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!
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