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CO2 Game Strategy – Consolidated Tips
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CO2 is a board game with an unusual theme: players are CEOs of energy companies, who try to supply countries with energy without collectively causing runaway global warming. The player who supplies energy best wins, but if runaway global warming is triggered, all players lose. Below are strategy tips to help you master the game. These tips are an attempt to clean up and simplify the strategy advice at boardgamegeek.com. As such, we'll periodically refine and improve it.
Introductory Strategy Tips
(adapted from the designer of the game, Vital Lacerda)
- Don't think of the projects as your own. In fact, the player whose scientists are subject to the most takeovers often wins.
- Always send a scientist to learn in a project. This will give you a time advantage when an opponent wants to operate a project you're in.
- It's better to have CEPs in your hand than in a region you control. Two reasons: you can lose control of a region, and you can't sell CEPs in a region at the best price. You must wait to the end game market price.
- When the market has only a single CEP, do two things in combination: buy it by using your free market move, and then install a forestation project. This boosts the market price 2 points and leaves you with 3 CEPs in your hand.
- Propose a project at the 'scientist grant' and use it to get an extra scientist move. This alone may be enough to fulfill a 2 topic summit, and will boost your expertise by 3 in one turn.
- Place scientists in the right projects, with an eye toward completion of the summits.
- When you build a recycling power plant, it only gives you 1.5 victory points and 1 expertise, because you must spend 7 coins (3.5 victory points) to get 5 victory points. However, it can sometimes be worth more if it gives you control of a region and/or allows you to claim a UN goal card.
- Installing the recycling project gives you 5 coins, 2.5 victory points, and one CEP for your hand.
- If you kick my scientist out to build, I get half of a victory points for the coin, and 1 victory point for the expertise won if I keep the scientist in my hand. Moreover I get 2 victory points for the expertise won if I complete a 2 topic summit with another player, and I get 3 victory points for the expertise won if you complete a 2 topic summit alone or place 2 scientists in a 2+ topics summit. So, not only do I get a coin, but I also get 1.5-3.5 points. And I don't have to use any of my turn to get it.
- Usually points 8 and 9 occur in the same round, and if that happens, you can get 4.5 – 7.5 victory points by installing a recycling project, with the CEPs worth 1 coin.
- Remember: when a player builds a power plant he will get short on money and resources. As a consequence he must propose and install new projects.
- Try to have at least 3 scientists working in the game.
- You may complete a 2-topic summit alone and still have 1 learning in a project to get you expertise at the end of your turn.
- A single expertise can be enough to take the energy control of another player.
- A single expertise can give you a lot of income or victory points if you use it to jump from 3rd position to the 2nd one.
- A single expertise can be enough to send an opponent to 3rd place and stop him from getting much Money/VPs at the supply phase.
- At the beginning of the game, pay attention to the UN Cards in play. Target at least 1 or 2 and follow a strategy to get them.
- Use your lobby cards to help you target the UN cards.
- Drafting the lobby cards is critical for defining an early strategy. You may try to follow a game of summits, or or to get resources or build plants.
- Always remember that it costs money to built power plants, and money's worth points. If a power plant gives you 7 points and costs 8 coins, it only nets you 3 victory points.
- Avoid building multiples of the same type of power plant; if you do you'll lose time to score the UN goals.
- In the end of the game, if any player has a lot of CEPs in hand and in controlled regions, sell as much you can to bring the CEPs price down.
- Remember that the lower technologies gives you more income than the higher ones, but the higher ones give you more regional control.
- Summits are one of the main scoring generators of the game. They're especially valuable because you don't need money or resources to get them.
How to play each starting company goal card
(adapted from John Weber)
- #27 (points based on control of regions): The more players there are, the harder it is to win with this card. Focus on just 2 or 3 regions (sometimes you can focus on 4 regions if playing with four or more players). Develop expertise in multiple technologies and take actions and lobby cards allowing you to stock cash and tech cubes, so you can build plants. Possibly, focus on regions with high populations so you can add the CEPs from those region at game's end to score more victory points. Since you want to construct a variety of different plants, look at the UN goal cards as another source of victory points as well, which also helps you deny them to other players.
- #28 (points based on power plants in different regions): Spread power plants over as many different regions as possible (up to the max of five). You probably won't be in control of many regions at game's end. To score points in other areas (high income on the expertise track, UN goal cards, etc.), focus on different technologies. Your income from CEPs in hand will likely be low, so sell CEPs to keep their price low, particularly in the endgame. That will limit your deficit in this endgame scoring category. When installing projects, focus on obtaining the necessary cubes and money to build those plants over the course of the game to satisfy the conditions of this company goal. Note: this card is removed in two player games.
- #29 (bonus points for each UN goal card): Develop expertise in a variety of energy sources and build at least four and possibly all five types of "green" plants, to maximize your ability to obtain those goal cards. Tech cubes and money are important, but consider getting multiple scientists into play early, to move up on expertise tracks. Remember: tech cubes and expertise requirements get tougher once two plants of each type have been built. Compared to the players holding goal card #27 or #28, power plant location isn't critical for you, which leaves you with more flexibility to react to unexpected developments. Remember: each time you acquire a UN goal card, you need to have a tech cube, and you won't be able play a Lobby card in that action round.
- #30 (points for power plants built, not counting the first one): This card is available only in games with four and five players, and it's more difficult to achieve than #28 since you need to get an additional plant down (six instead of five) to gain the max points. You almost certainly should develop expertise in at least three energy types, and try to take over projects installed for those types. In case those opportunities don't arise, have a Plan B for earning victory points in other areas: collect CEPs, take points from income, and challenge for UN goal cards, which could undercut players with cards #28 and #29.
- #31 (points for CEPs in hand at game end, before collecting CEPs from controlled regions): If you have this card, you'll horde a stack of purple disks, which can give away which card you have. To prevent this, go slowly and buy at market only if the price is low. Also, focus on energy types like Forestation, Biomass and Recyling. Try to maintain control of at least one region with a sizable stack of purple cubes with which you can pay for install actions (instead of paying out of hand). You'll likely score fewer points for building Power Plants, but this should be offset because you'll maximize company goal points (possibly the easiest 16 points available in the game, if you plan correctly), and you'll have a lot of cash-in-hand at game's end. With this card, you want CEP prices as high as possible, so take actions to get CEPs taken from the market (project installs, buy actions, and moves to specific locations on the expertise tracks). Generally, do Forestation projects sooner than the other players for these reasons.
- #32 (points for being first or tied for first on the Expertise track): This card is more difficult with more players. Bring on new Scientists as soon as possible, by using free and extra Scientist moves, and by going to Summits. Do all you can to advance on those tracks, particularly ones whose bonus actions involve advancing on another track. Remember that being tied for first on a track also counts, and getting to the end of a track guarantees four points with this card. Try to build plants and deny UN goal cards to other players.
- #33 (points for different energy types built): This card isn't used in two-player matches. Get expertise in a variety of energy types so you can build plants, and collect the cubes and money to build them (similar to the strategy of card #29). You'll likely be competing with players holding Goal cards #28, #30 and possibly also #32, in addition to being in direct competition with the player holding #29. Cooperating with any of these players to gain expertise at early summits can be helpful in setting yourself up to build plants using those various energy types.
- The tactical situation in each game may dictate deviations from the above strategies, so have a Plan B. Also track which regions need "green" power plants to avoid the "all players lose" scenario, especially in 5-player games where it's most likely.
