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WOC Reflections

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A great team to be part of (Photo: Simon Errington) Over the first week in August I was competing for the British team at the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) 2018 in Sigulda, Latvia. I was selected to run the middle distance and as reserve for the long distance. In the end I was called up for the long distance so I ended up running both disciplines. I finished 53 rd /72 in the middle distance and 28th/71 in the long distance. My aim was a top 20 position in the middle distance and I was far from this on the day.  Sometimes sport doesn ’t go your way but there is always lots to learn and you just have to keep working hard and the results will come.  This is the first time, as a senior, that I have really focused and trained specifically for (technically at least) for a championship. I didn't manage to bring everything together on the day but I have learnt a lot through training for  WOC and WOC week itself. I have written a bit about my WOC experience below. ...
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I recently returned from a training camp preparing for the the World Orienteering Championships in Latvia. Read about a typical day on camp here:  Learning in Latvia
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I have been a bit quiet on all social media fronts this year so far, so I thought I’d give an update to what I have been up to. View over Mariadalsvannet near where I'm living Since August 2018 I have been living in Oslo, Norway working as an au pair and training for the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) in 2019 which will be held just south of Oslo in August. I couldn’t have worked out better with the family I live with. They are a super fun family and very sympathetic towards my training needs. I’m not going to lie the winter was tough. The amount of snow and the cold was a bit of a shock to the system after spending the last two winters in Australia. A hamstring injury in January  A popular ski route from the door  meant I pretty much exclusively cross country skiied for 2 months. This was a great opportunity to learn to ski and in hindsight this may have been a blessing in disguise. If I’d been able to run I maybe would have got injured from running too...
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