Less is More

[American Long Jumper, Grace Upshaw.]

I was able to get out and throw again today, which makes only 2 throwing sessions in something like the last 2-1/2 weeks. That's not good, and the weather forecast calls for rain and cold again this weekend. But, with discus at least, it appears that the less I practice the better I do. (Not so true with the other events.)

I was able to launch a standing discus throw of 119' 7" (36.45m) today, which tells me that I'm getting stronger. And I had several good full throws including one of 137' 0" (41.75m), or a gain of 14.5%, which tells me that my technique is holding together. My goal of 135' for the first meet appears to be pretty reasonable, so now I'm thinking 140' (42.67m).

Shot put is still a challenge although I did better today than I have done so far this year. My standing throws were around 32' 8" (9.95m), and full throws were around 34' 5" (10.49m). I still think my goal of 35' (10.67m) in 4 weeks is acheivable, but I'm going to really have to work at it.

Ditto for hammer and javelin. The glimpses of hope I had for these events after the last throwing session have faded badly, and today I was back to where I was last year - about 105' (32.00m) for both. I read the other day that there are only 4 levels of throwing - Sh_t, suck, good, and excellent. There's no doubt where my hammer and javlein throwing rate.