Head-up training
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Orienteering Exercise: Head-up training
Key information
| Exercise Type: | Simplification, Flow, Terrain memory |
|---|---|
| Target Level: | Elite level, Junior level, Intermediate level |
| Intensity: | Low, Medium, High |
| Preparation time: | Less than 5 minutes |
| OCAD Required: | No |
| Min participants: | 1 |
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Take a normal course and run it. However, instead of actually going to the control, just go to a spot where you can see the control (or the feature if there aren't markers put out).
| Aim: | Training form in order to keep your head up and look far ahead in the terrain. |
|---|---|
| Variants: | NA |
| Aids: | No technical aids required. |
| Terrain: | |
| Preparations: | Draw a normal course - or let someone draw the course for you. |
| Tips: | |
| Examples: | This is an example from Okansas - http://okansas.blogspot.com/2011_02_01_archive.html . The example - which is hypothetical - shows the route as a dashed line. The small circles are the points where the runner would be sure to see the feature. |
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