Occassional thoughts about orienteering
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Thursday, July 15, 2004 Some words from Johan ModigFrom a couple of newspaper interviews with Sweden's Johan Modig. First, from Stockholms Fria Tidning:I definitely think it is easier if you think in structured, logical ways when you orienteer. In particular you need to build up a plan for what you'll do when you meet different problems or different situations. That I've decided to study to be a math and German teacher might be more than a coincidence. These two subjects are both built up on a set of logical rules. Second, from Kristianstadsbladet's report on the Euro Champs sprint: Johan Modig was disappointed in himself. It looked good after the morning's qualifying race, but in the final he made several mistakes. "I ran too hard in the beginning of the race on a long uphill toward the church. I paid for it later. I also screwed up at the lakes in the park. I saw the guy who stared a minute before me and ran toward him, but he was already at the next control" "In a sprint you've to reign your feelings [note, I'm a bit unsure of the translation]. I thought I'd learned that at the WOC last year, but I guess not. Still it is useful to run a championship and hopefully I learn something each time." And finally for something completely different.... I check Takehiko Oguma's training log every week or so. I am thinking of running up Mt. Sarakura while I am in Yahata.... The mountain is only about 1 km from the hotel I will be staying at, but I doubt I can manage to make time for it because I will be on a tour of a steel plant during the day and drink beer at night tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Drink beer or run up the mountain? I guess Oguma must be a student! A couple of days later his log shows that he ran up the mountain. I wonder if he drank some beer too. posted by Michael | 7:31 PM 
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