Simon Humbel

Born year, place and country: 2004, Baden Switzerland

Orienteering club where I was raised: Cordoba OLC

Other clubs I have/do run for: Cordoba OLC and now OK Denseln as well

I now live in: Baden

My occupation besides orienteering now: Studying Civil Engineering at ETH Zurich

Long term target for my orienteering: To participate at international competitions

This year’s target for my orienteering: To gain first impressions and experiences at big races like Jukola.

Favorite breakfast before a competition: Bread with honey

Favorite shoe for orienteering: INOV-8 X-Talon 212 and VJ BOLD Race

Favorite shoe for running on flat ground: On Cloudultra 2 or On Cloudboom Echo 3

Favorite training: Double threshold

My best memory from orienteering: My first winter training camp in Alicante 2022 with a few friends

My worst memory from orienteering: Back-to-back misspunch at a selection race and few weeks later at the Swiss championship.

Motto: „Train smart, keep it real“ and „work in silence, let success make the noise“

Major merits:

Selection for JEC 2024

12th at O-Ringen sprint 2024

Swiss sprint champion 2020