12.19.2008
12.11.2008
Another one
I found it on Jeol Filliol's (one of the greatest coaches):
a quote
'We tend to celebrate risk only after it has led to great things, which means we rarely celebrate the risk-takers who haven't yet been rewarded for their efforts. The paradox here is that we are often unwilling to embrace ambition and originality until it is safe to do so - in short, we're unwilling to take risks ourselves."
Just great!
a quote
'We tend to celebrate risk only after it has led to great things, which means we rarely celebrate the risk-takers who haven't yet been rewarded for their efforts. The paradox here is that we are often unwilling to embrace ambition and originality until it is safe to do so - in short, we're unwilling to take risks ourselves."
Just great!
12.09.2008
12.04.2008
Whatever tomorrow brings...
"Whatever tomorrow brings, I ll be there, with open arms and open eyes, yeah..."
"It's driven me before.And it seems to be the way that everyone else gets around.But lately I'm beginning to find that.When I drive myself my light is found..."
Incubus
Whoever wants the song, here it s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zN9vd9WUiA
And quotes from Pre(only some, the bests):
“A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else."
"A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more. Nobody is going to win a 5,000 meter race after running an easy 2 miles. Not with me. If I loose forcing the pace all the way, well, at least I can live with myself."
"You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement."
That fro now. bye, just was in a good mood.Bests!
11.16.2008
I. Swordfish Swimming Workshop
I. Swordfish Swimming Workshop, 2008, Austria
I just arrived home from Austria, where I held (with the help and invitation of Andreas Fuchs, Fürstenfeld Triathlon Team) my 1st swimming workshop. I know Andi from 2006, when I raced the Thermen Triathlon in Fürstenfeld, and he was organizing it. Well... 3 years later he sent me an e-mail, that there is a need of a swimming workshop.
I am a very old school coach. So I don't really have a slide and a full website about it. We can say, I am not a good marketing manager type person :) . All my plans, including the schedules are in a normal notebook (paper). Although we took video recordings - both normal/ underwater, which I analyzed for each of everyone. We had swimming sessions, dryland sessions and several teaching and other activities. And we had very good time as well: cup of coffie, dinner and we had a good laugh.
The participants were all ironmen and wannabe ironman, most fo them having a family and above age 30. Names: Andi, Jozef, Gerald, Cristoph, C-D, Manu, Christian, Martin, Klaus (Mr. Mark Spitz), Marko. All of them has a very good spirit, and strong willing to improve-which is very nice to know. They were able to improve by day. Some of them even surprised me (which is not easy to do). I just can't wait to see them race better and better :) (if you read it guys: Dont forget to remeber everything, mainly your notes and my instructions and do efforts every day, 100% correctly- other way you won't meet your aims).
A few words about my accomodation, which I fell in love with :) . It is in Weinberg, and called: "Kürbishof" - go there and find out what it means. Here you are the website : http://www.kuerbishof.at/ .The best breakfast I had there, and my favorite dinning room is there (where you can't use your cell-phone, by some kind of magic. You can use it outside, but not in the dining room, the cellphone just goes off.) A special thanks to the owner, Christian Gartner (who is an ironman), to let me stay ther for 2 nights and have those lovely breakfasts.
Maybe in the future he will be our partner and we will make Kübrishof for the official accomodation for the Swordfish Swimming Workshops and training camps.
That is all for now, see you later with more news.
Adam
11.03.2008
10.05.2008
Into The Wild
Long Nights
Have no fearFor when I’m aloneI’ll be better off than I was before
I’ve got this lightI’ll be around to growWho I was beforeI cannot recall
Long nights allow me to feel…I’m falling…I am fallingThe lights go outLet me feelI’m fallingI am falling safely to the groundAh…
I’ll take this soul that’s inside me nowLike a brand new friendI’ll forever know
I’ve got this lightAnd the will to showI will always be better than before
Long nights allow me to feel…I’m falling…I am fallingThe lights go outLet me feelI’m fallingI am falling safely to the ground[ Long Nights Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ]
Am now working hard, and continous, having good results and looking forward pretty much to race in Alanya in 26th of October.
See ya there, at the raceline.
9.21.2008
I am racing again, the magical 3
It was so nice to race again. I got injuired in the middle of my season this year. Still started and finished The Tizzy World Cup, with much of a pain. It was a good experience though, swimming right behind JAvier and ride pretty strong.
As it is common (usually after break downs, happens), it was a turning point for me. A lot of things have changed, and it s Alun Wooward again, being my coach.
We recollected our thoughts and determined a few aims. Put a basic program together, which I am following in the last 8 weeks firmly. Just finished my 3rd race in a row, all of them were european cups ( polish, austrian, and serbian).
BEfore the 1st I only managed to have 4 running sessions due to the recovery since the world cup. In the same time improved a lot on bike. Was able to get away from the field in the last 2 laps and gain 45ish seconds lead.
2nd race, Vienna. Exiting the water 2nd was great, and feeling still fresh. Put a load of work on the bike, unfortunately lost the best opportunity to get away with O'Grady and the austrian, with whom we worked the most. Although this races supprise was my run, which is still slow, but improved a lot in a week.
3rd. Belgrade. It was a weak filed compare to the 2 before. So was a great chance to make a get away. Which I managed to work out. Pulled hard the swim in the front untill I saw it is only 3 of us having enough gap to get away on bike. It was O'Grady and Greer, both of them having a good work ethic. We gained 2'40" untill the 5th lap on the main group. Unfortunately the kiwi fella got flat tire (sorry Graham), so it was Greer and me to hold or gain the gap. We entered T2 with a 3'10"ish gap. And hold some of it untill the finish line. I took silver.
As it is common (usually after break downs, happens), it was a turning point for me. A lot of things have changed, and it s Alun Wooward again, being my coach.
We recollected our thoughts and determined a few aims. Put a basic program together, which I am following in the last 8 weeks firmly. Just finished my 3rd race in a row, all of them were european cups ( polish, austrian, and serbian).
BEfore the 1st I only managed to have 4 running sessions due to the recovery since the world cup. In the same time improved a lot on bike. Was able to get away from the field in the last 2 laps and gain 45ish seconds lead.
2nd race, Vienna. Exiting the water 2nd was great, and feeling still fresh. Put a load of work on the bike, unfortunately lost the best opportunity to get away with O'Grady and the austrian, with whom we worked the most. Although this races supprise was my run, which is still slow, but improved a lot in a week.
3rd. Belgrade. It was a weak filed compare to the 2 before. So was a great chance to make a get away. Which I managed to work out. Pulled hard the swim in the front untill I saw it is only 3 of us having enough gap to get away on bike. It was O'Grady and Greer, both of them having a good work ethic. We gained 2'40" untill the 5th lap on the main group. Unfortunately the kiwi fella got flat tire (sorry Graham), so it was Greer and me to hold or gain the gap. We entered T2 with a 3'10"ish gap. And hold some of it untill the finish line. I took silver.
5.25.2008
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