Before I start to tell you
about the competition last weekend, I want to explain what happened before I got
to the wall. The whole family was staying at Luke’s after the JBBC. Naomi had competed
on the Saturday, I too was aching to climb but I forced my self to rest for the
following day. The Sunday morning, Luke got us standing in a circle, in the
middle of the road, to get us psyched for the day ahead. We began with simple
breathing exercises, progressing to some stretching and then finally focussing
our whole body and mind onto the target. All a bit weird if you ask me (like
his beard), but it got my thoughts away from the nerves!!
The first qualifiers felt a
bit sketchy, at first not being able to relax due to the pressure of months of
training. Never the less the same months of training got me a few moves off the
top. The second qualifier felt more relaxed however, due to lack of strength
and a cruxy climb, I fell fairly low down. This still got me in the final in 4th
but I couldn’t help feeling my frustration in my lack of performance. The same
thought of ‘I’m not strong enough’ and ‘I’m not performing well enough’ kept
bouncing back at me.
In isolation I knew these
thoughts will not get me up any wall, so I put them aside and concentrated on
staying calm and psyched. When my time came to climb I was in a perfect mind
set. I was relaxed and able to concentrate on one move at a time. It was just
another climb. It again was a sustained climb and had a good flowing movement.
I was just two clips away from the top when my body gave in. I came down and was
pleased with my performance but slightly disappointed after watching Jen Woods
alternative beta as it could have helped to get higher.
I was Psyched to finish 3rd
to Molly and Tara, but hopefully, after more months of training I will close
the gap between us!
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