Radu Milea - Orienteering and Mountain Running

VeloCompass Ed. 2 - 2012

2012-02-27T21:15:00.000+02:00

It is now time to talk about the orienteering project Gabriel Solomon proposed to me almost one year ago. His idea and my help became the first MTB orienteering competition for amateurs: VeloCompass 2011. It was not a big event but the feedback was really nice, so we decided to pursue this idea even more.
So, now VeloCompass 2012 is on the line and it will be a bigger event, better organized and better promoted. We hope to get more people into orienteering and I belive we can accomplish this with VeloCompass!
The even will be on the 19th of May, near Bucharest, and this year we also have Bloggers category, besides the classic Beginners (Team of 2) and Profi !
So the organizing team wait for you to enjoy MTB orienteering and explore a new way of sport!

Semimarathon Piatra Mare (12km) - Second Try

2012-02-26T11:22:00.001+02:00

Update: Results

It has been a year since I ran my first race at Piatra Mare. I don`t know if I liked the race but I wanted a revenge after the falling down on the ice from last year. So there I was again waiting for the official date. It was really nice this time, because we organized a bus to take us there, so we had a good time both on the way to the race and coming back from it (Thank you Marian Tudorica and Florin Simion).
This year there were around 60 runners so the competition was bigger than last year. I had a plan to stay a bit after the leaders on the big climb and push as hard as I can on the downhill. After the start I led for 2km but lost the lead and on top of the climb I was on 5th position. I quickly passed Gica on the downhill and from there on it was a struggle to catch the guy on the 3rd position. I was seeing him very close but when I was getting close, I had to fall on my face. And so on so on until 2km to the finish when I managed to go by him and didn`t stop untill the finish.

I finished on 3rd place, beating my time from last year with 2 min, but the conditions were far better last year, mostly on the uphill part. The race was won by Vlad Florin with a very good time! Now it is time to get back to training and wait for the spring competitions...

Gerar 2012!

2012-01-31T16:07:00.000+02:00

It felt like only yesterday we were running the first edition of Gerar! On the 29th of January, Ro Club Maraton organized the second edition and I must say that it`s becoming bigger and bigger. The organization was spotless and the atmosphere was great. And Gerar really lived up to it`s name, because the temperature was around -15 at the start, but after some kilometers it didn`t really matter.
We changed the team from last year, instead of Cosmin this time we had Alex Nimara. We had high expectations but it wasn`t our day. I was a bit nervous about how my body will react to this distance (I didn`t run more than 18km in training until now), but I felt great, my body responded as it always does in long races and after 10km I started feeling better and better every step. The problem was that Daniel started feeling bad and after 16km it has gotten even worse. We slowed down and lost contact with the 4th team. On the last loop of 3.5 km we were 5th but lost this position on the last km. We lost around 6-7min on the last 8km and to be honest I was a bit mad during the race and a bit disappointed after it but now I understand I can`t and won`t trade my friends for a result!
We finished on the 6th place overall with a time of 1h40min17sec.

Also my friend Costica Bulgaru ran the 3.5 cross race, and maybe if he would put more effort into training his results would be better!

Results
Photos of Pro Orienteering Team @Gerar 2012

Winter Training Camp - Forban

2012-01-13T21:03:00.001+02:00

Update:
Photos are now available!
Training camp sumary:

activity

time

Running

17:22:17

134.81

5482

There are only 2 more days left of my winter training camp. The weather was good, the atmosphere was nice and even though I had some pains in my right ankle I managed to run most of my training plan without major problems. Tomorrow we will have a test run. I will be up against Daniel Stroescu, Costica Bulgaru, Florin Tuncu, Gabriel Sabou, Cosmin Georgescu and Stefan Copetchi! It will be nice to run agains the clock. We chosed the following track: Forban - Diham - Poiana Izvoarelor - Pichetul Rosu - Diham - Forban.
Wish me luck!
As soon as I get home I will update this post with more photos (Picasa) and a resume of all my runs.

One Step Forward!

2011-11-28T10:20:00.001+02:00

It has been more than one month since I ran the semi-marathon at MIB 2011 in Bucharest. I considered that race to be the closure for the 2010-2011 season, even though I still ran some minor orienteering races and one asphalt cross. The major point of this month was the Inguinal Hernia Surgery. It has been a important decision for me, and I hope it will prove a good one because I am still recovering after it, and still didn`t start running. Many thanks to my friends that visited me in hospital and the ones who supported me from home with their good wishes! Hopefully I will be back on track starting with 5th of December, because that means I had only one week to prepare for the winter training camp at Cabana Steaua - Forban. I will be working this year with a athletics coach and I hope the results will be better than last year.

Talking about last year... I hesitated a lot of talking about the last season because I just didn`t know where to start. It was a good year for me I belive, with some good results in athletics races such as mountain races (marathon etc.) and also a PB on the semi-marathon distance, only one week after MPC 2011.
In orienteering, this year has been a loop between good and bad performances, and that is something I need/want/will change for next year. This is a promise I made to myself!
As a person, last year was great because I made a lot of new friends. The most important of them is Daniel Stroescu. I started mountain marathons with him from a joke and now we can`t stop!
There are a lot of people I think I should mention, that had impact on me last year but I can`t forget about Marius Anghel and Ionut Zinca. They are the ones who brought me back to sport and showed me the way, so I will be always thankful. I don`t want to miss anyone from the list, so that is why I won`t do the list public. But I bet everyone knows that they are on the list. A big thank you to everybody who read my blog last year; I promise some surprises for next year.. so keep reading!

CS UNIREA Alba Iulia - prize giving ceremony

Looking forward to 2011-2012 - Let`s just hope the Maya had it all wrong ! :D

P.S. I didn`t forget you guys from the list: Adi Pasol and Alex Nimara!

Bucharest International Marathon 2011

2011-10-12T18:30:00.003+03:00

This is how I ended 2010-2011 season!It has been a great year and I was lucky to end the season with a international race in my home town! Thank you Daniel Stroescu for this chance...

I will post soon my thoughts on 2010-2011 season and my wishes for 2012!

Marathon Piatra Craiului 2011 - Second Encounter

2011-10-06T12:42:00.001+03:00

Before I start this post about this year`s edition of Marathon Piatra Craiului, I belive it`s better to go back 1 year, and read about the ground stone for everything I have done this year. It changed me not only as a runner but also as a person!
So, after last years MPC I was very excited about running marathons again. What I did all year was for this ultimate goal. A lot of training and preparations in order to get better and better.
I was nervous and very excited about the race for the last 2 weeks. It was the only thing on my mind!A lot of questions, ideas, emotions kept me a lot of nights from sleeping.
The night before the race was better than I expected, because I could sleep until 4 in the morning. We went to the starting area early. I got my place in front of the starting line. So there I was, back again where it all began.

This time I knew it won`t be like last time. I have more experience and I am better prepared, both mind and body are ready for the challenge. I met with a lot of friends in the start area and after some small talk with my friend Balan, the organizers started counting: 10, 9, 8, 7....1, START!
I started fast and was in the first groups. I knew that I have to keep it up!The only problem was that I was feeling heavy, my feet were not responding very good to this speed but I pushed myself until the first CP at "La Table".

There I took a gel and drank some water and everything went ok after that. I need to thank Flori for her help with refilling my water bottle.
On the climb to "Saua Funduri" I was alone for most of the time. I knew that I can climb very good and so I did. Before the race I told Daniel that I can reach "Saua Funduri" in less than 2h. I was very happy to see my time: 1:58:57.
I knew that my weak spot is the steep downhill from "Saua Funduri" to "Marele Grohotis". On this steep downhill I was passed by Zsolt Kovacs and George Robu and in my back was Gica! When I saw him, I started running as fast as I could but in my back I heard someone running very fast, and to my surprise, it was my friend Andrei Tale!In my mind I thought that if Andrei is in my back and George passed me then I`m not doing a good race. So from that moment I started running even faster. Cosmin and Bulgaru were waiting for me before "Spirlea". I changed the water bottle and drank some RedBull and I was on my way.Thank you guys for the great support and for the nice pictures!
I never looked back from that point because I knew I had to do my race. I was lucky that I saw Zsolt in front so it was a good motivation to catch him.
I reached "Plaiul Foii" in a very good speed, passing Zsolt and seeing some other runners in front, including George.
I knew that I am fast on the climb to "Diana" and that I am not afraid of it! The only problem was that I started having some muscle cramps on the inside of my right foot (because of the hernia), so I walked for some meters, took a gel and drank some isotonic. Zsolt caught me and I was with him for the first part of the climb.
We were seeing George and 2 other runners in front. My cramps were gone so I started pushing. After half of the climb I caught George and after some more meters another guy that was not feeling very good!It was such a relief to reach "Diana"!

I hate the downhill from Diana, and this time I lost again time like last year..George caught me, but we stayed together and after some more minutes Zsolt came with a big speed and passed us!I asked George if he wants to finish with me the same time and when he said yes, for me was a morale booster. After the last CP, I took the lead, with George very close to me. We had a big tempo from there and caught Zsolt. We asked him to join us but he said his batteries are dead. We entered Zarnesti and sprinted for the finish!Everybody was cheering and it felt damn great!The official time was 4h39min58sec, 8th place in 18-29 category and 14th in the Open Category!(I have the same time as George, but probably he passed the gate a bit in front of me).
My objective was somewhere around 4h30min so I am very pleased about my performance, not to mention that I beat my time with more than 1h!Until next year this will have to do!But I promise you "my friend" that I will come better prepared next year!You can bet on this...
The organizers out done their selves again, giving us everything in a perfect way!MPC really is the trend setter for other Mountain Marathons in Romania!Perfect job Lucian Clinciu....

RESULTS 18-29
RESULTS OPEN
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/118563331

P.S. Daniel, don`t be sad, you will be better prepared next year..you have to!

Two Great Weekends - Next Stop: Marathon Piatra Craiului 2011

2011-09-20T12:19:00.002+03:00

After the Orienteering National Championships I took some days off from running. The next weekend after Targu Jiu, we decided to travel to Piatra Craiului, for some training there. The weather was perfect for running and also the group was very nice. I prefer not to talk for the moment about how I felt running again in Piatra Craiului, but I can tell you that it felt like I was meeting a friend after a long time!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/113636421

The next day we moved to Iezer - Papusa mountains. I have never been there, but I liked it very much and for sure I will go back there soon.

For the next weekend, me and Daniel registered for our first Duatlon. We decided to compete in the Profi category, as a relay, with the well known name "Orienteering Team". We knew from the start it will be difficult, because the competitors were better prepared than us but we went there to give out best and enjoy.

I was doing the running part(5km), and even though I knew the course is not easy because of the stairs I gave it all my best and finished very close to the first runners. Daniel had a good race for his experience and even though he had some falls in the downhill part, I think he managed very good.
In the end I had to run another 2.5 km, but I didn`t push very hard because I was a bit tired after waiting in the sun for Daniel.

We finished on the 11th spot, but I am satisfied with this result. We promise to go back there next year and improve our results!

Results Duatlon Cetatea Brasovului 2011 - Profi Relay
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/115538599
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/115538604

After the Duatlon was over, we moved to Victoria, alongside Radu Urdea. The plan was to reach Moldoveanu Peak (2544m), thi highest peak in Romania.
Many thank to Delia, for leting us sleep at her house. I would kill to have her window view everyday. She can see the Fagaras Mountains from her window...very impressive I have to tell.
The trip to Moldoveanu was really nice, and very fast, even though I thought it will tale longer. The scenary was incredible. Also I was very impressed by the tourists that were on the trails in Fagaras because they knew about mountain running and didn`t look at me like a weird man who was running like crazy!

On the peak, we rested for some time, recharged our "Batteries" and then went back downhill and
from there, straight home to Bucharest. This was the last real training
before Marathon Piatra Craiului. I`m very motivated to get a good result there, but I will treat Piatra Craiului with respect, because this is the starting point for my mountain running dreams!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/115538613

P.S. See you soon friend!

Romanian Cup 2011 - Cluj and the So Called National Championships - Targu Jiu

2011-09-06T16:47:00.001+03:00

It has been some time since I last posted and a lot of things happened during this time. On the 25th of August I left Bucharest for Cluj Napoca, sleeping one night in Alba Iulia. I knew I had knee problems but I thought everything will be ok. The first stage of the Romanian Cup was held Friday on the 26th, with the start at around 2 o`clock in the afternoon. The sun was up and there were more than 32 degrees in the forest. This made it very difficult not only for orienteering but also for simple running. The map was not very difficult but for me it was very easy to lose concentration and I did a big mistake in the 3rd control and also some small mistakes to 5th and 8th. My speed was also not very good and my result was more negative than positive. The bad part is that I god myself a big wound on my foot and it was very difficult to step.

Map Middle Distance
Results

The second day of Romanian Cup 2011 was a long distance. The race for me started good with good control of the terrain and good running speed. I don`t know where on the race I lost the running speed. The idea is that I felt very low when it comes to running, all of the race I struggled to run fast but I just couldn`t do it. As for orienteering, the race was really nice, with no big mistakes (slow speed means no mistakes).

Map Long Distance part1
Map Long Distance part2
Results

This 2 races concluded the Romanian Cup 2011, and the 3rd stage was decisive for the final ranking in Transylvania Open 2011. It was a chasing start. Although I had 2 bad days before I had a good starting position and I could have climbed a little in the rank if I would have had a good race. I started with some small mistakes, but again I just couldn`t run. I felt weak and without power so I decided to abandon because I was not able to run nor downhill nor uphill!

Map Chasing Start
Results
Results Romanian Cup 2011
Results Transylvania Open 2011

I had less than one week until the National Championships in Targu Jiu, so I decided not to go back to Bucharest, and save some time and energy. I stayed in Alba Iulia for a few days, trying to recharge my bateries. Tuesday also arrived in Alba Iulia our new team mate Dragana Dokmanovic, so Wednesday was a day for some site seeing in Alba Iulia and a lot of sleep!
Thursday morning we left for Targu Jiu. There we had in the afternoon, the first stage, Sprint National Championship. It was very hot outside but I felt confident I could do a good race. I started very good, even though I felt that the map is not 100% at the scale 1:4000. I tried to push as hard as I could, but I had some small errors and a kind of big one at 10th control. I finished on the 9th spot but not very far from the podium.

Map Sprint
Results

And now, the fun begins. The second day, the middle distance. I started with a mistake to the first control because the map was poor so i went a big uphill than the control, and even though on the map that part is green there is also a yellow spot just like the one with the control. To the second control I also did a small mistake because when i ran downhill I passed another path that was not on the map so I attacked to control a bit early. The next mistake was to the 5th control where I got caught up by Dopovecz. On the way to the 9th control I planned to go on the contour but doing this resulted on going up than the control. If it would have been only me doing this mistake I would have said that I am stupid, but when ALL the runners do this mistake it means that something is not right with the map! On the way to 9th control we also caught Istvan so now we were a pack of 3. Also I belive that the 12th control is way down than it should be, a lot of guys doing mistake there. I was lucky to see the control. Probably I could have pushed a bit harder with my running. I finished 6th, at around 2 min from the podium. Everybody complained about the map and the fun part was that all of the other races would be in the same area!

