Maps from Portugal "O" Meeting and WRE in Pataias

Hi!

First of all, we want to apologize you for don´t write for so much time, but just now we are free from the school works.

Here we will show you each map with the route from one of us in each day of POM and of the WRE in Pataias.

Portugal "O" Meeting - 1st day
It was on the national forest of cabeção, was a fast kind of terrain and we had 5.0km. Joana was 5th but was the first portuguese with 34:50, Mariana was the second portuguese runner with 37:31, and Isabel did 43:57.

the map with Joana's route

Portugal "O" Meeting - 2nd day
Was the WRE day in Serra de Briços. Was a long distance in a very physical map where we had 8,6km with 285 metres of climbing. We felt very tired but Joana did a very good race, completing the course in 1:13:01. Mariana did 1:35:54 and Isabel did 1:40:58.

the map with Joana's route

Portugal "O" Meeting - 3rd day

This day was in a diferent kind of terrain. And for us, a much more interesting map. Was a fast and rocky terrain with some green areas that makes it more chalenging. Was a middle distance and we had 4,4km and this time, Mariana was the faster portuguese with 27:57 with Joana just a little behind with 28:30. Isabel completed the course in 40:18.

the map with Mariana's route

Portugal "O" Meeting - 4th day

Was a intermediate distance in the same map of the previous day but with other part very technical which made the competition very interesting. We had 8,4km, in that Joana was again the best portuguese runner and did 1:00:38, Isabel did 1:03:44 and Mariana 1:10:10.

the map with Isabel's route

On the Total of the 4 days, Joana was 2nd, Mariana was 4th and Isabel was 10th. Between us were the girls from the Denmark Team. You can check all the results here.

WRE in Pataias - 1st day

In the Wre day, there was a middle distance in a really fast map where we had 3,5km. Was being a good race for all of us until Mariana came to the 13rd control and lose at least 6 minutes with a stupid mistake. So, Joana was the best portuguese athlete with 26:20, Isabel did 27:42 and Mariana did 30:43.

the map with Isabel's route

WRE in Pataias - 2nd day

Was in the same map of the previous day, but this time we had a long distance with 6,5km. Mariana was the first portuguese with 45:19, Joana was the second portuguese with 46:36 and Isabel did 51:27, being the thrid portuguese.

the map with Mariana's route

At the end of the weekend Joana was 2nd, Mariana was 4th and Isabel was 6th, again with the Danish girls between us. Check the results here.

Here you can see photos from us with Daniel Hubmann and Simone Niggli, that were presents in these two events.

For now we will have the National Championships of Long Distance and Relay, after we will participate on the "11º Orijovem", a trainning camp to young people and after Mariana will also participate in a trainnig camp to the Portuguese Selection.

Day 14 we will travel to Madrid, for to run the World School Orienteering Championship.

See you soon,

O-laranjitas

Portugal "O" Meeting and XI Meeting Ori do Centro

Hi!


Last weeks we participed in some important portuguese competitions.


21st-24th February:

Portugal "O" Meeting 2009 - a organization by CPOC, the Mariana's club.

Were 4 days of competitions in diferent and interesting maps where the o-laranjitas ran in W-20. A competition with a lot of foreign athletes, where were present some important selections like the Swiss Team, the Czech Team and the Denmark Junior Team.

The first day was a middle distance (5,0 km) in a simple map with a fast kind of terrain and at nigh there was a sprint event. The 2nd day was a long distance (8,6km), a WRE event where Simone Niggli and Matthias Merz from the Swiss Team were the winners of the elite class. The map was too much exigent physically and had some technical interesting parts. The 3rd day was a middle distance (4,4km) in a very fast terrain with a lot of stony parts. At the afternoon there was the Orienteeing Show, a very interesting competition to participe and also to see. The 4th and last day was a intermediate distance (8,4km), in the same map of the previous day but with other part very technical which made the competition very interesting.

On the Total of the 4 days, Joana was 2nd, Mariana was 4th and Isabel was 10th. In the middle of the W20 portuguese athletes were the girls from the Denmark Team, have been the winner of the class, the European and world Champion, Emma Klingenberg. Were 4 days well passed with a lot of sun and with good orienteering races.

28th February-1st March:
XI Meeting Ori do Centro

After POM we went to another WRE, this time in Pataias. Saturday was a middle distance (3,5km), a very fast race in a interesting map with a very fast terrain. Sunday the competion was in the same map, but this time we had a long distance (6,5km). This time also there were a lot of foreign athletes that stayed in Portugal to train. At the end of the weekend Joana was 2nd, Mariana was 4th and Isabel was 6th, again with the Danish girls between us.

For now we are very busy with the tests and works from the school, but soon we will write you with the opinion of each one of us about these events and with the maps and route choices from these races too. We will also write about last weekend, when we were in Madrid to prepare the "World Schools Orienteering Championship 2009" that is already in the next month.

See you soon,

o-laranjitas