I am still alive...

First off…if you are still checking the blog you are a true fan. I have been struggling as of late. We set up the jump series and got storms every Friday. That kind of had my head in a different place every week. Not to mention I was having some inconsistent practices. Either way today was jump #4 (or more like #6 if you count the postponements and double-warm-ups) and it was my last chance. Start with the good news…I set a Personal Best. I want to dedicate the PR to the Wilhelm Family. On January 29, 2005, (3.5 years ago) I jumped 5.41 meters (17-9)...1231 days later I jumped 5.42 (17-9.5). A meager improvement on the surface but lets take a quick look at the details:

Date- June 14, 2008 January 29, 2005
Jump- 5.42m (17-9.5) 5.41m (17-9)
Run- 115' (8 Lefts) 120' (9 Lefts)
Takeoff- 13'2" 13'6"
Grip- 15'3" 15'5"
Pole Length- 15'6" 15'6"
Pole Flex- 16.7 CARBON 17.7 CARBON
Next Attempt- 5.52m 5.50m

Harder Better Faster Stronger…OLDER and WISER.

Bad News...I didn't qualify the Olympic Trials. Realistically, I had to
jump 5.57 to make it to 20th on the list (Still far away from 5.70, but
not unrealistic). I am in great shape…I promise there will be more
updates coming soon. I will try to jump again the same weekend of the
Trials (June 28-29), somewhere on July 12-13 and look too finish up the year at the
Gill Factory Vault on July 19th. If you believed…thanks