Discussion: Sandra's trip to Sweden (part 1)
in: Orienteering; General
Mar 26, 2004 9:45 PM
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Hello All!
In response to this discussion about training, and team recognition I thought I would share my trip to Sweden with everyone!
I went to Sweden for a 10 day training camp, organized by IKHP in Jönköping Sweden. I met my boyfriend Marc Lauenstein there, who had already been there for a week, staying with the Ohlund's (Ingrid, and
Goran) which some of you may already know! They were an incredible help to us. Goran, who used to be the Swedish coach, and a former World champion, is so into Orienteering that the environment fit our moods perfectly, he knew we both wanted to get on maps, and gave us endless options on how to do it! They were great. Marc and I moved into a small Lift house at the bottom of a small ski run. The IKHP club house is just at the top of this ski run, and there is a HUGE map that surrounded us, and most of the city. It was an ideal location!
But first I have to back up for a moment! I flew into Gothenburg where Karen Williams is now living. Marc and I met up with Karen, and spend Thursday (I arrived in the morning) through Sunday in the city. Karen took us for a nice run that evening. Even though I was tired and jet-lagged from my trip, the running felt good, and the park she took us to was beautiful. We climbed several times high enough that on some bare rock we could see the whole city.
I need to interrupt my story for a moment! I had a tough time getting over jet-lag on this trip. It has never really happened to me before, but for three days I felt nauseas, tired and disoriented! Does anyone have some experience on what the best ways to over come these feeling are if you get them, and also, what are the best ways to avoid them? This is a serious question for us, as almost all of us travel intercontinentally. In order to be the most effective with our time (which is money) we don't want to get caught up in issues of jet-lag!
Okay, back to Gothenburg! Marc and I went to the IKP club house map, and did some training there, as well as running around the city, and hitting the gym! Doing a gym workout was integral in our training, Marc has been injured for a while, and can only run once a day. I ended up having problems with my achilles tendon after a few run in my O-shoes (be care the first few time you wear your O-shoes again after their winter rest!) We were also both still building our winter base, so spending our second training in the gym on the bike, or elliptical machine made sense. This is a very effective way to build your hours without the risk of getting injured by running twice! We also did some Aqua-jogging, which has be shown to maintain performance for up to 6 week of isolated training in an injured athlete! I am convinced it is a good way to run twice in a day!
On Sunday we travelled to Jonkoping by bus, and had a smorgasbord at the Ohlungs! That evening after we had moved into our club house we went on a night orienteering training! This is difficult, but probably the best way to train your concentration technique in Swedish terrain. It makes you take only what you happen to see into account and test your ability to adjust to the map and doesn't let your mind wander. If this happens and you loose contact with the map, forget it, you're lost! I liked it, and felt it helped me jump into some harder terrain later and find the concentration needed to orienteer well.
In response to this discussion about training, and team recognition I thought I would share my trip to Sweden with everyone!
I went to Sweden for a 10 day training camp, organized by IKHP in Jönköping Sweden. I met my boyfriend Marc Lauenstein there, who had already been there for a week, staying with the Ohlund's (Ingrid, and
Goran) which some of you may already know! They were an incredible help to us. Goran, who used to be the Swedish coach, and a former World champion, is so into Orienteering that the environment fit our moods perfectly, he knew we both wanted to get on maps, and gave us endless options on how to do it! They were great. Marc and I moved into a small Lift house at the bottom of a small ski run. The IKHP club house is just at the top of this ski run, and there is a HUGE map that surrounded us, and most of the city. It was an ideal location!
But first I have to back up for a moment! I flew into Gothenburg where Karen Williams is now living. Marc and I met up with Karen, and spend Thursday (I arrived in the morning) through Sunday in the city. Karen took us for a nice run that evening. Even though I was tired and jet-lagged from my trip, the running felt good, and the park she took us to was beautiful. We climbed several times high enough that on some bare rock we could see the whole city.
I need to interrupt my story for a moment! I had a tough time getting over jet-lag on this trip. It has never really happened to me before, but for three days I felt nauseas, tired and disoriented! Does anyone have some experience on what the best ways to over come these feeling are if you get them, and also, what are the best ways to avoid them? This is a serious question for us, as almost all of us travel intercontinentally. In order to be the most effective with our time (which is money) we don't want to get caught up in issues of jet-lag!
Okay, back to Gothenburg! Marc and I went to the IKP club house map, and did some training there, as well as running around the city, and hitting the gym! Doing a gym workout was integral in our training, Marc has been injured for a while, and can only run once a day. I ended up having problems with my achilles tendon after a few run in my O-shoes (be care the first few time you wear your O-shoes again after their winter rest!) We were also both still building our winter base, so spending our second training in the gym on the bike, or elliptical machine made sense. This is a very effective way to build your hours without the risk of getting injured by running twice! We also did some Aqua-jogging, which has be shown to maintain performance for up to 6 week of isolated training in an injured athlete! I am convinced it is a good way to run twice in a day!
On Sunday we travelled to Jonkoping by bus, and had a smorgasbord at the Ohlungs! That evening after we had moved into our club house we went on a night orienteering training! This is difficult, but probably the best way to train your concentration technique in Swedish terrain. It makes you take only what you happen to see into account and test your ability to adjust to the map and doesn't let your mind wander. If this happens and you loose contact with the map, forget it, you're lost! I liked it, and felt it helped me jump into some harder terrain later and find the concentration needed to orienteer well.
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