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January/February 2012 | ||
![]() | Features: * Orienteering USA awards for 2011 * Fitness for orienteering: Post-exercise recovery * Maps are the lifeblood of orienteering * US Champs middle distance route analysis | Departments: * Safety bearing - Winter nutrition: fueling for cold weather exercise * Coaches' corner - Critical decision points / Choosing the right orienteering course * Orienteering USA news |
| On the cover: Francois Leonard of BAOC at the 2011 Tahoe 3-day O event | ||
November/December 2011 | ||
![]() | Features: * Ups and downs at 24-Hour Sage Stomp North American Rogaining Champs 2011 * Recipe for hard core glide * Fitness for orienteering. Tapering: A best practice review * Lucky Seven Regaine: Motala on steroids | Departments: * Safety bearing - Why is weight loss so hard? * Coaches' Corner - Using rough and precision compass * Orienteering USA news |
| On the cover: Orienteering Kansas' first leg runner, Daniel Meenehan, hands off to Peggy Dickison at the US Relay Champs. OK finished 2nd in the 8 point category. | ||
September/October 2011 | ||
![]() | Features: * Keystone Capers Day 1 Blue course review * Staying Strong: Sharon Crawford medals (twice) at 2011 World Masters * Course vetting for an A-meet * Advanced map layout with Condes * Fitness for orienteering Part 7 - Warm-ups: A best practice review | Departments: * Safety bearing - 2011 sports nutrition news from the American College of Sports Medicine * Coaches' corner - Contour reading * Orienteering USA news |
| On the cover: Nate Lyons at the Middle finish (1st in M-20) at BFLO's Canal Cities Challenge. | ||
July/August 2011 | ||
![]() | Features: * World Orienteering Championships Teams * How the first Canada Cup went down * Should we run with a forward lean of the upper body? * Creating an orienteering map from high-resolution orthophotos and LiDAR base data | Departments: * Safety bearing - Exercise, injury and creatine * Coaches' corner - Know your IOF control descriptions * Orienteering USA news |
| On the cover: Greg Balter, DVOA, racing at a local meet in Colliers Mills, NJ in March. | ||
May/June 2011 | ||
![]() | Features: * Fitness for orienteering Part 6 * Course planning and map printing with Condes, Part II * 2011 Sierra Avalanche Ski O Champs * Alison Crocker brings home top-10 finish * World Ski Orienteering Championships review | Departments: * Safety bearing - Dreaded diarrhea: A stinky topic * Coaches' corner - Recovery and relocation * Orienteering USA news |
| On the cover: The mixed relay team of Alison Crocker and Greg Walker finished 12th at the 2011 World Ski O Champs. | ||
March/April 2011 | ||
![]() | Features: * 2010 Orienteering USA awards * Fitness for orienteering Part 5 - Strength Training * OUSA final 2010 Rankings * Course planning with Condes | Departments: * Athlete profile - Andrea Baláková * Safety bearing - Fueling for Training: What to Eat Before, During & After Exercise * Coaches' Corner - Many Lessons Learned at Boy Scout Orienteering Event. Distance Estimation by Measure and Pace * Orienteering USA news |
| On the cover: Congrats to the winners of the 2010 Orienteering USA Awards: Ali Crocker, Sam Saeger, and Hannah Burgess. | ||
January/February 2011 | ||
![]() | Features: * World Trail O Champs 2010 * Fitness for orienteering Part 4 -- endurance training * The basics of getting faster * U.S. Corn Maze Orienteering Champs * ARDF Championships 2010 | Departments: * Athlete profile - Ross Smith * Safety bearing - Undesired sideliners: side stitches and runner's trots * Coaches' corner - Navigation certification (R. Turbyfill); Break a long leg into segments (R. Shannonhouse) * Orienteering USA news |
| On the cover: Mike Smith (Canada) at the 2010 North American Orienteering Championships | ||
November/December 2010 | ||
![]() | Features: * WOC 2010 * Fitness for orienteering Part 3 -- training cycles * One-leg running and other tales of fitness * When and how to use a compass * World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) 2010 | Departments: * Athlete profile - Alison Crocker * Safety bearing - Figuring out your sports diet: tips for label readers * Orienteering USA news * Coaches' corner - Control enlargement (R. Shannonhouse); Training activities to improve your skills (J. Huberman) |
