I lost a heartbreaker yesterday 15-14. I gave up a 14-12 lead and we went into overtime with two double touches and had the bright idea to do a fleche with no set-up. Buzz! Sudden death! He went on to take second in the tournament. Ah victory- how fickle a lady you are!
In retrospect, I did a lot of things wrong. I got to the tournament at the last minute, so my warm-up wasn’t complete. Next time, I’ll call a friend so we can both push each-other to get on the road at a decent hour. Then, when I get to the tournament, I’ll have someone to warm up with.
I fell asleep in the pools and even lost a bout 3-2 because I just wasn’t attacking enough. I lost badly to a fencer who didn’t extend his arm to attack. What ever happened to my counter-attack?
I can say that, yes, a bad day fencing is still a little better than a good day working. There’s always another tournament, and I’m always getting better. There were a lot of other fencers yesterday who didn’t win either. Just wait until next time!
Thank you so much for visiting my blog, I love those pictures and the fact that they make you rethink what you know about the animal world.
I don’t know much about fencing, but I read your previous post and thought it was very nice. Goals are good, but I think just letting life take you where it will is good too.
You have a beautiful family.
Comment by Pam — October 17, 2007 @ 6:35 am
Thanks a lot for all your comments. It really makes my day when I get a comment on my blog!
Comment by tito — October 17, 2007 @ 9:35 pm