Meet Results / Rankings (June ‘05)
(originally posted 6/21/05)
New Masters rankings were posted today, which included performances from the National Senior Olympics held earlier in the month in Pittsburgh. No less than 8 discus throwers posted marks better than my all-time PR (and the #1 thrower in the country didn't even attend the meet). Very humbling...I've now slipped from #10 to #17 in the rankings. If I'm going to make my goal of ending the year in the top 10, I've got exactly 151 days left before the last meet, and 3.01m of improvement needed...and that's assuming the distance needed for 10th place holds steady. Given the marks people are posting this year even a 4m improvement might not be enough to guarantee a top 10 finish.
I've completely dropped out of the shot put and javelin rankings, with little chance of getting listed again. A good javelin throw this weekend might get me back on that list temporarily, but based on last year's distances it won't last long. I always knew I wouldn't be on these lists at the end of the year, but it's still no fun when you actually see it happen.
I hit a 34' 8" in shot last night on level ground...35' is a possibility in Austin this week. Javelin remains at around 100'-105', and I was able to get off 4 consecutive throws in hammer last night...there may yet be hope! All should benefit from Sunday's throws clinic. My discus technique is resisting the changes I'm trying to make, so it's questionable as to whether I'll see them under the stress of competition. I'm having a lot of trouble "grooving" the early leg pick-up and transitioning it into a powerful, wide sweep. I couldn't get anything past around 126' last night. I'm probably over-trained right now, and will benefit from some days off before Saturday's competition. I'm planning for another hard practice tonight, and then on Wednesday I'll do some "shadow" throws, and then nothing until Saturday. We'll see...
New Masters rankings were posted today, which included performances from the National Senior Olympics held earlier in the month in Pittsburgh. No less than 8 discus throwers posted marks better than my all-time PR (and the #1 thrower in the country didn't even attend the meet). Very humbling...I've now slipped from #10 to #17 in the rankings. If I'm going to make my goal of ending the year in the top 10, I've got exactly 151 days left before the last meet, and 3.01m of improvement needed...and that's assuming the distance needed for 10th place holds steady. Given the marks people are posting this year even a 4m improvement might not be enough to guarantee a top 10 finish.
I've completely dropped out of the shot put and javelin rankings, with little chance of getting listed again. A good javelin throw this weekend might get me back on that list temporarily, but based on last year's distances it won't last long. I always knew I wouldn't be on these lists at the end of the year, but it's still no fun when you actually see it happen.
I hit a 34' 8" in shot last night on level ground...35' is a possibility in Austin this week. Javelin remains at around 100'-105', and I was able to get off 4 consecutive throws in hammer last night...there may yet be hope! All should benefit from Sunday's throws clinic. My discus technique is resisting the changes I'm trying to make, so it's questionable as to whether I'll see them under the stress of competition. I'm having a lot of trouble "grooving" the early leg pick-up and transitioning it into a powerful, wide sweep. I couldn't get anything past around 126' last night. I'm probably over-trained right now, and will benefit from some days off before Saturday's competition. I'm planning for another hard practice tonight, and then on Wednesday I'll do some "shadow" throws, and then nothing until Saturday. We'll see...
posted by Jake at 8:16 PM
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