Vaulting starts again this Saturday at 10AM. I whined to my vaulting coach the other day that I'm 20 pounds too heavy and out of shape. She told me, "Well, don't worry, we'll beat that off of you in no time!"

I'm really looking forward to it. No. Really. My long-term goal is to coach kids in this sport, so I have to do it (at least the basics) to teach it.

We have two other grown women who will be starting with us along with some new kiddos. I will have to sleep in an exhausted lump all Saturday afternoon to recuperate while the youngsters will no doubt skip off to soccer practice or a hockey match or something. If I can find someone who's willing to work the video camera while it's my turn on the horse, I'll post it.

Wish me luck. I've been stretching, walking at lunch time, and doing pilates in the evenings. I'm going to work on some mounts on my vaulting barrel this evening in my garage and Friday night along with the compulsories. I suspect this is going to be be a painful return.

I figure I have at least 10 more good years in me for actually doing this sport at my low level. (Maybe longer?) I can't wait! And this winter we have a lovely indoor arena in which to practice.