tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41909701682261253782024-02-19T01:28:42.870-07:00Damian KonotopetzFollow my journey as I drive for a top 16 result at the World ChampionshipsDamian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-48336111156108289232015-07-29T11:48:00.000-06:002015-07-29T11:50:39.297-06:00Final Days Until WOC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been pretty busy for me since I arrived in Europe with non stop training and racing. I really enjoyed all the races at O-Ringen in Sweden where I managed to win the middle selection race for WOC. It has been decided that I will be racing the Sprint, Sprint Relay, Middle and Relay at WOC.<br />
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I have done my last few training's before WOC starts and now I am resting up for the sprint qualification on Friday. I am really excited to have another try at making the sprint final and also getting to run another forest race since I have not run one in a few years now. The middle/relay terrain reminds me a bit of my home terrain in Manitoba which is helping with my confidence. It is also a nice feeling knowing I am in best shape I have ever been leading up to the world orienteering championships. I have done everything I can in my training to be ready for these races and I am more prepared than I have ever been, so the results should take care of themselves as long as I keep my orienteering under control. </div>
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DamianDamian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-184937118773978842015-07-18T03:37:00.000-06:002015-07-18T05:08:08.839-06:00O-Ringen and Canadian WOC Team Selections I have not posted anything in a very long time, so I thought I should try and write something before the madness of O-Ringen starts. I have been in Europe for just over a week now after an excellent winter training period where I ran 2:35.81 for 1000m and 4:09.87 for 1500m on the 200m indoor track.<br />
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After a week of lighter training I think I have overcome the jet lag and my training has been going well over here in Sweden. I did a few great training's in Gothenburg and now I am in Boras where I was able to get on a few more maps before O-Ringen starts which are being used as the Canadian selection races for the World Championships. Day 1 will be the long selection, the Elite sprint on Tuesday evening in Boras will be the sprint relay selection and Day 4 will be the middle selection.<br />
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Here are a couple of my training's I have done:<br />
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The O-Ringen races are going to be very physically tough because the ground is very soft, a bit rocky and uneven and the blueberry bushes all combine to drain your legs a lot quicker than normal. The orienteering also has its unique challenges with all the rock features, so the compass will be very important for me. My training has gone to plan and now I am just resting up before the long selection race tomorrow (Sunday).<br />
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DamianDamian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-55811141532344678152014-10-27T22:13:00.000-06:002014-10-27T22:13:05.775-06:00North American Orienteering Championships It has been two weeks since the North American Orienteering Championships wrapped up in Arnprior, Ontario. The weekends races were top notch and I think they were the best Canada has ever put together. Impressive!<br />
Results: <a href="http://www.naoc2014.ca/results-centre" style="line-height: 115%;">http://www.naoc2014.ca/results-centre</a><br />
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The middle distance did not go quite the way I had hoped. Since arrive back from Europe I did not get the chance to orienteering in the forest as much as I would have liked. With that being said I was orienteering with some of my old bad habits. I was sloppy with my orienteering, rushing things and not fully trusting my compass, instead thinking I new better. After a frustrating middle distance I realized all I had to do was have a clean, steady race to do well.<br />
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The long was much better technically but I still made some stupid mistakes. The course was pretty technical like the middle distance, so you had to be focused all the time and when I lost focus or second guessed myself it usually led to a mistake. After a race that wasn't that great I managed to take the bronze medal.<br />
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My final chance to win a NAOC race was in the sprint which had been a goal of mine for a few years. I new the course was going to be very fast with a more tricky section in the first part, a middle section where you would have to run like a maniac and a chaotic last section with a lot of controls. I started out well and under control until I almost overlooked a route choice to number six. Luckily I saved it in time and minimized the mistake to around 5ish seconds but it could have been much worse. I think I also lost a few seconds on the run to number ten because I was trying to get a real good look at the final section because I can remember when I looked ahead to the end, I thought to myself "dam that's a mess of controls, I can't mess anything up there or any chance at winning will be gone". I managed to get through the last eight controls very well and I think that is the reason why I ended up winning the GOLD! Placing first overall added to the significance of being the NAOC sprint champ and the meaning of the gold medal. All the hard work finally payed off. What a feeling!<br />
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Being the top Canadian and winning the NAOC sprint has qualified me to run in the 2015 WOC Sprint in Scotland as per the Canadian Selection Criteria. Time to start preparing! I will get another chance to qualify to run the middle or long next summer in the Canadian Team Trials since both of the Regional WOC spots were won by Canadians at NAOC.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> In the final loop <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Adian Zissos</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Pushing hard in the finish <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Adian Zissos</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> GOLD! <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Robert Svoboda</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Couldn't keep the Canadian sweep alive <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Robert Svoboda</span></td></tr>
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After about one hour of rest the sprint relay started, so there was not much time to recover from the sprint. I ran second and had a great race again. The course was three quarters in the forest which added an extra challenge. The forest was quite open which didn't slow the running speed down too much. I ended up having the fasted time out of everyone.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Tori tagging off to me <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Robert Svoboda</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Cruising in </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Photo: Robert Svoboda</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Finish </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Ken Walker</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Tagging off to Will </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Robert Svoboda</span></td></tr>
