Hello, Tho my time may have passed for the desire to
compete Internationally, it would seem that those that do or have the desire
should hold Centers by which different parts of the country can come and train
and gain Knowledge and come together as a Team. When i went to the USET
Training in Gladstone we were put in a dormitory style environment and were
given the best of instructions. USET had the facility and the personnel,
they did not have the Mountains or Trails. In N.J. even Steph was
there along with Valery and the Rojeks and we all learned and at times
humbled. Education is the key to me and that was the best i had
encountered. I put up a token amount of money to the OD and started a land
fund trust that now has i think $600 for the OD's land purchase to have
their own space somewhat like Robie Park. Thru the years it has stalled
and gone nowhere mostly because the OD Board has enough on its plate already and
the members don't seem to want to take on more and to be honest i can understand
why. But if someone somewhere wanted to fund a facility especially in the
Ft. Valley of Va. for mountain training and say Florida for desert training it
would be good for the East Coasters who desire to seriously train and learn and
create the Team. Perhaps in the west there are places of the same.
Otherwise those with the money and capabilities to create their Endurance
Villages will have those facilities and we will be left behind on something we
started. Money....it all comes down to that. ts
