Comments on: Positive Results from the Weekend

By: Brad Codd

Brad Codd — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:33:53 +0000

Glad you liked my “buck fever” idiom. I’m from South Africa so it’s a pretty common idiom in my community.

Your advice on overcoming performance anxiety is spot on!

I teach public speaking to lots of high school students. While there’s no substitute for practices and rehearsals I’ve found you really need to go out of your way to build up experience participating in competitions. There’s just no substitute.

The competition experience is distinctly different from refining and honing your skills in practice. So, be sure to include participating in warm-up competitions to condition yourself before showing up at the main event.

By: Judith Batchelor

Judith Batchelor — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:20:28 +0000

It was a blast seeing run in an actual class (actually several), this last weekend. It was an education each time you went out. Linda showed me the VALUE of directionals on one of her runs– Even though I train with Christine I don’t see her run often- she showed me sportsmas (womans) ship- and patience and a good sence of humor. Which I beleive everyone should have a bit more of in this sport…

By: lynne brubaker

lynne brubaker — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:23:19 +0000

Hey Susan, that run with feature is truly a “thing of beauty” to quote yourself. I would love for you to comment or write about start line stays. I noticed that Feature was patting the ground with her front feet as you were leading out. Is this something that she typically does or was this more about the fact it was regionals and a bit more exciting than a normal trial. I have been really struggling with this issue with Leica and working very hard to get her to stop the front foot movement, but I am having my doubts about weather she ever will. She does not scootch forward, just pads her front feet a couple of times as I lead out. If I let this continue at trials, will it lead to scootching down the road? I am hoping if I keep the criteria of no movement at home that she will eventually stop at trials. Is this a pie dream, am I fooling myself (I am good at that ya know)?

By: Mary Lou

Mary Lou — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:52:15 +0000

Congrats Susan!
Great job!
Loved the video especially Feature’s bounce into the tire!!!!! That Susan Salo stuff really does work!!!! LOL

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:33:59 +0000

Do you have one of those buttons………” That was easy” Congrats!!! Just amazing……..You were really running………Great going!!!!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:56:36 +0000

Congratulations on an incredibly successful weekend. Your runs with both girls were breathtaking — literally!

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:51:00 +0000

I must say that I was in absolute awe of your runs with Feature. I think I held my breath for the duration of each one of them (fortunately they were very fast runs!). There’s something scary about all that power! Your runs with Encore were spectacular as well. Congratulations on such a fantastic and successful weekend!