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After a few cross country races with my University of Calgary Team, I am ready for some much needed rest!<br />
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Train on,<br />
DamianDamian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-91285462202732549882014-10-10T16:46:00.000-06:002014-10-10T16:47:21.212-06:00US Nationals 2014/ NAOC Preview<div class="separator" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
This past weekend was the US Champs in New York where I had
three great races. I ended up winning the sprint and was second overall in the
long. I mp in the middle because I skipped a control but would have easily been
second overall again. It was very frustrating as the race was great for me otherwise and know I can perform well at NAOC. Having three great races was a big boost to my confidence which will help in the NAOC races coming up.</div>
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My maps+routes from last weekends races:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">US Nationals Sprint route.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">US Champs Long route.</td></tr>
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Racing the US Champs was great preparation for NAOC which will start tomorrow in Arnprior, Ontario. The middle distance is tomorrow which should be very technical and I am looking forward to it. The NAOC races are being used for selections for next year’s World Champs which I am hoping to race in. My knee has been bothering me quite a bit lately which is very annoying but I am managing to deal with it. I am very exited and looking forward to this weekends races because I am considering NAOC 2014 to be the biggest races in North America in the 21st century. The start list is packed with many great runners from NA and abroad which will create a "Europe" like racing atmosphere which should be great. I am prepared and ready to have some of my best orienteering races ever.<br />
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Train on,<br />
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<br />Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-22169041905737510862014-08-20T09:34:00.000-06:002014-08-20T11:34:17.212-06:00WUOC 2014- Final Thoughts<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">WUOC
2014 was one of my main goals for this season and was a competition that I
thought I would be able to perform well at. I was in good shape physically and my
orienteering was not even comparable to my orienteering when I arrived in Europe
over two months ago. I was very well prepared for the races and new if I could
orienteering at my own level and do my own race I would see some good results.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> The
sprint started out very well for me as I was running fast but under control.
Going to the 7th control I planned on going to the left as soon as I saw the
leg but as I was running down the path the right option looked shorter so I
changed my mind and went to the right. I did double check the map to see if I
could get through and thought I could. It ended up that it was a trap. Looking
at the map now I think I just saw the contour line under the black wall and the
little tiny dot of white which made it look like I could get through when running at a high speed. That cost
me way too much time and I was so rattled that I chose the worst route choice
to the 8th control with 45m climb and didn't even see the other option. It
wasn't my day and my result (44th) did not show what I was really capable
of.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at #7- can't believe I didn't see I couldn't get through<br />
Photo:Robert Svoboda</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprint Finish<br />
Photo: Robert Svoboda</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WUOC Sprint Route (right click and open in new tab for better quality)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I
started out quite conservative in the middle running at around 70%, basically
letting the orienteering dictate the speed and making sure I </span>didn't<span style="font-size: small;"> lose time
on the first few controls. I had a few smaller mistakes up until the 19th
control where I lost control. As I left the 18th control I thought I was
drifting off my compass going through the green and when I hit the trail I was
confused and thought I could be at the trail junction to the NE. I continued to run
down the trail until I was sure where I was and then attacked the control from there.
I had another big miss at the </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">21<sup>st</sup> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> control after losing some confidence from
the mistake at #19. I ended up with a result that I was happy with (53rd) but I
know I have the potential to do much better that I did. My orienteering is slowly starting to become more equal with my running speed but I didn't feel like I pushed hard enough at any point during the race.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Middle Finish<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WUOC Middle Route (right click and open in new tab for better quality)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Relay:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The
relay was really exiting and the most enjoyable race I have ever run. I had a
really great race in general but again it could have been a whole lot better. It was pretty </span>chaotic<span style="font-size: small;"> at the start of the mass start and I was happy that I was able to do my own race so that I went to all the right forkings and not just run like an idiot and follow whoever. I
was running very well up until right before the spectator control where I got a
bit ahead of myself in planning the final loop after the spectator control and
skipped the 16th control. Something just didn't seem right as I was running to the spectator control and then I realized I had skipped #16 and had to start
running back to it, most likely swearing the whole time as I crashed through
the green as fast as I could. It is a terrible feeling running by so many teams
that you were ahead of just because you unintentionally missed a control. I was
running in 12th up until that point but dropped to 20th and maintained that
position to the changeover and tagged off to Eric who was running second. Eric
had a good run and tagged off to Graeme who also had a decent run. We ended up
