Our spring weather has been largely nonexistent. With temps hovering around the teens and constant threats of large snowstorms, we are firmly still in winter weather. Area track teams have been getting nervous about getting some races in the books as the college kids have to qualify for their conference and/or national competitions with legit outdoor meets. After many cancellations and postponements, Hamline University hosted an outdoor women's meet last night. Here was the look when I arrived: Yikes! That doesn't look quite like track meet weather, but the temps stayed in the mid 40's until the end of the meet when it started to dip just a bit. With only very light winds, it was certainly not the coldest meet I've ever attended, but it was a sloppy mess. My daughter was pleased to be throwing discus especially since that is an outdoor-only event for obvious reasons. Her throw of around 117 1/2 feet was good for 2nd place. She also threw the hammer (which looks like a ball and chain) and got a nice respectable mark in that event for 8th place. Finally, she threw shotput. I'm not sure if the girls were all tired from throwing the other events or if it was getting too cold, but Haley threw a relatively lackluster distance and won the event by over two feet. Nice start! The poor fellows who worked the shotput had a horrible job trudging into the mud after each and every throw to retrieve the ball and mark the distance. I'm not sure if Weebly lets me post videos, but I'll try to post first one of Haley throwing and then of one of the workers retrieving. Many thanks to those college guys for working that event! Ooops, I cannot post a video, so I included a poster of my daughter that is hanging around campus promoting Division III athletics. I'm one proud mama :-)
My boys are hoping to get some action going on the track this weekend. Blake is headed to Des Moines, IA to run the steeple chase. I hope it's warmer there because that water jump could be pretty chilly. David and the Sabres are scheduled to run an indoor meet on Saturday provided we don't get the snowstorm that is predicted for our area. Fingers crossed. I think it would be some sort of cruel record if they had more than one indoor track meet cancelled due to dangerous driving weather. As for me, I'm headed to bed a little early tonight to attempt my 8-mile long run for the week before leaving for work at 7:00am. The wind and rain are supposed to pick up after 1:00pm tomorrow so the chances of a Saturday run look kind of bleak. My goals for the Earth Day Half Marathon next weekend keep getting a little more vague. With the snow we've had in April, I'm just hoping the event still happens and that I'm able to get out there and finish it while still having fun. My two running friends have down-graded their plans to a run-walk for one and possibly volunteering for the other if her cold and congestion continue to linger on for a third week. Weird weather we are having. Looking ahead to the next holiday at my house, opening fishing, we are beginning to wonder if the guys will need the boat or an ice auger. Ugggg!!! Until then, happy running! Missee Care to Comment? What sort of weather are you having in April where you live? Do you have any races coming up soon? Tell us about it!
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Stephanie
4/13/2018 01:08:43 pm
I see that our forecast is for 1-2 feet of snow. I don't remember a time when the amount of snow was not forecasted in inches. I hope all of this melts before the Earth Day Run!
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