okansas.blogspot.com Occassional thoughts about orienteering
Saturday, August 09, 2003
Valstad's comments on Thierry Gueorgiou
Bjornar Valstad wrote a bit about Thierry Gueorgiou and the French orienteers. Here is a quick translation:
I think [Thierry Gueorgiou's win] was one of the best WOC races ever.
The French runners have used Norway as a model for their training. If you've been paying attention, you've known that this triumph was coming. Several of the Norwegian runners (Jørgen, Øystein, and others) have been with the French men at training camps in France and have come home impressed by the French runner's systematic approach and desire. There is a lot to learn from the young French team. It wasn't surprisese that Thierry won, but nobody believed the margin of victory would be 2:37! Friday, Thierry set a new "world record" in middle distance orienteering. He showed us how fast it can go in demanding orienteering. A new standard was set.
I've heard a bit about the French team from two other sources -- the issue of O-Sport that I've got and a chat with Matthias and Abi in France a couple of weeks ago.
I think there are some interesting lessons to learn from the French successes....and if I had more time I'd write about them. Maybe tomorrow.
posted by Michael |
3:16 PM
