October 23, 2025 by Caroline Sandbo
Prepare for a race the way winning teams do! Successful orienteers prep for their races. Many of school teams gather a few days prior to a WIOL meet to prepare their student athletes for the race. We are aware there are many WIOL students and teams without the capacity to offer this, so we will be offering this as a trial for the first two WIOL meets of the 2025-26 season. What is it: Fun and optional, Zoom meeting open to […]
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October 1, 2025 by Caroline Sandbo
2025-2026 Season WIOL#7 Offered Training Package Race Prep Preview 2024 Green River College races on COC’s Routegadget Click on a course relevant to you or your student. Plan your routes for each leg and consider: How can I cut corners on my route without crossing olive green or dark green? Watch any available GPS tracks for that race and compare the competitor’s routes to your own planned ones. Day of Meet On-site training (meet Caroline at Coaches Corner near Registration) […]
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October 1, 2025 by Caroline Sandbo
2025-2026 Season WIOL#5 Offered Training Package Race Prep Preview 2024 Summit Trails races on Livelox Click on a course relevant to you or your student. Plan your routes for each leg and consider: What feature is the control on? What feature will serve as my attackpoint? What is the best route form the previous control to the attackpoint? Watch any available GPS tracks for that race and compare the competitor’s routes to your own planned ones. Day of Meet On-site […]
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October 1, 2025 by Caroline Sandbo
2025-2026 Season WIOL#4 Offered Training Package Race Prep Preview 2023 University of Washington races on COC’s Routegadget Click on a course relevant to you or your student. Plan your routes for each leg and consider: What is the best direction to approach the control? What is the shortest route to the control? Are there any barriers or traps you need to avoid on the way? Watch any available GPS tracks for that race and compare the competitor’s routes to your […]
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October 1, 2025 by Caroline Sandbo
2025-2026 Season WIOL#3 Offered Training Package Race Prep Preview 2024 Shoreview Park races on COC’s Routegadget Click on Course 3. Plan your routes for each leg and consider: How will my strategy change between the park and college campus? How will I keep track of trail intersections and building corners to make sure I take the right turns? Watch any available GPS tracks for that race and compare the competitor’s routes to your own planned ones. Day of Meet On-site […]
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October 1, 2025 by Caroline Sandbo
2025-2026 Season WIOL#1 Offered Training Package Race Prep Preview 2022 Magnuson Park races on COC’s Routegadget Pick a course relevant to your own/your students’. Plan your routes for each leg and consider: What’s the shortest route? What’s the easiest route? How will I know when I’m approaching the control? What will my attackpoint be? Watch any available GPS tracks for that race and compare the competitor’s routes to your own planned ones. Day of Meet On-site training (meet Caroline at […]
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February 3, 2025 by Caroline Sandbo
2024-2025 Season WIOL#7 Offered Training Package Race Prep Preview 2020 Fire Mountain races on COC’s Routegadget Pick a course relevant to your own/ your students’. Plan your routes for each leg and consider: How do I travel through a “green” map like this without getting caught in dense vegetation? What shortcuts can I use? Do I usually travel faster by taking the trails around or cutting through the woods? Watch any available GPS tracks for that race and compare the […]
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January 6, 2025 by Caroline Sandbo
2024-2025 Season WIOL#5 Offered Training Package Race Prep Preview 2023 Big Finn Hill races from our Wednesday Evening Series on COC’s Routegadget Pick a course relevant to your own/ your students’. Plan your routes for each leg and consider: How do I ensure I’m approaching the control from the right direction? Do I have a solid, hard-to-miss attackpoint? Which routes have the fewest turns? Watch any available GPS tracks for that race and compare the competitor’s routes to your own […]
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December 3, 2024 by Caroline Sandbo
2024-2025 Season WIOL#3 Offered Training Package Race Prep Preview 2022 Pierce College/Fort Steilacoom races on COC’s Routegadget Pick a course relevant to your own/ your students’. Plan your routes for each leg and consider: How do I ensure I’m approaching the control from the right direction? Do I have a solid, hard-to-miss attackpoint? Which routes have the fewest turns? Watch any available GPS tracks for that race and compare the competitor’s routes to your own planned ones. Day of Meet […]
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November 5, 2024 by Caroline Sandbo
2024-2025 Season WIOL#1 Offered Training Package Race Prep Preview 2022 South Seattle College races on COC’s Routegadget Pick a course relevant to your own/ your students’. Plan your routes for each leg and consider: How do I ensure I’m approaching the control from the right direction? Do I have a solid, hard-to-miss attackpoint? Which routes have the fewest turns? Watch any available GPS tracks for that race and compare the competitor’s routes to your own planned ones. Day of Meet On-site […]
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