Training Log Archive: barb

22 C. Feeling pretty depressed.
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Really, this is entirely off topic, nothing to do with orienteering training at all. I'm back in the hotel room, air conditioned (I tried to open the widnow but it seesm to be thoroughly locked), and I've definitely had too much wine while meanwhile all the elite orienteers have doubtless been out training all day. I spent the evening on a breezy Fortaleza hilltop admiring the rogaine-perfect moon and drinking white and then red wine, eating a multi-course meal, and talking alternately to (on my right) a statistician from San Diego and (on my left) a computational biologist from the Max Planck Institute somewhere in Germany. I don't think that has much to do at all with training for orienteering. Though we did discuss venues for orienteering in Vienna next summer (that's where next year's conference will be held); looks like there are plenty of decent parks.

I came home and started up the computer to find out whether NED LAMONT won or not, and so far with 87% of precincts reporting, he is ahead, but barely. What with this race and WOC, it has been a very exciting virtual time here in Brazil.

28 C. Late afternoon along the boardwalk. The vendors were setting up their stalls for the evening market.