedule a long distance had to be run on Sunday. Owing to the amazingly fast forrest the winning times where very fast. And in 95% the fastest routechoice was to run straight - avoiding running more than necessary. Schani, Chris and I decided to go there and start in M21E. Due to three very good and fast competitions I managed to win every race and therefore also the overall ranking. I was really happy about my victory and of course with my technical and mainly physical performance at the races. The first price was a special Slovakian gold coin with limited edition :) Maps Middle Distance: Very good race with a 4:04 min./km pace! I started very fast and tried to keep the speed as long as possible. The runner starting 2 min. before me missed the 1st control, so I cought him already there. We then ran almost everything together changing the lead sometimes, but at the end he couldn't follow my speed. -53 sec. to second spot. Sprint Distance: First part was in the forest and then in the village. I lost some seconds to the 2nd control due to a worse routechoice, because I had to cross the marsh just before the forest. Then a big mistake (10-12 sec.) to 5th control. From then it was only running - as fast as you can! Pace: 3:33 min./km. Only 7 sec. in front of Heli, which he lost at the last control :D Long Distance: Starting very fast with only some meters too many at control 2 and 10 and the "biggest" mistake from 6th to 7th where I wanted to run directly to the roadcrossing, but ended up to much to the right. And the end I felt quite tired and my hamstrings where just before cramping, but luckily I avoided getting a real cramp. Pace was 4:15 min./km which I am very satisfied with and that shows that my endurance should be good enough also for long courses. Results A weekend full of fun, nice courses and good atmosphere! :)
Dienstag, 22. März 2011
I want it stony!
Right after the Cross-Champs I went to Slovenia for a short training camp organised by the Juniorteam-Coach Libor Zridkavesely. Most of the participants were from Libors Czech Club SK Zabovresky Brno, some Juniors and Erik, Heli and me from the Elite-Team.
My goal was to have trainings in similar terrain to the one in France, which means very stony and therefore hard to run. We had a lot of trainings with SI, including a middle, a night-O, a long-distance and two sprints. Although I tried to keep a high pace during the forest sessions, it was not easy and mostly I was not able to realise it because of the stones. Some of them are really sharp and I don't want to fall down on them!! I personally find it hard to run in such terrains as I have to focus on every step. Thats due to ankle problems I have since I was a child.
But, nevertheless, all trainings where good and I had fun while running! I also used my new Garmin Forerunner 305 for the first time :) Just amazing!! I really like it. And then analysing my routes in Quickroute is just great! I even gave my watch a name ;)
As usual - maps can be found in my map-archive.
Next weekend is time for CESOM 2011 in Slovakia. I'm looking forward :)
My goal was to have trainings in similar terrain to the one in France, which means very stony and therefore hard to run. We had a lot of trainings with SI, including a middle, a night-O, a long-distance and two sprints. Although I tried to keep a high pace during the forest sessions, it was not easy and mostly I was not able to realise it because of the stones. Some of them are really sharp and I don't want to fall down on them!! I personally find it hard to run in such terrains as I have to focus on every step. Thats due to ankle problems I have since I was a child.
But, nevertheless, all trainings where good and I had fun while running! I also used my new Garmin Forerunner 305 for the first time :) Just amazing!! I really like it. And then analysing my routes in Quickroute is just great! I even gave my watch a name ;)
As usual - maps can be found in my map-archive.
Next weekend is time for CESOM 2011 in Slovakia. I'm looking forward :)
Dienstag, 15. März 2011
Austrian Cross Champs
Now it is time for me to report about our race at the Austrian Cross Champs this weekend.
Like last year, our whole military team competed on Sunday in St. Pölten on the long course.
Last year Gernot Kerschbaumer, Markus Lang and me got the silver medal in the team competition. Our goal was again to achieve a medal.
This year nearly all of Austrias best athletes were running on the long course.
Therefore it was much harder work for our team to get good individual placings.
In the beginning the race started really fast due to Günther Weidlinger and Martin Pröll battling in front.
For me it was clear that also Markus, Kerschi and Helmut Gremmel were too fast to follow.
I started fast but with caution. On the first small lap I then caught Warti and we ran at least the first two laps together with me in front. After a time I realised Warti could not follow me any longer and I had already seen Helmut G. in front of me. I then stayed at my pace and could also overtake Helmut within the next laps.
This was quite unexpected. In the end he was 50 seconds and Warti 1min 26 secs behind me.
In the teams competition Markus, Kerschi and me became second like last year.
It was also a nice feeling to be a little bit less behind them than last year.
So the next big competitions for me are Stigtomtakavlen and Tiomila in April.
This means a lot of training time ahead of them to convert the speed in orienteering speed.
