Here are the results from Friday night. Saturday's results have not been posted yet. (remember that relay splits were recorded by my own slow thumbs so they are not entirely accurate)
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"Big-ups" to my lady high jumpers. We currently have 3 girls at 4'10" or greater. That is pretty good, many teams have none. The ladies took it to new heights (pun intended) this weekend. On Friday, Caryn D made all heights look easy as she reached a PR of 5'0" (not bad for her first real competition!). Caryn has the potential to keep going up and up--just needs some more technique practice, film study, and concentrated work. I look forward to it. Natasha J, not wanting to be outdone, had a heck of a day on Saturday setting a 4" personal record. PRs of four inches are rare in the HJ, so she has good reason to be confident. The best part is how she did it. Natasha cleared 5'0", which she had attempted several times before, but was just slightly off. After she cleared it, she left to go run the 4x200. Now, I've seen this before, and believe it is incredibly hard to come back within minutes of running a 200m and then make any jump, much less a new PR. In fact, I generally just write the athlete off as done at that point because the 200m is a beast. Well, Natasha proved there are exceptions to my untested rules. She ran an awesome leg in her race aiding the relay team to a first place finish, she then came back to the HJ pit and nailed 5'2" on her second attempt. I wish I had footage of it, because it was awesome. In conclusion, I was a very happy coach, and have Caryn and Natasha to thank for that. Great job ladies. Let's be happy, but let's never be satisfied.
Wide World of Track
Check out this ridiculous race from 2008. Got this from the high jump coaches I hobknob with at the HJ pits during our meets, so thanks to Coach Burns (RCHS) and Coach Neale (HRHS). The video was filmed during the Big 10's indoor championships. The race is the 600m run (3 laps around). It's a slow builder, but it has a great pay off. Enjoy.
Here is another video of the same race, but with better footage (I prefer the rawness of the video above, without the distracting text)
