Ultimate Frisbee - Wednesdays and Sundays

Sunday game (mixed with other teams) is on /every/ sunday througout the winter!

Sweet. I will probably be at the Sunday game in 1.5 weeks if my jet lag is enough gone.

Whistler has got some decent snow. Huge base, but rain/cold nights made it a bit icy. At least there is a bit of new snow coming (just a few inches but enough).

I got an e-mail from Scott yesterday evening, he and Eli will be at GM's tonight.
They also both put themselves on the waiting list for the tournament next week.

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I just received a confirmatin e-mail for the tournement. Lets travel together from Munich on Saturday morning.

I'm heading up on Friday to visit a friend, but would love to ride back with you guys if there's space on the BayernTicket. Looking at the waiting list, if Jake got bumped up, then two more TTers will have been bumped before him. That means there'll be at least 6 of us.

Btw. I love the was that the only person to have registered as an ultimate "Chuck Norris" is the organiser himself Having said that, he probably is.

I got my confirmation e-mail too. Think I'll be riding the train too. But let me check...

I've just updated the registration page transfering those from the waiting list to the participants list. I'm real stoked you guys are all coming!
I'm going up on Friday (MFG or Train) and returning on Sunday because I'm visiting some friends there. Anybody want to stay over for Saturday night can bring a sleeping bag and ground mat and crash with me (I have an apartment available)

Hey, excellent that everyone's going to be able to play.


I might take you up on that. Is there a plan to go out and do Erlangen on Saturday night?

I'm hoping and planning on it! I'm sure there'll be enough of the erlangen crowd and myself to make some sort of party!

Is it too late to get in? I just got back and got the email, and am a little confused...

So, I asked too soon. I guess theres no more space for me, boo hoo. Have fun and count me in for next time!!!

Hey All. We're driving to Erlangen Saturday morning.

We have space for two people. PM me if you'd like to ride with us.

It's just one seat available now for a ride to Erlangen Saturday morning.

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If anyone's not doing anything around 1pm today, I'm meeting MandyNY at the Giselastrasse field to toss the Frisbee around.

You're welcome to join :-)

Who would like to meet and go together on a Bayern Ticket? I've checked out the times and unfortunately, the only trains leaving at respectable times are ICE trains, on which the Bayern Ticket does not work. This is what I see:

München Hbf (This is the one I think we have to take)
Erlangen Sa, 17.02.07
05:16 - 07:14 ICE, RB

München Hbf
Erlangen Sa, 17.02.07
Sa, 17.02.07
05:33 - 07:53 ICE

München Hbf
Erlangen Sa, 17.02.07
06:21- 07:53 ICE

München Hbf (This is our only other option, but that doesn't give us enough time to get to the hall, changed, etc.)
Erlangen Sa, 17.02.07
07:22 - 08:55 ICE, RE

If no one else can see something I'm missing, I suggest we meet at 5am under the big departure board in the center of the Hauptbahnhof. Let me know if you'll be there so I can buy one or two Bayern Tickets.

Tenley

Please note that the first game is at 09:00!! You should be there some time before to meet your team, warm up... so I'd say the 5am train looks good. I'm going up on Friday evening.

thanx for doing the research Tenley:
To me the best options look like:

München Hbf
Erlangen Sa, 17.02.07
05:16 - 07:14 ICE, RB
-or-
München Hbf
Erlangen Sa, 17.02.07
06:21- 07:53 ICE

I prefer the 6:21 even if we can't use the Bayern ticket because
1) I need a little sleep if I'm gonna play in a tournament all day! ... and
2) Eli and I both have bahncard 50 so the price shouldn't be so bad.

Any chance of talking you into joining us on the 6:21?
Has anyone figured out how to get to the gym by bus, or we could also spit a taxi from the banhof.

Scott

Hi Scott,

Hmmm, the bahncard 50. Isn't that for rentners? Anyway, the one way fare that was shown when I looked up the times was 47 euros. I wasn't really searching for that, so maybe there's a fare special. I don't know.

Hey all,

There are no seats left in the buggy.

I know a 20-something couple who had a Bahncard 50, 100...whateva. It's apparently worth it if you travel alot in Germany. So I gather the number doesn't have to do with age. Funny though.

The numbers 50 and 100 on Bahncard are in reference to the percentage off the normal price you get. Bahn50 = pay half, Bahn100 = pay nothing. Of course you have to buy the Bahncard itself, which costs something like 250 and 2000EUR respectively.

Sorry guys, I have to pull out: still haven't fully recover from the flu I had last weekend and I don't think getting up at the crack of dawn to get a 5am train, a 2 1/2 hour train journey, a whole-day frisbee tournament and a ride back down to Munich in the middle of the night would really work well towards my full recovery.
Seriously disappointed, but I really think I should rest this weekend.
Maybe somebody else can take my space?

