USA Outdoor Championships video interview
June 30, 2009
2009 USA Outdoor Track and FIELD Championships
June 18, 2009
Back to Eugene, OR for the 2009 USA Championships. This year we will be competing for spots on the USA World Championship Team that competes this summer in Berlin, Germany. The top 3 in each event who have the world championship standards will make the team. The women’s discus is on the 1st day, June 25 at 6:45pm so make sure you tune in.“The 2009 World Outdoor Championships will take place at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, where American track & field legend Jesse Owens became a worldwide icon. The son of a sharecropper and grandson of a slave, Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games, achieving what no Olympian before him had ever accomplished. A true sportsman who conducted himself with grace and dignity, Owens, who died nearly 30 years ago, remains one of the most honored and beloved athletes in Olympic history” for more information on USA Championships visit this link, http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/for more information on World Championships visit this link, http://www.iaaf.org/wch09/index.html
He’s 2 already?
June 10, 2009
Can you believe it? Theo turned 2 last thursday June 4th. Where does the time go? He is already into sports and plays them all. His favorites right now are golf, basketball, baseball, football, track and field and soccer. He’s doing really well in school and knows all of his classmates names. Sometimes when he gets home from school he grabs a cellphone and pretends to call some of his friends, it’s really cute.Theo is excited about his trip to Eugene, OR in a few weeks. USA Championships are one of his favorite meets he’s been going since he was 2 weeks old. Some of his favorite events include, discus, pole vault, hurdles and long races, he loves to get them started with ready set go!I hope you enjoyed the Theo update. Here are a few pictures from his birthday. I’ll work on getting a new video up soon.
Mac Wilkins Throws Center
June 8, 2009
Today I had another meet at the Mac Wilkins Throws Center in Portland, Or. Mac has a great facility set up for all the throwing events. There is even a building that is protected from the weather for all the throwing events in case of inclement weather. See the pictures below.We had a fun discus competition today. We only had 9 throwers so the men and women threw together. I threw a little better than Pre and I hit 61.10 meters for 1st place. I am really close to throwing a lot further and I am really excited about USA Championships here in a few weeks.
Aretha throwing at Mac Wilkins throws center 2009
June 8, 2009
Prefontaine 2009
June 7, 2009
The Preclassic this year was very exciting. Another sell out crowd at Hayward field. Lots of world leading marks and spectacular performances. One of the most spectacular things I saw today was Dwight Phillips long jump 8.74 meters. The longest jump in the World since 1991.In the discus we had another tight competition. There was less than a meter between 2nd and 6th place. I threw 60.04 meters and finished 4th. For full results visit preclassic.com I have another competition tomorrow at the Mac Wilkins throw center in Portland, OR
Goodbye Molly you’ll be missed
June 7, 2009
The Min Pin known as “Molly Mu” passed away on friday June 5th. She was a great dog and part of the family for 11 years. She loved everyone and had friends all over the states. A lovable lap dog and very much the protector of her people. She was a small dog but had the heart and appetite of a big dog. She lived a long and full life and like a cat she had 9 lives. She survived car accidents, chicken bones, chocolate and everything else a dog is not supposed to have.Molly had a lot of personality and would do a lot of weird things, at times I think, she thought she was human. One thing she would always do is burrow herself under blankets like a kid tucking themselves in at night. My friends, the Rudd’s in Knoxville, TN even made Molly her own blanket with her name on it. And it was her favorite blanket and went with her everywhere.One of my funniest memories is about her big appetite. I had baked several sweet potatoe pies for thanksgiving and I had them all cooling on the stove and counters. I had to leave the house for an hour and when I returned home. She had gotten one off the stove and had eaten almost the whole thing I found her laying down with her head in the pie. She was so full that she couldn’t get up and when I tried to move the pan from under her head she tried to get in a few last bites. She went from an 11 pound dog to a 16 pounder in an hour. It took a month to get the weight off.If you have a funny story that you want to share leave it in the comment section.
Aretha throwing at Prefontaine 2009
June 7, 2009
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