Results individual
Like last year, our whole military team competed on Sunday in St. Pölten on the long course.
Last year Gernot Kerschbaumer, Markus Lang and me got the silver medal in the team competition. Our goal was again to achieve a medal.
This year nearly all of Austrias best athletes were running on the long course.
Therefore it was much harder work for our team to get good individual placings.
In the beginning the race started really fast due to Günther Weidlinger and Martin Pröll battling in front.
For me it was clear that also Markus, Kerschi and Helmut Gremmel were too fast to follow.
I started fast but with caution. On the first small lap I then caught Warti and we ran at least the first two laps together with me in front. After a time I realised Warti could not follow me any longer and I had already seen Helmut G. in front of me. I then stayed at my pace and could also overtake Helmut within the next laps.
This was quite unexpected. In the end he was 50 seconds and Warti 1min 26 secs behind me.
In the teams competition Markus, Kerschi and me became second like last year.
It was also a nice feeling to be a little bit less behind them than last year.
So the next big competitions for me are Stigtomtakavlen and Tiomila in April.
This means a lot of training time ahead of them to convert the speed in orienteering speed.
Results individual
Freitag, 11. März 2011
1st Special-Elite Privat-TL
This year I am organising (or at least organise the organisation ;) some training weekends to guarantee constantly orienteering trainings. The first weekend was in Graz from 4.-6. March. Our training schedule varied quite a lot: Starting with a contour training Friday morning it continued with an indoor-training (strength, Pilates, sprints), followed by a night-sprint. Saturday morning we did a short track training consisting of running technique and sprints to warm up. Then we had a sprint qualification and afterwards the final with chasing start. In the afternoon orienteering intervals (4 loops) were done. On Sunday we participated in a small local competition (middle distance with Micro-O) in the morning and the last training was a contour training.
I was happy to see a lot of people using the trainings during the weekend; around 15 runners who did all of the trainings. Nevertheless, sometimes I was missing the "right spirit" and attitude among them, which resulted in for example no warmup and cooldown, no goal-setting (although I told them) and no or only a bit route discussion after the trainings/race.
Some organisational things have to be considered for next time, e.g. plan the time very carefully to have enough break between the trainings, don't forget to bring the maps to the start, don't hand out the wrong maps on the start. But we learn with mistakes so make it better next time :)
All maps can be found here. Soon I will get my new toy, a Garmin Forerunner and then I can use Quickroute as well.
The next Special-Elite Privat-TL will be around 19th - 23rd May in Salzburg.
I was happy to see a lot of people using the trainings during the weekend; around 15 runners who did all of the trainings. Nevertheless, sometimes I was missing the "right spirit" and attitude among them, which resulted in for example no warmup and cooldown, no goal-setting (although I told them) and no or only a bit route discussion after the trainings/race.
Some organisational things have to be considered for next time, e.g. plan the time very carefully to have enough break between the trainings, don't forget to bring the maps to the start, don't hand out the wrong maps on the start. But we learn with mistakes so make it better next time :)
All maps can be found here. Soon I will get my new toy, a Garmin Forerunner and then I can use Quickroute as well.
The next Special-Elite Privat-TL will be around 19th - 23rd May in Salzburg.
Samstag, 19. Februar 2011
Awesome TC in Portugal
Summer, sun, a beer and a lot of orienteering! hehe, except the beer everything is true - and even this is partly true ;)
February 2nd me and twelve others flew to Portugal for a great week of orienteering. First 3 days we stayed in small appartements in Quiaios, a bit north of Figueira da Foz (POM 2010). Then we went upcountry to Gouveia for two competitions. First one was one of the most technical ones I have ever run! Second day of Meetin Orientacion de Gouveia was a middle-sprint-combination, which is always fun to run. As the terrain was more similar to home, we achieved better results. Nevertheless, Thierry won all two days, winning each with a clear margin.
After this short intermezzo in the heartland of Portugal we moved back to the cost, more precisely to Mira. It was my first time in Mira and I immediately like the appartements :) comfortable, big enough and internet access!! haha, you don't know how important that is...
On Wednesday 9th most of the others left, only Heli alias Honeybear, Markus and me stayed longer; for one more week. Franky the ghoast train guard joined us for this week. The second week was even more fun than the first one. I have laughed a lot and really enjoyed it. Anyway, on Friday we drove to Lisbon, but for one night only. Lisbon is a nice city next to the sea. And it's steep! Really steep!
Next day we continued our trip direction north to Coruche, where Hugo Borda d'Agua (Ori-Alentejo) organised a contour training extra for us. In the afternoon we ran a middle-distance in Lamarosa. Hugo joined us for both trainings. Next day we took the chance to run a longdistance-massstart-competition near Almeirim; Austrian triple win ;)
Last three days we spent again in Quiaios - yes, in the same appartement.
