Team 2,289Km, August 450Km, Trevor 201Km
Congratulations to Trevor who has reached and surpassed the 200Km mark on his runs. Very impressive!
The team total up to the end of August is 2,289Km, the result of 356 runs submitted. Wow.
The Best For Last
The early parents.
Muscles!
and early opponents too.
Why do they always warm-up taking shots on net...
The best parents:
The polite things to say is that they were hungry :-)
The smiles: priceless.
Running Club
The coach has started a running club which will operate on Sundays in the fall and will run until it is too cold to do so.
- Sunday AMs (may change in case of rain or snow).
- Medium distances: 7 to 10Km
- Mostly along the Ottawa River parkway
- Open to boys and girls, siblings, and friends capable of doing these distances
- All runs will be GPS tracked and logged
- Comfortable pace around 6 mins/Km
- The club will operate on a separate web site.
- Training and advice to be provided
- Cost: $0 (The best things in life have always been free!)
Running in a group is a lot more fun and allows the participant to run longer, happier, and also to make
friends. The idea is to always to instill a love for fitness on the kids.
We have started with 5 participants doing 7.0Km and an easy 6 mins/Km pace and a couple more have signed up. The more participants, the more fun the kids have, the better it is. Please spread the word.
If your son or daughter enjoys fitness and running and is capable of doing these distances, please get in touch. To join and for more details please contact the coach.
Lac Philippe Trip
Not a cloud in the sky all day. Lots of soccer and other activities, and even an encounter with the monster of Lac Phillippe.
Caveman Finds His Home
After 22 years looking for these caves, it took 2 kids to push me to run 7.5Km uphill, through rocks and steep slopes and hundreds of steps, to finally find the Lusk Caves. It was well worth it.
The kids were flying on the way back, it was tough to keep up with them.
Lac Philippe
It seems it will be a beautiful day tomorrow for an outing to Lac Philippe.
We will leave around 9AM. Feel free to meet us there or drop your son off anytime after 8AM. We will arrive back sometime between 3 and 4PM.
Things to bring:
- lots of water,
- lunch (picnic),
- snacks,
- towel,
- change of clothes,
- running shoes for whose who wish to run with me, others can for a a walk in the morning when we arrive as it will be chilly.
Feel free to bring food to share if you wish.
Big Party Practice
A great day for soccer today. 13 players, no rain, overlaps, lots of shots on goal. The U15 team also showed up and our boys beat them 3x1, scoring 3 after being down 1x0. The U15 is definitely much faster and has very nice ball control, but our boys play like a team.
Great work!
The party at the clubhouse went on till almost 9:30. Cake, drinks, magic, and gaming :-)
Stefano did great as gk. Would this be him? That's the ball going through.
Ricochet!
Dylan and his counterpart, about the same height? Oh My! Is it cold up there?
Off to the races!
Stefano and Adamo are the foosball pros, but coach was unbeaten :-)
Gustavo's magic:
Video 1:
MVPs And Special Awards: Your Voice, Your Vote
Players are asked to submit their choice for MVPs, as well as choose a player for a special award for something special that he does, your choice of what it is. You may choose up to two MVPs. Think about why, in your opinion, they are the players that were most valuable to the team.
Kindly use this form. After submission, there is a link to a player survey as well.
Deadline: Wednesday August 29.
Time Lapse Videos
Check out Gustavo's time lapse videos. To do this he replaced the firmware (software) on his Canon camera, putting in an open source version that allows him to fully control the camera, automate the camera with scripts, do motion detection, and quite a few other things. He also made a few mechanical gadgets himself like a smooth camera slider and the camera spinner.
This one, SunRise, was shot in Ottawa and Bangor, Maine:
His latest invention allows for a full 360 degree smooth sutomated turn:
Cow Move Today
A cow feint by Sao Paulo's Luis Fabiano on the goal keeper. Watch around 4:40 mins. into the video. Watch also the various replays and check out how
1. the striker waits till the exact moment so as not be offside,
2. then does an amazing sprint forward,
3. does a great cow move.
4. why offside traps are way too dangerous. Smart players will beat them.
This is a Pele move, the move he tried in WC 1970 but failed.
Sao Paulo and Corinthians are arch-enemies in Brazil.
Was that Luis Fabiano or Usain Bolt?
Offside? Nope! See also the perfect positioning of the assistant referee.
Pele's 'almost' three goals:
The greatest player ever!
7K Running Club
A really nice 7k group run today, in '10-1' mode.
(forgot to stop the GPS at the end!)
12-y old's HR:
A 12-y old's resting HR:
Late August Saturday Practice
Late, but great :-)
We had great 1v1 and 3v2 drills today, plus some fancy Fury moves.
Video:
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