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Wednesday Sep 30, 2015 #
Note
On plyometrics vs dynamic weight training:
http://www.sportexperts.org/publication/35.pdf
Only skimmed it. Back squats are probably less productive than either plyos or dynamic weights.
http://www.sportexperts.org/publication/35.pdf
Only skimmed it. Back squats are probably less productive than either plyos or dynamic weights.
Tuesday Sep 29, 2015 #
11 PM
Elliptical 30:00 [1] 4.5 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: 201507 Mizuno Wave Inspire 11
Warmup on the elliptical. It was some suffering.
Strength training 45:00 [4]
3x10 squats; 135, 155, 155 lbs
3x10 kettlebell clean and jerk; 30 lbs
100 oblique machine dealies, 50 lbs, each side
2x25 calf raises, +60 lbs
2x25 tuckups
2x25 kayakers +10 lb medicine ball
3x10 kettlebell clean and jerk; 30 lbs
100 oblique machine dealies, 50 lbs, each side
2x25 calf raises, +60 lbs
2x25 tuckups
2x25 kayakers +10 lb medicine ball
Running 35:26 [1] 5.89 km (6:01 / km) +3m 6:00 / km
shoes: 201507 Mizuno Wave Inspire 11
I think a nice jog after the strength session is good, but this was probably too long. Ten to fifteen minutes would suffice.
Sunday Sep 27, 2015 #
11 PM
Running 1:14:10 [1] 14.37 km (5:10 / km) +60m 5:03 / km
shoes: 201506 Asics Fuji Attack 4
Post eclipsy supermoon cruise. I had planned to attend Townsend, but I was feeling crappy this morning - perhaps from dehydration - so I aborted. Disappointing, as while I've spent a lot of time at Townsend, I've never actually competed there.
Full moon.
Red moon.
Full moon.
Red moon.
Friday Sep 25, 2015 #
10 PM
Running 58:45 [1] 11.97 km (4:54 / km) +12m 4:53 / km
shoes: 201507 Mizuno Wave Inspire 11
I considered doing a tempo run, but I wasn't really feeling up to it. At this stage of my training season, I need to build up my base more than I need to quality in any case. So, I ran a fartlek - at times, I accelerated to a tempoish pace, then relaxed and recovered when I started to fatigue.
Thursday Sep 24, 2015 #
6 PM
Running 11:54 [1] 2.37 km (5:01 / km) +2m 5:00 / km
shoes: 201507 Mizuno Wave Inspire 11
Run over to Barb and Dave's to run Isak's diabolical street-O.
Running 34:43 [1] 6.85 km (5:04 / km) +2m 5:04 / km
8c shoes: 201507 Mizuno Wave Inspire 11
Isak's diabolical street-O. The rules:
- You have to obey all one-way signs, as if you were a car, and you must run on streets
- You may only cross streets at intersections or crosswalks
- You're not allowed to get hit by a car
Fun, though sluggish. Legs felt a little heavy, and stomach was discomforted.
- You have to obey all one-way signs, as if you were a car, and you must run on streets
- You may only cross streets at intersections or crosswalks
- You're not allowed to get hit by a car
Fun, though sluggish. Legs felt a little heavy, and stomach was discomforted.
Running 11:29 [1] 2.14 km (5:22 / km)
shoes: 201507 Mizuno Wave Inspire 11
Wednesday Sep 23, 2015 #
6 PM
Running 12:11 [1] 2.39 km (5:05 / km) +2m 5:04 / km
shoes: 201505 Inov-8 Flite 230
I either misread the e-mail or forgot what day it was, so I cruised over to Barb's for the training that was actually tomorrow. When I didn't find anyone, I figured I had just missed everyone and so went for an easy run along the river. At one point after the BU bridge, I saw some guy, and circumstances compelled me to chase him down. It felt good to push the pace a bit, and it was much easier to run a little faster when I had a rabbit to chase than arbitrarily running sub-tempo.
