On the morning of the 26th, my friend Tony and I went to the PVTC all-comers meet to run the mile. I won in 4:36, he took third...
Then we had a GREAT idea... lets throw the javelin! Back in my younger years, I was a pretty good basketball player. Since I got into running, however, my skills at other sports have greatly diminished (I can't explain how I am an expert skier... its a miracle I guess... although it did take 2 concussions and a sprained MCL to get to where I am currently at as a skier).
Anyways, we threw the javelin and no surprise - I SUCKED AT IT!!! Look at how bad my form is...
In the spirit of redemption, that same night I ran the Crystal City Twilighter 5K, finishing in 15:40, which was my fastest 5K road race until this year. I think I raced two more times that summer, then proceeded to take a hiatus from competition for almost 3 years.
Crystal City Twilighter 5K |
So, to summarize... yes we should definitely start having informal track meets with field events!
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Classic javelin form - point it straight down! |
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