headaches, soreness, and a gold medal

Well, South Carolina was a resounding success.

I came out the first fight with guns blazing.  One pivotal sequence happened quite early.  I had gotten my foot caught up on a guys shoulder after landing a shot to his head.  He took a couple steps forward towards me and I lost my balance and both feet came up in the air.  I landed flat on my back with a resounding thud and my head smacked against the mat just after.  Luckily we wear head gear, or else that would have really sucked.  I laid there for a couple seconds waiting for the shooting pains up and down my spine that I just knew were coming.  The ref stood over me and asked if I was OK.  When the pains never came, I gave out a quick "woo!" and jumped back up to my feet.  It was on.  I finished off the match and completely dominated the guy, landing a few more head shots and just sticking a foot in his gut whenever he tried to come in on me.

Now, I'm not one for fanciful descriptions and play-by-play analysis, but I went on to take 1st place and qualify for Nationals down in Fort Lauderdale, FL the first week of July.

so yeah....I have a small headache and a slight pain in my back, but nothing more than I get after a normal workout.  I'm going to start trying the every day routine again and see if I am able to stick with it this time.  I had taken the last few weeks pretty easy not knowing how live competition would affect my body.