5 km road race along Standpromenaden in Trondheim Wednesday. Flat course, but windy along the coast. Hoped to run faster than 15.27, but unused to push hard in competition speed. Trond Einar Pedersli winning in 14.21, and several orienteers running fast. kondis.no/fire-loep-unde…

Spent this week on a road trip to the North of Norway. Amazing nature with spectacular views along the Helgeland coast and Lofoten. Pictures from Heilhornet, Seven Sisters, Reinebringen and Kvalvika.

Senja Skyrace was amazing, with spectacular views, even if 2500 m climb in 25 km was too steep for me to do really well. 5 Bækkelaget boys top 10, with Jo Indgaard as winner. Hit my knee in a stone half way, and needed to get some stitches after the race. racetracker.no/events/2020/sa…

23 km orienteering training on the famous map from Nordic Champs 1984 in Troms. Really nice terrain. Took it very easy because of the stitches I got in my knee after Senja Skyrace, and it went well. #nviime #str8compass #bækkelagetssk #malangen

Have stayed in Norway since the corona restrictions started in March, and enjoyed exploring my home country. But in August I'm looking forward to go to Italy. Will train with the PWT Italy team and participate in 3 Peaks Orienteering in the Dolomites. orienteering.it/en/eventi/3-pe…

We’re back with another #pod! This week we talk to ⁦Øystein K. Østerbø⁩ about his career and post-lockdown travel. We also discuss the latest from ⁦IOF Orienteering⁩ and the years races. #nviisport #str8compass #podcast #orienteering podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

Sprint victory in World Masters Orienteering Champs in Hungary last weekend. Nice and challenging course in Székesfehérvár. Results: eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultL… WMOC page: wmoc2021.hu/en/sprint-fina… IOF news: orienteering.sport/wmoc-close-rac… Forest races this week.

Middle distance victory in WMOC in Hungary. Challenging and difficult to find passages through the green. Lost 1 min to 4th control, but in general a stable performances, and happy to win close before Marian Davidik. Results: eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultL… Map: okvaal.com/maps/show_map.…

Victory also in the Long distance that ended World Masters Orienteering Champs in Hungary. Glad I went to the quality races in challenging terrains. Map: okvaal.com/maps/show_map.… Results: eventor.orienteering.org/Events/ResultL… WMOC page: wmoc2021.hu/en/long-final-… IOF news: orienteering.sport/wmoc-ends-with…

Knock out Sprint in Nokia last Sunday. Felt I had good control in the Quarter final, even if we finished 4 runners within 1 second. But in the Semi final I was 1 second/position too late to qualify for the Final. Results: online4.tulospalvelu.fi/tulokset/en/20… TV reply: youtube.com/watch?v=32EAMv…

16th place in Jukola with Bækkelagets SK, among 1200 teams in Rovaniemi. Stable performances through the whole night, and very cool to run an international relay again. My map/route: okvaal.com/maps/show_map.… Results: online.jukola.com/tulokset-new/e… GPS: tulospalvelu.fi/gps/

Victory in the uphill race Vennafjellet Opp last Sunday. Felt good and happy to also win both intermediate sprints and be 23 sec faster then my winning time from 2017. Nice course with 424 m climb in 4,7 km. Results: live.eqtiming.com/57693?fbclid=I… Web page: vennafjelletopp.com

During the Norwegian Night Champs 10 days ago I dislocated my left shoulder. Unfortunately the socket of the shoulder was also broken and I will get surgery next Wednesday, before I will have a long period of rehab in front of me. More info in my DOMA: okvaal.com/maps/show_map.…

🇳🇴🇳🇴 Det ble satt norsk rekord for begge kjønn på årets nye rekordøvelse 3km gateløp under dagens Nidaros Løpefest. Øystein Kvaal Østerbø fra Strindheim løp på 8:52, mens klubbvenninnen Hanne Mjøen Maridal løp på 9:50. Foto: Liv Nordengen

Silver medal in WMOC Sprint in Italy, beaten by Alessio Tenani 🇮🇹. Also silver to my mother. Nice courses both in the Qual in Peschici and Final in Vieste. WMOC page: wmocitaly.eu Results: eventor.orienteering.org/Events/Show/72…

Silver medal in WMOC Middle Final, beaten by Roman Ryapolov. Good technical performance, in a challenging terrain in Foresta Umbra. Long distance tomorrow. WMOC page: wmocitaly.eu Results: eventor.orienteering.org/Events/Show/72…

Victory in WMOC Long distance in Foresta Umbra 🇮🇹. Again a stable race in a challenging terrain, and finally a 🥇. WMOC page: wmocitaly.eu Results: eventor.orienteering.org/Events/Show/72…