Category Archives: MTBO

Crash course in MTBO!

Sunday 28th May Without warning I found myself 6 days away from the first round of the MTBO World Cup. The first part of the season had been a combination of average, sickness, and beyond expectation – far from a smooth … Continue reading

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Route to Gold

My route to winning the World Champs was far from smooth. Along the way, I took wrong turns, made mistakes and lost concentration. The overall experience has made the taste of gold so much sweeter, but it’s a journey I … Continue reading

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French World Cup choices.

I’m not going to write much about my performances in France for the first round of the IOF World Cup. Although satisfied with the results (double gold) my performances were nothing special – but that seems to be becoming my norm! … Continue reading

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Life, changes, and new challenges

My life is very much in a different place to where it was 1 year ago. HJ and I are engaged, but not living together (while he’s studying abroad). HJ retired, and I’m now riding for Cannondale Girls. I was … Continue reading

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The Relay – WMTBOC

The final race of the Worlds week was as always, the relay. It’s been some years since GBR had a team in the women’s race. Up until 2012, we had a team every year (apart from 2004). Results ranged from … Continue reading

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The Best and the Worst – WMTBOC 2015 (with maps)

The 2015 World Championships were a mixed affair. I succeeded in making the champs both my best and worst to date. Only I could manage that! This blog is long as with no internet connection this time in Czech, I was unable … Continue reading

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5 days, 5 races and 5 wins = Pilsen 2015!

My experience in Czech terrain had gone downhill over the years. In 2007 for the Worlds I was new to the sport, but what I lacked physically I made up for with my orienteering. In 2009 after a disaster at … Continue reading

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5th format at WMTBOC? Poll.

As we all know, the IOF is carrying out a major competition programme review. The MTBO Commission and AC is also pushing a 5th format into the WOC programme, but with so many voices, it is difficult to gain a facts … Continue reading

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MTBO development camp Norway, part 2 (maps)

So much, and so many people have been involved in the MTBO development camp in Norway over the last week, this blog needed to be split into two parts. The first few days were spent building a solid foundation of … Continue reading

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MTBO development camp in Norway

As a junior athlete, I was always in awe of the likes of Michaela Gigon and Christine Schaffner. Between the two of them, for many years they held World Ranking positions 1 and 2. Even though MTBO was still a … Continue reading

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