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Fernwood Cove
Fernwood Cove is an all girls camp located in Harrison, Maine. Proudly traditional but designed for today's girl, Fernwood Cove offers an outstanding camp, in two separate 3 1/2 week sessions.Fernwood Cove girls develop long lasting friendships and a lifetime appreciation of the outdoors. The two summer sessions, each accommodating approximately 200 campers, provide high-quality, skill-based instruction in a variety of traditional outdoor activities – including popular waterfront programs and visual arts programs and outdoor adventure programs, as well as much much more — along with plenty of fun from start to finish.Fernwood Cove hires a co-ed staff who come from all over the United States and from many countries around the world. The counselors have a genuine desire to share themselves while teaching, supervising and living with our campers.
Summer Address
350 Island Pond Road
Harrison, ME 04040
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Winter Address
350 Island Pond Rd
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Camp Reviews — Memories from Real Camp Families
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Adam said... | Tweet Share |
Jolie has been going to Fernwood Cove for 2 years now, and it is truly as extraordinary we hoped it would be. Once we visited the camp we could tell how special it was and how great all the directors and counselors were. I can't say enough about Fernwood Cove, amazing experience for our daughter. |
Hazel said... | Tweet Share |
I adore camp! gonna be a flam this year and can't wait. My favorite memory is stargazing and kayaking in 7th grade. Can't wait to get back there! <3 |
Caton said... | Tweet Share |
CAMP IS THE BEST! I'm going to be a flam this year and all i think about is the cove, my 5 minutes to get from kayaking to gymnastics, and the insane ep's. Cant wait for summer! xoxo! |
Caton said... | Tweet Share |
CAMP IS THE BEST! I'm going to be a flam this year and all i think about is the cove, my 5 minutes to get from kayaking to gymnastics, and the insane ep's. Cant wait for summer! xoxo! |
Caton said... | Tweet Share |
CAMP IS THE BEST! I'm going to be a flam this year and all i think about is the cove, my 5 minutes to get from kayaking to gymnastics, and the insane ep's. Cant wait for summer! xoxo! |
Julia said... | Tweet Share |
All my memories of camp are so wonderful it took me so long to pick just one that I would send to you guys. I think this one is my favorite. Even though it was my first summer, I was not homesick at all until the night after visiting day. That night I cried after my parents left. Everybody in my bunk was so good to me. They all comforted me and after that I felt much better because I knew that they really cared! |
Meredith said... | Tweet Share |
After camp ended, when I arrived home, I noticed how "nice" and "well-behaved" I was, compared to everyone else in my hometown. When I went to the town pool and saw some of my friends sitting together. I went over and we hugged, teared up, and re-connected. Then, they all started gossiping about the people we saw in the pool or walking around. They were making fun of some of them and saying very rude remarks, and I felt a bit awkward because at FC, everyone gets along with everyone, so it felt weird. Then I thought about how FC is such a un-judgemental, and excepting place it is. I felt thankful that I wasn't like them, and that I got the experience that definitely purified and changed me for the better <3. |
Meredith said... | Tweet Share |
My favorite memory of camp is sitting around the campfire and singing witchcraft. It's kind of like in movies when the moment is stuck in slow-motion and you are in normal speed. I feel such a strong bond through everyone's inter-locking hands, and the raw sense of community that is intangible, but you just feel it in the moment. In that slow motion period, you feel SO lucky that you have all of these friends and 2nd parents that love you for you so much, you get that warm, fuzzy feeling in your stomach that makes you feel like YOU belong here. I can't wait to go back and see the new Chick.........and sing "There was a great big moose, who liked to drink a lot of juice!" |
Ava said... | Tweet Share |
I have so many memories of Fernwood Cove. But I think the best one is something that happens every year. It is the feeling I get when I step off the bus into the extraordinary world. You just know that it is going to be a great summer and that you will have so much fun. Its great when you see your friends that you haven't seen in a whole year, and you can feel the magic around you. Even though you might not be in the same bunk or classes with your friends from the year before, you still know that you'll make so many new friends and have another great summer at the cove. I always look forward to this feeling, and I miss FC everyday. |
Christin said... | Tweet Share |
The ONLY way to experience summer camp as a child, is to head straight to Maine! There, you fall in love with the crisp evening air and sun drenched pine needles, all surrounding deep blue lakes. Jog through the forest to stay fit for the tennis team, feel the freedom that only gliding across the lake in a sail fish can enlist within, or just try deciding which beautiful scene to paint. Camp is a place to explore, relax, enjoy and grow. As a former Maine camper, on Lake Sebago, I am beyond excited for my daughter to discover the beauties of camp this June at Fernwood Cove! |
Grace said... | Tweet Share |
My favorite camp memory is the feeling I get when I step off the bus and into the lucious Maine air, and realize I am home. I get a fresh start every time I come to the cove. It is a break from everything that goes in back home and all I have to worry about is just how I can be a better person and help those around. Realizing that I am home is my favorite camp memory. |
Amanda said... | Tweet Share |
Take a step into the extraordinary world and the instant you do, your mesmerized. Rock climbing, water skiing, horse back riding and much more. There is so much to do, in just 3 & half weeks. It flies by so fast. Especially when your having the greatest time of your life. It's winter now, and I miss having campfire and singing camp songs. I miss sitting outside for dinner and staring up at the baby blue sky, without a single cloud. I especially miss my dearest, extraordinary friends, and counselors. Also known as my family. Your bunk is your home. You live with 2 bunk moms, an aunt, an uncle and a cousin.Fernwood Cove is the place to be. I look forward to it everyday. Putting on my uniform, and setting out to a unpredictable, extraordinary, magical day. I will always love Fernwood Cove. Until the end... |
Jen said... | Tweet Share |
My favorite camp memory is the anticipation I feel as the bus from New York pulls into camp. After 7 hours,I see the green grass and the waterfront, something that's been in my memory for the past year.I'm anxious to see my camp friends and learn which bunk i'm in. I actually look forward to unpacking and putting on my green and whites and to have our first dinner together as campers. Spaghetti and meatballs of course!! They say Disney World is the happiest place on earth but Fernwood Cove has it beat hands down! |
Claire said... | Tweet Share |
My favorite memory at camp is the feeling you get when you pull into camp. You know you are finally home again and ready to start an extraordinary summer. Once you pull in you run as fast as you can across camp to jump on your friends or counselors. It is a feeling that makes you so happy. Camp is something I look forward to all year and driving into camp is a sigh of relief that I have made it. While pulling into camp I think of all the unforgettable memories I have made and the unforgettable memories I am about to make. Camp means so much to me, and that feeling is like the icing on top of the cake. |
Isabel said... | Tweet Share |
Every year I am so excited to be back at the cove. where everything is magical and amazing. When summer finally comes and I am in the car going along the turn of the road and I see the first sailboat in the dock, and the first water front bunk, and I fully realize how much I've missed camp through the long year. Soon I see my friends again, and we run towards each other and hug each other, because that's how much we've missed everyone. We all run and tackle each other and laugh and scream and says how much we've missed each other because we are all so glad we're back together again. That is how amazing camp is. |
Sophie said... | Tweet Share |
Every year I take the bus from New York to drive up to Maine with a lot of my other friends from the city. I always enjoy being on the bus because it is a great feeling to get there and be able to catch up and chat with all the other girls. After the long bus ride we finally pulled into the gates of Fernwood Cove. When the bus came to a stop waiting there for me was four of my closest camp friends and a counselor who is basically my sister. The excitement and love built up inside me and I ran to great both of them the second I hopped off the bus. I don't think I have ever been more excited to see anyone in my life and for me that was a very magical and loving experience at the Cove. |
Kyra said... | Tweet Share |
