[Vincent Chan]

I know that I suffered from dehydration during our regional, simply because I didn't drink enough water. I had packed several bottles for the pits, but I just didn't ever think nor did I take the time to pull one out and drink from it. I'd say that over two days, I drank a bottle and a half of water.

However, being able to go home since the competition was down the street (it's actually closer to my house than it is the school) helped a lot. Eating home-cooked meals and getting to sleep in your bed was definitely a plus. I'm not sure that I'm getting the entire experience this way, but I really don't need any less sleep than I'm getting currently. Six hours a night is low enough for me.

We also did some starving ourselves. I'd eat a light breakfast; usually I wouldn't even finish that. Lunch would actually get delayed by a couple of hours from the planned lunch hour. Dinner was eaten at about eleven or midnight, but at home.

Speaking of sleep...