Training Log Archive: ndobbs

Warszawa, fun. Training in the Sejm/Solec area. Maps to follow.

bieg ne orientacje nocny around pole mokotowskie without a headlamp, using sporadic lamps

good to get out

Slept terribly last night, but the seminar went ok today nonetheless. More sensible not to train today, though. Don't want to join the ranks of pink.

I had "very spicy" Indian food today, seemingly without spices.

View from the window after the rain finally stopped:

C • Colorful 2

Lots of Polish practice yesterday and today. Some of the words are returning.

HVO was sent this:


I have a slightly odd request for you. My name is Richard Perkins and I work for a cartographic company called T-Kartor. We are originally a Swedish company - our HQ is still in Sweden - who began and evolved as an ever growing group of Orienteers. We still have strong links with the Scandinavian orienteering scene and are the major sponsor of the local club, Pan-Kristianstad http://www.pan-kristianstad.nu/ (although unfortunately the website is mostly in Swedish).

We have an American subsidiary and are currently involved in several major projects (one being BikeShare) in New York City. As part of that, we are currently looking for 2 field analysts, and previous experience around the world has shown us that orienteers generally make extremely good field analysts: we need people who enjoy being outdoors and exploring, are physically fit and durable, have excellent eye for detail and of course, know how to read a map!

As such, having done some googling (other internet search engines are available) for orienteering clubs in New York I have come across your club, and was wondering if you would have any ideas on how to publicise such a job or to pass it around amongst the NYC orienteering community, it would be greatly appreciated. It might be of particular interest to any unemployed orienteers in your club. All details can be found at www.t-kartor.com/careers

I appreciate that this is not your normal raison d'etre and you may not wish to help us. Any ideas or assistance that you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

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Know anyone who might be interested? Is it worth posting to the AP main discussion page?

Starving today after an almost 7 hour train ride from Wroclaw to Warsaw. Took a trip to the bank, presented my passport and attained hundreds and hundreds of złotych and cured the hunger problem at Szwejk's: smoky pickled cabbage and bread and pâté and cream cheese and Hungarian soup and potato pancakes covered with mushroom and onion sauce and wrapped around stewed beef served with red and white cabbage and Pilsner, followed by coffee and cherry liqueur, all for ten euros.

This is considered good news in Ireland's property market:
"However, the annual rate of decline for the capital for 2012 came out at 12 per cent, the lowest rate for Dublin in four years."

C • 10 Euros 3

C • Awesome 1

Starting off the New Year in style, a little forest sprint orienteering from Dwojak's in Wroclaw, 1:5000 and 1:1000. A couple of hesitations and one small mistake, maybe 30s total.

Head still hurts.