Why not?

In this first part of 2013 I did not only train hard, I already ran quite a lot of races! And I spent 11 great days in Portugal with 19 orienteering trainings, 9 of which were competitions (the Portugal O-Meeting POM in and around Idanha-a-Nova and the "meeting de orientação do centro" MOC in Osso da Baleia). I really liked the terrain there! Often there was not much vegetation on the floor, so that I could run fast. And at the last competition I handeled my race quite well, so that it felt like surfing through the terrain. It's so nice to be healthy all the time and be able to experience so much!!

Actually I don't need to summarise my achievements to stay motivated.. but you may be interested... And I think the most of my results are good enough to be shown here ;-):

The results of Portugal:

POM Stage 1 Long Distance 9.2.2013 W21E place 39: result list
POM Night Sprint 9.2.2013 W21E place 3: result list
POM Stage 2 Middle Distance 10.2.2013 W21E place 4: result list
POM Stage 3 Middle Distance (WRE) 11.2.2013 W21E place 12: result list
POM Stage 4 Long Distance 12.2.2013 W21E place 23: result list
POM Overall W21E place 16: result list overall

MOC Long Distance 16.2.2013 WE place 19: result list
MOC Night Urban 16.2.2013 WE place 3: result list
MOC Middle Distance 17.2.2013 WE place 7: result list

Some pictures of Portugal:

it was still february...

me on top of one of the numerous castels: the one in Castelo de Vide

Järla sprint competition preparation ;-)

SANDY beach in São Pedro de Moel ;-)

me during the MOC middle distance race (the last day)

the terrain near Osso da Baleia

evening ambiance in São Pedro de Moel

My orienteering season started one week after cyprus with the Effretiker Stadt-OL, two sprints (qualification and chasing start), which I could win. Then, almost every weekend I did a race, which was fun!

Here are the result lists of the races I've done:

13.1.2013 Effretiker Stadt-OL, DE place 1: qualification final
19.1.2013 Cross de Vidy, 5km place 4: overall Elite Dames / U23W
26.1.2013 Bärner Cross, 5.5km place 1: results
27.1.2013 Indoor athletics meeting Magglingen, 1000m in 3:03.74: results all events (see page 35)
3.2.2013 Indoor athletics meeting Magglingen, 800m in 2:20.63: results sunday (see page 13)
23.2.2013 Bremgarten Reusslauf, 11km place 7: overall women
3.3.2013 Swiss Championships in cross country, 8km place 8: overall women
10.3.2013 survival run Thun, place 1: results, also men
16.3.2013 Kerzerslauf, 15km place 11: results

A very special event was the survival run in Thun. An approximately 16km long cross country race with 25 different obstacles, part of which you have to cross twice. As last year, I loved it! A lot of dirt and variety!  During my "cool down" after the race I couldn't stop running anymore. I thought: Why not cross the wet marshes again and swim in the dirt? Why stop running when I still have pleasure and energy left? The only thing that could stop me was the fact that the organisers closed the showers soon... It was about four o'clock, four hours after the start. The last two "runners" already had finished their race. I cheered for them, they enjoyed the race for about 3hours 45, while I only had 1 hour and 23 minutes. RESPECT for their endurance!

survival run 2013: first 3 women and the head of Gudrun, my new boar

Me during the Bremgarten Reusslauf. It's always important to get good pictures! No matter how much time it costs :-)