Athlete Profile
Vegard Jarvis Westergård
Team Canada Program Athlete 2022-2025
About
- Born: 1996
- Hometown: Bergen, Norway
- Currently Living: Oslo, Norway
- Orienteers for: Oppsal Orientering, Sage Orienteering Club
- Occupation: Teacher and coach
- Twitter: @vegardjw
- Instagram: @vegardjarvis
- Training Log: Strava
- Personal Sponsors: JarvisX4 O-sport
Q&A
Q: What would you say is the most overlooked element of orienteering training and why?
A: Mental training. If you know how to manage your inner voices during a race, good things are coming for you.
Q: If you had one tip for young orienteers what would it be?
A: Travel to new types of terrain and ask more experienced runners for advice as often as possible
Q: What is one thing you really want to work on in 2025?
A: Laser focus before the start of every race.
Q: Describe your overall approach to training for orienteering?
A: The more orienteering in high speed I can do, the better. It's always good to work on the competition-habits.
Q: What aspect of orienteering keep you interested and motivated to stay involved, train, and compete?
A: Knowing I can compete and have fun for the rest of my life, no matter how old I get.