Viking Run already 70 participants!

Strong Viking Run
Jerry has already let us know a few times, the registration for the Viking Run is going well. At the time of writing, we are already at 70 participants. However, the majority of these registrations have not yet been paid and if Jerry is not already, I am his financial watchdog, and therefore unrelenting when it comes to the money. Registration closes after April 15 and those who have not yet paid by then will be excluded. It sounds a bit impersonal this comment about paying, but I can't make anything else out of it. Don't forget to give your shirt size, sponsored by Burning Heart, and if you want to go with the coach, think of the 10 euros extra for this comfortable way of traveling!

Scanner
You may not have noticed, but the scanner upstairs has been out of circulation for a few days. Last Saturday morning I noticed through the camera that people could no longer go to the gym. Computer rebooted to no avail, however, it turned out that the plug in the com port of the computer had failed. Looking for a new connection but that turned out not to be easy, both the com port and the plug are as it is called male and then it doesn't work. Previously there was an in-between piece, 2 times female, but that was the cause of all the misery. Everyone called without result, but now there is still a parts store on the Havenstraat, but there was a closed door on Monday morning. To make matters worse, it turned out that the store didn't open until Wednesday morning, so we had to wait. Promptly at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning in front of the door it turned out that they didn't have what I was looking for. The friendliest salesperson probably had an option for me, across the street there is a store that may have what you are looking for. Without much optimism we went inside, knew the people from the store because we regularly get vacuum cleaner nozzles for Otopoets there. Showed him the broken part and what was my surprise, I have a box full of these things. Out the door with a happy feeling and yes, the scanner is working properly again.

480 trainer
It had been a long time since I had used our 480 trainer and partly due to the fact that my condition has reached such a deplorable level and that Jerry has recently benefited a lot from this machine, I picked up the thread again. The setting level was deliberately set to the low side, position 2, normally I am on position 5 but wanted to start slowly for position 2. Have to say it wasn't easy, but I did accomplish it. Jerry sent me a message this afternoon asking if I had any muscle pain yet. Could answer him with that so far I don't suffer from muscle pain at all. I have made the plan to use the 480 trainer at least 3 times a week to work on both my back and fitness and to slowly raise the level.

Street Defence
Last Wednesday I filmed a lesson from Street Defence. I've been a fan of this way of defending for a long time. Have to say I'm pretty impressed with Mike's teaching style. You can say that he is quite present during the lesson. Mike's structure and course of these exercises were quite tough for the participants and myself as a spectator. At one point, the athletes had to perform a push-up when I saw someone's legs shaking from the effort. Fortunately, I was able to capture it on camera, a promo is on Facebook from today.
Of course there will be a more extensive version of it, but this short video gives a clear picture of his way of working. In my view, this is important for everyone because his lessons really matter on the reality of today's aggressive way of life. His last exercise that I captured on film is such an example, you are walking down the street with your girl or friend and you are being harassed by someone. When you get the hang of Mike's way of fending off, you'll feel a lot more at ease on the street. There were also 3 young girls participating in his class and I am pleased about that, that is a category that in my opinion really benefits from his lessons.

Octagon
As the last point of this blog, we are regularly asked about the Octagon. At the moment, not much is happening, but that's because we're waiting for ordered materials. The blacksmith has everything in the house, but the man who is going to finish the floor and such waits for the screed and as soon as it is in, he rushes to the Dojo to finish the Octagon. Believe me, it will really be a showpiece of this fine gym.

Until my next blog.
Dick