Karma?..?

World Cup 4 didn't get off to a great start. Truth be told, my attitude wasn't super as I've been tired, it's getting deep in the season, I've a couple ok results, and I feel like it's time to train and rest. But, the mixed relay is contested here, so I thought it was really important to do the relay. Pentathlon (along with most sports) is trying to get more events in to the Olympics to increase its medal sets. That's why synchronized diving is in, and the team pursuit in speed skating... not exactly the traditional versions of the sport. So MP is also attempting to get a variation in and it is being contested here. Of course I wanted to perform well in the individual event but I was having some trouble getting really pumped. In the fence I had a brutal start - 2/12. This is embarassingly bad. I turned around the second half with a 8/12 performance. But this still left me in 19th spot, with only 12 making the Final. The swim did not change the positions significantly, dropping me to 20th. I swam a LC season best - 2:12.67, but still much slower than I'd hoped for. Moving from 20th to 12th in the combined run/shoot would be no easy task. However, I did manage to move to 13th. 7 spots is a lot to overcome, and I was really pleased with that performance, although also choked to not have overtook one more position. I was so close. Many lessons were learned along the way in that performance. Things that I will apply in the future,..... and hopefully as soon as Sunday for the Men's Final as Cairo's bad luck (regarding my first bridesmaid...er 13th WC finish this year) was balanced out here. A Hungarian athlete that finished ahead of me in my pool, has pulled out and so I've moved up to 12th. A bit of luck this time. Good karma I suppose. I won't take this opportunity for granted. Thanks for following. I'll keep you posted.