Travel Day

No workout for today.  Just a travel day with the team to VA tech.  Took us about 6 hours in all, a little ridiculous! We did stop for almost an hour for lunch though.  Had fun touring VA tech a little today, this campus is huge!! Definitely looking forward to the meet tomorrow.  Wish I could be jumping but I am content now.  Everyone looked great at pre-meet today so tomorrow should be exciting!!!!!   GO  Captains!!!

Oh well...

So today did not go as planned.  Slept in nicely then did a little work and relaxed before heading to practice.  I was early because I needed to heat my hamstring.  As I waited coach walked over and told me that the VA tech meet this weekend was so small and packed with D1 jumpers that starting height would be 3.45 m or 11'6".  So at practice I was supposed to see what I could do with the bungee at 3.5 m and then we would decided.  Short approaches felt great today so I was hoping for good things despite the fact that 3.5 meters is a foot above my life time pr.  Warmed up my seven step approach from yesterday and got the steps down perfectly.  But whatever has been stuck in my head lately refused to get out and I only got off the ground once today and it was barely a jump.  So I made the decision as to whether or not allow me to jump quite easy for coach.  Unfortunately this means that there was basically no point in me being here all week and I could have gone home.  Oh well...

Then my day got even better when I came back to my room to discover that the power company was doing something outside and I would be without power from 5-10 tonight.  Thankfully, Kelsey is wonderful and came and got me and I am spending the night in Williamsburg.  I am just glad today is over.

Back where I should be

Today we left CNU at 6 to head up to George Mason for their last chance meet.  I was pretty exhausted and not feeling my best when we got there, but as warm up began I decided I needed to get going.  This was probably the roughest warm up I have ever had.  I literally did not get off the ground at all from a full approach and wasn't swinging for short approaches.  Eventually coach stopped me and told me to just wait for the bar.  I need to figure out what to do about this mental block!!!

The bar opened at 2.85 m or 9'4" inches.  I was a little nervous because I do not usually open that high, but I have jumped 9'6" so many time I knew I could do it.   My first attempt I got off the ground but swung.  With that out of my system I was able to regroup and clear it easily on my second attempt.  Then the bar went to 3.00 m or 9'10".  Once again I missed my first attempt, this time becuase I was finally running and ended up lower, and because my hand was too low.  So, I moved back six inches and up a grip and went over know problem.   Then the bar went to 3.15 m or 10'4" (my indoor PR, jumped at Mason last year).  First attempt once again no good, but nothing major to fix just a different technique focus and went over it  to, caught it a little at the top but the bar was nice an stayed on.  First attempt at 3.30 m or 10'10"  alright as a jump, just didn't go up like I needed to.  Second step I ran harder again, ran my self under then ran my leg into the pole (have a brush burn on my knee to prove it!!!).  Third attempt I moved back a foot and had a good swing, just didn't not have the height, but I'll be going after it next Saturday at VA Tech.

Coach now believes that my late plant is why I have had trouble jumping and that I am planting late because I needed to be running a seven step but have only been running a six.  So I have some stuff to work on.  It was great to get to spend sometime with Grandma and Grandad today, I am really glad they could stop by on their way home from the beach.  Overall it was a great day for both me individually and the CNU team.  I still have lots to work on, but I am looking forward to the week of practice and one last chance at VA Tech on Saturday