finishing in 18th which is the best result Canada has ever had if I am not wrong.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WUOC Relay Route (right click and open in new tab for better quality)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks to coach Toni who gave us encouragement, advice and </span>confidence when we needed it for each race and to team leader Jared who let us know everything that went on in the team leader meetings and who kept things organized. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Also thanks to my teammates who made WUOC 2014 a memorable</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Next up is the US individual Championships in New York followed by the North American Orienteering Championships in Ontario in early October on back to back weekends. I will now take a bit of time off from orienteering and let the body and mind recover after a long two months of orienteering away from home. It will be nice to get back on a more consistent training plan after racing in Europe</span><span style="font-size: small;"> which </span>requires<span style="font-size: small;"> a lot of resting to be added into the training plan before the major competitions.</span></span></div>
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Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-47043023575960902562014-08-13T09:50:00.000-06:002014-08-13T10:04:35.981-06:00WUOC Sprint Mixed Relay Yesterday was the sprint mixed relay in the town of Kromeriz. The course was mostly in park with a little loop in the town at the end. I thought the forkings were way better than the WOC sprint mixed relay in that there was decisive forkings all throughout the course. Emily ran the first leg and came into the finish in 5th place and tagged off to me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emily tagging off to me in a solid 5th place</td></tr>
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After seeing Emily near the finish in 5th place I new I would have a good race because there were so many strong teams just behind me that would force me to push hard and stay focused so I could stay ahead of them. I somehow moved into 4th by the first radio control which was surprising. I was running right on the edge from the start which caused me to make a few little mistakes where I left a few controls in slightly the wrong direction and had to correct it which eats up valuable time in a sprint. I also think I picked the wrong routechoice to #7 and should have gone to the right. I would have avoided running through the grass/stinging nettles which I think was at least 10 seconds slower than going to the right which was almost all on the trail and 20m shorter. The biggest lake on the map by #6 did not actual have any water in it which was a little confusing when I was running by the edge of it to #7 and only saw grass and a bit of water.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprint relay route (open in new tab for better quality)</td></tr>
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I was running alone until the Czechs, French, Finns and Norwegians caught and passed me just before the final loop in the town. I came into the finish about 20 seconds back of that group and in 8th place. I was happy with my race even though I could have done a bit better. The Canadian team ended up finishing in 17th place which is not bad but also could have been much better.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leg 2 splits</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Team</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spectator control</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finish punch</td></tr>
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Today was the long distance which I chose to skip to rest up for the sprint tomorrow. I did another easy run on the sprint model map and just took it easy to be in top shape for the sprint tomorrow afternoon.</div>
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Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-24385580614450965032014-08-09T12:54:00.000-06:002014-08-09T13:43:42.948-06:00Silesia Grand Prix/WUOC Last weekend I raced in the Silesia Grand Prix which was a 5 stage competition over 4 days in the North of Czech Republic. The terrain was very enjoyable and generally fast with some slower green areas. It was very good preparation for WUOC which should be held on somewhat similar terrain. The last race of the competition was very tough because I was pretty tired after racing 4 times back to back which was really taxing on the body. I managed to have five good races where I was able to fine tune some of my orienteering techniques in preparation for WUOC. The terrain was very enjoyable which was slightly more tricky than I expected especially in the green areas and on the steep side hills.<br />
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This is my route from stage 2 which turned out to be my best race technically and my best result (6th) of the event even though I lost some time where I shouldn't have.<br />
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Today was the WUOC middle/relay model event. The forest was very open with great visibility and generally very flat and fast. There were also some green areas where the visibility was reduced which made it tricky and also slowed the running speed down a bit. Being colour blind the open areas in the green parts were very hard for me to see while running which added an extra challenge to reading the map and seeing what was green and what was open. The middle and relay will be harder for me as a result because the same printing will be used for the actual competitions which is a bit frustrating.<br />
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WUOC will start next Tuesday with the mixed sprint relay. I will run the mixed sprint relay, sprint, middle and relay. I have chosen to skip the long distance and focus on the sprint and middle instead where my chances at a better result are more promising.<br />
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DamianDamian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-89018030966430788342014-07-31T14:54:00.000-06:002014-08-01T09:01:26.904-06:00Scotland Training Camp- "Heather" and "Bracken"<div class="MsoNormal">
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day training camp in preparation for next year’s world champs. We were training
twice a day on maps which was not just good preparation for next year but also
pretty good training in general. The terrain can vary from very fast to very
slow depending on the density of the heather and bracken. Heather and bracken
are two words that I got to know pretty well during the twelve days I was in
Scotland. From hearing people describe the bracken and heather I was expecting
it to be worse than it was but it was still pretty bad. The heather (small
bushy shrubs about a half metre high) just drains your legs when you’re running
through it because it slows down your stride and you have to work just to keep
running at a reasonable speed. The bracken (basically tall closely spaced
ferns) is a little worse since it is tall and thick so it is hard to see where
you are running/trying to run since you literally have to fight to get through
it. It also hides the contours which makes it harder to see them in the terrain
and understand them. After the twelve days of training I was confident in the
terrain and am happy we had this camp because I think we all will be more prepared
for next year. This is the first time we have had a camp in WOC terrain that
hasn’t been in the month of the actual championship. It is very expensive and
hard for us to fly all the way from Canada to run in WOC terrain so I think it
is a great idea to do this every year when we are all in Europe to prepare for
the next WOC.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Besides just orienteering we had the
opportunity to run the Tom Na Bat Hill Race in the Tomintoul Highland Games.
