The reported training loads of Swiss junior elite orienteering athletes aged 18 and 19 years are comparable to the training
loads of elite runners and orienteering athletes in other studies. However, the training patterns cannot be compared between these studies because detailed results are missing in previous studies. Thus, it is difficult to make direct comparisons.
The orienteering athletes seem to apply a reasonable training protocol, as there were a few, and notably no severe or ultimate injuries are observed in this group of athletes.The injury incidence rate is at the lower end of previously reported
rates. Further, the injury patterns assessed in junior elite