Build up to BBCs

Since working my bum off before and during exams I've been playing catch up on training. Having coped a lot better with work than in January I didn't have as much to do this time round. I had managed to get to the gym and the Uni wall a fair bit in between revision (both a lot closer than the Works), mostly doing strength training with a bit of power endurance. So once my exams finished I only really had to learn how to climb comp problems again.

On Saturday I went to Awesome Walls Stockport for the Summer Psyche competition, it's always a fairly chilled comp but it has a proper final so I find it's always a good one to do to get back into comp mode before the British Bouldering Championships.
Although very sweaty the qualifiers went pretty well, I managed to fight my way up 18 of the 20 problems, though my score of 154 didn't really reflect this having greased off quite a few problems first go and getting a couple of the problems 4th go.

A qualifier problem i took a while to top, photo:AwesomeWalls

The final problems were on the steep side of the wall and were hard work in the heat. I was pleased to top all 3 of the problems to get 1st place and an awesome trophy.

Podium, Jules 2nd and Emily 3rd 

On Sunday, feeling a bit sore, I went to the Depot Leeds for the 3rd round of their Summer league to get a bit more practice with comp problems and trying to flash them.

I'm feeling pretty strong, apart from a minor finger injury that seems to be slowly recovering, and can't wait for the BBCs at Cliffhanger next weekend. A week of stretching, fairly easy climbing and Probalming and hopefully it will go well.
After that I'm off to Kalymnos for some chilled climbing then back into training for the European University Championships in Poland and hopefully the World Cup in Munich in August.

See ya next week !