A few months ago, I spoke with Alan H from the forum about Highland games. It's something I always thought looked like something I'd enjoy, but I had no idea where to begin.

Alan gave me a lot of great advice when I chatted with him, but I was working on some other fitness-related goals at the time.

I decided that it was time to just go for it when it came to practicing for the Highland games.

I met up this morning with a great group of guys and practiced the Braemer stone, the 28 lb. weight for distance, and the light hammer. I mainly worked on form this morning, and plan to keep that up before even thinking about distance.

I felt pretty comfortable with the stone and the hammer. The weight for distance thing is going to take a lot more practice (it will all require a lot more practice, of course).

I had an absolute blast this morning and discovered that I'm not only fortunate for finding a group that practices very frequently, but that the group offers great advice, support, and isn't afraid to razz the new guy out of fear of scaring him away!

Thanks to Alan for first taking the time to chat with me about training.

I have a long way to go, but I look forward to improving and competing.

My wife, Cynthia, took a couple photos. Here's one of the shots from the first time I ever picked up the light hammer:



Christopher