Map Middle Distance
Results

I was expecting the Long Distance in a good mood after the good first to races. This time it seemed to be even hotter than the first days. I started nervous to the first control, losing contact with the map a couple of times but I got the control without any problems. Probably the best option to the first control would have been to take the big road. On the way to fourth control I was caught by Mutiu Ovidiu. We did a mistake to the 5th control and on the way to 6th he put some distance between us. On the way to 7th control I did a huge mistake loosing around 6-7 min. I just couldn`t see the right path and I was stupid and didn`t concentrate and started interpreting very bad where I was. I went to the open area and there I saw Radu Urdea who was heading for the 12th control so I knew where I was. I belive that mistake made my legs weak because starting with the 8th control I lost speed. From there on I didn`t do any mistakes but I ran very slow for my taste. And when I finished the race I was kind of satisfied because a lot of runners were DSQ! But the big surprise for me was that I also forgot to take a control. I went close to the 22nd control but didn`t even think of going to it, as I headed straight for the center of the butterfly!So no WRE points for me this time.The bad part was that the next day we had the relay so finishing the race made me very tired and also very disappointed of running without any real finality!Because the map was 1:15000 this time it was difficult to spot to mistakes..

Map Long Distance
Results

I waited very bad for the relay, because I wanted to prove myself that I can perform well with under pressure. The race started with 1minute delay for the M21 category. This was our elegant way of protesting regarding the stupid way our beautiful sport is lead by some "all knowing" people!
I started confident and was in the leading pack even though I did a small mistake to the first control. To the 3rd control, there was a extra valley that was not on the map so I did a mistake there too. Until the 6th control I was in the lead with Iuli, Stelica and Vasi. To the 7th control I lost the contact with the map and went a bit down so I had to go uphill on the path. To the 8th control I took the routechoice on the path. I ran very fast on this route but I just couldn`t find the control. I started to panic. I then saw Mugur who took his control, and after some more looking for the control I found it. I passed the arena in a relative good position but the next control destroyed me!I looked for the 13th control for more than 7min. I thought it will be in the intersection of the 2 big valleys but it wasn`t. It was a so called gully that was impossible to see on the map!Iuli caught me there and we looked for it over and over until I got lucky and saw it in the bushes. I once again passed the arena and tried to push as hard as I could to make up for the lost time. But I did a horror mistake to the 18th control. I felt like I had 12 years and just started orienteering. I was so disappointed with myself..

Tamas had a very solid race and put us once again on the track for a medal. During his run the first 2 teams passed (Craiova and Roman) but they didn`t took the mandatory route from the first video control. So we made a protest to the officials. This started off a really big fight of ideas taking into light some problems that were never spoken about in Romanian Orienteering.A lot of teams took wrong controls, mostly taking 46 instead of 48. We were kind of happy when Florin finished in 3rd position, but to our surprise he also took a wrong control!In the end I was not at all mad at Florin, as I was with myself for the shitty race I puled off.I have to apologise to Tamas, Florin and Marius for letting them down!

Map Relay
Results

Maybe it is time to wake up and see that we are not the ones who know the ultimate truth!It is time to let our sport breath and also leave us, the ones who love it, to try to make things better!This message is intended to all of those who just don`t care about Romanian Orienteering and are more interested in their own little petty interests!

First run in ages...

2011-08-21T20:20:00.001+03:00

After I came back home from Fagaras, I had a big pain in the exterior of my left knee. I went to the doctor and he explained the problem to me. So it seems that for the time being I just have to be careful and protect the knee as much as I can. Friday, I got a message on Facebook, from Silviu Buciuc, asking me if I want to join a trail run the next day. My answer was clearly YES, as I was feeling good with my knee and was in a big mood for running. I contacted also Daniel Stroescu and we left Bucharest with a clear destination.

The run was nice, in a very easy pace. Baiului Mountains are new to me, but it seems they are very nice for not so technical trail running. All around it was a very nice day. with more than 20km ran and 1300 climb.

My knee started hurting a bit in the last part but that didn`t change my good mood!Today I rest and starting from tomorrow I am getting ready for the Romanian Cup in orienteering, next weekend in Cluj!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/108023181

Padina Fest - Bolboci Race - Semimarathon Fagaras

2011-08-10T12:23:00.001+03:00

It has been some time since I last posted and a lot of things happened. First of all the first edition of VeloCompass was held. For me it was a real success, and the fact that everyone liked the concept and would want to do it again, it means that MTB-O can have a future in Bucharest and Romania.
After VeloCompass, me and my friends (Dan, Adi and Alex) started planning a trip to the mountains. The idea was to leave Bucharest on Friday, stay in a tent at Padina and compete in The Bolboci Race on Saturday, and then leave for Fagaras to run the semimarathon. This was the idea but in the end we left Bucharest Tuesday around 12:00. We did some really good trainings at Padina, also long and with a lot of climbing. The weather was not that nice but the overall atmosphere created by the good runs and by the festival (Padina Fest) kept our mood really high.

I trained good even though I was having a awful cold since I left Bucharest. Also after 2 days there, I started having some pains in my left foot, just between the knee and the fibula bone, but I could run with the pain.

On Saturday we went to run the Bolboci Race. A 9km race with 350climb. It was a nice day, probably the first warm day of our stay. I have lead the race from start to finish and felt very confident about my run. I was in first place and Daniel was second, around 20 seconds behind.

We moved to Sambata de Sus (the finish of the semimaraton). There we also stayed in a tent, but this time the weather was nice so we could really enjoy the night.
In the morning we started the race early, because the organizers wanted to avoid the heat, but that was not possible. The sun was up and burning. I started fast and was leading after 50m. Even though I missed the path for 200m, loosing the lead, I pushed a bit and was once again in the lead. I had a big advantage after 15km and I was confident that I will win the race without a problem because I was feeling really good.

But at 16km, I stopped for some water (big mistake) and when I wanted to start running again, the pain appeared in my left foot again, this time it was so big I just couldn`t step on the left foot anymore. I sat down for some minutes until the others passed me. I got up and started walking because I didn`t want to abandon.

After 21km and some rest in the next control point I started running a bit again, real slow, and probably I was looking like Forest Gump with his casts on! I was very dissapointed because if this injury that I could not talk for some hours after the race. Now I have to take a break until it heals. I will visit the doctor tomorrow to see exactly what is the problem and what does he recommend for my problem.

P.S. more photos are available in my Picasa Album and also the GPS tracks from the training are in My Garmin Connect Account!

V Olla de Nuria via Barcelona

2011-07-19T12:38:00.003+03:00

My trip to Barcelona started Tuesday. I left with Ionut to Barcelona, there Pepe was waiting for us. They went to Mataro, but first they dropped me off in Barcelona. I stayed in my friends`s Oriol`s house. Everything was nice and I need to thank him and Berta once again for being such wonderful hosts. I did some easy runs in Barcelona. My plan was to rest as much as I could before Olla de Nuria. On friday I was in Mataro by train, and did a training with Ionut.

Saturday morning we met in Barcelona, and along came also Adi, Cornelia and Silvia. We took the train to Ribes de Freser and then took another train to Vall de Nuria. Nuria looked incredible, big mountains and a nice lake. We had to wait for 2h to get our rooms but time flies when you sleep!
In the afternoon we went to run a bit, to get accommodated with the type of terrain. I didn`t use my Active Ankles and my right ankle was not feeling good. This made me a bit stressed about the race, even more than I normally am!

In the morning of the race we got up, packed our bags, had a good meal and went to pick up the start kits. It was good that the start was delayed for 15min because I had more time to warm up.The start was very fast and after a short loop around the hotel of Nuria the BIG climb started. Around 6km with 1000 climb, reaching the Puigmal Peak at 2911. I didn`t start very good on this climb and I had to let a lot of runners pass me.In the top, Pepe was waiting for me with a Red Bull. I drank a bit and started feeling a bit better. Most of the race I didn`t pay attention to other runners, I just tried to concentrate on not falling because of the very stony ground, and the awful wind that was blowing from every direction. My mind was always saying that the next peak is that last, and I was always surprised to find out that there is another one and another one...

When I realized that the big downhill is starting I tried to push as hard as I could and I passed around 10 other runners. My time was 3h 13min 1sec and I finished in 96th position. I am happy with this time because my objective has been around 3h. Could have been better if I would have motivated myself enough to push harder on some of the peaks. Most of the race was higher that 2700m, something new for me but I think I managed good the race. The race was won by my friend Ionut Zinca, with a fabulous time of 2h 15min. He had a very solid race and won with a clear margin. As I said in Facebook, he is The One, and he once again proved that he is one of the best mountain runners in the world!Adi Bostan had also a good race, finishing with 2h 37min, on the 17th position. Also the SiS girls had a good race, even though they had some muscle problems because of Marathon 7500!Thanks to this good performances Romania is 3rd in the Mountain Running International Cup!


Race Profile

Yesterday was time for relaxing in Barcelona!I am now in Bucharest and I sure need a bit of rest!

More information and results can be found on the Olla de Nuria official web site!
Also more photos can be found in my Picasa album!

Apuseni Maraton 2011 !

2011-06-29T13:49:00.002+03:00

Another Marathon passed. This weekend I ran the first edition of Apuseni Marathon. I didn`t know what to expect but it all turned out to be perfect. The organization of the even was spotless and everything except the weather was ideal for a good run.
My race day didn`t start very good, as I was feeling a bit nervous. The race started very fast, with the guys from the half-marathon setting a fast pace. Me, Daniel, Adi, Alex and our new found friend Aida, one night before the race, we ran a bit of the first part so I knew what to expect ( 7km of fast climbing). I stayed in touch with the second group (Balan Silviu and Zsolt Kovacs). But after 4km I started to feel bad, my foot were weak and it seemed that I won`t finish in this manner. I lost some time in the last part of the uphill and got passed by some runners, including Daniel who was running fast for the half-marathon.
After the first refreshment point and the end of the climb, we had around 13 km of downhill. The first part was difficult because we had to run on a small path, but then we entered a forest road. The wake up call for my body came after 10-11 km, close to where the marathon and half-marathon tracks were splitting. I saw Balan in front of me (300m) and I started pushing.

I kept on pushing and the road kept on going downhill. We entered a village and I saw Balan who turned back because he was not certain if he is on the right track. We ran together for around 7 km until the big climb started. During this time, in the village I had a Deja-Vu feeling, because I recognized the places where me and Cosmin Georgescu got lost some years ago! The climb started also on the road, and it was not very steep, but I lost some time because I stayed a bit to much in the refreshment point. There was a small part where you had to climb and I didn`t look at the markings and went up and up, until I realized that I am not on the path anymore. I climbed extra around 20-25 m but it was more difficult to go back down on the wet rock. I was loosing hope to ever catching the guys that passed me. The climb entered the forest and a big rain came, along with small ice. It had the effect of refreshing me. I then saw Lucian Clinciu, who is a good runner, and I started going after him. I passed him and until the next control point I passed another 2 runners.

I had only Balan in my mind and I started seeing him when we reached 8 km until the finish. He was running with Bogdan Sulica at that moment. I reduced the gap to less then 100 m, but they saw me and ran very very fast on the last downhill. I ran for around 2km on the last climb with the idea that I have to preserve my rank. The last refreshment point was 3 km before the finish. There I met my friend Ioana Mica who shouted very loud at me, also telling me that if I push hard enough I will catch the guys in front of me. The adrenaline rush came into my body as I threw my water bottle and my windstopper and started running real fast.Thank you Ioana and the guys from the last refreshment point! I saw Bogdan Sulica, and stop for some meters to catch my breath and then started fast again. I passed him and he couldn`t keep my pace, but Balan was to far away for me to catch !Next time!
My time was 04:01:16 and I was 4th in 16-29 category and 9th overall.

Overall it was a great experience, nice tracks, great organization, nice people in every control/refreshment point. I knew the Apuseni Mountains are beautiful, but now I am certain.

P.S. My friends also had good results: Daniel was 2th in the 30-39 category of the half-marathon, Aida was 3rd in her category also, and Adi improved his time in a marathon by far! Congrats!
And I can`t forget my friend Bogya Tamas who won the marathon!Good one friend but I won`t be so forgiving next time !

Results Apuseni Maraton 2011
P.S.2: You still owe me the "extra part" of the starting kit !

Next Stop: Apuseni Marathon

2011-06-20T20:36:00.001+03:00

Yesterday I completed my last training cycle before my next goal in mountain running: Apuseni Marathon . Unlike EcoMarathon, this area will be unknown for me. I know the Apuseni Mountains since I was there is a training camp some years ago but I have never been on the tracks of the marathon. So probably it will be difficult but also I hope it will be nice to run into the unknown. I hope for a good participation for but also for my friends Dan, Adi and Tamas!

See you there!

P.S. Run fast get home early!

Comarnic - Timisul de Jos - over Bucegi Mountains

2011-06-05T15:35:00.007+03:00

If someone asked me if I can run a Marathon 2 years ago I would have laughed. I already ran 2 mountain marathons and my plan is to continue doing it.Yesterday morning, me, Dan and Adi went for something bigger than a marathon (ultramarathon?). This run started with a joke of mine, coming home from EcoMarathon I sayd to Dan: "How would it be if we ran from Comarnic to Predeal?". I never thought we would ever do it.But we did it!

Yesterday morning we started running from Comarnic and the plan was to reach Timisul de Sus (farther then Predeal). The first 40 km passed very fast, the weather was nice and we had a nice companion (a small dog that followed us for 50km). We had everything on the run: sun, great views, snow, fog, rocks, rain,mud and the last part of the run was like a jungle.

The course was:

Comarnic - Cota 1000 - Vf. Paduchiosul - Cab. Piatra Arsa - Cab. Babele - Vf. Omu - Cabana Malesti - Pichetul Rosu - Diham - Trei Brazi - Poiana Secuilor - Timisul de Sus.

After Malesti, Adi started feeling bad and I started feeling very good, don`t know how was that exactly because we were running for more then 40km. A bad rain started and that made me feel not very good. The last kilometers were very bad, with a lot of fallen trees and steep slopes. But I pushed my body to it`s limits and when I saw the end I felt like I owe the world. I have to thank Adi and Dan and let them know we make a hell of a team! There are so stories from the trip that I need more then one posts on my blog to write them all.We used to Gps watches to record our run:

Track 1

Track 2

A total of 63 km with 3500 meters climb!

Few Words

2011-06-01T11:57:00.000+03:00

The biggest goal for this spring in orienteering was the Team`s National Championships. My morale before this was high and I was feeling confident. Before the two team stages we had the Night-O Champs. I had a mixed performance, with good running speed but with some major mistakes.I am not good in Night-O and will probably never be. The bad part is that around control 16th, in the green, I hit my foot very hard in a rock and I had to walk the last controls to the finish because my big toe from the left foot was hurting real bad.