The hill race was an experience in itself but the whole highland games was
quite the thing to see in person. From guys throwing hammers, tossing the
caber, pillow fights, tug O’ wars, track races, sack races, dancers and of
course bag pipers. I ended up winning the (5.6km, 340m) hill race in 28:20,
just 6 seconds from the course record. It was also an experience to go swimming
in the famous Loch Ness and no one got eaten by the Loch Ness monster this time.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the Tom Na Bat Hill Race</td></tr>
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note the Silesia Grand Prix started today: </span><a href="http://www.silesia.obopava.cz/" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">www.silesia.obopava.cz</a></div>
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Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-40447669891299609982014-07-10T07:52:00.000-06:002014-07-10T07:59:20.626-06:00WOC 2014 It was a great feeling to be back on the start line after missing last years world champs but a little nerve racking being my first time in the sprint qualification. I did not have the technical races that I was hoping to have in the sprint and sprint relay but it was good experience. The sprint qualification was alright for me but I made some stupid mistakes that cost me too much time. The men's qualifications are so packed with amazing orienteers that any small mistake will put you way down the results list. I ended up 26th/40 in Men-A but with a mistake free race I could have been 10 seconds from qualifying and 18th. In the future I think I can make the final with a clean race and a bit better physical shape, like I was in the spring before I got injured.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading to the last control in the Sprint Qualification.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3rd last control<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3rd last control<br />
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The sprint relay was really fun with so many spectators all throughout the course cheering loudly. My race was disappointing since I took a lot of slightly longer/slower route choices on the most important legs. Physically I also felt bad since I did virtually nothing since the sprint qualification because my foot was too sore to do anything after pushing as hard as I could have in the qualification. I am disappointed with my results since it was not what I was hoping for which is frustrating but hurting my foot did not help my confidence and physical shape. On the upside we managed to beat our North American rival :).<br />
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My WOC 2014 racing is now over unless I get to race the relay as the reserve if someone gets injured. I will now try to get healthy before our WOC 2015 Team Canada training camp in Scotland and for WUOC in August.<br />
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After being left off last year’s WOC team I have finally qualify for the sprint and the first ever sprint relay in Italy. The team was selected based on the results of the <a href="http://www.ortarzo.it/aaoc2014/en/" target="_blank">Alpe Adria Cup</a>. I am happy with just being selected for the sprints since I have been fighting to be on the sprint team for four years now. I put together a good sprint race in Conegliano but I did not have a great long race to say the least and my middle was not much better. </div>
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The sprint was fun running through the historical streets of Conegliano. It was very flat which made the course fast and the streets were also closed to traffic which upped the intensity since you didn't have to worry about traffic. The M/W elite categories also got to test out the SportIdent Contact Less System + Air punching system that will be used for the WOC sprint relay. It is a touch-less punching system where you just have to run by the controls and your SportIdent stick will flash and beep indication you got the control. This also increased the intensity of the race as you didn't even have to break your stride if done properly. I really enjoyed using the new system for the first time but it did take me a few controls to get use to it.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My time in the long did not show what I was really capable of. I made many bad mistakes that I should not of made. The pouring rain and very slippery conditions on the already dangerously rocky terrain did not help me to focus on the orienteering.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The middle race started out bad for me as I ran by number one without seeing it but I managed to have a good run for the last three quarters but that was overshadowed when I re-injured my right big toe after it had just healed from injuring it earlier in the spring. The terrain was very technical with many rock features and tricky control locations that you had be a few meters away from to see the flag. My foot seems to be a little worse this time maybe just because it wasn't fully healed to begin with. It is very swollen and I cannot walk on it or bend it much. It has improved since injuring it on Sunday slightly but it seems it will take a while before I can run on it. I am hoping the swelling will go down by Saturday so I can race the sprint qualification that will be held on the island of Burano, just a short boat ride from Venice. I am continually icing it, putting my foot up and putting anti-inflammatory cream on it but it is still swollen and sore. All I can do is continue What i am already doing and rest it and hope for the best by Saturday. I will see Friday if I will attempt to run on Saturday after resting it for 5 days. It really sucks this happened but I will have to deal with it.</div>
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All I have been doing for the past three days is lounging around planning courses on the Burano map that Okansas made of the island where the WOC sprint qualifier will be. If I am not fully ready physically, which I should be, I will definitely be very ready mentally.</div>
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I have been in
Europe for the past six days to start my preparations for the Canadian team
trials, WOC, and WUOC. After getting injured at Sage Stomp earlier this spring my
foot is almost back to 100% and I am back
into training after 3 weeks of no running. I will be training in Italy until
the Canadian Team Trials at the end of June where I hope to qualify for the WOC
team. Following WOC I will fly to Scotland for a training camp with the Canadian
team to see what the WOC 2015 terrain has in store. After the camp I will head
to Czech Republic for Silesia Grand Prix for a few races before I start my
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I have already done several great trainnigs in Venice,
Venezia, Asiago and Censuna (Kubelek). I will start training with the other
Canadian athletes in Lavarone tomorrow until the Canadian Team Trials(<a href="http://www.ortarzo.it/aaoc2014/en/">Alpe Adria Cup</a>) that will
be held in and near Conegliano.<br />
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One thing that is always hard to understand when I fly over to Europe for orienteering is the amount of high quality maps that they have withing running distance of the towns and cities. It is so nice to be able to run on excellent maps virtually right out your backdoor. It is too bad that Canada does not have more maps closer to the major cities.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asiago-Long Sprint</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An orienteering billboard...only when in Europe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asiago</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kubelek-Training #1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kubelek-Training #2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kubelek map right out our back door</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Accommodation</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from out accommodation</td></tr>
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Damian</div>
Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-81554663926825506482014-04-29T14:10:00.001-06:002014-04-29T14:12:08.754-06:00Winter/Spring Training<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">After a great
indoor track season with the University of Calgary Dino's which wrapped up at
the end February I have shifted my training and started to focus on building my
volume while maintaining my speed for the upcoming orienteering season. This summer’s
orienteering schedule looks the best ever. My two major competitions this
summer will be WOC (hopefully) and WUOC which I am really excited for. I will
attend the WOC team trials in June in Italy with high hopes of more than just
making the team. I was also named to the 2014 WUOC team that will represent
Canada in the Czech Republic this August. I am really looking forward to this
competition after spending last summer in the Czech Republic preparing for it.
