A lot of throws

Too many maybe. I had a goal of 100 full turns today but after 70 I realized that was a much tougher goal than I imagined. It's been a long time since I got a workout in with that much volume. Definitely harder on the body as well. Mix that with the 70deg temps I was pretty fatigued pretty quick.

An interesting note was I started off as usual. Throws about the mid 150s. Then a massive drop. I couldnt get over 145 to save my life. But after 50 tosses my distance started going back up. I tweaked a few things and was actually throwing farther than when I started. Despite getting tired I was back to the upper 150 range. Not exactly sure what that tells me yet but its rather interesting.

The Hunt Continues

Last week was a bit of a bummer week. Wednesday's track meet was probably the coldest we've had all year. We got shut down on the warehouse we wanted for the gym (beat to the lease). The other location apparently would need a massive overhaul since it used to be a daycare. And that about wraps up anything we could've looked for in the Brunswick area at the moment. So I will likely need to look towards Strongsville for the new location. I havn't totally given up on Brunswick as there may be a spot next door to the location we originally wanted if there isn't much buildout needed.

Still this is getting frustrating. We're almost to the point where I have the network and finances to support a startup club but now can't find a friggin' good enough spot! I'm still confident we'll make something work. Just a matter of time.

One week until Akron Al Campbell open

My confidence is much higher than earlier this week. Of course having a few days rest helped a bit. The important thing is I had a somewhat hard day of throwing and really got a good rhythm going. Had several, if not all, throws over 155 and a few verified over 163. This puts me well ahead of last year.

This is about what my schedule looks like;

May 4th - Akron Open
May 14th - Ohio Wesleyan
July 7th - USATF Lake Erie Open

I'm sure ill find more but that's what I'm planning on for now.

Regional Throws Rankings as of 4/25/13

We're about half way done with the regular season so heres a quick look at how were doing rankings wise. Why is this important? Well for one its fun bragging rights. Secondly, and more importantly, it shows not just our own progress but how well we stack up against the local competition. Mainly I looked at regionals. This is the big one. We can say we rank so and so state wide, which is nice, but the region determines who actually makes it to the big show at the end of the year.

GIRLS DISCUS

Rank	Mark	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
1.	142-7	Nicole Breeden	Clay-Oregon	2013	04/06/2013	Knight Warm Up Invitational
2.	132-8	Christine Bohan	Avon Lake	2013	04/19/2013	Midview-Lorain County Invitational
3.	128-0	Cari Pallini	Medina	2013	04/06/2013	Avon Lake Invitational
4.	117-0	Mariah Mansperger	Ashland HS	2014	04/20/2013	Mansfield Mehock Relays
5.	111-4	Baylee Geiss	Brunswick	2015	04/20/2013	Dublin Coffman Invitational
6.	110-11	Brooke Bilinsky	North Olmsted	2015	04/13/2013	Beachwood Invitational
7.	110-10	Tityana Gardner	Whitmer	2014	04/06/2013	Knight Warm Up Invitational
8.	108-10	Alana Hayes	Whitmer	2015	04/06/2013	Knight Warm Up Invitational
9.	108-8	Makenzie Williams	Mansfield Senior	2013	04/13/2013	Lexington Invitational
10.	107-8	Taylor Warner	Sylvania Northview	2013	04/06/2013	Knight Warm Up Invitational

GIRLS SHOT PUT

Rank	Mark	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
1.	41-0.25	Christine Bohan	Avon Lake	2013	04/06/2013	Avon Lake Invitational
2.	38-3	Alaya Hayes	Whitmer	2014	04/12/2013	Whitmer Gold W Invitational
3.	37-9	Cari Pallini	Medina	2013	04/20/2013	Miele Invitational
4.	36-1	London Williams	Lima Senior	2014	04/20/2013	Vandalia Butler Invitational
5.	35-10	Tityana Gardner	Whitmer	2014	04/12/2013	Whitmer Gold W Invitational
6.	35-1	Amelya Upthegrove	Lima Senior	2015	03/30/2013	Titan Ice Breaker
7.	34-2.25	Mckenzie Moran	Medina	2015	04/06/2013	Avon Lake Invitational
8.	34-1.5	Ambreeana Johnson	Sandusky	2013	04/09/2013	Sandusky Dual
9.	33-8	Brittany Morrison	Saint Joseph Academy	--	04/13/2013	Kimberly Relays
10.	33-3.5	Haley Lyle	Westlake	2014	04/19/2013	Lakewood Ranger Relays

BOYS DISCUS

Rank	Mark	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
1.	177-11	Jared Ballenger	Fremont Ross	2014	04/20/2013	Mansfield Mehock Relays
2.	171-0	Aaron Zedella	St. Edward	2013	04/13/2013	Medina Relays
3.	166-5	Max Seipel	Avon Lake	2014	04/06/2013	Avon Lake Invitational
4.	161-10	John Zedella	St. Edward	2015	04/20/2013	Mansfield Mehock Relays
5.	160-2	Mike Hierholzer	Medina	2014	04/06/2013	Avon Lake Invitational
6.	159-10	Donald Eastman	Norwalk	2013	04/20/2013	Edison Invitational
7.	153-6	Maurice Harris	St. Francis De Sales-Toledo	2014	04/20/2013	Mansfield Mehock Relays
8.	150-8	Colin Lucas	Avon Lake	2014	04/06/2013	Avon Lake Invitational
9.	147-3	Berry Grant	Sylvania Southview	2014	04/12/2013	Whitmer Gold W Invitational
10.	145-6	Tyler Laffin	Brunswick	2014	04/20/2013	Dublin Coffman Invitational

BOYS SHOT PUT

Rank	Mark	Athlete Name	Team	C/O	Date	Meet
1.	61-3.5	Aaron Zedella	St. Edward	2013	03/30/2013	Brunswick Elite Meet
2.	56-2.25	Mike Hierholzer	Medina	2014	04/06/2013	Avon Lake Invitational
3.	54-0	Kevin Kavalec	St. Ignatius	2013	04/13/2013	Medina Relays
4.	53-1.25	Jared Ballenger	Fremont Ross	2014	04/18/2013	Oak Harbor Tri Meet
5.	52-8	Max Seipel	Avon Lake	2014	04/06/2013	Avon Lake Invitational
6.	52-2	Jayden Corbit	Anthony Wayne	2013	04/12/2013	Whitmer Gold W Invitational
7.	50-5.25	Mathew Martella	North Royalton	2013	04/13/2013	Nordonia Knight Relays
8.	50-2	Maurice Harris	St. Francis De Sales-Toledo	2014	04/12/2013	Whitmer Gold W Invitational
9.	49-9.25	Colin Lucas	Avon Lake	2014	04/19/2013	Midview-Lorain County Invitational
10.	48-8	Grant Judson	Anthony Wayne	2013	04/12/2013	Whitmer Gold W Invitational

Two weeks until my first track meet of 2013

I probably couldn't be in worse shape for it.

Just came off a deload week due to some seriously nagging injuries (neck, right shoulder, some weird hip problem, and the usual back issues) and got in fairly heavy workout today. About 50 throws later I was pretty gassed. In fact I wasn't so much tired just my right shoulder just didn't want anymore. Im really getting to the point where Im thinking if this doesnt get fixed or at least manageable my throwing days may be over. Especially considering I have a hard time putting the disc over 160 with a decent wind. I would really like to be able to do pushups with ease again. But with the issues in the rotator area I really can't tell if its getting worse or better.

So what am I going to do? Hell with it...move forward.