19/06/2024
What a great comp for these three!
Katie was up first and the goal was to hit the QT she needed for the British. We took it easy on squats with all white lights and no more depth issues! We knew she needed a 155 deadlift to qualify, so we decided to up her opener to 147.5 so give her two chances at 155 incase anything went wrong. This came to be a very valuable decision as a little mishap occurred on the first go, but then the it flew on her final attempt. Total PR, British QT and 🥉 secured!
Next up Emily lifted in the 52’s. We knew going into it that 2nd place was secured almost no matter what. No pressure for any QT’s, records or pushing for the win, so the plan was just a chill 9/9 & PR day. Where do we start with squats 🤣 The venue didn’t have AC and it was a very hot day so we couldn’t get her knee sleeves on properly no matter what we tried. The nervous giggles were in full force. Emily also decided to leave her T-shirt in the warm up room so I had to whip mine off for her to wear for her opener. Despite doing her attempts practically sleeveless, she smashed her opener and top end second and was very close to getting her top end third. Huge total PR, 🥈 and possible commonwealths selection.
Finally, Tierney took to the 69’s. This was her first open national comp, so the plan was to have a fun day and maximise her total. Squats went exactly to plan with all white lights. Tierney reminded me of what she likes to call ‘deadlift fatigue’ meaning she can only hit 2 attempts no matter the load. Begrudgingly, I upped her planned attempts and she hit the 170 goal on her second. Deadlift fatigue was then set in full force. Big total PB, next stop is the British, she just needs to stop rowing first.
As a coach the key aim was to maximise attempts and aside from some external issues, that’s exactly what we did. Three extremely good results, plenty of lessons to take away and an overall great day. Let’s go team!