UCSD Triton Invite 2008

It was another beautiful day in southern California. I competed at UCSD in San Diego CA. The meet went well, I threw 62.11meters for 2nd place. I am happy to be throwing further but there is still more room for improvement. I was really close to throwing a lot futher today. I am still trying to find the rhythm and timing I need. I can’t wait to get back to practice work things out.

Travel to UCSD

After the Mt Sac relays I flew home to Seattle for a few days.  I was able to get some great training sessions in and say hello to some family and friends.  The trip was to short, I had to fly back to Los Angeles, CA. Thursday morning.  After landing we drove to San Diego, CA.  I compete on Friday at 2pm in the UCSD Triton Invite, here in San Diego, CA.

Aretha at Mt Sac Relays 2008

Mt Sac Relays

It’s been a few years since I last competed at the Mt Sac Relays. Famous for In-N-Out Burgers. By the time I was done competing the burgers were sold out. The weather was beautiful and the competition went well. I finished in 2nd place and threw 61.52 meters. The best part about the meet is I have now hit the Olympic Trials A standard as well as the Olympic A standard.

Click on this link for the meet results, http://www.mtsacrelays.com/archives/2008/results/uo/index.htm

While I was in California my son and I were able to spend time with his Great-Grandmother and have some wonderful home cooked meals.

Travel to Mt. Sac Relays

The trip to the Mt Sac relays started with a 1 hour drive from Auburn, AL to the airport in Atlanta, GA. I didn’t have to travel alone I had 2 travel partners with me, my son Theo and training partner Kristin. We had a nice flight and the best part, it was non stop to Los Angeles, CA. I compete on Sunday April, 20th at 3pm.

Dancing with mommy

Theo likes to dance to Jordan Sparks.

A Great Week of Training

Training felt great this past week. My timing in the discus is starting to come back. So much of the throw is rhythm and timing. You can work the technique, but you have to find the right tempo as well.

My jumps and sprints are improving and I am feeling explosive again. I had a great jumping workout in the sand and over hurdles this week. As I work my explosion back into the throw, the discus is really going to fly.

My numbers are improving in the weight-room as well. Now the weight-room is not my favorite place and it’s exciting for me to push the limits in there again. My total tonnage was probably the heaviest I have ever done adding up all the lifts. I was able to bench 230 for 4 reps.

I have the Mt Sac Relays this weekend in Walnut California. Most of the top athletes will be there. It is an exciting meet and I am truly looking forward to the competition. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Tiger Classic

Auburn University has one of the nicest track and field facilities in the country.  I had the privilege of competing there this weekend.  The weather didn’t want to cooperate, with off and on rain showers.  But that didn’t stop the meet or the fans from from having a good time. 

The meet was extra special for me because I had some family in attendance.  My brother and sister in law were able to make it, they had a long drive from Texas.  My mom and son were there cheering as well.

I finished in 1st place, I didn’t throw as far as I wanted but we didn’t have the best conditions.  Because of the rain slowing things down, we started really late and had to deal with rain and darkness. 

NBC, Seattle Wa. videos

Click here to see a couple of video clips from a King 5 (NBC-Seattle, WA) story

Theo Walking

Here is Theo at 9 months playing with his walker.

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