Another WR for Weia Reinboud: W60 high jump of 1.45 meters
Jumping at 1999 Gateshead worlds. (Photo by Ken Stone)
Here’s a quickie Q&A with Weia, who I profiled in December 2002:
Masterstrack.com: What was your series — makes and misses for each height? What was your last attempted height?
Weia Reinboud:
1.30 O
1.40 O
1.45 XXO
and that was it. 1.50 looked out of reach and because of my hamstring I didn’t even try it. It was in our interclub competition open class, where those heights are the only choice
How many world records have you set?
Good question.
Outdoor
2000 W50 1.55 equaled
1.56
1.57
2006 W55 1.48
1.50
2010 W60 1.45
That makes 6. Jumps in 2006 were with my other leg!
Indoor
2001 W50 1.55
2009 W55 1.48 equaled
2010 W60 1.40
So a total of 9. Today in fact was my 25th record jump (indoor and outdoor, equalings counted, national, European and world records)
My only other world record is the double heptathlon, which almost no one tries.
Tell me about your approach run — how many steps? How many on the curve?
(I take) 8 steps, the first two quite quiet. On the curve, 3 1/2, I think.
Tell me about your recent training.
November-January was a period of undisturbed training, learning new techniques and doing many jumps. At the end of January I tore my hamstring (takeoff leg) at jump 27 of a planned 30 jumps. Many sessions with therapists followed to be more or less in shape to try the indoor world record. That succeeded two days after my birthday (March 11), although with a low height.
The hammie got worse again and now I have tried to do only careful training sessions, short run-ups and only a little bit of power sessions. I missed many sessions or had to shorten them considerably. So I am definitely not in the best shape.
My main workouts are half high jump, half javelin. But my shoulder wasn’t OK so that also was frustrating. An injection with corticosteroids in my right shoulder at the end of March helped very much, so I am growing into shape now. Had only one javelin meet, also interclub open class and had to throw the 600-gram (which I like more than 500 or 400!). Distance 29.28 (96-1), above the national record with 400! In training, the 400 goes to 34m (111-6) already. More to come.
What are your competition plans for the rest of 2010? What meets will you enter?
Plans depend on injuries. Next week national masters championships. 1.46? Javelin first meet with 400, 36m (118-1)?
Normally in my first year of a new age group I do some 10 high jump meets. five or six in a row, than a break to taper to a new top and some four or five extra meets in August or September. I fear I will not reach that number of meets this year.
How high do you think you can go this year?
Think or hope? I hope for 1.50 (4-11)! Last year I jumped 1.48 (4-10 1/4) indoor, actually my best jump ever (and only 100% with the old gradings) and a high jump coach said that it was clear to him that 1.50 was still in my system. Because I had some near misses at 1.50, I do believe that. This year, one year older, it will be very tough. But maybe technical improvement will be of help (today my technique was meager).
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Cheats?
Jawoll! John, and not only…
WR “cheats” also with her initials: WR!
(I think, Ken intended a joke ;-))
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