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 Full ConcentrationYesterday we had a national event in Park Hasharon (this map is now called "the marshes of Hadera", but there are no marshes there nowadays, even in this rainy season). I had to rush to a fa ... |
 Long OYesterday we ran a long orienteering event - something quite rare here in Israel. It was held on last years Rogaine map at 1:25,000, and included three courses: half-marathon (21.1km optimal route), t ... |
 Fierce CompetitionI finished 4th in yesterdays national event at Tel Govel, and Im happy about it. The competition in H40 this year is ferocious - in four national events, weve had nine different people in the top thre ... |
The Joys of OrganisingWednesday7:30 I meet Ziv at a gas station, and we set off in the ISOA van to Odem forest. Ziv is the secretary-general of our federation, and he planned the first day of the event. Were placing the co ... |
 Israeli winter championships- Additional components to "...This years winter championships were held in the far north, the Golan Heights. The weather forecast was less the optimal for the two days of the competition, but orienteering can never stop.The two da ... |
 The Odem DilemnaIve finished mapping the second part of Odem forest, and all is ready for a two-day event in two weeks time. Here is a map sample: The timing of the event has caused me to do some thinking. The terrai ... |
 Racing againYesterdays national event was the first time I had raced (as opposed to running for fun) since February, and it was an opportunity to see how competitive I can be this season. I did quite well, finish ... |
 ImperfectionA few days ago I heard a radio program on Hebrew linguistics. The expert was discussing the historical dynamics of language in general and proverbs in particular. The most interesting example was the ... |
 Destination Israel for Warm Winter O-TrainingWhen winter is cold in your part of the world, its the perfect time for orienteering in Israel. Discover Israels mild winter climate, diverse landscapes, high-quality maps, and challenging orienteerin ... |
 Running on single-tracksMy training has changed a bit since I moved house to Ramat Yishai - there are less opportunities for road running, but more for running in the fields, and a lot of orienteering maps nearby. The closes ... |
The season is upon usJust as the orienteering season around Europe is winding down due to the chill of winter, the temperatures here in Israel have become bearable and our season is beginning in earnest next weekend with ... |
 Diversity and controller's ingenuityWhat I like about orienteering (in addition to previous remarks Ive said) is its capacity and scope. It holds in it such a variety of terrains and games, that sometimes seem so different. This weekend ... |
 Optimal route choice- Aesthetic decision makingScore competitions are to orienteering what orienteering is to long distance running. The added component of creating your own route adds an extra layer of mental abilities and choice taking. Some mig ... |
 Video O experimentIm trying out something new, and everyone is invited to participate. Ive created a Video-O puzzle. Below are links to an empty map, with only the start and finish marked, and a video (in two parts) ma ... |
 Correcting mistakesMap: NofitMapmaker: Uzi AvnerYear: 2009Pace: 3.30-10.00 Today was hot and steep, and yet my mistakes had nothing to with that. They were all a result of missing a final touch at the end of each leg. I ... |
 The Technion mapDuring the summer I finished the updated map of the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) - behind schedule, due to both my health problems and the complexity of the terrain.The map is an update o ... |
 Orienteering SafelyYesterdays local event at Tel Hadid was nice - low-key organization, mostly comfortable terrain, no pressure to perform, and not too hot. My strategy was to run carefully (my ankle still feels fragile ... |
 What the sport of orienteering is all aboutDescribing a sport is difficult. Some would would describe orienteering as the skillfulness of map reading, others would add the running intensity, but I think these definitions miss the point (at lea ... |
 Running trainingMost of my running training is done in the evening, after work (I hate running in the mornings). Usually that means running on roads near home, so I have a running map of every place I live in. From t ... |
 Back on trackIm back, and so is my blog. End of vacation.Weve moved house to Ramat Yishai, which is small (the town, not the house), hot, expensive, and a few other things - but is close to my parents, my daughter ... |
Rules are meant to be brokenIn some sports a referee is cursed, whether he errs or not. In others, you never argue with the ref (whether he is wrong or right). To my naivetý, I thought that our sport has nothing to do wit ... |
world champion, again!!Well, Im not the official world champion, but you have to grab what you can. Im the unofficial world champion in the finish sprint. If you browse through the split times, you would most likely find al ... |
 Long distance qualification- Day IWhen I arrived at the arena, I saw the first male runners finish their run. In between, I was pleased to hear the anouncer stating Pavels name as second palce in the first radio control. Unfortunately ... |