Night-O Map
Results

The next day we had the middle distance (first stage for the teams). I started really bad and did a huge mistake in the first control ( I was distracted to the start by the flags for the kids that were looking the same as the ones from the start to the K start).After that I tried to push to recover for the lost time but no matter how hard I was pushing my body was saying NO! I just was not able to run (maybe it was because if the heat or I was just very very tired). I did some other small mistakes but my time was really bad and I finished with a very bad result not only for me but for the team also.

Middle Distance Map
Results

For the last day we had the Long Distance, and this time it was 85% forest (not like in the middle where we had mostly open areas). If last year I was better in Middle Distance, it seems this year things changed. My morale was down before the start. I started very easy to the first control knowing what happened to me in the days before. I did only 2 mistakes (7&8 control ) and one small to the end, where I was very tired. This time my speed was better and my result the same. But because of the Horror Middle Distance, this was not enough for a team`s medal...

Long Distance Map
Results

Full Weekend

2011-05-17T14:20:00.002+03:00

This weekend was a pocket full of choices regarding competitions I could have ran. There was on Saturday night, the Municipal Night Championship. A very good opportunity to test my new lamp and my rusty old night-o skills. I started the race motivated but I lost the path to the first control due to some big bushes and I lost around 3min. Then I got back on track to second control but at the 3rd I passed it by a few meters and lost again some big minutes. After this it became a race to catch up with the runners that passed me. And so I did even if my lamp`s battery was almost dead. Near the 9th control I caught Cosmin Georgescu, and he was running with a friend and they had 2 lamps so I changed mine with his and continued very fast. I caught Costica Bulgaru in the 9th and continued with him until the finish. I think I was 3rd (beating Cosmin with 20 second). Overall it was a nice run before the National Championships from Cluj, two weeks from now. Hope I can do some more night training until then.

Night Map

For Sunday I had to chose from 3 events ( The Aloe Vera Cross Race, The Cross Race organized by the Bucharest University and the In Memoriam Cup in Orienteering).

I decided to run the Bucharest University`s Cross. It was a short a race (2.3 km) with a lot of students from all over Bucharest running. There was a big interest also from the media for this race and the as the Mayor of Bucharest gave the start. I also gave a interview for a national tv station just before the start. In the end of the race I was 7th (7:17), just outside the top 6. It was nice to see somewhere around 1000 students coming on a Sunday morning to run!!!

Because my Google account was suspended for some time I didn`t post any photo albums from the competitions I attended recently, so be sure to check my Picasa Photo Album to see photos from EcoMarathon, Velikden Cup and Brown Cup.

P.S. Please also check this new project out (Velo Compass)!

More info soon to come so watch out!

EcoMarathon 2011 - Moeciu

2011-05-08T22:30:00.003+03:00

UPDATE: Results EcoMarathon 2011 !

A few hours ago I got back home from my second Mountain Marathon I have ever run: EcoMarathon. Unlike my first one, for the marathon in Moeciu I trained hard along with Daniel and Pasol. So this Marathon was my main objective for this spring (outside orienteering).
Friday morning me, Daniel, Pasol and Bulgaru left for Moeciu. There we met with Marius Anghel and Ionut Zinca.After registering for the Marathon we went for a easy run on the first loop of the Marathon.

The night was awful. I just couldn`t sleep ( I was to nervous). In the morning i tried to eat some cereals but even that seemed difficult. As we were getting closer to the start the pressure seem to vanish. The start was fast, the guys in the front setting a fast pace. I did my race and on the first loop I had a time of around 76 min.

On the second loop I knew the decisive part would be the road running (around 7km with somewhere around 350m climb). I was scared of that part but I pulled it out just good, with a good speed, managing to get away from one of my rivals (Silviu Balan). Finished the second loop with a time of 95:17. The difficult climbs were on the 3rd loop. After the half way in the second loop I remained alone (I knew that my friend Gica is behind me). I asked what my position in the race was and i found out that I was 11th. So for the 3rd loop I just had to go safe and not push my body to the limit. I knew that my time will be good and that I will be on the podium in my category (18-22). I had some small muscle pains after that last climb to Gutanu but I did a small streching session and all was good. Even though most of the race we had a lot of Sun, on the last kilometers it started SNOWING!!! (yes, it`s May)...My time in the end was 4 hours 34 min and 02 seconds. It`s a lot better than my first performance in a Mountain Marathon. With this time I was 13th overall (even though everybody told me I am 11th) and 2nd in my category (18-22). I felt positive all the time and very focused on my own race and I think my result shows it. This shows that I didn`t work in vain all winter and that the ankle injury was just a minor setback (that also made me look like Robocop).

I`m very happy also for Daniel and Pasol who run good race with very good times. And also glad for Marius and Bulgaru who ran their first mountain race.

The organization of this Marathon was spotless, and it proved that even in Romania we can have great events. Thank you all!

P.S. Today when I woke up it felt like December, and the breakfast at Mihai Orleanu`s house was just perfect for my tired and starving stomach!

Photos and official results will follow in the next days! HERE is my track from the Marathon!

www.ecomarathon.ro

Velikden Cup 2011

2011-04-27T15:11:00.000+03:00

After the Ultra Long Championships in Baia Mare I traveled to Bucharest with Bogya Tamas, Andreea Danila and Suciu Simion. We had to take the anti-doping test and the annual medical test. After this only Tamas remained in Bucharest, because on Friday morning we would have left for Velikden Cup 2011, in Targovishte, Bulgaria. It was nice having Tamas around for training. On Friday we were close not to get to the start of the Prologue (One Man Relay) because we had to stay more than 1h in the border between Romania and Bulgaria. Everybody seemed to go to Bulgaria to spend their Easter Weekend!
The rush to get to the competition seemed to have got to me as i just couldn`t concentrate on the course and did 3 big mistakes that cost me a lot of time.

MAP 1
MAP 2
MAP 3

For the second day of competition we went to the same village as the One Man Relay. Only this time we had a forest sprint. My running speed was good and even though I did only a small mistake in the second control I had a good morale until i hurt my ankle a bit. From that point I just couldn`t concentrate on the map and I did 2 big mistakes. My result could have been by far a lot better.
P.S. Next time I will listen to Tamas and I will wear the Active Ankle no matter what!

Sprint Map

It`s now a tradition that every Velikden Cup has a banquet. This year it was nice, with good food and nice music (special thanks to Ursli Jordi for the great song).

After the first two bad days I wanted to do a good race in the middle distance, and so I did, with only some small mistakes and 2 somehow bad route choices. This time my map reading was good but my running speed was not. The stage was won by Kiril Nikolov with a fabulous time!

Middle Distance Map

For the last day, as usual in Velikden Cup, we had the Long Distance (WRE) - the map was good and the terrain was nice (even though on some downhill parts I had to move very slow because of my ankle). I did a clean and steady race, with only a bad route choice to the 8th control (lost 2 min) and some small errors. Probably I could have pushed harder with my running but I am satisfied with the result.

Long Distance Map

Results Velikden Cup 2011

National Championships in Ultra-Long Distance?

2011-04-19T18:07:00.000+03:00

Last weekend I traveled to Baia Mare for the so called Ultra-Long Distance Championships.In fact it was only a normal Long Distance ( a very fast and easy one even though I managed to do a lot of mistakes).
This days I am on the run everyday so probably I will tell the story after Velikden Cup in Bulgaria!
Happy Easter to all of you out there!

Results
Maps in my archive!

Brown Cup 2011

2011-04-11T12:09:00.003+03:00

Even though my morale was good after the marathon training last weekend, I didn`t manage to pull a good performance at this year`s Brown Cup. The sprint was nice but the scale 1:2500 and the weird interpretation of the walls made it very difficult. My performance could have been better in the sprint but I did a lot of mistakes do to the fact that i was trying to run at high speed but the conditions were not very good for fast running. I should have been disqualified because I jumped a lot of walls but so did everyone else because it was almost impossible to avoid every wall.

Sprint Results

For the middle distance I had a good feeling, and I started really good. But after a small mistake in the 2nd control, on the route to the 3rd I felt down bad and hurt again my right ankle. So from there was only slow running and almost no orienteering problem. Only when I changed a bit the speed from 16th control to the 17th I did a big mistake going straight to 18th. My performance overall was not very bad but the speed was low. I was sad about my performance yesterday and just couldn`t get why me every time.
I will try to protect my ankle this week in order to be in good shape for the Ultra Long Distance National Champs next weekend.

Results Middle Distance (WRE)
BROWN CUP 2011

Maps and more photos soon to come!
P.S. I missed Veliko Tarnovo....

Back On Track

2011-04-06T00:08:00.002+03:00

This weekend I was with my friends Daniel and Adi in Moeciu de Sus, the place where EcoMarathon 2011 will take place. This trip was long planed. After the dissaster weekend in Izvoru Muresului I was a bit nervous to see how my body would cope with 2 days of hard running. But fortunate for me everything went good and I came back to Bucharest with a good morale. During this trip I made 2 new friends (Andrei and Adi - great guys). Overall it was a good weekend and I can only hope to have more and more of good and positive experiences.

Also I would like to thank Mihai Orleanu for the guidance on the Marathon tracks!Looking forward to running the actual Marathon Race in May!

Training 1
Training 2

Antrenament EcoMarathon 2011

DSQ Weekend at Izvoru Muresului

2011-03-28T21:07:00.004+03:00

Not that many words that I can use to describe how I felt this weekend. I thought i was ready for running but my body had different opinion. Probably the sprint would have been ok for me. But I`ve done a big mistake and took the loop in the opposite direction so I ended up being DSQ. The sprint itself was a small disaster but everyone in Romania is used to this. We all see how orienteering is around here and still come to competitions that are organized like in the stone age. So the runners that just talk and do not act are also to blame!

For the mountain race of the next day I didn`t had any expectations. Just wanted to finish at least 6km there but my ankle just couldn`t take the very steep downhill. I had to stop because I was risking injuries to my left foot also. Again organization problems (I hope they were because of stupidity not on purpose). I ran only 4km and after that I "enjoyed" the rest of the race from the side line. Congrats to those who finished with a good time !

I don`t feel very good mentally right now. It is so difficult running all winter and when it comes to proving at least for yourself where you stand you just can`t perform at 100%. Probably I should have stayed home and spear some of the club`s money...Hope to get back on track soon!

I`ll post the map in my archive. Photos are available HERE! Results from the Sprint can be found HERE!

P.S. All the orienteering in Romania will soon be DSQ!We deserve it!

Black and White in Portugal

2011-03-15T14:11:00.002+02:00

Yesterday I came back from the not so sunny Portugal (at least in the last days). The training there was good and the weather was far more better than the one I left behind in Romania. For me Portugal was black and white. It was a loop between bad things (my hernia hurting, my ankle injury, my laptop being dead for some days, losing money, almost losing my mobile phone) and good things (meeting my friends from Portugal, making new friends, good training, great competitions, nice weather).

For me Portugal O Meeting and II International Meeting of Arraiolos were not that good. A lot of mistakes. most of them direction mistakes (got to improve my compass skills).
In the last day of POM, the long distance, after the 4th control on a small downhill I injured very bad my ankle and had to abandon the run. I ended up in a ambulance to hospital. There I had to wait for some time for the x-ray results. The doctor said that I will be fine in 2 weeks. I really hope so!

P.S. I really want to thank 2 runners that saw me in pain and wanted to help me: Sergey Doronin and Mikko Heinonen. And a special thank you to my friend Gernot Kerschbaumer for the great Austrian chocolate he sent me while I was in the hospital. Sure made my hours there feel sweeter!

RESULTS PORTUGAL O MEETING 2011

RESULTS II INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF ARRARIOLOS

Photos can be found HERE, HERE and HERE and also on the organizer`s home pages !
My maps from Portugal are available HERE!

Ready for Portugal O Meeting

2011-03-03T22:39:00.000+02:00

Already 4 days passed since we are in Portugal. The weather was really nice compared to Romania. We trained good even though the courses drawn by me were a bit long (because of the scale). Today we didn`t train at all, resting for the competition that will start in a few days with the Long Distance.

You can find my training maps in the map archive!

Winter Mountain Run - Piatra Mare 2011

2011-02-19T21:01:00.009+02:00

Today me, Daniel Stroescu and Pasol Adrian left Bucharest early in the morning to get to Timisu de Jos, a place where we compete in a mountain running competition.All the way there, it rained a lot but when we got closer it started snowing. We knew from the start it will be difficult because during the last days the old snow melted forming ice (the bad part on the technical downhill). The fresh snow covered the ice but still, if you didn`t have spikes it was hard to push on the downhill part (I didn`t have spikes).
There we met with our friend Pepe Stupu and his wife Anca (thank you for the photos and for the snowman). After the start in the race, I was in the leading pack. After 1.5 km I took the lead and held it on the first part until the 7 Stairs Canyon.

After the big climb started I was also in the lead but it became more and more clear I won`t make it to Piatra Mare Cabin first.My lower back started hurting real bad and my feet were sliping on the fresh snow and after 1/4 of the climb some guys passed me. At the cabin I was 2 min behind the leading pack. I started pushing real hard on the downhill and caught a guy real fast. But for me it was horror to run on the downhill. My legs were tired and they just wouldn`t listen to me on some parts. I fell down a couple of times and my right knee started hurting a bit. I tried to push where the terrain would allow me to. On the last part i mistook the path and got caught up by Daniel and Adi. I was so mad thinking that i was in front of them all the time and because of a stupid mistake I would lose. I started pushing very hard and passed them quick and also some other runners. I finished 7th, with a time of 1h 35:00 min. The winner had the time of 1h 28:26 min. After I finished I started discovering my injuries. ( I felt down 4-5 times at full speed). So I hurt my left tibia, my right knee and on the right part of my shoulder. Nothing serious but still, it hurts.

The organizers told us that the course has 14km with 930 of climb. The information was correct for the climb but it was only 11km, at least that is what the GPS said. It was a nice run no mater the harsh conditions. Will also run there in the summer and I am curious to see how my time will be then

Daniel Stroescu finished close to me on the 9th position and Adi Pasol was 11th. Congrats to Pepe who finished 2nd, very close to the winner.

Alergare Montana - Piatra Mare 2011

Happy Training and Moutain Race coming up !

2011-02-17T17:26:00.000+02:00

Today I was in the mood for having some fun while running. And considering the fact that I only wanted to do a easy run (9Km) I decided to take the camera with me into the forest and take some photos & videos of me, Daniel Stroescu and Pasol Adrian.

We wanted to share the "JOY of Running". So HERE are the photos and here are the videos (raw and uncensored) :

Me and the guys decided today to go Saturday for a Mountain Running Competition somewhere close to the place I have been for the winter training camp. It`s around 14km with somewhere around 900m (+/-) climb. It`s mostly for ski but you can also run on it. Hope it will be fun and a good training!

