Senior Olympics Day 1

Today was the first day of Senior Olympics.  Here is my breakdown of the day:

First event - Race Walking.   Race walking is a very odd sport.  Your knee has to be straight when it heel hits the ground and stay straight until the body passes over the knee.  This takes a lot of concentration.  I came in second out of two in my age group.  The other person took lessons and practiced.

Second event - Running Long Jump.  This was new for me.  I like to try something new every year.  My goal was not to get hurt.  I jumped a whole 7' 2" which was not great but good enough for a gold medal.  My other competition was disqualified on all three of her attempts because she stepped over the line.

Third event - 200 Meter Run.  My goal in the runs was to not hurt myself.  I had not done any speed work since the marathon and had a sore quad.  My time was 41.1 seconds which was 3 seconds slower that last year.  I accomplished my goal of not hurting myself and nabbed a gold medal in the process.

Fourth event - Power Walking.  The only rule is that you cannot run.  At least one foot has to be on the ground at all times.  There are secondary rules like you can't knock anyone down or pull hair.  My time was better than last year.  I walked 1500 meters in 10:58 for another gold medal.   This time is only 12 seconds off the record for St. Louis Olympics.

Fifth event - 800 meter run.  Once again I was slower than last year but had a good run and won gold.
Final for the day 4 gold medals and 1 silver medal.  Plus running felt good and I did not hurt myself.

Jim was signed up but did not compete for a myriad of reasons - all of them good.