This two weeks was just great!! All this trainings which included sprint, long, contour, control-picking, night-o, middle, workshop and the competitions were perfectly organised and high quality. I trained in different types of terrain and had a huge technical input early in the season. But in the end I started to getting tired in the brain, so two weeks with non-stop orienteering is maximum for me... In total I "collected" 569 controls, most of them without any problem.
As usual, maps with my routes can be found here. Soon I will get my Garmin Forerunner 305 :) Then I don't have to draw my routes by hand anymore.
And some funny pics from Portugal (only handy-cam quality):
February 2nd me and twelve others flew to Portugal for a great week of orienteering. First 3 days we stayed in small appartements in Quiaios, a bit north of Figueira da Foz (POM 2010). Then we went upcountry to Gouveia for two competitions. First one was one of the most technical ones I have ever run! Second day of Meetin Orientacion de Gouveia was a middle-sprint-combination, which is always fun to run. As the terrain was more similar to home, we achieved better results. Nevertheless, Thierry won all two days, winning each with a clear margin.
After this short intermezzo in the heartland of Portugal we moved back to the cost, more precisely to Mira. It was my first time in Mira and I immediately like the appartements :) comfortable, big enough and internet access!! haha, you don't know how important that is...
On Wednesday 9th most of the others left, only Heli alias Honeybear, Markus and me stayed longer; for one more week. Franky the ghoast train guard joined us for this week. The second week was even more fun than the first one. I have laughed a lot and really enjoyed it. Anyway, on Friday we drove to Lisbon, but for one night only. Lisbon is a nice city next to the sea. And it's steep! Really steep!
Next day we continued our trip direction north to Coruche, where Hugo Borda d'Agua (Ori-Alentejo) organised a contour training extra for us. In the afternoon we ran a middle-distance in Lamarosa. Hugo joined us for both trainings. Next day we took the chance to run a longdistance-massstart-competition near Almeirim; Austrian triple win ;)
Last three days we spent again in Quiaios - yes, in the same appartement.
This two weeks was just great!! All this trainings which included sprint, long, contour, control-picking, night-o, middle, workshop and the competitions were perfectly organised and high quality. I trained in different types of terrain and had a huge technical input early in the season. But in the end I started to getting tired in the brain, so two weeks with non-stop orienteering is maximum for me... In total I "collected" 569 controls, most of them without any problem.
As usual, maps with my routes can be found here. Soon I will get my Garmin Forerunner 305 :) Then I don't have to draw my routes by hand anymore.
And some funny pics from Portugal (only handy-cam quality):
Furthermore we made a funny video: Franky the ghost train guard :D
Have you ever tried natural yoghurt with honey?? ;)
Donnerstag, 13. Januar 2011
2011 can come :)
Hej guys!
First of all, I would like to wish all our readers a happy and successful new orienteering season 2011!
After some time without posting we try to write regularly this season and report from our orienteering experiences.
Some friends and me was in the Puglia-region in Southitaly for a nice training camp in the christmas holidays, from 27.12.2010 - 4.1.2011. Due to some work with my studies I had no chance to write about that earlier.
This week was full of amazing sprint trainings in old italian villages with narrow alleys, small and steep stairs and a lot of routechoices. Sometimes it was simply not possible to run full speed because the technical part was too demanding. Of course we made some forest trainings as well.
Tobias Killmann, Wolfgang Kampel, Lukas Scharnagl, Helmut Gremmel and Manuel Gaßner joined for this nice eight days. We stayed in a beautiful appartement between Peschici and Vieste, next to Foresta Umbra.
All maps with my routes can be found here in my new map archive (thanks to Markus).
First of all, I would like to wish all our readers a happy and successful new orienteering season 2011!
After some time without posting we try to write regularly this season and report from our orienteering experiences.
Some friends and me was in the Puglia-region in Southitaly for a nice training camp in the christmas holidays, from 27.12.2010 - 4.1.2011. Due to some work with my studies I had no chance to write about that earlier.
This week was full of amazing sprint trainings in old italian villages with narrow alleys, small and steep stairs and a lot of routechoices. Sometimes it was simply not possible to run full speed because the technical part was too demanding. Of course we made some forest trainings as well.
Tobias Killmann, Wolfgang Kampel, Lukas Scharnagl, Helmut Gremmel and Manuel Gaßner joined for this nice eight days. We stayed in a beautiful appartement between Peschici and Vieste, next to Foresta Umbra.
All maps with my routes can be found here in my new map archive (thanks to Markus).
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