The World Cup in Oslo last weekend revealed rusty O-technique but was definitely a valuable experience leading up to WOC.

In preparation for WOC, I have completed a WOC-week simulation during the past week to get a feeling for what it will be like to run the schedule of races I will be running during WOC.

Jan Kocbach at World of O has posted an interesting analysis of pack formation in the EOC long qualification race.

After some troubles with our old homepage we have finally gotten around to changing our homepage to its new address.

Well, since I?m in the swing of following along on the World Cup 2007 Special Rules adventure, why stop now?

From us to you, a sincere wish for a happy holiday!

The Kristiansand newspaper Fedrelandsvennen has initiated a competition for ??rets Idrettsnavn? (Sports Name of the Year) which will be awarded by popular vote at the Kristiansand Sports Gala on December 16.

At their meeting on November 18-19, the IOF Council made some changes to the proposed World Cup 2007 Special Rules.

The World Cup 2007 Special Rules are really getting me down.

If you don?t like something, you either have to do something about it or shut up. Sometimes the easiest is to just shut up. But in the case of the Special Rules for World Cup 2007, some people are actually doing something about it.

It has been a long time since I came with an update here. I?d love to claim that it?s because I?ve been too busy to write anything but the fact is that the last few weeks I?ve been doing a whole lotta nothin?.

My reactions upon seeing the new World Cup 2007 Special Rules were a mixture of fury and disbelief. Now that I?ve had a while to cool off, I thought I would write a few comments about the new rules.

Kristiansand OK hosted Norwegian Championships this past weekend in Hovden. In my (supremely biased) opinion they did a fantastic job!

It?s safe to say that my hamstring injury has spoiled what I had hoped would be a great season. But the season isn?t entirely over yet? and there?s still hope for getting something out of it.

The Canadian goal for the World Championships relay is always to KAB ? Kick American Butt. This year Canada-USA ended up 1-1.

The qualifying races for WOC are over, and for the first time since 1999 I will not be running in a final.

The Middle Qualification today didn't quite go as I had hoped. As usual, there are good points and bad points

WOC is the main event of the orienteering season, and I intend to be there!

The race to be ready for WOC is looking as if it will go right down to the line.

Things on the hamstring front are moving ever-so-slightly forward. Getting ready for WOC is turning out to be a race against time.

Things are not going as I had hoped on the injury front.

This weekend the Canadian selection races for WOC 2006 were held in Alberta, Canada.

Lance says it?s not about the bike, but my training the last couple weeks has given me a slightly different perspective...

Being injured once in a while is one of the realities of being an athlete. Sooner or later, everyone gets injured in some form or another.

After a lot of thinking I finally made a hard decision yesterday evening.

After a bad day on the job, I ended up 36 seconds on the wrong side of the magic 17th place.

World Cup Round 1 began with the Sprint races today. Because of my injury, I played the role of spectator. Tomorrow it is my turn to be cast into the fire.

This article was supposed to be called: ?Chasing the peak?. However, things have not gone according to plan the past week.

It turns out that Betsafe.com knew what they were talking about when they predicted that Fredrikstads SK would beat KOK-girls at this year?s Tiomila. However, club records for both the men?s and women?s teams is good enough reason to celebrate!

The Scandinavian gambling webpage Betsafe.com has now come out with its Tiomila odds. Can KOK-girls beat Fredrikstads SK? Survey says?

This past Easter weekend we travelled with KOK-elite to Southern Sweden to take part in the Norwegian Test races for European Championships/World Cup Round 1 in Estonia (May 7-14).

This past weekend KOK-elite spent 4 days in Denmark training in WOC-relevant terrains. It was great to feel bare ground under my o-shoes again!

One of the season's biggest events, Tiomila, is only 3 weeks away! KOK-Girls are preparing by cultivating our domestic side

Last year after Spring Cup I said I would not go back. Hopefully next year at this time I will remember!

The past week and a half have been spent working on a new experiment. The result has been a learning experience. And possibly a higher VO2max?

Denmark is not a part of the world that is known for its ski conditions. But on this occasion it might have been more appropriate with skis than o-shoes?

From March 5-10, I was on a Sports Medicine Course in Oppdal in Mid-Norway (a couple hours South of Trondheim).

For a while there it looked like spring might be on its way. This morning we woke up to a nasty surprise...

For my interval training yesterday I chose a challenge that was somewhat out of the ordinary?

