I was having one of Those fun days when I thought I would go for my last run!!!

it was a decent size, outside rabbit island passage. so went for my last RUN!
And I got mowed down by an 8 foot wave and the kite got looped inside-out three times..
when at the same time, I am getting dragged by the kite to the extent that I or most drowned....

So I learnt some thing, The kite can looped three times and you can make it back in safely...
"DO Not go for that last run" HA HA it was a fun day...

The old "one last run " ah. I know it well. You've had an awesome session but it's time to call it a day. But just one last run. But it's actually the 15th "one last run" that catches you out.

is that a high tide run only chad? fair amount of reef there! was a fairly hefty paddle/walk over the reef surfing there years ago! i imagine it would be a bugger of swim with a downed kite?

I have often pondered why we get hurt on the "last run"
I have come to the conclusion that it is probably fatigue and you're not on your game because you are tired but still exhilarated from the sess.
When you think it's time to come in that's when you should unless you kite conservatively from that point on.
But I would be interested in what djdojo's views are

so if you got your kite up and flying again why didn't you go have your one last run.
I suppose everytime you hurt yourself badly it's going to be your last run

prea said...

I have often pondered why we get hurt on the "last run"
I have come to the conclusion that it is probably fatigue and you're not on your game because you are tired but still exhilarated from the sess.
When you think it's time to come in that's when you should unless you kite conservatively from that point on.
But I would be interested in what djdojo's views are

Ask and you shall receive.

If you keep having last runs till you can't have any more then that thing that prevents you will, by definition, always happen on the last run. This however is a trivial point of logic, already well made by others.

As for the psychology of when to stop, when to back off on the intensity, and when to take a break, I think it's simply a matter of knowing your personal fatigue indicators and respecting them.

I had an arthroscope on my right knee last week and am now walking without crutches. I haven't kited for two months since destroying my medial meniscus with a botched landing. I'll be taking it pretty easy when I can start kiting again, probably in six or eight more weeks. I've had a bit of time to reflect on attitude changes and approaches to learning that I'll adopt now that I've been spanked.

I'll be focusing more on the gracefulness of my kiting. Gracefulness happens when forces are distributed smoothly through time and space. Gracefulness means that movements are as efficient and powerful as possible with minimum residual or contrary force.

The flip side of this is that I'll be working less on tricks that are more than a single step beyond what I can comfortably pull off: expanding my limits from within rather than busting beyond them and relying on luck to come out the other side unscathed. Like the voice on Hadlow's Revolve video says: "Anything you can clearly visualise is within the realm of possibility for you." I'll be working on visualising moves before I try them. If I can't visualise them clearly I'll keep working on that before I try them for real.

I'll also be resting and refuelling more often.

Roger Federer got to 23 consecutive grand slam semi finals or better because he's graceful and plays within his limits rather than push things and risk injury. If he's not good enough on the day he accepts that gracefully too. My new role model.

Reminds me of my old snow skiing days when we would ski till the lifty said last run fellas and then we would squeeze in one more

Ive often wondered when people would start asking for djdojo's opinion.
And another great rely in response.