Tucked away in Harrison, Maine lies a peaceful little family. It consists of hundreds of sisters, thirty or so aunts and uncles, and about a hundred parents. Though we may not be related by blood, it doesn't change our love and commitment towards each other. Fernwood Cove is one giant family that comes together every summer to create amazing and unique memories that everyone takes home to reminisce over until the next time we all get to meet with each other again. A memory that I myself am very fond of is one that I will never forget. It was late one night, after taps had played and the younger children had gone to bed. Our bunk moms gathered the nine of us in a small circle in the center of our bunk, whispering silently that we were going to sneak out tonight. We all started talking in hushed whispers excitedly, trying to guess where we were heading, all the while slipping on our sweatshirts and shoes. Our moms told us to be silent as our group walked past the younger bunks. Trying our best not to be caught, even though the people on duty (ODs) knew what we were up to, we winced every time one of us slipped on a loose rock or our muffled feet snapped a twig that lay hidden in the half-light our lanterns cast. We walked in twos, and my best friend and I surveyed our surroundings carefully, trying to find out what adventure we were heading towards. We walked along the dirt road, our path twisting and turning. At an intersection, we turned instead of going straight, which confused all of us. From what we could remember, we had never been this way before. Our multitude of questions was soon answered as we stepped out of the sparse forest onto a large hill. The grass was tall, coming up to our knees, tickling the tips of our fingers. The deep blue night sky was above us, each star shining brightly down at us, smiling and twinkling happily. We looked across the wide expanse, amazed at how beautiful it was. The quiet crackling of flames came from our right, and we turned to see that a large fire was built, our uncle poking at it with a long stick. He grinned, and we headed over to see to our happy surprise that the ingredients for s??�mores were lying on a large rock. The rest of the night passed quickly next to the bright light of the warm, cozy fire, all of us laughing and eating our fill of the delicious snack. Looking back on that memory now, I realize how close we have all become with one another, and I look forward to returning to my family and home for many summers to come. |
Sophie said... | Tweet Share |
Fernwood cove is more than just a camp. It is a place where memories, long time friends and magic is created. Fernwood cove is so un describable because no one can truly experience the meaning of the cove without going there. The message that the cove sends to all of its campers, including myself, will forever be in our hearts. They have taught us to learn to love each other not for appearances and to always remember to be thankful. My life without the cove would never be the same. |
Dana said... | Tweet Share |
There are so many great memories from Fernwood Cove that it's hard to count. I could tell you all about the time in my first year where our whole bunk went down to the tennis courts and watched the stars for an hour, or the Carnivals we have had with themes ranging from Superheroes to the Beatles, but I think the strongest in my mind happened this past summer. Bunks every year are allowed to "sneak out" one night without being "caught" by those watching over the small cabins. We pulled off an easy one, racing down the dirt road to the waterfront where we boarded the waterskiing boat. Even now I don't remember what it was exactly, but it rode smoothly over the tiny ripples on the pond and made no noises above a hum. We all went to the center of the silent lake and watched over the camp. I felt like a guardian angel that night, sent out to protect the Cove from any troubles that may follow them from home to the Extraordinary World. We all got back in our beds at around eleven after talking in quiet whispers, playing camp games, and sometimes breaking off just to gaze across the still water. It was the most magical experience I have ever had in the 12 years I have lived, and at Fernwood Cove, I sincerely doubt it will be the last. |
Katie said... | Tweet Share |
My favorite memory from camp is when my friend and I were sitting on the green hill. We had just finished lighting sparklers and she and I were playing in the sprinklers. Soaking wet my eyes flashed up to her ecstatic grin and I knew I would be coming back to the extraordinary world of FC forever. Then she and I stayed out having fun in the sprinklers for what felt like forever. Our counselors finally waved us over. They dried us off and told us to sleep soundly. We didn't sleep. We went back out and laughed endlessly! |
Julia said... | Tweet Share |
My favorite camp memory was on the last night. We all arranged our bunk beds into a circle, with the heads all pointing in. Chelsea (our bunk aunt) sat in the middle of the circle and continued on with the tales of Sara, Lizzie, and Ross. This story which had begun on the 3rd night of camp, was continued throughout the entire session. As we all intently listened we fell asleep one by one. The only one to stay awake was Rowan. When we all woke up in the morning next to each other, we were sad to say goodbye, but we all agreed that it had been the best camp summer yet. |
Libby said... | Tweet Share |
My absolute favorite memory from Fernwood Cove is when me and my bunk were going on a 'sneak out' and had no idea where we were going. Our bunk counsellors told us to get dressed in camoflauge colors and go down to the lake. When we got there we saw two counsellors and hot chocolate with a boat ready for travel. We were so excited!! We all hopped onto the boat and went on a trip around the whole lake. During the trip we talked about our favorite experiences at camp, while drinking the hot chocolate. That is my favorite memory! |
Dylan said... | Tweet Share |
My favorite memory from camp is the last night of camp every year. We get to stay up later that usual, sleep in our drawers, and just have a good time. It is our final night to be together, so there is a sad aspect to it, but also it is my favorite night because we want to make the most out of it. Every summer, my bunk plays truth or dare. The dares are so funny and the truths are amazing. When it is our turn to sing a song we wrote for our bunk family to the staff, we put our whole heart into it. The last night may be a little sad, it is by far my favorite. |
Sophie said... | Tweet Share |
My favorite memory at camp was when I was hugging my friends and crying because camp was almost over, and wish boards with candles in the center were floating out towards the lake. Wishboards are pieces if wood with a candle in the center, and you write wishes on it. I listened as my counselors told us that the wish boards have never been found after they had gone out onto the lake. And I remember, in that moment, as I watched the candlelit wishes float out onto the moonlit lake, that it was simply magic. That this camp was more than just a camp. It's something much deeper, something magical. And it's that inexplicable feeling that brings me back to camp each year. The feeling of knowing that you have friends halfway across the world that are there for you no matter what. The feeling of knowing that if you roll down the hill and are covered with grass, people will jump right up and do it again with you. The feeling that your family of 300 girls is one of the closest families you could ever imagine. This is the unexplainable magic of my home away from home. |
Isabel said... | Tweet Share |
Fernwood Cove- ???No Other Words To Describe It??? It??�s all a dream, one big, magical dream. After spending 3 and a half weeks in my dream-I wake up and go back to reality. But for those 3 weeks in the summer, it??�s all worth it. I would do anything to go to Fernwood Cove. It??�s not just the friends that make it magical, it??�s the campfires, the bracelets, and the memories that make it what it is. Every single person will tell you a different story about Fernwood Cove because there??�s so many different ones you can make. Between singing in the rain and painting green on your face, there??�s no way that you can??�t smile. I bet if you counted every time someone laughed or smiled at camp for those 3 short weeks, it??�d be more than 1,000,000. After waking up from reveille, and yawning ???5 more minutes!???, you don??�t realize you will only get to say this 25 times. That??�s what makes Fernwood Cove so special. It??�s the fact that you feel like you??�ve lived a whole lifetime in just 3 short weeks. You don??�t realize how short your time is while you??�re dancing or singing or playing games. You don??�t realize it while you are skiing on the lake, or singing the pizza song, or even climbing the wall. You take it all for granted because you feel like it??�s a regular routine. You feel like everyone at camp knows your name and you think that every counselor knows where you live. Actually, this is true. Because we??�re all such a big family, you learn all about your sisters. You learn their favorite activity, their grandma??�s phone number, and even their pet??�s middle name. The best part about camp though, is that everyone has a friend. Actually, everyone has at least 10 friends. At camp, there??�s no gossip, there??�s no rumors, and there??�s no hatred. You feel like there??�s a magic force field around the camp that keeps out evil. I don??�t know how it works, but one of these days I??�m going to figure it out. At camp, you can forget about everything. No math, no worries, no struggles. You can just let it all go. You can show who you really are because you make real friends. In the real world, things are different. But at camp, it??�s what the world should really be like. I could never choose a favorite camp memory, because there??�s way too many. It??�s like choosing between Sylvie or Gabi-you couldn??�t do it. Every camp memory has a special meaning to it that no one else would understand. To me, camp isn??�t about one individual memory, but instead it??�s about all the memories put together. |