I have my sights set on achieving something "big".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> After running all
winter for the first time ever I am in the best shape of my life and am ready
to hit the forest with some speed and some great navigation. I cannot wait to
start racing even if they are just local meets around Calgary. Sage Stomp in
Kamloops this May long weekend looks like it will be very good on some maps I
have never run on before. Also the Prairie opener in Rumsey, AB never
disappoints as the terrain is very fast and somewhat tricky.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> This coming weekend I
will do a 3km race with the Dino's track team which will be a great test to see
what kind of shape I am in. I hope to break 9 minutes but will be happy with
anything around 9 minutes. The following day will be my first forest race of
the season in Morningside, AB.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Here is a look at the some end of winter
training and some early spring night orienteering/orienteering.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The top of Lady Macdonald</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best training partner ever with me at the tea house</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some night O at Mt. Laurie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early sprint training at Rafter Six Ranch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rafter Six Ranch with Michael</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rafter Six Ranch with Michael</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bow Valley, didn't run this exact course</td></tr>
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Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-35191812142708797762013-12-31T20:40:00.005-07:002014-02-19T22:34:26.887-07:00New year, New Ambitions<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> After improving tremendously in the 2013 season, 2014 is looking
promising. I have decided to focus on running this winter with hopes of
developing my orienteering further. After many seasons of short track speed
skating in the winter months I am now running track for the U of C Dinos which
will hopefully show in my fitness at the start of the 2014 orienteering season
in the spring. 2013 was filled with many ups and downs, from missing out of the
World Champs which led to more valuable training and racing experiences in
Europe, winning two medals at the Canadian Orienteering Championships and
taking the Canada Cup Elite Series title after suffering a knee injury in
Europe that disrupted my training for over two months, to being featured on the
Cover of orienteering North America Magazine which was an unforeseen bonus to
cap off a great season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> I put on the U of C Dinos singlet for the first time in December for a
season opening 3000m race in Calgary. I managed to unexpectedly beat some of my
team mates placing 3rd in a time of 9:46 (9:38 if you take into account the
altitude). Apparently the track where the race was held is slow since the
corners are not banked and I was told if I ran the same race somewhere else I
would have been in the 9:20s. Hopefully I can run under 9:20 by February.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> I
will be racing the 1500m in Calgary on January 4<sup>th</sup> which will be
something new and most likely painful </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">J</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> The upcoming season looks exciting with many races I am looking forward
to. To name just a few; Canadian Team Selection in Italy, WOC?, SOW, WUOC and
NAOC. My main goals for 2014 will be to defend my Canada Cup Elite Series
title, make the WOC team for the sprint, middle and relay, place in the top 10
in the WUOC sprint and have a strong race in the middle, win the sprint and
middle and top three in the long at NAOC. Hopefully I can stay healthy and am
able to give myself a chance at accomplishing my goals. I can't wait to get out and do some winter "O" training in the new year. Bring on 2014!</span></div>
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Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-84043912452851899582013-10-20T13:13:00.000-06:002013-12-21T12:30:26.980-07:00Canadian Orienteering Championships It has been a week since the
Canadian Orienteering Championships wrapped up in Hamilton, Ontario. It was a great
weekend of racing, on some of the nicest terrain in Canada. The courses were
very well planned and the weather was great (nothing wrong with rain for the
long to keep you cool). <br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of my major goals this season
was to win the Canada Cup Elite series to prove to myself and others that I can
be consistent and have many great performances on all different types of
terrain and I managed to fulfill that goal by the skin of my teeth. I ended up tying
Will Critchley in points with 134 but the first tiebreaker rule says that whoever
scores more points in the WRE events wins. I ended up scoring 30 points in the
WRE Sprint and 23 points in the WRE Middle for a total of 53 while Will scored
40 points in the sprint and 12 points in the middle for a total of 52 points. The $300 prize for 1st place will definitely help with my orienteering expenses from this summer's training and racing, thanks Orienteering Canada!<br />
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Canada Cup Elite Series Champion <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Jennifer Hamilton</span></div>
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After barely running for 3 weeks
prior to the championships due to knee problems from a hard fall I took earlier
in the summer training in Slovenia I didn't quite have the fitness or speed to
perform to my full potential but I managed to pull together three solid races. <br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sprint was very good for me
with two 5 sec mistakes and maybe one not so great route choice and of course
loosing valuable time on the longer legs due to my lack of running speed. In
preparation for the sprint I spent 30 plus hours planning course, analysing
route choices and updating the map I had from the 2006 North American Orienteering Championships. I was very well prepared
for the sprint mentally but could not do anything about my fitness situation.
