At least he's not vaulting in a kilt...

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Unread postby powerplant42 » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:55 am

That's a high jump pit, isn't it.....
I love how the box is really just a hole in the ground!

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Unread postby Rhino » Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:35 pm

Thanks for bumping this! It's one of my all-time favorite posts. I still chortle over the heading, the caption, and the original picture.

I worked with a high school girl whose school had only a worn out high jump pit to vault on, and she cleared 10 feet. She didn't complain about the size of the pit, just that it was worn out.

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Re: At least he's not vaulting in a kilt...

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:58 pm

^bump

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Unread postby Tim McMichael » Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:36 pm

rainbowgirl28 wrote:These pits aren't much better...

http://www.saskschools.ca/~mcclellan/ht ... thist.html


I have always thought that it was cool that you could bring anything to the meet. If you wanted to vault with a fence post they would have to let you use it. I’m thinking about bringing an aluminum pole to the summit. I know I could make at least 12’ on it. :)

I was a higlander for our last Halloween vault, and it was amazing how fast you could run in a kilt. It didn't get in the way at all.
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