Map archive

2011-02-13T12:48:00.003+02:00

After long and lasting fights with the Digital Orienteering Map Archive`s config.php and with my server, I finally managed to install the it and actually make it work. You can now find maps from my training and competitions HERE !
The link to the archive will be available also on the right side of this Blog.


http://www.matstroeng.se/doma/

First Orienteering Competition of 2011

2011-02-07T23:28:00.000+02:00

Yesterday morning I went to Ploiesti for the first competition in orienteering this year (Cupa Sanatatea de Iarna). It was nice to run some orienteering after a long period of training without a map. I felt a bit tired, mostly on the uphill part and with some mistakes my time was 6 min from the winner (Stupu Petru). The course was 6.8 km with 160 uphill.

Next Stop: Portugal !

2011-02-04T16:37:00.002+02:00

Today I finished my exams in college and I now have 2 weeks of holiday to spend. So this means that this 2 weeks will be used for hard training in order to be as ready as possible for Portugal where I will compete in my first competitions this year: Portugal O-Meeting 2011 and International Orienteering Meeting of Arraiolos.
Before Portugal O-Meeting my and my club mates will train in Portugal for a few days. Just hope the weather will be better than in Romania this days.

Today I also registered for EcoMarathon Moeciu 2011. There are not to many free spots for this Marathon so you should register fast if you want to run!

P.S. I also uploaded some more photos from Semi-Marathon Gerar 2011. HERE is the link.

Running Semi - Marathon Gerar 2011

2011-02-01T10:45:00.001+02:00

This Sunday me and my team (Orienteering Team) ran the event called Semi-Marathon Gerar. 21km - 6x 3.5 km laps. We started with good speed and after 2 laps we were around 7th place.

Cosmin started not to feel good and we tried to stick with him but around 10th km it became clear that he can`t finish so me and Daniel decided to finish the race without him. We started speeding up and started catching a lot of teams that passed us while we were waiting for Cosmin.
Our finishing time was 103:12 (including the time we stopped to wait for Cosmin to recover and the time we spent to recharge with energy gel and water). We would have finished in 9th place even with this problems.

I think if Cosmin would have felt good our time would have been around 96 min and that would have placed us in Top 5. Anyway it was a nice experience and a very good training. The atmosphere was great and the organization the same. I can only wish for more and more competitions like this not only in Bucharest but in all Romania.
Congratulations to the winners and to all of those who finished with full team no matter their result.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Semi-Maraton Gerar 2011

P.S. More photos to come!

Doctor Says: Inguinal Hernia

2011-01-27T20:19:00.002+02:00

UPDATE: SEMI-MARATHON GERAR TOMORROW!

SEE YOU OUT THERE!

After the exam today I went to see the doctor about my sub-abdominal pain. The result was clear: Inguinal Hernia that I have to operate soon. He said I can continue running but i have to protect myself and think about doing the surgery as soon as I can. Such a bad news...

Bad Day Tomorrow

2011-01-26T19:08:00.003+02:00

Today me and the guys from my team, for the semi-marathon competition in the weekend, did our last training together. It was a nice run in the forest, the only problem was with the big fresh-snow but we managed to survive it and we have a positive feeling for Sunday.
And not let me get to the bad part. Tomorrow I have a exam in college and after that I go to the hospital to see what is with the pain I have been experiencing in my lower right part of the body, just under the abdomen. I have a bad feeling about it but I can only hope for the best. Keep your fingers crossed not only for my difficult day tomorrow but also for the semi-marathon.

P.S. I hope just that I won`t meet this kind of doctor!

P.S. 2 Starting from yesterday you can find my blog on World Of O`s second page!

Preparing for Semi - Marathon Gerar 2011

2011-01-22T19:43:00.002+02:00

One week from now I will run the first edition of Semi - Marathon Gerar - a competitions organized by RO Club Maraton. It`s a competition for teams of 3 men. My team name is Orienteering Team (what better name?) and it`s formed of me, Daniel Stroescu and Cosmin Georgescu. We did some trainings together and we tried to blend in as a team because the rules of the competition say that you are not allowed to go 5m from your team mates so it will be more than running.
The event is pretty big judging by the numbers of teams registered. There will also be a 3.5km race for the ones who can`t run a semi-marathon. I hope it will be a good training and a good motivation for the rest of the winter training period. More details and information you can find on the event official web page.

Winter Training Camp

2010-12-24T17:06:00.003+02:00

A few moments ago I came back from a week long training camp in Predeal. It was nice to run some good trainings there with some of my old club colleges. The weather was perfect for running even though in the last part of the camp, because of the snow the melted we had to run on some parts with ice. Overall it was very good for building fitness for the next winter months and also it was a lot of fun after training because we played a lot of games (Table - tennis, Rummy, XBOX games).

Total running time: 9:49:00
Total distance covered (acording to GPS): 106.4 km
Total uphill: 3026 meters

P.S. Merry Christmas to all of my O-friends and to the world!

Predeal 2010

For what club you think Ionut Zinca should run next year? Please vote!

2010-12-13T20:48:00.000+02:00

For what club you think Ionut Zinca should run next year?

Unirea Alba Iulia Cross Race 2010

2010-11-28T15:37:00.002+02:00

Last 2 days I was in Alba Iulia for my club`s ceremony for the best athletes of the club. On Friday evening me and Florin Tuncu did a 8km run at a high tempo. For the next day I decided to run the annual Unirea`s Cross Race that is held every year around the Romanian National Day on the 1st of December. It was fun to see all the veterans run and also the small children. The run was about 4km (on my Gps 3.6km). My time was around 12:38 and I was 10th in my category.
The oldest person to run the race was Despina Petre, 89 years old!
HERE you can find a article from the local newspaper and HERE are some photos.

Crosul Unirii 2010

TICBCN 2010 - Barcelona

2010-11-23T16:48:00.004+02:00

Yesterday night I got home after 5 days in Barcelona. I was there for TICBCN 2010. The competition consisted of 2 days (sprint and a long sprint on the Montjuic Mountain).
First of all I want to thank Oriol and Berta (and Berta`s family) who accommodated me in their house during my stay. It was very fun to stay in Barcelona a couple of days before the competition and do some site seeing and a sprint training in the old part of Barcelona!

The first day was a sprint in Barcelona. The first part was very quick and not to difficult but I lost maybe 20-30 seconds because of poor map reading. The second part was a micro-sprint with scale 1:1000 and there I lost more than 1:20 min to the first two controls. Overall I was 22 but it could have been better.

For the second day I was expecting to be very hard but did not imagine it will be that hard. I had a lot of problems with reading the map and I did some poor route choices to a lot of controls. I felt very tired to the end of the race and could not concentrate very good. My time was very bad and to make the days worse when I finished the organizer told me that I punched a wrong control that was on the way to 10th. Also on the course I jumped at high speed a 1.5m wall and I landed on my right heel, I felt the shock all the way into my spine.
The overall TICBCN 2010 was won by Oystein Kvaal Osterbo. He cashed in the prize money of 1000 euro.
I also want to thank SUUNTO, official partner of TICBCN 2010 for my new SUUNTO X10 Watch !

Route choice with GPS

RESULTS , WINSPLITS ONLINE, ROUTE GADGET

UFECTV VIDEO from the Race

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TICBCN 2010 - Barcelona

Barcelona - TICBCN 2010

2010-11-16T16:06:00.002+02:00

De maine incepe aventura in Barcelona - TIBCN. De mult am planuit aceasta deplasare si desi mi-as fi dorit sa am o companie cat mai ridicata din Romania se pare ca pentru primele zile voi fi singur. La fata locului voi locui la prietenii Oriol si Berta alaturi de Oystein.
Sper sa ma simt bine la aceasta competitie, si pe langa niste rezultate cel putin decente sper sa imi incarc si bateriile psihice pentru pregatirea dificila care ma asteapta la intoarcerea acasa.

Manifest pentru SPORT

2010-11-08T12:27:00.003+02:00

Harti Cupa Romaniei 2010

2010-10-28T17:20:00.001+03:00

Medie Distanta

Lunga Distanta - WRE

Sprint - Microsprint - Parc Bucov

Cupa Romaniei 2010 - Finalul sezonului 2009-2010

2010-10-25T12:14:00.005+03:00

Weekendul trecut, langa Ploiesti, s-a desfasurat ultima competitie majora a anului competitional
2009 - 2010: CUPA ROMANIEI 2010
Numarul participantilor nu a fost extrem de mare insa atmosfera a fost placuta si nici macar vremea urata din prima zi nu a reusit sa strice buna dispozitie. De notat faptul ca am avut si "musafiri" straini, din Bulgaria (Brown Team Veliko Tarnovo) dar si din tari "exotice" precum Norvegia si Suedia. Per total 3 etape de concurs perfecte pentru incheierea unui sezon lung si extrem de obositor.
In ceea ce ma priveste pe mine, oboseala acumulata de-alungul anului, dar si MPC 2010 si-au pus amprenta asupra evolutiei mele fizice. Desi greselile tehnice au fost mici, fizicul nu mi-a permis sa dezvolt o viteza adecvata de concurs. Voi ramane cu amintirea etapei de Lunga Distanta unde cu un pic noroc as fi ramas prins intr-o mlastina, scufundat pana la brau.

Din pacate hartile nu sunt intr-o stare "buna" si nu le pot posta momentan. Sper sa revin cat de curand si cu harti.

Premiere M21 WRE

Cupa Romaniei 2010

Sezonul 2009-2010 s-a incheiat si desi am facut o analiza asupra lui si asupra mea prefer sa pastrez detaliile la un nivel personal.Sper totusi ca anul ce urmeaza sa fie continuat pe o panta ascdendenta. Urmeaza o mica pauza si reluarea pregatirilor pentru anul urmator!

Rezultate Sprint

Rezultate Cupa Romaniei 2010 (Cumulat)

Marathon Piatra Craiului 2010 - Aventura

2010-10-06T13:22:00.001+03:00

Marathon Piatra Craiului 2010 - m-am inscris la aceasta competitie doar pe baza celor auzite/povestite de prieteni. Fiind si prima experienta de acest gen, nu prea stiam exact ce asteptari sa am si mai ales nu stiam cum va reactiona corpul meu la cei 41 km.
Aventura a inceput cu cateva zile inainte de plecare si a insemnat o "alergare" continua dupa echipament, batoane, geluri etc. Vineri la pranz am plecat spre Brasov cu microbusul si din Brasov am luat trenul pana la Zarnesti. Speram doar ca vremea sa tina cu noi. Ajuns la Zarnesti cu bine, am coborat din tren si nestiind unde este Casa de cultura a orasului am inceput sa merg dupa alti oameni care pareau ca sunt participanti la Maraton. La Casa de cultura m-am intalnit cu Tamas si Simi si dupa validare si sedinta tehnica am mers sa mancam. Si aici alta aventura! Dupa ce am asteptat aproape o ora sa primim pastele comandate... SURPRIZA! Erau extrem de putine pentru "gustul" nostru. Somnul a fost bun desi mintea era deja conectata la cursa.

Dimineata cursei a insemnat si ultimele pregatiri (haine, geluri, enrgizante etc). La start peste 400 de participanti (record). Am reusit sa ma strecor in prima linie. Startul efectiv m-a luat prin surprindere insa odata pornit in cursa am incercat sa imi pun in aplicare tactica (prima parte a cursei va fi intr-un ritm mai scazut)

Primii 3-4 km pe drum i-am facut alaturi de Daniel Stroescu, insa dupa ce ne-am separat nu ne-am mai vazut decat la final. M-am simtit excelent mental pe intreaga durata a cursei, savurand peisajele superbe oferite de Piatra Craiului. Timpul meu a fost de 5h 46 min (locul 30 la categorie) insa am pierdut foarte mult timp pe coborarile tehnice, nefiind in stare sa cobor intr-un ritm pe care mi l-as fi dorit. Pe cele 2 urcari majore ale cursei m-am simtit puternic si am depasit foarte multi concurenti, insa eram imediat prins pe coborare.

Per total o experienta senzationala pe care abia astept sa o repet si anul viitor. Nu pot descrie senzatia de la final cand toata lumea incuraja pe toata lumea si desi timpul nu era senzational, toti incheiau cursa cu zambetul pe buze si cu senzatia reusitei in suflet!
REZULTATE

P.S.1 Urasc asfaltul: pe 500 de metrii in Bucuresti, dupa Maraton, am reusit performanta de a face 10 minute! Da...Maratonul si-a pus amprenta asupra mea si cred ca mult timp de acum incolo ma voi afla sub influenta lui.
P.S.2 Pe wall-ul meu de pe Facebook veti gasi o gramada de link-uri catre poze realizate la Piatra Craiului.

Cupa Romaniei 2010 !

2010-09-22T16:25:00.000+03:00

Ultima competitie de anvergura din Romania pe anul 2010 se va desfasura in apropiere de Ploiesti. Este vorba despre Cupa Romaniei 2010 care in programul de concurs include un sprint, o medie distanta si o lunga distanta (WRE).
Organizatorii sunt ACS Sanatatea Ploiesti in parteneriat cu Federatia Romana de Orientare!
Sunt sigur ca suntem asteptati cu drag!Ne vedem acolo!

Bulletin 2 Cupa Romaniei 2010

Site Oficial Cupa Romaniei 2010 (english)

Dracula Tour 2010

2010-09-09T15:57:00.001+03:00

   Dracula Tour 2010 se doreste a fi un proiect pe termen lung, care sa atraga sportivi din afara granitelo tarii. Anul acesta a avut loc prima editie. Participarea sportivilor straini s-a datorat in mare masura CS UNIREA Alba Iulia si lui Ionut Zinca.
   Prima partea a Dracula Tour 2010 s-a desfasurat la Reghin (Ibanesti, Gurghiu). Au fost 3 etape de concurs (Sprint, Lunga, Medie) care au contat pentru Cupa Valea Gurgiului (Dracula Open 2010).
   Desi cu unele mici greseli de organizare competitia s-a dovedit a fi totusi de o buna calitate, dar si o buna pregatire pentru ultima partea a stagiului (Campionatele Nationale ale Romaniei).
   Pe plan personal Dracula Tour 2010 a insemnat o fluctuatie de forma atat in privinta alergarii dar si a partii tehnice. Daca la Sprint lucrurile au fost ok din punct de vedere fizic (dar cu ceva greseli tehnice), la medie lunga distanta, viteza de alergare nu a fost corespunzatoare.

