Where I stand

So before we get into the fun emotional stuff I decided that an update of my current season and goals would probably be a good idea. After coming back from surgery I was able to start throwing in January, which was a bit late for the indoor season, but earlier than I had expected. Shot put is the only indoor throwing event and the season was really just spent getting back on my feet and getting mentally prepared. My throws were not stellar, but the mental aspect of my game improved tremendously.

Fast forward to spring season and we add in the discus. This has always been my favorite, though I tried to deny it for a few years because Katie Kent was so great at it and I wanted to be the best at something. Since I was always better at shot put that her, I made it my main event last year despite my great improvements in the disc and my stagnate performance in the shot. However, now that she is gone I have reclaimed the disc and am already making it my event again.

We have had three meets this season already. My performance in the shot put continues to be consistently under 10 meters (my personal record or P.R. is 10.39, but that was last year before the knee injury). I was hoping to reach 12.19m (40ft) this season, but I am having a very hard time and at this point know that its essentially impossible. What I have not given up on is the school record of 10.61m. So we shall see how it goes.

The discus, on the other hand, is going very well. In the three meets that I have competed in I have not place lower than 4th. The two that I placed 4th in were large scale meets with over 20 throwers and the one that I place 2nd in was much smaller (only 8 throwers). All of my throws have been consistently over 100 feet despite the cold/windy weather and on my best day I got a personal record of 112' 5''. My practices are going very well and I believe that yesterday I actually threw at least 115 if not 120. My goals for the disc are to get the school record (119' 3") and to qualify for nationals (136' 2").

These are some lofty goals, but I know that I am on my way. The mental aspect of my throws has also tremendously improved. I am more relaxed and focused when I throw now and it is pretty amazing. Just you wait it will all work out. It is funny because the post before this one (4/12) was actually written in Feb. and in it I wrote that I was going to throw 40meeters. At the time I was thinking about shot put and 40m in shot put is just a completely impossible thought even for an Olympian. I guess I didn't know it at the time, but I was already setting myself up for discus. I will be hitting 40m and actually I will be hitting 41.5m so that I can go to Columbus, Oh in May to compete in the Division III National Track and Field Championships. Can't Wait!!! The journey has been and will continue to bee mind blowing.