Spider Cup 2: 720 + Individual Elimination

 I had a "dress rehearsal" for Gator Cup yesterday despite dealing with a mix of allergies and a random pinched nerve flare-up. Shooting with limited range of motion and a tingling left hand was challenging, but nothing I couldn't adjust around once I realized what I had to do to get the arrows where they belonged.

I shot a pretty poor qualifying score while figuring out which adjustments I needed to make, but I was able to claw my way back up to the gold medal match against the leader in women's barebow, where I took first. It was a pretty long and messy battle, where it came down to experience and endurance to give me the advantage at the very end, leading me to finally take the gold. 

Brick City Open 3 2/n

 The photos from Isabelle Victoria Photography are finally here!

Squat Attempt 1: 87.5 kg

Squat attempt 2: 92.5 kg (my previous maximum squat)

Squat attempt #3: 95 kg (competition maximum and lifetime PR)... or as coach R. Allen and handler E. Valentin would say, easy, and I could've done more if I really wanted to, although they both understood and supported my decision to go conservatively! I also had quite a bit of cheering from the head Viking himself, T. Dreaver, as well as from friend and fellow archer, S. Fullwood!

Bench attempt #1: 50 kg

Bench attempt #2: 55 kg

Bench attempt #3: 57.5 kg (miss)

Deadlift attempt 1: 130 kg. For some reason, things are out of sequence.

Deadlift attempt 2: 137.5 kg (previous 1RM and competition best)

Deadlift final attempt: 142.5 kg (competition and lifetime personal best)

Celebrating with my handler and team-mate, E. Valentin, who has proven to be an amazing source of wisdom, insights, and unfiltered advice. He is honestly second to none for keeping me on track, taking care of me, and making sure I got to the platform on time! I've even had some amazing handlers, including the likes of my own coach, R. Allen, and my fellow mischief-maker T. Harris!

Finished in second in the open raw 76 kg women's division!