Running 57:44 [1] 11.67 km (4:57 / km) +2m 4:57 / km
shoes: 201505 Inov-8 Flite 230
Monday Sep 21, 2015 #
5 AM
Running 38:32 [1] 7.07 km (5:27 / km) +43m 5:17 / km
shoes: 201505 Inov-8 Flite 230
Easy cruise.
Saturday Sep 19, 2015 #
1 PM
Orienteering 54:53 [3] 7.43 km (7:23 / km) +116m 6:51 / km
24c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Great Brook Farm, Red course. My warmup of a mapping committee meeting ran a bit late, but because I was helping Tim pick up controls, I didn't feel too guilty. I think I finished a few minutes after course closing time at 2:00 PM, though I wasn't the last to finish. I had some bobbles and poor execution, and in places (e.g. control 21), running fast around thick, vague green can be faster than slogging through it.
Orienteering 45:00 [1] 5.14 km (8:46 / km) +81m 8:07 / km
21c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Control pickup.
Wednesday Sep 16, 2015 #
4 AM
Running 36:34 [1] 7.14 km (5:07 / km) +42m 4:58 / km
shoes: 201507 Mizuno Wave Inspire 11
Because I'm only a crack in this castle of glass.
10 PM
Running 56:02 10.05 km (5:34 / km) +4m 5:34 / km
shoes: 201505 Inov-8 Flite 230
10x400m intervals. I ran around MIT for twenty minutes to warmup, then did 8 minutes of drills - explosive leaps, high knees, butt kicks, grapevines, and backwards running. I then ran 10x400m in groups of 4 with 1 minute rest between each bout and 2 minutes between each group. My target pace was about 1:24 - not particularly fast, but quick enough given my shoddy recent speedwork. It started to burn at around the 6th bout.
Splits:
89, 83, 83, 81; 86, 84, 83, 83; 84, 79
Splits:
89, 83, 83, 81; 86, 84, 83, 83; 84, 79
Running 5:46 [1] 0.87 km (6:40 / km) +1m 6:38 / km
shoes: 201505 Inov-8 Flite 230
A little cool down before my recovery burrito. I also biked home afterwards.
Tuesday Sep 15, 2015 #
8 AM
Running 19:05 [0] 3.63 km (5:16 / km) +47m 4:57 / km
shoes: 201507 Mizuno Wave Inspire 11
Morning jog. Ugh.
Sunday Sep 13, 2015 #
11 AM
Running 7:30 [1] 1.2 km (6:15 / km)
slept:9.0 shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Quick warmup jog with Misha to try to wake up the legs. It was largely unsuccessful.
Orienteering 2:10:00 [1] 11.0 km (11:49 / km) +213m 10:46 / km
26c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Sunday's Blue classic course; I started with some energy, but faded down the stretch. I again started with Misha, but I didn't see him after the first control. I chased down Ian Finlayson at control 2. I made a 90s error at control 3 when I didn't have a clear picture of the terrain; this is visible at 13 min in the track. I also messed up control 12 or wherever at 48 min with a gratuitous 2.5 minute error when I misread the contours.
Any semblance of racing faded by about an hour in; I just didn't have it physically, and my concentration was waning with my strength. My Garmin died approximately concurrently with me; finishing was a death crawl on a series of uninteresting trail legs. I took a Gu at control 12.
So, it's unsurprising that Isak got me by 40 minutes today, and even Ethan outslogged me by 13 minutes over 9ish km of orienteering. I think today's course was slower than yesterday's, as it went through some crappy areas of Pawtuckaway, but I need to have the strength to persevere through an entire weekend. Blah.
Any semblance of racing faded by about an hour in; I just didn't have it physically, and my concentration was waning with my strength. My Garmin died approximately concurrently with me; finishing was a death crawl on a series of uninteresting trail legs. I took a Gu at control 12.
So, it's unsurprising that Isak got me by 40 minutes today, and even Ethan outslogged me by 13 minutes over 9ish km of orienteering. I think today's course was slower than yesterday's, as it went through some crappy areas of Pawtuckaway, but I need to have the strength to persevere through an entire weekend. Blah.
