by Alea Fairchild | Oct 19, 2014 | Lifting Events
Pepto-Bismol had a phrase several years ago: The last mile is the longest. Well, this week, and this day in particular, ran into overtime. Up now early Sunday morning due to an aching body and overactive sinuses. Been on anti-bacterials since Tuesday, not a good way... by Alea Fairchild | Sep 7, 2014 | Lifting Events
It took me a while to post this, as coming back directly to a very full week at work. But the Danish Federation did a great job for us, and all we needed was there for use. I did well in Austria in July, and then I trained in August, but not as much as I could have... by Alea Fairchild | Jul 25, 2014 | Lifting Events
This was a well-organised and enjoyable Saturday at a lake resort, with international Master lifters and a group of under 17 (U17) getting together for a friendly competition. Many thanks to the organiser, Gerhard Peya, who puts on a good event with proper equipment,... by Alea Fairchild | Jun 29, 2014 | Lifting Events
When they announced at the end of last year that the Belgian Masters would be moved from Sept to this date in June, I was not happy for a few reasons. The main reason was that this is my birthday, and to be quite specific, this was my 50th birthday. For me, birthday... by Alea Fairchild | Jun 1, 2014 | Lifting Events
I learned a few valuable lessons this trip. 1. You CAN find a good coach in the parking lot. 😉 2. You can become close friends with people you only see once a year. 3. When driving off at a rest stop exit on the highway, remember to mind the road trash. OK –... by Alea Fairchild | May 23, 2014 | Lifting Events
I competed on Sunday 18 May, lifting at noon with six other women in their early 50s. Yup, I turn 50 in about one month’s time. I won the silver medal in my age/weight category. 🙂 I have waited until I got back from travels to publish this, as it was okay but... by Alea Fairchild | Mar 29, 2014 | Lifting Events
As I write this, the competition is still going on, but I came home early to now go see my new granddaughter. I got there at 10:45 for an 11:30 weigh-in (for the first two plateaus of four in total). The third plateau was just starting a bit before 16:45. I do not... by Alea Fairchild | Feb 16, 2014 | Lifting Events
I knew this would be chaos, as it was the first one of the year and we had 43 athletes lifting. I did not get the mail to me that moved weigh-in up an hour, but since I always arrive early, I did get there in time. But behind quite a queue of semi-naked men —... by Alea Fairchild | Nov 4, 2013 | Lifting Events
For Women and Cadets, there is no minima for the national (senior) championships. So I went to compete during my ‘lifting vacation’ period, weighed what I weighed, lifted what I lifted. And since Anna took a similar methodology and moved up, I was...
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