climbaprix

things i didnt like about the comp:
1. lack of punctuality.
the comp was supposed to end by 8pm on saturday but dragged till 12am.
the comp was supposed to end by 4pm on sunday but dragged till 6pm plus. all that time... wasted... i dont mean to be sarcastic, but time is precious, and being part of the mugging community in nus, we really need to study. 2 days burnt. still got 2 X 30% essays to finish, and this is tutorial week, plus deadlines for 3 assignments are looming. ugh.

2. loud booming fever-inducing (at least for me) music. i understand such music is supposed to bring out the competition atmosphere, make the event more lively, etc, but too much is really bleah.

3. the whole point of a point system is to make every move equally hard, so that the competitor has to fight for each hold, and in essence, fight for the win. unfortunately for climbaprix, the routes are set in such a way that the bonus-top system would be more suitable. if they fancy crux moves where every participant falls off at the same place then they might as well revert to the bonus top system.

things i liked about this climbaprix.
1. the prizes are really quite good considering the small scale of this event. $30 cash prize and $30 prana voucher. but if i count in the registration fee, the lunch and dinner money and the negative externalities associated with the wasted time, i'm seriously in the red.

anyways although i got 2nd i must say i'm rather disappointed with my performance. i wasnt psyched when i went out on my first route and fell off an easy part. had to do the same moves a second time which pumped me out, and then fell off the last hold. wtf. all the hard training, gone to waste with just one mistake. one teeny attention lapse. i feel robbed.

i attribute my failure to my climbing style. i'm too conservative. too static. i prefer to feel very secure first before locking off for the next hold. i need to learn how to flow with the route. fast and clinical when need arises, and slow and static for the appropriate occasions. for this reason i am determined to adapt my climbing style. of course it's easy for the passer-by to say, 'jansen, it's okay you tried your best.' but my best is not good enough. not winning is as good as losing.

you must think i am a crazy/extreme person who beats myself up for no good reason. but no. i prefer to see myself as an athlete who refuses to rest on his laurels, and will do what it takes to reach the top.

shut up and train. back to more training systematic abuse of my body.