Sports competitions/tournaments

[Ampelmann]

Anyone competing this weekend (sports)? It's my first competition I've entered rather than helped organise in years and I'm quite excited

Getting my fight back! So what's everyone else doing?

[overcome.]

I haven't competed in anything in a long time, I'd like to though to be honest. What is it that you're competing in?

[Asura]

I have participated in a lot of sports, mostly competitively, over the years Nowadays I just run for my own exercise.

What kind of competition do you have? Good luck!

[Ampelmann]

It's archery :) Competing individually and as a team so should be fun. Won't win but hoping for a personal best. Asura, I'd like to start running, how did you get into that?

[Too Shy]

Good luck for your archery! Hope it goes well for you. :) How long have you been doing archery?

I've only ever competed once, in December. I had my first semi-contact kickboxing fight and it was awesome. I actually cried at the end of the first round because I was so scared, but my club helped me lots and it was so much fun. And best feeling ever when they announced the decision! I was so proud of myself just for managing to get through it haha.

[Steel Maiden]

I used to be in the London team (for secondary schools) for cross-country running. But sadly since I left school I have been in any competitions. I used to run with the Wimbledon cross-country club but now I live too far away :(

I do have many parks and commons I could run on but it's too dangerous to go alone. So now I just got for runs round the streets of my area.

Good luck on your archery.

[Ampelmann]

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How long have you been doing archery?

Three or four years but I didn't usually do much shooting, especially when I wasn't feeling great with social situations. Only a year and a bit regularly but really loving it again :)

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I used to be in the London team (for secondary schools)

That's an amazing achievement! I was awful at sports at school. Think I only enjoy archery so much because it involves no running, jumping, throwing or catching and is really good for concentration.

[Steel Maiden]

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Originally Posted by Ampelmann

That's an amazing achievement! I was awful at sports at school. Think I only enjoy archery so much because it involves no running, jumping, throwing or catching and is really good for concentration.

Thank you. I've been running since I was 9 years old (although when I was 9 I was only running the 800m). Now I am 22 and I'm still addicted to running lol; I like running up Rose Hill when I'm at home, although Parliament Hill was a great cross-country race. And Wimbledon Common is a fantastic place to go for an 8 mile cross-country, shame I don't live near Wimbledon anymore.

Archery is definitely good for concentration. I have tried archery but I was useless at it.