redfiona99

So, like I said, I'd been foolish enough to be roped into the organising of this so the run up was stressful. It did mean the fencing was less stressful in comparison but ...

Basically, the short version is about 90% of people turned up, did what they promised to do and left. The remaining 10% seemed to hamstring that 90% something chronic.

The group of fencers in my pool can been best described as minor eek. It could have been worse but it could have been better. The best/worst bit was fecing against Z. I have known Z for too long. She is a lovely fencer. Lovely long lunge. She got the timing wrong with one of them and was already apologising before it hit. The bruise lasted for more than a month. (Totally not her fault).

I did beat 1 person (mostly I won because she kept leaping onto my sword. It was most peculiar. She'll be a good fencer once she's 2 years old, 2 years more experienced and 2 years better at not panicking - ). Was 40th out of 51 after pools so just outside the points.

It did mean I had a bit of a hard draw for the first knock out round. I lost 15-8. I was ecstatic, because that's the most I've ever got against O. She's sped up which probably will help her against the fencers better than me, but it gave me a few openings I normally don't get.

Finished 41st because someone broke seeding ahead of me. The one person I beat in the pools. Who finished 16th overall. Fencing sucks sometimes.

Other funny moments. I got lumbered with handing out the medals. Which is all well and good, except I am too short. So I had to get people to bend down a long way. Thankfully the sabre boys and the epeeists (both genders) are very forgiving.