How Small is Too Small?

[Tarheel]

Check with the rule books (if any are offered). My sister was 5' 2" when she won the national Karate divisions in her weight/size class. Note: She kicked the butts off every 10 year old boy in the nation that year. She was a 33 year old mother with two daughters then and empowered a lot of single parents.

[Dughlas mor]

Well, most of those women are pretty big and strong, so it isn`t hard to do the math on that, but if you want to give it a try, I say go for it! ( I`m not a highland athlete, and I`m sure you`ll be getting some much better informed opinions than mine.)

[Reiver]

Just watched the Phoenix games and there were quite a few ladies participating. You'd be in the amateur class certainly.
If you are up for it give it a go but practice properly and safely, no knockin' yourself out.
There seemed a great deal of athlete support for the ladies from the crowd and fellow competitors so I'd not worry about the size of the dog, just the size of the fight in the dog.

[Martin Roy]

If you are strong for your size, then you are strong enough, period. And you can always get stronger with appropriate training. Moreover, strength is only one component of being a good thrower; technique is equally, if not more, important.

And no judge is going to tell you to stand down from the caber after you've completed all of the other events. If you are strong enough for those, you'll be able to handle a caber.

Don't let anyone tell you that you too small, too old, too weak, too whatever. Sign up, show up, and when your name is called step up to the line and throw for all you're worth.

You will quickly learn that the real competition is against your own best marks; all other marks from other ladies are irrelevant to your own progress.

Finally, why are you waiting until October? Find a game next month, and several more in between now and October. If you look around there may be a practice group in your area who will welcome your participation. Just ask and you will receive help. Throwers are like that, trust me.

Bottom line: Just go for it.
The sooner the better.

Good luck!