Pole vaulters live dangerously - too trecherous for Iowa

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Pole vaulters live dangerously - too trecherous for Iowa

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Thu May 03, 2007 11:13 am

http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2007/05 ... 318379.txt

Daredevils delight: Pole vaulters live dangerously - too trecherous for Iowa
By Sean Moeller | Thursday, May 03, 2007
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United Township junior pole vaulter Luke Martinez wears a helmet when he vaults â€â€
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Unread postby vaultman18 » Thu May 03, 2007 11:23 am

That will get the pole vault back in Iowa. I didn't know it was an event for stupid daredevils. All this time I thought PV was for great and dedicated athletes.
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Unread postby vault3rb0y » Thu May 03, 2007 9:05 pm

i think its an event for turning gifted kids who do stupid daredevil things into serious athletes. 4 years ago i was snowboarding off of cliffs doing backflip 360s and frontside boardslides on rails. Then i broke my collar bone in 3 places. After i healed up (and it sufficiently ruined my diving season) i tried pole vaulting the next year. I still do my fun, stupid, daredevil things, im just a lot more cautious because ive found something that can take me farther and is a lot more fun, to me, than snowboarding, diving, cliff jumping, wakeboarding, etc. I hope Iowa brings it back. With the right coaching, pole vaulting is an extremely fun and safe event.
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