By Michael Gargiulo
Look at pictures from Michael’s training!
I’m headed home after a day that was both thrilling, frustrating and at times terrifying.
I’ll describe each event separately in blogs coming soon but here’s a preview:
The hurdles went great! I managed to clear them all and not trip and fall flat on my face! I even was timed in an event: the 60-meter hurdles.
The high jump was fun but frustrating. It takes pure athleticism, and the technique involved is much tougher than it looks…. but I did enjoy flopping on the mat.
We did a little competition just to see how high I could go over the bar…I can’t wait to show you that.
Finally, the pole vault was pretty intimidating. As my coach Jim Henderson told me, the only way to get through the event was to “forget what your brain is telling you”
It’s hard because you basically run down the track, jam the pole into a metal box, then lift yourself up on the pole…. you feel like you have no control the first few times you do it. While it may be fun to watch, it’s completely unnatural to do as a novice…..anyway I did manage to do a few basic moves and even turn in the air like a real vaulter….
So I survived and had a great time as well….but I’m going to feel this tomorrow!
