All parts of the Canadian University Orienteering Team have
now arrived in Olomouc, Chez Republic. We are staying in University dorms and
so far everything has been well organized and close by, which makes things easy
for usJ
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| Model middle map |
This past weekend was the official training weekend and most
of our athletes were able to make it onto all of their model maps.
The forest maps here have had nice runnable white forest
with some denser dark green sections. In general visibility is pretty
good. Though they present a challenge
with intricate networks of ditches, streams and rides, and for the middle an
absence of distinct contour features…
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| Graeme running in the model sprint relay |
We have filled our spare time with resting, mini carting,
mini golfing and castle viewing! J
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| Eric lining up a shot |
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| The super safe mini carts :P |
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| Mini cart track of doom - NB no athletes were injured during this outing |
Last night was the opening ceremonies – The 19th
World University Orienteering Championships are officially open!
The first event, the mixed sprint relay, is happening this
afternoon. On the Canadian team we have Emily Kemp, Damian Konotopetz, Tori
Owen, and Graeme Rennie.
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Exciting to "watch" :D Great runs everyone!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the long post, Tori! It really gives us a "flavour" of the event.
ReplyDeleteHere are the team results from the website:
17. CAN Canada 63.37 + 8.10
CAN9252 Kemp Emily Kathryn 15.29 ( 5)
CAN9001 Konotopetz Damian Michae 13.47 (13) 29.16 ( 8)
CAN9151 Owen Victoria Susan 19.49 (23) 49.05 (15)
CAN9103 Rennie Graeme Jeffrey 14.32 (19) 63.37 (17)