Saturday Sep 12, 2015 #
12 PM
Running 10:00 [1] 1.5 km (6:40 / km)
shoes: 201408 Inov-8 Bare-grip 200
Easy warmup after driving up with Jeff Schapiro.
Orienteering 1:25:09 [3] 9.38 km (9:05 / km) +179m 8:17 / km
15c shoes: 201408 Inov-8 Bare-grip 200
UNO Camping Weekend Day 1 Blue. Misha wanted to start together - perhaps to get into Pawtuckaway, but we separated by the first control. I celebrated my return to Pawtuckaway by blowing nine minutes on an easy second control; I just didn't do a good job reading the map and understanding the terrain.
I made some dumb route choices later - losing a couple minutes to 8 by going over nasty hills rather than running around, and a bad route choice to 10 at 61 minutes when I lost contact and ran south of a swamp instead of north. Not a good day. 13 minutes behind Isak, who was orienteering on Pawtuckaway for the first time.
I made some dumb route choices later - losing a couple minutes to 8 by going over nasty hills rather than running around, and a bad route choice to 10 at 61 minutes when I lost contact and ran south of a swamp instead of north. Not a good day. 13 minutes behind Isak, who was orienteering on Pawtuckaway for the first time.
3 PM
Canoeing 1:03:00 [2] 8.0 km (7:53 / km)
Canoe-O with Keith; the course was too long to finish in the 60 minutes, and we made some tactical errors. Still, it was a fun outing.
8 PM
Running 6:00 [1] 1.0 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
After the banquet and a quick 20 minute nap, I warmed up for the Night-O with a little jogging and some drills to wake up the legs.
Orienteering 1:18:46 [4] 9.51 km (8:17 / km) +219m 7:26 / km
12c shoes: 201304 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
WHNO; a pack quickly formed of Ethan, Isak, Michael Laraia, and me. I was first to 1, but bobbled the last 50m of 2 when Ethan and I went to check out a deer. I was first to 3 and 4 but couldn't break away on the run to 5, and Isak was with me crossing the beaver dam. Ethan and I took the trail to 6 while Isak and Michael went straight, but I didn't make up as much time as I'd hoped. Ethan and Isak blasted ahead to 7, though I saw Isak and Michael at 8. After some waffling, I ran the trail to 9, where I ran into Isak and led him into the control. I opted for the trail to 10, though I don't think it was ideal. Finally, I took the beaver dam to 11 when running right around the lake was probably optimal given the green crap around the dam. I saw Isak in the distance at 11 and 12, but couldn't rein him in. I finished third, two minutes behind Ethan. I was largely ok navigating - despite some bobbles on 2, route to 3, bad exit from 6, wiggles to 8, questionable routes to 10 and 11 - but I just didn't have it physically to try to break away from the group.
I had a beautiful moment of solitude crossing the beaver dam to 11 in the clear night sky; my light shone into the darkness and illuminated the still lakes. Serenity.
Kudos to Isak and Michael for their first Night-O in Pawtuckaway.
I had a beautiful moment of solitude crossing the beaver dam to 11 in the clear night sky; my light shone into the darkness and illuminated the still lakes. Serenity.
Kudos to Isak and Michael for their first Night-O in Pawtuckaway.
Tuesday Sep 8, 2015 #
Note
Community take note
iansmith: I propose a challenge to see who can run sub 18 on either a track or in a legit 5k race first among you, me, and Ethan.
BigWillyStyle: haha I accept
Once we break 18, we'll chase after AliC.
iansmith: I propose a challenge to see who can run sub 18 on either a track or in a legit 5k race first among you, me, and Ethan.
BigWillyStyle: haha I accept
Once we break 18, we'll chase after AliC.
6 PM
Running 44:00 [3] 8.0 km (5:30 / km)
shoes: 201505 Inov-8 Flite 230
Run to and from track workout. I forgot my Garmin in its charging cradle this morning, so time is a guess.
