Alea Lifting: Travels, Lifting, and Other Adventures
Regional champs – 7 Sept 2013
Again, we had the Flemish and Wallonian regional championships together this year, hosted by CHFS in Brussels. It was run as an informal friendly, and the refs were fairly generous in their scoring. I have some more photos coming, but will load what I have now. I did a nice job, just missed my last…
Women’s Open – Ireland – CrossFit West Dublin – Sat. 17th August 2013
When I went to Austria in May for the “ASVÖ – NÖ” Women Weightlifting Grand Prix, I met a lovely bunch of lady lifters from Ireland, and they mentioned that they were having an Open in August. I said I was interested, and they sent me the info. So we went for a long weekend…
World Masters Games 2013 – Turin, Italy
I really debated if I wanted to go to this competition. I had enjoyed the WMG in Australia in 2009, but having been to the EMG in Italy in 2011, I know how hot it can be and how vicious the mosquitoes can be in Italy. But the WMG atmosphere is fun, you meet lots…
Waregem Intl – 6 July 2013
Today, I had to be one of the guys. I will explain. Thursday night, my husband went to a business dinner and Fri morning, was ill from the food of the dinner. With his hypertension on his heart, by noon, he was weak and had to lie down and his office called an ambulance and…
Final Belgian Interclub – Powersport Zaventem (my home club) – 18 May 2013
Yes, after 8 years here, I finally get to lift in competition at my home club. It was an early morning as I came in advance to help set up with the guys. Lifting was okay, but not great, given I lifted last week in Austria at the Grand Prix. I worked the second plateau…
10th International “ASVÖ – NÖ” Women Weightlifting Grand Prix, Brunn, Austria, 9-11 May 2013
We had a long weekend in Belgium, so I spent the last three days in Austria, competing with 66 women from 16 countries in an all-Women weightlifting competition. Age range was 8 years old to 68 years old. And all could lift well!! I won first place in my age group, and sixth overall in…
Round two – Second Belgian Interclub 2013, Waterloo, Belgium
Yes, THAT Waterloo, we are nothing but historic here in weightlifting land! As it is an interclub, we had two plateaus of nine lifters, and like the Titanic, women and children went first. 🙂 Did okay, got 5.5 for 6 (just missed the last jerk), and the total was acceptable for where I am in…
Spring Break in Florida
Had to go to Florida (!) for a conference during Easter week, but it does not mean I stop training! Thanks to the folks at Crossfit Kingspoint, I was able to get a few training sessions in with the appropriate equipment. Other photo is the view out of my hotel room window 🙂
First national interclub 2013 – Seraing, Sat 9 Mar
After flying back from the States, and having an unsettling week, I was a bit out of sorts, and it showed in only 3 out of 6 lifts, with my last jerk of 61kg hitting the underside of my chin, as I did not get it out of the way. Oh, well. There is always…
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