Chris Forne - The World’s Best Navigator

The Endurance Asia Podcast

We are delighted to welcome Chris Forne, lead navigator for Team Avaya and winner of the Endurance Asia Male Athlete of the Year in 2022.

He and Team Avaya have just kicked off the GodZone Chapter 11 and you can dot watch here..

We cover:

• His back ground, how he first got into orienteering

• How he first got into expedition adventure racing and worked towards first world champs victory in 2007,

• How the team deals with major challenges when they arise, eg, when they lost their timing card at the last world champs in Paraguay.

• What non conventional navigating techniques he has found useful that you wouldn’t read in a manual.

• How he and his wife both balance adventure racing competitively

• His typical training block leading up to a big race. Whether they train as a team. How he maintains elite fitness while working full time

• Dealing with sleep deprivation and whether it has taken any toll on him w so many expedition races. How he recovers.

• What this season looks like. GZ this week and then world champs in South Africa?

You can listen to the previous episode with Team Avaya Captain Nathan F’avae