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I ended up with the silver medal for the second straight year which I am
satisfied with but the gold would have been much sweeter.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Sprint- Leaving the 9th control. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Adrian Zissos</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> The fastest sprint finish shoot you will ever find! <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Adrian Zissos</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Sprint Podium (2nd) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Jennifer Hamilton</span></td></tr>
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I knew the middle would be very
technically challenging so my plan was to take it easy at the start since I
guessed the start would be very technical based on where we were starting. I
managed to get thought the very technical part of the course in great shape but
made about 1:10 sec mistake on #9, 30 sec on #11 and somehow missed #17 losing
another 1:20. It turned out to be good enough for a bronze medal but I am
convinced that of I had no problems with #17 I would have taken the gold.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Middle <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Adrian Zissos</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Middle <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Adrian Zissos</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Post Middle Distance (just a little bloody) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Jennifer Hamilton</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Middle Distance Podium (3rd) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo: Jennifer Hamilton</span></td></tr>
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For the long my legs were pretty tired and sore from the previous two days of hard
racing. If I was in proper shape this would have not been the case but after
three weeks off it was to be expected. The course was very physically demanding
and I didn't have the speed and endurance to perform. Despite my physical
condition my navigation was not perfect either with a few bad routes
unintentionally from the added fatigue of not being in shape and somehow I managed
to skip #21 and headed straight from 20 to 22 and had to go back which definitely
cost me valuable time. Despite the circumstances I ended up in 4th place which
I think was the most impressive result for me considering everything.<br />
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Thanks GHO for a great weekend of racing!<br />
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Maps and route choices:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprint route- McMaster University Friday Oct 11, 13</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Middle route- Mineral Springs Saturday Oct 12, 13</td></tr>
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Results: <br />
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Sprint:<br />
<a href="http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/default.asp?page=table&databaseId=28193&categoryId=7">http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/default.asp?page=table&databaseId=28193&categoryId=7</a><br />
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Middle:<br />
<a href="http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/default.asp?page=table&databaseId=28202&categoryId=20">http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/default.asp?page=table&databaseId=28202&categoryId=20</a><br />
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Long:<br />
<a href="http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/default.asp?page=table&databaseId=28219&categoryId=20">http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/default.asp?page=table&databaseId=28219&categoryId=20</a><br />
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Damian<br />
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Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-15259544809165667182013-10-10T18:55:00.003-06:002013-10-14T22:28:17.068-06:00COC PreviewThe Canadian Orienteering Championships are set to start tomorrow night in
Hamilton, Ontario, starting with the Sprint (CC/WRE) at McMaster University
followed by the Middle (CC/WRE) and Long (CC) in the Dundas Valley area. After
struggling with a lingering knee injury from July that happened while racing in
Europe it is finally getting back to normal. I have prepared for the Sprint
more than any other race and I am feeling confident that I can fight for the gold
and hopefully pick up two more medals. It looks like it will be a very fast course tomorrow. Another goal for this season was to win
the Canada Cup Elite Series and I am in good shape to achieve that but these
last three races will be the most important as they are worth double the
points. I would have extended my lead even more if the AOA Champs did not count
for CC points but apparently they are counting those races for points now which
is the opposite of what I was told. I planned my training and racing schedule based
on the fact that there would be no Canada Cup point at these races. None the less the competition looks fierce and the fall weather looks to be
superb racing weather.<br />
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<o:p>The current Canada Cup standings are here: <a href="http://www.orienteering.ca/pdfs/2013/2013_CanadaCupEliteSeries_Scoring_Sept.pdf"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.orienteering.ca/pdfs/2013/2013_CanadaCupEliteSeries_Scoring_Sept.pdf</span></a></o:p><br />
<o:p></o:p><br />
<o:p>Results will be posted here:</o:p><br />
<o:p><a href="http://dontgetlost.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=501&Itemid=263">http://dontgetlost.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=501&Itemid=263</a></o:p><br />
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Train on,<br />
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DamianDamian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-83786328660761626702013-08-07T11:26:00.001-06:002013-08-07T11:32:51.387-06:00WCOC's It's a Wrap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> The WCOC’s were held this past weekend in Spruce Woods
Provincial Park on the tricky, tricky Hog’s Back map. Three races were held
over three days on the most technically challenging terrain Manitoba has to
offer. Despite recovering from an injured knee and jet lag, I was very happy
with my races. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Another challenge added to the long distance race was the pouring
rain at times which made reading the 1:15000 map very challenging. I was happy
with the long race considering my circumstances and the fact that my body was
not use to running for such a long period of time after 2 weeks of doing very
little. I did make some very silly mistakes which is a bit annoying but that’s
what happened. I think the mistakes were from not being cautious enough and
trying to convince myself where I was when I was really unsure. The generally
flat East side of the map with small depre</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">ssions, light green forest and clearings
in between was a whole new challenge of its own. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> The next day my body was very sore and very tired for the
sprint race but I managed to have a great race with no mistakes. I felt slow in
some places but that might have played to my advantage since it was very tricky
terrain and going a tad slower could have been an advantage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> I scored some valuable Canada Cup point in all three WCOC races
which will extend my overall lead in the series and help me towards winning the
series! Now time for some recovery to let my knee fully heal and be ready
for the Alberta Championships (Middle and Long are Canada Cups) in September
and the COC's in October.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Damian</span></div>
Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-85458258438717026842013-08-03T18:29:00.000-06:002013-08-03T18:43:47.379-06:00WCOC Middle<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>Today was the WCOC Middle at Hog's Back. My knee was sore to
start but the adrenalin kicked in and I wasn't thinking about it so I didn't
really notice it too much. I think I am still a bit jet lagged, I felt tired
but that was also probably from not running for about two weeks. I would have liked to be able to run faster in some sections. It was tough
to keep in contact with the map in spots. I made a few hooks on #2, #6 and lost around
4:30 on #7, followed a parallel clearing and didn’t look at my compass
carefully enough. I really felt my knee after I finished, it was a bit more
swollen but I iced it and it is feeling a bit better. I placed 2<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">nd</span></sup>/8.
