Training Log Archive: bubo

Walking with backpack from the ferry terminal to the subway and at the train station.

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Symbolic numbers for all the walking at Jukola.

Jukola start before midnight and then running through the night.
I placed my chair in front of the big screen and stayed there most of the race except for a few short breaks for food. I may have dozed off a few times but in principle I stayed awake all night.

Event: 70th Jukola Relay
 

Impossible to log all the walking and standing around during the event on Saturday so this is just a symbolic number. The first 20 minutes was with a backpack on my way to the club tent.
I had had some doubts whether it was smart of me or not to do this trip but the knee held up fine so I didn´t have to worry.

After the usual ferry breakfast we arrived in Turkku/Åbo on time and then had a three hour bus ride to Hollola. We suspect the bus drivers didn´t really know where to go since we ended up in an industrial park (where we think they then parked the buses) and had to call for assistance.

After arrival I first located the UNO tent but since noone was there I then went straight to the Tuna club "tent". Since I was the first one to arrive the tent still wasn´t there. Helped some Finnish ladies on the neighbouring spot to pitch their tent instead and then just relaxed until our ladies teams arrived and a while later Uffe with the tent. Helped Uffe with the tent together with Lars A who had arrived at the same time as the ladies. The weather was very hot and sunny in the afternoon and the dust from 20.000 people moving around was particularly noticeable.

The Venla relay started eventually and it turned out to be an exciting competition. Stora Tuna was within "striking distance" the whole time and when Tove had an outstanding race the victory became clear quite early on the last leg. Spent most of the time watching the race in my chair in the scorching sun in front of one of the big screens.

Went back to the UNO tent after the womens´ relay and met some of the runners and later the rest before their team meeting in the arena. Apparently the lineups to get first food tickets and then food were horrendous so my tactical move to get food while the 4th leg runners in the Venla relay were out battling for places turned into a double victory (for Tuna and for myself).

Passed the Linne tent several times so I met Jeff, Judy, Sam, Ross and Sofie + Cristina on more than one occasion. Didn´t find any of the other US runners except for one or two that I didn´t recognize from a distance.

Travel day, this was done just before leaving for the train to Stockholm. Jukola boat tonight. Will see if I get any more done later...

Walking in Stockholm:
From the train station to Akademibokhandeln and back again (after fika) = 20+20 min.
From the subway station to the ferry terminal, with a back pack = 20 min.

Managed a little more in bed.

Two short visits to the forest/start to hang and pick up the flag at the starting point for tonights´ training.

Manning start and finish (no timing) for tonights´ technique training. A rather small number of people took part. Mostly due to some 30 or so from the club already left for Jukola.

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From home to Cozmoz/Fryshuset to work at our SummerSprint.
Weather grey and overcast most of the day with some rain. Rain also during the event and it was getting quite cold to run the computer at the finish. Luckily we were at least under a roof so were not getting rained on.
Around 200 starters today - 100 less than last week, probably because schools have their last week now with lots of activities.

Borlänge SommarSprint 2
+ some time in the morning and after the event

...and back home again.

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Walking to the start

Dala Veteran OL, IK Jarl - H5
Another walk in the forest. OK start but then I made a huge mistake on #3 - I had a feeling that I wasn´t holding quite the line I should but followed the major trail anyway. When I relocated several minutes later I realized that the trail I was on was totally hidden by the control circle over-print. Possibly four minutes lost there and then another minute on the route to #4 since I was a bit confused by the (lack of) trails out of the control.
A nice and sunny day again after yesterday's rain. We picked up Burken (Anders B) on the way to the meet.

Walking from the finish to the assembly area.

To the club house.
Lots of people training tonight possibly because schools are over for summer. Also this is the last training before Jukola so teams and practical details were discussed.
Still waiting for and hoping that I´ll get a place to go there.

...and back home again

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