Everyone knows that the true sign of culture is whether a person is familiar with the work of Sister Wendy Beckett, renowned art commentator and historian. Well a sister of athletic sorts has arrived to enlighten my pentathlon world...that would be sister-in-sport Wendy Becker. Wendy will be coaching me in my running and swimming events. Wendy has both competed in and coached for competitive triathlon and biathlon, but I will be her first pentathlete. She also comes with a message therapy, an appreciation for yoga and a much appreciated sensitivity to overall health. The plan for now is that she will spend some time throughout January viewing me in the swim and run, as well as viewing me in some of the other events to get a feel for the big pentathlon picture.
Riding went well tonight. Pet seems to be responding to my transition signals better, but is still taking corners short and it takes several times around the rink to get a good trot/post out of him (this is probably as much my issue as it is his). I finally got a good trot out of him and spent the rest of the time at canter. I still seem to be leaning forward too much, around the turns and in the transition to canter, but after some wisdom from Laura addressed this only to find out the value of "prevention"...keeping control of the rhythm before it...and the speed get out of hand. With some more wisdom on the use of my hands, I was able to pull things together and finish my lesson on another positive note. Laura's gone for the next two weeks, which should provide me with some time to really internalize what I've learned thus far.
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