Running 29:23 6.0 km (4:54 / km)
shoes: 201505 Inov-8 Flite 230
Really rough track workout session - I think largely due to dehydration. The workout today was {800, 1200, 600} x2, and I tried to tag along with Kevin, Terry, and Amore. I failed, and elected to skip the last 600, as I clearly was finished. I had some abdominal cramping in the last 1200, which almost never happens to me. As I didn't bring my Garmin, I improvised by using my mp3 player as a stopwatch; I started a song with each bout and looked down at the clock as it finished.
Splits:
800s: 2:48, 2:59
1200s: 4:30, 4:58
600s: 2:12
Splits:
800s: 2:48, 2:59
1200s: 4:30, 4:58
600s: 2:12
Sunday Sep 6, 2015 #
Note
The Corn Maze champs were a little bittersweet; I won all three races against competitive fields but finished 22nd in the Trail-O. My carmates, Keith and Ben, finished 3rd and 7th respectiively. As a result, my placing total of 1+1+22+1 = 25 was behind at least Ben and Joe, who tied for the overall title. I'm really competitive - so this definitely disappoints and bothers me, but to put this in context, I would have been much more disappointed to not win one of the three races. I'm now 11/11 in individual corn maze races (though finishing third in the 2012 relay was wholly my fault). Still, Corn Trail-O is a challenge and a math problem, and I should be able to solve it. Next year.
Congratulations to Joe and Ben for their victory and for their consistent performances. :) Penalty to Joe for the unprovoked shoulder check during the classic that I forgot about.
Congratulations to Joe and Ben for their victory and for their consistent performances. :) Penalty to Joe for the unprovoked shoulder check during the classic that I forgot about.
Saturday Sep 5, 2015 #
10 AM
Biking 1:32:42 [3] 25.72 km (16.6 kph) +426m
9c
Jim Crawford's Belmont Wanderings; because of the corn maze races this afternoon, I elected to compete in the 90 minute bike category. My speedy bike was recently repaired, so I used that despite pothole concerns. I hadn't yet installed my clipless pedals, but I figured that running shoes and standard pedals would be advantageous for a race like this.
I had misread the course notes; I knew that visiting the 7 controls that were multiples of ten conferred a bonus of 210 points, but I overlooked the part where the value of any particular control was ten times its first digit. I thought it was simply the first digit, so I overvalued the bonus set by a factor of ten. The strategy was clearly not optimal because of this, and I could have scored more by just going for standard controls.
Still, it was a fun event, and I especially enjoyed the challenge of biking while navigating, because as it's very hard to safely read your map while moving, road bike-O requires a memory-O skillset and building a good mental picture of the area. Punching is very slow - you have to stop your bike, locate the sticker/feature, and write it down on the control card. My process could likely be improved.
I went to nine controls - the multiples of ten and two bonus controls on the way. It turns out one of the controls on the course, though not one I visited, was at Magnus' house. I ran into Andy McIlvaine, Gabe Bronk, Phil, Kelly Guarino, and Jonathan Soo at different points. Gabe is a particularly enthusiastic competitor who I see at lots of events - I will try to get him more involved in the broader O-scene.
I had misread the course notes; I knew that visiting the 7 controls that were multiples of ten conferred a bonus of 210 points, but I overlooked the part where the value of any particular control was ten times its first digit. I thought it was simply the first digit, so I overvalued the bonus set by a factor of ten. The strategy was clearly not optimal because of this, and I could have scored more by just going for standard controls.
Still, it was a fun event, and I especially enjoyed the challenge of biking while navigating, because as it's very hard to safely read your map while moving, road bike-O requires a memory-O skillset and building a good mental picture of the area. Punching is very slow - you have to stop your bike, locate the sticker/feature, and write it down on the control card. My process could likely be improved.