Lily said... | Tweet Share |
One of my greatest camp memories was on the 4th of July! Me and a couple of my friends each had one sparkler left, we lit the sparklers off each other and sat down on the big hill together. We talked about how much we loved this magical place and how much fun we were having until our sparklers ran out. It was then that i realized, this wasn't just my summer home, it was my home. I realized that this wasn't just a place i went to spend my summer it was a part of me, and these girls who sat beside me, they weren't just my "camp friends" they were my sisters. They still are and will always be. The little moments at camp that we spend laughing and smiling together are the ones we should really cherish, because they are what make your life truly special. |
Eliza said... | Tweet Share |
Fernwood Cove is my 2nd home I love it! Lets see where do I start? There are so many memories to think of! One I will always remember is when me and my friend Virginia were walking to the bathroom in the shower house because the toilet was clogged in our bunk. It was nighttime so we couldnt see much exept for the small light from Virginia's flashlight. So we were walking.... But then I felt something wet and slimy in my shoe I started freaking out and screaming not knowing the younger kids were sleeping. I took my shoe off looked in it and there was a dead frog BLAH! Thats right a FROG! At the time I was so creeped out but now when I think of it I laugh and laugh and laugh. So a councelor came and hosed it out That will never get old. I can't wait to go back next year and have all my troubles melt away and just focus on friends and no school. |
Emily said... | Tweet Share |
Fernwood Cove is definitely one of the best things that happened to me. The memories I have experienced I will hold onto forever. One memory I will cherish forever is when our bunk surprised one of our bunk mom's with a scavenger hunt on her birthday. Our bunk had been planning the event for days! From the endless dance parties, performing nights, campfires, and banquet, the memories that I have made at Fernwood Cove always put a smile to my face when I think about FC. The memories I have had at the extraordinary world will stick with me forever; I cant wait to drive threw those stone pillars again this summer!!! |
Julia said... | Tweet Share |
doing fun games with my bunk and hanging out with my friends :) |
Julie said... | Tweet Share |
I will live forever with the expressions of pure joy that my daughter exuded on our first visiting day at Fernwood Cove. From the moment that she burst from the chick, huge, unfettered smile across her face, slightly browned from her many days outdoors in the Maine sunshine. It was the first of countless moments that day, followed by her confident leap into Island Pond to demonstrate her new water skiing skills, to her unabashed glee at making it to the top of the high-five, to the joy that she felt to show us the front tuck she had mastered. But more than all that, there was for me, no greater pleasure in life than to see my daughter nuzzling with a horse: happy, relaxed, confident, peaceful. Away from the busyness of her city life, life in Maine and at FC so clearly offered her access to her pure, simple, joyful self. |
Ally said... | Tweet Share |
Well, first off, let me start by saying FC is probably the best thing that ever happened to me. The moment you step into the camp boundries you feel this surreal need for happiness that is instantly given. As soon as you shed a tear there is always someone there standing waiting to give you a shoulder to cry on. Camp is extremely difficult to describe in one memory. If I had to pick one meomory I possibly couldn't. But a few of the best moments have been waking up on a lazy Sunday and a 1000 wat smile is planted on your face. Then waiting in the crazy rush to get a cinnamon poptart. I love camp so much! It feels so good to be there and to make friends that you know will last a life time. It is such an amazing experience that everyone should have. |
Hazel said... | Tweet Share |
My favorite memory of Fernwood cove is sitting at the water pump my first year and chatting with my friend.... and not noticing that it already dinner time! Time just flies at the cove I guess. |
Samantha said... | Tweet Share |
My favorite memory is when in my fifth year at camp for a evening program, we went to the chicken coop and went chicken chasing. At first the chickens were really fast but once they got tired they were much easier to get. At the end of the night i caught four, and hypnotized one. I love camp because of the little random things like chicken chasing that just pop up out of nowhere in the daily schedule. It could be something like pizza night or a carnival on sunday, there just really fun and though there something little, they could be the highlight of your day. Thinking about that you can probably picture that the overall camp experience is amazing (which it is). Every year i get camp sick and can't wait for the summertime where i can return back to my second home. |
Julia said... | Tweet Share |
There are way too many good, funny, and happy memories to fill this little box, but I'll give it a shot. As a camper, some of my best memories are of bunk bed "sleepovers." I don't know who thought that two teenage girls sharing a tiny bunk bed would be a comfortable experience, but they were wrong. That being said, as much as they were uncomfortable, they were fun and I always fell asleep with a smile on my face. Camp is the place where I became the crazy (in a good way), loud, confident person that I am today. Camp is the place where you get to be completely you, and learn how to be you at home despite the pressures of the outside "ordinary" world. Camp gives you friends that are from all over the country and all over the world, but somehow manage to understand you better than the friends you have at home. Camp took brought me out of my shell and made me energetic, enthusiastic, and positive. After all, it's hard to be shy when your camp nickname is (affectionately) Dew-Dew. |
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Rosi Amador is a Spanish/English, bilingual and bi-cultural voiceover actor with absolutely no accent in either language. She is native speaker of both languages, however, if requested, she can also deliver English with Spanish accent, including Neutral Latin Spanish, Argentine, Puerto Rican or a slight Mexican accent, to suit a wide variety of demographics and specific populations targeted.
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Because she is a flexible and skilled voice actress, she can sound childish (8-13 years old), pre-teen and teenager (13-18 year old), young adult (18-22 year old) and has as well a wide range of animated character voices. Her specialty is in both the young adult and middle age range (40-60 years old), as she is frequently cast in these roles, but she has also voiced documentaries, PSA's and commercials using a senior (65-85 years old) comforting grandmotherly tone of voice as well.
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Child, Teen, Young Adult, Middle Aged, Senior
Documentaries, Audiobooks, Business, Educational, Radio, Telephone, Podcasting, Television, Internet, Music
Rosi Amador has bilingual experience in the following fields and more: Corporate Narrations, Commercials, eLearning, Documentaries, Audio Tours, Digital Apps, Health/Medical, Explainer Videos, Children's Educational, Tutorial, Business, PSA's, Podcasts, Mobile Apps, Radio/Television, Children's Audiobooks, Tutorials/Training, and Telephony/IVR.
Rosi sings professionally and is the lead singer and co-founder of two Latin bands that toured nationally, most recently Sol y Canto since 1994. They have released seven albums.
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"Rosi is a talented voice actor who has provided us with narration for several eLearning courses. Not only does her read add sparkle and zest to our technical content, but she is personable, easy to work with, and delivers on or before our agreed upon time. I unhesitatingly recommend Rosi for serious consideration on your next voice over project." –Joe Williams, Consultant, Global Learning Systems
"We auditioned several voice talents over a fairly long period of time and finally struck gold when we found Rosi. From the start, it was obvious that she was head and shoulders above the rest. She is completely confident in her skin, and this confidence combined with just the right amount of warmth and friendliness came across superbly in her voice. On top of all that, she is also very coachable and able to follow direction effortlessly. We are so glad we found her!" –Derick Fajardo, Director of International Product Development, Nuance Communications
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Professional singer since 1984 with award-winning touring Latin band, Sol y Canto.
BA in Spanish/French at Bryn Mawr College 1981
Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, PA 1975-1977
St. John's School, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2-10th grades
Las Nereidas School, San Juan, Puerto Rico K-1st grades
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• Voiceovers in English, neutral Latin American Spanish, bilingual or Hispanic-accented English (native speaker of both English and Spanish) - completely bicultural and bilingual
• Source Connect, SourceConnect Now, ipDTL, SKYPE or phone patch, ISDN on Demand
• Range of musical instruments available
• Professional singer (Spanish and English)
• Composer of original music available.
• Professionally certified translators available
• Spanish accent, Puerto Rican accent, Argentinian accent, French accent, English and Spanish with no accent, and more!
