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June 17, 2006
Huntsville, 2006
Two big men and a lovely lady cooped in a Ford Explorer for 8-hours as we travel 660 miles. The Conversation was great, until we got distracted by dirt (Alabama, like Oklahoma, has red dirt).
Huntsville is one of the most laid-back events I've ever been to. It's a great bunch of guys to throw with, and an incredibly fun event to participate in. And here, the goodness ends.
Huntsville is not kind to Jessie and I. Neither of us perform at our peak here. And true to form, it was not so nice this year. Nor was it incredibly nice to Sarah.
Though calling it 'not nice' is almost an oxymoron. I brought home 6 medals out of seven events and won 2nd place overall. Jessie won a single medal and was not in the top three in his class. Sarah swept 3rd place, and came in 3rd place overall.
But our numbers were horrible.
Weight over Bar: 11 feet (1st place)
Sheaf: 20 feet (three way tie for 2nd place)
Open Stone: 27 feet and change
These were my best three events.
56# Distance: 17 feet and change
28# Distance: 41 feet and change
These are both absolutely crap throws for me. My best throw in 56D is 23 and a half feet. I took first place at Arlington two weeks ago with a 20 foot throw. My best 28D throw is 45 feet, and I took 1st place at Arlington with 43 feet.
22# Hammer: 52 feet. Personal best is over 55#.
Caber: 11:00. I actually had a 12:00, but it was on the qualifying caber. My actual performance throw was the 11:00.
I don't know Jessie's numbers, but he was not happy with them. He didn't mind so much only getting the one top-three finish, but absolutely hated how he performed.
Sarah swept third place by virtue of the fact there were only three ladies throwing. Her numbers, in her words, were worse than the very first time she ever threw.
The current theory is that the long car ride sapped all our strength, so next year, we may drive out on Thursday, then rest up on Friday and throw on Saturday. That'll give us a chance to unkink from the drive before we have to go throw.
So while I can't be unhappy with my placement, I am exceedingly disappointed in my actual performance.
Ahh well. That's the theory of Any Given Sunday.
And then, just to add insult to injury, I have lost my wallet. I don't mind, so much, losing the $40 bucks worth of Cash that's in it, but it's really annoying to lose my credit cards, driver's licence and all those other bits of stuff that one keeps in a wallet.
Posted by Shannon on June 17, 2006 6:32 PM
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