Thanks for the videos! It is great to see you document your journey in this way. I have a piece of advice, if you don't mind. You are doing great, but you seem to make mistakes in your runs, leading to 10+ minute extra time. It looks like you run off a control in a wrong direction, especially when you are "drawn" by other runners, or the terrain. Use your compass! Instead of rushing off after a control, take 3-5 seconds to make an accurate direction check. For instance, leg 2 day 4 you ran 45-60 degrees off course to the right. Just make it a habit, when you are at your last known position, always take an accurate direction, simple as that. Good luck!!
Thank you, I agree that using the compass is definitely one my of weak points, i feel i tend to gravitate towards the easiest to run parts of the terrain then not check my compass and end up veering off the line, I will try to remember your advice for the future!
Nice work showing the mapview with control clues at the beginning. Do you have stabilization turned on on the gopro? Its really an effort to watch as the view bounces around so much...🤨
Thank you, i do have it on but it seems the built-in stabilization in the DJI Action 4 (the camera i use) isn't as good as on GoPros, it either doesn't stabilize enough or it crops the video way too much if i turn it to the highest setting, I have a few races next week so I'll try finding a way to improve it or maybe switch to a chest strap.
Just watched this run...I can say I do not envy you with the type of terrain you have to navigate in Western Europe...I uploaded my first video...which I am still working on the O map integration...that shows our forest types... Along those lines, what programs do you use to generate the live action run tracking data on the Top left of the screen? Thanks. By the way...there are small spring clamp devices called “Cord locks” that capture laces and require no tying...I was tying my own laces wrong for many decades...and only in the last 6 years revised my method...They only get loose now when running thru brambles and briars...
I watched a bit of your video and it definitively was a bit hard to follow without a map on screen, I made my own python scripts with generates the stats and map route from the fit file from my watch and add it all together in a video editor, but i would probably recommend "Headcam Orienteering" (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_VE4vKsETOQ.html) which i think does most of the work for you and even adds stats. As for shoe laces i started taping the loose ends because i got tired of trying to tie them and there's A LOT of undergrowth here that will undo your laces (not as much in this video but its usually pretty bad).
Thanks for your reply. It was quite a struggle to Find a program to compile the multiple GoPro Files which were made by the camera. I was hoping I could import my livelox video into the video compiler to merge the two. I may end up having to use some other apps that Terje and other people say which is the quickroute. Turns out my biggest hurdle was that I made a new orienteering channel...and because it wasn’t verified...yt failed my upload after FOUR HOURS to tell the file was too large! There are two tricks to lace tying. Firstly is to make sure that they are long enough to leave 3 to 4 inch tails that can be tucked under the crossed portions...(your shoes look like they might be too narrow, the eyelets should not be that far apart) the second is to practice making a square knot with two lines...then pushing the ends back thru...then transfer that technique to the shoe but removing the second step...ending up with a bowtied square knot...good luck on your future events...and I will try to make better videos... it if you listen to my commentary..it was the equivalent of 105deg F...and I didn’t have much hydration...not nearly as comfortable as that cold mountaintop with all those nice cool ponds of water to take a swim in!
I think we need to teach you to use double knots on your laces, or to tape them! BTW, it can be amazingly difficult to stay on course when you have little cliff walls everywhere, as well when you try to link together little patches of bare rock. I noticed that you had less issues with direction when you ignored the grey and ran along marshes or any linear details.
That's true but the marshes (and even the yellow) was much heavier to run in than it looked due to rain so i instinctively ran to the nearest rocks which threw off my direction, also doesn't help that I'm not really used to compass running since most of west norway orienteering is finding the easiest way through very heavy terrain instead of running straight on. And yes i need to learn how to properly tie my shoes 😅
Ja dette var nok ikke det beste løpet mitt, trodde av en eller annen grunn at de ikke var lov å løpe langs veien til 1. post og klarte å løpe av stien på vei til 2., generelt for mye løping uten å skjekke kartet.
Hola amigo. que camara usas? Busco una camara barata para grabar mis carreras. que me recomiendas? Y que programa usas para realizar los videos con el mapa y gps intregrados? Gracias
I use a DJI Osmo Action 4 but almost all cheap action cameras from the last 5 years look good, just make sure you get one with enough battery life if you need to record long races and get a good chest/head strap, for software i made a Python script that creates the graphs and map route from the fit file from my watch then manually add them together in a video editor, but i would recommend something like orientview which i think does most of that automatically.
@@dex_li thank u sir. Intentare probando, he comprado la sjcam c300. Es barata y en teoría tiene buen estabilizador. La probare cuando me llegue y tratare de armar un buen video. Gracias amigo!
