Summarized

Two weeks trainingcamp in Tata will come to an end this afternoon. On the page with ' training video '  you will find a compilation of the first week. Here you'll find the compilation of the second week,with more javelin, as promised.

The second week did not differ much in term of work to be done. We hoped for some more sun and thus better footage. We did get more sun. Enjoy!

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This blog will continue on the next stop in our journey. Maybe during some competition in May or June but it could well be the next meeting with Ferenc.... probably somewhere in July.

The future is bright

Finally a sunny day as we expected them all to be. The weather here isn't bad but it could be better. (OMG I'm japping about the weather....).

Morning training was good and we expected a lot from the afternoon. A long throwing-session. I think Ferenc had just about 80 remarks about Ronalds throwing. Comparisons with the throwing in Stellenbosch (last January) were made. Just enough for Ronald and me to sit all evening with two laptops, comparising throws. Good thing we tape nearly every throw.

We concluded that it does make a different if you throw in 35 degrees or 25 degrees Celcius.  It's been a good, long, intensive, instructive day. Two more throwingsessions to go here in Tata. I take it the weather in Holland will be sunny by then (....damn I japping again).

Good night!

Nearly there

... that is a title that doesn't fit. 'There' should be London. But what I meant was: nearly the end of two great weeks with Ferenc.  It's save to say these where crusial weeks in the journey to gold. Yes there was focus but more than ever we realise we have to keep up the focus. The Paralympics are in September. With the competition season starting the 5th of may, september seems close. Almost too close.

Just 133 days from now, and we will need everyone of those days.

Just 133 days of eating, sleeping, thinking and breathing JAVELIN-throwing.

Just 133 days of finding the rhythm off the runup in every stride and every step, every breath and every throw.

more than ever, before every decision Ronald will have to make, he should ask himself: Will it make me throw further on september 2th ?

I've said it before but I feel these two weeks it all sunk in.

A wake-up call... with 133 days to go.

Carpe diem

It really is unbelievable to see Ronald progress every day. But it's true. Training in Rotterdam and skyping with Ferenc was nice but, on the hindsight, difficult to get the details right. Since we're in Tata it's not even about the details. It's more about the details in the detail. I'm confident the weekly skype-session will be better after these two weeks of working together.

Ronald is throwing every day. Not much, but very focussed. Three more days to go from now and although I've tried to update this blog every day; I can't tell it all. Next to training there's missing his girlfriend, missing goofing around with teammates, dealing with colder weather then expected, dealing with moodswings from anyone of us.... and by now dealing with fatigue and smaller muscles who are unwilling to cooperate the full two weeks.



sunny skies, with a javelin insight; a sight for sore eyes


We started this journey because I felt a trainingcamp should bring more than just sun. And it brings more than we hoped for. A year coaching from Ferenc. This week we agreed he will also coach Ronald in the last stage to the Paralympics (from Barcelona to London). What more can we wish for ?
Well.... september is still far away. Let's live by the day... and be happy with three more sunny days.

Week 2, a fresh start

Fresh faces this morning from Ronald en Ferenc. I guess they both needed some rest. Monday started as last monday only now outdoor. Jumps and sprints. Coordination-runs looking good. If only we can see the same during the throwing session this afternoon....

For me last night was very short. Since internet is slow all week I couldn't upload the video's I wanted. But knowing we were probably the only ones, apart from a HUGE Turkish discusthrower, on the premises, maybe.... just maybe... I could upload a compilation of last week. 

The result is shown on an other page on this blog. I emailed it last night to the Dutch Federation-coach in Valencia, who's training with the rest of the Paralympicteam, and to Ronald ofcourse. Just six hours later the (hidden)link was tweeted and retweeted.... so much for hiddenvideo's  ;-)

I promiss there will be more javelin-throwing in part II.

Restday

Before leaving Rotterdam we had the idea to visit Budapest on a restday.... as if we didn't know better... a restday is best spend with some REST. So we had breakfast a bit later and started Geocaching in the neighborhood. New for me, but Ronald assured me it would lead us to beautiful places. And it did.



Fényes springs



weekend ! well deserved!

Saterday morning; all athletes gone home. The field was ours. A very good training with just the sound of some birds in the tree and Ferenc making comments on throws.

His comments echoed in the 'valley'.  It was quality time. Now after a good lunch, a well deserved REST.

Next training: monday morning 10:00. I leave you, for the weekend, with just a nice picture.