• Can play a variety of characters
Because I am a professional entertainer used to microphones and cameras, voiceover work comes quite naturally to me. I am efficient, professional and always committed to working as a team with my clients. I deeply care about the final product.
Over the years I have discovered I can speak very quickly without stumbling and get jobs done promptly, or I can slow down to accommodate the needs of young learners. Scripts in Spanish take longer to read than those originally recorded in English (about 1 1/3rd times as long). If invited to do so, I can help reduce text so as to fit in the designated space of time. Because I am a native Spanish speaker I am able to do this easily. I also often catch errors in translations made by script translators and am happy to make corrections on the spot or make recommendations for corrections for the clients' consideration, as requested.
I have also had acting experience and am able to read dramatically quite comfortably. I'm easy to direct and fun to work with, and find that a good sense of humor goes a long way towards making clients feel happy when project is challenging. I am a dedicated team player and a creative problem-solver.
Ever since my childhood my parents always encouraged me to be a good communicator in both Spanish and English. Little did I know just how much I would appreciate the love they passed on for both speaking and singing bilingually. My love for communication is at the heart of my work and I'm honored to be able to put my skills at the service of my voiceover clients.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE was looking for Spanish voice-over talent that would provide a broad range of reads, take direction with ease, and work efficiently. Both Rosi and her husband Brian, delivered! We couldn't have asked for a better team.
PBS, American Experience
-Vanessa Essersky, Producer, American Experience, PBS
"We auditioned several voice talents over a fairly long period of time and finally struck gold when we found Rosi.
Nuance Communications
From the start, it was obvious that she was head and shoulders above the rest. She is completely confident in her skin, and this confidence combined with just the right amount of warmth and friendliness came across superbly in her voice. On top of all that, she is also very coachable and able to follow direction effortlessly. We are so glad we found her!"
-Derick Fajardo, Director of International Product Development for Nuance Communications
"Rosi is a Pro's Pro. She takes direction extremely well and has a fantastic voice and a positive spirit. I highly recommend using her on any projects commercial or otherwise."
Cramer-Krasselt Advertising Agency
-Jeff Van Zandt, Associate Creative Director
Cramer-Krasselt, Milwaukee, WI
"Rosi did a marvelous job and everyone is very happy with the professional results. Most importantly, the patients are using the programs and have commented on how positive the message is in the podcasts. In no small way Rosi was partly responsible for this. The patients needed to believe who was leading them through the process and Rosi accomplished this like the pro that she is."
Cogent Communications
-Michael Yonchenko, Owner
Cogent Communications, Santa Rosa, CA
Producer of Bilingual Health & Nutrition Podcasts
"I hired Rosi for a VO for a Spanish Radio campaign. She not only did a great job with the read, but she provided us with help on the translations and editing during the session. She's great, and we'll be hiring her for the Television next! I highly recommend Rosi."
Tisamerica (Media Production)
-Jennifer Tisdale, Producer
"Rosi is very talented, professional and clearly dedicated to her craft. In both one to one conversation as well as during the recording session with multiple clients on the phone, she was very friendly, accommodating of client preferences and direction and receptive to critique. The recording session took approximately 20 minutes to complete -- but could have easily taken twice as long with a lesser talent. Rosi honed in on the main idea and tone needed for the piece and knocked it out quickly. We thoroughly enjoyed working with Rosi Amador and are pleased to recommend her."
Habanero, Inc. (Media Production)
-Shelly Murray, Director, Client Services
"I had the pleasure of working with Rosi on a recent corporate e-learning project. The voice actors were a key component in bringing the coursework to life. Rosi had the challenging task of blending just the right amount of accent into her English dialog and did so beautifully, perfectly capturing the personality of the character. She clearly enjoys what she does and cares deeply about the quality of her work and the finished product. Rosi was excellent about staying in touch throughout the production cycle and delivered exactly what was promised on schedule. I would happily recommend Rosi for her quality work, friendly helpful attitude and flawless professionalism."
Curt Norris Media
-Curt Norris, Owner
Curt Norris Media
"We chose Rosi to record our National Geographic Spanish program for primary school children. Because of her multi- cultural background, she uses a standard Spanish that would be appropriate for almost any project. She was cooperative, friendly, and expressive. Most importantly, her voice is warm and rich, and she was able to provide just the kind of energy and expression that we wanted. She did a wonderful job for us!"
National Geographic School Publishing
-Paul J. Osborn, Senior Editor
National Geographic School Publishing
"Working with Rosi is always a pleasure. She is an artist in the push button world of voice-over recording. Her control of tone and content, whether in Spanish or English, is masterful. She is creative and cooperative and takes direction well. Rosi is an asset to every production on which we have collaborated and I look forward to our next joint venture."
CauseMedia (cause-related media production)
-Lisa Grace
Audio/Video Producer, CauseMedia
Producer of MA Department of Public Health AIDS Education Media
"Rosi is a talented voice actor who has provided us with narration for several eLearning courses. Not only does her read add sparkle and zest to our technical content, but she is personable, easy to work with, and delivers on or before our agreed upon time. I unhesitatingly recommend Rosi for serious consideration on your next voice over project."
Global Learning Systems
-–Joe Williams, Consultant, Global Learning Systems
Principal, Bancroft Technology Group
"Wonderful voice, effortless interaction during recording and absolutely quality recording for our project. We are already planning to use her on numerous projects in the future."
Marketing Services
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"We asked Rosi to do bilingual voiceover work for a web-based survey research study, and the quality of her work was absolutely superb. Her reading of the material was flawless and expressive, exactly what we were looking for. In addition, Rosi and her colleagues are great to work with--extremely professional, and very responsive to our needs, including not only the voice work itself, but how the audio files were edited and transmitted to us. I look forward to working with Rosi on future projects, and will sing her praises to my research colleagues."
Indiana University - Marketing Research
–Anthony D Cox, Ph.D., Professor of Marketing, Indiana University
Recently I had the good fortune of working with both Rosi and Brian Amador of Amador Bilingual Voiceover services. As the FableVision producer of Mayan Mysteries, an online archaeological game, I needed talent who could record with and without an accent, and also be the voices of multiple characters. I also needed talent that could record many pages of script and maintain their characters, energy and good humor. Rosi and Brian were a perfect match for the job. They were a total pleasure to work with- professional, fast, and fun to direct! I used their recording and editing services as well, and everything was delivered as promised and on time. Thanks to everyone on the ABVO team!
FableVision Animation Studio Boston
-Polly Searles, Producer, FableVision, Inc. (Animation Producers)
Rosi and Brian are voice over dynamos. Their creativity, friendliness and talent simply can't be beat. I cannot recommend them highly enough—they are true gems in the voice over industry! Thanks!
BookheadEd Learning, Inc.
– Allison Schneider, Content Coordinator BookheadEd Learning, LLC
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
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Lonely Planet
Time-Warner Cable
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Mattress Firm
New York Stock Exchange
McGraw Hill Publishing
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Cogent Communications
National Geographic School Publishing
Dr. Dental
Soundbite Communications
Vital Source Media
Plaza Lingua
Nuance Communications
LifeSpan, Rhode Island Hospital
Houghton Mifflin
NY Hall of Science
Smithsonian Institute
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Verizon Wireless
Illumina Interactive
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Tame That Tiger
Tame that tiger.
Wilton beekeeper Brian Fishback, president of the Sacramento Area Beekeepers' Association, stopped Friday at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis, and a friendly Western tiger swallowtail greeted him.
At least, it seemed quite friendly.
Fishback and Laidlaw staff research associate Elizabeth "Liz" Frost paused to watch the butterfly (Papilio rutulus) glide in and out of the flower garden in front of the facility.
Fishback held out his hand. The butterfly obliged and touched down for just a moment.
This year is a good year for Western tiger swallowtails.