I do not know if my knee will be able to handle 14.7 km and 470m climb tomorrow!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> We were not allowed to keep our maps because we will be in
the same area for some of the course tomorrow. I loaded my tracks into the map
file that was provided by the organizers on the website. It is not the best
quality but it gives you a good idea of the terrain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Results will be here when available: </span><a href="http://www.orienteering.mb.ca/WCOC2013/results.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.orienteering.mb.ca/WCOC2013/results.html</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Damian</span>Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-872627444651784792013-07-31T16:31:00.000-06:002013-07-31T16:31:45.953-06:00Back to Reality<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> After 42 day in Europe I will be flying home tomorrow August
1<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup> to Winnipeg where I hope to compete in the WCOC’s </span><a href="http://www.orienteering.mb.ca/WCOC2013/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.orienteering.mb.ca/WCOC2013/</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
if my knee is up for the challenge. It has been a very enjoyable past 42 days
in Europe with tons of great orienteering races and trainings on unique
terrains. I feel I have brought my orienteering abilities to a whole new level.
My goal was to improve my orienteering technique and I think I have succeeded
which is exciting for COC’s this fall in Hamilton where I hope to be fighting
for gold in all three disciplines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was unable to compete in Day 5 of Bubo Cup due to a severe
knee contusion and missed all five days of OOCup because of the same injury. I went
to the University Medical Centre in Ljubljana Slovenia to make sure nothing was
broken or cracked in my knee and the doctor said I was lucky nothing was broken
because there was a lot of swelling. I was given crutches and sent on my way. I
was impressed with how fast the emergency service was, in and out in 3 hours. After
a week of rest my knee is doing very well and healing faster than expected. I
can see and feel improvement on a daily basis. There is a good chance I will be
healthy enough to compete in the WCOC’s despite my right leg being weak and out
of shape after not using it for a week. I expect my leg to bounce back quickly
and despite it being a bit out of shape/weak I think I will do just fine. My
bigger worry will be fighting off jet lag. I arrive late Thursday, August 1<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup>
and will be racing the Middle Saturday, Aug 3<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">rd</span></sup> followed by the Long
and Sprint Sunday and Monday respectably. This is not much time for my body to
adjust its internal time clock and recuperate after a very full day of travel
but I think I will manage just fine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Train on,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Damian</span></div>
Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-85780290385744934592013-07-22T13:45:00.000-06:002013-07-22T13:53:43.177-06:00Bubo Cup Day 4<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>Day 4 of Bubo Cup was held high up on the Bisaga map. I
decided to walk the course today which was a bad decision because my knee was
very sore and even worse after the course. It was very unique and difficult
terrain today, so it’s too bad I couldn't run. The ground was uneven, rocky and
steep so it was not easy to walk on (or run on I guess). The only upside to
today was that since it was so high up the temperature was cooler, around 22C.
I finished the course and I wasn't last!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I placed 22/25 if it even matters. I may have to go to the hospital
tomorrow to remove some fluid from my knee if it doesn't improve (so I was told
by the paramedics today). I will probably walk to the start tomorrow to pick up
my map but will not start. I will try to make it to the start even though its painful to even walk now. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My route (some mistakes because I questioned why I was out there and stopped paying attention)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My swollen knee, looks worse in person</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from our camping spot</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Train on (well actually off),</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Damian</span>Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-5204720236562549072013-07-21T15:09:00.002-06:002013-07-21T15:09:16.942-06:00Bubo Cup Day 3<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Today was day 3 of Bubo Cup at Vipava at 1:4000. The sprint
race was held in the village of Vipava. It was very warm 32C. My goal was top 5
yesterday before my knee started to really hurt later at night after falling
and smashing it on a rock during the race yesterday. I thought nothing of it
and expected it to be fine. Well it wasn't fine, it was very sore before my
start and I thought about seriously not racing. Well I put some topical pain
cream on it and started. I didn't think a top 5 was possible anymore but during
the race I didn't feel it hurting much. I ended up having a very good race with
two bad routes and a few hesitations. I lost 5 sec on #2 because of a bad route
choice, 3 sec on #8-bad route, few seconds on #9-going too slow and 5 sec on
#18- too careful and hesitated going though the small passageway. I ended up
3rd/30, 18 sec out of first and 10 sec out of second place. My knee is was very
sore after the race and I have been icing it all night. I will see if I start
tomorrow... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> We spend the morning enjoying the Adriatic Sea. The
relatively cold water was good for my sore knee. I spent most of my time there
soaking my knee in the water of sitting in the shade because it was very warm.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bubo Cup Day 3 Sprint July 21, 13</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Train on,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Damian</span></div>
Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-5315252035811875542013-07-20T14:34:00.004-06:002013-07-20T14:34:42.327-06:00Bubo Cup Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Day 2 of Bubo Cup was held across the road from day 1 on the
Postojnska jama map. It was another good race for me with fewer mistakes than
yesterday. Although I made fewer mistakes they were very dumb ones. I wasn’t
reading the map enough going to #1 (I was mostly just running haha). I made one
really stupid route choice to #4 that was slightly unintentional and was
standing above #13 and didn’t see the control so ran to another depression to
relocate and came back to the same spot I was in and finally saw the control. We
did some more sightseeing this afternoon and visited the Rakov Skocjan cave. Day
3 tomorrow is a sprint in the village of Vipava which will be held in the late afternoon.
