Here I am at Ontario Seniors on March 29th, 08 in Scarborough. The competition was held at Variety Village. Well done, the competition seem to run smoothly. Unfortunatly it did not run smoothly for me.
I was the last female lifter in the session and either that pressure got to me or the laté got to me. I had the jitters so much that I had trouble controlling the weight. I missed my first two attempts at 70kg. Finally I got my third at 70kg but by then I was already very disappointed that I was not going to acheive my objectives. On a good note, the weight did not feel heavy. So I know I could do it. I just have to get it done!!!
On to the clean and jerk, I finally calmed down. No more jitters at this point. I get my first attempt at 80 kg: easy. Now I'm releived at least I can try some real weight. I try 86kg and I miss the jerk twice. My jitters were gone but my energy went with it. The weight actually felt heavy. Big disappointment. Not even close to my objectives.
We went down from opening weight objective so I would not get my jitters in the way. That meant I had a light first attempt and therefore a low total for the day. 150kg total. This year however 150kg meant a first place finish in my 58kg category and Best Female lifter award. I can't beleive I have a big trophy on my kitchen table right now.
On to Nationals in Montreal. I need to put it all together there. It's my last chance to prove to myself that I can acheive the objectives that we had laid out for the season.
