Back on the Horse

Well hello there stranger, it's been a while....

After a few months of intense family/house/work distractions, I finally got back on board the sending train and hooked up with team medium strong for what promised to be an epic weekend. Now, I didn't have high hopes for myself as I am suffering from a severely inverted gun to canteloupe ratio. This affliction not only weighs me down but makes the nickname of Andy "three paellas" Sullivan disturbingly apt. But you have to start somewhere, and for me it was at Earl Crag. 

Following a fairly sleepless night due to the faux Scots and the 4am dogs, Team thin skin arrived at Earl hoping for minus temps and epic sends. The Wrestler, Martha and Nat "alternative beta" feather arrived shortly after. I could go on to describe the sending but I'm not convinced there is any point. The send of the day was Pete and Andy's ascent of Trick Arete 6b. Also, Hebson should have sent Hanging Groove 6c+ but made a mess of the top like a proper amateur! 

A quality meal, a near on-sight of The Pommel and a night under the stars later we were wandering through a farm/car showroom to Callerhues. I've been looking forward to going to this crag for ages as it is often described and Northumberland's best kept secret. the sun shone, skin was trashed, 5+'s were sent. What a day! The team of Font 7 senders seemed pretty disappointed with the 5+-athalon but I thought it was a cracking day out - rank chat, sunshine, sending and psyche replenishment. 

two months till we go to Espain. This week I've managed two Ratho sessions, two half hour runs and one finger board session. Much better than the last few months. Feeling better about myself already. It's amazing how closely linked self-esteem and sending performance is. It can be a bit of a downward spiral of stopping training for one reason or another, losing strength, losing psyche, losing more strength, losing more psyche... It's a good job I've got good mates to pull me out of it! Thanks guys!