Book reading while running

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Orienteering Exercise: Book reading while running

Key information
Exercise Type: Map reading
Target Level: Elite level, Junior level, Intermediate level, Beginner level
Intensity:
Preparation time: Less than 5 minutes
OCAD Required: No
Min participants: 1

The best orienteers have a high map reading frequency, i.e. they look at the map very often, reading the map at close to maximum speed. Reading a map, a book or a comic while running is a good exercise in order to train map reading frequency. Beginners can run slowly on a road with focus on map reading while running - higher level runners can run in the forest in high speed.

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Aids: Map, book or comic required.
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The best orienteers have a high map reading frequency, i.e. they look at the map very often, reading the map at close to maximum speed. Reading a map, a book or a comic while running is a good exercise in order to train map reading frequency. Beginners can run slowly on a road with focus on map reading while running - higher level runners can run in the forest in high speed.
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