Rezultate SPRINT
Rezultate LD + MD

   De notat faptul ca pe langa echipa CS UNIREA Alba Iulia la care s-au adaugat si noile transferuri Oystein Kvaal Osterbo, Berta Meseguer Flaque si Oriol Andreu Sola, au participat la aceasta competitie si invitatii nostrii din Portugalia, sportivi ai clubului GD4C .
   De la Reghin am mers la Alba Iulia pentru o scurta pregatire inainte de Cluj. Pe langa cele 3 antrenamente pe care le-am facut pe hartile din Alba,voia buna a domnit. S-au legat niste prietenii frumoase intre sportivi. Antrenamentele au fost concepute de asa natura incat sa fie alergate cu zambetul pe buze si cred ca s-a reusit acest lucru.
   Dupa Alba Iulia a urmat Cluj (Transilvanya Open 2010 - WRE Long Distance, Campionatele Nationale ale Romaniei). Prima proba a fost cea de sprint (de padure) insa modul meu de a aborda cursa a fost total gresit, mergand din eroare in eroare pana la deznodamantul final, poate cea mai proasta cursa de anul asta.
Rezultate SPRINT

   Pentru etapa de Lunga Distanta mi-am propus sa alerg intr-un ritm in care greselile tehnice sa fie reduse la minim. Am reusit in proportie de 80% timpul final fiind rezultatul faptului ca spre finalul cursei am resimtit oboseala acumulata.
Rezultate LD

   La Medie Distanta cursa a decurs bine, desi au existat ceva greseli tehnice care m-au facut sa pierd peste 4 minute insa tempoul de alergare a fost pe placul meu. La M21a castigat Oystein, care si-a luat astfel revansa in fata lui Ionut pentru infrangerile de la Sprint si Lunga distanta.
Rezultate MD
Rezultate Transilvanya Open 2010

   Pentru ultima zi de concurs, organizatorii au pastrat "spectacolul". Campionatul National de Stafeta. Lupta a fost stransa intre CS UNIREA Alba Iulia 1 si CSU Craiova. Lupta a fost transata pe ultimul schimb de Oystein care a reusit sa pastreze avansul de 1 min in fata lui Ionut, marindu-l pe ultima bucla la aproape 5 min datorita unei greseli a lui Ionut. Felicitari oricum tuturor pentru spectacolul oferit. Eu am fost in echipa CS UNIREA Alba Iulia 2, impreuna cu Marius Anghel si Oriol Andreu Sola.
   Desi mi-am propus inca de la inceput sa nu ajung in fata plutonului nu am reusit sa imi indeplinesc obiectivul. Astfel ca dupa primul post Suciu Simion s-a distantat eu ramanand al 2-lea desi in zona se afla si Tuncu Florin. Restul erau un pic mai in spate. O greseala mare in postul 7 m-a facut sa pierd fotoliul de lider, iar din acel moment au inceput sa apara greselile tehnice (mici dar dese). Spre postul video, fiind o urcare importanta, am tras tare si m-am descotorosit de unul dintre urmaritori si desi l-am prins pe Zozo de la Brasov, ba chiar depansinu-l, datorita altei greseli am fost depasit iar. Am schimbat in pozitia a 5-a la aproape 6 min de Florin. Am terminat concursul pe locul 6, insa cred ca se putea mai bine. Poate la anul!

Rezultate Stafeta

   Astfel s-a incheiat editia 2010 a Dracula Tour. Speram ca anul viitor lucrurile vor fi cel putin la fel de bune. Doresc sa multumesc organizatorilor dar si sportivilor care au aratat intr-o oarecare masura ca si in Romania se poate face orientare de calitate.
    De la Cluj am venit la Bucuresti insotit de prietenii portughezi (Helder, Catarina, Vitor, Susana, Carolina) dar si de Oystein si dupa o noapte de odihna, luni, am vizitat alaturi de ei Bucurestiul.
   Sper ca au trait o experienta frumoasa in Romania si imi doresc sa ne revedem cu bine la anul!
   Marti dimineata am plecat alaturi de Ionut, Bulgaru si Oystein spre Balea Lac, in ideea ca vremea ne va ajuta sa ii aratam lui Oystein partile frumoase ale Romaniei. Planul ne-a fost dat peste cap de vremea incredibil de rece pentru aceasta perioada a anului, insa cred ca Oystein a ramas placut surprins de ce a vazut in Romania.
   Pentru mine urmeaza pregatire pentru Maratonul din Piatra Craiului si Cupa Romaniei 2010 (WRE) de la Nisipoasa.

Dracula Tour 2010 (1)

Dracula Tour 2010 (2)

Dracula Tour 2010 (3)

Dracula Tour (4) + Transfagarasan

HARTI DRACULA TOUR 2010

EOC 2010

2010-06-15T23:59:00.001+03:00

A trecut aproape o saptamana de cand am revenit din Bulgaria insa am fost ocupat cu sesiunea fapt
care m-a impiedicat sa postez.
Au fost peste 2 saptamani frumoase dar si obositoare. Prima parte a fost presarata cu antrenamente, scurte dar obositoare din cauza caldurii incredibile. Singurele momente de relaxare au fost intre antrenamente cand mergeam la piscina si incercam sa uitam de oboseala si caldura.
Am avut ocazia sa particip la un numar destul de mare de etape de concurs (mai bine sau mai slab organizate). A fost o saptamana de competitie in care dupa ce "respiram"aerul inaltimilor de la EOC, alergam si noi, restul, pe aceleasi zone. Am facut si curse bune si altele mai putin bune, inconstanta a fost cuvantul care a caractetrizat perfect felul in care am alergat.
Acum urmeaza o lunga perioada fara competitii dar cu destul timp de pregatire pentru obiectivul principal al anului: Campionatele Nationale de la Cluj.

P.S.1 Hartile vor urma
P.S.2 C.S. UNIREA Alba Iulia se misca mai repede decat echipele de fotbal cand vine vorba de piata transferurilor. In urmatoarele zile clubul va perfecta legitimarea norvegianului Øystein Kvaal Østerbø !

Cika Duska 2010 - Serbia & Variant 5 Cup - Bulgaria

2010-05-03T17:12:00.000+03:00

La interval de o saptamana am avut ocazia sa particip la 2 competitii importante in zona Balcanilor. A 29-a editie a Memorialului Cika Duska Ivanovic si Cupa Variant 5 in Bulgaria. Ambele competitii au avut in program o etapa de WRE.
Dupa un drum lung si o noapte cu nu foarte mult somn, am avut de alergat etapa de medie distanta(WRE). Drumul lung si oboseala si-au pus amprenta asupra mea, nereusind sa ma concentrez la cursa. Am facut o suita de greseli datorate lipsei de concentrare (nepunand la socoteala faptul ca ar fi trebuit sa fiu descalificat pentru ca am sarit 2 garduri chiar in zona Finish-ului). Pentru etapa de lunga distanta am decis sa reduc viteza de alrgare si sa ma concentrez pe orientare. Chiar mi-a reusit acest lucru in marea majoritate a traseului, iar pe ultima parte, dupa ce am facut "echipa" cu Tuncu si Suciu, am crescut viteza de alergare.
In dupa-masa zilei de sambata am facut echipa cu Andreea Danila la un Mobil-O sprint. A fost foarte distractiv si nou pentru mine, insa vremea urata a stricat un pic din "distractia" alergarii cu telefonul intr-o mana si cu harta si busola in cealalta.

Serbia - Cika Duska 2010

Rezultate cumulate
Rezultate Middle Distance
Rezultate Long Distance

La Variant 5 Cup in localitatea Targovishte (Bulgaria) au fost programate 4 etape de concurs (2 sprinturi, o medie distanta si o lunga distanta-WRE)
In prima zi a avut loc prologul, un super-sprint intr-o zona pe care acum sute de ani s-a aflat cel mai probabil o cetate. Cateva erori si o viteza nu foarte ridicata de alergare au dus la un timp decent dar nu indeajuns de bun pentru top 3. Totusi speram sa fie un bun antrenament pentru etapa de sprint ce urma, mai ales ca aceea conta pentru rezultatul final la Cupa Variant 5.
Desi am inceput bine etapa de sprint, am avut ghinionul sa fac o gafa de proportii la postul 9, pierzand peste 2:30 min. De acolo nu am mai gresit insa aceea greseala si-a spus cuvantul asupra vitezei mele de alergare. Peste 5 minute diferenta fata de cel mai bun timp realizat de Suciu Simion. O etapa pe care imi doream sa o uit cat mai repede.
In seara aceleiasi zile am mers cu toti sportivii din Romania la banchetul organizat de clubul Variant 5. A fost o seara frumoasa, plina de dans,zambete si voie buna alaturi de prieteni.
Etapa de medie distanta ainceput bine pentru mine, concentrarea a fost prezenta,viteza de alergare a corespuns si doar cateva greseli minore pe final, coroborate cu scaderea vitezei de alergare, a facut ca rezultatul meu sa fie cu 4:49 min mai slab decat cel al lui Nikolai Dimitrov, cel care a castigat etapa.
Pentru etapa de lunga distanta, care a fost si etapa de WRE, nu m-am simtit foarte bine, oboseala incepand sa isi faca simtita prezenta. Harta nu a fost de un nivel foarte bun. Erorile hartii impreuna cu oboseala acumulata m-au facut sa gresesc atat in postul 1 cat si in postul 5 (pierzand in aceste doua posturi cel putin 7 minute). De asemenea am gresit varianta de la 9 la 10, pierzand de asemenea si aici cel putin 2:30. O alta greseala majora a fost in butterfly unde in loc sa merg la postul 27 am mers direct in 28. Norocul meu a fost ca distanta era foarte mica si am putut sa recuperez. Per total un timp nu foarte rau avand in vedere greselile mari pe care le-am facut.

Rezultate Long Distance
Rezultate Middle Distance
Rezultate Sprint
Rezultate Prolog

Variant 5 Cup 2010

Campionat National Semi Maraton - Iasi 2010

2010-04-20T17:22:00.000+03:00

Desi sperantele erau mari (cel putin pentru mine personal) nu am reusit decat sa o dau in bara (pentru a cata oara??) la acest Campionat de Semi Maraton.
In aceasta cursa am facut niste greseli pe care le credeam "pierdute" pe undeva prin anii copilariei. Nu am fost in stare sa imi franez alergarea si am alergat, cel putin pe a doua harta, foarte mult si foarte prost. La un calcul facut la rece am peste 30 de minute pierdut la doar 4 posturi. Nu vreau sa vorbesc despre proasta organizare (posturi lipsa, posturi fara statie, statii care nu faceau "bip", numarul de posturi cu apa etc.) pentru ca nu am absolut nici o scuza.

Harti:

Rezultate

Album Foto

Stari de spirit diferite dupa concurs

Cantonament Primorsko - Bulgaria + Brown Cup 2010

2010-04-20T17:08:00.000+03:00

Incepand cu a doua zi de Paste, impreuna cu alti orientaristi din Romania ne-am deplasat in localitatea Primorsko (zona in care se vor desfasura Campionatele Europene de Seniori 2010) pentru un cantonament de pregatire pe zone specifice. A fost o saptamana in care s-a muncit intens, antrenamentele fiind destul de dificile atat din punct de vedere tehnic cat si fizic. Padurile sunt foarte rapide relativ curate si permit deplasarea la o viteza extrem de ridicata.
De la Primorsko am mers la Veliko Tarnovo unde s-a desfasurat Brown Cup 2010. Pentru acest concurs au fost programate doua etape: un sprint de oras in localitatea Strajita si o medie distanta (WRE) in apropiere de aceeasi localitate.
Desi am avut un inceput ezitant la sprint (la primul post am pierdut aproximativ 30 de secunde) plus alte cateva mici erori, rezultatul a fost unul multumitor pentru mine. La etapa de medie distanta lucrurile au stat cu totul altfel. Desi am pornit cu o viteza scazuta, fiind avertizat de persoanele care fusesera deja in concurs, odata cu aparita oboselii am facut o "gafa" monumentala la postul 10 care si-a pus amprenta pe restul evolutiei mele, de acolo nemaireusind sa revin la un tempou bun de alergare si nici la cel mai eficient mod de a rezolva problemele de tehnica. Un rezultat destul de slab insa o buna invatatura de minte.

Rezultate Sprint
Rezultate Middle Distance (WRE)
Rezultate TOTAL
Official Brown Cup Web-Site

In albumul foto de mai jos se gasesc si cateva harti de antrenament plus hartile de concurs!

Cantonament Bulgaria 2010 - Primorsko

Norma de control Izvorul Muresului !

2010-03-29T21:08:00.000+03:00

Dupa o saptamana presarata de probleme medicale (toxi-infectie alimentara plus "amorteala" din piciorul drept) am avut ocazia sa imi testez fortele impotriva unui numar insemnat de orientaristi din Romania. Traseul ales a fost cel parcurs si anul trecut la Crosul Montan din localitatea Izvorul Mureslui.
Problemele de sanatate au avut un efect negatv asupra performantei mele si, desi mi-as fi dorit sa alerg 12 km, a trebuit sa ma opresc dupa 8 km din cauza durerilor de stomac. Sper ca anul urmator sa imi imbunatatesc timpul realizat !

Rezultate
Statistica

Izvorul Muresului 2010

Poze Portugalia 2010

2010-03-18T13:09:00.000+02:00

Portugalia 2010

2010-03-10T19:46:00.000+02:00

Alaturi de colegii mei de la Unirea Alba Iulia am avut deosebita placere de a ma antrena si de a concura in Portugalia. O tara care in luna februarie iti ofera conditii aproape optime de pregatire. Terenuri deosebite, harti atat tehnice cat si solicitante fizic din pricina nisipului. O multitudine de antrenamente(unele mai reusite, altele nu) dar si un numar important de etape de concurs la cel mai inalt nivel. Per total o experienta unica traita intr-o tara si o cultura total noua pentru mine, o multime de noi prieteni.
Dupa Portugalia a urmat o experienta cel putin interesanta in Spania, in orasul Ronda. Un tip de teren pe care nu l-am mai intalnit niciodata si un mod de a carta cel putin bizar, ca sa citez organizatorii: "un mod finlandez de a carta" . Foarte ciudat, desi modul de cartare a fost finlandez, acestia nu prea si-au facut loc printre fruntasi, ba din contra!

Harti Antrenament Portugalia

Harti Portugal O Meeting 2010 Portugal O Meeting 2010

Harti Norte Alentejano O`Meeting 2010 Norte Alentejano O`Meeting 2010
Harti Trofeo Internacional Ciudad de Ronda 2010 Trofeo Internacional Ciudad de Ronda 2010

P.S. 1: Pozele vor urma !
P.S. 2: Scorul este 7-4 (pentru cunoscatori)

O mica picatura intr-un pahar cu apa !

2010-01-29T19:57:00.000+02:00

Dupa multi ani de incercari in zadar a venit timpul ca presa din Romania sa isi indrepte privirea si spre orientare!
Felicitari celui care a avut "curajul" sa scrie si despre alte sporturi in afara de fotbal si de asemenea felicitari lui Florin Tuncu pentru initiativa.
P.S. da da multumim Gsp.ro
Ce a iesit puteti vedea aici:

LINK

A venit momentul !

