Images courtesy of Ted Rudder
As stated in the previous post, Sarah did fantastic in both the BYU and Boise meets. Here are a few pictures from the BYU meet.
Closeup on the thing Sarah does best!
Sarah performs in the Weight (Seen above), Shotput, Discus, and Hammer. During the indoor season she primarily focuses on Weight and Hammer, doing the Discus and Shot more for fun than anything. At 20lbs per Weight Throw, we keep asking ourselves, what else could Sarah throw 60 feet?
Sarah, Nikkie, Kastin
Kep (Head coach), Sarah, Tapio (Throws coach)
So you may ask, what does it take to throw ~60'?
Turn 1
Form: The difference between a good thrower and a mediocre thrower is how well they can maintain good form under pressure. Try spinning around using a 20 lb counter balance, it's not as easy as it looks. Trust me, I've tried.
Turn 2
Endurance: One throw sounds painful. Try throwing anywhere between 20-100 throws per day. After a full week of painful practice, going out and giving it your all not 1, but 6 times.
Turn 3
Strength: What's it take to fly? Lots and lots of force. There's a good reason we link jet engines with force. A good throw requires many hours in the weight room pushing up more and more poundage.
Nice work Utah Track & Field!
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Way to go Sarah!! Thanks Brad for keeping us updated on Sarah's progress. Love the blog!
My pleasure! Hope you're able to come up to her meet on Saturday. I think I'll be going up the night before.