Ooohh... from the chat above, it looks like MandyNY (do I know you?) would like to go; has anyone got her contact details?

Yes, I was thinking about her too. I know someone who has her number, I will PM him so he can let her know.

Just called MandyNY and left a message letting her know there was now an available spot in the tournament.

Ok Tenley,

Even with our "old fogey bahn card 50"'s the price is a little steep for the ICE

Meet you ~5:00 am under the big board and split a bayernticket?

München Hbf
Erlangen Sa, 17.02.07
05:16 - 07:14 ICE, RB

Be warned that I'm not gonna have my beauty sleep!

Hi,
I talked to the organizer, Erik, and he said we (Andrew and I) could come a little bit late, so we could take the 7am train. Anyone else planning to meet?

Eli and I will be there at 7 also. Meet under the big board and split a bayern ticket?

Scott

Great - so glad you got the message!

Are there any pick up games being planned in the near future?

Indeed there is: ... "There's a weekly winter game assembled from various different Munich frisbee groups which meets at 2pm on Sundays at the Dietlindenstrasse location (marked "2" on the map below) where all are welcome."

Yesterday was fun guys! (despite the knee) I learned a hell of a lot new skills and rules.

I am completely beat!
Next time I join an indoor tourney, I'll find out how many games all teams are set to play. Five games was my limit for my endurance level, six did me in. I also think the welcoming of beginners to indoor tourneys was kind of a misnomer. Compared to the other girls out there I should have ranked myself as "Door mouse under Cinderella's bed".

As the knee goes, I'm pretty lucky I got only a strong warning. It's not too bad just weak on the side. Thanks to Andy for his doc skills and those who donated their towels, backpacks, and moral support.

Ditto on most of your thoughts about the tournament - once I was warmed up, I was okay with the overall level of ability, but I did think that playing 7 games was excessive, 5 would have been perfect. My legs are completely out of action today.

And glad to hear that your knee is going to be fine, we were all worried when we saw you were injured. Thanks again to Alex for getting us home in record time. I was in bed and fast asleep by 21:30

Ultimate game next Sunday (26.02) - Based on the current temperature and the forecast for the week to come, what about holding the first game of the week next Sunday, usual time (2pm), usual place (Giselastrasse)? I was in the English gardens this afternoon and the conditions were perfect.

Yay! I'll come. What do you think about doing what we did a couple of times last Nov - we meet at 2, and if there aren't enough people for a game by 2:30, we join the game at Dietlindenstr.?

I am also extremely sore from the tourney, uhhgghhhh. But! I went out and (tried to) play yesterday for an hour - the weather was too good to pass up. I was pretty pitiful. What I found, though, was after playing an entire day with 80 people better than I on Sat., I felt much better playing with the Dietlindenstr. group.

Good suggestion, Jay.

Have fun you all, I'm out for at least 6 weeks. Doc says I may have tore my ACL, I'll find out for sure next Monday.

6 weeks! Crap! Heather, I'm sorry. You'll be missed out there.

There's another indoor HAT-Tournament planned for 21st of April in Ammersee (which can be reached on the S-Bahn directly from Munich).
I've started a thread about it here. Since there's only one sports hall available it's limited to 60 participants, so a good idea to register asap ...

Edit: Hezamarie, hope your knee's better by then

Haaahaa!! I see Jay beat me to the post (so much for starting a post, going to a meeting and then finishing the post!) See you at Hersching then!

here's a mail from Sonja with a load of pics from the tournament:

Some good pictures there, thanks for posting!

As to the game for this Sunday (25.02) - I would suggest we meet up a bit earlier than usual - around 13:40 - at the Giselastrasse location to take on the pitch marked out by the touch rugby group. Then if it should turn out that we don't have enough people for a proper game, we can head over to Hirschau to join the other group without missing too much of their game.

Good call Jay!

I plan on being there... (that is, if I survive this afternoon).

I'm in...it will give me an excuse to take it easier on the alcohol at the party I'm at the night before

Sounds Great! I hope to be there on Sunday as well. Last weekend was amazing, had my first beer of the year at the Chinese Tower on Sunday.

I'll be there with bells on! Well, not literally...unless it might distract my opponents... hhmm

I won't be there.
Such beautiful weather and I'll be toiling away in Madrid ;-)
See you the Sunday after that.

BTW, is Germany also doing the DST earlier - or is it just US?

The game last Sunday worked out good (at the Dietlindenstr location). Thanks, Tenley!

Have a wonderful weekend, folks.
Cheers,
Manoj

looking forward to Sunday!!

Forecast not looking so hot for Sunday, but I will still be there -- even if there is light rain. I need the exercise.

Same here. It's defo going to be warm and I need to get out there and run about a bit.

'Fraid not me... I'm going to try snowboarding Sun-Mon (anyone??). Looks like St. Anton gets snow Sun-Mon. Will be packing the wintry gear.