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| # Posted 2008-05-28 03:52:10 | |
| bubo: | Well, I remember all those Swedes you mention since they belong to my generation - or rather the generation that was at the top when I was involved in elite activities as a coach for my club (Järfälla OK at the time) - Kalle is my age and the others (Gert, Jörgen, Anders Erik) 5-10 years younger. With the exception of Kalle I know them all pretty well personally (or used to in those days). |
| # Posted 2008-06-03 01:45:08 | |
| Swampfox: | Reflecting back, it seems there was an exceptional cohort of top orienteers back then--both in Sweden and Norway--but maybe it only seems that way because lots of the names of the current generation are unfamiliar to me. It's probably easy to think that way! |
| # Posted 2008-06-03 03:46:30 | |
| bubo: | I´m usually quite good at names and numbers (=results and such) so I´m not totally lost when it comes to the current generation. But yes, some of the names don´t really ring a bell until they´ve made themselves known by outstanding results on the national team level.
On the other hand I also still follow the results of the 'old-timers' in H40+ where large numbers of the WOC runners of the past generation now reside. If orienteers were better in the old days or not? - well, that´s a question that can be turned into a never-ending discussion. Orienteering has changed a lot - with a leaning towards shorter courses and sprints - so the comparison can´t be done to a full extent, but I think it can be said that the long distance orienteers were possibly better in the past (or at least that there were more of them). |
| # Posted 2008-06-04 22:18:22 | |
| Swampfox: | Another thing that makes the names harder now (at least for me) is that where once Swedish clubs were filled with Swedish runners, and while they still are, there are also a lot of runners from other countries with names that are pretty unusual (for me) and thus are harder to remember in any event. |
| # Posted 2008-06-05 01:17:22 | |
| bubo: | ... + they tend to change clubs every once in a while... |
| # Posted 2008-06-05 01:24:17 | |
| Swampfox: | Is it the Little Silly Season already? |
| # Posted 2008-06-05 02:08:18 | |
| bubo: | Not as far as I know - this was more of a general remark - but there are always a few minor changes before summer. If you look at Alternativet you´ll notice that IKHP has a few new (good) runners coming in. |
| # Posted 2008-06-05 02:37:43 | |
| Swampfox: | I was thinking Silly Season = the winter period where you're allowed to change clubs, and therefore June (or whatever period it is about now) = the Little Silly Season.
Except for the Dane, the names are new to me. Probably someone at IKHP knows who the reinforcements are, though. ; ) |
| # Posted 2008-06-05 03:05:55 | |
| bubo: | Yeah, I got the meaning of your comment/question the first time - and there is the opportunity to also change clubs 'between seasons', meaning between Spring and Fall, which 'officially' means July 1st. This 'Mini Silly Season' usually doesn't have much to offer in terms of sensational changes though.
The last two of the new IKHP runners are young (21&23) and have been studying in the area and training with the club for a few years already - and are changing in the summer (the others were in the winter). Both are around #100 in the Swedish rankings and did run for the Junior National Team a couple of years ago. |
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