There's an outbreak--or an elevated population--in the area, says noted butterfly expert Arthur Shapiro, professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis. "I've seen as many as 11 a day in Davis recently, and the outbreak ranges from as far west as Vallejo and as far east as Reno."
This is the second year for elevated populations of the tiger, Shapiro says. The epicenter seems to be Davis.
The colorful butterfly visits a variety of hosts, including California yerba santa, milkweed, lilies, lilacs, coyote mint, California buckeye, sycamore, privet and sweet gum.It doesn't mind being around the 6 million honey bees (from 110 hives) in the apiary at the Laidlaw facility, either.
Spreading Its Wing
Sip of Nectar
Touch Down!
Tiger by the Tail
Talk about a tiger by the tail.
That would be the Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus).
It's returned to the Davis area after a 15-year hiatus.
Butterfly expert Arthur Shapiro, professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, says the Western Tiger, one of the largest and showiest of butterflies, "was relatively common in Davis until the early 1990s, when it suddenly disappeared."
"Since then there have been no sightings at all--or at most one or two per year--until this year. Now it looks like it's back as if nothing had happened!"
Since March 26, Shapiro has tallied about 100 sightings in the Davis/Vacaville area. "It's still flying today," he says.
The butterfly, with a wingspan of three to four inches, has bright yellow wings edged with a black border. Four diagonal stripes grace the top of the wings, and blue and orange spots on the hind wings, near its tail. Its normal range covers much of western North America, from British Columbia to North Dakota in the north to Baja California and New Mexico in the south. It nectars from many flowers including thistles, abelia, California buckeye, zinnia, and yerba santa.
Florian Altermatt, a visitor from Switzerland, spotted the first Western Tiger March 26 near the Memorial Union, UC Davis campus. He had no idea the species had "disappeared."
Shapiro saw the next one on April 12. Between then and June 4, six more sightings occurred: on campus, in central Davis, and in both east and west Davis.
"The second generation was first spotted on campus on June 24 and in the next five days there were eight more sightings--on campus and in central Davis," Shapiro said. "There's no doubt the Western Tiger is breeding here again. The mystery is why it ever went away."
Naturalist/photographer Greg Kareofelas has seen the Western Tiger in Davis "consistently" since the last week in June. "It's an incredible phenomenon," he said. "I have lived in Davis since 1972 and this is the most I have ever seen. In the last 18 years of 'Davis record keeping,' I've been averaging about one Davis sighting a year. This year, I have been seeing about one a day for the last seven weeks. My data is only for my yard in east Davis. So this year is unparalleled."
And Vacaville? "They are just as common in Vacaville as they are here in Davis this year," he said. "In Vacaville, they never went away."
"I set a site-specific day record for me with 22 at Gates Canyon (Vacaville) on July 7, and another with eight in the Suisun Marsh on Aug. 9," Shapiro said.
Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, and professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology, said the Bohart Museum "has a large collection of these butterflies, in part due to the efforts of Art Shapiro and his students. The collection is important because it archives where the swallowtails have been found in the past, and changes in their distribution over time."
Shapiro, author of the 359-page Field Guide to Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley Regions, maintains a Web site covering more than three decades of collected data.
So, if you see the Western Tiger in the Davis area, e-mail Shapiro at email@example.com.
He's glad "the tiger" is back.
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Arthur Shapiro


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Thames Clippers' managing director Sean Collins has defended the decision to put a surcharge on late evening fares from next month.
Late night sailings will be reintroduced from April 1, but season ticket holders will have to pay an extra £2, while Oyster card discounts will not apply. But Mr Collins said the decision was taken after extensive consultation with passengers.
Sailings after 9pm were axed on the riverbus service last November, because of low passenger numbers, causing an outcry from disappointed commuters. The reintroduced services will see eastbound boats leaving Embankment pier at 10.08pm and 11.08pm respectively.
Mr Collins said: "The feedback we have had so far is much more for than against the surcharges. We are responding to customer wishes, and a couple even suggested we increase our season ticket prices, but that would be pushing things a bit too far for everyone else.
"We also didn't expect a positive response to only having one hour frequencies, but people have welcomed it, saying they will use the service to get home from work or the theatre."
And the services could be extended, and retained for next winter if they prove popular.
"I'm pleased we've been able to bring the services back, because I was disappointed about cutting them last winter," said Mr Collins.
"We need an average of 15-20 passengers to make it viable, which I hope won't be too difficult to achieve, and if it works we might even add another service before the end of the summer.
"If the demand is there we'll continue to run the services next winter. We're not a seasonal business, so if it made commercial sense, we'd do it, but last winter it just wasn't economical to keep them running.
"They also link up well with the Boris bikes. The demographic suggests that people who use the boats use the bikes as well, so when the bikes arrive in Canary Wharf it will encourage our passengers to then use the bikes to get to their workplace."
While the Clippers have become an integral part of many Wharfers' commuting experience, there is still a huge amount of untapped potential for river travel.
Mr Collins said: "We could have a boat running from London Bridge to Canary Wharf every four minutes at peak times if we had the right support. We'd only need another four boats in the fleet to be able to do that.
"The trouble is the infrastructure is just not there on the river. Expansion has to start with the piers, and certain ones need investment right away. Tower Pier is being extended, but that won't give us another berth there.
"It's been a problem for a long time, and until TfL get serious about dealing with it, the capacity for river travel will always be limited."
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Loving the Gym
I have been overseas for a month and didn't do much running but plenty of walking. I came back feeling great and ready to commit to the gym again. When I usually get back from the States, I suffer from jetlag for the first week and use that as an excuse not to do too much. This time I decided was going to be different.
I went straight back to work the day after I got home and woke really early because of the time zone thing. It worked out really well because it meant I could go to the gym before work and I've been every morning since then. So that was 4 days last week, then Saturday we went to Dreamworld which was a day of walking, Sunday was the 2 mile run and so far I've been to the gym both mornings this week.
What I've done in the past is try to do more than is comfortable at the gym, but this time I am working within my comfort zone. I start with 10 – 15 minutes on the treadmill then work my way through the weight machines. I go from an arm machine to a leg machine and alternate until I've used all the machines that I'm familiar with. I think I'm working everything that needs work, except I do need to do some ab work. I need to watch what other are doing to get some ideas.
I still have a free session with a personal trainer that I can use. If you join a gym, make sure you get this as part of your membership and then make sure you use it. I have held off using mine until I know exactly what I want from the session. What I have noticed since I was sick earlier in the year and lost a lot of weight, is that I have lost a lot of muscle too. My aim is to build up the muscle again and to be a bit more shapely than I was previously. The great thing with losing all the weight is that I have lost the stubborn fat on my arms and belly. Yay.
Now I suppose I should be training for something so I will let you know what event I enter.
Happy exercising
Wow I thought I'd Lost It
I have been so out of my exercise habits and have had a hard time getting a routine back.
Everything changed as far as exercise times went because of a change of work and of course the change of season which means it's so much darker in the morning. My best time for running was always the morning, which was of course the coolest time, but now I have the role of caregiver for my two grandsons every week day. I now get them off in the morning and then go to work myself. I really started to feel my fitness slipping away because I just couldn't get a new routine going.
Last week though I decided that it was time to look into gym membership again. It's definitely worth looking around when you look for a gym. I went to a few and found a huge difference in costs. I ended up going to one of the 24 hour places which is just around the corner from work and home. They had half price membership for the first 3 months, no joining fee and then my daughter and I are going on to a 2 for 1 deal. We pay under $6 p/wk which I think is pretty good. Anyway, it changed everything for me and I have gone after work every day since I joined.
The other good thing about joining a gym is that they usually offer at least one free session with a personal trainer. I haven't had mine yet, and when I do I really want it to focus on the thing I find hardest in my training. I think for me that is aerobic stuff.
