International Highlights
I didn't start orienteering until I was 28, and the few events I ran internationally in M21 were done without any great success, usually way behind. But running in the classes for old men was different, and a few seconds often mattered.
This page will link to a number of wins (and near-misses) outside of North America. The purpose, as with all the other maps and comments I post, is to write things down before I no longer remember them, even though for some of these old races, I seem to remember not so much....
1. Swiss 5-Day, day 1, 1980, M35, won by 2 seconds (and 3 seconds over the third place finisher).
2. Skellefteå OK National Meet, Sweden, 1982, M35, second place, lost by 33 seconds.
3. Zala Cup, Hungary, 1983, M35, spectator race at the World Championships, won by 7:59.
4. Swiss Cup, Day 1, Switzerland, 1984, M40, won by 4:55.
5. Swiss Cup, Day 2, Switzerland, 1984, M40, third place, lost by 25 seconds.
6. Five Days of France, Day 1, Bordeaux, France, 1984, M40, won by 24 seconds.
7. Five Days of France, Day 2, Bordeaux, France, 1984, M40, won by 45 seconds.
8. Five Days of France, Day 3, Bordeaux, France, 1984, M40, third place, lost by 16 seconds.
9. Five Days of France, Day 4, Bordeaux, France, 1984, M40, won by 41 seconds.
10. Five Days of France, Day 5, Bordeaux, France, 1984, M40, fourth place, but first overall for the five days.
11. Oringen 5 Dagars, Day 3, Blekinge, Sweden, 1984, M40A Long, 6th on the day, 10th for the 5 days.