Training Log Archive: iansmith

I am officially running for the Orienteering USA Board of Directors. My candidate statement - which is largely reflected in the log entry from Tuesday, is here. I welcome feedback, and I look forward to talking to many of you about these issues before the election.

I ask all of you to vote for the "coalition" candidates - Barb Bryant, Boris Granovskiy, Alex Jospe, Ian Smith, and (possibly) Jim Baker and Kevin Teschendorf. We are interested in changing the priorities of OUSA. I would characterize our platform as follows:

1. Support junior development and junior programs.
2. Increase our marketing and publicity presence both within and without the organization. Engage the membership more fully, and be transparent and accessible.
3. Increase the support for the elite teams.
4. Reorganize OUSA to execute these goals. Bring the budget into balance, and increase spending on the above areas while reducing unrestricted spending on paid positions.
5. Support clubs through resources, promotion, training, and best practices, and incentivize and adjust our event system to reflect the changing atmosphere of orienteering.

This is of course in addition to all the hard work in OUSA that goes into keeping the lights on and keeping everything running smoothly. OUSA represents a huge community effort, and I would like to see that effort directed towards a new set of priorities.

Archery at MIT. I shot perhaps 12 ends of 7 arrows. Fun times.

Easy peasy jaunt to test the ankle out. It held up ok, though there still is some swelling and pain when I probe it with my fingers. I think it is structurally sound, so I will resume moderate low-risk activity gradually.