Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025

Amateurs Like Us: So Much Went Wrong At HITS Thermal, And I Couldn’t Be Happier

Competing at HITS Thermal has been a dream of mine since I learned of its existence. And while I’m not quite ready for the A circuit, the nonrated classes seemed like a good place to hopefully have fun, gain experience, and build my confidence.

I had never competed at such a big show before, so of course I spent months planning, strategizing, and obsessing to ensure that everything went off PERFECTLY.

Here’s what actually happened.

The Plan

Nail it at the last schooling show before Thermal

The Reality

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