I went to nine controls - the multiples of ten and two bonus controls on the way. It turns out one of the controls on the course, though not one I visited, was at Magnus' house. I ran into Andy McIlvaine, Gabe Bronk, Phil, Kelly Guarino, and Jonathan Soo at different points. Gabe is a particularly enthusiastic competitor who I see at lots of events - I will try to get him more involved in the broader O-scene.
4 PM
Running 12:00 [2] 2.0 km (6:00 / km)
shoes: 201410 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Warmup jog around the parking lot while reading last year's map to engage my corn navigation routines.
Orienteering 14:18 [3] 2.4 km (5:58 / km) +2m 5:56 / km
20c shoes: 201410 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Corn Maze Classic, Alice in Wonderland map. I had studied this year's map for about an hour, drawing hypothetical routes, identifying highways and choke points, and considering possible barrier locations. Peter had planned to add complexity to the race by putting barriers, and they were almost certainly going to block parts of the keyhold superhighway. Still, I underestimated the maze.
I was the last starter, and I set out a minute behind Joe. Controls 1-3 were straightforward, though I was still getting into the mindset. On control 4 - the first tricky control - I fell into three separate traps and blew about 30s. I shook it off and settled in; at control 6, I started to pick up the disjointed group of Joe, Andis, and Michael Laraia. I had moved to the lead of this group by 10 and escaped from the last straggler, Joe, by 13.
It took me about half the race to settle into it and get comfortable. I think I did a good job with my prerace routine; I ignored finishing times, concentrated on my own state and preparation, and warmed up my brain and body. I guess corn maze happens so fast that if you're not in the total zen state, it can overwhelm you. The keyhole actually contributed, because transitioning from intense reading to running fast and back was tricky. Joe shoulder checked me once, but I didn't really remember it until he mentioned it during course review.
Besides 4, I lost 20s poorly executing 14, lost 5s on 16, and some time near the end as I started to get tired. Surprisingly, I was only 1:20 behind Superman; I felt a lot worse about my race when I finished. I like to entertain the idea of what is possible, and I think sub 12 minutes was attainable on this course for someone of my speed with perfect execution and moving at speed. Bgallup put up a great showing and edged Joe and Giovanni. Barb edged me out for the smallest error according to AP, and newcomers Roine, Isak (Swedes both), and Mike's Maze newbie Michael all had good showings. Patrick's mp was heartbreaking, as he had raced really well.
I was the last starter, and I set out a minute behind Joe. Controls 1-3 were straightforward, though I was still getting into the mindset. On control 4 - the first tricky control - I fell into three separate traps and blew about 30s. I shook it off and settled in; at control 6, I started to pick up the disjointed group of Joe, Andis, and Michael Laraia. I had moved to the lead of this group by 10 and escaped from the last straggler, Joe, by 13.
It took me about half the race to settle into it and get comfortable. I think I did a good job with my prerace routine; I ignored finishing times, concentrated on my own state and preparation, and warmed up my brain and body. I guess corn maze happens so fast that if you're not in the total zen state, it can overwhelm you. The keyhole actually contributed, because transitioning from intense reading to running fast and back was tricky. Joe shoulder checked me once, but I didn't really remember it until he mentioned it during course review.
Besides 4, I lost 20s poorly executing 14, lost 5s on 16, and some time near the end as I started to get tired. Surprisingly, I was only 1:20 behind Superman; I felt a lot worse about my race when I finished. I like to entertain the idea of what is possible, and I think sub 12 minutes was attainable on this course for someone of my speed with perfect execution and moving at speed. Bgallup put up a great showing and edged Joe and Giovanni. Barb edged me out for the smallest error according to AP, and newcomers Roine, Isak (Swedes both), and Mike's Maze newbie Michael all had good showings. Patrick's mp was heartbreaking, as he had raced really well.
