Riga cup 14-15.04 and Finnspring 28-29.04

Jouni

Many waiting for Martin's positive emotions after the Riga cup tournament. Yes, I feel like a winner :) despite the fact that I lost to Dmitry in two days. High level of organizational competition many athletes led the internal contraction more than other races. Yes, all are strong, but the results I am not surprised. With great gap of me remained 3.rd. - 6.th places, it made a little pause, and almost 7min in two-day summary, however, it is quite much. What is the indicator to be able to achieve high results (not necessarily win) - speed, technique, psychological factor? I think that it depends on many things, but each has the same look at themselves and realize their potential and their own place. All may not be the first or last. All the great satisfaction lies in their own capacities and the performance. I guess many of the race draws your way through the forest on map, it is a good and necessary thing, it's best if you are near someone who helps to analyze the technical aspects of distance. It seems to me that this sport is hard to have perfect race and in finish you can not tell that you are the best, even if you know the other competitors are still running. Some can be better then you, maybe Thierry, or any other top-class athlete. The question arises as to why other athletes are stronger than me? They just know a little more about you, what is required directly to each of them to focus and realize own level. It is because we continue to train and raise up! ;)

After the tournament the first day of the view that gross errors did, however, took a few steps, others were faster, so has the same lack of understanding as to why? Maybe I was too slow when running directly on the road, or height did not move so quickly through overgrown forests. These are just some steps to show that I could be better. Anyone looking at the split times to himself certainly thinks so to be better. I believe however that more attention should be paid to the overall performance, and then, just a few steps that are not fully understood.

The second day was a big surprise swamp, and remember that the Finns I have asked before the start that they are green crosses .. Abroad, to my knowledge, in Estonia, rarely draw tree root. I had two grave errors of 4th and 20th control. On 4th control mistake was that the roots were so many around that their speed can not be perceived at the root, so a bit of confusion, I knew that I was right here at 4th but inconclusive. To 20th control had to run twice. Was not possible to correct the technical delivery - the last attraction of the bog edge, then fold opposite the direction of the pit.. but over - in front of plain and no sign of control .. Had to run back to the swamp and throw circle again and this time control managed to find, to my surprise a little bit further than its own internal sense of distance imagined. Approximately 1 min was wrong, but the rest controls did with no mistakes and, in my opinion, technically correct "taken".
Riga cup info  about competition results. Other pictures.

Janis, Edgars, Martins, Esa

Two days ago we participated in FinnSpring 28-29.04 in Finland. Our club Turun Metsankavijat  got 5.th place. Esa, Martins, Janis, Edgars. (GPS with 1st and 2nd leg). Other legs and also competitions with GPS - here. Second TuMe team got 16.th place - Manu, Kristaps, Keke, Harri

Results in each leg.
Video from Finnspring:

Finnish guys in Kevätyö

TuMe 3. in Kevätyön viesti/night relay 14.4. Esa,Harri,Manu and Jussi took 3. place in Kaarina.

Esa did good job in first leg (7.6km) after his 3min mistakes and catch Jani Lakanen and other boys before last control. Position was 3. and 3 seconds after Mikko Patana.

Second leg (7.6km) Harri the plaster hand Poutsa did "fews" small mistakes and position was 9th and 6min 41sec after Helsingin Suunnistajat.

3th leg (5km) runner Manu-Ensio did good job and position after his leg was 5th and 5min 17sec after Vaajakoski.

Jussi was TuMes last leg runner and he did very good job and beat exp. Vesa Taanila/Ikaalinen and Tuomas Mattila/VeVe Position was 3th and 3min after winner Vaajakosken Terä/Timo Joensuu.
Results:
1. Vaajakoski 3.40.06
2. Lynx 3.41.52
3. TuMe 3.43.07
4. Ikaalinen 3.43.18
5. VeVe 3.43.47
Sundman

Danish spring 23-25.03.2012

First impressions are made ​​and we tested the current speed in the world. Point out that the latvians E.Bertuks was faster then me and he ranked 4 th place, me10. place. So fast I had gone through a long distance 8km - 36:35. Common start and more than 100 athletes to the starting line. I was not born, that running is a crucial and on the map "reading" was a secondary, perhaps because of the light forest. Hillerod forests already we have been running and knew that blue lines and green signs, and kept hidden controls. It is a pity that our team of Finnish relay race didn't get  prizes.. Tomorrow the 10mila camp and we should ran a few races.

Good luck to those who will run the "Kurzemes pavasaris", Pokaiņi in the woods in Latvia! ;)

Results
Maps - Martins
Pictures from 24.03 with chase start

Spain impressed us..

Middle distance finish

We are back from winter camp. All went us planned - boys got appetite to do out more as before. We got also new talent in TuMe club - Leffe. So nice weather conditions, perfect for trainings with map. We got also some results from local competition. Video from Sun-o: here

TuMe team in Spain

Canos de Mecca

Leffe to TuMe,
Name: Leffe. From the legendary cruise band Leffe and the boys
Second name: Ievgen Fesenko
Date of birth: 23.2.1990
Interview place: Canos de Meca, Spain

Sundman: Hello Leffe ! Welcome to TuMe !
                This is your first camp with TuMe Team. What you think about TuMe now after 7days ? Good or bad shit ?
Leffe: This was been good time for me. Looks like you have very good spirit in the team and I feel that I am very welcome to TuMe club.

Sundman: When did you start orienteering ?
Leffe: I started orienteering when i was 11 years old

Sundman: What are you waiting from the next season in TuMe and have you some individual goals ?
Leffe: I try to get place from first team in Tiomila and Jukola and anyway in every relays i am all in !
         And I try to get place in Ukraina national team.

Sundman: Do you have girl- or boyfrend ?
Leffe: I have girlfrend
Sundman: Have she sisters ?..............

Sundman:How about your trainings ? I know that you had some problems in the knee and here we are going to training about 16-20h...
               But what is your plan for the spring ?
Leffe: I am planing to do now some 10h/week and then later some ours more per week...about 14h
Sundman: Good shit ! You have to remember that you are only 22 years old, so you have the time to increase your training hours.

Sundman: You are a student now or ?
Leffe. Yeah. I am in University...building Academy. This is my last year before my graduate.

Sundman: Now you know the most important words in Finnish but do you have plan to learn more.
Leffe: Yeah. I have plan to study Finnish language and mayby try to get job from Finland.
Sundman: Good shit !

Sundman: What was been best result in your young career ?
Leffe: Second place in Ukrainian championship 2011, That was my first year in M21 class.

Sundman: We had yesterday night relay training and you was second after the Black Horse (Edgars), course was 12.4km and time 74min....I think that was very good speed on night time. Are you satisfied and what you like about that kind of training ?
Leffe: I was happy that I can run same speed with another TuMe boys and do own job too. That kind of trainings are going to grow me up.

Sundman. Thank you Leffe and welcome to TuMe ! Next time Tume band is in DanishSpring.

Erling, Juha, Manu

Leffe: Thank you. I am in..all in.

Night relay training 12.4km 32 controls:

1. Edgars 74.11
2. Leffe 74.19
3. Ecky 74.26
4. Kristaps 74.30
5. E-Darling
6. Jouni

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