The 100-Run Rule

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For my first (and what I intended to be my last) performance on the aerial silks, I completed 100 full-run rehearsals in the 3 months leading up to the competition. Since the routine was strictly 4 minutes long, the time spent solely on these runs was 400 minutes—which is more than 6.5 hours of...…

The 8-Day Rule

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Do you practice anything 8 times a week? It took 13 months from the moment I first touched aerial silks until I performed my final piece and retired. Fortunately, by the end, I managed to place second in the highest amateur category (the top of 4 divisions) at an international competition.…