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GO Mommy GO!!!

June 30, 2008 · 8 Comments 

Making my 3rd Olympic Team today was more exciting than ever.  I had my number ONE fan cheering me on today, as you can see in the picture.  I am truly enjoying motherhood and feel very blessed to have great support from family and friends.  After giving birth last year to my son, I wasn’t sure if a comeback was possible.  But with all of you believing in me, it gave me the will power to try.  I was super excited after finishing in 1st place today, but I was even more excited when taking the victory lap and... [Read the full story]

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Olympic Trials 2008

We had a packed house at Hayward field today and the crowd was electrifying.  I have been waiting for this meet all season. We had a great women’s discus competition today.  ... [Read more]


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Introduction to the Discus Throw

Introduction to the discus The ancient Greeks have described this event better than any other. They used stone and then bronze disks between two and six kilograms in weight and... [Read more]


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