When I was really fit (in the old days) I was really bouncy and light on my feet. I could jump really high and run really fast. Ah, the good old days. I really miss that lightness though and would like to work out how to get it back. Once when we were running to the start of our weekly 2 mile run, I watched my 9 year old grandson running and he had such an easy stride and so light. I imagined myself having the same lightness and it was amazing. I could feel the ease in my joints, the length in my spine and I felt like I was hardly touching the ground. Then as my lack of fitness kicked in, my mind took over from my imagination and I went back to my old style of struggle.
It just shows you what your mind can do in a positive way and a negative way. The more you can focus on the positive the more it becomes a habit and the easier it gets. This of course goes for everything in life not just running. So look for the good things, the things you want in your life, the great style and when the negative looks you in the face, just turn away and go back to the positive (even if it is just in your imagination).
Happy exercising
Baby Sitting
I'm half way through 2 weeks of looking after my grandsons. My daughter is in New York doing the Six Day Race and, although we had planned to go with her, we couldn't get the money together in time. It seems that it has turned out for the best though because she would be really distracted by the boys being there. They don't understand the focus needed to run this type of race and would definitely be trying to get her attention.
My running is not going too well while I have them. It's almost impossible to get out when you have a toddler to look after. I have been out to Runners Are Smilers and was lucky enough to have an offer to look after the little one while I ran. I have never run with a pram but I'm sure I would find it difficult. I went for a walk yesterday and even tackling the hills in our street was difficult enough. I appreciate how strong Subala must be to run all the time with a pram. It could only have benefited her 6 day training.
I will do another post when I'm back on track with my training.
Happy exercising
I've Come a Long Way
I was just reading my About Me page to remind myself where I was at when I started this blog. It was just over a year ago and I had no fitness at all. I was not far off committing to running a 10km race. I was so sure I could do it having had memories of running 10km in a previous life. Haha, I think I ran about 100 metres then walked 9.8 kms and then ran another 100 metres. I definitely had a sense of achievement after I finished but also a reality check.
Today though is a different story. If I ran the same flat course today I'm sure I could run the whole distance. In fact I should do it to see what time I could do. I think it's a good idea to run public events every once in a while. Not only do you have the measured course to compare your times but the comradeship of running with like minded people. Runners are such a friendly bunch of people. I think it has something to do with the endorphins that running releases. Everyone is on a running high.
If you have been keeping a journal of you fitness journey, have a look back and remind yourself of how far you've come. It really is encouraging.
My Next Events:
IronMaori – 22 June – Gold Coast Queensland (triathlon)
Sri Chinmoy Marathon – 23 August – Rockland Lake State Park, New York
The IronMaori is a short triathlon designed to encourage Maori to get back to good health. It is a short course and with a bit of training I'm sure I can do this. I'll need to do a bit of swimming training to complete the 300 metre swim. I think the rest is a 3km bike ride and a 5km run. I should be up to that!
Plan your next event.
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New Shorts, Guerilla Circuit & New Bike
I mentioned a couple of posts ago that I was going to buy some new shorts. I'd been wearing the same pair since they were given to me when I entered the 10km race in June
2012 and I needed to treat myself. Since that 10km race I have lost quite a bit of weight too and they were looking ridiculous on me. So I went shopping and boy was it a difficult task getting something I felt comfortable in, but I chose a pair which will do in the mean time.
They are actually mens shorts and I got them because they were a little longer than the womens. They have a red trim around the legs, and you will notice that they match my shoes. All very important to be colour co-ordinated if you want to feel your best out there. It's just what they advise against when you are buying sports gear.
So I have my new bike and did my first ride on Saturday. I started work later than usual which gave me plenty of time to try out the ride. I estimated that it would take me about 45 minutes which I calculated from some friends travel times. They have ridden to the same destination but from a different start point. My calculations were perfect and I arrived exactly on time. It was such a nice ride although there were some difficult up hills and since it was my first outing on the bike, I was still to sort out the gears. Luckily it has many, many gears and I had to use the lowest quite often. The downhills were great fun though but I didn't think that they would then turn into up hills on the way home. At least I wasn't in a hurry to get home and just as well because I had to walk quite a few hills. I haven't been out again since but at least it is always another option for travelling when I need it.
So the day after my big bike ride was the 2 mile race and we decided to change our venue. Until now we have been running around the streets but its not the most inspiring course and so we decided to go back to a course that was used some time ago. It is in the Botanical Gardens and its so beautiful. We ran along a pathway and then turned back and ran along the edge of the river. This we did twice and then veered off to finish at the rotunda a little deeper into the gardens. These particular gardens have been dedicated as a Sri Chinmoy Peace Garden and so it was an appropriate place to have the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence run.
After then run we did our guerilla circuit again. This time it was more than just me, my daughter and my grandson. In fact there were 9 of us. We did the same circuit as last time so we were able to compare our times and I did do better this time but only by a few seconds. I am putting my lack of improvement down to the fact that it was the hottest most humid day we have had for quite a while and it was exhausting. Such a lot of fun though. Today I can feel my abs a little but the rest of me is fine so must be getting fitter.
Next week we have another circuit planned after our run. Lets see how many are keen to do it again. I'll let you know how it goes.
Happy exercising
Sprint Training
I continue to be amazed with what I am now capable of doing. A few weeks ago when my daughter forced me to do a guerilla circuit with her , I was amazed at how well I did and ever since then I have been promising to go and do other extra things to mix it up and, hopefully increase my fitness. So yesterday we finally went out again.
We did the weekly Runners are Smilers 2 mile run and I really struggled with the heat. Amazingly it has got really hot here again although it is supposed to be going into Autumn. Our course is reasonably shaded at 7am but every time I ran through a sunny patch I could feel my energy draining away. I felt like Bolt when he gets too close to styrofoam. All the way around I was consoling myself with the fact that I did a PB last week and it doesn't matter if this week I did a worse time. When the weather gets cooler I can do another PB. On my second mile I really felt like walking but was trying to convince myself that if I could get up this hill then there was a big downhill and then if I still felt like walking I would do it on the next hill. These mind tricks are great for getting you through the tough bits …. usually. It didn't work yesterday. I walked. The sweat was pouring down my face and into my eyes and really stung so I used my walking stretch to wipe my face and eyes. I only walked about 10 metres but it was amazing how much difference it made. At the top of the hill I started running (jogging) again and kept going until the end.
When my time was called out I questioned it. I thought they must have given me the wrong minutes. 20.57. I got a new PB. How can that be when I felt so bad. My only explanation is that I am getting faster overall. The thing about getting fitter is that you always push yourself to the same point of tiredness but that point keeps moving. So here I am finally under 21 minutes and now to get under 20 minutes. How great would that be to be in the teens.
Anyway, after this we went back to the reserve where we did our marathon 2 weeks ago, and found a nice quiet stretch of road where the baby would be safe on the road and marked a 50 metre stretch of hill that we could do some sprint training on. As with the guerilla circuit there was the three of us, my daughter, grandson and me. I was pretty certain that I would only be able to do it a couple of times and would need a huge break in between them, but I really surprised myself again. We alternated with one running, one timing and one walking back down to the bottom. I went first and did an 11.02 seconds. It felt great to be sprinting and not too difficult. I wished I'd pushed myself harder because I could only see myself getting slower with each subsequent run. The opposite was true though. We (my daughter) decided that 10 runs each would be a good number and of all my runs the first was the slowest. My fastest was 9.8 somewhere in the middle and even my last run was 10 seconds.
I felt great afterwards as you always do when you've done something that seemed impossible. Today I could feel a few muscles that I haven't been working in my normal runs. My arms from the pumping motion and also around my hip joint. I suppose I don't usually use my hips to that extent in my daily shuffle around the block. But best of all I feel great mentally just knowing that I can still do this stuff. I don't look as great in the photos as I imagine in my head, but maybe the photos will improve too over time.
