Season Opener

Whoa! Let's just say things did not go as planned this weekend. I went into the meet planning to hit the national automatic qualifying mark, but instead I did nothing. Out of six throws, I only had one over 16 meters. For all you known track folks, 16m is slightly over 52 feet, which is not bad, but definitely not what I expected to see today. I honestly thought I had set the bar a little low by aiming for 16.90, which is a little over 55 ft and would have guaranteed me a spot at the national meet; I really expected to see something more in the 17m range. In two weeks when we go to Houston, I'm going to have to make something happen because I don't have many more opportunities to qualify.

I'm not trying to make excuses, but I think part of my problem is worrying about my wrist. For about a year now I have been battling a wrist injury and here recently it's gotten worse, so I think I'm trying to over compensate for the injury and in return I'm not finishing throws the way I should because I'm afraid of the pain. I'm going to get an MRI done on Monday, so hopefully they can tell me what's wrong and we can get something done about it.

On the other hand, the freshman KeKe that I mentioned a few posts back had a phenomenal day! She hit a two ft. PR (personal record); that's huge for anybody. I would've been thrilled with a 2 ft PR today. Heck, I would've been thrilled with any kind of PR. The point is, she has a competitors spirit, which I knew since she stepped foot on campus. If only she could pass it along to some of her other teammates. Not everyone performs under pressure.

But anyways, that one is in the books and now I have my eyes set on Houston. I don't know what's going to happen there, but I can guarantee it's going to be better than what happened today. I've just got to get more focused and find my rhythm. This is only the beginning. I'm still claiming a national title, just wait and see!

NEW YEAR . . . NEW SEASON . . .

Whoooooo!!!! It is almost that time!!! In 14 days I'll be on a bus headed to College Station, Tx to compete in my first meet of the 2011 season.

But, before I get into all of that I hope you all had a blessed Christmas and a happy New Year.

Okay, now back to the reason why we're all here--my road to a national title.

I'm doing things a little differently this year. Instead of going into track meets hoping to do my best, I've mapped out marks I want to hit at each meet, so I don't peak to early or get to comfortable with my performances. Not only do I have my mind set on winning a national title, but I'm set on reaching my goal of throwing 60ft in the shot and 60 meters in the discus.

Remember earlier in the year when I said my rhythm was kind of off, but I wasn't really concerned? Well, things are starting to feel better, which is a good sign. We've been on Christmas vacation for 2 weeks now and I can honestly say I haven't missed a day of training. Because of that, doing some studying and having some alone time to drill and focus, I've found my rhythm. I still get off beat from time to time, but I can get back into sync a little easier than before. Overall, though, I think I'm gonna be just fine!!!!

Now, looking forward to the season ahead: expect greatness!!! This is my senior season, if I don't do it big this year, I won't have another opportunity. I can either look back at this season knowing that I left everything I had in the ring or look back and regret not doing things differently. Well, I don't plan on living with regrets, so I'm going all in at every meet. I won't be satisfied until my name is in the history books!!!

The 2011 season is here . . .LEGGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!