2009-12-24T13:48:00.000+02:00

A trecut ceva timp de cand sezonul competitional 2008-2009 s-a incheiat, asta prin septembrie, si dupa o bine meritata pauza am reluat pregatirea la inceputul lunii octombrie. Au fost destule antrenamente, iar lunile au trecu, ajungand la mijlocul lunii decembrie. Am primit o invitatie din partea domnului Galateanu sa merg cu fotstul meu club in cantonament. O mare bucurie sa mergi in cantonament cu atatia prieteni buni. Locatia aleasa a fost Predeal (o alegere inspirata din toate punctele de vedere).
Adevarule ste ca dupa atata pregatire in Bucuresti, pe asfalt, fara diferenta de nivel, foarte probabil orice locatie care mi-ar fi oferit munte(diferenta de nivel), zapada, aer curat ar fi fost extrem de binevenita.
Per total a fost un cantonament reusit in proportie de 90%, diferenta de 10% fiind data de o mica accidentare care m-a facut sa scurtez un antrenament, insa sunt extrem de multumit de munca depusa, de faptul ca dupa o perioada de antrenament in Bucuresti am reusit sa ma adaptez repede si eficient conditiilor de cantonament. Programul meu a fost urmatorul:
Ziua 1: Dupa ce am ajuns in Predeal si ne-am cazat am iesit la un antrenament de acomodare- 11 km pe drumul care leaga Rasnov de Predeal. La acest antrenament am alergat insotit de Cosmin Georgescu.
Ziua 2: Am decis sa alerg tot pe acelasi drum insa de datta o distanta mai lunga, 14 km, insa intr-un tempo de alergare mult mai sustinut decat in prima zi.
Dupa-masa am decis de comun acord sa plecam din spatele vilei in care eram cazati pe niste defrisari care, in ideea edililor din Predeal, urmeaza sa devina partii de ski. Distanta alergata nu a fost foarte mare insa am tras de mine foarte mult dat fiind faptul ca a fost vorba numai de alergare "la deal". Aproximativ 7 km urcat-coborat insa cu o diferenta pozitiva de nivel de aproape 200 m.
Ziua 3: In aceasta zi grupul nostru s-a "imbogatit" cu Bulgaru Costica si Titiriga Tiberiu. Am plecat cu masinile de la vila si am mers pana la intrarea din drumul de Rasnov spre Cabana Forban(Steaua)- Diham. Am alergat pana la Diham si inapoi(numai prin zapada), pe o vreme rece dar cu un cer senin si un soare care incerca sa ne "ajute". Antrenamentul s-a terminat la intrarea in Predeal. A fost cel mai lung antrenament din acest cantonament, aproape 17 km alergati si 300 de m diferenta pozitiva de nivel. Dupa-amiaza am mers pe alta "defrisare" dar de data asta mult mai abrupta, fapt care ne-a impiedicat alergarea, insa a fost un urcus in forta, printr-o zapada destul de mare. Insa din varf am avut ocazia sa admiram o priveliste senzationala care a facut ca urcusul pana acolo sa merite cu prisosinta.
Ziua 4: Desi nu pot sa spun ca am fost foarte incantat de ideea de a merge cu grupul in Poiana Brasov, eu dorind sa fac un antrenament foarte lung: Predeal-Diham-Predeal, m-am supus majoritatii si am ales ca metoda de antrenament o alergare sustinuta in Poiana Brasov pe traseul Poiana Brasov-Drumul Rosu-Cabana Postavarul-Varful Postavarul. Desi mai facusem acest traseu niciodata nu reusisem sa il alerg complet. Acesta a fost scopul cu care am plecat, si mi-a reusit in proportie de 80% deoarece in apropierea varfului a aparut ceata si vantul puternic si am fost nevoit sa reduc "turatia". La coborare am oprit la cabana Postavarul unde am servit un ceai cu rom (cu foarte mult rom). De acolo a urmat o coborare in forta pana in Poiana si apoi drumul cu masina pana in Predeal.
In dupa-masa acelei zile am avut parte de o buna meritata perioada de odihna, pentru a ne revenii dupa primele zile de cantonament.
Ziua 5: Desi imi propusesem pentru aceasta zi 2 antrenamente lungi, o durere in talpa dreapta m-a facut sa abandonez "lupta" dupa numai 6 km alergati desi imi propusesem sa alerg cel putin 18. Dupa-masa am stans din dinti si am mers pe traseul Predeal-Susai tur-retur, aproximativ 12 km dar pe un frig incredibil si pe un drum cu destula diferenta de nivel.
Ziua 6: In afara de faptul ca urma drumul spre casa, am decis cu toata lumea sa refacem antrenamentul pe drumul spre Diham.A fost o alegere buna, desi fizic mi s-a parut ca m-am simtit mai rau, pe cronometru am reusit sa imi imbunatatesc timpul cu aproape 2 minute.
Per total au fost aproape 100 de km alergati in acest cantonament. O buna baza de pregatire pentru restul iernii.

Cantonament Predeal - 2009

Cupa Berii 2009 - Cluj Napoca - Impresii

2009-09-28T13:34:00.001+03:00

Pozele vorbesc de la sine despre aceasta "minunata" competitie.

Cupa Berii 2009 - Cluj

Cupa Berii 2009 - Cluj Napoca

2009-09-18T12:14:00.000+03:00

Probabil exista unele intrebari legate de faptul ca nu exista nici o post privitor la Campionatele Nationale. Motivul , probabil, este cunoscut de marea majoritate si prefer sa imi pastrez opiniile in cazul acesta pentru mine, din dorinta de a nu jigni sau acuza pe cineva. Imi cer scuze totusi organizatorilor clujeni, care au reusit cat de cat sa se ridice la nivelul asteptarilor, in privinta cele de-a doua jumatati a "Campionatelor"
Dupa acest scurt intro urmeaza si partea cea mai importanta : Cupa Berii 2009. Ce WRE?Ce Cupa Romaniei?Ce campionat national? Dupa un sezon lung,incarcat,obositor meritam sa ne simtim bine.Si exact asta se va intampla. Aceasta Cupa a berii este doar laitmotivul unei mici petreceri in "familie" care sa marcheze sfarsitul ( pentru unii dintre noi) sezonului. Va fi un weekend de vis,promit, si sunt sigur de asta!La buna vedere prieteni...maine(19.09.2009) la Cluj! P.S. Acest articol este un pamflet si trebuie tratat ca atare!Sau poate nu...

WOC 2009 Ungaria - Cupa Ungariei 2009 - Miskolc

2009-09-08T11:40:00.000+03:00

Au trecut aproape 2 saptamani de cand am avut onoarea sa fiu printre cei mai puternici orientaristi ai lumii si cred ca a venit timpul sa onorez acel eveniment cu un articol pe blog!
Pot sa spun cu mana pe inima ca asteptam cu nerabdare momentul plecarii spre Ungaria, planul de actiune fiind facut impreuna cu Costica Bulgaru cu mult timp inainte. Insa ce avea sa urmeze putini ar fi prevazut. In dimineata zilei in care trebuia sa plecam spre Miskolc am primit un telefon care a dat intreaga "afacere" peste cap. In drumul lui de la Buzau la Bucuresti, Costica a reusit "performanta" de a avea un accident de masina( nu comentez cauzele sau persoana in culpa). Astfel eu am ramas fara transport pentru Ungaria. In cele din urma, cautand pe lista cu cei inscrisi la Cupa Ungariei am dat peste numele lui Daniel Stroescu. El si tatal sau au avut bunavointa de a ma ajuta sa ajung in Ungaria (pe aceasta cale vreau sa le multumesc). Drumul a trecut relativ repede datorita faptului ca am dormit destul de mult.
Eu urma sa locuiesc pe durata sederii in Ungaria la vreo 10 km de Miskolc intr-o mica localitate numita Bukkszenkereszt, unde urmau sa se desfasoare si calificarile pentru medie distanta si lunga distanta dar si primele doua etape ale Cupei Ungariei.
Luni dimineata a inceput nebunia pentru mine. Urma sa fiu spectator la calificarile pentru lunga distanta. Cred ca am avut mai mari emotii la inceput decat unii dintre participanti dar atmosfera a fost foarte frumoasa lucru ce a facut sa piara emotiile si sa apara entuziasmul. Dupa calificarile de la medie distanta urma si prima etapa de Cupa Ungariei. A fost o medie distanta, etapa in care nu am facut greseli foarte mari insa oboseala de pe drum plus cele cateva ore in care am stat in picioare pentru calificarile de la lunga distanta si-au spus cuvantul asupra performantei mele.
Rezultate Cupa Ungariei Etapa 1

Urmatoarea zi, marti, participantii la WOC au avut liber.Noi am mers in aceeasi locatie ca in prima zi, numai ca de data asta a urmat proba de lunga distanta pentru noi, pe aceeasi zona unde au fost calificarile pentru lunga.
Nici de data aceasta nu am facut aproape nici o greseala insa tempoul de alergare a fost destul de scazut, insa si pe varianta lunga am pierdut destul de mult timp alergand sa merg direct, aproape de linia rosie. Per total o etapa frumoasa pe o zona destul de dificila dar si extrem de fizica.
Rezultate Cupa Ungariei Etapa a 2-a
In aceeasi zi, dupa-masa am mers cu totii la festivitatea de deschidere, in Miskolc. A fost o festivitate linistita dar destul de plictisitoare.
Pentru miercuri era programata finala de medie distanta unde am avut de "tras" pentru a il incuraja pe Zinca Ionut, care a realizat o performanta notabila pentru Romania. Locul 8 la 6 secunde de locul 6 si la 2 minute de campionul mondial, francezul Thierry Gueorgieou.
Finala s-a desfasurat in localitatea Bankut. De acolo noi ne-am intors in Bukksenkereszt pentru etapa a 3-a a Cupei Ungariei. A fost o etapa destul de ciudata. Nu putea fi numita nici medie distanta dar nici sprint. Lungimea traseului a fost de 3.8 km insa a avut foarte foarte mult nivel mai ales pe ultima parte. La Aceasta etapa m-am simtit chiar foarte bine atat fizic cat si psihic. Am reusit o cursa buna si numai ghinionul m-a impiedicat sa o castig.
Rezultate Cupa Ungariei Etapa a 3-a

Urmatoarea zi, joi, urma sa fie o zi plina. Calificari la sprint pentru WOC, sprint in Miskolc pentru Cupa Ungariei si apoi iar in locatia de la calificari pentru finala de la Sprint, toate in aceeasi zi.
O zi destul de obositoare si din cauza temperaturilor foarte ridicate dar si din cauza oboselii care incepea sa isi faca simtita prezenta. Etapa de sprint nu a fost pentru mine. Destul de multe mici greseli care la sprint conteaza, plus un tonus fizic slab au dus la o cursa slaba din partea mea.
Rezultate Cupa Ungariei Etapa a 4-a

Dupa patru zile de concurs urma o zi de pauza in care puteam sa ne bucuram de concursul de stafeta. A fost un spectacol frumos, pe alocuri trist dar care a dovedit inca odata daca mai era nevoie ce inseamna fair play si ce inseamna oamenii de calitate pe care ii creaza orientarea. Probabil multi dintre voi stiu la ce ma refer iar cei care nu stiu pot cauta linistit pe Google despre evenimentele de la stafeta.
Sambata dimineata, pe zona unde fusese stafeta cu o zi inainte, organizatorii ne-au pregatit probabil ce-a mai dificila cursa. Lunga distanta cu foarte mult nivel, temperaturi extrem de ridicate dar si multa multa oboseala. Totusi o etapa frumoasa si destul de atractiva. Cateva greseli de alegerea a variantei dar si o greseala mare in postul 10, plus oboseala fizica au dus la o cursa destul de slaba din partea mea, insa sunt destul de multumit de modul in care am reusit sa fac fata traseului date fiind conditiile.
Rezultate Cupa Ungariei Etapa a 5-a

Asteptam ultima etapa cu foarte mare nerbdare deoarece urma sa fie pe un teren cu relief negativ. Insa printr-un concurs de imprejurari nu am reusit sa ajung la start la ora potrivita astfel pierzand ocazia sa alerg ultima etapa la Cupa Ungariei. Pentru nepartciparea la aceasta etapa am coborat destul de mult in clasament insa nu mai conta foarte mult acest lucru. Am savurat finala de la lunga distanta, unde am avut prilejul sa vad care este nivelul cerut pentru o astfel de proba.
Pentru seara aceleiasi zile urma Banchetul de inchidere. Nu pot spune mai mult decat ca toata lumea s-a simtit bine, restul "aventurilor" si lucrurilor vazut la banchet raman nedezvaluite din dorinta de a "proteja" anumite persoane!
A fost ultimul nostru contact cu Miskolc de acolo urmand sa mergem la Baia Mare pentru Campionatele Nationale de Stafeta si Sprint.
Ca o concluzie, a fost o saptamana extrem de frumoasa in care am avut ocazia sa vad cu ce se "mananca" orientarea adevarata.
Rezultate Finale Cupa Ungariei 2009

