Bad weekend, but proud of myself

SheltieChe · May 1, 2012

I like your runs!

Fergus · May 1, 2012

k9kreationz said:
Ah, here's my really nice run. Minus the oops in the beginning (did I move away?), it felt effortless and looks it. I walked off barely breathing harder than normal. {pat myself on the back}. so proud of me. we ran awesomely! Look at all that accel/decel, change of direction, and Mr. Liu's behind. LOL

Those look like great runs! Very smooth running and handling :smile2:

k9kreationz · May 1, 2012

corbinam said:
The first run was awesome! Nice nice nice job! I can tell how much smoother you were, it was obvious.

Now to make you push to get those FCs! In that second run you wait on Koji a couple times to let him in front of you. Trust him and forge ahead to do a FC. Would work nicely, I think.

And this is an odd observation, but you never use your arms or hands. I've never noticed it before, but just did. I find that it helps make things clearer for my two (though I'm still working on it!)

In the Sunday run, trust me, there were 4 FCs planned. After jump 9 (after the pinwheel), I got lost, was behind, and after that was confused. lol. Totally lost my groove, that's why I did all those rears.

I'm not making excuses, but trust me, if you watch the last few weeks worth of trials, I am pushing to get those FCs in and I am....or I almost am. Now that my legs are stronger, its easier for me to speed up.

Now I just need to outrun Koji. lol.

As for my arms, yeah, oops. What happened was I realized Koji reads my motion really well and there went my arms. Hey, in Sunday's run, I use my arms a lot.

But yes, when it's a flowy course, like Saturday's, I rarely use them because my body is usually all Koji needs. Don't worry, I've been working on that too, especially after doing USDAA/ASCA.

k9kreationz · May 1, 2012

Thanks SheltieChe and Fergus.

I'm proud of myself for sticking to this darn exercise thing and amazed at how it's affected my agility. Usually in practice, I'm so tired, I can't tell if I'm stronger or not. It was nice to be able to tell this past weekend that all my hard work is paying off.

Meldor · May 1, 2012

Cheryl congrats on getting in better shape! That is awesome progress in only 5 weeks, imagine the difference when you get back to trials in July :yes:

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I have not had the chance to watch the videos but will try and catch them tonight. I'm thinking that maybe Koji needs to get used to all your new speed, maybe that was part of the disconnected feeling you were getting since you are doing great at paying attention to when he is disconnecting and using exercises to work through it. Anyhow, sounds like you've made great progress and I'm looking forward to watching the videos.

Meldor · May 1, 2012

I had a chance to see the videos and I must say that was some fast runs! Very well done :yes:

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k9kreationz · May 1, 2012

Meldor said:
Cheryl congrats on getting in better shape! That is awesome progress in only 5 weeks, imagine the difference when you get back to trials in July !

I have not had the chance to watch the videos but will try and catch them tonight. I'm thinking that maybe Koji needs to get used to all your new speed, maybe that was part of the disconnected feeling you were getting since you are doing great at paying attention to when he is disconnecting and using exercises to work through it. Anyhow, sounds like you've made great progress and I'm looking forward to watching the videos.

Thanks. I never thought of Koji having to adjust to me. I figure he just runs. lol. Maybe he did need to get used to it. I'm hoping we'll be so much better in a few months. I know a break usually helps us and we come back so much better as a team.