However 'Luck' comes to those best prepared - physically, technically and mentally.

- How prepared are you?

It is never too late to do some preparation - just like exams.

What would I do this late?

1. fit in hour long runs in hilly terrain

2. do some hard hill  intervals or Fartlek

3. decide what my goals are - be realistic.

4. Go to as many local orienteering events as possible beforehand.

5. Use the events as a basis for technique analysis for my training programme for 2011 (& beyond)

6. Tidy my Orienteering bag - get rid of all those split time sheets and descriptions for a start.

Would you like to tell us what YOU have in your O bag? We could build up 'The Perfect Bag'!