I am looking forward to the race tomorrow and I am hoping for a top 5 finish!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day 2 Postojnska jama July 20, 13</span></td></tr>
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Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-66572951923767815792013-07-19T13:59:00.002-06:002013-07-19T13:59:23.281-06:00Bubo Cup Day 1<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Today was day 1 of Bubo Cup on the Magdalena map. The scale
was 1:7500 which I thought would be a problem for me to get use to but I had no
problems with it at all. The terrain was very different than what I was used to
from Czech Republic. It was a bit of a shock to see so many deep depressions. There
were lots of rocks, cliffs and deep depression with some hills. If you lost
contact it was very hard to determine what depressions was which on the map.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ground was very uneven and rocky which
made it difficult to run fast. I did fairly well with a few stupid mistakes
right near the control, it was hard to pick out what rocks were mapped in some
places. I got very confused going to #13 where I swear there was another trail.
It was a really warm day around 26C. I Placed 11/22. After the race we went
sightseeing to the Predjamski Castle and the Planina cave which are well known
in Slovenia. Day 2 tomorrow will be in relatively the same location with very
similar terrain as today but with a bit more green and less rock detail.</span></o:p><br />
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<o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Results: <a href="http://www.orienteeringonline.net/Results.aspx?CompetitionID=816">http://www.orienteeringonline.net/Results.aspx?CompetitionID=816</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Damian</span><br />
Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-47628331163695698952013-07-15T14:16:00.000-06:002013-07-15T14:16:53.117-06:00HSH Cup Satge 3<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Yesterday was the final stage of the HSH Cup (stage 3). It was a longer middle
distance chasing start. I had another pretty good race, with a few small
mistakes. I placed 14<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>/43 on the stage and 11<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>/53 overall.
I am now back in Trebon for some training before I go to Slovenia for the last
two competitions (Bubo Cup and OOCup) before I fly home. Time for some rest and
some light training.</span></div>
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Stage 3 results: <br />
<a href="http://www.obchrast.com/2013/07-HSH/fanda/results/botas2013/E3/index.html#class_H21E">http://www.obchrast.com/2013/07-HSH/fanda/results/botas2013/E3/index.html#class_H21E</a><br />
Overall results: <a href="http://www.obchrast.com/2013/07-HSH/fanda/results/botas2013/E123-results.html">http://www.obchrast.com/2013/07-HSH/fanda/results/botas2013/E123-results.html</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Approaching the last control <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo:Tereza Tichy</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Today was stage 2 of the HSH Cup at VRATIC. It was a long
distance is some tricky terrain with lots of streams, wet ditches and vegetation
detail. It was another decent race for me with a few more mistakes than
yesterday. My legs were pretty tired today so on the long trail runs I couldn’t
run as fast as I would have liked to. It was also not as flat as I thought considering
I had 180m climb. I placed 12<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> out of 51 runners. Tomorrow is the
chasing start which is a longer middle distance (9.3km, 150m).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the race tomorrow we will be driving to
Trebon and training there until Wednesday or Thursday when we will drive to
Slovenia for Bubo Cup and OOCup.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Results: <a href="http://www.obchrast.com/2013/07-HSH/fanda/results/botas2013/E2/index.html#class_H21E">http://www.obchrast.com/2013/07-HSH/fanda/results/botas2013/E2/index.html#class_H21E</a></span><br />
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</span><br />Damian Konotopetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07241392784028884555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4190970168226125378.post-23913090343872662412013-07-12T13:30:00.001-06:002013-07-13T10:08:51.178-06:00Night "O"/HSH Cup<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span>Yesterday night was a night “O” at CECHRICE which was very challenging.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My course H21 was 8.2 km. It was raining
and fairly chilly which added to the challenge of orienteering at night. I found
it hard to read the map while running and plan ahead because you have to
navigate from 10m ahead of you at most. Luckily I got to use a friend’s
headlamp that was way brighter than mine so that made it easier to orienteer than
if I had to use my dinky one. It was a good race besides being slow and unsure
in spots and one not so great route choice on the long leg at the end but that
was partly because my map was wet and falling apart. I placed 4<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>
out of probably 27 runners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Today was Stage 1 of the HSH Cup near <span lang="CS" style="mso-ansi-language: CS; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Vysočina which was a middle distance </span>at SPORYS. It was another
great race for me where I maybe lost 1 min total, spread out on a number of
control. I believe I placed 15<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> out of 50 runners in a very
strong H21E category.
Results will be here when they are available: </span><a href="http://www.obchrast.com/nz.php?nzid=977&co=6"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.obchrast.com/nz.php?nzid=977&co=6</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tomorrow is a long distance and should be another great
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Damian</span></div>
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