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Monday Sep 5, 2016 #
3 PM
Running 45:48 [3] 6.08 mi (7:32 / mi) +107m 7:08 / mi
Fairly strenuous BT run. Was meaning to go farther but developed a weird pain in the outside of my right knee :/
I support the coalition candidates for the OUSA BoD - as individuals and as a group. No doubt the other candidates are all knowledgeable, dedicated, hard-working people too, but for me it's a referendum on the substantial problems OUSA is facing. Perhaps some of the non-coalition candidates may also be open to change, but I have seen nothing in their candidate statements or elsewhere which gives me confidence they will work for the kind of change I feel is necessary. I care little for the "institutional knowledge" or "continuity" of an organization in decline.
In any case, even if none of the coalition (or just one, I guess) gets elected, they have already done a service for American orienteering by getting people to think and talk about the issues, by making service on the BoD seem like a coveted thing instead of something no one really cares about, and by challenging and hopefully shaking some of the complacency out of the current leadership. History tells us that those who lose elections often have a profound impact on the subsequent policies of the winners (just one recent example - Bernie Sanders' unexpected successes pulled Hillary Clinton significantly left on a number of issues).
Predictably, the coalition's efforts thus far have been met with a healthy dose of reactionary "get off my lawn" pushback - this is good, as it means they and their positions are being considered a threat. Politically speaking, to attack someone is also to acknowledge and legitimize them.
As a separate aside, our voting system seems hopelessly antiquated. Is it so hard to put a ballot in the mail for each OUSA member (or even an email)? God knows there are few enough members.
I support the coalition candidates for the OUSA BoD - as individuals and as a group. No doubt the other candidates are all knowledgeable, dedicated, hard-working people too, but for me it's a referendum on the substantial problems OUSA is facing. Perhaps some of the non-coalition candidates may also be open to change, but I have seen nothing in their candidate statements or elsewhere which gives me confidence they will work for the kind of change I feel is necessary. I care little for the "institutional knowledge" or "continuity" of an organization in decline.
In any case, even if none of the coalition (or just one, I guess) gets elected, they have already done a service for American orienteering by getting people to think and talk about the issues, by making service on the BoD seem like a coveted thing instead of something no one really cares about, and by challenging and hopefully shaking some of the complacency out of the current leadership. History tells us that those who lose elections often have a profound impact on the subsequent policies of the winners (just one recent example - Bernie Sanders' unexpected successes pulled Hillary Clinton significantly left on a number of issues).
Predictably, the coalition's efforts thus far have been met with a healthy dose of reactionary "get off my lawn" pushback - this is good, as it means they and their positions are being considered a threat. Politically speaking, to attack someone is also to acknowledge and legitimize them.
As a separate aside, our voting system seems hopelessly antiquated. Is it so hard to put a ballot in the mail for each OUSA member (or even an email)? God knows there are few enough members.
Sunday Sep 4, 2016 #
4 PM
Orienteering 59:29 [3] *** 8.61 km (6:54 / km) +171m 6:17 / km
18c
I have arisen like a phoenix from the ashes of my post-WOC existential and immunological malaise, and am ready to brave the maw once again. Onward and upward!
Tuesday Aug 30, 2016 #
Note
Slowly recovering from the Sweden fever. WOC was a great experience, though a bit disappointing from a competitive point of view; I was not able to run my best in the sprint and sprint relay due to a combo of poor execution, not enough map prep, and jet lag, then I decided to bow out of the forest relay on the theory that Healthy Giac is better for the team than Sick Will. Sucks to not be able to use my forest start, but all the more reason to try to earn another next year.