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This entry was posted on 10/18/2007 8:32 PM and is filed under uncategorized.

This evening I finally made time to do some grip work.  Running has cut into the dedicated grip workouts.  My focus was bending.  I did:

Double Underhand - 4 easy timber ties
Reverse Style - 6 medium timber ties, alternating anchor hands

My bending is definitely weak right now, which usually means my overall hand strength is down.  After this I failed to pop a 2.5" or so phone book.  Hopefully some practice gets me back up to par.

I also started looking into travel to Gripmas.  Flights from O'hare to Columbus are pretty cheap, it's just a matter of figuring out the hotel.  Nick mentioned putting together a carpool from Columbus, so I put a PM into him regarding the meet up location.  I am pretty much going to choose where I stay based upon the highest certainty of a ride to and from the contest.  The need to pay for a round trip cab from Columbus to Crooksville would pretty much kill my chances of attending the contest, and having never owned a car, I don't have enough driving experience to be comfortable doing that in a rental car.

 
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    • 10/19/2007 4:10 AM Mike wrote:
      Did you determine if the wife is going. If not and your interested, we can split a room. Otherwise, I can still give one or both of you a ride from Colombus out to Chris's.
      1. 10/19/2007 9:36 AM wife wrote:
        no, the wife isnt going. you guys can get together and have boys night out.

        i know i will be missing out ; ) but i will survive somehow.
    • 10/19/2007 12:44 PM Scott Styles wrote:
      Mike,

      My wife is not going, I thought yours was for some reason, which is why I hadn't suggested splitting a room. That'd be great.

      I am planning to stay Friday and Saturday night, since contesting then traveling home the same day is awful. Did you want to do two nights as well?

      I think it would still be good to figure out if / where Nick is thinking of taking the carpool from before getting hotel. It'd be nice to be in the same hotel as the other guys. I'll send him an update PM.
    • 10/19/2007 3:11 PM Scott Styles wrote:
      I heard back from Nick. It looks like the plan is to head out from the east side of town, but a hotel hasn't been selected yet. I guess it is something Chris is planning to look into when he returns from the climbing trip. We'll have to touch base with him when he gets home.
    • 10/20/2007 7:04 AM Mike wrote:
      Yep, I'm on for Friday and Saturday night as well. I don't know exactly what time I'll be arriving in CBus yet, I'll try and look up how long it takes to drive.
      Since you're already in contact with Nick regarding the hotel, I'll leave that to you. Let me know what you hear.
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