| On the cover: Matt Scott (USA) at World Orienteering Championships, August 2010 | ||
October 2010 | ||
![]() | Features: * Life is all about route choices * Fitness for orienteering Part 2 -- putting the programme together * Peaking for your best performance * North American Rogaine Champs: when is it time to blow the whistle? | Departments: * Route choice - Canadian Orienteering Champs long course * Athlete profile - Damian Konotopetz * Route choice - US Night Orienteering Champs green course * Safety bearing - Dieting gone awry: when food is foe * Orienteering USA news * Coaches' corner - Robin Shannonhouse and Carl Childs |
| On the cover: Ali Crocker (USA) at North Americans | ||
August/September 2010 | ||
![]() | Features: * Mike Minium 2010 Silva Award winner * Fitness for orienteering Part 1 -- understanding the physiological demands of the sport * Senior and junior ski-O teams announced * Points about lactate threshold: the role of training volume and rest * California dreaming on such a winter's day | Departments: * Route choice - Women's elite long course at North American O Champs * Athlete profile - Matthew Scott * Coaches' corner - Robin Shannonhouse * Orienteering USA News * Safety bearing - Chocolate: is it a health food? |
| On the cover: Carol Ross (Canada) at North Americans | ||
July 2010 | ||
![]() | Features: * Amateur radio direction finding * Team USA heads to WOC in Trondheim, Norway * Is "6" the right number? Are some sports drinks more irritating than others? * Slowing down? It's all relative for senior athletes *The road to Morocco | Departments: * Athlete profile - Alexandra Jospe * Coaches' corner - If I only had a brain - Robin Shannonhouse * Safety bearing - Protein, carbs, and endurance performance: finding the right balance * Orienteering USA News |
| On the cover: Patrick Goeres (Canada) at U.S. Team Trials, Harriman State Park | ||
June 2010 | ||
![]() | Features: * "Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it" - West Point A-meet middle distance * Does post-workout protein really speed recovery? * Orienteering skills and search&rescue: a perfect match * Junior camp combines training and bonding * Achieving excellence: take the time to make a plan | Departments: * Safety bearing - Electrolytes: what are they? * Athlete profile - Carol Ross * Coaches' corner - One key to consistency: concentration - Don Davis * USOF News |
| On the cover: George Walker at West Point sprint | ||
May 2010 | ||
![]() | Features: * "Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it" - US Ski-Orienteering Championships * MoboGoGlobo! raises money for WIOL * What happens to your lactic acid after your lactate-stacker session is over? * Avalanche Ski-Orienteering Championships * Ski-Orienteering in the mountains of Sweden | Departments: * Safety bearing - Figuring out your sports diet: Tips for label readers * Athlete profile - Nikolay Nachev * Coaches' corner - Getting youngsters involved in Ski-O - Eric Hamilton * USOF News |
| On the cover: Will Frielinghaus (108) and Alexander Bergstrom (124) at US Ski-orienteering Champs | ||
March/April 2010 | ||
![]() | Features: * "Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it" - Saguaro U training event * US Sprint Champs at Camp Sekani and USOF Convention and Champs * Physical activity and heart disease I.Q. * Forbidden features: What are they and what makes them so | Departments: * Coaches' corner - The JROTC Experience - Victoria Albright and Matt Pheiffer * Safety bearing - Reforming your healthcare policy: Food for thought * Athlete profile - Angela Marie Forseille * USOF News and USOF Rankings |
| On the cover: Martin Donnelly-Heg at Lapland Lake ski orienteering event, New York | ||
January/February 2010 | ||
![]() | Features: * "Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it" - Ross Smith * Height of heel matters in prevention of foot pain * Artful orienteering | Departments: * Coaches' corner - Orienteering is a process of the mind - Carl Childs and Tom Hollowell * Athlete profile - Samantha Saeger * Safety bearing - Sedentary athletes: Sitting and weighting * USOF News and Survey * Begin at the beginning: Compass and pacing |
| On the cover: Runner on a U.S. Classic Championships course in Wisconsin | ||
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