Competition Reflections

I've been thinking about my experiences at Cactus this year, and especially how I reacted (or didn't).

I was much, much less nervous than I have been in the past.  While I did have some feelings of anxiety and dread while waiting to compete, when I went out for warmup (both times) I didn't feel particularly nervous or anxious.  I am not sure whether this is because I was distracted by the pain in my toe, or the anticipation of pain in my toe (lol!) or whether I am just getting more settled as a competitor.  I guess I'll find out more at Sherwood next month.

Skate buddy Tracy watched my dramatic program and said that's the fastest she's ever seen me skate.  Yay!  On the other hand, she pointed out that I'm still looking down almost all the time.  I really do feel that I can win with this program (the dramatic) if I do a better job of selling it -- and that's all about presentation, not really about my skating skills at this point.  Of course that's why I decided to do this program -- to work on those skills. I really need to make it happen.