long distance training (one day before it starts)* Due to unfortunate internet problems, I will use other blogs for maps.A short riddle: if 3 orienteers drive up to an altitude of 1500 meters, run down 75 meters, run up 150 meters, run down 50 meter ... |
 Understanding WOC maps*Unfortunately, Im struggling with uploading maps and photos to the blog, it will be corrected as soon as possible.I guess the posts title should have been my title for the post on the pre woc camp in ... |
 Team Israel at WOCThe 3 Israel competitors are making their way today to France for the 2011 World Orienteering Championship. The team: Pavel, Guy, Zef Zef’s first blog report. |
At the gates of the world championshipsMonths of training come down to the following 10 days. The Israeli delegation includes three athletes: The young Guy Sabo Bar, who trained hard in Israel and Finland, preparing for JWOC. Receiving a c ... |
 He's in the army nowNext week I will start my army service; in Israel we have a 3 years compulsory military service right after school. I chose not to go to the athletes course in the army but serve as a regular soldier, ... |
JWOC- middle & relayThe first half of the competition was finished with two good results,but not perfect, and I was hoping that the middle distance will be my time to get into the top-20.6/7- Middle qualification- not li ... |
JWOC- sprint and longJWOC IS OVER! Pretty sad news, cause it was a great one. Disappointed finish of the competition for me (middle & relay) but two good result, in sprint and long.3/7- SPRINT- I felt ready for th ... |
 Looking ForwardI havent done much over the past month (from the orienteering point of view) - mainly getting used to having a baby at home, and some mapping; so Ill look forward...RunningIm training regularly again ... |
 Orienteering at 2013 Maccabiah GamesThe Maccabiah Sports Committee has agreed to include the sport of orienteering at the Maccabiah Games in 2013, provided the ISOA submits a list of 50 Jewish (non-Israeli) orienteering athletes by July ... |
 Let's get it startedLegs are ready, head seams to be OK as well, and the forest looking perfect. Even if my spring training wasnt as I wished them to be, my shape is better then ever. JWOC start tomorrow with sprint, an ... |
 JUKOLA and last JWOC prepertions in LaplandFirst time seeing Jukola in the forest and not infront of the computer screen was incredible! The forest was great, the course was long and interesting and running with all the other people in the for ... |
 Tampere GamesLast weekend I participate in Tampere Games- a medium-size two days competition which was held just out of the city. I ran in the men category with middle distance in the first day and 10 KM chasing ... |
 Finnish sprint championshipI reached new best position in a Finnish championship- 5!. Its happend at the sprint championship last weekend in Piikkiössä. The qualification in the morning was pretty easy and went OK, a ... |
 My First OOn Friday mummy and daddy took me to my first orienteering event. They think that because Im only two weeks old I cant understand what theyre saying, but as you can see I even managed to sneak up to d ... |
Competing in the FranceDuring the weekend I competed against all the adult- Elite stars here in Savoie in the very tough and technical forests. On Saturday we ran a middle distance race, my race started well. I controlled ... |
 Lost in translation or "how the map control me instead o...The WOC official training camp started on Saturday with a regional middle distance race. The Israeli team arrived with 14 other national teams to experience and train on the World Championship terrain ... |
 Ultra - long - crashLast weekend I compete for the first time in my new category- H20, at the Finnish ultra-long distance championship. The competition took place in wild great terrain, 5 hours driving north-east from Ta ... |
 Back to FinlandIm now leaving the holy land for the next one & a half month, and instead Im going to stay in the Orienteers Holy-land- Finland! The last Days in Israel werent so good with training, I catched ... |
 Northern competitions- last Israeli weekend this seasonLast week we had two local events in the north. This was the last Israeli weekend (Friday and Saturday) of orienteering this season for me. From May onwards, the heat starts rising and the number of e ... |
 Rough startMap: MasuaMapmaker: Zdenek Liscinsky and Petr MatulaYear: 2011Pace: 3.30-10.00 I used to have a serious problem in the middle of races. I would start and end the runs well but in the middle controls, ... |
 Back to Israel- 29-30/04- A surprise rain at the end of AprilMap: Karmei YosefMapmaker: A.Hejna, Daniel GriffYear: 2000, 2010Pace: 3.30-10.00 This was a local competition held a day before the national league event and I went to it for a nice warm up run. I fel ... |
 Training camp in the Czech Republic-Competition mapsHana Orienteering- 23-25/04/2011I wanted to find a steady pace and avoid mistakes but I was only left with quite a good pace.First day (map) My pace was very good but I detoured too much (controls 7, ... |
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