End Times

I think that somewhere in the Bible it says that when the end of the world comes "He who was first shall be last" and vice versa. Something like that. Well, at today's track meet I was the only competitor in my age group, so I was first and last at the same time. In light of the biblical prophesy I'm feeling a little uneasy, and will probably sleep with one eye open for the next few days.

It was a pretty good meet. It was relatively close-by in that it was only a 90 minute drive away. And, it was well run, especially when you consider that this was the "first annual" effort. The facilities were acceptable, the competitions started on time, and all throws were measured. Oh yeah...Medals were handed out on the spot, following the last competitor. I'm not really into medals, but I think that some are. One more thing...the souvenier T-shirts were not totally ugly. I left the house at 6:00am and was back home by noon. Not too shabby.

My discus throwing was not "on" today. I don't know what the problem was. It could have been something as simple as needing a longer warm-up for such an early morning competition. Who knows? At any rate, my standing throws were only carrying 110' so I wasn't expected a PR today. Fortunately I finshed up with a fairly acceptable last throw after a luke warm start. My throws today were: 120' 10", 120' 11", sector foul, 127' 9".

The shot put area is the only reason I only gave the facilities an acceptable rating. Otherwise I would have said they were above average, but unfortunately the shot put landing area had a definite downward slope. That's great for posting a big mark, but it's not one you can really compare with any of your other performances. Still, I threw the shot very well while warming up in a level area, so despite the inflated distances I think I would have still had a PR and gone over 35'. My shot throws were 34' 3.5", 35' 11", 35' 8.5", and 36' 5.5" for a BIG PR by 2' 5.5". How many times do you think someone has gone out in shot put and PR'd by over 7%? That was sweet.

The next meet is a couple of weeks away. This one is a USATF sanctioned event, with all the thowing events contested. Back to work...big time!