Subj : Re: Hobbies?
To : Zombie Mambo
From : Vk3jed
Date : Sat Jun 29 2019 06:12 pm
-=> On 06-28-19 16:40, Zombie Mambo wrote to Vk3jed <=-
ZM> That was my jam too in HS.
Cool! :) I did it a bit in high school, typically, the 100m, 200m, 4x100m
relay and triple jump. Didn't have the money or justification for spikes back
then. My HS years were 1980 - 1986, and the last 4 years were my best ones.
These were the years after football training brought my sprint capabilities
ut.
ZM> Open 100
ZM> Open 200
ZM> 4x100 Relay
ZM> 4x200 Relay
ZM> 4x400 Relay
ZM> Open 400
ZM> Circa '87 '88
I now run (in age group 50-54 (Masters) or 50+ (AV):
60m (Masters only)
100m
200m
400m
Occasional 800m
100m hurdles
400m hurdles
4x100 relay
4x400m relay
4x200, Swedish, medley relays when offered at meets.
Long jump
Triple jump
High jump (occasionally)
Throws, just for fun (though now seriously working on my discus).
I also do the occasional outdoor pentathlon or decathlon. :)
Have won state Masters medals in the 100 and 200m (bronze) this year. Also won
medals in the hurdles, but only because not too many are silly enough to
attempt them. :D Got through my heats and made the final of the 60m and 200m
at this years Australian Masters. No medals this time, but it was my first
attempt at that level.
ZM> I still have the actual spikes i had (longs and shorts) but not the
ZM> shoes. Wish i kept the shoes. My last pair screamed 80's.
ZM> White Nike's with a bright pink swoop and yellow and purple highlights
ZM> with pink and yellow soles.
Nike don't suit me, as my foot is too wide for them. My middle distance spikes
are Asics, but for sprints, I prefer Saucony - stiffer plate, gives me more
spring off the track, and I can really feel the difference at the top end of my
speed range.
... I give up, what is the meaning of life?
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