Navigation Lesson #4: Attack Points
Another navigation strategy is selecting attack points. These are fairly obvious features/locations that you can travel to quickly and…
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Navigation Lesson #5: Handrails
The use of handrails is another navigation strategy that allows teams to move more quickly and with greater accuracy…
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Navigation Lessons #6 & #7: Aiming Off & Catching Features
Navigation Lesson #6 Aiming off is another navigation strategy you can employ. Aiming off means deliberately aiming to one…
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Navigation Lesson #8: Micro-Navigation Route Choice
Navigation Lesson #8: Micro-Navigation Route Choice. Route choice is establishing a planned flow for the race at both a…
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Navigation Lesson #9: Macro-Navigation Route Choice
Navigation Lesson #9: Macro-Navigation Route Choice The last lesson was about micro-navigation, generally on-foot navigation between two checkpoints relatively…
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Navigation Lesson #10: Night Orienteering
Night orienteering. Intimidating at first but once you get the hang of it, flowing through an orienteering course at…
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Make Your Mountain Bike Faster
1. MOST BENEFICIAL: Switch tires to a semi-slick tread pattern (less pronounced knobs), depending on your experience and the…
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Bike tow system
The #2 way (behind navigation) my team increased speed during adventure races over the past few years has been…