O-Ringen Magazine, nr 1 2024
The worlds biggest orienteering adventure. Oskarshamn, Smålandskusten, July 21st to 27 th 2024.
The worlds biggest orienteering adventure. Oskarshamn, Smålandskusten, July 21st to 27 th 2024.
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» Arena GUNNARSÖ<br />
STAGE 3 LONG DISTANCE<br />
Thursday July 25 th <strong>2024</strong><br />
The Stage 3 arena is a stone’s throw from<br />
Oskarshamn’s largest bathing and camping<br />
area. The easiest way to get there is by<br />
cycling, as it’s around 5 km from Döderhultsdalen.<br />
The arena itself is compact and is built<br />
on hard-standing tarmac and gravel. There is a<br />
new housing development being built nearby.<br />
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The special thing about Stage 3 is the proximity to the<br />
sea. Some controls are right next to the Baltic. The<br />
longer courses cross over an old sea cove on a bridge.<br />
This is coastal terrain with a lot of contour detail, where<br />
runnable bare rock is mixed with heavier going between<br />
the hilltops. The area nearest the finish has many paths<br />
and is well used by the nearest residential areas.<br />
For this stage, you have to change pace where it’s necessary and<br />
plan your route choices. It’s important to have a secure attack<br />
point for each control and it’s often worth running round rather<br />
than straight. Train for this stage in detailed terrain that requires<br />
intensive map reading.<br />
The terrain is very varied. Nearest the arena there are many<br />
paths and runnable hills with bare rock, and mostly good visibility.<br />
The terrain is quite flat, with some marshes. Longer courses start<br />
in a detailed area with flat, open hilltops and sparse pine forest,<br />
with good runnability and visibility. Between these two areas there<br />
is an overgrown former sea cove. In this area, a nature reserve, the<br />
terrain changes. There is more deciduous forest and stony ground,<br />
and somewhat reduced runnability. The longest courses will also<br />
use some more cultivated areas, providing some route choice. The<br />
entire competition area is crossed by a number of forest roads.<br />
Interview with course setter Jonas Bergfors<br />
What can competitors expect from Stage 3? What’s special?<br />
– At Stage 3, competitors will be met by typical coastal Småland<br />
terrain, says Jonas.<br />
What is the most challenging aspect of this terrain?<br />
– The terrain varies a lot, with everything from easily runnable<br />
bare rock to more detailed and slower terrain with stony ground<br />
and undergrowth, explains Jonas.<br />
What’s your advice for orienteering well<br />
here and what should competitors be practising?<br />
– For this stage you need to think about how to change pace; take<br />
more time in detailed areas with less visibility, says Jonas.<br />
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