Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Do They Know It's Christmas Time At All?


WTF? Christmas have to be the time of calm contemplation in front of a television and eating.

But because of the despotism of the organisers of O-activities His Majesty had to run and drink.

Here is a short summary of the Christmas festivities.


Saturday morning: Heroes of Mice & Magic 

The 6th stage of PWL was set up around Yizhaak, Yizhaak - the city of shattered dreams with a competition centre near the Guestcook Dam. His Majesty competed in the "B" class which was not so good for point gatherers but it was good enough for a player of "Magic: The Gathering" as there was lying some playing cards just behind the first control. Then came the first fault.


What a shame because it was an easy thing for every movie fan. See FilmovaMista.cz.

Then came the horses and I became faint. "My Kingdom for a horse!" but noone replied so I had to finish the race on my own. And then came another fault. I think You know the old orienteering proverb: "With honesty You run the longest route."


From that point it was a classic Prague routine: fall on poisonous plants, homeless homes, spines and mud. And are You still waiting for the above mentinoned mice? Then visit the facebook account of Mr Azak who gathered up the last control together with a mouse treasure guard.

Saturday afternoon and evening: Up and Down

The Christmas wander with the Royal family was up and down from Badbreeding to Girl Castles, Ant hill, Ploughshare, Peacock hill and finally to Nagano 98.
Then the "Kotlářka" soiree down in Souterrain. His Majesty took his time with his head down on the table then he woke up and went on. On the way to the disco we exchanged a cup for pot and we got high. And then finally we went down to the Heaven.

Sunday morning: I did not attend

Sunday evening: Three strikes are enough

Praga Magica - Prague Towers - Prague Evening Paper: what they have in common?
It is every time the same insanity. Better eating carps and buying gifts. But please do not study my route-choices because it is crap.

Monday, December 16, 2013

Hayrakes Plant River Slopes

Sunday PWL race was one of the breathtaking moments in the history of orienteering as the map was created by a groundbreaking technology in map-making.


It was very interesting race. Unfortunately the shadows doesn't lie and the promised elevation of 670 metres was also true. For example look at the control 24.


 The dark side of the map was not so veget. So the gray-brown map was much more useful.


After finish I changed my clothes and had about ten minutes until the departure of our train home. But when the competiton centre is in a beer garden of a railway-station restaurant it is a call of duty to have at least one beer. So one big quick medium billy-goat fixed it.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Return to the Royal Town of Nimburg

It is just about half a year since Our last inspection mission to Nimburg and also to the garden of Saint Hildegard. Hopefully all nettles disappeared since then. Todays race was significant by the lack of contour lines.

The most brutal climb of the race
My mental power was strong this time as I was chasing Bruin runners who started before me. Yet another exclusive preformance by His Majesty who turned the race to his own image.

My personalized route

Monday, December 09, 2013

Brokeback Slope

The third stage of The Prague Winter League 53*38 took place among the cowboys of the Brokeback Slope in the Wild West. I appreciate this event very much because it raised incomes in our family saloon.

What a lovely and warm name
"Treat others the same way you want them to treat you." (Luke 6:31). It is True but bussines is bussines. And the Holy Bible does not say anything about (not) serving G-mud to friends.

Back to the sport. I also attended the race and visited every checkpoint in the forest including the lookout-tower. The first half of the race I was pursuing Sparrow ahead of my palm. Then the second half I was trying to catch the pigeons flying out of my nose.

The Devil's Comb

Monday, December 02, 2013

Sergei Stokurev Race

100-control race took place yesterday. But my disappointing performance kick me down to the second league so I had to find only 76 checkpoints. A brief story from my run is described below.


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Finsh - end
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