January

In January i did 56,7 hour of training (47,3h: low intensity 38h, middle 8,8h, high 0,4h). In this running/skiing 43h, orienteering 4,3h and other activitis 9,5h (swimming, biking, floorhokey, gym). I'm glad.

Night-O ninja

Night-O is always little challenge for me. Especially in the fog, when you can see 10-15 meters. On this course I couldn’t find only first point.
Two weeks ago I had night-O in -17 Celsius. Ninja is ready:

friends

My friends and me on sport camp in Jagniatkow.

friends /photo by wojtas/

shape before 55

Hello in 2009 and I wish you a pleasant flight through next 365 days. I have been writing this blog for more than year. Through this time I did couple of good trainings. Now some statistics: 454 hours of training = 274h (60%) running without map + 94h (21%) orienteering + 86h (19%) other activities. When I compare it with three last seasons, I’m training more and more. I hope, I’ll get the top shape before will be 55 …

CISM goal

2x/// (photo by banan)
Couple of days before Word Military Orienteering Championship, we came to Lithuania for short technical sport camp. Good that we did it, becouse terrain here is hard: not so good runability, you always have to avoid something - complicated to keep direction, a lot of small hills/depresions.
On the middle race I was crashed, mostly by illness (last two days I spent in bed with short breaks for trainings and meals). But Polish team didin't disappointed: Dwojak 11th, Banach 23th.
One day later (classic distance) I felt almost very good. I have a smart race with good speed. The gap between Therry 72'29" and me 78'10" is small, just 5'41". I've never been so close on classic race. 9th place is great. Dwojak 12th, Banach 19th.
The relay race, as always in nowadays, was very tight. My team (1.Dwojak, 2.Banach, 3.Kowalski) did a good job and it was enough for 9th place. Won Russia.
Russia dominated this championships . During price giving ceremony, only one time, we heard France national anthem, the rest was Russian, Russian, Russian…
results

small kowal

Few days to fast, but he is OK. Antoni:)

RO ARMY

Romania, 1950m
Orienteering in Romania: 2 competition and 2 trainings. Fun: quads, tenis. I had also mountain trip. Before that, woman in information office told me: wacht aut on bears, don't go there alone. I thought: ye ye talking for tourist... but we meet a bear, happily we were still in the bus. Than on 1950m above see level we saw athletics track. Romania is surprising.

Now I'm here (Silvaplana). It's divinely.

king