Monthly Archives: September 2013

Rauhaugen race 2013

The last few weeks have been spent training for an hour every other day or less. The goal for September was to be able to ride down Rauhaugen; the technical descent 10 minutes from Brandbu. Last year when I came … Continue reading

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Our New Website

For some time now, Hans Jørgen and I have been discussing creating a joint website, and finally we got round to making one! We’ve named our website ‘BenhamKvale’ in part because we couldn’t agree on anything else, and secondly because … Continue reading

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Wiltshire and Swindon Sports Personality 2013

In late September I was informed I had been shortlisted for the Wiltshire and Swindon Sports Personality award. I won the award in 2010, after I achieved a 5th, 7th (2x), 10th and =11th (2x) placings in the World Cup, … Continue reading

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Finn Skedsmos minneløp

This morning I decided to race Finn Skedsmos minneløp at Lygna. It has unfortunately been a way to few footO starts for me this year, but when I heard about this race yesterday I decieded to take part. The terrain … Continue reading

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Orienteering technical camp before the snow comes

Last week were the national skiO team gathered for an orienteering technical training camp. To get the best possible effect we went to the Roller-ski metropolis, Falun in Sweden. All the men at the team were present and also some … Continue reading

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September Update

After the World Championships I suddenly realised I had a lot of work to complete before the snow begins to fall. With all the travels and training prior to WOC, I had little opportunity to get into the forest and … Continue reading

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Norwegian Champs relay

In this years Norwegian FootO champs relay Hadeland O-lag had a “SkiO” team at the start line. Our goal was to get in the top 1/3 and thereby get a diploma. With 115 teams at the start line this would … Continue reading

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Are you excited for the winter?

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