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Want to improve your navigational skills or get familiar with the exciting world of maps? Looking forward to get into adventure races but not confident in your navigational skills? Navigation training is designed for beginner/intermediate navigators as well as for those who has never done any navigation based activities.
Also, we are going to pass through the last year X-Marathon maps, that will definitely help you in upcoming event.
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Past Navigation training:
A few photos >>>
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When: 10AM-2PM 17th of November 2012
Where: Main entrance to Lysterfield park, near the Lake here>>
What to bring: chair for the first part, running/walking gear for the second part, compass (if you do not have one options to buy or hire are available), some drinks and snacks, mountain bike is optional.
Cost: $20 per person. Places are limited to 20 people. Do not wait to book. Register now>> |
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Content: Theory will be send few days in advance to registered participants
1. How to orientate a map. Magnetic declination. 2. Map types. Legend. 3. Contour. How to read terrain. 4. Orienteering technique. Fast orienteering, precise orienteering. 5. Route choices. Algorithm of route choices for different terrain types. 6. How to prepare your map before the event On site we will talk about these topic and them implement them into practice. |
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Practice 10.40 AM -2 PM This is specially designed exercises which practicing those knowledge you obtain during the first part.
1. Bearing. 2. Roads. 3. Contouring. 4. Short race where you can test yourself in navigation. 5. MTB course. 6. Additional exercises to practice few techniques.
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