C • MP 3
Orienteering 4:44 [3] 0.8 km (5:55 / km)
6c shoes: 201410 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Corn Maze Sprint; I started 30s in front of Joe, and 30s behind Evalin. The first controls made perfect sense, and I caught up to Evalin a bit before 2. I made a bad route choice to 3, scooting out to the keyhole. My route to 4 was fine - though I almost lost contact in the cat, but I overran my attack on the keyhole and elected to just keep running north and attack from behind. I was not happy to see Evalin at 4, as I thought I had passed her; she executed that leg well. My mistake fueled me with rage, and I put on some speed to finish a mere ten seconds in front of the talented Roine from Sweden.
8 PM
Orienteering 24:51 [3] 4.1 km (6:03 / km) +2m 6:02 / km
26c shoes: 201410 Inov-8 Oroc 280s
Night-O! Peter modified the rules from last year - where instead of the maximum possible score coming from doing all the controls in numerical order, the max score required doing the odd numbers in ascending order, then the even numbers in order. As the control locations were identical to the classic and sprint, playing splits and reviewing the previous courses paid dividends.
I was spotted the best start position, and I eagerly took off into the maze. I was running really well - I'd built up a 50s lead by control 7 (43), but I blew a full minute on control 8 (45) losing contact and struggling to piece things together. I briefly saw Ben there, but put on some speed in the keyhole to pull away. I ran alone for the rest of the race. I made a 30s error on control 17 where I did an extra lap of a heart. Isak, a fast 17 year old Swede, closed to within 22s on 18 (not that I knew), but I gradually pulled away and held on to a 32s victory. A great event.
I was spotted the best start position, and I eagerly took off into the maze. I was running really well - I'd built up a 50s lead by control 7 (43), but I blew a full minute on control 8 (45) losing contact and struggling to piece things together. I briefly saw Ben there, but put on some speed in the keyhole to pull away. I ran alone for the rest of the race. I made a 30s error on control 17 where I did an extra lap of a heart. Isak, a fast 17 year old Swede, closed to within 22s on 18 (not that I knew), but I gradually pulled away and held on to a 32s victory. A great event.
Thursday Sep 3, 2015 #
10 PM
Running 1:18:53 [1] 14.7 km (5:22 / km) +45m 5:17 / km
shoes: 201507 Mizuno Wave Inspire 11
Easy river run; there was a strong headwind on the Esplanade.
My thoughts now turn to the Corn Maze Champs this weekend: arguably the biggest event of the year. While I eagerly hope to defend my overall title, the Trail-O is very uncertain and adds considerable uncertainty to the outcome. For that reason, I care much more about winning all three individual races than I do about the overall title. I'm undefeated in individual corn maze races, but I'm not feeling particular fast right now, and there are many new challengers - Isak, Michael, Kseniya, and the indomitable Joe - in addition to the usual set of challengers. I will devote more attention to mental simulation, including reading previous mazes, to practice achieving oneness with the corn.
I'm expecting this year's maze to be very fast - even with artificial PG barriers, there are numerous fast, safe highways to get you around the maze. The challenge this year will be that the intersections are complex, nuanced, and unexpected. Unlike the alphabet soup (which I'm devastated I missed), you won't have the problem of parallel errors, but recovering from small navigation errors will require mental gymnastics to build a correct picture of where you are. Also, the optimal route choice is less obvious this year than in some previous mazes.
Anything but total victory is a disappointment. As an accompanying process goal, I will have a clear plan for the next control, stay in contact, and run within my navigation. I don't know if achieving corn zen qualifies as a process goal, but I will do that, too.
My thoughts now turn to the Corn Maze Champs this weekend: arguably the biggest event of the year. While I eagerly hope to defend my overall title, the Trail-O is very uncertain and adds considerable uncertainty to the outcome. For that reason, I care much more about winning all three individual races than I do about the overall title. I'm undefeated in individual corn maze races, but I'm not feeling particular fast right now, and there are many new challengers - Isak, Michael, Kseniya, and the indomitable Joe - in addition to the usual set of challengers. I will devote more attention to mental simulation, including reading previous mazes, to practice achieving oneness with the corn.
