I'm too lazy to write in English.
So, here is my Russian blog:
http://www.diary.ru/~sinoptic/

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Bogong 2009

..didn't go as good as Forbes. Perhaps this place has more tricks to fly and we need to think more. All 3 task days I got too impatient trying to go faster. It usually worked at the begiging. But then I ultimately finded myself too low mistaked about the thermal, sometimes I had to spend an hour to come up again. And even when I got up, alone alredy, I tried to fly faster, making some decisions instead of "drifting down the course" and could mistake and got stucked for one hour more or even land short to goal. Grrr....
Well, at least I fly ~50km with the best pilots - it is an amazing feeling! They go so fast and confident! Wow! How do they??

My team mates tell where is no use in flying 50km fast (or even more) and then land. They tell it makes no tranings. They tell it is better to fly carefull but get to goal. Because if you are the first one to be 5km short to goal you hadn't make the task and all your speed worth nothing. Maybe I'm a full, but I don't get it.
Shouldn't I try to fly with the leaders to train better? Even if it worths me some risk to mistake and to land short?


THIS QUESTION IS FOR EVERYBODY.
How do You think, what is more effective for learning: being slow and carefull to get to goal every day or trying to be faster even if it may cause bomb out?

Or maybe I don't understand something........ help me please <.>

Gerolf said not to folllow the gagle with distance but to keep the same altitude as them. Seems very good advice, I should try to...

Forbes 2009

place	name
1	Blay Olmos
2	Jon Durand Jnr
2	Attila Bertok
4	Michael Friesenbichler
5	Gerolf Heinrichs

I took the 13th - the best I've ever made :)
At first I was sad abit about the pre-last day with superlong task to wash it down because I was scared. I was dreaming about how great it would be if I only get to goal. Now after 2 russian pilots tumbled in Australia I think it is better to fly longer. Especially to come back to Forbes the next year. I even heard from someone that Forbs is nominated as the next place for World Championship - that's great! I dream to come back soon and meet all the people again, I already miss them.









Photo with the Campions :)

Winter is slowly coming to my city, but I don't feel like freezing. Time to move to the south.
24/12/08 I go to Australia)
Forbes + Bogong
+)p

At the same time I feel so irresponsible: such a great opportunity, great luck and I keep doing anything else but not preparing.

Get Out and Start Training Now, Lazybone!

2008 Alpen Open
Gnadenwald (Austria)

16th FAI European Hang Gliding Championship
Greifenburg (Austria)

2008 Chabre Hang Gliding Pre-Worlds
Laragne-Ribiers (France)

2008 French Nationals
Saint Andre Les Alpes (France)

11th FAI Women's World Hang Gliding Championship
Sigillo (Italy)

2008 Russian Championship (Caucasus)

They told..

I can fly the European Championship!
It's like a miracle, cause at first there were no chances. I just kept dreaming day by day, tried to find some solutions.. and everything turned out to make this dream come true)
Natalia K. has here own business to do and no time to participate, so I'm in the team now! woooohooo! And the "competition calendar" for the next season is:
- Alpen Open (to warm up)
- European Championship
- The Pre-Worlds
- French Nationals
- Women’s Worlds
>> then, back home to Russia and competing Russian Open )))
Looks like it's gonna be a hot summer +)
Feels like I'm the happiest girl in the world!

But now: winter, winter, winter, job .....and the University (It's so hard to put together: spring exams vs europe. I'm not realy shure, what would I choose if I have to >o.O< ) .. and trainings!