In this video, I'm talking to Thierry Georgiou, one of the world's most successful orienteers. We'll be discussing his tips for becoming a legend in orienteering and boosting your performance on the orienteering course.
If you want to improve your orienteering skills, this video is for you! We cover some fundamental principles of orienteering and how you can apply them to your own running. I've focused entirely on your questions, so hopefully, you'll find it useful :)
Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:34 - A few announcements. 1:37 - Orienteering in Tenerife 2:38 - PATREON Support 4:33 - Welcome Thierry! 6:16 - How much time did you spend on map analysis and other similar, off-running/gym activities? 10:12 - Who is the GOAT? 15:14 - What were your short/mid/long term goals in your career? 21:10 - Do you think about coming back to professional running? 24:23 - What did you do to prevent injuries? 30:49 - What would you do better as a junior? What should these young people focus on? 39:11 - Have you been doing any special training sessions to train your visual memory, and eye quickness? 50:59 - Is there a difference between middle and long distance in terms of what skills are needed? 59:41 - What’s your way of doing the post-race analysis? 1:10:20 - Which hand do you put your description holder on? The same one as the map and compass? 1:11:37 - Do you have any specific rules for folding the map during the race? 1:16:12 - Favorite type of music and food? 1:18:03 - Did you go to the gym when you were training professionally? 1:21:21 - How to spot an Orienteering talent at an early age? 1:24:52 - What are the benefits of night-o training? 1:30:47 - Closing up
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