I'm expecting this year's maze to be very fast - even with artificial PG barriers, there are numerous fast, safe highways to get you around the maze. The challenge this year will be that the intersections are complex, nuanced, and unexpected. Unlike the alphabet soup (which I'm devastated I missed), you won't have the problem of parallel errors, but recovering from small navigation errors will require mental gymnastics to build a correct picture of where you are. Also, the optimal route choice is less obvious this year than in some previous mazes.
Anything but total victory is a disappointment. As an accompanying process goal, I will have a clear plan for the next control, stay in contact, and run within my navigation. I don't know if achieving corn zen qualifies as a process goal, but I will do that, too.
Wednesday Sep 2, 2015 #
Note
This article about the French training methods on world of O is quite interesting:
http://news.worldofo.com/2015/08/28/france-new-tra...
Certainly Thierry is a unique luminary and talent in the sport, and his rise was accompanied by Francois Gonon, Philippe Adamski, and others. But the French team has also hadmeteoric ballistic ascent, culminating in Lucas Bassett's silver in the middle and the French bronze medal in the men's relay. I know a little about the St. Etienne training center because of Kempster and Giacomo, and it led me to thinking what it would take to do that in the US.
Certainly the US is geographically large - which has always been a prohibitive challenge, especially with the low density of orienteers. However, the elite local community can self-select for some period of time. What might a training center look like? The US Olympic center in Colorado Springs came to mind, but this isn't ideal for a long term solution. We don't require the extensive facilities of the center, and Colorado Springs is fairly remote. Still, because it's at altitude, it might be worth a field trip now and then.
Instead, I think there are three requirements for an OUSA training center:
- Lease or purchase a house with enough space for a number of athletes to reside with a coach (say Schirm)
- Proximity to maps and diverse, quality terrain (obviously)
- Proximity to a city with a number of universities, grocery stores, and the usual set of facilities
Perhaps interested up-and-comers (probably high school and college students) might apply to stay for a season or year - or multiple years, if an attractive location could be offered with opportunity to enroll at nearby universities. Residents of such a training center would probably pay some rate for living there, which could be covered by OUSA or clubs.
http://news.worldofo.com/2015/08/28/france-new-tra...
Certainly Thierry is a unique luminary and talent in the sport, and his rise was accompanied by Francois Gonon, Philippe Adamski, and others. But the French team has also had
Certainly the US is geographically large - which has always been a prohibitive challenge, especially with the low density of orienteers. However, the elite local community can self-select for some period of time. What might a training center look like? The US Olympic center in Colorado Springs came to mind, but this isn't ideal for a long term solution. We don't require the extensive facilities of the center, and Colorado Springs is fairly remote. Still, because it's at altitude, it might be worth a field trip now and then.
Instead, I think there are three requirements for an OUSA training center:
- Lease or purchase a house with enough space for a number of athletes to reside with a coach (say Schirm)
- Proximity to maps and diverse, quality terrain (obviously)
- Proximity to a city with a number of universities, grocery stores, and the usual set of facilities
Perhaps interested up-and-comers (probably high school and college students) might apply to stay for a season or year - or multiple years, if an attractive location could be offered with opportunity to enroll at nearby universities. Residents of such a training center would probably pay some rate for living there, which could be covered by OUSA or clubs.
Tuesday Sep 1, 2015 #
11 PM
Elliptical 25:00 [2] 4.0 km (6:15 / km)
shoes: 201507 Mizuno Wave Inspire 11
After a pleasant catch-up phone call with Dana, I headed to the gym for a session. While I somewhat preferred to be running, I haven't been to the gym in quite some time with my recent travels. I first warmed up on the elliptical.
Strength training 15:00 [3]
weight:87kg
A small circuit:
- 3x10 clean and press, each side, 30 lb
- 3x10 squats, 135 lb
- 3x25 kayakers with 10 lb medicine ball
The squats felt unfamiliar.
- 3x10 clean and press, each side, 30 lb
- 3x10 squats, 135 lb
- 3x25 kayakers with 10 lb medicine ball
The squats felt unfamiliar.