Presentation Jenny Lönnkvist
November 12, 2008 by Niels-Peter Foppen
Jenny Lönnkvist won the bronze medal at JWOC sprint, the gold medal at JWOC long distance but the biggest highlight of 2008, she told us, was to run towards the goal at the JWOC relay – together with her teammates Beata and Lina – winning the gold. Below Lönnkvist is presented for the nomination “The Ultimate Junior Orienteer of 2008″ through an interview made by World of O and Ultimate Orienteering.
Nominated for: winning the bronze medal at JWOC sprint, the gold medal at JWOC long distance and the gold medal at the gold medal at JWOC relay in Gothenburg this year. Also her overall 18th place in W- Super Elite at O-Ringen 2008 and participation as a junior in the World Cup 2008.
About: Two of the major sources for international orienteering news on the Internet – World of O and Ultimate Orienteering – are organizing a poll to name “The Orienteering Achievement of 2008″ and “The Ultimate Junior Orienteer of 2008″. The winner in each category is decided in a vote amongst all the readers of World of O and Ultimate Orienteering after all nominees have been presented. Starting November 12th we present all nominees on a day-by-day basis. The poll is sponsored by Trimtex. Voting will be possible after all nominees have been presented from this page. See also all nominees in the initial press release.
Interview with Jenny Lönnkvist
World of Orienteering / Ultimate Orienteering – Give a short presentation of yourself.
Jenny Lönnkvist - I am a creative person with a strong will, who knows what she wants. I love to compete but I hate to lose, but I’m not a “bad loser”, I think, I am for ex. not angry or mad a long time after a loss. I am a quite lazy person, I like to just relax in the sofa in front of the TV. That’s why it’s important for me to have a good trainer who tells me what to do every day. Now I have my cousin Stefan as a trainer, he has been a bicycle pro for many years and has much experience of physical training. I’m running for Tullinge SK, it’s a great club with lots of things going on right now.
I graduated from the orienteering gymnasium in Eksjö this June where I lived for 3 year with 35 other orienteers, now I’m working to Christmas. After the Christmas holiday I will start studying again to become a nurse, I’m really looking forward to it. I have two siblings, my sister and I are really close and I love her.
WoO / UO -What was the highlight of the 2008 season for you?
J L -The biggest highlight was to run towards the goal at the JWOC-relay, together with the girls. It was a great moment for me. And also the JWOC long distance was a big moment for me, but in some how the relay felt greater, maybe because of the loss the year before and also because I got to share the happiness whit Beata and Lina.
WoO / UO – What is your thought about being nominated for the orienteering achievement of 2008?
J L – I´m grateful! It’s really fun to be nominated for this price, it makes me feel special and appreciate all my good results this year.
WoO / UO – What are your main goals for the future?
J L – Right now my goals are set on JWOC in Italy. I’ve been there two times this year and have got many experiences from the terrain that I will think of during the winter training. But in the future I also hope that I will achieve medals in WOC, it has always been my dream to win WOC.
WoO / UO – Where is your favourite place to orienteer – where you would advice our readers to travel?
J L – South Stockholm, I love it. It’s always fun to run there, and such a nice terrain. It’s a very technical terrain, with many details and small hills. I happen to live in South Stockholm right now, so for me my life is quite good now!
WoO / UO – Can you describe your thoughest training week in 2008 (day-by-day)? Did that have any specific impact for your great achievements in 2008?
J L – One week in: winter
Mon – skiing 40min
Tue- rest
Wed- skiing 3h
Thu – Int. 4*4/3min
Fri – Skiing 2h40min
Sat – Skiing 2h
Sun – Skiing 1h
Total: 10h 30min
One week in: spring
Mon -muscle strength 1h
Tue – Int. 4*4/3min
Wed – rest
Thu – orienteering 85min
Fri – 1. Orienteering 55min 2. Orienteering 45min
Sat – 1. Relay 70min 2. Orienteering 60minSun – orienteering 80min
Total: 8h 35min
I don’t think that just one week has any specific impact for my results, it takes years and several weeks to be in the top.
WoO / UO – Are you a professional orienteer? How many percent is your work/study that you do besides orienteering compared to a full position – and how many hours do you train each year?
J L – No I’m not a professional orienteer and I don’t want to be one either. I want to have a life besides the orienteering as much as possible. Now I’m working 50% at a school, it’s a great job and I like it. I don’t know how many hours I train each year, I’m not a person how care about static and time and so on. I like to just take it chill. But I now that I don’t train as much compared to others in my age.
WoO / UO – In your training: Do you put priority on running in the forest or on the road/track? What is your PB in 3000m/5000m?
J L -I like both forest and tracks, but for some years now I have had problems with my calves and because of that I haven´t been able to run as much in the forest. My calves are better now, and aren’t causing any problem anymore. Now I can run where ever I want, but I don’t train much orienteering because I easily get unmotivated.
I’ve just run 3000m once and then I had been injured for a while so I got a really bad time. But I’m thinking of running those distances more this winter.