WOC 2009 Part 1

WOC 2009 Part 2

Banquet WOC 2009

Cantonament Piatra Arsa - Iulie 2009

2009-08-05T15:23:00.000+03:00

Sambata trecuta s-a desfasura in parcul Herastrau din Bucuresti, campionatul national de mars-20 km. La aceasta competitie au participat si 4 colege de club. Una dintre ele, Ana Maria Groza se afla in pregatire in Piatra Arsa si a "coborat" in Bucuresti special pentru acest concurs, urmand sa revina la pregatirea. Luni urmau sa ajunga in Piatra Arsa inca doua fete plus un alt coleg de club, atlet si el. A fost o decizie de moment dar impreuna cu directorul clubului, Marius Anghel, am decis ca ar fi benefic in vederea competitiilor viitoare sa merg si eu in Piatra Arsa, pentru un stagiu de o saptamana. Am plecat sambata spre Alba Iulia, urmand ca de acolo,luni dimineata sa plecam cu masina in Piatra Arsa.
Colegii mei de club erau "virgini" in privinta cantonamentelor montane in Piatra Arsa, asa ca pentru inceput am fost sfatuitorul lor, pana in momentul in care s-au acomodat cu locul.
Dupa un drum destul de greu am ajuns in jurul orei 4 in Piatra Arsa.Ne-am cazat si am iesit direct la antrenament, pentru a ne acomoda cat mai repede. Am decis sa il insotim pe Ionut Zinca, el aflandu-se in Piatra Arsa de aproximativ 2 saptamani. A fost o alergare usoara pe drumul de masini, in jur de 7 km, destul cat sa ne faca pofta de mancare!
Pentru a doua zi am decis sa mergem la Monumentul Eroilor. Am facut un antrenament destul de bun,undeva aproape de 12 km. Dupa-masa am mers pe stadion si am alergat 6 km dar intr-un ritm destul de sustinut.
A treia zi am mers spre Varful Omu oprindu-ne la jumatatea distantei undeva dupa Baba Mare. Deja se simtea o relaxare a respiratiei, datorita acomodarii cu aerul de la acea altitudine.Dupa masa am mers pe stadion unde am facut cateva ture de incalzire, pe urma plecand pe tura de 3.5 km.
Pentru a patra zi drumurile noastre s-au despartit. Eu am decis sa fac un antrenament lung pana la Varful Omu, iar colegii mei au mers pe stadion.A fost un antrenament greu,lung, aproximativ 17 km cu 500 de metrii diferenta pozitiva de nivel.Timpul realizat a fost de 90 de minute,dar vremea potrivnica m-a facut sa pierd cateva minute.Cred ca timpul pe care as putea sa il realizez este undeva in jur de 82-83 de minute.Ionut Zinca a facut 69 de minute pe acest traseu, timp record pentru el. Dupa masa am mers la sauna si la bazin pentru putina relaxare.
Vineri dimineata am plecat intr-o mica "excursie" pe traseul Piatra Arsa-Pestera-Babele-Piatra Arsa. Am vizitat pestera iar la intoarcere din cauza temperaturii foarte mari am venit la pas. Dupa masa am facut o alergare intr-un ritm sustinut pana la Babele si inapoi, in jur de 35 de minute. Sambata am decis sa merg iar la Omu, in speranta ca voi reusi sa realizez un timp sub 90 de minute. Insa din cauza oboselii acumulate nu am reusit sa ajung la Omu si a trebuit sa ma "multumesc" cu Varful Costila. A urmat in aceeasi dupa masa o ora la bazin urmand ca a doua zi sa plec spre Bucuresti. Spre norocul meu, un atlet din Republica Moldova, Luchianov Ion s-a oferit sa ma ia si pe mine cu masina lui pana in Sinaia, el avand drum in directia aceea. A fost un drum destul de greu pana in Sinaia insa ma bucur ca am ales varianta asta pentru ca am cunoscut un om de valoare de la care am ce invata pe viitor.
Tipic romanesc trenul spre Bucuresti a avut o intarziere de o ora, astfel fiind nevoit sa stau pe peronul garii din Sinaia facand NIMIC. Dupa un drum in care am fost nevoit sa stau in picioare din lipsa biletelor am ajuns in Bucurestiul lovit de canicula.
Nu am facut numai antrenamente in Piatra Arsa. In timpul "liber", impreuna cu colega mea Alina am vazut in jur de 30 de episoade din Two and a Half Men. Singura noastra metoda de a ne petrece timpul liber. O saptamana frumoasa pestrecuta in compania prietenilor. Ce isi mai poate dori cineva?

Piatra Arsa- Iulie 2009

P.S. Urmeaza Mentor Silva Cup 2009 in Predeal, cu o etapa WRE.

Croatia Open 2009

2009-07-09T11:36:00.000+03:00

Weekendul trecut s-a desfasurat in localitatea Delnice, concursul international de orientare Croatia Open 2009. 3 zile de concurs la cel mai inalt nivel, cu participare din toate coluturile Europei, inclusiv Romania.
Inca din momentul in care, impreuna cu Marius Anghel, am decis sa participam la aceasta competitie, am gandit ca ar fi un bun moment sa putem savura cateva zile pe malul Marii Adriatice, in Croatia. Aventura a inceput luni seara din Alba Iulia. Impreuna cu Marius am plecat cu masina spre punctul de trecere al granitei, la Moravita. Insa acolo am intampinat niste probleme legate de actele masinii, fiind nevoiti sa facem cale intoarsa la Alba Iulia si sa incercam sa facem rost de alt mijloc de transport. Au urmat cateva zile tensionate, din cauza lipsei unei alte alternative. In cele din urma, impreuna cu Marius am decis sa merg doar eu in Croatia, impreuna cu Gabi Sabou, Irina Maiorescu, Auer Monica si prietenul ei. Plecarea spre Croatia a fost joi, din Cluj.Drumul a decurs fara probleme ajungand in Croatia (Delnice) in jurul orei 1 ora locala. Toti am pornit din Romania cu gandul ca ne vom caza la sala de sport, pusa la dispozitie de organizatori. Insa odata ajunsi in fata salii de sport am avut o "mare" surpriza. Usile salii erau inchise si cu toate eforturile noastre de a trezi pe cineva sa ne deschida nu am reusit. Nefiind foarte frig afara am decis de comun acord sa dormim afara sau in masina. Cei "sacrificati" sa doarma afara am fost eu si prietenul Monicai, Adi.

Spre norocul nostru nu a fost o seara friguroasa si nici nu a plouat. Singura problema a fost sforaitul lui Adi si faptul ca salteaua mea s-a dezumflat, eu ajungand sa dorm direct pe asfalt!
Ne-am trezit devreme, in jur de ora 7 pentru a merge la validare, in sala de sport.
Acolo am aflat cu stupoare ca desi usa din fata a salii de sport era inchisa, exista totusi o alternativa, USA DIN SPATE!!Am facut validarea si ne-am luat in primire "sala de clasa" unde urma sa dormim. Marea surpriza a fost aparitia lui Marius Anghel la sala de sport. A reusit sa convinga 2 prieteni sa il aduca in Croatia si astfel intreg lotul albaiulian era complet. De la sala de sport am mers toti la harta de Model Event, aflata in apropierea orasului Delnice.

Harta Model Event:

Dupa Model Event, Marius a plecat spre litoral, pentru a gasi cazare. Eu am ramas la sala de sport impreuna cu restul grupului pentru a face o baie in piscina salii de sport. Dupa odihna, am pornit spre Fuzine, o localitate la 20 de km de Delnice, unde la ora 17, ora locala era primul start pentru proba de sprint (WRE). Favoritii acestei curse, ca si a intregii competitii erau suedezii David Andersson si Matias Karlsson. Pentru mine a fost o cursa buna in marea ei majoritate insa o greseala de 2 minute jumatate in zona postului 4 si o greseala de varianta spre postul 9, unde am ales sa urc prin zona impadurita in loc sa aleg soseaua au adaugat timpului meu aproximativ 3 minute jumatate.Restul diferentei fata de timpul castigator venind din pregatirea fizica. Etapa a fost castigata de David Andersson.

Harta Model Event Sprint:

Harta Sprint (Fuzine) :

Rezultate Sprint
Rezultate WRE
Splituri

Din Fuzine am plecat impreuna cu Marius spre localitatea Crikvenica, aflata pe malul Marii Adriatice. Urmatoare zi, dimineata, am profitat de faptul ca startul la medie distanta era la ora 3, si am profitat de cateva ore de plaja si "balaceala". Media Distanta s-a desfasurat in localitatea Crni Lug. Pentru mine a fost o etapa extrem de dificila, deoarece acest gen de teren si de interpretare a hartii erau noi pentru mine. Am facut greseli peste greseli, pe care nici eu nu mi le pot explica, iar asta s-a vazut in timpul meu final. Per total aceasta etapa a fost o buna experienta pentru mine, reusind sa invat cu siguranta multe lucruri. Si aici s-a impus acelasi David Andersson.

Harta Medie Distanta:
Rezultate
Medie Distanta
Rezultate WRE Splituri

Dupa aceasta etapa am fost foarte suparat si imi doream ca la urmatoarea etapa, lunga distanta, sa nu mai repet erorile de la medie. Startul in proba de lunga distanta a fost la ora 10, ora locala, chiar de langa orasul Delnice. Privind peste listele de start am putut avea surpriza sa observ ca in spatele meu pleaca 3 dintre favoritii acestei competitii (David Andersson, Matias Karlsson si Ville Sundberg) , astfel avand ocazia sa vad pe pielea mea ritmul si modul in care alearga sportivi de prim rang mondial. Cursa a inceput bine pentru mine insa dupa ce am fost depasit de David Andersson au aparut si greselile. In postul 3 am reusit sa ma incurc in poteci astfel pierzand minute pretioase. La postul 4 am ales sa merg pe nivel in loc sa aleg varianta pe drum. De asemenea in postul 5 am facut o greseala care m-a costat inca 2 minute. In postul 6 am fost ajuns de Matias Karlsson, cu care am mers pana la jumatatea distantei spre postul 10 insa de acolo a inceput adevarata aventura pentru mine. Cramponul drept a ramas fara talpa astfel fiind nevoit sa alerg aproape descult. Am oscilat pentru cateva momente intre abandon si riscul de a continua descult.

Am ales sa continui si alergand intr-o viteza scazuta nu am mai gresit pana la final. A fost o etapa mai putin tehnica decat cea de medie distanta, insa mult mult mai fizica. Etapa a fost castigata de David Andersson care s-a impus fara probleme in fata celorlalti alergatori.

Harta Lunga Distanta:

Rezultate Lunga Distanta
Splituri
Rezultate Cumulate
Dupa aceasta ultima etapa ne-am intors la Crikvenica pentru ultimele clipe de mare si de soare, a doua zi dimineata urmand sa plecam spre Alba Iulia si de acolo spre Bucuresti.

Croatia

Cupa Romaniei 2009 - Baia Mare - World Ranking Event - Opinii si Critici

2009-06-25T11:53:00.000+03:00

Weekendul care tocmai a trecut s-au desfasurat la Baia Mare doua etape contand pentru Cupa Romaniei 2009. Prima etapa a fost un WRE, lunga distanta. O etapa desfasurata pe o zona foarte alergabila si nu foarte tehnica. Micile erori de organizare pot fi trecute cu vederea deoarece organizatorii au ascultat parerile alergatorilor, au inteles care au fost problemele si si-au asumat raspunderea pentru ele. Etapa a fost castigata relativ detasat de Bogya Tamas care s-a impus in fata lui Marian Ciprian, care revine in orientare dupa o pauza de aproape un an.
Etapa a 2-a s-a desfasurat in alte conditii. Harta a fost de un nivel un pic mai tehnic iar alergabilitatea un pic scazuta fata de prima etapa, iar ploaia din noaptea precedenta a ingreunat si mai mult alergarea. In aceasta etapa s-a impus destul de detasat Marian Ciprian, care a fost la doar cateva secunde de a reusi si victoria pe cumulat, in fata lui Tamas.
Personal, asteptam acest concurs cu destul de multe sperante. La lunga distanta,desi cu un start ezitant la primul post am reusit sa imi revin si sa merg fara greseala pana in postul 5, insa, in zona postului 5 am calcat stramb pe piciorul stang, resimtind dureri groaznice la glezna stanga. Prima idee a fost sa abandonez dar dupa o pauza de cateva minute de alergat am decis sa continui dat fiind faptul ca era o etapa de WRE. Viteza de alergare nu a mai fost aceeasi, iar greseli tehnice au mai aparut doar la postul 17. In rest o cursa buna pentru mine umbrita insa de accidentare.
Am incercat sa fac tot posibilul sa alerg si etapa a 2-a insa dupa numai 8 posturi alergate,fara greseli de tehnica dar cu o viteza foarte foarte scazuta, am decis sa abandonez pentru a nu imi agrava problemele.
P.S. Dupa consultatia de la medic glezna este ok ( am facut niste infilitratii) dar toate pb pe care le am sunt din cauza stilului " prost" de a merge. Voi purta niste "talpici" special conceputi pentru a imi corecta mersul. Pentru mine urmeaza Croatia Open unde sper sa fac o figura frumoasa intr`un teren necunoscut mie.
P.S.2 Voi reveni cat de curand cu harti si poze de la Cupa Romaniei.

Baia Mare

Rezultate WRE
Rezultate Cumulate pentru cele doua etape
Splituri Et. 1 Splituri Et. 2

Cupa Romaniei 2009 - Baia Mare - World Ranking Event

2009-06-15T18:43:00.000+03:00

Federaţia Română de Orientare în asociere cu Fundaţia pentru Tineret MARATIN Baia
Mare, C.S.Montan Rivulus Dominarum Baia Mare şi cu sprijinul Direcţiei pentru Sport a Judeţului
Maramureş, organizează în data de 19 – 21 iunie 2009, CUPA ROMÂNIEI şi CUPA RIVULUS
680 – MARATIN Baia Mare (WRE).
CENTRUL DE CONCURS:
Direcţia pentru Sport a judeţului Maramureş.
PROGRAM:
- Vineri 19 iunie 2009, orele 17,00 – 20,00 - validarea concurenţilor la Centrul de Concurs;
- Sîmbătă 20 iunie 2009, START ora 10:00 în etapa I-a LD (WRE) a Cupei României şi a Cupei
Rivulus 680 – Maratin.
- Duminică 21 iunie 2009 - ora 10:00 – START în etapa II-a MD a Cupei României şi a Cupei
Rivulus 680 – Maratin.
- ora 14:00 – festivitate de premiere.
DATE TEHNICE:
Datele tehnice vor fi afişate atât la centrul de concurs cât şi la locul de start.
HĂRŢI:
- 2 hărţi situate la 25-30 km de Baia Mare, editate în anii 2008/2009 (vezi site
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Plopeni - Campionatul national de Noapte si Echipe 2009

2009-06-05T12:31:00.000+03:00

De la Alba Iulia am plecat la drum spre Plopeni intr-o formula de patru persoane.Langa mine(Radu), Bulgaru si Zinca s-a adaugat Suciu Simion.Drumul a fost unul destul de greu din cauza ploii abundente dar si presarat cu cateva momente hazlii pe care tinem sa le pastram secrete :)).
Prima etapa a fost ce-a de noapte, programata vineri seara. Conditiile meteo a facut ca o parte din cei inscrisi sa opteze pentru a nu mai lua startul in concurs. O etapa de concurs dificila cu niste posturi destul de greu de atacat.Castigatorul a fost Zinca Ionut care a realizat un timp foarte bun pentru conditiile de concurs.
Rezultate Campionatul National de Noapte 2009

Campionatul National de Noapte-Plopeni

Pentru Zinca a fost si singura etapa de la Plopeni deoarece era calificat pentru Balcaniada de alergare montana, si in dimineata zilei de sambata trebuia sa fie in Bucuresti, pentru a pleca spre Bulgaria.
Ce-a de-a doua etapa a fost o Medie Distanta, un pic peste medie,avand 9.2 km si 355 m diferenta de nivel. O etapa destul de grea din cauza oboselii acumulate cu o seara inainte in concursul de noapte.Toti concurentii au dat tot ce au putut in speranta ca vor obtine un loc cat mai sus la final. Un traseu destul de greu din punct de vedere fizic cu doar cateva posturi care iti puneau cu adevarat probleme de tehnica.Etapa a fost castigata de Bogya Tamas.
Rezultate Campionatul National pe Echipe Et. 1

Pentru duminica cu totii stiam ca ne asteapta o etapa lunga si dificila din punct de vedere fizic(12.2 Km si 625 nivel). Ce a urmat a fost destul de interesant pentru toti sportivii.Daniel Stroescu, trasatorul , a ales sa ne faca o surpriza.In ce a constat aceasta surpriza?Sectiunea de la start la primul post a avut undeva in jur de 3.5 km si punea multe probleme in alegerea variantei.O surpriza frumoasa si interesanta.Din partea mea numai cuvinte de lauda pentru acest mod de a face un traseu.De ce spun asta?Pentru ca harta si terenul erau cunoscute de majoritatea concurentilor dar cu o trasare " cu cap" Daniel a reusit sa incurce multe calcule.Au existat ceva contestatii in privinta amplasarii postului 10.Personal cred ca nu era amplasat corect, ci la o distanta de maxim 10 m mai sus de locul unde trebuia sa se afle, pe directia spre postul 11. Per total o etapa frumoasa cu o vreme buna, dupa doua zile de ploaie continua.Etapa a fost castigata de Suciu Simion care a tras tare, motivat fiind si de premiile consistente oferite de organizatori.
Rezultate Campionatul National pe Echipe Et. 2
(scuzati calitatea dar toti concurentii au avut probleme cu vizibilitatea hartii)

Campionatul National Echipe 2009 - Plopeni Et. 2

Rezultate cumulate pe cele doua etape

Cantonament Alba Iulia

2009-06-04T16:32:00.000+03:00

Ideea acestui cantonament a aparut in Piatra Arsa.Eu(Radu) si Zinca Ionut am fost cei care au "copt" aceasta idea.Noua ni s-a adaugat Bulgaru Costica.Plecarea s-a facut din Bucuresti pe data de 24 mai in jurul pranzului. Alaturi de noi din a fost si Danila Andreea deoarece in noaptea de 23 mai am fost impreuna sa celebram nunta prietenului nostru Negoita Iulian. In Alba Iulia ne asteptau cateva zile bune de pregatire dar oboseala acumulata la nunta si-a spus cuvantul astfel incat luni dimineata a fost zi de cumparaturi si relaxare. Dupa-masa impreuna cu Anghel Marius am ales sa facem un antrenament fizic(10 km cu 500 nivel) pe zona unde se afla harta de orientare Mamut.

