MMBC NADAC Trial 5.22.10

Exactly one year ago, I went to watch this trial in Savage, MN.  The weather was cold and the wind was gusting so hard, that the wind chill had to have been at least 25 degrees.  People were even wearing winter hats and gloves!  Well this year, I got the privilege of running in this trial and I can say that the weather was not much nicer!

I check the forecast almost daily and there was no rain in sight for Saturday.  It was just supposed to be warm and sunny.  Much to our demise, however, a storm rolled through late morning and stopped the trial momentarily.  It started with some ominous clouds and then the lightning and thunder came along.  And then the rain came...in huge drops.  Still the trial went on.  It wasn't until it got really bad that the trial was put on hold.  We actually had to run in that weather.  But it was all worth it because we ended up with our first Q in Touch N Go!  The rain and clouds eventually cleared up, but then came the sunny, humid weather we had all been waiting for.  So far, I've been to two outdoor trials and it hasn't been pretty.  After these past two rainy trials, I think I am up for almost anything!  The greatest part is that Zoe doesn't seem to mind a bit - she does better with the crappy weather!

Anyways, all in all we had a fantastic day.  We went 4 for 6 in Q's including two novice titles and our first Q in the open level!  It was definitely a successful day!  Zoe ran pretty well, but we are having a little trouble with weaves that are early in the course.  It's something nice and concrete to work on at least.  Otherwise, I was super pleased with her performance and look forward to competing at the open level in the near future!