okansas.blogspot.com Occassional thoughts about orienteering
Thursday, October 19, 2006
"No thanks" to the Norwegian elite group
Oystein Kvaal Osterbo wrote about why he said "no thanks" to being in the Norwegian elite group. If you can read Norwegian, check out what he wrote. If you can't read Norwegian, I'll give you a very quick, rough summary (not a translation) of why he turned down the elite group.
Being part of the elite group leave little range for individual adjustments. The group is expected to go to specific training camps and use the Norwegian team coach.
Through the winter, the elite group will do 10 days of training camps per month. Combined with camps with a runner's club (OKO runs for WING OK) that would be a lot of travel and a lot of time away from home. Training at home is some of the most important training there is.
Don't worry about him giving up on elite orienteering. He makes in clear that he's motivated and will train hard. He's also been selected as part of a special group of Norwegian's who are part of a special national team project to prepare for the 2010 WOC in Norway.
If you don't check Oystein Kvaal Osterbo's web page on a regular basis, you should. He usually writes in English. He also posts lots of maps and photos.
posted by Michael |
8:47 PM
