Bubba Sparks came, blogged and conquered vault in Sydney
Wanna be a winner? Keep a blog! It worked for Doug “Bubba” Sparks. On Tuesday in Sydney, he took the M55 vault at the World Masters Games with a jump of 4.00 meters (13-1 1/2) and posted a quick comment on PoleVaultPower’s message board: “Thanks everyone. It was a tough comp with the crappy winds but it
helped that Tom (Rauscher, winner of the M60 vault at 3.10 / 10-2) and I jumped together in the same group. I’ve known him
for years and we really worked well together on the field. He was a big
help to me and I tried to be for him. He looked AWESOME on borrowed
poles.” He later blogged: “JEEZ – this was by far the most stressful and challenging competition
of my entire pole vault career. Let’s start with the constant 20-40 mph
winds that were all over the place but never a tail.” He’s posted videos of just about every one of his jumps! What a show! What a champion. Congrats from everyone Up Over!
Bubba with fellow M55 medalists Allan Williams (left) and Phil Carrero (right).
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Another blogger/runner is Brisbane’s Dave Sweeney:
http://www.runningmasters.blogspot.com/
Today it features a video of the M45 800 final at the World Masters Games, won by James Harrison.
Jamie wrote me:
“I’m attempting the ambitious program of M45 800, 1500, 5000, 8k cross country, 10k road and half marathon at the Sydney WMG. So far I’ve got second in the 10k road, 1st in the 800 and 2nd in the cross country. Unfortunately I keep coming up against fresh runners! My 13-year-old son videoed the 800 final.”
You vaulters were absolutely awesome under tough conditions!
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