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Unread postby vaultin chris » Tue Dec 14, 2004 1:02 am

MightyMouse wrote:"unfortunately" his HS PR was 17 6
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i tim's HS PR somehwere around 16'. i think our overall state high school record is 16'9" (Jamie Lewis), i think tim holds the Div. I state meet record at 16'1'' or something like that.
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Unread postby tmack » Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:14 pm

Yes, 13'6" in high school that is true. 15'6 first year in college, 17'3" the next year, and 17'5 the year after that. I ended up jumping 18' the next year, then 18'4 for my final red-shirt year. A long road, but it paid off. I really just tried to get better at everything instead of just vaulting. Every year I ran a little bit faster, lifted a little more weight, was more aware in the gymnastics room, threw the med ball farther, and did a few more drills. It never mattered that I was doing everything perfect, just better. And nothing takes the place of 14 years of getting a little better in everything!
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Unread postby vaultin chris » Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:04 am

i was way off... :o. sorry for the mis-info
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Unread postby PVPhD » Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:20 am

Wow - Tim might have the greatest differential between his high school PR and his lifetime PR of all the elite vaulters - more than 6 feet - even if it took more than 14 years to get there!! Perseverance pays off!
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Unread postby MightyMouse » Wed Dec 15, 2004 6:43 pm

tmack wrote:Yes, 13'6" in high school that is true. 15'6 first year in college, 17'3" the next year, and 17'5 the year after that. I ended up jumping 18' the next year, then 18'4 for my final red-shirt year. A long road, but it paid off. I really just tried to get better at everything instead of just vaulting. Every year I ran a little bit faster, lifted a little more weight, was more aware in the gymnastics room, threw the med ball farther, and did a few more drills. It never mattered that I was doing everything perfect, just better. And nothing takes the place of 14 years of getting a little better in everything!


Wow thats some improvement! It gives us average vaulters a little bit of hope, something to work for.

Are you going to compete at Reno next month?
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Unread postby blazerunner121 » Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:31 pm

tmack wrote: It never mattered that I was doing everything perfect, just better. And nothing takes the place of 14 years of getting a little better in everything!


very strong statement :yes: :yes:
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Unread postby tmack » Fri Dec 17, 2004 10:47 pm

yes, I will be at reno. I will be trying to jump as high as I can! Of course, it will be early. The way I design the program, it is difficult to set pb's in January, but, I have vaulted from 5 strides and technically those jumps are better than ever! I usually come off the top of the pole sideways, but I think I have it figured out. It will take time to become automatic, but, everything takes time and a bit of patience!!! I gotta say that I feel ahead of where I was last year at this time!
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Unread postby Carolina Extreme » Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:56 pm

tmack wrote:Yes, 13'6" in high school that is true. 15'6 first year in college, 17'3" the next year, and 17'5 the year after that. I ended up jumping 18' the next year, then 18'4 for my final red-shirt year. A long road, but it paid off. I really just tried to get better at everything instead of just vaulting. Every year I ran a little bit faster, lifted a little more weight, was more aware in the gymnastics room, threw the med ball farther, and did a few more drills. It never mattered that I was doing everything perfect, just better. And nothing takes the place of 14 years of getting a little better in everything!
Tim, You are an inspiration to many young vaulters. May you continue to prosper! :yes:
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Unread postby izzystikchik » Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:31 pm

I love you Tim mack, good luck at Reno, too bad you can't come over to jump at Jan's camp in Maine South in February, we'd love to see you jump.
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Unread postby APKpolevaulter » Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:58 pm

tmack wrote:yes, I will be at reno. I will be trying to jump as high as I can! Of course, it will be early. The way I design the program, it is difficult to set pb's in January, but, I have vaulted from 5 strides and technically those jumps are better than ever! I usually come off the top of the pole sideways, but I think I have it figured out. It will take time to become automatic, but, everything takes time and a bit of patience!!! I gotta say that I feel ahead of where I was last year at this time!


wow. the gold medalist. i feel like im in the presence of a god. This is the closest ive been to a celebrity. haha. im honored
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Unread postby Axe » Wed Jan 05, 2005 8:46 pm

Awesome that means i still stand a chance.
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Unread postby MightyMouse » Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:04 pm

Exactly! we all do :D
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