So next week we are going to do the guerilla circuit again and will have a few others to do it with us. Lets see how my time has improved for that.
Happy exercising
A New PB (Personal Best)
Although my running has been a bit spasmodic I managed to run a new PB on Sunday in the 2 mile run. If I discount last weeks run, on the new hilly course, then my previous two runs have both been the same time, 21.29. Amazing how you can run 2 miles in exactly the same time to the seconds.
Anyway, when we started the run I could feel that I was going faster at the start. In the height of the summer heat I was suffering a bit with painful knees. The joint actually feels like it is swollen, and as a result it was taking me a few hundred metres to get into a rhythm, but on days like last Sunday, with the temperature a bit cooler I can get straight into it and at the second turn, when I am usually so far behind everyone that I can't really even see them, on Sunday I could still see almost everyone. Because my training hasn't been great over the last couple of weeks I could feel myself getting tired in the final quarter of the run, but still I took 5 seconds of my previous best time.
Since then I have been for one early morning run and I think I can actually fit this in 2 to 3 times a week. It has to fit with my early starts. Getting earlier nights is the answer because nothing beats the feeling of starting your working day knowing that you have already been for a run.
In my last post I was saying how I needed to treat myself to some new running shorts so I went shopping yesterday and, you know that there's not much in the shops that isn't really short. When I tried them on I was really disappointed to see how bad they looked on me. Although I have lost quite a bit of weight, the cellulite on my thighs is pretty ugly. My daughter told me that building up muscle tone will help that and I will try doing a few more weights, but I think there must be other things I can do too, so I will do some research and let you know. I have just bought a bike (still to pick it up) and I think that will help. My plan is to bike to work as often as I can because not only do I need the exercise but parking is restricted so biking is the obvious answer. I'll get a photo of it for my next post.
Happy exercising
It's Been A While
I've just been looking at my last post and it was a while ago and not much has happened in my fitness world.
I had great intentions of devoting my Sundays to special workouts but nothing has happened since the guerilla circuit. I got a cold just after the circuit and this lasted about a week and a half so my running was not very regular. I was still able to do the Monday evening Runners Are Smilers 2 mile but not much else. Also since the circuit I have started working in a vegetarian cafe here in Brisbane, My Heart-Garden, and I start at 6.30 every morning, 6 days a week. This has really disturbed my training because I was a morning runner. I'm finding it really hard to get out in the evening but will have to push through this.
Our 2 mile race is now back to 7am Sunday morning. It's just too dark now in the evenings, and last Sunday we changed our course to a local reserve which was a nice change of scenery but the hills were a killer. My daughter did a walk around the 1 mile loop the night before and deemed it a good course. Of course she only went around once but after one loop the hill got steeper and steeper. We only had to go around twice for the 2 mile run, but we all stayed on to run a combined marathon to celebrate the first marathon of our meditation teacher, Sri Chinmoy in 1979.
I did 5 miles (8km) which was the most I had run for a very long time, and am embarrassed to say I found it hard, really hard. I did the 10km race last year but walked 90 percent of that. I have to do more long runs.
So my number one priority now is to find a suitable time to run. I have to leave for work too early in the morning for that to be possible and when I get home it's far too easy to sit down and rest after standing all day. So this is going to have to change. I am looking at bikes so that I can bike to work some days. It's about a half hour trip each way and there are also a couple of days when I finish early.
I tell you what, even after just a couple of weeks of irregular exercise I feel tireder and can feel the weight coming back. Definitely exercise is the easiest way to keep your weight under control.
Anyway I will find a solution that suits and my next post will be full of all the variations of exercise I have been doing.
One exciting thing is that now that I am working I can afford some new running shorts. If you look at all the photos I have put up of myself you can see that in every picture I'm wearing the same shorts and they are too big for me now and I deserve to shout myself some new ones. I'll put up a photo of my new ones with my next post.
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Variety Sunday
After last Sunday's guerilla circuit I decided that I would do something different every Sunday. We decided that the guerilla circuit would be a good gauge on our fitness so we will do that every 4th Sunday, but what to do on the other Sundays.
Well for me I need to work on my speed. I've got to the point where I can run continuously for 30 minutes but I'm so slow. I feel like a lead weight even though I've lost quite a lot of body weight and I used to be pretty fast at least on short distances. I must admit, I've never been particularly in to long distance running and have never been very fast, but I suppose that could change. I've been working on my endurance and my strength (with the weights workouts) so now its time to do some speed work.
So this Sunday (today) I thought I would find a piece of flat ground (I chose a stretch of road near the playground) preferably not concrete, and do some 100 metre sprints. So I thought I would sprint 100
mtr then jog back using that time as my rest period, then sprint again. I haven't decided how many
times to do it yet. Either it would be a certain number of reps or I could set a time limit, say 20 minutes. I think that sounds long enough or maybe too long. I can only give a go and adjust as I go. I can use it also as a gauge of my fitness for future Sunday sprint days.
I haven't decided what to do on the other 2 Sundays of the cycle, but the possibilities are a long swim (or any swim since I haven't been for months), a fitness class, maybe aerobics or spin, a long run or even as I get faster I could do a tempo run which is running my usual distance but at a faster pace the whole way.
Yesterday the family went for a walk. It was supposed to be a 7km walk but it was getting dark and we only made it to the park and then we stopped to try out the workout machines and didn't get any further. We think we may incorporate the machines into a circuit at some stage but in the meantime they are a bit of fun. Funny how heavy your own body weight can be.
Happy exercising
2 Mile Race
Every week a group of us meet up to run a 2 mile race. It is the Sri Chinmoy Runners Are Smilers race which is designed as a self transcendence race. Basically this means that each week you take your
own time and the next week you try do do better. You can easily track your progress like this.
Anyway, I have not really run this race for quite a few years but since my new fitness regime started I have decided to join in and see how I go. For 4 or 5 weeks I just did 1 mile and my times did improve quite a bit. My last 1 mile time was 10mins 28secs compared to 4 weeks previously when I did 11mins 55secs, so a definite improvement, but 2 weeks ago I decided it was time to go for the 2 mile. I had hoped it would be raining so the temperature would be bearable but no such luck anyway I figured that with all the training I had been doing I could finish in not much more than twice my 1 mile time. Of course I was running behind everyone else who had been training a lot longer than me, but I kept up the same pace all the way not having to stop and walk at all which made me happy.
The course is quite hilly as is a lot of Brisbane, so I was enjoying the down hills immensely, but those up hills!!! My pace was slowing to not much more than a walk on the second mile. In fact I wouldn't have been surprised if a walker had passed me. But I kept running. It's funny how the second mile seems so much longer than the first. For the first mile I could see someone in front of me for most of the time but about half way through the second mile the gap got too wide and I was on my own. That's when you feel like walking or just giving up and walking a short cut to the finish, but since it's about self transcendence then it doesn't matter how long it takes you to finish, but if you don't then you've nothing to compare your next time to.
So I ran to the end and finished in a time of 22mins 40secs. Not a bad time but lots of room for improvement and now that I had successfully done 2 miles there was no going back to just 1 mile. I had proven I was capable and now I just had to get up my fitness.
So this week I ran again and although it didn't seem any easier I ran it in a time of 21mins 59secs, 41secs faster than than the previous week and just scraping in under 22minutes. But it has to easier than I'm doing it now. So my goal this week is to do some speed work. I'm going over to the park over the back, the scene of the guerilla circuit and will do some sprints. What I think I will do is sprint the length of the park and then jog back and repeat. I'm not sure how long I can keep it up for but I do know that I can carry on long after I think of quitting. So I may set a time limit. I'll let you know how I do it and how I get on.
Happy exercising


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