Category Orienteering in Europe
Here Be Dragons
This morning we completed the Lincoln City Race – an annual event that drew about 250 orienteers. Our maps covered the northern, flat end of the city, so we didn’t see the Castle or Cathedral on our courses. We began with a few very short legs in a university campus, then out into fairly standard […]
Out of the Freezer and Into the Fryer
I’ve had a cold/infection for the past few days, and inevitably Ian came down with it as well. By departure day I was starting to feel better, but Ian was copping the worst of it. It was not ideal to have a 5am wakeup, a full pack up, a steep flight of stairs to get […]
Photos from Belgian Sprints
Here are some photos from the EOC Tour website:
Sprinting in Belgium – the Grand Finale
All of a sudden we found ourselves waking up on the final day of the European Orienteering Champs. We drove to Lier, the closest of the four locations to Antwerp, on a relatively quiet Sunday morning. For the first time, we were sharing the arena with the elites – and we found out what we’d […]
On My Last Legs
Although my garmin said my recovery time was 13 hours, I think it will take me 13 years for the mental scarring to subside from last night’s Indoor race. Today we were back outside, for the second City Race in Herentals, another typically Flemish town. At 5.1 km, it was the longest race of the […]
Torture With Maps
Before we went in search of enclaves, we completed race 3 at Geel. This was a fairly standard sprint in a mix of residential streets and parkland. The first few controls were very simple, lulling us into a false sense of security. After a handful of controls in a park, we had a long leg […]
Sprinting in Belgium (Part 1)
Finally, the time came for some “serious” orienteering. The European Champs are being held in Belgium, and there is a series of 6 races for age groupers (ie us). We have 3 sprints, 2 city races, and 1 indoor race. These events are all in Belgian towns east of Antwerp. Luckily, Ted is driving us […]
Sixteen Thousand Steps
My usual daily step target is 4000. I’ve upped it temporarily to 6000, in anticipation of extra walking while we’re away. I’ve been hitting this pretty easily, clocking up 10-12000 most days, just with the occasional longer walk and incidental sightseeing. But today I hit a new high, surpassing 16,000 steps. How … An investigative […]
Return to Seaton Sluice
Back in 2018 when we were last in Northumberland, we spent a memorable evening in Seaton Sluice, on the coast. We were there for midweek orienteering (as is our custom when in the UK), but the evening’s highlight was our dinner – and dessert – at the Kings Arms Hotel. The owner is coeliac and […]
Jet Lagged Orienteering
Today we collected our rental car – a suitably British MG in basic black. In the late afternoon we headed south on the A1, to Durham, or more precisely Gilesgate, just east of the cathedral city. It all went well until it came to the fine navigation. Who knew there were two Church Lanes in […]
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