A doua zi am ales sa facem un traseu de 7 km dar de pe harta am scos potecile alegand sa mergem numai folosind nivelul.Un antrenament reusit pe o zona frumoasa care iti ofera posibilitati bune de a face acest gen de antrenamente.Dupa masa am mers pe Mamut in formula completa cu Marius si am facut 4 bucle rapide cu sectiuni scurte.

Pentru ce-a de-a treia zi am ales sa mergem la Pianu unde Zinca a pregatit pentru mine si Bulgaru o alergare in paralel.Spre surpinderea mea care am plecat prea increzator, Bulgaru a reusit sa ma invinga luand 3 din cele 4 posturi comune inaintea mea. Dupa masa am mers la bazin si fiind ca in aceeasi seara se desfasura finala Ligii Campionilor la fotbal am ales sa vedem meciul in timp ce mancam.O seara frumoasa si relaxanta care ne-a ajutat sa ne desprindem un pic mintea de la oboseala.

Pentru ultima zi de antrenament inainte de plecarea la Plopeni am mers iar la Pianu.De data asta antrenamentul a fost organizat de Marius(trasarea).Instalarea posturilor nu a mai fost facuta numai de Zinca ci toti trei am instalat cate o bucata de traseu pe urma continuand fiecare pe celelalte doua bucati ale celorlalti.Un antrenament bun desfasurat pe o harta dificila.Dupa-masa pentru unii a fost zi de odihna.Eu si Marius am ales sa petrecem dupa-masa la fotbal la o competitie organizata cu prilejul Zilelor Municipiului.Vineri dimineata am plecat spre Plopeni unde urmau sa se desfasoare Campionatul national de Noapte si cel de Echipe!

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Marius Anghel, noul director al Clubului Sportiv Unirea Alba Iulia

2009-06-03T16:38:00.000+03:00

Nicolae Nistor şi Ioan Smadea au fost înlocuiţi oficial, azi, de Marius Anghel, respectiv Radu Nicula.

Clubul Sportiv Unirea Alba Iulia are începând de astăzi un nou director, în persoana lui Gabriel Marius Anghel (38 ani), care l-a înlocuit prin ordinul ministerului pe Nicky Nistor. „Deocamdată sunt doar formal investit pe acest post, până la revenirea directorului oficial, care este în prezent în concediu medical. Majoritatea activităţilor în care am fost implicat nu au legătură cu sportul. Am lucrat în sistemul bancar şi de ceva vreme sunt consilier al preşedintelui Consiliului Judeţean, Ion Dumitrel. Pe lângă toate activităţile care îţi asigură traiul de zi cu zi, fac sport de peste 30 de ani. Mi-am început activitatea sportivă, când eram în clasa a 3–a, practicând atletismul, sub comanda primului meu antrenor, Ioan Ţaran de la Liceul cu Program Sportiv Alba Iulia, apoi am jucat handbal, fotbal, iar din anul 1987 fac orientare sportivă”, a spus Gabriel Marius Anghel.

Numirea noului director, Marius Anghel, s-a făcut după susţinerea unui concurs la Bucureşti, la minister, în care candidaţii au susţinut două probe, şi anume, un proiect de management pentru o perioada de 4 ani de zile şi un interviu.
“În proiectul meu pe care l-am prezentat am prevăzut orientarea spre înalta performanţă. Visul major al unui sportiv, antrenor şi al meu, ca şi conducător de club este participarea la Olimpiadă, iar dacă se poate, şi obţinerea de medalii. Alba nu a avut medalii de acest gen!”, a precizat noul director.

CS Unirea va lua alte 4 ramuri sportive
Noul director al Clubului Sportiv Unirea Alba Iulia, Marius Anghel are are în plan extinderea ramurilor sportive, dorind să afilieze şi sporturi ca înotul, boxul, şahul, respectiv powerlifting-ul.
“Vrem să înfiinţăm o secţie nouă de înot pentru că avem baza materială, care a fost cuprinsă şi într-un proiect de fonduri structurale de reabilitare a bazinului Olimpic, chiar şi de extinedere a acestuia. Vom avea o colaborare şi cu Liceul Sportiv pentru că au clase speciale de înot! Apoi vrem şahul, care va avea o finanţare aferentă, în prezent fiind susţinut de Consiliul Local şi Primărie. De asemenea, mai sunt în discuţii şi ramuri de sport ca boxul şi powerlifting-ul”, a adăugat Marius Anghel.
În prezent există un proiect pentru o unitate care va fi formată dintr-o cantină şi spaţii pentru cazerea sportivilor care nu sunt din localitate. Aceasta va fi construită în zona Liceului cu Program Sportiv Alba Iulia.

Tenisul de masă va fi reorganizat
Ramura sportivă a tenisului de masă va avea o altă faţă în viitor, după cum anunţă Marius Anghel. “Nu ne vom mai permite să cheltuim bani mulţi cu acest sport. Vom reorganiza secţia şi vom urmări o activitate individuală, renunţăm la activitatea pe echipă. Încercăm să punem baza mai mult pe juniori, care să participe la diferite competiţii, individual”, a precizat Anghel.

Olimpiadele şcolare trebuie să îşi atingă scopul!
Olimpiadele Şcolare organizate an de an vor fi în viitor mult mai supervizate. Directorul Clubului Sportiv Marius Anghel susţine că aceste olimpiade au scopul de a urmări sportivii cu reale calităţi. “Antrenorii trebuie să urmarească aceste olimpiade şcolare foarte bine, pentru a alege eventualii sportivi de performanţă. Nu mai putem face olimpiadele doar pentru a fi făcute, să cheltuim şi fără să avem un rezultat! Trebuie promovată imaginea sportului şi sportivilor!”, a spus directorul C.S. Unirea.

Bugetul va fi modificat
Bugetul alocat la începutul acestui an va fi modificat odată cu afilierea celorlalte ramuri sportive (înot, box, şah, powerlifting). “După ce vom afilia celelalte ramuri sportive, bugetul va suferi modificări pentru că aşa e normal. Trebuie mai multe fonduri dacă mărim aria ramurilor sportive! Premierile sportivilor sunt norme prevăzute de minister, însă acestea sunt prestabilite, în funţie de sporturi şi performanţe”, a mai spus Marius Anghel.
Din noua conducere a Clubului Sportiv Unirea Alba Iulia va mai face parte şi Radu Nicula, numit noul director adjunct în locul lui Ioan Smadea.

Sursa: Sport365.ro

Cantonament Piatra Arsa.

2009-06-03T16:17:00.000+03:00

Dupa cursa de la Izvorul Muresului a urmat un cantonament de 9 zile, la care au luat parte Zinca Ionut , Tamas Bogya, Suciu Simion si Radu Milea, iar in ultimele 3 zile sa alaturat trupei si Bulgaru Costica.

Aventura incepe chiar de la cota 2000 Sinaia.

De aici a trebuit sa parcurgem o distanta destul de mare pana la Piatra Arsa si cu tot bagajul in spate, insa partea cea mai “buna” a fost atunci cand am inceput sa inaintam prin zapada care ajungea uneori pana la genunchi sau chiar mai mult. Distractia era servita iar antrenamentele era foarte clar ca vor fi dificile in aceste conditii.

Prima zi am inceput cu o alergare spre Varful Omu, situat la 2505 de metri iar Cabana Piatra Arsa se afla 1950 de metri. Diferenta nu era foarte mare, insa 75% din alergare s-a desfasoara la peste 2200 de metri. Ritmul a fost destul de bun pentru primul antrenament Zinca si Tamas au reusit sa ajunga pana in apropierea varfului insa minutele petrecute pe munte, zapada care mereu trecea de glezne (uneori ajungea la genunchi) dar si epuizare prin deshidratare au contribuit la decizia de a a intoarce mai devreme.

Dupa amiaza a urmat o alergare sustituta pe drumul de legatura al cabanei, care era perfect dazapezit. A fost o zi dura insa toti am trecut cu bine. A doua zi a urmat o alergare spre Varful Costila, situat la o altitudine de 2498 m insa soarele a fost de partea noastra. Odata cu apropierea Cabanei Babele am inceput usor usor sa ne afundam tot mai mult in zapada moale dar am reusit sa trecem cu bine.

A fost un antrenament foarte greu. Am incercat sa ajungem pana in varf insa a trebuit sa ne oprim la 2400 de metri, pentru ca depaseam minutele propuse pentru acel antrenament si picioarele incepeau sa inghete. Am fi facut si ultima parte a urcarii dar zapada abundenta ne-a oprit. Odata cu cea de-a treia zi au venit primele “bucati”. Tamas si Zinca au mers impreuna sa caute un deal santos ;). Au gasita unul destul de bun (90 de metri distanta 40 de metri nivel) dupa cele 10 bucati in panta facute impreuna au urmat alte 10 bucati de 45 secunde pe un plat fals. Suciu si Radu au mers pe pista in incercarea de a face “bucati” acolo insa zapada era foarte mare neoferind posibilitatea unor “bucati” mai lungi de 200 de metrii. Dupa amiaza am intrat in sala de forta si am jucat fotbal pentru ca afara ploua foarte tare.

In a patra zi am plecat in grup pentru o alergate lunga. Grupul a ramas compact pana la Padina. Teama de urs ne-a facut sa ramanem uniti pe marea parte a traseului adaptand fiecare ritmul alergarii corespunzator.De la Padina am pornit spre Saua Strunga, inca rezistam toti si cu multa ambitie am reusit sa ajungem in grup toti patru. De acolo planurile noastre aveau sa se schimbe. Initial am vrut sa mergem pe creasta sa trecem de prima vale insa zapada ne-a obligat sa schimbam directia si sa ne intoarcem pe acelasi drum. Din dorinta de a schimba cate ceva spentru evita drumul plictisitor am incercat sa taiem pe la jumatatea muntelui insa am avut o mare eroare de navigatie si a trebui sa ne intoarcem dupa 10 minute de incercari si cautari a unui drum. Dupa coborarea la Padina am urcat pe marcaj pana la Hotel Pestera si apoi tot pe marcaj spre Piatra Arsa. A fost o alergare foarte dura in care toti am fost rupti de oboseala. Daca mai intarziam putin nici la masa de pranz un ajungeam. Dupa amiaza am mers iara in sala la fotbal care a pus capac la ziua respectiva.

Oboseala si febra musculara si-au spus cuvantul si a cincea zi ne-a gasit intr-o stare proasta desi urmau “bucati”. Am mers in acelasi loc sa facem acele “bucati” in panta. Primele 6 bucati au fost foarte bune insa la a saptea “bucata” Zinca a inceput sa simta ca un mai are forta pentru ultima parte iar la a 8-a a abandonat. Au urmat bucatile de 45 de secunde pe plat. Aici cei doi au reusit sa termine cele 10 bucati si cu timpi mai buni decat antrenamentul precedent. Dupa amiza am fost la o alergare in grup pe drumul principal unde am fugit 40 de minute.

A sasea zi a urmat o alergare de durata. Am coborat pana langa hotel Pestera pe marcaj iar apoi Suciu si Radu au mers pe marcajul de la telecabina pana la Babele, iar Zinca si Tamas au continuat alergarea pe un drum forestier pe care aveau de gand sa se intoarca la tura din saua Strunga. Au urcat pana la 1900 de metri apoi au coborat si au atacat Babele pe versantul opus marcajului pana sub grohotisul de pe marcaj. Au ajuns sus epuizati dar spre norocul lor zapada se topise in ultima saptamana si nu a mai pus probleme.

In a saptea zi am facut Fartlek, cu 10 schimbari de ritm, 3 minute in ritm de tempou iar 2 minute in ritm normal de alergare plus o bucata de 45 de secunde. Suciu iar a facut programul lui de sprinter si a facut mai scurt. El a facut 1 minut tare cu 2 normal si tot 10.Radu si Bulgaru au fost la Cruce(Monumentul Eroilor). Dupa amiaza Zinca si Tamas au fost la Cruce(Monumentul Eroilor). O alergare frumoasa cu un timp foarte ok si privelisti uluitoare. Radu si Bulgaru au fost la Babele iar Suciu ¨prin cartier¨.

Ultima zi de antrenament serios. Tamas, Suciu si Zinca au coborat la Pestera, iar Radu si Bulgaru au mers spre cota 2000 dar au fost pe jos, pe drumul principal. Suciu si Tamas au venit pe marcaj de la telecabina spre Babele. Zinca a mers pentru o etapa mai lunga.Cam 25 de km si 1200 nivel. In total 150 de minute. Dupa amiaza am fost in sala unde am jucat fotbal si ne-am relaxat facand pariuri asupra invingatorilor.Cu totii asteptam finalul unui cantonament greu.

Ultimul antrenament a fost pe data de 18 dimineata o alergare in grup de 30 de minute. O alergare de revenire in care am depanat amintiri si am spus glume. Calculul final a indicat un numar total de aproximativ 150 km parcursi in aceasta perioada!

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