The final preparations are well under way ahead of this year's Jan Kjellström
International Festival of Orienteering 2024!
The teams will be out over the next couple of days setting up the arenas ready to receive you for a cracking good weekend of top-quality orienteering.
The weather gods have been less than kind, so we recommend you put on your best O shoes that give you the best grip.
Please note that version 6 of the programme is the latest (and hopefully last) version to be published. It went live yesterday, so please check it out, especially if you are coming in a campervan on Day 4 as the parking instructions have been changed.
Please note that the embargo area for Day 1 has been reduced.
Loughborough is now an established, and still testing, area. Day 1 will be a World Ranking event (WRE).
PreO will take place in urban terrain and there will also be an opportunity for participants to try out Biathlon Orienteering at the event (this will also be available on Days 2 and 3 of the Festival).
Beaudesert has been used for many major events, though arena is a new location and the owners are a little nervous at what to expect. Please make this an enjoyable experience for them. We want them to invite us back!
The final day of the Festival will take place at Stanton Moor. Another testing area and also in a new arena.
If you are on social media, please do not forget to tag us in your posts via Facebook, X and Instagram @britishorienteering. The hashtag for the event is #TheJK2024.
Finally, thank you to everyone involved in the production of this event. We hope you have a great weekend!
The embargo area for Day 1 of the JK has been reduced.
The updated embargoed area can be viewed here.
An area of the South West has been removed which contains the Burleigh Court hotel. However, anyone staying there involved in the JK should drive out to the main road and re-enter the campus through the Epinal Way entrance to get to the event.
They should of course avoid entering the embargoed area at all times.
All the latest information about this weekends JK can be found on the JK website.
If you are interested in representing GBR, please read on!
The Foot O selection policies have been updated. Now included are the availability forms for athletes, which you should use to to declare your interest in being selected for GBR teams at international competitions this summer.
More details can be found here: www.britishorienteering.org.uk/Selection
Note that the process to select the World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) team is different to the others, with different deadlines, so please read that part of the policy carefully if you are interested in racing for GBR at WUOC.
Place of Residence: Belper, Derbyshire
Experience: When did you start/How did you get into Orienteering?
“I went orienteering quite a lot as a small child with my parents, but never had the confidence to go out on my own! I probably either clung to my Mum’s leg or simply followed the string around a string course. I left the sport for a few years and started orienteering with a bit more confidence and independence when I was around 16, but really started to enjoy racing during my last year of University in Sheffield.”
Clubs: What orienteering clubs have you been part of?
"HALO (Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers)."
Coach:
"Rob Baker."
Training Routine:
“It's hard to write down a routine for my training this year, but in general I would try to do two/three faster running sessions, two strength training sessions, one longer run, and easy things in-between. This year I have turned to road-cycling during the spring, and it has really helped me keep my fitness whilst I haven't been able to run as much as I would like.”
Race Routine/habits:
“A good warm-up (running, drills and strides), and a clear focus for every race.”
Favourite terrain/venue
“Anything flat and fast! Town centres, housing estates and university campuses.”
Favourite event in UK /World:
“Probably the JK as it attracts so many people over the Easter weekend. In the World, the World Cup in China was pretty special.”
Favourite Pre-race Food:
“Porridge with raisins, banana, and jam.”
Other Hobbies:
“Gardening/growing vegetables, playing with my cat, being outside.”
What advice would you give to a younger version of yourself?
“Worry less.”
British Orienteering wishes you all the best Charlotte with your final preparations.
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Ahead of the World Orienteering Championships 2022 in Denmark, British Orienteering is posting interviews of the GB athletes selected to compete so that all members can get to know the GB team. Please keep an eye out for these interviews which will be posted on the British Orienteering website this week, and follow all the action live here throughout the World Orienteering Championships which start with the Sprint Relay on Sunday 26 June!
Good Luck to the British Team