After fighting insomnia for several weeks in January and February, things are finally back on track with both sleep and training. What a relief.

Successful debut in Jamma's Night Cup.

A look at the fascinating relationship that Norwegians have with their skis.

The last couple weeks since coming home from Canada have been hectic. Training has been prioritized and is going according to plan there. Soon we hope to have the rest of our lives in order as well?

This weekend I travelled with the rest of the KOK-gang to Sandnes for a training camp. I arrived home this evening tired but satisfied. Everything is on track.

30 cm more of wet snow in the course of one day was apparently more than the city ploughs could handle.

Yesterday morning we awoke to find the world covered with a thick blanket of snow! Kristiansand is, at the moment, a true winter wonderland.

This past week we have been on our own exclusive training camp in Cochrane, in Northern Ontario. We finally arrived home late this evening.

From January 5-8 we co-hosted the National Winter Training Camp with Mike Waddington and GHO in Hamilton, Ontario. I left the camp with the feeling of standing on the cusp of something big?

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you from all of us here in Waterside, NB, Canada!

Tomorrow we?ll be boarding the plane to Canada, where we?ll be spending a month for Christmas.

Yesterday I was able to run my first long run in over 10 weeks. I ran to the top of the world!

Everything you ever wanted to know about eating disorders and athletes but were afraid to ask: Part V.

The past couple of months we have had a running ?most sorry? contest within the Hott Johansen household.

Everything you ever wanted to know about eating disorders and athletes but were afraid to ask. Part IV: Why are athletes more affected than others?

Everything you ever wanted to know about eating disorders and athletes but were afraid to ask. Part 3: What are you doing to your body?

Everything you ever wanted to know about eating disorders and athletes but were afraid to ask. Part 2: Some basic definitions to get us started.

At Saturday's Compass Sport Awards ceremony, the Female Athlete of the Year award went to the feisty young wrestler Krista Betts. Congratulations, Krista!

From January 5-8 2006, we will be co-hosting a training camp with Mike Waddington and Golden Horseshoe Orienteering Club in Hamilton, Ontario. It's something we've been looking forward to for months now, and the time is finally drawing near!

Everything you ever wanted to know about eating disorders and athletes, but were afraid to ask. An introduction.

The 2005 season was my shortest season to date. It started with sickness and ended in injury. But it was also the best.

I'll be working on updating the photo page over the next week so have a look now and then and you might find some interesting pics!

Our respective injuries (toe and hamstring) have kept us on the bikes a lot lately. Unlike Holger, I?m not much of a superstar on the bike, and I?ve been discovering that this biking business can be pretty dangerous!

De siste dagene har to av v?re beste l?pere meldt overgang til BSK. Hele satsingen faller vel sammen n?, eller??

Several people have asked me lately for an update in the Hamstring Chronicles. So here, by popular demand, is the newest news.

I have noticed that there has been a discussion on the American web-page Attackpoint lately about "best places to live for orienteering". Look no further, the answer is here.

This morning I received a copy of a press release informing that I had been chosen as one of three finalists for the Compass Sport Awards female amateur athlete of the year in New Brunswick. What an honour!

Tomorrow is the last race of the season here in Norway, the famous mass-start ultralong distance race Blodslitet. Unfortunately I won't be standing on the start line this year.

It is with great pleasure that we now welcome Jon Duncan, GBR and Halden, as our new clubmate in Kristiansand OK!

Earlier today an e-mail dropped into my account which was the cause of a great sigh of relief...

After 17 days on the road, I arrived home in Kristiansand last night. Sometimes more than others, it's good to be home.

Pumped up on NSAIDs (betennelsesdempende), I stumped around the World Cup Long Final yesterday. Although my leg was much better than expected, it still turned out to be a painful experience...

The final round of the World Cup started with a stumble out of the starting block for me... a pulled hamstring in the first race turned out to be a show stopper.

August 29 was our 5th wedding anniversary, and what better way to celebrate than with a training camp? With a successful WOC 2005 under our belts, we wasted no time in heading South for a training camp in Silkeborg, in the training terrains for next year?s WOC...

Yep, Norwegian Championships (NM) were held this past week (September 8-11) in Konnerud, 45 minutes west of Oslo. For me, the results were (mostly) inspiring.

Welcome to our new homepage! We plan to use this page to write about our competitions and training, show you some maps and interesting links and present sponsors. As you see there is some Norwegian and some English, something for everyone! It will likely take a while before the homepage is completely finished...